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MER Episode 35: PAX Mortem

MER Episode 35: PAX Mortem

In this this week’s episode of Mos Eisley Radio we are joined by Stephen Reid (Senior Online Community Manager) and David Bass (Senior Community Coordinator) to discuss the ins and outs of planning a massive conference presence like PAX East. From booth design to queuing to why Bioware probably wouldn’t announce a release date at PAX, Stephen and David share some great insight into the community team.

Also, the time has come that I (Brooks) can announce this will be my last show with Mos Eisley Radio. Many of you know that I’ve been on the job search recently, and through a fantastic series of events, I’m joining Bioware as an audio editor on the creative services team. The best thing though? Mos Eisley Radio and Open Bounty aren’t going anywhere! Zach has some great plans in place to continue to bring the community top notch discussions about SWTOR. I’ve spelled out many more details and thanks on the show and on my “goodbye thread”.

Of course, we really want to hear your thoughts on the PAX East discussions, and there’s no better place to do that than on our FORUMS!

Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz.

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Discussion Topics
– The Taral V playthrough
– Booth design and Queues
– Is PAX the place to announce a release date?
– Top PAX East Moments
– Brooks’ Departure from MER, and new job at Bioware

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Open Bounty 004: Daniel Erickson

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At PAX East 2011 we caught up with Daniel Erickson from Bioware and discussed a few things related to the game. The majority of our conversation revolves around class story and how it will impact your gameplay experience.

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MER Episode 34: DarthToroAskACorellianSyndicast!

MER Episode 34: DarthToroAskACorellianSyndicast!

In this extremely special episode of Mos Eisley Radio, we manage to wrangle as many fansites as possible into our hotel room to discuss the goings on at this year’s PAX East in Boston. Joined by Darth Hater, TOROCast, AskAJedi, Corellian Run Radio, and TOR Syndicate, we share impressions of the weekend … everything from the booth layout, to Taral V, to antics at the fansite meet and greet! We of course want to offer a huge thanks for everyone making time in their already busy schedules to join us. As always, we want to hear your thoughts by joining the discussion of this episode on the FORUMS!

Music for this show was provided by General Fuzz and Cornbeast.

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Fansites Present:
– Pete and Dover from Darth Hater
– Samm and Musco from TOROCast
– Bill (Lethality) from AskAJedi
– Kathy and Roxanne from Corellian Run Radio
– LordHammer and Vall from TOR Syndicate

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MER Episode 33: Healing Rockets

MER Episode 33: Healing Rockets

As we post this update, we are quite literally headed out the door, bound for Boston. We’re incredibly looking forward to getting our first hands-on with SWTOR, and much more so, meeting the developers and fans! On this week’s show, the ladies of Corellian Run Radio join us to discuss the Bounty Hunter class update, as well as everything the community would ever need to know about PAX East. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts by joining the discussion of this episode on the FORUMS!

We want to offer a big thanks to StarWarsFan421, Niczo Obisk from TIG, Seth Glenn, Republic Killer, Nathaniel Wolfolk, Paydirt76, balpho1, Kevin Martin, Masaimune, and Lance Baumgard 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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News From the Galactic Republic
3/4 – Bounty Hunter Update
– Class Video
– New Companion: Mako the Slicer
– D5 Matis Ship
– No player bounties at launch
– Bounty Hunter to have healing spec

PAX East Update
– SWTOR will be shown at BOOTH 912, which on the PAX Map is part of EA’s booth
– Community Fantina – 7PM Friday night at the Times Irish Bar in downtown Boston
– SWTOR Meet and Greet – 6PM in the Westin Boston Waterfront (the connected hotel)
– VERY IMPORTANT: M&G is by invitation only. Must pick up an invitation from Booth 912 on Friday or Saturday
– 45 minutes of play time with the Republic Flashpoint, Taral V
– All homeworlds, including Tython, will be playable

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MER Episode 32: Trolls Be Trollin

MER Episode 32: Trolls Be Trollin

PAX East is just around the corner! This week we take a look at the state of the community, and attempt to find the source of all the negative posts on the comments and forums. We also discuss Bioware’s plans for PAX East, and how the lack of a main stage show changes our expectations for the conference. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts by joining the discussion of this episode on the FORUMS!

We want to offer a big thanks to Darth Skirata and Ted Childers 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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News From the Galactic Republic
2/18 – Fan Friday and Studio Insider
– Fan Site Spotlight
– New fan art, concept art
Discussion topic: Growing amount of negative comments on the Friday updates

PAX East Update
2/18 – New info on PAX East
– Community Meet and Greet on Saturday
– Huge emphasis on the expo floor: “Booth stage” with presentations running all weekend
– Still more specific announcements to come
Discussion topic: Thoughts on not having a big stage show (i.e. How would they handle a big reveal, if they even plan on having one at all)
Discussion topic: Epic trailers. Do they serve a purpose beyond building hype?