D*C MMO, home of The SnarkCast» mmorpg 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» mmorpg 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 A Dangerous New MMO http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/mmo/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/mmo/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:01:41 +0000 Jhaer http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1793 [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see [...]]]> [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/07/mmo/feed/ 0 SnarkCast #11: Today’s forecast: partly snarky with a chance of lol http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/snarkcast-11-todays-forecast-partly-snarky-with-a-chance-of-lol/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/snarkcast-11-todays-forecast-partly-snarky-with-a-chance-of-lol/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 21:13:33 +0000 Krystalle Voecks http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1453 Hello everyone! It’s time for another edition of the SnarkCast. This episode, we ramble and scramble through swampf and through swumpf, and bring you news about MMOs, because we’re Nice People™. (har!) That said, this one contains a bit more cussing than normal, so keep the headphones on if you’re at work or the kiddies [...]]]> Hello everyone! It’s time for another edition of the SnarkCast. This episode, we ramble and scramble through swampf and through swumpf, and bring you news about MMOs, because we’re Nice People™. (har!) That said, this one contains a bit more cussing than normal, so keep the headphones on if you’re at work or the kiddies are around. Show notes are behind the break.

  • WRUP – What we’re playing!
  • Macrotransaction vs microtransaction snark
  • Nexon looking to play grown-up, goes om nom nom
  • Shrinkage is still a problem after the apocalypse
  • It’s almost time to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
  • JGEOMGWTF, HURRY UP
  • Yarr Realms
  • Brenlo deserves a beer
  • New content and Bards and Uncle Voltie, oh my
  • In other news, gang leaders make good models
  • The two Perpetual Nerd Questions
  • What do William Shatner and Patrick Stewart have in common with chipmunks?
  • And more Dragon*Con MMO silliness and guest news!

Music used in this show:

  • Opening song: The Swashbuckling Rum Run Of Tom Leftig – We Are They (from the Funny Music Project at TheFUmP.com)
  • Bed music: The Damp Barachan Nights – from the Age of Conan soundtrack (by Knut Avenstroup Haugen)
  • Closing music: Afro Samurai Fight Groove #4 from the Afro Samurai videogame

As always, comments, offers of cookies, and hatemail should be directed to us in comments below, or by emailing us: podcast AT dc-mmo.org. We’ll see you next time! (c)2010, DC MMO. Released under a Creative Commons: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license.

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/snarkcast-11-todays-forecast-partly-snarky-with-a-chance-of-lol/feed/ 0 44:13 Hello everyone! It's time for another edition of the SnarkCast. This episode, we ramble and scramble through swampf and through swumpf, and bring you ... Hello everyone! It's time for another edition of the SnarkCast. This episode, we ramble and scramble through swampf and through swumpf, and bring you news about MMOs, because we're Nice People™. (har!) That said, this one contains a bit more cussing than normal, so keep the headphones on if you're at work or the kiddies are around. Show notes are behind the break. WRUP - What we're playing! Macrotransaction vs microtransaction snark Nexon looking to play grown-up, goes om nom nom Shrinkage is still a problem after the apocalypse It's almost time to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. JGEOMGWTF, HURRY UP Yarr Realms Brenlo deserves a beer New content and Bards and Uncle Voltie, oh my In other news, gang leaders make good models The two Perpetual Nerd Questions What do William Shatner and Patrick Stewart have in common with chipmunks? And more Dragon*Con MMO silliness and guest news! Music used in this show: Opening song: The Swashbuckling Rum Run Of Tom Leftig - We Are They (from the Funny Music Project at TheFUmP.com) Bed music: The Damp Barachan Nights - from the Age of Conan soundtrack (by Knut Avenstroup Haugen) Closing music: Afro Samurai Fight Groove #4 from the Afro Samurai videogame As always, comments, offers of cookies, and hatemail should be directed to us in comments below, or by emailing us: podcast AT dc-mmo.org. We'll see you next time! (c)2010, DC MMO. Released under a Creative Commons: Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license. Podcast Grim and Netgoth yes no Cataclysm Beta Coming Soon! http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/cataclysm-beta-coming-soon/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/cataclysm-beta-coming-soon/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 23:32:19 +0000 Scott http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1426 Though the date isn’t set,   Cataclysm beta testing will begin soon.  Possibly the end of the month.  To sign up for a chance to participate, go to your battle.net accounts and look for the ‘beta profile settings’ link.  This will send your system specifications to Blizzard and put you in the drawing.  [...]]]> Though the date isn’t set,   Cataclysm beta testing will begin soon.  Possibly the end of the month.  To sign up for a chance to participate, go to your battle.net accounts and look for the ‘beta profile settings’ link.  This will send your system specifications to Blizzard and put you in the drawing.  Good luck!

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/cataclysm-beta-coming-soon/feed/ 0 Best Reaction EVER http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/best-reaction-ever/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/best-reaction-ever/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 14:00:20 +0000 Dani http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1398 I’m sure most of you have seen this. And for those of you who don’t play WOW, I’m sorry. And for those of you who do:

Do you remember the first time you played? The first thistle boar you killed? The first wolf pelt you looted? Relive it friends….

[There is a video that cannot be displayed in [...]]]> I’m sure most of you have seen this. And for those of you who don’t play WOW, I’m sorry. And for those of you who do:

Do you remember the first time you played? The first thistle boar you killed? The first wolf pelt you looted? Relive it friends….

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]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/05/best-reaction-ever/feed/ 0 Defeated! http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/defeated/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/defeated/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:00:35 +0000 Dani http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1279 So I’ve been playing SC2 for about a week and I can’t quite get the hang of it. But I do know that RTS games have a pretty big learning curve. (I never played the original Starcraft.)

So far in the beta, the only part of the game available to play is multiplayer. Playing through the storyline [...]]]> So I’ve been playing SC2 for about a week and I can’t quite get the hang of it. But I do know that RTS games have a pretty big learning curve. (I never played the original Starcraft.)

So far in the beta, the only part of the game available to play is multiplayer. Playing through the storyline is probably what I’d like more. Blizz has implemented a new system through their Battle.net site to allow SC2 to search for players, which is kind of like the battlegroup based search for cross-realm PUGs in WOW. So I’ve not had to wait very long in queue to play any of my matches, which is nice. Coincidentally, I’ve not had to play each match very long to have my butt kicked. Perhaps the reasoning behind only having multiplayer content available is to work out kinks in the Battle.net system and make sure its running smooth before moving on to the next phase. I, for one, am anxious to see the storyline component.

There also won’t be any LAN play in SC2, a fact that some people, including Hitler, are pretty upset about. (I promise this will be my last Hitler video.)

More later!

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/defeated/feed/ 2 Saturday Morning Cartoons http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/saturday-morning-cartoons/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/saturday-morning-cartoons/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:00:42 +0000 Dani http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1294 Perhaps the fad of changing Hitler videos into funny videos has passed. But I don’t care. This one is hilarious–and it isn’t a WOW video! This is even funnier to me because of my continuous losses in Starcraft 2 beta. Everytime I think I’m going to win, a Protoss mothership comes and kicks my ass. Enjoy!

[There [...]]]> Perhaps the fad of changing Hitler videos into funny videos has passed. But I don’t care. This one is hilarious–and it isn’t a WOW video! This is even funnier to me because of my continuous losses in Starcraft 2 beta. Everytime I think I’m going to win, a Protoss mothership comes and kicks my ass. Enjoy!

[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]

Dani

Dani

]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2010/04/saturday-morning-cartoons/feed/ 0 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

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]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/please-hel/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.

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]]> http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/08/oh-and-another-sign-that-were-getting-close/feed/ 3 SnarkCast #4: The Next Generation http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/snarkcast-the-next-generation/ http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/07/snarkcast-the-next-generation/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:27:39 +0000 Grim http://www.dc-mmo.org/?p=1000 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 [...]]]> 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