Author: Brooks

The past couple of weeks have been extremely exciting for Mos Eisley Radio. We’ve launched two new series, Podcasting in Basic and Open Bounty, and have received some fantastic response from the community thus far. That said, the podcast is still our bread and butter, and this week we sit down to discuss the news and hot topics from the past two weeks. Bioware has confirmed SWTOR’s presence at this year’s PAX East in Boston, and we dig into the possibility of a release date announcement, as well as other expectations for the conference. Also, story keeps rolling in with the addition of the 17th planet, Quesh. This triggers a discussion on planet size, and whether or not it actually matters to most players. Finally, we round everything out with the current status of playable species, and some comments from Lead Writer Daniel Erickson on why we haven’t seen more. Of course, we want you to give us your thoughts by joining the discussion of this episode on the FORUMS!

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Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz. Check out more of his work at generalfuzz.net

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Discussion Topics
1/14 – PAX East Announcement
– Update at SWTOR.com
– Suggestion thread on the Official Forums
– Xavier’s estimated timeline on the MER Forums
– Stephen Reid’s comments about release schedule on the Official Forums

1/21 – Quesh added as 17th playable planet
– Quesh on the Holonet
– Daniel Erickson discussing planet size at E3 2010

Status of Playable Species
– Original question from Twitter
– Daniel Erickson on designing species on the Official Forums

Happy TOR Year! Outside of some catastrophic delay to 2012, in mere months it’s very likely that we’ll each be rolling our very first toons in The Old Republic. We start the year off right by diving into some questions from listeners about servers, advanced classes, the official forums, and even the lore-heavy world of lightsaber crystals.

The advantages of PVP versus PVE servers were laid out right alongside the decision we would have to make at level 10 if the advanced class choices remain permanent. Based on replies from questions sent out via Twitter, we also take a hard look at the state of the official forums and why most of our listeners tend to avoid them. While we didn’t have it in time for the official show, be sure to check the notes below for an official word from the Senior Online Community Manager, Stephen Reid. The podcast is rounded out this week with some observations about lightsaber crystals and whether or not Jedi or Sith players should be able to choose any color of the rainbow. As always, we would love for you to join the discussion of this episode on the FORUMS

We want to offer a big thanks to Solitare1112 and Morphose X for taking the time to leave us reviews on iTunes.

Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz. Check out more of his work at generalfuzz.net

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Discussion Topics
PVE versus PVP Servers
– Confirmation of various server types at SWTOR.com
– Could niche server types be a viable choice for SWTOR?
– Discussion of preference for PVP or PVE servers

Trooper Dossier
– Class update at SWTOR.com
– Do these updates appeal to fans who only want to play a Force-based class?
– How a permanent advanced class choice affects new players and MMO veterans

Do You Use the Official Forums?
– Official forum thread that sparked the discussion at SWTOR.com
– Are the forums too intimidating or frustrating?
– Discussion of “Best Podcast” thread and the bashing that resulted
– Official thoughts from Stephen Reid, “We don’t expect every fan of Star Wars: The Old Republic to visit the official forums, and never will. That’s why we try to ensure there are a variety of places a fan can visit or keep track of – like Facebook and Twitter – so they can keep up to date with the game. With such an active pre-launch community the forums are very busy, but we’re working hard to make them an informative and useful place to visit for those who want to really immerse themselves in the community.”

Should lightsaber colors be limited by class?
– Forum thread from the MER Forums
– Info about lightsaber crystals at Wookiepedia
– Does the marketing for the game so far support the lore established by KOTOR?
– Distinction of class by armor instead of lightsaber/blaster color

Publishing a podcast two weeks in a row? Unprecedented! But given the holiday spirit (and the finale of Brooks’ collegiate career), it seemed fitting to put out a brand new episode. This week we’re joined by the SWTOR Editor over at Massively, Larry Everett. He’s been following The Old Republic just as long as we have (most of you should be familiar with his “Hyperspace Beacon” column), and for some reason it took us this long to have him as a guest.

Of course, this week was also saw the lifting of the embargo on information regarding the Jedi Knight, Consular, and the Jedi homeworld of Tython, dubbed Jedi Immersion day, that a few members of the press were shown back in November. Keeping with our recent trend, we used some of the bigger topics as basis for discussion about the current state of SWTOR and what the new info means for folks following the game. For some of the finer details, we’ve added links below. Amidst the new Jedi info we also cover everything from the control schemes used for DC Universe Online to the Sidekicking system in City of Heroes. Needless to say, we wandered a bit, but we think you’ll love the discussion Don’t forget to join us on the forums as well to give us your thoughts!

We want to offer a big thanks to Publius Varrus, Sergio Romero, and TheOutlandr for taking the time to leave us reviews on iTunes.

Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz. Check out more of his work at generalfuzz.net

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Discussion Topics
– DC Universe Online
– Jedi Immersion Day at Massively, 1UP.com, and Darth Hater
– City of Heroes “Sidekick” system