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This week's show features guest co-hosts Lessah, Anne and Sigfried where we chat about Update 5 on the eve of its release. AvariceGold has a Premium Review of the update as well. There's also lots of great community stuff and news. Thanks for listening! ### DDOcast Episode 173 (6-26-10) :15 Intro, PaizoCon and more 4:50 Update 5 is here! Nerfs, quests and awesomeness 11:55 Raiding's future? 17:25 Europe's future... 21:18 Lammania stuff 26:00 Guild renown 31:00 Airship costs and guild efforts 39:07 Lag, nerf-dealing and want-lists 1:00:45 Shintao changing/Master's Touch 1:07:27 AvariceGold's premium review - Update 5 1:15:35 Community Notes 1:25:04 DDO Store 1:29:22 Emails and errata END TOTAL TIME: 1:39:11 ###

This week's show features guest co-host Lessah along with the final sketch of our poster contest! We draw for the 2nd poster, talk quite a bit about guild airships and more! Clankenbeard has an excellent look at the Reaver Raid with ''Clerical Errors'' and Ryz looks at getting a 5th inventory tab with Coin Lords favor on ''OCD Gamer.'' ### DDOcast Episode 172 (6-20-10) :10 Intro 1:50 Airship talk - decay, renown, bonuses and more 7:28 Guild contest on Lammania 10:30 Amenities 16:35 VIP Summer Bonus 17:20 Bandwidth expansion 21:50 AOE changes 26:10 Airship friends 29:10 Guild renown 32:48 Ranged issues 35:10 First Call! 44:05 Red Fens/Guild priorities 46:46 Voice Mail - 7/29 Baltimore meetup being organized 48:00 Massively looks at Update 5 49:00 Downtime/Store sale/Avatars 51:00 Poster Contest sketch finale! Morah Goes Missing 1:00:40 2nd Drawing 1:04:35 Clerical Errors 7- The Reaver Raid! 1:13:20 OCD Gamer - Coin Lords/5th inventory slot 1:18:10 Community Notes 1:18:50 Second Call! 1:30:35 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 1:47:59 ###

This week's show features a look at the latest news along with some great segments from the DDOcast crew: Sigfried and Anne discuss Prestige Enhancements on ''Crunchy Bits'', Ryz looks at organizing inventory with ''OCD Gamer'' and Alex chats ki and elemental stances in ''Inside the Monestary.'' DDOcast Episode 171 (6-12-10) :10 Intro 1:00 Lammania latest 8:20 Dice Changes 13:10 Astral Diamonds 14:38 Dev Diary - Guild Levels 19:00 More Update 5 stuff 20:36 Crunchy Bits v2.4 - More Prestige Class Enhancements 28:10 OCD Gamer 3 by Ryz - Organizing Inventory w/Coin Lord Favor 30:10 Inside the Monestary w/Alex Haddox - Ki and Elemental Stances 42:24 Community Notes: Monster Minutes w/Anne, DDO-Daily.com, DDO Encounters and more 44:05 Poster Contest. Take 2! Self promotion and more. 49:50 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 58:19 ###

This week's show features guests Samius and Steiner-Davion along with callers on our live Ustream chat! We discuss the latest news, including Lotro's game-changer, Update 5 on Lammania and more. Ryz has a second excellent ''OCD Gamer'' in which he discusses inventory, Rheebus has part 2 of his Top Ten Easy Loot Runs on ''Rheebus' Top Ten'' and Alex chats about enhancements available to both monk paths in ''Inside the Monestary.'' We also have the third and final part of our DDOcast Poster contest! Thanks for listening. ### DDOcast Episode 170 (6-5-10) :05 Introductions 4:50 Downtime Notice 6:00 Lotro Goes F2P 15:00 First Call - Dice Talk 27:15 Guild Changes/Airships Chat 37:30 New Quests, Spoiler light 42:45 More Update 5 Stuff 1:33:30 Europe Status/More Update 5 1:18:30 Rheebus' Top Ten - Top Ten Loot Runs Pt. 2 1:33:27 Morah Goes Missing - DDOcast Poster Contest Pt 3 1:41:16 OCD Gamer 2 - Inventory 1:48:07 Inside the Monestary - Enhancements for both paths 1:54:40 Community Notes, Emails and More END TOTAL TIME: 2:08:44 ###

This week's show features guests Anne, Sigfried and Samius along with a brand new segment to DDOcast called OCD Gamer by Ryz and an interview with the Neverquesters guild on Argonnessen. There's also the second part of DDOcast's poster competition. Thanks so much for listening! ### DDOcast Episode 169 (5-29-10) 1:50 Two Weapon Fighting Changes 1:05:50 Downtime, +2 Loot and Premium issue 1:09:00 Direct2Drive Starter Pack offer 1:10:20 Europe Status 1:12:15 Warner exec news 1:14:00 Monk Ninja Spy II 1:21:26 OCD Gamer, first segment! 1:29:50 Morah Goes Missing: Poster Contest Segment 2 1:37:10 Community Notes, DDO Store stuff and more 1:42:20 Neverquesters Interview 2:07:00 Parsec Award Nomination! 2:09:38 the reason for the holiday 2:10:30 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 2:22:00 ###

This week's show features part 1 of DDOcast's poster contest in addition to an interview with Brannigan Foehammer from the European servers. Alex Haddox discusses light and dark basics in addition to starting to look at monk enhancements on ''Inside the Monestary'' and Clankenbeard's back with ''Clerical Errors'' with a look at the Warforged. ### DDOcast Episode 168 (5-22-10) 1:30 ZAM.com article 14:00 State of Europe 15:30 Weighted Handwraps/Refer a Friend 16:40 DA... 17:45 Turbine at E3? 20:40 DDOcast Poster Contest Pt 1 28:43 Inside the Monestary - Light/Dark+Enhancements pt1 35:18 Clerical Errors - Warforged 40:39 Brannigan Foehammer Interview - Brannie Hunt 2 and more 1:08:36 Community Notes: DDO Library v1.4, Online Quest Timer Tracker, TWF DPS Bard, Wilderness Hunt 1:12:00 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 1:19:49 ###

This week's show features guests Samius and Steiner-Davion along with a bunch of great segments. Sigfried and Anne discuss prestige enhancements on ''Crunchy Bits'', Rheebus has Top Ten Loot Runs on ''Rheebus' Top Ten'', Alex discusses monk feats on ''Inside the Monestary'' and a special guest fills in for Clankenbeard on ''Clericle Errors.'' ### DDOcast Episode 167 (5-15-10) :10 Intro 4:45 DDO's place in the MMO world 12:00 DDO Store change 14:45 DDO Lottery here 18:00 Mournlands application status update and Turbine jobs 20:50 Pre/Feats! 28:25 Grease! 29:30 Feats, Pale Master and more! 44:20 Airships 46:58 Crunchy Bits - Prestige Enhancements 54:59 Inside the Monestary - Monk Feats 1:03:44 Rheebus' Top Ten - Loot Runs 1:17:35 Clericle Erros - Uthoren fills in! 1:24:00 Community Notes 1:25:30 DDO Europe thoughts 1:34:15 Tip talk - levels in explorer areas and more community notes 1:48:20 Emails 2:08:20 Contest Talk! END TOTAL TIME: 2:18:03 ###

This week's show features guest co-hosts Anne, Sigfried and Samius - we chat about the end of the Turbine/Atari lawsuit, the latest news and more! We've got lots of voice mails, calls and other goodness in addition to music by Skeletons With Flesh on Them, a cool Seattle-based band. ### DDOcast Episode 166 (5-1-10) :10 Intro 3:05 Lawsuit over! 14:05 New DDO Ad 18:28 My.DDO.com still in beta 22:25 Trading Turbine Points 34:55 DDO-Daily interviews Tolero 36:45 more bacon 38:35 new DDO Store hats/other stuff 41:50 New DDO Twitter feed 42:39 Skeletons With Flesh on Them - All the Other Animals 48:30 Community Notes 49:19 XP and Questing Tips 54:35 More Community Notes 58:35 Dodge-a-Thon results 1:00:05 Mr. Khyber 2010 1:01:55 Brannie Hunt 2 1:02:20 Lessah in Europe 1:03:47 Monster Minute: Sahaugin 1:06:00 Rowanheal's blog 1:07:55 Caller-Raid tips and gear tips 1:21:47 Off Topic: D&D for Kids, console MMO news, level while offline! Calls and more 1:31:30 Community Notes, casts and more 1:43:20 Calls and Voice Mails 1:58:53 Skeletons With Flesh on Them - Ghosts in the Guestroom END TOTAL TIME: 2:04:20 ###

This week's show features guest co-host Lessah (and guest Hafael) - we talk about the Turbine acquisition, Update 5 and a ton more! Sigfried and Anne bring us a really great ''Crunchy Bits'' about healing amplification. ### DDOcastEpisode 165 (4-24-10) :05 Intro andUpdate 5 talk 6:58 Turbine Acquired by Warner Brothers 18:49Hafael Call and further discussion 22:50 Console Talk and more 35:55TV Ads coming! 43:18 The acquisition's impact on Europe and Lessahtakes a trip 50:10 DDO Store deals/Ice Games 55:00 PrestigeEnhancement Cleric - Radiant Servant 58:45 Sword of Shadows EpicUpgrade warning 59:40 +3 Lesser/Greater Reincarnation now in Store 1:02:50Monthy TP statement heard 1:05:20 DDO in 3D 1:09:33 Crunchy Bits -Healing Amplification 1:15:10 Community Notes 1:17:45 Emails 1:32:39DDO Ad by Sean Connery (Anne and Sigfried) END TOTALTIME: 1:35:24 ###

This week's show is a more casual live chat about whatever's been going on with us, the Offer Wall, Community Events and more. Clankenbeard has the latest installment of the super-funny ''Clerical Errors'' and I'm joined by Samius, Lessah, Yak and callers at various times through the show. Thanks for listening! DDOcast Episode 164 (4-17-10) :05 Intro 1:55 Offer Wall 7:50 VIP points issue 10:30 New Bank Slots in DDO Store 14:45 Raid Timer and First Call 20:20 Samius joins the chat 23:16 DDO-Daily stuff 24:23 Community Notes 28:10 Green Steel chat, first-time through chat, etc 37:30 Keeper post, chat about vertical dungeons 57:07 Second Call 58:50 Emails: Offer Wall, Unusual Builds and more! 1:24:30 Lessah gets a blind invite 1:28:55 Clerical Errors 5! 1:36:10 Third Call and Errata END TOTAL TIME: 1:41:04 ###

This week's show is a live chat with guests Anne, Sigfried, Lessah, Rowanheal and Rheebus - we take calls and chat about Update 4. There's also an interview with Holger from the new DDO-Daily.com. Sigfried and Anne return with ''Crunchy Bits!'' YES! They start with a look at the Seeker weapon trait. Alex looks into monk build attributes and racial considerations on ''Inside the Monestary'' and Clankenbeard engages in a thoughtful thesis on Crafting with ''Clerical Errors.'' ### DDOcast Episode 163 (4-10-10) :12 Intro 3:45 Maintenance Monday and XP Bonus 4:05 First Call, Update 4 talk 12:30 Item talk 18:20 Second Call 22:25 Epic talk/Release Notes 27:10 Europe gets Mod 11 30:40 Bastard Swords/Dwarven Axes changes 34:15 Third Call 37:55 Mechanic changes 42:45 DDO Lottery coming 46:50 Stealth 47:50 Fourth Call and Store talk 51:31 Errata 52:00 Inside the Monestary - Attributes 59:32 Crunchy Bits v2.1 - Seeker Weapon Trait 1:04:50 Fifth Call 1:07:20 Clerical Errors #4 1:11:37 Community Notes 1:14:20 Holger with DDO-Daily.com 1:36:31 Community Notes 1:44:44 Discussion topic - LFM drama 1:55:05 Sixth Call and Update 4 thoughts 2:02:50 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 2:29:14 ###

This week's show is a live call-in show where a group of us get together to talk about Update 4, guild housing and much more! Anne, Sigfried, Lessah, Xiloscient, Gov't Mule and I chat with callers and have a good time. Alex Haddox offers a reintroduction of ''Inside the Monestary'', Rheebus has Top Ten pet peeves in ''Rheebus' Top Ten'' and Clankenbeard has probably one of his funniest efforts yet with ''Clerical Errors.'' ### DDOcast Episode 162 (4-3-10) :05 Intro 5:00 Update 4 is here! Mod 11 for Europe. 8:25 First Call 19:00 Guild Housing Chat 27:25 Second Call 28:20 Epic Tokens 29:10 My.DDO issues 29:40 Ice Games/Mayhem final thoughts 32:50 Racial prestige enhancements? 36:30 Inside the Monestary 44:52 Rheebus' Top Ten 1:02:17 Third Call - Monk Chat 1:07:05 Clerical Errors 1:13:30 Community Notes 1:18:07 Half Orc Call 1:19:20 Facebook 1:22:20 Chat - justification? 1:27:25 Fourth Call 1:32:40 Emails and errata END TOTAL TIME: 1:43:13 ###

Steiner-Davion and I got together this week to sort of wrap up out thoughts about PAX East and run through some things we just weren't able to get to during last weekend's show! This one's mostly off-topic: We discuss the ''other'' games we saw and general thoughts about the cool convention. There's audio of our chat with Fernando Paiz from the Turbine booth and an interview with Gary Vincent, the President of the American Classic Arcade Museum. Thanks for listening! TOTAL TIME: 42:00 ACAM Interview: 34:58 ###

This week's show is our live chat from PAX East! We're joined by a whole bunch of Turbine's DDO folks in addition to some DDO players like ourselves. We discuss the latest news from the show in addition to just about anything else on our mind. There's also live calls! Thanks for listening. Clankenbeard wraps up the show with a report from PAX South! ### :00 Intro 3:00 Airships! 5:00 Half-Orcs, Wilderness Area, Facebook, Surveys for Points 7:00 Booth Chat 12:45 Turbine Point Uber-Sale 15:07 SVNGR Chat 19:08 Steiner's tips 19:53 First Call 26:35 general ''what ya been up to today'' 28:00 Wil Weaton chat 33:45 more ''what ya been up to'' 41:00 Panel chat 43:37 Second Call-Lessah 46:30 Mod 11 Delay in Europe 47:06 The Escapist Voting, errata 1:05:25 Clankenbeard gets the last word - Clerical Errors #2 END TOTAL TIME: 1:08:48 ###

This week features our first successful call-in live show! Big group joins me this week for the show - we talk about Update 4, the State of the Game Address and much more. Clankenbeard has a really funny ''Clerical Errors'' and I have an interview with Kudesnik about his new iPhone app - the DDO Library. Thanks so much for listening! ### DDOcast Episode 160 (3-20-10) :15 Intro 4:25 Monday downtime 4:40 Update 4 on Lammania 6:15 First Call! More Upd 4 talk 14:44 Europe status - Mod 11 15:15 State of the Game Address 29:50 Second Call! 42:24 Half-Orcs, PrE's, Cleric Domains and more 1:00:05 International plans 1:03:20 GDC talk 1:14:40 Clerical Errors #1! 1:19:25 Concordant Opposition 1:24:15 Hirelings and Raids 1:25:07 Third Call! 1:27:50 Pale Master talk 1:31:25 Interview with Kudesnik - DDO Library 1:55:30 Community Notes 2:07:10 PAX East talk 2:15:30 DDO Store 2:16:21 Fourth Call! 2:19:12 Fifth Call! 2:29:55 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 2:41:27 ###