Show Notes - Episode #8 - November
23rd, 2007
Length: 41:24
Synopsis: Changing venues for
this podcast to the realm of free-to-play gaming,
Ten Ton Hammer's Cody "Micajah" Bye sat down with Phil Maurer,
associate producer of K2 Network's Sword
of the New World: Granado Espada,to
chat with him about the future of Sword and the gaming marketplace in
general. Due to the timing of this interview (which was recorded in
mid-November), some of the comments may be dated, but the majority of
the interview is very informative Topics included the upcoming
expansion for the game, high level PvP combat, the integration of voice
chat, what it means to be a gamer, the joys of working in the industry,
and much much more!
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Host
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Cody "Micajah" Bye
Managing Editor - Ten Ton Hammer Network -
Jeff
"Ethec" Woleslagle
Executive Editor - Ten Ton Hammer Network
Guest
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Phil Maurer
Associate Producer - K2 Network, Developers of Sword
of the New World: Granado Espada
Expansion Conversation
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0:14
Introductions -
0:43
Upcoming Expansion Conversation
Jeff introduces Phil Maurer, and Cody
proceeds to ask Phil about the upcoming expansion for the free-to-play
game.
Links
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href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/10341">Ten Ton
Hammer's Sword of the New World Review -
href="http://www.swordofthenewworld.com/index.php">Official
Website for Sword
Comments on AFK Leveling
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4:30 Faction
War Update -
7:44 AFK
Leveling Comments
Phil gives a brief synopsis on the
introduction of
Faction Wars into Sword and his comments on the prior situation with
AFK leveling.
Links
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href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/11391">Leipzig GC
Interview with Sword Developers -
href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/taxonomy/term/181">Sword
of the New World Portal
Future of K2 Network, the Next Step for MMOGs, and Raising the Price of
Subscription Based Games
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9:55 Bots
in Free to Play Games -
16:23 Future
of K2 Network -
22:55 MMOGs
- Where are they headed? -
28:05
Raising Prices
In a lengthy back-and-forth sort of chat, Cody
and Phil
discuss bots in free-to-play games, the future of K2 Network, the next
step for MMOGs, and some companies wanting to raise the price of
subscription based games.
Links
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href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/9416">Pre-Launch
Interview with Peter Cesario href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/13282">
Reviews of Computer Games, and Wrap-Up
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30:26 -
Integrating Voice in Sword of the New World -
32:33
- Reviews of Computer Games - 38:35 Wrap-up
The guys discuss the plan to integrate voice chat into
Sword,
how video games are reviewed by the press, and hold the general
wrap-up.
Links
To read the latest guides, news, and features you can visit our Sword of the New World Game Page.