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	<itunes:summary>Catch up with Grimthorn and Netgoth as they snark on about all things MMO. Also including Dragon*Con MMO track news.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>SnarkCast #3: Return of the Snarkcast!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After a month off to tend to various injuries<em> (Krys hurt her wrist, and Grim busted up his knee)</em>, 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&#8217;t alone.  We snark because we love. <em>(Except Gold Farmers, nobody likes those little idiots.)</em></p>
<p></p>
<p>In this week&#8217;s show, we snarkify (otherwise known as &#8220;show notes&#8221;):</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.e3expo.com/">E3 </a>
<ul>
<li>Booth Babes</li>
<li>Underwear as Swag</li>
<li>A &#8220;Stripper Game&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/news/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with news">News</a> from Sony Online Entertainment
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.freerealms.com/"><em>Free Realms</em></a></li>
<li><a href="http://theagency.station.sony.com/"><em>The Agency</em></a></li>
<li><em>Hong Kong Shuffle</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.swtor.com/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.globalagendagame.com/Index.html"><em>Global Agenda</em></a>
<ul>
<li>Bogus &#8220;Awards&#8221; given at E3</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/2009/06/dcmmo-visits-hi-rez-studios/">DC*MMO takes a studio tour</a></li>
<li>&#8220;Open All Night&#8221; demo at Dragon*Con</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://events.station.sony.com/fanfaire/">Sony Fan Faire</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/players/index.vm"><em>Star Wars Galaxies</em></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.massively.com/2009/06/27/highlights-from-the-soe-fan-faire-2009-community-address/">Zombies</a></li>
<li>User-created content</li>
<li>The Gungan Gun</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>SOE&#8217;s big party at Dragon*Con</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="http://www.blizzard.com">Blizzard</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06/29/no-lan-multiplayer-in-starcraft-ii-but-somethings-up/">No LAN play for <em>Starcraft II</em></a></li>
<li>What&#8217;s Wrong With <em>WoW</em>?</li>
<li>Special Interview w/<a href="http://www.lonesausage.com/main.htm">Dr. Tran</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=69543.msg1087183;topicseen"><em>WoW</em> Faction changes</a></li>
<li><em>WoW</em> may be an <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> with training wheels, but it serves an important purpose.</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.eve-online.com"><em>EVE Online</em></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/07/03/virtual-world-bank-scam-pays-for-real-world-debts/">Yet another bank scam</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57098">BoB is dead</a></li>
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<li><em><a href="http://www.ageofconan.com">Age of Conan</a></em>
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<li><a href="http://community.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?utm_id=337&amp;func=publish.show&amp;template=content&amp;func_id=2901&amp;table=CONTENT">Huge upcoming patch</a></li>
<li>&#8220;Fixing&#8221; stats and itemization</li>
<li>Problems with questing in AoC</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.warhammeronline.com">Warhammer Online</a></em>
<ul>
<li>How to &#8220;Kill 10 rats&#8221; correctly</li>
<li>Public quests</li>
<li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/24/mythic-and-bioware-rolled-into-one-mythics-mark-jacobs-departs/">Mark Jacobs leaving Mythic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mythic/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mythic">Mythic</a> is now part of <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/bioware/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with bioware">Bioware</a></li>
<li>How will <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/bioware/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with bioware">Bioware</a> change <em>WAR</em>?</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><em><a href="http://www.cityofheroes.com">City of Heroes</a></em>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.massively.com/2009/06/29/the-5th-column-returns-as-city-of-heroes-issue-15-anniversary-g/">Issue 15 is coming</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.massively.com/2009/05/29/city-of-heroes-senior-designer-bruce-harlick-on-return-of-the-5t/">The 5th Column is back!</a></li>
<li>New costumes and facial options</li>
<li>Is it better to look good? or have uber stats on gear?</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Dragon*Con stuff
<ul>
<li>Schedule is done!</li>
<li>50 panels and events scheduled on <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> track</li>
<li>WoW trivia event being combined into Hardcore <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> Trivia contest</li>
<li>5 different parties planned on the <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> track this year.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Closing Music and gag reel.</li>
</ul>
<h6><em>(Opening music, courtesy of <a href="http://www.trailofdead.com/">&#8230;And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead</a>, &#8220;</em><em>Isis Unveiled&#8221;)</em></h6>
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		<itunes:subtitle>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 ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>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.&#160; Everyone and everything is fair game for our snarktastic duo this time around.&#160; If you, or the game you love, find yourselves in our cross-hairs, take solace in the fact that you aren't alone.&#160; 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")</itunes:summary>
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		<title>DC-MMO Update &#8211; March 30, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the first weekly installment of the DC-MMO Update.  Now that we&#8217;re about 5 months away from Dragon*Con, and preparations are underway in earnest, it makes sense for us to keep everyone up to date on where we are.</p>
<p>So, with no further ado, here&#8217;s where we stand.</p>
<p>We will definitely be back in the Sheraton this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the first weekly installment of the <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org">DC-MMO</a> <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/update/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with update">Update</a>.  Now that we&#8217;re about 5 months away from <a href="http://www.dragoncon.org">Dragon*Con</a>, and preparations are underway in earnest, it makes sense for us to keep everyone up to date on where we are.</p>
<p>So, with no further ado, here&#8217;s where we stand.</p>
<p>We will definitely be back in the Sheraton this year, specifically in the Athens and Augusta rooms.</p>
<p>The following companies have already confirmed that they will be participating in Dragon*Con this year:<br />
<a href="http://station.sony.com">Sony</a> (<a href="http://everquest.station.sony.com/">EQ</a>, <a href="http://everquest2.station.sony.com/">EQ2</a>, <a href="http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/">Star Wars Galaxies</a>,<a href="http://dcuo.station.sony.com/"> DC Universe Online</a>, <a href="http://www.freerealms.com/">Free Realms</a>, <a href="http://theagency.station.sony.com/">The Agency</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.funcom.com/">Funcom</a> (<a href="http://www.ageofconan.com/">Age of Conan</a>, <a href="http://www.darkdemonscrygaia.com/fallenearth/">Secret World</a>, <a href="http://www.anarchy-online.com/">Anarchy Online</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.ccpgames.com">CCP</a> (<a href="http://www.eve-online.com">EVE Online</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.battleon.com/">Adventure Quest</a> (<a href="http://www.aqworlds.com/">AQ Worlds</a>)<br />
Gaia Interactive (<a href="http://www.gaiaonline.com/">Gaia Online</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.wardogstudios.com/">Wardog Studios</a> (<a href="http://www.forceofarms.com/">Force of Arms</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/">Cartoon Network</a> (<a href="http://www.fusionfall.com/">FusionFall</a>)</p>
<p>We are still in talks with the following companies:<br />
<a href="http://www.plaync.com/">NCSoft</a> (<a href="http://www.plaync.com/us/games/coh/">City of Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.plaync.com/us/games/gwen/index.html">Guild Wars</a>)<br />
EA/<a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mythic/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mythic">Mythic</a> (<a href="http://www.warhammeronline.com/">Warhammer Online</a>)<br />
<a href="http://crypticstudios.com/">Cryptic Studios</a> (<a href="http://www.startrekonline.com/">Star Trek Online</a>, <a href="http://www.champions-online.com/">Champions Online</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.bioware.com">Bioware</a> (<a href="http://www.swtor.com/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.blizzard.com">Blizzard</a> (<a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com">DUHHHHHH</a>)<br />
<a href="http://www.38studios.com/">38 Studios</a> (Copernicus)<br />
<a href="http://www.frogster-interactive.de/en/index.php">Frogster Interactive</a> (<a href="http://www.runesofmagic.com/">Runes of Magic</a>)</p>
<p>We are planning additional panels on topics such as<br />
Guild Management<br />
Dead <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a>&#8217;s<br />
Free <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a>&#8217;s<br />
WoW <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/lore/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with lore">Lore</a> (with authors <a href="http://www.richardaknaak.com/">Richard A. Knaak</a> and <a href="http://www.sff.net/people/Krad/">Keith R.A. DeCandido</a>)<br />
The state of <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> gaming (with representatives from several <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> companies)<br />
<a href="http://www.watchtheguild.com/">The Guild</a>, starring <a href="http://feliciaday.com/">Felicia Day</a> (not nailed down yet, but we&#8217;re working on it)</p>
<p>Of course, we are also planning a series of parties/events for our night time sessions&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://www.questgivers.com/">Quest Givers</a> (yes, we&#8217;re doing the weekend-long live action quests again!)<br />
Kickoff Party on Friday Night<br />
<a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com">World of Warcraft</a> Trivia Contest<br />
Hardcore <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> Trivia Contest (all games)<br />
WoW Olympics (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2sg1xASoZU">Gnome Tossing</a>, Dodgeball, Dance Contest, Emote Contest, etc)<br />
<a href="http://www.kingdomofloathing.com">Kingdom of Loathing</a> Party<br />
Sony Party (EQ, EQ2, SWG, etc)</p>
<p>We are also working on getting all of the <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/tag/mmo/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag nofollow" title="Posts tagged with mmo">MMO</a> games that we will be discussing included in the computer gaming lab in the Hilton so that you guys can try out some of these games on your own time.  As with all convention preparations, things can (and often do) change at the last minute, but this is a snapshot of where we are as of right now.  We have our 12th, and final, staff member on board for this year and we plan on moving very quickly to finalize our plans for this year so that you guys will have plenty of opportunity to get ready for an outstanding Dragon*Con this year.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/contact-us">please contact us and let us know about it</a>.  If you&#8217;d like to <a href="http://www.dc-mmo.org/how-can-you-help-dragoncon-mmo/">buy a shirt to help us out</a>, that would be great too!.</p>
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