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Spouse Aggro Vodcast #92: Post-Apocalyptic Time Constraints!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro Vodcast #92!

We talk about time constraints, and Fallen Earth!

Go watch the video version of this!

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Spouse Aggro Vodcast #91

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:03:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro Vodcast #91:

This is the audio from our new vodcast, which you can see at www.spouseaggro.com. We will be doing live shows and switching to a video format, so check it out. We will still be putting the audio up, however.

Enjoy!

Spouse Aggro #90 "Random Good Stuff"

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:10:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #90 "Random Good Stuff" Ah, the coming Winter. Times of chimney smoke, crinkling wrapping paper, late nights with coffee. And gaming, too. Go hang out in a snowy area of your favorite game, go make a virtual snowball and kiss someone with a blast of ice to their arm. We talk about gaming, True Blood, and Twitter. We have been so busy yapping about so many games, and working on many gaming projects, that we felt like doing a fun show. That's right, a fun show. Tell us what you think! Write us, or send in a segment. Call the phone line and leave a comment: 972-535-8867 Enjoy! Send emails to spouseaggro at yahoo dot com. Website found at spouseaggro dot com. Twitter name: spouseaggro Skype name: beauturkey Now GO LOG IN! The Turkeys

Spouse Aggro #89: "Wiz 101 Wins Why? and GDC Wrap-up"

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 23:17:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #89

"Wiz 101 Wins Why? and GDC Wrap-up."

Yeh, yeh, we know. It's been a month. But during that month, we got out more articles, reviews and blog posts than we have done before. The audio podcast is just part of the larger picture of Spouse Aggro/Turkey Inc.

We talk for an hour about Wizard 101 and how it might have achieved such success, and talk for a while about the general vibe from GDC. Developers seemed to be in two camps: those that were scared of Blizzard and those that made games that had nothing to do with the standard subscription based model and so were doing very well.

It's something to consider: why do some of these games do it while others fail?

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Spouse Aggro #88: Innovations. And toast.

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:54:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #88: "Innovations and Toast."

This week we talk for the duration of time it takes for the toast to settle in our tum-tums to talk about innovation, and I'm using Free Realms specifically to talk about a product and company that is innovative.

Many players seem to think that Free Realms is nothing new, because it is doing what a lot of MMO's actually already are doing, meaning locking people into instances to run around a mini-game. But, I am talking about delivery and style.

If players underestimate delivery and style, then they need to re-define what success means.

My wrists hurt, please listen.

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Spouse Aggro #87: The Historian interview.

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:51:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #87

" A brunch with The Historian. A brunch with lasers."

I sit down with Acclaim's wonderful and nerdy Community Manager named "The Historian" for a 30 minute chat about The Chronicles of Spellborn, community management, and collecting Atari consoles.

I plan on doing more of these developer/community/insider interviews...just 30 minutes, some chat and a little bit of an inside look into these games we love. I would LOVE to get one of the developers of Spellborn on the show, to chat about the wonderful art, music and game-play of that game, but we'll see! :)

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Spouse Aggro # 86! "Blizzcon, Beau's fun, Able Gamers and THE END OF SUMMER!"

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:33:00 GMT

*EXPLICIT*

Me and Leala have discussed things for a while, and decided to break away from Virgin Worlds. This does not mean, in any way, shape or form, that we have any issues with Brent or the site. This is simply about having direct control over when our file goes up, and access to all sorts of information about the files. I cannot even begin to thank Brent for his contribution to not only Virginworlds, but to us as well, and for setting a bar for podcasting that, to this day, is a very high bar. This is a matter of spreading ourselve a little thin, as well, being that mmovoices.ning.com is taking over some of our time, along with writing for various sites and planning travel to games conventions.

We would like to tell people that if you normally get our podcast off of iTunes, that this current file in this current post is on a NEW feed, but we will be receiving the old feed soon. In other words, you might not see this podcast updated in iTunes. This is just a temporary holding area because we needed to get this show out before we recorded another. We finished it a while ago, and want to get the Blizzcon stuff out of the way and also do not want to be so late to the party.

Anyway, there it is. We will see you on the old feed as soon as we get control of it, and thank you for all your support. And of course, thanks MORE THAN WE COULD EVER TYPE to ViriginWorlds.com!!!!!

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Me and Leala sit down WITHOUT food (trying to keep the chomping noise down) to talk all about all the really cool stuff that was announced at Blizzcon. Needless to say, Blizzard wins again.
Then, I get to run down my list of really cool games that I am playing, beta'ing and looking forward to. I want all of you, yes ALL of you, to try these games and call the number with your thoughts!
And I wanted to add on to the show my interview with Mark and Steve from Ablegamers.com. I thought I would save it for the next show, but I wanted to get the interview out there. I'm so excited to be dealing with their site, so go visit it at ablegamers.com!!

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Spouse Aggro #85

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:42:00 GMT

*EXPLICIT*

Me and Leala review the new documentary called "Second Skin," which basically talks about crazy weird nerds and their obsession for games.

By review I mean that Leala talks over Beau and crushes him with her points. Beau eats chocolate the entire time. Enjoy, and let us know what you think of the movie!

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Spouse Aggro #84: D-Bags, Porno, Cash-Shop Values, Elvis!

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:01:00 GMT

You know, there are pod-casters out there that think it is cool to talk in a "radio guy" voice, or to play music the entire time in the background, or to not only whine about a game over and over, but to whine about a game you don't really play. We talk about one of those guys. Those guys seem to think that there are rules to follow in this hobby, which is mind-boggling to me. How boring.

We talk about Mabinogi's flying mount switch-a-roo, play a bit of Elvis, and discuss Ecks Bocks and if it is indeed fun. It has proven painful to me more than anything.

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Spouse Aggro #83: Guild Drama, Crunchy Dinner!

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:04:00 GMT

We record at home this time, and I freakin' LOVE it. The little iPhone mic picks up things so well, it's really as good as some of the other mics I have tried.

It's so good that you can hear what sounds like our smacking, but since that grosses people out we have been so careful about it that I was surprised to hear that on the recording. It's the salad, I found out. Crunching, wet...sloppy. SALAD.

We chat about Leala's guild drama. She cries, we start to have a mental breakdown and then I shoot one of the dogs. Normal stuff.

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Spouse Aggro #82

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 00:13:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #82: Live, Living and Love for the last 10 years!

Me and Leala crack open the live experience again, complete with a half-arsed web-cam mic, a room full of friends and technical difficulties. Every time we switch virtual recording studios, we take a bit to adjust. Forgive us?

Leala has moved on from her podcast, and will continue to co-host SA with me. I have decided to host a Free Realms podcast (it helps keep me normal) but have no plans to let Spouse Aggro go anytime soon. Spouse Aggro is a mutant, always changing, and I love it.

We talk about the last 10 years of gaming and what we might have learned from it. Next live show (watch for announcement) should be better, technically. Learning processes people, learning processes.

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Spouse Aggro #81

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:09:00 GMT

I interview my buddy Burtimus, who has a beard.

He kept incredible notes from Fan Faire, and has attended the convention for the last 3 years. He goes over all the Vanguard panels, and gives his impressions on what he heard.

He will come back on to cover more of the things he heard at FF, cool things from other games. Excuse the sound, and the mess-ups. Me and the wife are making a slow transition into live recording, and even slower into live video recording. During recording, I had a small house-fire, barking dogs, spilt beer and message pop-ups messing with my ability to actually talk like a normal person.

But, we get it done.

Burt rules, and gives out some great VG info.

Interestingly, Silius commented on the forums to not blame SOE for the lack of mention in Smed's address:

"In regards to not being mentioned at the keynote speech I am asking that you guys please not read into it. I will take the blame for it as we just did not have anything prepared to go up there with and preparing for Fan Faire was not in the forefront of my mind this year as I tried to get settled. If you are going to get angry at someone please get mad at me but please do not assume it means the SOE does not like VG. There are some talented people on this project and if SOE did not care about VG then they would take that talent and use it somewhere else."

Of course, this now means that players will have protest signatures that say "Fire SILIUS" instead of "BOYCOTT SOE," but either way it is entertaining.

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Spouse Aggro #80

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:29:00 GMT

Italian Albanians, Darkon and DARKFALL REVIEW-ish.

WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. WE SAY THE S WORD AND THE GD WORD.

SO, so...SO, we like, went to one of our favorite Italian restaurants to catch some lunch, and lo and behold the crowd was small so it was the perfect time to record! We were halfway through a very poop-filled weekend, thanks to a tornado, a backed up sewer line and tree branches in the yard.

Needless to say, it was hot, sticky and not a very good time to record. Yet, we did 'cuz we are hardcore.

We are talking about Darkfall, and I go a bit more into some of my reasons for liking it and disliking it. I will still give it much more time, but at this point I am not sure I will re-sub after this month. Great game, needs some work, and we talk about it.
Then we review Darkon, a documentary about LARPers. You can watch it for free on Hulu right now, and if you are worried about "spoilers," skip our review until after you watch it.
The music from the show is from Jimmy Eat World (not bad for older emo dudes,) Neil Young, some dude named Bach and a band called Pink Floyd. You'll recognize the songs, I hope.

Let us know if you prefer the music coming from better known artists or if I should go back to indie chicks. I like indie chicks, but after a while they all start to sound too breathy. Sad, but breathy.

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Spouse Aggro #79

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:06:00 GMT

SO, this week we visit resident old-person hangout Cracker Barrel for authentic 1872 cooking. Well, 1972 at least. Our waitress was named Cheetara, but she didn't have a one-piece on or a baton weapon. I had the hots for Cheetara when I was a kid, but never beyond my feelings for Jessica Rabbit.

The setting was perfect to ask the question: "Am I too old for this?" So, are we? Why do we play these games set in fantasy worlds beyond imagination? Why do we play for several hours during the week, some of us playing more than we work? Why do some of us avoid "real life" activities like going out to dinner so that we can order pizza and log in?

Isn't this something that only children are supposed to do? Or are we adults just children ACTING like adults? Do we have such adult thoughts all the time that we never think the same thoughts we did as a kid?

Our songs this week are perfect for the show: "Young Americans" by David Bowie, "American Girl" by Tom Petty and, for some weird reason, "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy.

Please, parents, take no offense when I say that children have, essentially, taken all the fun out of the house. If that's the case, someone needs to tell my friends like Shuttler and Cindy that they are not having fun. Because those two are having a BLAST. So STOP IT. You HAVE CHILDREN.

I'm kidding. Next week we are going to record the "Darkfall Preview" show. At the time of this recording I had not tried it, but have since.

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Spouse Aggro #78

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:20:00 GMT

This week we take a step outside of one of our favorite breakfast spots and enjoy lot's of cars, smog and birds going CAWWWWW CAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

We are discussing my blog that I wrote in which I told stuffy people to go stuff it when over-analyzing Free Realms. But let's be clear: Van Hemlock are not the ones I meant. Van Hemlock can over-analyze a tack and it would be good to listen to.
I was simply talking to about 5 or 6 very specific bloggers/podcasters that said such silly things as "...the quests are typical MMO drivel..." and "..the game reminded me of a more grindy WoW."

For the record, I was in not referencing Syncaine, but did so in the show because he came over to my blog and commented on why he thought the 2 million user announcement was "funny." (As though he caught SOE red-handed at some kind of cover-up.) Syn is actually a fun guy to argue with, because he is the ANTI-me, he is a RULE-player while I am a ROLE-player. He follows the rules, let's games tell him what to do and thinks that anything outside of those rules counts for nothing. All these rules set in lands that are populated by monsters and faeries, strangely enough.

Still, I can see what he means. But you can find the "evil cover-up" in anything done by any corporation, because the purpose of a large corporation is to make money. There is no cutting off point. But that's not evil, really, that's just life.

So I was addressing weird blogger/podcaster people that seem to think they are holding gaming companies to task, or think that their whining and bitching makes some kind of difference. Even if their whining and bitching influenced a decision at a gaming company, that is neat, but not something to use as a life goal. Again, we are talking about VIDEO GAMES here.

Video games are meant to be enjoyed. If you do not enjoy them to the point that you are always bitching about them (a little bitching is healthy and normal), you are weird. Get a hobby that you LIKE.

Now, enjoy the show. I wish we would have taken a picture of the tan lady, being that she seriously looked like she had a problem. I am a funny looking guy, and don't judge people on their looks, but this lady was so tan that she was obviously addicted.

The music on the show comes from all sorts of sources. the jazz tune being from a dude named Paul Bley. The song was called "Time will Tell." I love stuff like that, to a point. I want to buy the soundtrack from the movie "Naked Lunch" based on the book by Billy Burroughs.

Then I threw in the beginning "song" from Anarchy Online, one of the BEST ways to fade into game-play in any MMO.

Also, got a lil piano in there from the movie "Amelie."

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Spouse Aggro #77

Tue, 26 May 2009 23:11:00 GMT

"Isle of Dawn, Filthy Pigs and YOU"

So yeh, I lost the pic of our food. It looked delicious, trust me.

Me and Leala decided to talk a bit about Vanguards' trial and if we prefer quests in which you do crap or just really challenging stuff that makes you like die 200 times. (Good times?)
Essentially, I like to "do things" in game. I am kind of always role-playing, in the way that I take little breaks for my character, read everything and still use UI Immersion Project rules. But, quests that are just "doing stuff" don't last as long as quests in which you have to kill 4000 mobs, so how does a developer stop players from burning through thier much cooler, yet shorter, content?

Who knows. I ain't a dev.. Not yet.

The rain and "Dink!....Dink!..." sound comes from Mabinogi. I was standing near the blacksmith, hiding out from the rain. The sounds were nice. If you would like to record your in game sound, go get Audacity, hit "What U Hear" as your source, and send the MP3 to us so we can include it in our show!

The music this week comes from some weirdo band called "Bats for Lashes." Kinda' gothy, I guess. The song is a Cure cover from my youth. Well, the cover is not from my youth, but the original is. We used to love the Cure!

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Spouse Aggro #76

Wed, 20 May 2009 13:45:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #76

"Brisket, MMO's, avatars and YOU"

MMmmmmMMmm, here's what we ordered, and here's the BOOB CRAB!

So, we decided to go have some BBQ for dinner. Beau is seriously considering becoming a vegetarian. Seriously...but AFTER this meal. Some beef, some beers, and some good MMO chatter. We are discussing avatars and how that might give a clue to who is behind the avatar. We use Shut Up We're Talking (a great VW podcast) as a jumping point.

Then, this crazy young girl comes up and makes us a crab. A boob crab. She was very nice, and I felt bad that I had no cash for a tip. Then I felt bad because I indicated that her crab looked like it had boobs. Then one of his legs popped. I liked it. The part where we go "yayyyy" reminds me of A Christmas Story, the scene in the Chinese restaurant at the end. You know the part...the guy chops off the ducks head and the family goes "YAYYYY!"

The sound of the crickets and stuff was from Beau playing Vanguard. I love background sounds...ambience. Send in your games' sounds and we'll pop it in a break!

Who likes music? DUH...me. This weeks song is by one of my current sad song fav's: A Fine Frenzy. The song is called "Near to You."

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Spouse Aggro #75

Sun, 10 May 2009 21:17:00 GMT

"Breakfast Supper"

The Highlights from show 75!

Beau and Leala break a bit of the mold as they have breakfast at 6 o'clock at night. They venture to a local iHOP (like iPhone, 'cept breakfast) that serves crazy piles of strawberry pancakes and watermelon muffins topped with entire whole halves of a pig.

A lady with a noisy kid shows up and stays actually pretty quiet, we order food and discuss Free Realms and how people think it is a "kids game."

We are always looking for locations to record in, and some record better than others. This location does pretty well, sounds better on headphones, and the background noise gets quieter later in the show. We appreciate any patience as we work out not only places to record, but the shows format. I want the show to be a slice from the lives of two MMO gamers. This is how we talk, this is what we talk about.

Look! More music. This weeks sad music comes from Azure Ray, a suggestion from a Twitter friend. Go here to watch one of those videos that a fan makes of a still picture with the song in the background. And, of course, the "video" gets like 200k views. That's the internet for ya.

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Spouse Aggro #74

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:06:00 GMT

"Breakfast Raiding and Runes of Magic!"

The Highlights from show 74!

1) Beau and Leala welcome you to one of their favorite, and quieter, breakfast places. It's on main street. While it does get annoying when the after-church crowd shows up with their pent up loud kids, the place has good donuts. We talk about raiding and some of the issues Leala has been facing lately. (Hint: Crawl is a noob! hehe)

2) Then, sit in with Riknas from the Free 2 Play podcast, Troy from Travels with Troy, Shawn from Massively and someone's mother as they play Runes of Magic live. Instead of doing a typical edit (since we were all over the place,) I pushed all sorts of clips together to see how they sound. Funny? Yes, if you recognize how a bunch of dudes joke around!

Look! Music? Of course. You will recognize all the small clips of songs, but our main theme this week was from Imogen Heap, and her song was called "Hide and Seek." Cool stuff.

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Spouse Aggro #73

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:21:00 GMT

"Developer Transparency!.."

The Highlights from show 73!

1) Shuttler gives us an intro. He likes apples? In grits?

2) Beau and Leala discuss a Ryzom thread that brought up the question: "Are developers transparent enough?" No, not see through. You know, like, do they communicate with their players?

3) The Couple of The Year talk a bit about beta's.

4) A little talk about what Beau and Leala have been playing (bad beta's, WoW, and too many games.)

Look! Beau didn't forget to link the music notes!! Here's the artist, a lady named Ingrid Michaelson. The song is called "Corner of Your Heart." Good stuff. And yes, I KNOW that song was on that turd of a show called "Grey's Anatomy." Ok, I haven't seen it, but South Park made fun of it, so like, I have to think it's totally bad, mmkay?

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Spouse Aggro #72

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 02:10:00 GMT

"MMOs for breakfast!."

The Highlights from show 72!

Join us for our first recording of our weekly MMO breakfasts! Here's the topics:

1) Beau is worried that his free to play obsession will lead to saving money and more breakfasts!

2) We define what "WoW tourist" means and why in the hell anyone would want to use such a stupid term.

3) Leala asks Beau why he hates raiding, which is not true. Soon after they get into a slap fight. While eating grits.

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Spouse Aggro #71

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:28:00 GMT

"Two kids in a candy store."

The Highlights from show 71!

Here's the deal: 10 topics, 3 minutes a piece. Leala picks a random number and keeps time. We miss a lot and hit on target a lot. Try it sometime, it's hard to get it all in there in 3 minutes. I seriously messed up the VG topic, being that I had been reading about it for the last week and it clouded my brain with visions of numbers and pink dresses.

1) Spellborn Open Beta

2) Vanguard RMT

3) Ether Saga Open Beta

4) Mabinogi Anniversary

5) Ryzom live events, patches!

6) WoW meetup - http://www.meetup.com/armory/

7) Runes of Magic begins!

8) Darkfall exists.

9) DOMO and gay marriage

10) Free Realms, still ignoring us.

Here is Tipas blog, a good place for Spellborn stuff (besides mine, of course.)

And here is Saylahs blog, a good place for ROM stuff.

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Spouse Aggro #70

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:44:00 GMT

"Mabinuubies, Home Games and Double Dorks!"

The Highlights from show 70!

* 0:00-32:00: Beau shows Leala a bit of Mabinogi, his new current favorite MMO. Leala has a stroke while trying to wrap her head around the concepts of a F2P game, and Beau strains to convince Leala that the game is fantastic. Trust him.

*33:30-48:17: The Great Couple of Dorkdom have a discussion about Home Games, or games that a player will always hold within their hearts, much like a Celine Dion song..

*48:26-1:18:44: Double Date! Beau and Leala interview Augustina and Heyoka, and make a few fart jokes while they're at it.

*1:19:00-1:32:00: What did we play this week? GAMES, fool. We give a rundown.

The music from the show is brought to you from the band Metric. The song is called "The Twist." Very sexah!

Here is the Onion video Beau mentions. THE VIDEO IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK, BUT IS FUNNY AS H E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS.

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Spouse Aggro #69

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:32:00 GMT

"Darkfall Fuddy Duddy!"

The Highlights from show 69!

* Leala and Beau get all gripey for like, the second time in their life about Darkfall, a new really old game that might finally see the light of day. (Leala shows her fuddy duddy side.) The game has some VERY interesting gameplay (it looks like) alongside annoying interactions with 17 year olds.

This is a discussion as much about different types of game-play as it is about a game that will probably never be released.

Here is the article from MMORPG.com (actually, it is from ANOTHER site, MMORPG just linked it. pppsshhh! Figures) that we are discussing.

Here are the stats for Beau and Leala's first PC. It came with a 15 inch monitor, and still works! :)

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Spouse Aggro #68

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:06:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro #68

"Nerfs, Death and Double Dating!"

The Highlights from show 68!

* Leala talks about nerfs, and why they might happen? WHY GOD WHY?!?

* Beau wonders about positive reinforcement, and if that's the way to go with perma-death.

* If We Build It, Would You Come? This week we cover how our dream MMO's might look at combat! PEW PEW!!!

* DOUBLE DATE! We invite another gaming couple, Stompalina and Haf from the fantastic blog and podcast at www.rawrbitchrawr.com, to talk about playing as a couple. We all spoon at the end of the segment.

* What did we play this week? You know, we played lot's and lot's of MMO's. Go figure!

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Spouse Aggro #67

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:31:00 GMT

The Highlights from show 67!

* Boy, what a topic this week!
It's THEORY CRAFTING TIME!
We talk about this lil' thang going round that makes people add up crit chances and agility points. There is, as with anything, GOOD and BAD. What are your ideas? Do you play, oblivious to the workings behind-the-scenes? Or do you add every point you can, hoping to smash the hell out of everything in your path in such an efficient manner that you make THE GODS THEMSELVES CRY?

Show Links:

The Thread from Which the Show Sprung: HERE.

Tipa's Blog, Which Shall Tell you More About Spellborn (other than mine): HERE.

Make sure to go to our blog at spouseaggro.com to read all about these games, see screenies and videos and to read articles!

Send your email to Leala at epicdolls@yahoo.com or
Beau at voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com .

Go to www.spouseaggro.com for blogs, sights and information!

Now GO LOG IN!

The Turkeys

Spouse Aggro #66

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:39:00 GMT

The Highlights from show 666!

* Beau goes over his feelings for The Chronicles of Spellborn, a game that he has spied on longer than he can remember.

(sidenote) Beau forgot to go over sound in Spellborn, which is incredible. Beautiful sounds of wind and nature, and incredible music. A little more than ambient, and even though a lot of the music is composed with strings and classic instruments, you can tell some of the sounds were done with a keyboard. This gives the game a feel of Sci-fi, without the aliens, blue people and ray guns. The sound design is amazing.

Also, some Goth band did a video for a song that is now my guilty pleasure song.

* What have we been playing this week/weeks?

* Our New Years gaming resolutions!

Send your email to Leala at epicdolls@yahoo.com or Beau at voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com .

Go to www.epicdolls.com or www.mmocam.com for blogs, sights and information!

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The Turkeys

Spouse Aggro #65

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:26:00 GMT

The highlights from the show:

It's the Year in Review!!!!

1) Games that came and possibly went...

AoC: "instancy"

WAR: "Hmm..ok."

Chronicles of Spellborn: "... out in every country BUT the US:

2) Expansions..

EQ2 Shadow Odyssey

EQ Seeds of Destruction

LOTRO Mines of Moria

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King!

3) Announcements..

KOTRO got announced, might be cash shop.

Cash shops in EQ2, suddenly!

Sex changes in WoW:

4) Best of the Year..

Lich King!

Fan Faire!

Ryzom is back, again, and might go, again.

WAR came out, caused players to think that they somehow could stop playing WoW or other games. .

5) Sad Crap..

TR shutting down: (Now announcing Mechs and other developments)

WAR vs. WOW

Grumpy bloggers/podcasters: "Grumpy" is the new black.

6) Things we are looking forward to:

Free realms

Chronicles of Spellborn

The Agency

DCUO

The new Blizzard MMO???

6) Predictions

Then we have Fae Rae from vgwalkthrough.com and the Saturday Night Factional Fight podcast taking us through FISHING in VANGUARD! FISHING! YES!!!

Now, go LOG IN AND HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY!

Spouse Aggro #64

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:15:00 GMT

The highlights from the show:

RMT in games:

3 pros, 3 cons, a discussion.

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"If we build it, would they come?"

Characters!!

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Trial by Fire:

Moved on from CoH, started the D and D trial, and soon the LOTRO trial.

Flew to France to play with Chronicles of Spellborn!

Now, go LOG IN!

Beau and Leala Turkey

Spouse Aggro #63

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Spouse Aggro # 63! (formerly Voyages of Vanguard!)

The Highlights:

* Grouping:

Leala argues for "Shut up and fight."

Beau argues for "Take time to smell the zombies."

* If we could build it, would they come?

A new segment for the show! Over the next few shows we are going to designing our own dream MMO! This week, we are telling you about the settings our games will take place in. Feel free to chime in with advice!

* Trial by Fire, News.

CoH trial, Issue 13: Day jobs, Shields.

Playing the D and D online Trial (5 bucks at Gamestop!)

Playing "Shin Megami Tensai's IMAGINE."

Vanguard's Trial! GET IT NOW!

Show links:

http://www.mmocam.com (Beau's streaming site and blog.)

http://www.epicdolls.com (Leala's podcast and guild.)

http://epicdolls.com/lealaturkey/ (Leala's blog, go here for the new logo blog and her entry about her love/hate relationship with raiding.)

Now, go LOG IN!

Beau and Leala Turkey

Voyages of Vanguard (and other fun and unusual games) #62

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:11:00 GMT

The highlights from this show:

Me and Leala are talking about a few things:

What has Beau been doing in Vanguard? (The Trial of Ascension!)

Beau and Leala talk a bit about WAR and PQ's.

The 8 types of Forum Posts:

1)The Whine

2)The Call Out

3)The Roleplay

4)The Off-Topic

5)The Quitter:

   a)The Mad Quit
   b)The "Mad but it's no one's fault" Quit
   c)The Sad Quit
   d)The Really Nice Quit

6)The "This is broke but I don't want to use the search tool" Quit

7)The "What the hell is he talking about?" Quit

8)The Normal

Trial by FIRE!!! This week I am trying out City of Heroes. It's been fun, and I look forward to the next week and more details!

Beau and Leala

Contact us at voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com

http://www.mmocam.com

Voyages of Vanguard (and other fun and unusual games) #61

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:01:00 GMT

The highlights from this show:

The honorable Leala from Epic Dolls podcast (on Virginworlds) joins me again to discuss PERMADEATH!!!!!!!!!!

That's right, we talk about how it might work, how it might make you feel, and how stupid I am.

Enjoy, Earthlings!

Beau

Voyages of Vanguard (and other fun and unusual games) #60

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:08:00 GMT

Voyages of Vanguard (and other fun and unusual games that you might try out for a few weeks and get sick of then you uninstall it, then later an expansion comes out and you think that you will try it again so you patch it up and then make a blog about how it is still the greatest game ever...) #60

The highlights from this show: (Here's some free Raki jokes...for you, from me.)

1) How do you know a raki has been in your living room?

You wake up angry at your dog for leaving muddy paw-prints, hair and toys everywhere. Then you realize you have no dog, and live with your mother in a one bedroom apartment downtown.

2) What is the mating call of the Raki?

The sound of a can of Milwaukees Best opening.

3) What music does a "ready and willing " Raki listen to?

Barry White. After all, they communicate through their feet.

4) How do you clip a Raki's toenails?

Start by trimming his foot fur.

5) How do you know if a raki is in your house?

Your vacuum and your drains are clogged.

6) How do you get a Raki excited?

Mention the W-A-L-K word.

7) How do you make a Raki run and hide?

Mention the V-E-T word.

8) How many children do Raki have?

Doesn't matter, they just end up selling them at the corner Wal Mart out of the back of a Chevy Van, telling people that they "..forgot the papers, but can send them to you later."

9) Who is the Raki's arch enenmy?

Bob Barker.

A) Me and my lovely wife talk about her awesome little guild and how she maintains it. Her guild is full of crazy people, so the fact that she keeps it together at all says a lot.

B) Then I invite Kal from the Ryzom boards on to talk about the very basics of Ryzom lore...there's so MUCH MORE to Ryzom lore, and we'll get to it soon. Any questions for her, send me my way!

Now go log in!

Beau Turkey

http://www.mmocam.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/beauturkey

Voyages of Vanguard (and other fun and unusual games) #59

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:29:00 GMT

The highlights from this show:

I explore what "sandbox" means. I covered this topic a few times, but wanted an update. I think it is thrown around as much as "polish" and needs to be stopped.

Life is a sandbox, and yet we don't go around slaying orcs.

Enjoy!

Beau Turkey

http://www.mmocam.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/beauturkey

Voyages of Vanguard #57

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:07:00 GMT

Make sure to go to www.voyagesofvanguard.com to read my blogs and articles!

The highlight from show 57!:

* What have I been doing? How sick was I?
It's a shorter, update show to remind everyone that this lil Raki has gone nowhere! I say goodbye to Ellyra and Glip, and talk a bit about what my lil Fox Dude has been doing.

Here is the Wiki article on the MMO "Seed," the now defunct MMO that worked so well for my playstyle.

I am still looking for any contributions or segments, in MP3 form, for the show. Send em along and I can use them!

Email me at voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com

See you next time!

Beau

Voyages of Vanguard #56

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:27:00 GMT

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The highlight from show 56!:

* Me and Faeran of VGwalkthroughs talk all about the infamous IOD NECKLACE OF DOOOOMMMMM!!!!!

Are MMO's a competition? Is the Charm thingy the straw that broke Smed's back? We talk about it!

See ya next time, and remember: we always could use guest hosts and segemtns! Email me at voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com

Voyages of Vanguard # 55

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:03:00 GMT

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The highlight from show 55!:

* Me and Faeran of VGwalkthroughs talk all about GU6! We giggle like schoolgirls, he says poo like, 56 times, and overall we have a good time discussing our favorite game, World of Warcraft.

Aaaahhh see there? I keed. I mean Vanguard, noob.

The beginning clip is from "Steel Magnolias", my favorite chick flick next to "Bridges of Madison County." I have always had a crush on Sally Field. If you laugh at this point, then you don't understand. An amazing actress, cute as a button, and can clearly portray all 7 stages of grief. Or 9 stages...whatever.

The music is from the movie "Once." A good lil movie about musicians. Won Oscars and stuff.

Voyages of Vanguard #54

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:42:00 GMT

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The highlights from show 54!:

* What's Rikoo been up to?
-Building a house, you NOOB!

* What IS hardcore? (Besides something silly that players call themselves.)
-Real life of examples of Hardcore
-Beau makes raiders mad
-Beau tries to understand the need for self-images.

* MAN YOUR STATIONS!
-This week I am playing The Matrix Online!
-Go grab it here and join the fun! My main's name is Beauturke on the Syntax Server.

Next week I will be playing EQ for Man Your Stations!

This week's music is from the movie Gumnaam, and was presented to the world in the great movie "Ghost World" starring the hottie of hotness Thora Birch! Make sure to go pick up the original comic!

The beginning segment was from Cognition: a video podcast hosted by the lovely Ryan Vinearerevinerare.

Voyages of Vanguard #53

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 03:23:00 GMT

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The highlights from show 53!:

* Beau is flying solo this time, and gets right to talking about all sorts of fun stuff!

What are my plans for the show?

What is going on?

Why did Luper run off to a summer camp for nerds?

Be sure to email me to be a guest on the show, or to send in a segment.
voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com

The music for this weeks show: "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog. This was Kermits major hit, which was, according to his closest sources, about snorting angeldust off the butt of a swine. Years later he said of the song: "I hated it. I hated singing it, and I hated that g**damn banjo. Plunk plunk. I wanted to shove it straight up that guys *ss."

Two weeks later Kermit was found dead, with a banjo string tied around his neck.

Voyages of Vanguard #52 - Fan Faire 2008

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:34:00 GMT

Voyages of Vanguard # 52.1 AND 52.2

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The highlights from show 51!:

* Welcome to our Fan Faire Special!

We originally planned to release a total of three chunks of audio! Instead, I have mixed the "normal" show with the "documentary" about the Live Quest. So, they are both on this one special..so keep listening through to the end!

Then we had the bulk, raw audio from the panel discussions pressed into one MP3. So, go download those RAW FILES HERE. Bear in mind I have heard them 100 thousand times, but I could've still missed something. I don't think there are any curse-words, or anything silly, but let me know. Hell, I apologize now.

Here are links to the puzzles from the Live Quest and the answers! Play along! Keep in mind that in the audio I skip maybe one or two of the puzzles, but they are still fun to solve. Here's a hint if you're stuck: get a Burtimus.

http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...ordanswers.html
http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i.../crossword.html

http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...oreanswers.html
http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...equestions.html

http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...bleanswers.html
http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...wordjumble.html

http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...rchanswers.html
http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/i...wordsearch.html

The songs of the show? Well, the weird girl one is from Tegan and Sara, the song is called "Back in Your Head." Dance-able huh?

The song at the beginning and end of the "documentary" is from the Vanguard soundtrack, which came with the Limited Edition. It's the Leth Nurae song. Damn purdy huh?

Thanks to all those at Fan Faire, and thanks for all those that donated and voted and made it possible for me to go. Man, I owe you guys.

Beau

Voyages of Vanguard #51

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:29:00 GMT

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The highlight from show 51!:

* We welcome Ichie, Associate Game Designer for our favorite game! We talk lore, lore, lunch, mirrors, dragons,vampires,lore, and lore.

Band of the show? Jane's Addiction, that's who. "Stop" is the song, and man I remember running around on Saturday nights listening to this, causing trouble. I loved this band and when I watch them ,and other bands from my Yute, I realize that so many bands nowadays are so so so so bad. Metal is top 40, and all the singers sound like Pearl Jam or Nirvana. And that was over a decade ago. I mean, Daughtry?? Seriously??

Voyages of Vanguard #50

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:57:00 GMT

Voyages of Vanguard #50

(*Warning*: There are some references to "Adult Beverages" on the show. No cursing, but references to "par**ing" and "b**r", as well as being "tr**hed". Tell the kids to leave the room. *Warning*)

Make sure to go to www.voyagesofvanguard.com read our blogs and articles!

The highlights from show 50:

We had such a blast recording this LIVE show..here's a lil backstory:

Luper: Hey Beau, let's do that live recording, again. This time just audio though.
Beau: Good idea, Luper!
Luper: Ok, let's start it early, to work out all kinks.
Beau: Roger!
*starts Skype*
Beau: Hmm, I can't bring up the menu to moderate the room! That means that anyone can get in and talk on the mic!
Luper: Hmm, don't worry, calm down noob. I'll just host my own room, and we'll see if I can moderate it.
Beau: Oh my god I'm getting so mad I might throw up.
Luper: Calm it down. Ok look, it works! I can moderate it!
Beau: Ok, did you set it to take away the ability to talk from all guests?
Luper: Ah, crud, I missed that I think.
Beau: Don't worry, during the show, you won't be distracted by annoying kids trying to come into the room over and over. I mean, they call it griefing, but it'll be easy to keep up with it..I'll just be sassy and drink! But you, you have to not only keep an eye on all the griefers, but you have to talk as well! Don't forget to say things!
Luper: Yeh, it'll be easy, AND fun!

*starts to record show*

Beau: Man, this is FUN!! *bbrraaappppp!!!!!*
Luper: They're everywhere!! They won't stop coming in!!
Beau: So, Luper, what did you do in game this week?

We introduce some branches of the VoV tree on this show, talk to our fav's Faeren and Jute, and play the new theme song written by Faeren! IT ROCKS! HERE are the lyrics!

Next week we will talk about Harassment in game and what to do about it, and Luper will be talking about some subjects of her choice!

Fun Trivia: Karen actually said "goodbye" earlier in the recording, but I put it at the end of the show to make a little more sense. No, she didn't sit there say nothing the entire show!

Fun Links: Go to vgwalkthroughs to see the Pawz the Bear video, the un-official VG video that everyone raved about, and OUR THEME SONG WITH LYRICS!!

Voyages of Vanguard #49

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:53:00 GMT

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The highlights from show 49:

* Me and Luper talk send out thanks to our sponsors!
* Guess who's going to Fan Faire? WE ARE.
* We talk about what we did in game! We DID A LOT!
* Beau went to some dungeons, and Luper talks about a COOL high 30's dungeon.
* Talk more about Fan Faire!
* ISLE OF DAWN talk!!
* Lupers phone rings and Beau's doggies bug him.
* Beau gripes about the inability to get a racial mount (QQ) and Luper gripes (yawns) a bit too. Forgive the editing. It's crazy. I was SOOOOO tired, we had been up at 2 am recording because I had to be at the hospital to do my rounds. I missed some stuff in the edit. Oh well. Podcast Grp looking 4 EDTR.
* At the end of the show is our new contributor, JUTE! She's doing a cool interview!!

Beau and Lupita McCooingStein....that's STINE!

PS: No one has guessed Silius' fav. movie yet! Keep the guesses COMING!!!

Remember, the 25th of July will be our live, in-game recording of our 50th SHOW!! We will record live in game at Lupers' guild hall, but you will need to log in to Skype to join our live conversation. This will be at night, 'round 7:30 PM, Central time USA!

This week's song is picked out by Beau and is "Everything's Ruined" by Faith No More! This band was fun back in the day, when I saw em live they threw a bunch of food all over. This band has my favorite drummer. To this day, if I record, I use him as a good sound to base my drum sound off of.

Voyages of Vanguard #48

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:12:00 GMT

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The highlight from show 46:

* Guess who's back? That's right. It's SILIUS! Master of all things Vanguard! Not only does he get grilled and chilled by the VoV Criz-ew but he also gives us his opinions about some cool things like "hardcore" and da' riftways!

Be sure to hear the important announcment at the end of the show.

Also, make sure to submit to us (listen to the show for details) by EMAIL your guess as to what Silius' favorite movie is! If you get it guess what? He will name an item after you, in game!!

Beau

PS: We will also be doing a "mini-cast" this week, to dive into some of the subjects we have talked about with Silius. We'll let ya know when and where!

This week's song is picked out by Luper and is Symphony X's song called "Serpent's Kiss." (Big surprise there, what else would you think a song like that would be called? How 'bout "Going Bowling?") next week is BEAU'S pick!! :)

Voyages of Vanguard #47

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:23:00 GMT

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The HIGHLIGHTS from show 47:

* Me and Luper talk about the recent patch and how cool the Mekalia event is!!

*I make Luper very uncomfortable by asking her to show me her PC stats. Even though I am very comfortable with my stats, raiders often have a hard time confessing their uhm, possible shortcomings. Please feel free to cut our conversation apart and make a funny segment out of it!

*Some Immersion Project suggestions!

Some trivia:

1) Luper recorded, once again, from the inside of a jet engine. With a fan on. While monks chanted behind her.

2) Luper said the "S" word TWICE. She is in the corner on a time-out right now.

3) We recorded early enough in the morning to make us both sound kind of goofy once in a while. More than normal. Luper sounds like she smoked a carton of smokes, but she doesn't smoke.

4) I might have been wrong about how many FPS our eye can see. See here.
Here's the second part of the thingy. There, so the 4 grand you spent on that machine that gets 150 FPS was SOOOO worth it. I spent 1200 on mine and the rest of the 4k on beer.

The song of the show: Interesting story behind this amazingly beautiful song. No artist writes music like it anymore:

A lawsuit was filed in 2004 by the family of Solomon Linda seeking damages for the copyright of the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Mr. Linda had written and recorded the song in 1939 under the name "Mbube," which is Zulu for "The Lion." In 1952 he sold the copyright of "Mbube" to Gallo Studios, the company that produced his record, for 10 shillings (about 87 cents today). He also got a job sweeping floors and serving tea in the company's packing house. Born in 1909 in the Zulu heartland of Africa, Mr. Linda never learned to read or write, but he knew music and had the ability of writing lyrics. He died in 1962 at the age of 53, with $22.00 in the bank. His wife could not afford a gravestone.

Over the years, more than 150 artists have recorded the song under the name, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." The song has survived many versions; a jazz version, nightclub version, folk version, pop version, and finally a 1994 Walt Disney hit movie under the name "The Lion King." Mr. Linda and his family should have enjoyed a very comfortable life, but instead, the family lived in Soweto with barely a stick of furniture, sleeping on a dirt floor carpeted with cow dung. His eight children survived on maize porridge, known as pap. When they passed a grade in school, their reward was an egg. Two died as babies, one of malnutrition.

Solomon Linda's daughter, Ms. Nsele contends the family was hoodwinked by a South African lawyer, now deceased. They have won their law suit, and Ms.Nsele commented,, " I was angry before. They didn't ask permission. They just decided to do anything they wanted with my father's song. But now it seems we must forgive because they have come to their senses and realized they have made a mistake. The Bible says you must try to forgive." Her daughter Zandile corrected her by saying, "Not 'try'. It says 'forgive.'"

In February of 2006 an undisclosed settlement was reached between Linda's heirs and Abilene Music, who held the worldwide rights. The heirs received payment for past uses of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and an entitlement to future royalties from its worldwide use. A trust has been set up to administer the heirs' copyright of the song.

Excerpts from the article written by Sharon LaFraniere

Voyages of Vanguard #46

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:18:00 GMT

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The highlight from show 46:

* You know what kind of people are SUPA' FUN to interview? One's that are named MOONLITE, Senior Customer Service Supervisor! She throws down facts about answering petitions, and how to talk to PvP fanatics! Near the latter half of the interview we break into essentially a free-for-all conversational "jam-session!" We had so much fun, and we thank the whole team for being so nice to us!!

Beau

PS: Next week is a "normal" show we think, then we will possibly have Silius again or the wonderful Ellyra! YAY!

This week's song is picked out by Moonlite and is Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name"! Man, Maiden RULES!

Some trivia from the show:

Moonlite says "QQ" at one point.

Glip LOVES Hillary Duff.

When we started the interview, we thought we needed to interview 3 people at once. I think we recovered quite nicely.

Now, check a look at the picture that Moonlite sent us: HERE. If you can guess who she is one stage, you will get some free cookies! And a shout-out, of course. Save the pic, circle her and send it back to voyagesofvanguard@yahoo.com

Voyages of Vanguard #45

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:19:00 GMT

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The highlight from show 45:

* We have a long, nice, cocoa-sipping conversation with Avair!! He's in charge of roughly half the classes, and also has a VERY manly voice! This is FILLED with interesting Q and A!
Thanks to him for taking time out from a lunch of Chicken Salad to talk to us!!

Beau

PS: Next week is the an interview with the wonderful MOONLITE! She's in charge of CS, and has a lovely British accent! And man, she's into METAL!

This week's song comes from listener Nimbell, and is Blondie's "Die Young, Stay Pretty". A great pick considering my perma-death experiment.

Voyages of Vanguard #44

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 05:50:00 GMT

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The highlights from show 44:

* Beau is on a lot of cold medicine.

* What did we do this week in game and around the recording studio?

* The Silius and Glip interviews: how did we think they went?

* GU5 BABY! We go down the short list to talk about what worked and what was uhm, you know.

* Silius' poll: go read it and figure out how you want to vote!

* Random Items:
a) Class lead vacancies
b) Bring back Jaye!
c) Listener email
d) Custom UI! Go try the BETA! It rocks my Raki's fur!!

Beau

PS: Make sure to email us with your questions for Avair!!

This week's song (Beau's pick again...Luper had a good metal song picked out so Beau gets it for the show. Then his wife says "You realize you'll have to bleep half the song?" So Beau scrambled and got one of his favorites ) is "Halloween on the Barbury Coast!" by The Flaming Lips. (Before they became weak. They used to be the LOUDEST band on the Earth. I would sneak into clubs and listen to them and watch them burn their drums. My lead singer Manson is in their documentary that came out a year ago.)

Voyages of Vanguard #43

Fri, 30 May 2008 05:08:00 GMT

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THE highlight from show 43:

* Lead Designer SILIUS gives us so much cool info and addresses a ton of concerns! Luper tries her hardest to get hired by SOE while Beau is just dumbfounded because while he was doing this interview, he thought of nothing but the ANT MOUNTS!!!! (And they look SWEET.)

We recorded this while people were logging in and loading the new patch, and it was exciting to watch the forums as we talked as they loaded up with praise for da' patch! There were a few issues, but overall the patch went off without a problem! Congrats dev's!

Beau

This week's song (Beau's pick again..) is "Doing it Right!" by The Go! Team.

Voyages of Vanguard #42

Sun, 25 May 2008 02:21:00 GMT

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THE highlight from show 42:

* Glip the Gnome graces us with his presence, talking about all sorts of stuff. He gives us not only the exact date of the release of GU6, but also tells me a special code that, if entered correctly, will flag my account with "GM Powers."

* Also, he mentions the 10 new raid dungeons and the new "Trailer" house for new player housing islands.

* He also talks about how stuff goes down in the offices, and how the sausage is made. We talk for just a bit about his father, Keith Parkinson.

This should is geek-freakin'-tastic!

Beau

This week's song (Beau's pick this week...) is "Gnome with a Chainsaw" by Man Bites God.

Voyages of Vanguard #41

vov@virginworlds.com — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:02:00 GMT

Make sure to go to http://voyagesofvanguard.wordpress.com/ to read our blogs and articles!

Some highlights from show 41:

* What did we do for the last week?
Luper has been playing some PvPness!
Beau has been having some IMMERSION adventure!!

* We answer an email about playing with family and friends.

* We get REALLY angry and have a massive argument that is sure to upset anyone under the age of Tween. Seriously though, Beau had way too much coffee and was in a mood cuz' of the forums. Also, he ALWAYS plays the Devil's advocate and always argues the other side. He doesn't hate raiders and raiding, he just LOVES a good debate! Still, he apologizes for his rant.

* Best of the BEST!

This episodes' 4 most used words are: like, mmhhmm, you, know.

Wanna play the game Luper plays with her little bro? GO HERE.

And here is a great video of pvp server naughtiness with Lupita and her Crew!

This week's song (Luper's pick this week...Beau will pick a CRAZY one next week.) is "Sleeping Son" by Nightwish.

Voyages of Vanguard #40

vov@virginworlds.com — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:44:00 GMT

This week Luper is back for more! (Thank goodness she got enuf of Florida. What a strange place.)
Make sure to go to http://voyagesofvanguard.wordpress.com/ to read our blogs and articles!

Some highlights from show 40:

* What did we do for the last few weeks?
* Some talk about further "Immersion Project" rules.
* Luper gets MEGA preachy about exploiting and names 5 actual real players, by name, and gives details on how they exploited the mobs. And got loot. Good loot.
* Best of the BEST!
* Random email's and fart jokes.

Here's the maps you can print out for yourself, hehe so we can woepway togever!
Click this link, young warrior!

And here's the Immersion guidelines!

Here's the screenshots that favorite listener Jay sent, you know, the ones showing the beta water:

Bad Water
Good Water

Here's a comment from the creator of MyUI: What a cool guy. I'm so glad he looked through me calling his UI "dumb" at one point...lol

Anyway, check out his MOD! (link below.)

Hello, Xndyr here. I'm the author of myUI. I thought I would respond to a few of your comments about my UI MOD. You mentioned two specific complaints about the mod, and while I fully understand that not every player will like a given MOD, I thought you might want to know that your two comments are actually already addressed in myUI.

the XP bar has always been something you could toggle on or off, it's a feature of the default UI, and while I "skinned" the XP bar, it's still referenced by the same name (window/xml object name) as the default, so you can turn it off in the same manner--if you go to the game "Options" window, and click on the interface tab, there is a toggle about halfway down the list to turn on/off the XP bar. This will hide it.

Likewise the player stats gauge in the upper left corner can also be turned off, by going in to the myUI Settings control pannel. On the first tab where you turn off the background image you can also hide that gauge. True, it's not something that is movable (although I could add that as an option), the encounter HUD will always show your health gauge along side of the offensive target health gauge, so if a player didn't like having that gauge in the upper left corner they could turn it off.

Thanks for checking out myUI though, and for the possitive comments :)

MyUI

We received a good amount of email about the last show, and keep 'em coming! Again, if you have any subjects you'd like us to address, send 'em along! Remember, we can only pick a few to talk about, so convince us! :)

Beau

This week's song is "Skell" by the Tommy Hernandez, a good buddy of mine. This is one of his weird experiments that he's been doing lately. He's an incredible piano player and person. Go check his stuff here and HERE.

Voyages of Vanguard #39

vov@virginworlds.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:45:00 GMT

Beau and Luper sat down to have a great discussion. Beau wishes he had finished up his notes on the new "Immersion Project" rules before the show, but reality had called him away from the game too much this week. Beau wanted to talk about MyUI, one of the UI's he talked about a couple shows ago, but they will have to put that on next week's show. Beau was contacted by the creator of the UI, and set Beau straight on some of the things he got wrong.

Some highlights from show 39:

* Luper talks a little bit about the "Best of the Best" and what's it's like from the inside!

* Luper and Beau get down with economics, in a way. They talk about GU4 and what some are calling "Vanguard's Great Depression."

* Luper goes crazy and tells what mobs lie in wait for you in APW. No strats, people, so don't fast forward to this part. Still very cool though!

* Beau and Luper announce the NEW "Best of the Best" winners for this week. Grats players!

* At the end of the show there is a special hilarious segment recorded during Beau and Luper's visit to the PVP SERVER! It's silly and fast.

A few bits of trivia about this weeks show:
1) Luper says "doo doo" at one point, again.
2) The music behind the "Best of the Best" segment is from the "Karate Kid" soundtrack and was sent by listener Jay.

Beau

This week's song is "Peace Sells" by Megadeth. Luper picked it out, and Beau is happy about it. Next week is his choice!

Voyages of Vanguard #38

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:40:00 GMT

What a talk we had. Too bad a good deal of it wound up on the editing room floor. And by floor I mean trash bin on my desktop. If I hadn't trimmed it it woulda' went on for 2 hours!

Some highlights from show 38:

* Balance, balance, and more balance. What is Vanguard trying to do with balance? Is this a balanced conversation? What does Beau and Luper think about balancing balance?

* We throw some shoutouts for the Best of the Best! (Can't find the Halgar information, if someone would be so kind as to send that to me.)

* We throw down about some cool forum topics!

A few bits of trivia about this weeks show:
1) Luper says "doo doo" at one point.
2) If you listen closely, you can hear a strange mouse clicking sound in the background, as though someone is playing Half Life 2 in the distance.
3) These two knuckleheads recorded with no show notes. Fun, but hard to do.

Beau

This week's song is "I Wanted to be a Bard" by Chama C. Fox. This song is brilliant! It reminds me of a combination of anime and saturday morning cartoons. Check out the lyrics and stuff here.

(http://www.rakinews.com/Myrr/IWantedToBeABard.html)

Voyages of Vanguard #37

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:18:00 GMT

This week Luper is back for more! (Thank goodness.)
Make sure to go to http://voyagesofvanguard.blogspot.com/ to read Luper's walk-through. It is under construction, but you'll get the idea!

Some highlights from show 37:

* We'll talk 'bout mods, I have been using some. If you want to try some out, here are the ones I have been trying:

MyUI
Darker UI
Drox UI (the most used from what I can tell)

* We talk about a cool dungeon that Luper likes a bunch! After this, you'll know what players mean when they say "they can flip." And no, it has nothing to do with politics.

* We talk a bit about a listeners email, and will get to the other half of his email next week.

* Then, we ask if Luper is a....a....DOUBLE BOXER!! Du du DUUUUUM. Lot's of people do it, we talk about it.

We received a good amount of email about the last show, and keep 'em coming! Again, if you have any subjects you'd like us to address, send 'em along! Remember, we can only pick a few to talk about, so convince us! :)

Beau

This week's song is "Bone Machine" by the Pixies, one of the best bands in the world. PERIOD.

Voyages of Vanguard #36

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:08:00 GMT

This week Beau welcome his new fantastic co-host Luper!
Luper is an amazing player, and will be sure to yell at Beau when he says ANYTHING noob-like.

This show is coming out right after show 36, but in the 2 weeks between recording the segment for show 34 and now, Beau continued to record and plan. So, this show gets everything caught up and now sets next Thursday to be day of the show! So, see ya in a week!

Highlights:

*Beau talks to Luper about being in beta to now
*Beau talks to Luper about metal, how silly Ibanez guitars are and how she feels about the APW drama
*Beau Talks to Luper about class leads, what they are, where they are, and why they are important.

I give Luper a decent amount of "hard time", because I am not typically one that appreciates raiding. But, I am terribly curious and would one day like to actually do some raiding in game. So, please excuse Beau's newbie questions. He cries out for information, and Luper delivers!

This weeks song is "Nature of the Experiment" by Tokyo Police Club.

Thanks for listening.

Voyages of Vanguard #35

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:45:00 GMT

Beau introduces himself as the new host of VoV, and talks a little about what he would like to do with the show.
Here are some highlights:

* A little more discussion about GU4
* Some cool stuff he's been doing in game!
* A few new ideas

Voyages of Vanguard is part of the VirginWorlds podcast collective! Visit www.virginworlds.com for more information.

Voyages of Vanguard #34

troy@virginworlds.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Well here it is everyone, the last episode (Troy operated) of the Voyages of Vanguard. Yes, sadly I am moving on to other projects. I have offered the show to Beau Turkey to continue, and I hope he will continue to produce great shows on the game -- he has the talent, energy, and drive to really make the show shine. In this final episode, under my direction, I give my farewell talk, then move on to some letters from Ratook and Pidge, and the show ends with a riotous talk by Beau on all things good and grand in Vanguard.

Notes
*   Troy's Farewell to the Voyages of Vanguard
*   Ratook espouses his philosophy on the universe beyond the world of Telon
*   Pidge responds bluntly to his "big words" and high ideals
*   Beau Turkey talks about all things good, grand, and gratuitous in Vanguard

Voyages of Vanguard #33

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 3 Mar 2008 06:09:00 GMT

This week Troy takes Beau's Immersion factor to the next step and has Ratook and Pidge, his two main characters in Vanguard read letters to each other. WARNING: Ratook and Pidge are not nice fellas and can be a bit vulgar or sexual at times. Following the letters, Beau talks about all the good things of Vanguard, from his house, to saving for a boat, to what his characters have been doing.

Show Notes
Ratook's letter to Pidge
Pidge's Letter to Ratook
Beau Turkey's Commentary on Vanguard

Voyages of Vanguard #32

troy@virginworlds.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:10:00 GMT

This week Troy and Beau each have a small segment dealing with their travels in Vanguard. Troy starts the show by talking about the experiences of his trip to the San Francisco GDC. He then relates how he is moving to the test server, for the next several weeks; enjoying helmets, flying mounts, and the modifications done to many classes in the game. Beau rounds out the show with a wide number of topics including his "Immersion" into Vanguard and his adventurers with his Raki ranger. Enjoy!

Show Notes
*   GDC Tales
*   Moving to the Test Server
*   Beau's Immersion Quest

Voyages of Vanguard #31

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:10:00 GMT

This week Troy is driving solo, but with help from Beau Turkey once again. Troy has a ton of email to talk about, then showcases the theme song for his guild Revelry & Honor, along the way he talks about the changes in Vanguard with the many hot fixes. He is charged about Game Update 4 that is imminently due. He wraps up his portion of the show on what his characters have been up to.

Beau Turkey adds his comments to the world of Telon in a spectacular 30 minute segment.

Show Notes
* Troy thanks Brent and an anonymous listener for his new microphone
* Email
* Revelry and Honor Theme Song
* The Emeraldtablet (www.emeraldtablet.wordpress.com)
* Shout Outs
* Woes of GDC
* Game Hot Fixes and Update News
* Troy's Character Update
* Beau Turkey's Vanguard Show

Voyages of Vanguard #30

troy@virginworlds.com — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:49:00 GMT

Troy and Karen return with a new show, for the new year! both talk about the latest news in Vanguard, with each talking about holiday festivities and quests. Troy laments about striking the words "polish" and "optimization" from lexicon for the coming year.

Karen gives a great shout-out to Lumio! Both hosts talk about how much they really enjoy seeing Lumio spreading great Vanguardian fun.

Troy and Karen then talk about what they have been doing over the holiday season. Both talk excitedly about playing Vanguard and Everquest 2. During one of the many tangents, the duo talk about the problems of losing a guild hall and what the developers could do to prevent this.

Troy and Karen battle over the idea of armor tinting, each with their own ideas behind the perfect visualization of characters. Karen loves the armor art in Vanguard, while Troy really would love to see armor tinting.

What should the developers do in this new year? Troy and Karen talk about what they believe should be done to Vanguard for 2008.

Closing out the show, Troy rants about banner ads on the Sony sites; and Beau Turkey returns with his Vanguard Newbie Show, talking about the latest Producer's Letter.

Voyages of Vanguard #29

troy@virginworlds.com — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:11:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy and Karen, talk about the release of Game Update #3. They discuss the 8 major points of this greatly heralded patch and talk about how this will affect the game and their characters. Troy sadly must say goodbye to his idea of the VoV Friends chat channel, but with even more remorse he says goodbye to Karen who is stepping back from Vanguard for the moment: Look forward to Troy and Karen teaming up for EQual Perspectives, a show devoted to Everquest 1 and 2 and is also another podcast within the Virginworlds' Collective. Troy espouses how nifty the new Station Launcher and welcomes everyone to try it (its FREE). Troy and Karen thank Lucifrank for being the sponsor of the show, and welcomes others to support Brent in his efforts. Finally, Beau Turkey gives his newb comments on Vanguard.

Show Notes
* Game Update 3
* The Death of VoV Friends Chat Channel
* Saying Goodbye to Karen (/cry)
* Discussion of the Station Launcher
* Discussion of supporting Virginworlds and our thanks to Lucifrank
* Beau Turkey and his Newb Comments of Vanguard

Voyages of Vanguard #28

troy@virginworlds.com — Sun, 2 Dec 2007 04:49:00 GMT

The dynamic duo, at the Voyages of Vanguard, invite Benjamin De la Durantaye on to the show. Ben, otherwise known as Machail in game and as the leader of his guild, Agony's End, talks about his experiences in APW. Ben has allot of information about the next Game Update and we are honored to have him stop in and tell us what he knows. Following the discussion on APW and the Test Server, Beau has returned and is eager to talk about his newbish experiences in Vanguard.

*   News of Vanguard
*   Interview with Benjamin De la Durantaye
*   Beau Turkey's Second Vanguard Newb Report

Voyages of Vanguard #27

troy@virginworlds.com — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:33:00 GMT

Shhhhh! We know we aren't suppose to put out a show for another week, but Karen and I just could not stay away. We originally intended a small show to tide the Vanguard followers for a week, but we found just too much goodness and carried the show on for a whopping 1 hour and 32 minutes! In addition to our ramblings we have the very good fortune to have Beau Turkey give us his honest opinion of the game -- find his audio diary tacked on to the back of this special episode.

* What we have been up to
* Congratulation to Brent on his cameo appearance of Legends of Norrath
* Fan Emails Discussed
* Beau Turkey's Audio Diary of Vanguard

Voyages of Vanguard #26

troy@virginworlds.com — Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:27:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Karen and Troy talk about the new Producer's Letter, Ranger changes, Khal optimizations, Halloween treats, and offers several shoutouts to several listeners. Troy also informs the listeners of a much needed vacation, letting everyone know that for the next two weeks there will be no show. Even at the start of their vacation, Troy and Karen hint at some special shows that may fill the gap during the next couple of weeks.

* Shoutouts
* Thom Terrazas, Producer's Letter
* Ranger Changes
* Khal Optimizations
* Halloween Treats

Voyages of Vanguard #25

troy@virginworlds.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:53:00 GMT

Along the way, Troy uses his character Pidglet to thwart and rib Karen as much as he can. Karen and Troy start the show with a series of shout-outs to the guys who post in the forums, then lead into a great letter from Varka on DPS and how it may not be as easy as knowing which weapon is the best. Following the discussion on weapons and Damage Per Second, the two talk about the fires in southern California and some various news events. Troy is upset this week with continued performance issues and Karen tries to calm him down, but in the end both agree that stability issues can be the undoing to the MMO. At the end of the show, Troy interviews Razadine that has been absent for some time from the show.

Show Points
* Vanguard Introduction
* Shout-Outs
* Varka's Letter on DPS
* VoV Friend's Network
* Troy's Rant
* Troy's and Karen's Blog
* Interview with Razadine

Links
Housing Plot Location Map
Player House Types
Mmuugg's Vanguard Blog (He's on the Halgar Server)

Voyages of Vanguard #24

troy@virginworlds.com — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:48:00 GMT

Karen and Troy return for another fantastic show devoted to the fans and players of Vanguard:Saga of Heroes. In this week's show the duo sends out several shout outs and compliments the listeners on their musical tastes. Troy talks about the VoV Friend's Network and welcomes Belepheriel to the company of allies in the adventures of Telon. Karen and Troy then get down to business with the news, talking soberly about Vanguard leaving Carlsbad and heading down to San Diego. They also talk about Phase One, of Game Update Three and some of the major issues and additions to content that the patch introduced. The two then talk about The Five Things Every Vanguard Player Should Know and also The Top Five Scariest Places in Vanguard. Troy begins to tie up the show, then surprises Karen with his Rant of The Week. Alas, in the end the two end the show talking about their blogs and some Listener Emails.

Points of Interest
* Shout Outs
* VoV Friends Network
* Vanguard News
* The Top Five Things Every Vanbuard Player Should Know
* The Top Five Scariest Places In Vanguard
* Troy's Rant
* Listener's Email
* Troy's & Karen's Blogs

Links
- Info Map site - www.soresha.net
- Adventuring links -
Silky Venom - www.silkyvenom.com
Forgotten Horde's Dungeon guide and map database - http://targonor.net/vg/pmwiki.php?n=Main.DungeonLvlGuide
Curse Gaming - http://vg.curse.com/
White Talon's Dungeon Finder 2- http://www.whitetalon.com/dungeonfinder2/default.aspx
Crafting Links - Vanguard Crafters - www.vanguardcrafters.com
Diplomacy - www.vgtact.com

Voyages of Vanguard #23

troy@virginworlds.com — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:29:00 GMT

This week Troy and Karen are back to talking about Vanguard with a series of shout-outs, the status of VoV friends network, and Vanguard news. They then sink into the basement and ramble on about the music they listen to while playing the game. Troy has pitiful taste in music that will cause most gamers reel and waver in shock, while Karen is a bit better one must wonder how sane she is listening to children sing-along songs. Karen talks about some cool dungeons, and finally the two end by talking about their blogs.

* Shout outs
* VoV Network Friends Update
* Vanguard News
* Top 5 songs to play in the background while in Vanguard?
* Dungeon of the Week
* Our Blogs

Links:

http://targonor.net/vg/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage

http://targonor.net/vg/pmwiki.php?n=Main.DungeonLvlGuide

Voyages of Vanguard #22

troy@virginworlds.com — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:37:00 GMT

This week Karen and Troy welcome Jonathan Shariat, otherwise known as Lumio, to the Voyages of Vanguard. The two invite Jon right into the conversation and the three talk about the news, a few shoutouts, and Voyages of Vanguard Friends Network. Troy and Karen then takes Jon to task with a involved interview of his projects, his voyage to Vanguard, and some personal moments of first time gaming. The three then finish the Classes of Vanguard, a four part series, on the arcane spell casters of the game. In the end, the three talk about their blogs and special projects.

Jonathan Shariat Links
"About Vanguard Comics" http://www.aboutvanguard.com
Voices of Vanguard Podcast http://vanguardvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Podcast.List
TTH Comics http://www.tentonhammer.com/comics

Caster Links
http://van.thedruidsgrove.org
http://www.vgnecro.com/
http://www.graffe.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=104
www.vgpsi.com

Voyages of Vanguard #21

troy@virginworlds.com — Tue, 2 Oct 2007 04:27:00 GMT

This week Troy introduces Karen as his new co-host. Otherwise known as Jaye Wizziefingers, Troy is both excited but also relieved to welcome Karen on board. This week the two talk about the Vanguard News, a few Shout Outs, Troy talks about extending the Voyages of Vanguard Friends Network into the Halgar Server. Karen and Troy then take up the top five things they want to accomplish in Vanguard. The Two have a riotous discussion on the Healer Classes of the game. To close the show out, each talk about their blog.

Bloodmages: www.vgbloodmages.com
Shaman: www.vanguardshaman.com
Disciple: www.vgdisciples.com

Blogs:
http://www.journeyswithjaye.com
http://emeraldtablet.wordpress.com

Voyages of Vanguard #20

troy@virginworlds.com — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:55:00 GMT

From the dark and narrow slums of Khal, where one can find anything for sale ... including one's soul. To broken rocky cliffs of Kojan, stormy and windswept, more than one ship finding its final fate Ending in the tumultuous twisting pathway from Kaons Rush, past broken rapids of white water, dizzying rushing waterfalls, ending in the torpid black swamp known for the cries of anguish and shouts of despair.

This week's show Troy has the great fortune to interview Jaye Wizziefingers again, and they talk about the really cool and awesome things in Vanguard. The conversation goes a bit long, since they were having so much fun talking Vanguard. In response, Troy postpones the Highlight of the Healer Classes to next week and cuts his other features short. To close the show out, Troy talks about his new blog, the Emerald Tablet at www.emeraldtablet.wordpress.com.

Voyages of Vanguard #19

troy@virginworlds.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:10:00 GMT

From the ancient stone vaulted arches and bridges of Thelaseen
where even the cloying mist that shrouds the primordial columns of grey, basalt mark their age in millennia. To the stormy plateau of the Gardens of Xia Liu where thunder rolls across the heavens
like waves crash along the jagged rock strewn cliffs of Martok
Ending in the isle of Garuzamut where something is awakening, a life force that is so evil that the skies darken at high noon, where the rivers flow with ichor dredged up from some deep well within the forgotten Peninsula, and the adventurers blood turn ice cold in their veins!

This week Troy has the great honor to sit down with Jaye Wizziefingers and talk seriously about Vanguard. He follows the lengthy discussion with his Shout Outs to friends, the Voyages of Vanguard Friend's Network; and Rumors, Tips, and Bugs on Vanguard. Troy then has an email he talks about and continues with his 2nd of 4 part special on the Offensive Fighters of the Game. He wraps the show up with his Brotherhood experience and briefly talks on his new blog, the Emerald Tablet.

Tips:
#who vovfriends
/giveplayerlootitem
/stuck

Blog:
www.emeraldtablet.wordpress.com

Interesting Posts:
http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=18817

http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=18623

Voyages of Vanguard #18

troy@virginworlds.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:06:00 GMT

This week in episode 18, Troy takes the opportunity to shout out to several new and old friends. He is elated that the Voyages of Vanguard Friends' Network is finally seeing the light of day and is encouraging players on Seradon or Xeth to join the vovfriends chat channel. Troy brings back the tips of the week, and has several new tips as well as a couple of old tips to tell the listeners. Starting this week, Troy starts a new segment called The Classes of Vanguard, and talks about the Protective Fighter class of characters. Rounding out the show, Troy is excited about Brotherhoods. Troy sits down with Johnathan from The Online Gamer's Anthology and talks about the Big J's new monster video card. Troy wraps the show up with is current rant about why does his toons have all the fun and he has to work and do all the chores around the house.

Topics
-I am the Captain of my Own Ship
-Shout Outs
-Voyages of Vanguard Friends' Network
-Vanguard Tips
-Listener Emails and Questions
-Highlight on the Melee Classes of the Game
-Brotherhood with Pidge and Ratook
-Brotherhood with the Small Fries
-The Big J is back and he has a New Video Card
-Upcoming Guests

Links
http://www.regressionx.com/core/Nadger/vanguard/CoreUI3_Beta2.zip

Commands
/join vovfriends
/autojoin set vovfriends
/flush

Voyages of Vanguard #17

troy@virginworlds.com — Sat, 1 Sep 2007 08:39:00 GMT

This week Troy has an interview with Steve Williams, diplomatic lead and game designer at Vanguard. Enjoy!

Voyages of Vanguard #16

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:09:00 GMT

This week Troy talks about the Hot Fix of August 22nd and the changes they made. Troy is also exciting, and very nervous, about his upcoming discussion with the Diplomatic Lead, Steve Williams. The show continues with several Shout-Outs and Troy reading listeners emails. The final segment of the races of Telon, playable races of Qualia, is featured. The show is wrapped up with what Troy's characters are up to and how he is going back to dual boxing.

* Hot Fix of 22nd of August
* Discussion about my future interview with Steve Williams
* Shout Out to my old and new friends
* Listener Emails
* Races of Telon; Qualia
* What my characters are up to
* Going back to Dual Boxing

Voyages of Vanguard #15

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:17:00 GMT

This week Troy asks the community if they are ready to R U M B L E with the advent of the Game Update 2, the gloves are off and the game truly takes shapes. He talks on the 15 major points in the update, describes what his characters are up to, and ends the show with a rant about Sony's imaginary Fan Faire gifts.

* Guild Halls
* Brotherhood System
* Bind on Equip
* LFG Improvements
* Rest Experience
* Level Based Diplomacy
* Deconstruction
* Item Level Requirements
* Pvp Bug Fixes
* Crash To Desktop and Optimizations
* Improved Quest Journal
* Item UIs
* Scrolling Combat Text
* Class and World Improvement Notes
* What the Boys have been Doing
* Sony where in the hell is my Fan Faire gift!

Voyages of Vanguard #14

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:54:00 GMT

Settling down from the Fan Faire Troy kicks off episode 14 with a few announcements including his new show EQual Perspectives and an upcoming interview with someone at Vanguard development. Razadine returns this week with continental crafting, crafting clothing, and ends up ranting about blacksmithing woes. Also this week, we get a re-broadcast of Brenden's Block Party interview with Steve Williams and Michelle Butler. Closing the episode, Troy welcomes Johnathan onto the show and recaps the feeling of Fan Faire.

Introduction to the Show
EQual Perspectives
Hint of an upcoming Interview at Sony development
Razadine's Crafting Interview
Brenden's Interview at Block Party with Williams and Butler
Recap of Fan Faire with John

Vanguard Guild Halls

Voyages of Vanguard #13

troy@virginworlds.com — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 05:20:00 GMT

This week in Episode 13 of the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy dishes out his thoughts and experiences during Sony Fan Faire 2007.

* The Trip to Vegas
* Meeting Brent!
* Overview of the Topics of Vanguard Panels
* John Smedley's Keynote speech and the Red Headed Step Child of Sony
* Exciting Wrap up of the Show and Going Home

Voyages of Vanguard #12

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:38:00 GMT

This week in Episode 12 of the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy describes the big changes in Game Update #2; he is excited about many of the changes but is dismayed at the developers deciding to eliminate EE (Equipment Expertise). Troy also follows up with his second discussion on the races of Telon, with this week centering on the races of the Kojan Continent. And, finally, he wraps the show up with what his many characters are doing in the world of Telon.

* Show Introduction
* Problems with arranging interviews for the show
* Game Update #2
* Part 2 of the Races of Telon
* What Troy's toons are up to

Voyages of Vanguard #11

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:29:00 GMT

Troy announces that he is going to the Sony Fan Faire and is tickled pink at the prospects of meeting Sony developers. He also has two interviews with Razadine and Sam; over at Uberguilds Radio. We hear Troy talking on all sorts of things, from his new word he is coining, called Vazz, to his sad farewells to Varka Thrin. He laments his trouble focusing on one character, and expresses his outrage at dying via CTDs and his inability to access Dockmasters because of player made boats blocking his path.

Show Notes

*Sony Fan Faire
Getting into the VAZZ!!!
*Interview with Sam at Uberguilds Radio
*Server Merger Information
*Saying Goodbye to Friends leaving Vanguard
*Interview with Razadine
*Lets Talk Ranger
*Send Us Vistas of Vanguard
*Player Races of Thestra (Part 1 of 3 spotlight)
*What Troy's Characters are Up To?
*Are Petitions Worth Anything?
*Closing Comments

Voyages of Vanguard #10

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:55:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy has two interviews, talks on clarifying his comments on clerics, a rant on gold spammers, and what his characters have been up to. His first interview is with Raszadine on Crafting 101; while his second interview is with Sam over at uberguildsradio.com.

Show Notes

Cleric Clarification
Playing Phantasm Adventures via the internet
Interview with Raszadine
Crafting 101
Rant of the week on Gold Spammers
What Troy's Characters are Doing this last week
Interview with Sam and Uberguildsradio.com

Show Links
www.uberguildsradio.com

Voyages of Vanguard #9

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 9 Jul 2007 03:47:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy laments on having little time to play Vanguard with all the bustling activity of Summer. He comments on the many emails he has received on Voyages of Vanguard and begins a new editorial on tracking some of the bigger threads on the forums. Troy talks on some issues he is having with the Sony Station Pass. He also has his first interview of the show, with a player named Raszadine, and they discuss crafting in Vanguard. He wraps up the show with a rant of group mentality in the game.

Show Notes
- 4th of July Woes
- Viewers Respond to Episode 8
- Forum Focus
- State of the Game
- Sony Pass Problems
- Interview with Raszadine
- Rant of the Week

Voyages of Vanguard #8

troy@virginworlds.com — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 03:41:00 GMT

A podcast devoted to Sony Online Entertainment's massive multiplayer epic, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Your host, Troy, shapes up his show and dishes out some rants on what he thinks his show is and isn't, taking a few punches at other podcasts along the way. He continues with his take on an interview with David Gilbertson, he reads some listeners' mail, and wraps up the show on what his characters are doing.

Show Notes
- What this show is
- Paraphrasing David Gilbertson
- Brenlo and this show
- Arranging Interviews
- Listener's Email
- Sony Station Pass
- Ideas for the game
- What my dudes are up to
- Next Weeks show

Uberguild's Dave Gilbertson Interview
http://www.uberguilds.org/radio

Vanguard Websites
http://forums.tentonhammer.com
http://www.thesafehouse.org
http://www.vgbards.com
http://vgrangers.com

Voyages of Vanguard #7

troy@virginworlds.com — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:25:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy throws his script out the window and shoots from the hip. He mixes up the format of the show with adlib commentary about Vanguard; tossing in thoughts about the Friends Network, Server Mergers, his lamendation of crafting, a custom UI and a couple up and close battles with the boys, Ratook and Pidge.

- Update on the VoV Friend's Network

- Changes in Show Programming

- News and Updates

- System Performances

- Scaling Down My Game

- In Character with the Boys

- My Podcast List

- TMOG2

Theoretical Massive Online Games #1

troy@virginworlds.com — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:12:00 GMT

This week in a special Voyages of Vanguard production, Troy and his co-host Joe, speaks about TMOG, or the Theoretical Massive Online Games show. Each special episode will focus on specific radical and theoretical game designs for MMOs. In this episode, Troy and Joe, talk about what they would like to see in a new Stars Wars MMO. Troy talks briefly about the next TMOG show, and his epic fantasy role-playing game called, Phantasm Adventures

Shows Introduction

Star Wars Races and Character Generation

Star Wars Classes and skill system

Star Wars Planets and Travel

Star Wars Combat

Death in the Star Wars MMO

Thanks for listening!

A podcast devoted to Sony Online Entertainment's Massively Multiplayer epic, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Your host, Troy, delivers the news, strategies, and guides to the world of Telon. Voyages of Vanguard is part of the VirginWorlds MMO Podcast collective found at http://www.virginworlds.com

Voyages of Vanguard #5

troy@virginworlds.com — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:51:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy laments that he has so little time to play the game and readies for a long vacation. He talks about the Voyages of Vanguard Friends Network, and asks for more ideas and suggestions on improving the show. We hear about his special upcoming podcast, called TMOG, while he is away on vacation. He wraps up the show with a number of segments on game notes, a spotlight on Dagulas and Malthoria, wishes for Vanguard, and what his characters have been doing in the game.

TMOG: the Theoretical Massive Online Game show

Voyages of Vanguard Friends Network

State of the Game

A spotlight on his two boxed toons: Dagulas and Malthoria

Three wishes for Vanguard

Game Notes

What His Characters Are Up To

Thanks for listening!

A podcast devoted to Sony Online Entertainment's Massively Multiplayer epic, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Your host, Troy, delivers the news, strategies, and guides to the world of Telon. Voyages of Vanguard is part of the VirginWorlds MMO Podcast collective found at http://www.virginworlds.com

Voyages of Vanguard #4

troy@virginworlds.com — Sun, 3 Jun 2007 03:50:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy talks about starting a cross server organization of helpful allied players called the VoV Friends Network. He then talks about the State of the Game, with a letter from David Gilbertson, and how his computers have faired this week. Following, he describes a number of Game Notes, a thought on the gold and item duping in the game, and the three wishes he has for Vanguard. Troy wraps the show up with a spotlight on his 23rd level necromancer Pidge, and what his other characters are up to. And finally, he ends the show with a rant of why some people cant justify spending the monthly fee on MMOs.

VoV Friends Network

State of the Game

Voyages of Vanguard #3

troy@virginworlds.com — Sat, 26 May 2007 22:19:00 GMT

This week in the Voyages of Vanguard, Troy talks about moving beyond Sigil, and learning to deal with the negative criticism that seems rampant in the public channels. He also describes a number of the top problems with Vanguard, and he discusses a number of tips and techniques in adventuring, crafting, and harvesting. He winds down the show with what his characters are doing in the game, and a spotlight on his primary character, Ratook Redhand.

State of the Game

Voyages of Vanguard #2

troy@virginworlds.com — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:35:00 GMT

This week we introduce the weekly topics of the show and run a bit longer than expected with the rants. Troy continues with his adventures within Vanguard on his Vista and Xp computers, dual boxing, covering such varied topics as the new mounts of vanguard, the unicorns and wargs, to his editorial on decorum and civiltiy in the game.

Introduction and State of the Game

Voyages of Vanguard #1

troy@virginworlds.com — Thu, 17 May 2007 06:34:00 GMT

The pilot podcast about the massive multi-player online game, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. With this show we introduce the show, its basic format, and purpose of the show.

Introduction to the podcast

My gaming history

Technical difficulties on XP and Vista

Rants and Raves of Vanguard

Tips & tidbits to playing the game

My characters and what they are doing

A podcast devoted to Sony Online Entertainment's Massively Multiplayer epic, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. Your host, Troy, delivers the news, strategies, and guides to the world of Telon. Voyages of Vanguard is part of the VirginWorlds MMO Podcast collective found at http://www.virginworlds.com