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Synopsis: EverQuest 2 Senior Producer Bruce Ferguson joins the twelfth episode of Loading... Live for April 9th, 2009. After our weekly MMO news update, Bruce shares the latest on EverQuest 2 and Game Update 51. We'll learn about how the latest content to hit EverQuest 2, Game Update 51, affected adventuring, crafting, raiding, and gear and get a glimpse of what we can expect with this year's upcoming FanFaire in June.

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Participants

Hosts Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle Ten Ton Hammer Editor-in-Chief Ben "Machail" de la Durantaye Managing Editor - Ten Ton Hammer Network Co-Hosts Cody Bye Ten Ton Hammer Executive Editor Tony "RadarX" Jones Ten Ton Hammer Writer

Guests Bruce "Froech" Ferguson Senior Producer, EverQuest 2 You! Join us next week on Voon in room: Ten Ton Events.

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• 0:23 Introductions

We introduce our team and special guest, then move straight to the news so we have plenty of time for questions.

Links

• Loading... - Ten Ton Hammer's daily newsletter and column

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• 0:56 The Machail Report
• 0:56 - PETA Takes On Northrend
• 3:28 - Big Huge Layoffs, Will 38 Buy Them Up?
• 5:55 - Gazillion on the hook for 2012 for Marvel MMO

In this week's Machail Report, we discuss PETA's p.i.t.a. protest of baby seal slaughtering in Northrend, whether it would be a wise bargain if there's any truth to the rumors that 38 Studios is purchasing .

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• href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/news" target="_blank">Ten Ton Hammer Latest News href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/13411">
• PETA Protests Baby Seal Slaughtering in WoW
• Layoffs and Rumors Swirl Around Big Huge Games
• Marvel President Dates Marvel MMO Release

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• 8:20 Meet Bruce Ferguson
• 8:30 GU 51 questions
• 15:07 Audience questions, solo content
• 16:16 Itemization and instances
• 19:16 More daily quests?
• 29:20 How games will be made in the future
• 21:20 SOE FanFaire 2009
• 22:25 What's the team working on now?
• 26:24 Station Cash
• 31:38 Wrap-up

Bruce Ferguson tells us why Game Update 51 is a game-changing update for many players of EverQuest 2, with huge changes to the 45-55 zone of Lavastorm, a new duo instance, a promised 4x zone for level 80s, and plenty of content for crafters. Later in the Q&A session, we'll learn about plans for more solo content and zone revamps as well as a few hints about what we can expect from this year's FanFest in June.

Links

• Game Update 51 Patch Notes
• Patch Notes (Coyote & RadarX)
• GU 51 Preview Tour

 

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