Length: 40:27
Synopsis: Our tenth Loading... Live podcast is joined by Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel just days after the release of Volume 2 Book 7 and our arrival in Lothlorien. After our weekly MMO news report from Ben "Machail" de la Durantaye, host Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle quizzes Jeffrey on what Book 7 and the high reputation required respite will mean to players and where the action will continue in Book 8 and beyond. Afterwards Jeffrey speaks with the audience for a full 20 minutes, fielding questions about such hot topics as PvMP balance, boats, and mounted combat. Tune in for the full 40-minute podcast and be sure to check out the Q&A transcript as well!
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- 0:23 Introductions
We introduce our special guest and not-so-special host and co-host, then move straight to the news so we have plenty of time for questions.
Links
- Loading... - Ten Ton Hammer's daily newsletter and column
- 0:30 The Machail Report
- 0:40 Gazillion's gazillion acquisitions
- 2:06 Vanguard Goes RMT
- 6:31 The Vin Diesel MMO??
In this week's Machail Report, Gazillion Entertainment is taking the MMO world by storm. We'll learn the ins and outs of Gazillion, Vanguard goes the way of the mercantile MMO with real money transactions (RMT),
Links
- href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/news">Ten Ton Hammer Latest News href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/13411">
- Gazillion acquires NetDevil
- Vanguard goes RMT
- Vin Diesel's Barca BC Gains Notice
- 9:36 Meet Jeffrey Steefel
- 11:20 NPE Changes
- 12:48 Lorien, a rest?
- 14:24 Entry / exit requirements
- 16:14 Crafting
- 17:34 What's next?
- 19:28 Housing
- 21:50 Lvl 15-50 improvements
- 22:45 How many books in Vol. 2?
- 23:43 More hobbies
- 25:00 Legendary items and legacies
- 29:20 Boats
- 30:30 PvMP
- 33:00 Kinship tools
- 34:30 Pet classes
- 35:30 Random loot tables
- 37:15 Mounted Combat
- 39:40 Wrap-up
Jeffrey Steefel is a twenty year veteran of the games industry, and a former singer and entertainer who famously played Jesus in an off-Broadway production of Godspell in the late eighties. We won't give him the Good Friday treatment, but we and the audience grill him on some of the ins and outs of Book 7 and all about the game moving forward.
Links
- Dev Chat Q&A Transcript
- Vol 2, Book 7 Official Site
- Book 7 Crafting Instance Images
- More Book 7 Screenshots
- Ten Ton Hammer Book 7 Preview
To read the latest guides, news, and features you can visit our Lord of the Rings Online Game Page.
