Corellian Run Radio show

Corellian Run Radio

Summary: Join hosts Carla, Jason and Heather as they talk about BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. Their unique mix of lively discussion, humor segments, and comprehensive news coverage sets them apart from the usual cover-all-the-news SWTOR podcasts. Weekly real-life Sith or Jedi tests challenge the hosts to live by their chosen faction. Check them out! Website: http://www.corellianrun.com Email: corellianrun@gmail.com

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 Daniel Erickson on PAX East Interactive Dialogue Panel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:47

For those of you who love the game design side of things, we present a full audio recording of one of the panels we attended at PAX East.  “Interactive Drama: Dialogue as Gameplay” featured a fascinating discussion about using dialogue and conversation to create a fun, engaging experience in-game.  Not surprisingly, BioWare’s Daniel Erickson had some of the most memorable lines, including one about not wanting to create Citizen Kane for ballet. Moderator : Jonathon Myers (writer and co-founder of Reactive Games). Panelists: Daniel Erickson, Dragon Age Origins, SWTOR Jeff Orkin, No One Lives Forever 2, F.E.A.R. Aaron Reed, interactive fiction writer Dan Tanguay, Vicarious Visions Martin Van Velsen, Senior Research Engineer at Carnegie Mellon University

 Episode 18: CRR Gets Their Hardcore On | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:55:39

Roxanne and Kathy are back from PAX East and full of gameplay impressions and stories about talking with the BioWare crew and SWTOR fans.  Rather than do our usual format, the two of us just sat in front of our mics and told Carla everything that happened during that wild, wonderful weekend.  Like, starting from, “We got into our car…..”  Hope you enjoy stories about getting lost in Boston! We also talk about playing Taral V, the panels we attended, the two SWTOR meet-ups, how fun it was to do the mega podcast with Mos Eisley Radio, Darth Hater, Torocast, TOR Syndicate, and Ask A Jedi, and how musco’s on air-sarcasm is only a fraction of his in-person sarcasm. Plus, he’s incapable of telling a story without using his whole body. Apologies to The Imperial Guard guild for messing up your name on the podcast. Things we mention: Jen’Jidai The Imperial Guard. Watch their guild prologue video, riffing on the SWTOR timelines, here. Mos Eisley Radio for the mega-multi-cast show (look for it soon -- can't wait to hear the blooper reel!)

 Episode #17: Roxanne vs. Godwin’s Law | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:07:29

Kathy’s back from being out of town and we celebrate by having Roxanne compare things to Nazis and spread baseless rumors about who’s picking up the tab at the fansite cantina event.  Speaking of cantinas, we hope actual social spaces like cantinas will replace fake social spaces like the mailbox in our Community Buzz discussion. Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge involves crew skills, class balance, and PAX East. From the Newsnet & Beyond: Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * Friday Update 2/11: Timeline, “The Great Hyperspace War.”  Jedis believe in genocide! * Friday Update 2/18: Studio Insider, “Sith Temple Concept Design.” * Friday Update 2/18: Fan Friday, Community Q&A, Fan Site Spotlight on Mos Eisley Radio, polls. * Friday Update: 2/25: Developer blog, Blaine Christine’s “Living the Life of a Live Producer.” Working at BioWare Austin is like working in a combination of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory and Disneyland! * Damion Schubert interview with Ask A Jedi.  Companions can’t be killed on missions, but they might screw it up and lose your money.  Full article here. * The Doctors at DICE 2011.  Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk face-off with Blizzard’s Mike Morhaine….and everyone is really nice to each other.  Read Gamespot article here.  Watch Gamespot video interview here.  Read Gameindustry.biz article here. * “SW:TOR Graphics Evolution & Comparison” video by logun24x7.  Terrific side by side comparisons of old TOR graphics to latest graphics, plus comparison to other current MMOs.  A second video showing off the run/walk animations is also worth a look. * “New” Fansite Agreement.  Well, not really new, but BioWare is starting to ask the sites to be in compliance.  Thanks to Guild Launch for their sponsorship, sorry we had to say goodbye. * Georg Zoeller confuses us with his talk of Guardian DPS “option.”  Read here and here. * PAX East!  March 11-13 in Boston, MA.  Stephen Reid talks about what to expect

 Episode #16: Flashpoints and Release Date Fun | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:19:22

Carla and Kathy are joined this week by Ysme and Syryn from Kajidic, a PvP SWTOR guild.  The four of us discussed the flashpoints updates, the many Dev Tracker posts, and the whole stock market/release date rumor brouhaha.  ERTS is up 3 points since all these rumors started, so go figure. Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge covers SWTOR time frame and flashpoints. Kajidic Talk: Ysme and Syryn talk a bit about Kajidic and the all-female chapter of the guild, Azalus. Newsnet & Beyond: Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * Friday Update 1/28: Flashpoints Game Systems Page.  A sneak peek into five flashpoints we can expect to see in TOR, plus a nice little video.  End game!  They said “end game!” * Gamespot interview with World Designer Jesse Sky.  Changing events based on player decisions and discoveries = repeatability. * Friday Update 2/4: Flashpoint Developer Blog.  Jesse: thumbs down on trash mobs and strict linear progression. * Dev Tracker: Georg Zoeller and Damion Schubert talk about skipping cut scenes.  Will somebody PLEASE tell us how to pronounce “Georg??” * Dev Tracker: Damion Schubert explains his philosophy on harsh death penalties * Dev Tracker: Georg Zoeller addresses concerns about server faction balance.  Metrics tell them that in testing, the split between Republic and Empire is pretty even.  Also, players are relatively unaffected by the Next New Thing syndrome and do not, for instance, respond to a cool class video by switching their preference to that class. * Release date kerfuffle.  Recap time!  Mike Hickey says investors are betting against SWTOR.  Brean Murray Carret & Co. downgrades EA.  MCVUK.com claims that “development sources” are whispering about a September release.  Unfortunately, they also mention EA Louse and the unsubstantiated $300 million figure, which makes people think that their report is based on an anonymous blog.  Also, they cite EA Louse as a BioWare dev, which even EA Louse did not claim to be.  Interestingly, all references to EA Louse and $300 million were later removed from the online article.  At EA shareholders meeting (thank you TOR Syndicate for the audio) CFO Scott Brown and CEO John Riccitiello debunk the $300 million figure, and say TOR will be released between April and December 2011.  Stephen Reid repeats this relea...

 Episode #15: We Grill Emlaeh About SWTOR | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:44:56

AUDIO QUALITY DISCLAIMER: We apologize that the sound quality is not up to our usual standards.  In production we discovered a few issues, the worst being a hiss and echo effect.  Carla did her best to fix it, but wasn’t able to in every case. These problems are much less noticeable if you listen through your computer speakers rather than headphones. We snagged emlaeh, Executive Producer of Darth Hater, to join us for our podcast and we found out that emlaeh can go on and on about her hands-on gameplay experiences!  It was great fun and we grill her on everything from the beginnings of Darth Hater to how it’s so much fun just to fight things in the game. Echo Bazaar. A little browser game praised highly on Extra Credits.  Wonderful if you like the whole creepy Victorian chasing devils and lurking in dark alleys vibe. Emlaeh talks about Darth Hater. Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge involves Quesh, PAX East, Advanced Class points. From the Newsnet & Beyond: Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * Friday Update 1/14: Starship Creation, Fan Friday, Community Q&A, polls on guilds and fansites.  Read the Starship Creation blog here.  Read full Fan Friday update here. * Friday Update 1/21: Quesh.  Just how the heck DO you pronounce that?  See Holonet entry here. * Dev Tracker: Daniel Erickson discusses Sacking and Treaty of Coruscant. * Dev Tracker Sith toons on Coruscant?  Daniel Erickson says “NO WAY.” * Dev Tracker: Georg Zoeller confirms on German swtor forums that each faction will have three healers, not two. * Dev Tracker: Georg Zoeller explains controlling companions. * Gamasutra reports industry analyst says investors are “betting against” SWTOR. Quick Mentions * Stephen Reid likes TOR apps for smart phones. * Daniel Erickson does not like immersion breaking pop culture references. * David Bass says we will hear about guilds “soon” in his appearance on recent episode of Torocast. Emlaeh Talks About Jedi Immersion Day. Topics include: combat, AI, cut scenes, ACS, the best things about SWTOR, and the things that could use some work.  Brianna’s hands-on review from Massively.com. Sith or Jedi?

 Episode #14: Droids Do Not Wear Pants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:03:28

Welcome to 2011, the year of the rabbit and SWTOR release!  Roxanne is back with her BioWare fangirl enthusiasm and knowledge of Star Wars ships.  Plus, she makes fun of Kathy’s interpretation of gear slots on droids.  Carla has never heard of snow blowers. Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge involves the Jedi Knight, Qyzen, and speeder bike taxis. From the Newsnet & Beyond: Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * Jedi Immersion Day!  A starship-load of new articles, interviews, and hands-on reviews arrived on December 14th when BioWare’s news embargo was lifted.  Our list of best reveals here.  Links to other great articles here. * Friday Update 12/24: Trooper Madness.  Meet Tanno Vik, the guy with the explosive personality, literally and figuratively.  Fly around in the Thunderclap, the world’s first flying stapler.  Class video with Jennifer Hale rounds out a meaty Christmas Eve update.  Read full update here. * Friday Update 12/31: Cinematic Design.  Paul Marino, Lead Cinematic Designer explains how making SWTOR is a lot like making a movie.  Two excellent videos clips showcase the cinematic nature of the cut scenes.  Read the full update and watch the videos here. * Friday Update 1/7: Biographies.  More treats for the lorehounds.  Meet Supreme Chancellor Janarus, Dark Council member Darth Janus, and Bounty Hunter Jewl’a Nightbringer.  Full update here. * Deceived giveaway!  Author Paul S. Kemp is giving away three signed advanced reader copies of his upcoming SWTOR novel.  Winners will be announced Jan. 24th.Find out more on his personal blog here. Quick Mentions * Addons coming?  Curseforge.com is making preparations for SWTOR addon information.  See link here. Sith or Jedi? We find out which path we walk in real life with The Test of the Thank You Note. Community Buzz * Push to max level or enjoy the ride?  Official forums poll suggests that most people are not in a hurry to hit max level. * What does SWTOR look like from the outside?  The Instance worries that the fans are turning on BioWare.  Skeptics like Scott Jennings on MMORPG.com and Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz wonder if SWTOR has spent too much money to ever be financially successful.  And of course, there’s always EA Louse.  Should BioWare be worried? Thank You from Corellian Run Radio

 Episode #13: Joanne Laroche Stops By | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:29

A couple weeks ago we got the opportunity to sit down with one of BioWare’s Senior Community Coordinators, Joanne Laroche.  We talked about Joanne’s work history and gaming background, how she got started in the industry, her work at BioWare, and what her blog reveals about her attitudes toward MMOs.  As a holiday treat for our listeners, we present this half-hour interview in place of our usual news round-up segment.  We'll resume our regular format in 2011.  Have a safe and Happy New Year! Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge examines the Trooper, Twi’lek, and companions. From the Newsnet & Beyond: Interview with Joanne Laroche Sith or Jedi? We find out which path we walk in real life with The Test of the Retail Store Line. Thank You from Corellian Run Radio * Joanne Laroche for taking the time to chat with us and for being so easy-going and fun to talk to. * Guild Launch for their generous sponsorship.  Check out their guild hosting services here.

 Episode #12: “The World’s Going to End in 2012!” “Is that Fiscal 2012?” | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:42:53

Zach Brown from Mos Eisley Radio stopped by to talk TOR with us and we somehow spent a lot of time talking about WoW.  But never fear, we also talk about crafting (yes, we know…still), plus a few other things.  Bonus: no one calls each other names because Zach is much nicer than Roxanne.  Don't forget to check out our joint Cataclysm adventure with Mos Eisley Radio in Anvilmar.  Faction: Alliance.  Guild name: Don't Feed the Wampas.  Whisper Tavus, Zachariahs, Howlabout, Fanglethorn, or Karilla for guild invite. Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge examines the Crew Skills System. From the Newsnet & Beyond: Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * EA Games announces that SWTOR will be released during the fiscal year of 2012.  Some people call, “PUSH BACK!”  Read gamasutra article here. * GameStar magazine gives mixed review of SWTOR, Stephen Reid responds to inaccuracies.   Read SWTORStrategies.com recap here.  Read community reaction  thread, including Stephen Reid’s response, here. * Friday Update 12/3: Developer Blog by Patrick Malott.  Companions are increasingly useful, but keep them happy or risk their poor work ethic.   Patrick also discusses the new Armstech branch of the Crew Skills System.  Blasters are never worse than Premium quality!  Read full article here. * Does the community like the Crew Skills System?  You betcha!  93% give a thumbs up to crafting, TOR-style.  See full poll here. * BioWare embraces the old-style monthly subscription model, Darth Hater reports.  Digital downloads will be available for those who don’t want to leave their houses.  Read full article here. * Eric Brown says SWTOR will not need subscribers in the millions, Eurogamer.net reports.  Read article here. * Eurogamer.net satirizes BioWare developer trailers in this clever parody, “If Trailers Told the Truth.”  Watch video here. * Friday Update 12/10: Master Gnost’s Timeline, “Rebirth of the Sith Empire.”  A look at Odile Vaiken, the original Grand Moff and founder of the modern Imperial army.  Watch timeline video here. Quick Mentions * Game Revolution video interview with Daniel Erickson and Gabe Amatangelo.  Watch female interviewer squished uncomfortably between Daniel and Gabe on the couch here. * G4 Interview with Daniel Erickson.  Nothing new, but Daniel stays committed to next Spring as the release date.  Watch video

 Episode #11: The One Where Roxanne Calls Carla a Communist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:22:48

It’s been three weeks since our last podcast, so we’re still talking about how much we like the crafting system.  Also, some unpronounceable creatures make their debut on the Holonet.  Our Thanksgiving-themed Sith or Jedi yields some surprising results and we read our Top Ten “You Know You’re an MMO Gamer When…” entries.  Enjoy! Fact or Fiction (4:37): Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge examines the crew skills system, warzones, and fauna. From the Newsnet & Beyond (8:45): Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * (9:10) 11/26 Friday Update.  New creatures and droids, plus Sith Purebloods all get a little love from the Inhabitants page on the Holonet. * (11:18) 11/19 Fan Friday.  Art, fiction, wallpapers, avatars, and some pretty rockin’ lightsaber hilts.  Check out the submissions here. * (12:00) 11/19 Studio Insider and Community Q&A.  Concept Artist Diego Almazan walks fans through the development of the Flesh Raider in a step-by-step overview.  In a new Community Q&A thread on the forums, Daniel Erickson answers miscellaneous questions (scroll down). * (21:15) 11/19 Polls.  Most popular weapon poll here, what do you like about the Crew Skills system poll here? * (24:35) 11/12 Friday Update: Crew Skills System.  Game Systems page here. * (29:03) Daniel Erickson interview with Darth Hater.  Daniel talks Affection Rating, critting on crafting rewards, maker’s marks.  Read full interview here. * (41:25) Daniel Erickson interview with Torocast.  Time components, value of crafted gear.  Watch full interview here. * (42:39) Damion Schubert talks crafting in several Developer Tracker posts.  Variable rewards here, companion bonuses here, commitment to making crafting important to economy here, unlearning skills here, emergency recall of companions here. * (53:29) Daniel Erickson & Gabe Amatangelo interview with Massively.com.  Crafting and warzones!  Full interview here. * (56:53) Stephen Reid, new Online Community Manager.  Introductory thread in official forums here.  Darth Hater interview

 Episode #10: Smooth Criminal Brings Glad Tidings of PvP & Crafting | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:02

Praise the Friday Update gods, they brought us to the Promised Land!  After a dry season of no gameplay information, BioWare said unto its fans, “Have faith and you shall have your fill.”  But the people hardened their hearts and they cried out into cyberspace, the void of which is terrible deep, magnifying the clatter of voices in endless echoes of dissatisfaction.  And lo, just when the night’s gloom was unpierced even by the tiniest spark of hope and most silent, a light blazed across the horizon, and broke the spine of the dark, whining beast.  “Behold,” said BioWare, “We bring you glad tidings of great joy!  We give you the Imperial Agent, the smoothest of all criminals!  We give you PvP and Crafting!  We’ll even let you change that Advanced Class name you hated so much.” And the beast retreated into its place of lurking and the fans were mollified.  For now. Fact or Fiction (3:15): Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge is an all-Imperial Agent test. From the Newsnet & Beyond(4:45): Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * (5:05) 10/29 Friday Update.  The Imperial Agent.  Part James Bond, part Jason Bourne, the Imperial Agent not only gets the girl, but he gets the best looking ship in the game.  Holonet entry here.  Includes Advanced Classes, companion Kaliyo Djannis, screenshots, starship.  Watch terrific video here. * (15:24) Warzones.  BioWare did not disappoint those fans who thought we might get a big reveal at EA Games Winter Showcase in London.  Lead PvP Designer Gabe Amatangelo described the warzone on planet Alderaan and gave hints of other zones to be announced.  Darth Hater coverage here.  Gamespot article and video interview with Amatangelo here.  Official SWTOR warzones video here. * (26:02) Crafting.  Crew Skill system.  Gathering, Crafting, Missions.  Your minions will do the dirty work for you both on and offline!  And they will scurry off to pick flowers while you deal with the mob just ahead.  Darth Hater article here.  Gamespot article here. * (34:40) Jedi Wizard no more.  BioWare gives the fans a big Do-Over for this much maligned class name.  Check out official poll here. * (36:47) Payment models.  Kathy and Carla try to parse out which way Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk are leaning when they talk about possible payment options for TOR in the IGN Game Scoop interview, transcribed by Ask a Jedi here, and the Videogamer.com interview here. * (41:23) Supreme Court heard case on restricting sales of violent video games to minors on Nov. 2nd.  See our coverage of the case

 Episode 9: Keepin’ the Faith | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:18

It’s Star Wars Story Time!  Again!  Lorehounds are happy as happy can be as BioWare puts out one story update after another.  Those wanting gameplay info will have to wait a bit longer.  BioWare keeps humming that ol’ gospel tune, “Soon and Very Soon,” but the community ain’t joining in. Fact or Fiction (3:26): Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge covers popular classes, Exar Kun, and Sith Purebloods. From the Newsnet & Beyond(5:53): Roundup of the most important announcements and news. * (6:09) Damion Schubert interview with Darth Hater.  SWTOR’s Lead Systems Designer discusses many things but all the community hears is LEGACY SYSTEM OMG.  Damion says crafting news is coming up "really soon."  Read interview at Darth Hater here.  Read official forums reaction here. * (17:11) 10/15 Friday Update: “The Exar Kun War” timeline video.  Another Jedi succumbs to the thirst for power and ends up possibly being an endgame boss.  Watch video here. * (20:15) 10/22 Friday Update: Fan Friday.  The usual assortment of fan art, avatars, wallpapers, etc.  In this update’s Developer's Corner Ryan Dening shows the development of Kaas City.  Two new polls ask for your favorite Blood of the Empire character and the first class you will play in SWTOR.  Old poll on favorite class here. * (31:10) 10/22 Friday Update: New Biographies.  For the Empire, ultimate spymaster, Keeper.  For the Independents, the slowly-going-mad ruler of Alderaan, Bouris Ulgo.  For the Republic, the gloom-and-doom bureaucrat, Diab Duin. * (34:23) Schwarzenegger v. EMA (Electronics Merchants Association).  On Nov. 2nd, the Supreme Court will listen to arguments for the criminalization of selling video games to minors.  Gamespot’s article on the upcoming case here.  FTC report which shows that gaming industry is doing better at shielding minors from violent content than the music and movie industry here.  Article about gimped version of Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia here. * (40:14) Daniel Erickson jumps in to explain that Sith Purebloods aren't Pureblood.  Read his forums post here. * (40:25) New Awards page on SWTOR site.

 Episode 8: Feel the Power….of MICROTRANSACTIONS! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:25:36

This week Kathy’s daughter Roxanne joins the podcast, which is great because nothing spices up a show like talk of Pokemon and pedometers!  Also, six out of six gaming producers agree, cyberspace is alive with the sound of microtransactions.  Ka-CHING! Fact or Fiction? Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge is an all Ilum-themed brainteaser. From the Newsnet & Beyond Roundup of the most important announcements and news: * 10/1 Friday Update: “Designing the Advanced Classes System,” a developer blog by Principal Lead System Designer Greg Zoeller.  Are you a Sawbones or more of a Dirty Fighting type?  What will that Emergency Medpack actually DO?  Read full article here. * New database site for all things TOR, R2-Db.com.  Visit the site here.  Ask A Jedi interviewed founder Aaron Cox here. * GDC (Game Developers Conference) Online:  Zam.com interviewed BioWare’s Greg Walton and ZeniMax Online Studios’ Matt Firor about trends in online gaming.  Expect more Farmville!  Part 1 of interview here, part 2 here. * GDC Online: Damion Schubert, Principal Lead Systems Designer SWTOR, gave talk, “How Online Gaming Has Adopted the Grind.”  Expect cleverly hidden grind!  Damion’s presentation slides here.  Darth Hater coverage here.  Ask A Jedi coverage here. * GDC Online: Panel, “Strategies for Successfully Running an MMO from Launch and Beyond” with BioWare’s Rich Vogel, Turbine’s Jeffrey Steefel, EA Mythic's Jeff Hickman, Sony Online Entertainment’s Lorin Jameson, CCP’s Nathan Richardson, and Nexon’s Min Kim.  Expect more – gasp! – micro-transactions.  Ask A Jedi coverage here.  Darth Hater coverage here.  Gamespot coverage here. * 10/8 Friday Update: Ilum.  Jedi’s secret pilgrimage planet not-so-secret anymore.  See Holonet entry and screenshots here.  Watch short video here. * New York Comic Con, Oct. 5-8.  Blood of the Empire artist Dave Ross and inker Mark McKenna did book signing and participated in panel on Dark Horse video games and comics. * Damion Schubert’s column, “Make Better Bosses” in Game Developer.  Ask A Jedi summary here.  Buy a digital copy of magazine here.

 Episode #7: Fear the Fantasia Hat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:10

Nothing as menacing as an adorable little clown hat when you’re trying to teach a Sith apprentice his place! This week we discuss the last installment of Blood of the Empire, community polls, Jedi, and the Smuggler update bonanza.  In other news, the millinery tomfoolery continues. Fact or Fiction? (5:05) Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s host challenge concerns advanced class skills, companions, and the finality of flash points. From the Newsnet & Beyond (8:42) Roundup of the most important announcements and news: * (8:58) 9/17 Friday Update: Fan Friday. Enjoy the impressive assortment of artwork from our talented community and new avatars here, plus a helpful page which organizes all the artwork by artist here.  The Developer’s Corner show’s the creation of a Republic Capitol ship by Ryan Dening. * (11:45) 9/17 Friday Update: Polls. Favorite area of forums poll here, favorite Game Systems section poll here * (16:52) 9/17 Friday Update: “Designing the Light Side” documentary. Jedis love earth tones and martial arts moves! Stealth is smoky, not ghostly! The Consular gets a new cute hat! Watch the video here. * (24:33) Lorehound.com’s PAX interview with Blaine Christine. Story is important, but not all-important. Also, the captain stays dead quote. Watch the video here. * (27:18) 9/24 Friday Update: Last Blood of the Empire. Maggot buys it again and chapeau shenanigans. Read the last installment here. * (33:08) Smuggler trailer.  Released a week early on Machinima, now added to the official SWTOR site. Watch the smuggler duck and roll, ambush, type, and lean on a bar here. * (36:13) 9/24 Friday Update: Smuggler Advanced Classes on the Holonet. Dual pistols and groovin’ hat or scattergun and stealthing? Holonet page here. * (38:50) Smuggler players can be Twi’leks. Hint of racial ability? Check out the Twi’lek on the Inhabitants page here. * (40:25) 9/24 Friday Update: Wookie companion for the Smuggler, Bowdaar AKA “Boneshatterer.” Holonet page here. * (43:09) 9/24 Friday Update: Smuggler ship, Corellian XS Stock Light Freighter. Check out Holonet page with screenshots and short video here. * (45:26) SWTOR-Station’s video of a Smuggler taking a Sunday drive on his speederbike here. * (47:31) Game Developers Conference in Austin, TX, Oct. 5-8. Website here. Sith or Jedi? (48:53) Carla and Kathy find out which path they walk in real life with The Test of the Empty Gas Tank. Take the full test here. Community Buzz (52:33)

 Episode #6: And Then There Was PAX | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:09:04

The last convention of the season rolled through Seattle, WA over Labor Day Weekend.  Did we get a big reveal?  Mmmmm….kinda, sorta, maybe, depending on who you were talking to. Fact or Fiction Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge concerns playable species, playable planets, and Maggot. From the Newsnet & Beyond Roundup of the most important announcements and news: * Trailer: Mysteries of Knights of the Old Republic.  Watch video here. * PAX presentation with Blaine Christine and Dallas Dickinson.  First half: Retread.  Second half: Teaser Mode!  HK-47 was nice, though.  Darth Hater’s video of presentation and Q&A with Daniel Erickson here. * PAX gameplay demo.  Brandon, Sado, and Lordhammer kick butt.  Darth Hater video (Part 5) here. * PAX gameplay impressions, Darth Hater thread.  Read it here. * TOR Syndicate interview with Daniel Erickson.  Watch video here. * Ask a Jedi interview with Blaine Christine and Daniel Erickson.  Choice has only temporary, erasable consequences now!  Read full interview here. * Massively.com’s Larry Everett interviews Blaine Christine.  EndGame sounds like BeginAgainGame.  Read full interview here.  Read what the official forums community thinks about that here. * Blood of the Empire #11. Maggot enters the fray.  Read the latest issue here. * At last, Corellia.  Holonet page here, short fly-through video here, screenshots here. * Musco’s Torocast article on stats here. * Darth Hater’s page on Class Abilities here. * Farewell, Sean Dahlberg Sith or Jedi Carla and Kathy find out which path they walk in real life with The Test of the Oatmeal Bowl.  Take the full test here. Community Buzz * Rethinking the Wizard.  Blaine Christine notes the “frenzy” in his interview with Darth Hater here.  Daniel Erickson comments on the fans’ “affection” in his interview with TOR Syndicate here. * “Controversial” Choices poll.  Where’s the controversy?  Read and take the poll here. * What’s wrong with a little Rodian kissy-face?  Daniel Erickson explains why it’s important that playable characters look near-human

 Episode #5: Jedi Wizard, Meet Darth Voldemort | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:48

It’s Harry Potter time!  Between the Advanced Classes announcement and all the Gamescom coverage, there was tons o’ TOR-related news out there.  We were almost defeated by the many, many interruptions that happened during the recording session (are monitors supposed to flash like lightning and then black out?  Does that dog have to keep barking?  Why is every one of these phone calls actually important?), but we persevered to bring you one of our most information-packed podcasts to date. Fact or Fiction? (2:18) Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge concerns advanced class skills, player ships, and gameplay at GamesCom. From the Newsnet & Beyond (4:42) Roundup of the most important announcements and news: * (5:03) Two new polls posted by Sean Dahlberg.  Have you played KOTOR poll here and Favorite SWTOR features poll here.  Apparently only KOTOR fans lurk the forums! * (9:43) New starships on the Holonet.  Fury-Class Imperial Interceptor and Corellian Defender-Class Light Corvette.  See them here. * (11:50) All sixteen advanced classes announced, including the much-maligned Wizard and Powertech.  Specializations and abilities listed here (scroll down). * (18:12) Gamespot interview with Daniel Erickson.  Will space combat be optional or not? * (19:58) SWTOR-Station interview with James Ohlen.  Topics include: companions, appearance tabs, “erasing” earlier decisions.  Watch video here. * (32:27) SWTOR-Station article includes gameplay impressions and nice screenshots – map, NPCs, Sith on speeder bike, crafting loot. * (38:04) Gamona interview with Ray Muzyka at GamesCom.  Those dark points could be bad for your complexion!  Cinematic questing!  Watch video here. * (42:45) Ask a Jedi interview with Hal Hood at Celebration V.  Be Han Solo, the smoking-est Smuggler in the galaxy. * (44:33) IGN reviews Sith Inquisitor play at Gamescom.  Nice quest and abilities descriptions.  Read the article here. * (45:09) Regular guy Raul’s reviews his experience playing the Bounty Hunter at GamesCom in the official swtor forums.  Loves the gameplay, thinks the graphics need work still. * (46:00) Jedi Archive Online has a terrific Everything You Wanted to Know About Gamescom page with links to all the interviews and articles they could get their hands on.  Scarily comprehensive, read it here. * (46:39) Blood of the Empire #10 released.  Teneb Kel shows he’s not such a bad guy and Exal Kressh is causing trouble again.  Read the most recent issue here. * (48:49) PAX 2010 Sept. 3-5 in Seattle Washington.  Lordhammer of Guild Umbra might get some face time with Sean Dahlberg.  Have a good question for him?

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