D*C MMO, home of The SnarkCast» global-agenda http://www.dc-mmo.org Home of the SnarkCast Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:24:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2009 grimthorn@dc-mmo.org (Grim and Netgoth) grimthorn@dc-mmo.org (Grim and Netgoth) posts 1440 http://www.fortheloveofgame.com/gfx/dcpodcastrssimg.jpg D*C MMO, home of The SnarkCast» global-agenda http://www.dc-mmo.org 144 144 http://www.dc-mmo.org/feed/podcast SnarkCast - The Next Episode Catch up with Grimthorn and Netgoth as they snark on about all things MMO. Also including Dragon*Con MMO track news. DragonCon, mmo, mmorpg, informational, Dragon*Con, gamer, geek, snarky, NSFW Grim and Netgoth Grim and Netgoth grimthorn@dc-mmo.org no yes SnarkCast #14: Coming Soon – The Girls of DC*MMO Calendar http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/snarkcast-14-coming-soon-the-girls-of-dcmmo-calendar/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/snarkcast-14-coming-soon-the-girls-of-dcmmo-calendar/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:42:18 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1747 Ok, so not really, but it beats the constant references to deviant sexual practices in our previous SnarkCasts.  In fact, Hentai isn’t mentioned even ONCE! (I’m sorry.  I’ll mention it twice next time to keep up our ratio of “Hentai to Snarkcast”.)

In this episode, we discuss free-to-play games, games that are in trouble, and games that [...]]]> Ok, so not really, but it beats the constant references to deviant sexual practices in our previous SnarkCasts.  In fact, Hentai isn’t mentioned even ONCE! (I’m sorry.  I’ll mention it twice next time to keep up our ratio of “Hentai to Snarkcast”.)

In this episode, we discuss free-to-play games, games that are in trouble, and games that aren’t.  We give some props to the folks who are coming to Dragon*Con, and we HORRIBLY mangle the website for the D*C Digital Gaming track. (it is .ORG not .COM – I suck.)

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/snarkcast-14-coming-soon-the-girls-of-dcmmo-calendar/feed/ 1 40:16 Ok, so not really, but it beats the constant references to deviant sexual practices in our previous SnarkCasts.  In fact, Hentai isn't mentioned even ONCE! ... Ok, so not really, but it beats the constant references to deviant sexual practices in our previous SnarkCasts.  In fact, Hentai isn't mentioned even ONCE! (I'm sorry.  I'll mention it twice next time to keep up our ratio of "Hentai to Snarkcast".) In this episode, we discuss free-to-play games, games that are in trouble, and games that aren't.  We give some props to the folks who are coming to Dragon*Con, and we HORRIBLY mangle the website for the D*C Digital Gaming track. (it is .ORG not .COM - I suck.) D*C MMO, Podcast Grim and Netgoth yes no SnarkCast #10: More Sequels than Police Academy and Ten Times Funnier http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/03/snarkcast-10-more-sequels-than-police-academy-and-ten-times-funnier/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/03/snarkcast-10-more-sequels-than-police-academy-and-ten-times-funnier/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:30:19 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1191 This edition of the Snarkcast is a little longer than normal, and we go a bit further in-depth into certain issues than we usually do, but we hope you enjoy it.

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, [...]]]> This edition of the Snarkcast is a little longer than normal, and we go a bit further in-depth into certain issues than we usually do, but we hope you enjoy it.

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”)
]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/03/snarkcast-10-more-sequels-than-police-academy-and-ten-times-funnier/feed/ 0 57:17 This edition of the Snarkcast is a little longer than normal, and we go a bit further in-depth into certain issues than we usually do, ... This edition of the Snarkcast is a little longer than normal, and we go a bit further in-depth into certain issues than we usually do, but we hope you enjoy it. (Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”) D*C MMO, Podcast Grim and Netgoth yes no SnarkCast #9: Now with New and Improved Creamy Center http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/02/snarkcast-now-with-new-and-improved-creamy-center/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/02/snarkcast-now-with-new-and-improved-creamy-center/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:30:03 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1162 We’re back with another round of Snark for you to enjoy. One word of warning though, this particular SnarkCast is quite a bit… well, let’s just say that you probably don’t want to crank this up in your office or in front of small children. Someone needs to rinse out Grim’s mouth (Scotch is [...]]]> We’re back with another round of Snark for you to enjoy. One word of warning though, this particular SnarkCast is quite a bit… well, let’s just say that you probably don’t want to crank this up in your office or in front of small children. Someone needs to rinse out Grim’s mouth (Scotch is preferred, coffee is acceptable).

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”)
]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/02/snarkcast-now-with-new-and-improved-creamy-center/feed/ 2 25:28 We're back with another round of Snark for you to enjoy. One word of warning though, this particular SnarkCast is quite a bit... well, ... We're back with another round of Snark for you to enjoy. One word of warning though, this particular SnarkCast is quite a bit... well, let's just say that you probably don't want to crank this up in your office or in front of small children. Someone needs to rinse out Grim's mouth (Scotch is preferred, coffee is acceptable). (Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”) D*C MMO, Podcast Grim and Netgoth yes no Another year has come and gone – The 2009 DC*MMO Wrapup Post http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/09/another-year-has-come-and-gone-the-2009-dcmmo-wrapup-post/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/09/another-year-has-come-and-gone-the-2009-dcmmo-wrapup-post/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:03:50 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1069 Thanks so much to all of the fans who came out to see us at Dragon*Con this year.  We are still in the process of braindumping and writing “after action reports” so that we retain all of the information and lessons that we have learned at this year’s convention.  Some highlights.

We WTFPWNED! the old Thriller Dance [...]]]> Thanks so much to all of the fans who came out to see us at Dragon*Con this year.  We are still in the process of braindumping and writing “after action reports” so that we retain all of the information and lessons that we have learned at this year’s convention.  Some highlights.

We WTFPWNED! the old Thriller Dance record set at William & Mary (Bill and Buffy) University.  They had just over 200 people dancing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller.  Dragon*Con had over 900.

Comic-Con took the record for largest charity blood drive from us…briefly.  We retook the record with over 1900 units of blood donated.  DC*MMO’s own “Horde vs. Alliance” blood drive saw 250 donors step up and bleed for a good cause.  My most sincere thanks to everyone who gave. (even if it did make you a cheap drunk for the rest of the weekend… Don’t think we didn’t notice.)

50 panels and events on the MMO track this year, and hardly a “bomb scare” in the bunch.   Thank you to our guests and panelists for making this year’s DC*MMO track such a success.

Felicia Day is amazingly cool, and apparently had a really good time at Dragon*Con.  Thank you Felicia, and thank you fans for showing her a good time this year.  Felicia screened all of seasons 1 and 2 as well as the first episode of season 3 which debuted last week just before the convention started.

Thank you Funcom for throwing a killer party on Friday night!

Thank you Sony Online Entertainment for throwing a killer… well… all day Sunday!

Thank you CCP, Cartoon Network, Wardog Studios, Artix Entertainment, Hi-Rez Studios, Massively.com, and WoW.com for hosting excellent panels and events for us.  We look forward to working with you again next year.

Thank you, WoWTCGLoot.com, NCSoft, iZ3D,  and Turbine for donating prizes for us to give away this year.

Most of all, thank you to my staff of unpaid volunteers who busted their humps for me all year long in order to pull this weekend off.

My assistant directors, Trevor Legg and Krystalle Voecks.  I could not have done this without you two by my side to keep me sane and remind me of all of the things that could have slipped through the cracks.  Trevor’s ideas and ability to think creatively (I hate the term “outside the box”) and Krystalle’s organizational skills and industry knowledge were both absolutely essential to our success.  I thank you both.

To the rest of the gang, Michael McGreevy, Rafe Brox, Ian Wickenkamp (I didn’t forget you this year!!!), Jonna Crane, Doug Keller, Scott Blanks, Jay & Sheryl Sturrock, Sam Levine (Happy Birthday!) and all of the folks who stuck around and chipped in to help us even though they didn’t have to… You have my thanks, and that doesn’t even begin to cover it.  I put you guys through a pretty brutal wringer this year, and you all came through shining brightly.  Rest well, you have earned it.

Planning for Dragon*Con 2010 starts next week. :-)

-Grim

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/09/another-year-has-come-and-gone-the-2009-dcmmo-wrapup-post/feed/ 2 Oh, and another sign that we’re getting close… http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/oh-and-another-sign-that-were-getting-close/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/oh-and-another-sign-that-were-getting-close/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:42:51 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1009 You may see this plastered somewhere around the convention.  When I tell you that we can always use creative talent, this is why.   I actually had to do this bit of [...]]]> You may see this plastered somewhere around the convention.  When I tell you that we can always use creative talent, this is why.   I actually had to do this bit of photoshoppery myself.

flyer_final_small

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/oh-and-another-sign-that-were-getting-close/feed/ 3 3 weeks to go! http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/3-weeks-to-go/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/3-weeks-to-go/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:13:02 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1005 I’m back from the beach and ready to put the finishing touches on this year’s preparations. Staff meetings are blessedly short (last night’s was about 20 minutes), which means things are getting done, and the to-do list is finally shrinking.

That means we’re close. 3 weeks to go, in fact!

To give you guys an update [...]]]> I’m back from the beach and ready to put the finishing touches on this year’s preparations. Staff meetings are blessedly short (last night’s was about 20 minutes), which means things are getting done, and the to-do list is finally shrinking.

That means we’re close. 3 weeks to go, in fact!

To give you guys an update as to what’s going on, we’re starting to receive prize packages from some of our “Friends of DC*MMO” (see the column on the left) including t-shirts, posters, boxed copies of games, loot cards, and other assorted goodies that we’ll be giving away. Most of this stuff will be given away during our WoW party (WoW Stuff) and MMO Trivia Contest (Everything Else) during the weekend, but we’ll also be tossing out some swag during our panels. Which ones? Could be any of them!

It looks like the Digital Gaming Lab (DGL) will be moving up to the 3rd floor in the Hilton this year. Normally, that doesn’t affect us since we’re in the Sheraton, but if you actually want some “hands on” time with some of the games that we’ll be highlighting this year, the DGL is the place to be. We’ll be hosting “All-nighters” with Global Agenda and Age of Conan in the DGL this year.

We’ve updated the look of the website just a bit, and included links to the companies and people who have helped us out this year and in the past.  These folks have donated time, merchandise, and effort into making Dragon*Con successful, and I’d like to thank them all on behalf of the DC*MMO staff.

Finally, we’re steadily dwindling our supply of DC*MMO 2009 t-shirts.  We only have a few of the larger sizes left!  We’re also going to have a new SnarkCast available for you later today or tomorrow, and Krystalle and I will try to squeeze in one or two more before the convention.

As a final treat, I wanted to share this picture of the winning team (posing w/the Bling Gnome Trophy) from last year’s Hardcore MMO Trivia Contest.  The winners of each year’s trivia contest will win a fantastic set of prizes and have their picture immortalized on the base of the trophy. (last year, we had no base because my crafting skill is 0)

Hardcore MMO Trivia Champions - 2008

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It’s been a crazy week in the land of SnarkCast, and Krys and Grim have already been overtaken by events given that we recorded [...]]]> Yeah, I realize that I’m going to run out of sequel titles to use in these posts and that I’ll be repeating myself soon.  I’ll deal with that problem when I get there.

It’s been a crazy week in the land of SnarkCast, and Krys and Grim have already been overtaken by events given that we recorded this podcast before:

  1. The Dragon*Con Staff Meeting last weekend.
  2. Blizzard was allowed to partially re-launch WoW in China.

Oh well, them’s the breaks.  In any event, enjoy the podcast (show notes are included after the jump).  Thanks for listening, and we’ll be recording a new podcast very soon.

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”)
]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/snarkcast-the-next-generation/feed/ 1 55:47 Yeah, I realize that I'm going to run out of sequel titles to use in these posts and that I'll be repeating myself soon.  I'll ... Yeah, I realize that I'm going to run out of sequel titles to use in these posts and that I'll be repeating myself soon.  I'll deal with that problem when I get there. It's been a crazy week in the land of SnarkCast, and Krys and Grim have already been overtaken by events given that we recorded this podcast before: The Dragon*Con Staff Meeting last weekend. Blizzard was allowed to partially re-launch WoW in China. Oh well, them's the breaks.  In any event, enjoy the podcast (show notes are included after the jump).  Thanks for listening, and we'll be recording a new podcast very soon. Intro WRUP? (Also known as "What are you playing?") AOC's "come back" promotion http://community.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&template=content&func_id=2926&table=CONTENT WoW's legal trouble in little China http://www.jlmpacificepoch.com/newsstories?id=152539_0_5_0_M Global Agenda Beta starting on July 24 http://www.globalagendagame.com Professor Griefer & CoH http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/loyola_university_professor_be.html CoH: Issue 16 announced http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/game_updates/issue_16/issue_16_overview.html Cryptic"Nemesis Online, can we start calling it "CoH 2" now? http://www.massively.com/2009/07/16/cryptic-could-make-champions-counterpart-nemesis-online Eurogamer does re-review of Darkfall, rates it 4/10 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/darkfall-online-second-review http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/darkfall-online-review Why MMO's are like Men/Women http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/07/12/mmorpgs-are-a-lot-like-women/ http://divagoth.com/2009/07/12/why-mmos-are-like-men-a-reply/ Dragon*Con News Storytelling in MMO's panel is added TERRY FREAKIN' GILLIAM IS COMING!!! DC*MMO T-shirts in da house (Opening music, courtesy of ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, "Isis Unveiled") D*C MMO, Podcast Grim and Netgoth no no More Global Agenda http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/more-global-agenda/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/more-global-agenda/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:37:00 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=974 Thought you guys might want to see a trailer for Global Agenda…

Video Game – E3 2009 – Video [...]]]> Thought you guys might want to see a trailer for Global Agenda…

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/more-global-agenda/feed/ 1 SnarkCast #3: Return of the Snarkcast! http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/return-of-the-snarkcast/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/return-of-the-snarkcast/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:24:36 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=954 After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another SnarkCast.  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the [...]]]> After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another SnarkCast.  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the fact that you aren’t alone.  We snark because we love. (Except Gold Farmers, nobody likes those little idiots.)

In this week’s show, we snarkify (otherwise known as “show notes”):

(Opening music, courtesy of …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, “Isis Unveiled”)
]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/return-of-the-snarkcast/feed/ 0 33:26 After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with ... After a month off to tend to various injuries (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee), Krys and Grim are back with another SnarkCast.  Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.  If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the fact that you aren't alone.  We snark because we love. (Except Gold Farmers, nobody likes those little idiots.) In this week's show, we snarkify (otherwise known as "show notes"): E3 Booth Babes Underwear as Swag A "Stripper Game" News from Sony Online Entertainment Free Realms The Agency Hong Kong Shuffle Star Wars: The Old Republic Global Agenda Bogus "Awards" given at E3 DC*MMO takes a studio tour "Open All Night" demo at Dragon*Con Sony Fan Faire Star Wars Galaxies Zombies User-created content The Gungan Gun SOE's big party at Dragon*Con Blizzard No LAN play for Starcraft II What's Wrong With WoW? Special Interview w/Dr. Tran WoW Faction changes WoW may be an MMO with training wheels, but it serves an important purpose. EVE Online Yet another bank scam BoB is dead Age of Conan Huge upcoming patch "Fixing" stats and itemization Problems with questing in AoC Warhammer Online How to "Kill 10 rats" correctly Public quests Mark Jacobs leaving Mythic Mythic is now part of Bioware How will Bioware change WAR? City of Heroes Issue 15 is coming The 5th Column is back! New costumes and facial options Is it better to look good? or have uber stats on gear? Dragon*Con stuff Schedule is done! 50 panels and events scheduled on MMO track WoW trivia event being combined into Hardcore MMO Trivia contest 5 different parties planned on the MMO track this year. Closing Music and gag reel. (Opening music, courtesy of ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, "Isis Unveiled") D*C MMO, Podcast Grim and Netgoth no no Global Agenda is coming to D*C http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/06/global-agenda-is-coming-to-dc/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/06/global-agenda-is-coming-to-dc/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:24:41 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=931 We’re actually working out the details, so it’s not a DONE done deal yet, but we’re getting there.

That puts us dangerously close to 50 panels and events for this year.

We also found out that we will, in all likelihood, be in the Capital Ballroom at the Sheraton (same ballroom we had last year) for most of [...]]]> We’re actually working out the details, so it’s not a DONE done deal yet, but we’re getting there.

That puts us dangerously close to 50 panels and events for this year.

We also found out that we will, in all likelihood, be in the Capital Ballroom at the Sheraton (same ballroom we had last year) for most of our big events this time around (10 on the schedule)

The notable exception will be Fun*Con 2009, Funcom’s meet and greet party on Friday night, which will be in the Marriott (A601-602, which is where our Saturday party was last year).  The guys at Funcom are bringing MAD amounts of stuff to give away, so don’t miss it.

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