Ed’s back with a vengeance to help make some excitement out of what’s been a pretty quiet fortnight news-wise.

Points of discussion:
– 1.3 experiences
– Community Q&A
– Server transfer rewards
– Lore Update: The Cathar
– Oz Comic Con dissection from a Star Wars viewpoint – including audio live from the event
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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We’re to help digest all the news from the past fortnight. We tackle the 1.3 update dropping Tuesday, discuss server merges and nothing less than the future of the game.

Points of discussion:
– 1.3 Update hitting Tuesday
– Server transfers
– Free to play for SWTOR?
– MMO mechanics that SWTOR should copy: Tera and Day Z
– Wide-ranging ramble about SWTOR, end-content, hitting level cap
– Ceasing of Oceanic Guild listing on TOROZ
– Simon, Mark and David will be at Oz Comic Con – let us know if you’ll be there!
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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It’s an all-aussie host-fest this episode, and we cover all the news of note over the past fortnight whilst still getting waylaid by key topics such as man-bras and Dutch bestiality laws.

Points of discussion:
– New content unveiled at E3
– Changes in SWTOR Community Team (David Bass / Eric Musco)
– Character transfers
– 1.3 on PTS
– Underwhelming Q&A
– Star Wars 1313 preview
– Tim’s great piece on why the Empire Can and Must Win
– Five Inch Floppy wins an award
– Simon, Mark and David will be at Oz Comic Con – more next episode
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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This week we have an extra co-host, our own Tim Gow, who writes our weekly Fleet Pass column. Aside from some Diablo 3 tangents, we talk plenty of SWTOR, with 1.3 speculation and subscriber numbers not surprisingly dominating.

Points of discussion:
– Drop in subscriber numbers
– BioWare layoffs / Stephen Reid’s departure
– 1.3 conjecture
– Lore Update: Light Sabers!
– Random Diablo 3 chat
– Fleet Pass Column – what would you like to see from now on?
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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We’re back on deck for some fun discussion on a bunch of things, including Ed’s ever-popular Lore Update. Apologies for the sound quality in parts – let’s blame Skype.

Points of discussion:
– Post 1.2 stability
– Asia-Pacific server transfers and server merge need
– Fleet duelling
– Arena-watching from the cantina
– New playable planets
– Shout out for a funny guild-created video
– Shout to Midian and Remnants guilds for their achievements
– Datacron runs
– Combat parsers and SWTOR’s TOS
– Pimp your UI
– Call out for more writers for TOROZ
– Lore Update: Crystals
– Multi-player space combat
– Avengers movie review
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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Lots of post 1.2 chat in this episode on top of another great lore update from Ed and lots of NZ holiday reminiscences from David. All Star Wars related of course.

Points of discussion:

– 1.2 goes live
– new SWTOR website
– Legacy rewards
– Asia-pacific server transfers (link to Stephen Reid’s explanation of your toon name and placeholder characters)
– low population servers
– Tauntaun Fawn giveaway
– Lore Update: Hyperspace
– Star Wars memorabilia (link to pics as promised)
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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We’re back with a discussion chock-full of 1.2 speculation, another great Lore Update from Ed and a generally hiccup free episode this time.

Points of discussion:

– 1.2 drop date
– SWTOR Droid Mini Game
– SWTOR Official Podcast
– Trooper Trek (please check it out and consider donating!)
– 501st Legion
– Lore Update: Blasters(!)
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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The points of discussion still come in thick and fast and it’s difficult to get past the upcoming 1.2 update but we manage it. The reason for the title of this podcast will become apparent – my apologies for the interference of my hiccups during parts of the podcast.

Points of discussion:
– 1.2 Update highlights (user interface, space combat, combat log)
– People leaving SWTOR complaining about end-game content
– Lore Update: Twi’lek
– Final shout-out for our TOROZ Reader Survey (please fill it in if you have time!)
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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It’s only been a fortnight but it feels like an eternity since the last episode given the local launch has occurred since. There’s heaps on the agenda and we manage to get through most of it.

Points of discussion:
– Australia / New Zealand launch event
– Oceanic servers
– Lengthy dissection of 2012 Guild Summit
– Lore Update: Wookiees
– TOROZ Reader Survey (please fill it in if you have time!)
– Welcome to our new writer Kate
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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We’re back with a more standard SWTOR chinwag, with a focus on the imminent local launch.

Points of discussion:
– Stephen Reid Q&A: the post-mortem
– Oceanic servers: transfer or not?
– Patch 1.1.4 and Patch 1.1.5 and the upcoming Jesus Patch (1.2)
– SWTOR Oceanic launch event on March 1st
– Cross-server LFG tool
– Welcoming the new writers on the TOROZ team: Tim, Tim and Rick!
– Talking 3D Phantom Menace, Game of Thrones, Megamind and Scott Pilgrim vs the World
– Mass Effect 3 discussion
– Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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We’re pretty thrilled to have racked up a quarter of a century of podcasts, and what better way to celebrate than with a guest.

A big thanks to Ganden from SWTOR-RP for jumping into the fray for this episode.

Points of discussion:
– SWTOR patches: frequency and effect
– Legacy system – current and future
– Founder title
– Oceanic launch speculation
– Roleplaying discussion with Ganden (here’s his great intro article on RP’ing)
– Star Wars Cello duel and assorted movie reviews
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

Also after the show is Episode 3 of Star Wars Addicts Anonymous, Ed and his flatmate Collyn’s laid back look at everything SWTOR.

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