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Samius and Rowanheal join me this week for a chat about the latest DDO news and discuss Free-to-Play players and a bit of business on this week's show. :10 Intro, what's up and naming contest! 5:27 Transition Q-and-A 13:47 Eladrin and Monks 22:17 Lammania, RIP 24:15 Turbine gets money 25:52 Free to Play prejudice? Attitude discussion 43:30 September=MMO Month 51:50 Battle of the Bards - Thelanis 53:07 Mod 9 Release Party - Thelanis 53:40 DDO Survey 54:20 DDOpl - Polish fan site 55:10 Email END TOTAL TIME: 1:03:09 ###

The DDOcast crew and friends gather at GenCon 2009 to chat DDO and the 'con! Tolero from Turbine joins us as well. Plus, there's an interview with someone from PCGen, a neat Creative Commons character planner for pen and paper games. Thanks so much for listening! www.ddocast.com DDOcast Episode 130 (8-15-09) :00 Intro and opening thoughts 6:30 Lammania going down and beta Q&A 12:18 Lammania, why down? 14:00 State of Game 15:40 DDO ''Goes Gold?'' 17:00 DDO Party! 18:20 Gen Con 09 roundtable 28:15 Turbine at Gen Con 38:56 Gen Con and Economy? 42:00 Costumes 44:45 Random Stuff 50:32 PCGen Interview END TOTAL TIME: 55:49

This week's show is a shorter episode featuring the latest news and a segment by Samius, ''Sound Concepts.'' :15 Intro 1:00 DDO-Europe going away/Console/Mac/International Rollout 8:07 Free Trial, Client Download returns 8:35 GenCon and DDO Party!!! 10:30 Turbine @ GenCon/Wotc DDO cards 12:35 Turbine @ PAX 13:40 Ron's Character Planner Updated 14:35 Game Boxes 15:30 Maintenance 16:00 Stress Test/Talk 19:00 TTH and the Turbine Console 19:30 Qwijymart Closing 20:20 DDO API 21:05 Sound Concepts - Build Advice 26:09 Laggin's Thelanis Party Sept. 1st 26:43 Blaxhorr video 27:00 Emails 32:25 GenCon plans END TOTAL TIME: 35:10 ###

This week's show features the latest news about the delay of DDO:U in addition to an interview with the guild My Little Pwny, who beat the new Shavarath raid on Lammania! Samius also joins us for ''Sound Concepts'' and Xiloscient has a new ''Xilo vs. Stormreach.'' Hacknslash also ends the show with the song ''Zerging on You.'' Thanks so much for listening! DDOcast Episode 128 (8-2-09) :15 Intro 1:50 DDO:U delayed 14:00 Delay and DDO-Europe impact 15:31 Services Update 16:10 Boxes and the future 16:50 Baby update 17:40 WoW Radio and DDO 18:25 TTH Article, MOG Article 20:43 Sarr video 20:55 Sound Concepts - Playing a higher level wizard 33:55 Xilo vs. Stormreach - new player topic 38:54 My Little Pwny - Raid Talk! 1:06:45 Chainmail release party 1:08:04 HacknSlash - ''Zerging on You'' END TOTAL TIME: 1:11:18 ###

DDOcast Episode 127 (7-25-09) This week's show features guest co-hosts Cowdenicus and Mical the Wise, where we discuss the latest news about DDO:U. Samius raises some questions about how we complete quests in ''Sound Concepts'', Leef chats with Hunta on EuroGamer, Lessah talks essential permadeath items, critical tough spots and deals with a forum troll on ''Know Your Role.'' Thanks so much for listening! :15 Intro 2:20 DDO:U Now Open Beta 4:35 Lammania Stress Test 5:15 Update Zero Release Notes - New! 17:15 New Raid Down on Lammania 22:10 The Banhammer Comes Down 26:30 TTH and the Turbine Console 29:07 Turbine Hiring Foreign Language Folks, Codemasters 32:40 DDO Posters? 33:40 Solo and Normal 34:50 Lockania moves 36:10 Press stuff 36:28 Downtime 37:27 Sound Concepts - Quest roles and whys 51:47 EuroGamer - Hunta and G.I.M.P. 1:01:22 Know Your Role - Essential items, key survival spots and the Forum Troll 1:15:32 Deadliest Warrior 1:16:28 Spyderwolf's Video Quest Archive 1:17:15 DDO Celebration video 1:17:25 Uman chat art 1:18:24 New comic 1:18:45 Hireling list 1:19:19 IFV new player guild 1:20:00 DDOcast notes END TOTAL TIME: 1:27:53 ###

This week's show features a BIG discussion with Turbine with Ask the Devs! This one is an absolute must-listen, with all sorts of significant news announced. Full character respecs, MyDDO and more! Big Bad Barry also discusses the Docent of Defiance in ''From the Treasure Trove'' and Samius and Xiloscient talk clerics in ''Sound Concepts.'' ### DDOcast Episode 126 (7-19-09) :15 Intro 1:00 Ask the Devs 9 Introductions 4:55 ATD: Development Pace 6:20 ATD: Dreaming Dark info 10:20 ATD: Buying Content and VIP 13:40 ATD: Full Character Respec!!!!!!!!! 16:20 ATD: Backpack memory 17:35 ATD: Half Orcs 19:27 ATD: Two-Handed Puncturing Weapons 20:15 ATD: Large Ingredients 21:27 ATD: Hate reduction, treason and subtle backstabbing 23:20 ATD: Social Networking, out-of-game character planner coming (MyDDO.com)! 26:15 ATD: DDO.com Forum signatures 27:00 ATD: Returning weapon character build incentives 28:30 ATD: Bloodstones, philosophy and acquisition 31:38 ATD: Quivers and hot-swapping 32:08 ATD: DDO: U and Linux, TDM 35:55 ATD: Kate Paiz, temporary leave 38:12 post ATD talk, transcriptionist needed! 40:58 Lammania stress test 44:40 Tomes and minimum levels 45:55 DDO Compendium Update 46:47 Shroud DPS Lag and mouse warping 48:17 Guild features in DDO:U 50:36 DX 10 fix 51:26 DDO-Europe and Favored Soul, character slots 52:30 Press this week 57:10 Show clarification 57:58 From the Treasure Trove - Docent of Defiance, Tip of the Week (Jump Cast) 1:01:41 Sound Concepts - Clerics (includes chat with Xiloscient) 1:19:37 Deadliest Warrior Round 2 1:20:55 Pics and Videos 1:22:39 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 1:34:36 ###

This week's show features a group chat about all sorts of stuff that used to be in the DDO: U NDA, now lifted! Thanks for listening. DDOcast Episode 125 (7-11-09) :15 Intro 2:25 Release Date news and Codemasters 8:00 The ''Big Three'': Dungeon Alert 23:14 Dungeon Scaling 29:35 Grazing Hits 41:00 Overall impact 51:40 Swing rate 56:40 Favored Souls 1:06:00 New Quest talk 1:13:15 Store Adventure Pack pricing 1:17:05 Other DDO Store stuff 1:19:50 Content Schedule 1:24:22 Favor Points 1:25:00 New Spells 1:27:00 Press 1:30:40 Events 1:31:30 Email 1:32:00 Final Thoughts END TOTAL TIME: 1:38:32 ###

This week's show features guests co-hosts Cowdenicus and Xiloscient along with an interview with Sigurd from Ghallanda about his upcoming PvP tournament. Samius talks character considerations on ''Sound Concepts, Big Bad Berry answers some emails on ''From the Treasure Trove'' and Rheebus has his top ten requests for Eberron Unlimited in ''Rheebus' Top Ten''. Thanks so much for listening! www.ddocast.com :15 Intro and Welcome 3:44 DDO-Japan shutting down 9:25 Ten Ton Hammer and Massively press articles, favored souls, the DDO Store and more 23:15 Downtime talk 24:55 Dnote comment on NDA 25:40 China govt and gold farming news 40:40 DDO:U announcement impact 38:04 Sound Concepts 48:11 From the Treasure Trove 55:48 Rheebus' Top Ten 1:08:23 Sigurd Interview - Deadliest Warrior PvP Tournament 7/12 on Ghallanda 1:17:36 Poster/Fan Art stuff 1:18:29 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 1:41:57 ###

This week's show features the latest news about DDO: Unlimited along with a new segment of ''Sound Concepts''. I also get to a while bunch of email. Thanks so much for listening! www.ddocast.com DDOcast Episode 123 (6-27-09) :15 Intro 1:05 Beta update 2:15 MMORPG Interview - User-Generated Content 4:05 More DDO:U News - Favored Soul/More 7:00 Release Note Talk: Grazing Hits/Arneson Cloak and More! 13:00 DDO Europe status 16:17 Guild Improvement 16:45 Favored Soul Enhancement Talk 20:24 Europe Event? 20:55 Fan Art Winner Week 5 21:20 Motivational Poster Winner - Europe 21:35 Speed Shroud Run Videos 22:11 Deadliest Warrior - Sarlona 23:10 Kromize Avatar effort 23:50 Sound Concepts 30:50 Samius - Congrats! 32:26 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 42:18 ###

This week's show continues our Skype-talk about Eberron Unlimited! There's also a new segment to the show called Eurogamer and Samius has another ''Sound Concepts''. Thanks for listening! www.ddocast.com DDOcast Episode 122 (6-20-09) :15 Intro and Beta Talk 6:50 DDO naming 7:15 Phax Comments, DDO Store talk 13:30 DDO Europe Talk 19:55 Press Talk - GameBanshee, Catacombs and More! 32:35 Crispy Gamer Stuff 39:45 Self-Promotion! MMORPG, Massively, Economy and Favor 58:30 Level Sigils 59:05 Press/Future Talk 1:04:35 Permadeath, Roleplayers and DDO:U 1:13:36 Eurogamer 1:22:46 Sound Concepts 1:35:25 Ghallanda Event: Deadliest Warrior 1:37:18 Costume effort 1:37:52 Ultimate Cleric 1:38:20 DDO Wiki Logo 1:39:33 DDOcast True Dungeon 1:41:30 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 2:05:08

This week's show features the DDOcast crew talking about the Eberron Unlimited announcement! It's an epic show and DDOcast's longest-ever episode. Good chat! Also want to thank Gov't Mule for joining us on this week's show. DDOcast Episode 121 (6-13-09) :15 Introductions 3:14 Overview of Eberron Unlimited 5:05 Getting to the announcement 6:30 The announcement 7:45 Turbine Download Manager 8:50 MMO Business talk, the future of the business 24:30 DDO Store talk 25:40 Some FAQ talk/Microtransactions 31:15 Rez Store Discussion 42:20 Store impact on economy, gameplay 48:08 Players and the Store 48:35 Influx of F2P players 56:00 New class 1:00:22 New Quests 1:01:18 The Delay of Mod 9, why and when.... 1:08:20 Mod 9 and its tie to DDO: EU 1:19:30 Beta talk 1:33:00 DDO Europe and EU 1:43:47 The announcement and the press 1:45:40 Announcement sign-ups? 1:49:15 Server Queues 1:55:40 Succubi Porn? 1:58:50 Gen Con? 2:01:00 Neverwinter Nights MMO? 2:04:10 Goodbye Amaurea! 2:05:00 Ask the Devs plan 2:06:17 Final thoughts End Total Time: 2:17:43 ###

This week's show features an interview with Smitey from over on DDO-Europe along with a cool tune from Todd Mauldin. Steiner-Davion talks armor rituals on ''definitive collectibles'' and Samius offers up more ''Sound Concepts'' of leadership. Thanks for listening! www.ddocast.com DDOcast Episode 120 (6-6-09) :15 Intro 1:15 Upcoming ''big announcement'' 9:15 Downtime 9:35 Mod 9, part 2 a possibility? 10:35 Mod 10 talk! 13:17 Tell the Team: Banner Ads 15:35 Anonymous LFM-Mod 9 17:30 Fan Art Winner, Week 2 18:25 Codemasters Job 18:59 Definitive Collectibles 22:50 Sound Concepts 30:20 Smitey Interview 55:20 Argo: Bromance Challenge 56:09 Amabel's latest chat 56:40 Emails 1:02:50 Todd Mauldin - Kill to Live END TOTAL TIME: 1:05:12 ###

This week's show features the latest news along with a good look at tactics in ''Know Your Role'', adding a boost to your items in the Stone of Change in ''Definitive Collectibles'' and a look at leadership traits in ''Sound Concepts''. DDOcast Episode 119 (5-29-09) :15 Intro 1:44 Amaurea leaving 3:17 Smitey gets a promotion 4:10 Stormreach Community Chronicle news 4:50 Mod 9 latest 6:05 Mod 10 puzzle 7:03 E3 7:35 Memorial Day stuff 7:55 Eladrin talks thief-acrobat, quarterstaff question 9:00 Press articles 10:50 DDO Compendium updated 11:33 Keeper stuff - instances, public areas, user generated content etc 15:25 Contest Winners 16:30 Sanadil's Interactive DDO Game Guide 17:47 Turbine business news 18:35 Lessah - Know Your Role 27:56 Steiner-Davion - Definitive Collectibles 33:32 Samius - Sound Concepts 44:05 Events - Sarlona - ''You Look Mahvelous'' 45:05 Sarlona - Adventurer's Race Circuit 45:37 Aussie/Eight congrats 45:48 iTunes reviews 47:23 Email TOTAL TIME: 52:57 END ###

This episode features the latest news along with a look at leadership on ''Sound Concepts'' by Samius and an editorial about the state of Mod 9 and Memorial Day with ''Girl Gamers'' from Rowanheal. Thanks so much for listening! www.ddocast.com DDOcast Episode 118 (5-23-09) :15 Introduction 2:26 DDO Japan 7:00 Zap Interview with Patience, Delay Talk 19:15 IGN's Vault Interview with Craig Alexander 19:55 Mod 9 Item 22:50 Fan Art Contest 23:50 Motivational Poster Contest 24:50 Map Ruminations 26:20 Guild Messages and Lore 27:06 Amabel's chat with Ron 27:50 Sound Concepts - Leadership 34:43 Girl Gamers - Mod 9, Memorial Day 42:54 James Thomas Update 43:32 Khyber In-Game Wedding 44:13 Sarlona - Fashion Show 44:45 Round 2 Tuffman 45:05 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 58:40 ###

This week the guest host is Alex Haddox while Jerry is out on holiday. We cover the few bits of news, a rant about the monk class by Alex Haddox, more Heal or Die with Jerry Snook, Samus shares some Sound Concepts with us and Rheebus takes us on a tour of the Top 10 Uber Loots of the first five levels. Thanks so much for listening!DDOcast Episode 117 (5-17-09) 0:10 Intro 0:39 Scheduled Downtime 1:04 Motivational Poster Contest 2:01 Tell The Team 3:27 DDO Facebook Fan Page 3:39 Alex plugs his podcast, Practical Defense 4:40 Alexs Monk Rant 8:57 Heal or Die 14:06 Sound Concepts 20:34 Top 10 38:42 Close TOTAL TIME: 39:37