A historic episode personnel-wise, with our first four-way podcast as Simon Potter becomes one of the regular panel – welcome Simon! Rise of the Rakghouls is the focus but there’s lots more than that dissected.

Points of discussion:
– Patch 1.1 update and class changes
– Slicing changes
– End-game gear customisation
– EB Games stocking SWTOR locally in Australia
– Anti-aliasing improvements and pretty places in SWTOR
– Collector’s Edition digital content
– Different terms for the penis (yes, seriously) – and here’s the link to the Bloodhound Gang song mentioned (warning: contains gratuitous shots of bikini glad women)
– Movie recommendation and Stan Lee’s appearance Down Under
– Two upcoming special guests
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

Also after the show is Episode 2 of Star Wars Addicts Anonymous, Ed and his flatmate Collyn’s laid back look at everything SWTOR.

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The first week of 2012 sees us back covering what’s been a rather eventful couple of weeks. It’s a big agenda this episode, including a critical discussion on the bowel habits of droids.

Points of discussion:
– SWTOR’s launch – smooth or what?
– One million subscribers
– Patch 1.01 and 1.02
– New Flashpoint and expanded Karagga’s Palace Operation and frequency of content updates
– Oceanic launch in 2012 and a plug for SWTOR Gamers of Oceania Facebook Group
– Eternity Vault Oceanic guild progress and cushion stuffing by droids
– 2012 predictions re-cap
– SWTOR Customer Service / Support
– Oceanic server queues
– Sith and Republic power-levellers
– Graphic glitches and robot poo
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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In the week of early access there’s an enormous amount to cover, and we give it a red hot go.

This week features special guest co-host Simon, standing in for Ed who’s on a week-long road trip.

Points of discussion:
– Early access and game experience to date
– Server queues
– Grace period / Amazon orders
– Sith Warrior vs Smuggler video
– Overpowered classes in game?
– 2012 SWTOR predictions
– Oceanic launch speculation
– iTunes reviewer shout-outs
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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Ok, she doesn’t really but you’ll get the context if you listen to this episode. In the middle of the largest test weekend to date, Mark, Ed and David discuss their time with the SWTOR beta interspersed with a good quota of sarcasm and bad puns.

Points of discussion:
– Beta impressions
– Jedi Consular progression video
– CE favoured by Oceanic players
– Pulsipher as informal PvE Oceanic server
– TOROZ now has a Google Plus page
– David joins a guild
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, Google Plus page and Twitter account

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Apologies for the three week break, but we’re back with a fun discussion on Warzones, Solo with the Holo and Fapping to the STAP. All shall be explained if you listen.

Points of discussion:
– Warzones: Huttball, Voidstar and Alderaan
– Collectors Edition unboxing
– Fan Friday and fan fiction as the poor cousin (click here to check out the SWTOR Paint Adventures mentioned)
– Oceanic guild listings and daisy chains (PvE chain, PvP chain)
– Brief discussion on other games out there (you have to check out the PS3 vs PC Battlefield 3 comparison)
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, and Twitter account.

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As always, plenty to talk about. Beta weekends, Jedi Knight vs Bounty Hunter and companion characters dominate proceedings this episode. Also hear host David pronounce ‘Beta’ two different ways in the one podcast!

Points of discussion:
– Galaxy Map
– Bounty Hunter vs Jedi Knight
– Companion characters
– Beta weekends and oceanic players participating
– Bioware at NYCC
– Brief discussion on other game betas out there (Battlefield 3, Wrath of Heroes etc)
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, and Twitter account.

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It doesn’t get much bigger than this – about a quarter of the way into the podcast the ever-observative Ed saw the announcement pop up on the SWTOR site. So we’ve ended up with a CNN-style live on the spot coverage of the announcement. Well, not really but as you’ll hear it certainly changed the course of the podcast!

Points of discussion:
– PvP details
– ESRB rating for SWTOR
– the release date announcement
– Guild alignment
– Companion characters
– Shout outs for our forums, Facebook page, Oceanic Guild listing, and Twitter account.

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