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Casual Core Radio


Episode 14: High on Math

June 04, 2015

 

This week we discuss Lego, Wildstar (and how it has to be going F2P soon), and the best and worst of SWTOR. Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and where our crit chance is 100% but our hit chance is 0%…
MMO News
Wildstar Goes Wild
That whole reddit thing EXPLODED. Apparently the Carbine staffer in question proved their employment status with a redacted W2. Of course, they could be ANYWHERE on the totem pole. Interesting to watch unfold, though keep the tinfoil hats on. Also, could be easily forged… so who the hell knows.

New Wildstar Twitter Community
Joe is starting up a version of #SWTORfamily for WildStar, #WSFamily. Tweet or DM @joseph_foran if you’d like to be added to the lists.
https://twitter.com/swtorfamily (https://twitter.com/swtorfamily)

So, why am I back in WildStar?
Easier to just post a link: http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/2vk4uo/just_saw_this_while_wildstar_website_is_under/coiybih (http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/2vk4uo/just_saw_this_while_wildstar_website_is_under/coiybih)

SWTOR
3.2.1 Patch released to the wild! Amazingly, servers don’t implode.
http://www.swtor.com/patchnotes/5262015/game-update-3.2.1-patch-notes (http://www.swtor.com/patchnotes/5262015/game-update-3.2.1-patch-notes)

Lego Minifigures Online (semi-MMO) changing its business model
http://mmoatk.com/mmo-news/lego-minifigures-online-adopting-new-financial-model-pay-play-fails-impress/ (http://mmoatk.com/mmo-news/lego-minifigures-online-adopting-new-financial-model-pay-play-fails-impress/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmoattack+%28MMO+Attack%29)

Zam lays off Staff
Can’t find link, just lots of tweets from staffers

Echo of Soul Gameplay video
http://www.mmoreviews.com/echo-of-soul-gameplay-commentary/ (http://www.mmoreviews.com/echo-of-soul-gameplay-commentary/)

Neverwinter Upcoming Changes to ToEE
http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/14/neverwinter-outlines-new-and-upcoming-changes/ (http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/14/neverwinter-outlines-new-and-upcoming-changes/)

TERA most played MMORPG on Steam
http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/21/en-masse-says-that-tera-is-the-most-played-mmorpg-on-steam/ (http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/21/en-masse-says-that-tera-is-the-most-played-mmorpg-on-steam/)

TERA releasing inactive character names
http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/27/tera-is-releasing-inactive-character-names/ (http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/27/tera-is-releasing-inactive-character-names/)

 
MMO Community
Launch of MMO-Central
http://www.mmo-central.com/ (http://www.mmo-central.com/)

H1Z1 Cheaters unbanned...if they are really sorry
http://www.gamesradar.com/h1z1-cheaters-will-be-unbanned-if-they-publicly-apologise/ (http://www.gamesradar.com/h1z1-cheaters-will-be-unbanned-if-they-publicly-apologise/)

Conan Witcher 3 bit
https://youtu.be/SfjLRuE1CLw (https://youtu.be/SfjLRuE1CLw)

Bad Feeling Podcast
http://badfeelingpodcast.com/ (http://badfeelingpodcast.com/)

Metalsucks Podcast
http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/05/27/this-is-what-master-of-puppets-would-sound-like-with-st-angers-snare-drum/ (http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/05/27/this-is-what-master-of-puppets-would-sound-like-with-st-angers-snare-drum/)

It’s a Trap Podcast
http://itsatrappodcast.com/ (http://itsatrappodcast.com/)

Ootinicast
http://ootinicast.com (http://ootinicast.com)

 
Best and Worst of...
SWTOR
Best: Pre-60 PvP and Starfighter

Worst: Not-Pre-60 PvP (lack of content updates, world PvP)

Best: Story

Smuggler’s One-liners (http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=107405)

Worst: Raid /Ops content release rate

Best: Legacy system, and banks

Worst: Slow response time on MAJOR bugs

Best: Travel

Worst: Fire and forget feature release (how’s that new Starfighter map coming, BioWare?)

Best: Companion system

Overall rating for the game: 4/5

 
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