Episode 82 sees us allegedly get into the groove of our revamped format. We cover quite a bit of ground on a bunch of topics from Firefall to Weird Al Yankovic.

Points of discussion:

1. MMO News

SWTOR: Live stream tour of strongholds (link), Legacy Storage and BOP items (link), David’s subscription close call (and a tangent to the infamous Comcast call)

Others: Firefall out of beta and into early access (link)

Interlude: Your Lore Is Stuck In My Canon: Manaan

2. General Gaming News
–  Destiny beta has started (link), Zombie U sucks the big one, Watchdogs and Mario Kart 8 biggest June sellers (link), PS4 outselling Xbox One (link)

3. Pop Culture

Film: Guardians of the Galaxy

Comics: Captain America costume to be worn by Sam Wilson (The Falcon) and Thor is now a woman (link).

Music: Weird Al Yankovic’s 8 vids in 8 days (link).

4. Tech Roundup
– Microsoft lays off 18000 staff (link)
– 3D Metal printing (link)

– Shout outs for our latest iTunes reviewers: Jason, SiHuWa and Benjamin McJannett.

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account  and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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This episode sees us unveil the new show format… which isn’t a lot different to the old format but we do have some new audio tags and some more formalised segments. So that’s something right?

Points of discussion:

1. MMO News

SWTOR: new Community Coordinator, video of Tatooine homestead (link), developer update on Strongholds (link), Double XP weekend, Bounty Contract Week going live on 8th July, Club Vertica Nightlife pack (link).

The Secret World: TSW’s second anniversary (link)

Others: World of Tanks launches on mobile devices (iOS and Android), getting thrashed in Hearthstone.

2. General Gaming News
– Are the PC Master Race the Next-Gen consoles’ bitches? (link)
– Xbox Cloud – more than just arse gravy?
– Mario Kart 8

3. Pop Culture

TV: Orange is The New Black, Dominion, Game of Thrones Exhibition in Sydney

Film: Harrison Ford injures himself on the set of Star Wars Episode VII (link)

4. Tech Roundup
– Leap Motion v 2.0 (link)
– Google i/o roundup and Google Cardboard (link)

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kris’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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This episode we do a little bit of introspection on the future of the podcast, before jumping into the usual swamp of MMO news.

Points of discussion:

– The future of the podcast
– Game Update 2.8
– E3 Cantina flash drive files (link)
– Star Wars Battlefront trailer (link)

Jawa Junk Pile
– Marvel Heroes 2015 (link)
– Defiance goes F2P (link)
– Destiny Alpha
– Nintendo surprises at E3
– Next generation of consoles slated for 2018/19?
– No Man’s Sky (link)
– Star Wars Xmas Special review by the Nostalgia Critic (link)
– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kris’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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This episode we bid farewell to Kris and talk everything from SWTOR to Mario Kart.

Points of discussion:

– Kris’ departure from podcast (you’ll be missed Kris!)
– Future of the podcast more broadly – we need your input! (via Twitter or Email)

SWTOR
– Summer of SWTOR update
– Larry Everett’s tips on beating the gambling system in SWTOR 2.8 if you’re playing it on PTS (link)
– Reddit thread touting the future of SWTOR and ‘SWTOR 2 – (link)

Jawa Junk Pile
– Win a chance to be in Star Wars Episode 7 (link)
– Hearthstone
– Mario Kart 8
– WildStar early access
– Simon’s shopping expedition and bargain game score
– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kris’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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For those who have listened to the podcast for a while, you may have wondered who this person called Gail is that we mention each episode (in fact, we’ve mentioned her on every single episode from memory). Well this week all is revealed as Gail joins Simon and David.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– Dissection of SWTOR 2.8 Update 3 on PTS (link to Pretty Little Sith’s preview of the casino event)
– Vancouver Community Cantina info trawled from USB drive (link)
– Jawa Scrap Peddlers move into Cartel Bazaar (link)
– Rancor Mounts and PvP season 1 outcry (link)

Jawa Junk Pile
– Wildstar and guild naming stuff-up (link to issue and the consolation to be supplied)
– World of Warcraft chat, including buying Level 90s
– World of Warcraft movie (link)
– Elder Scrolls Online delayed for consoles (link)
– Microsoft announces new Xbox One SKU without Kinect
– Halo 1-4 Collection for Xbox One coming (link)
– Halo 5: Guardians announced (link)
– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kris’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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A SWTOR-heavy episode (yes it does happen!) but there’s a good dose of other MMOS as well and some great listener suggestions for discussion points.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.7: Invasion impressions
– new story arc – who is behind the curtain?
– Boston Cantina info provided on flash drives (link)
– PvP season 2

Jawa Junk Pile
– Setting up a gaming rig: piece-by-piece versus pre-assembled (thanks to @jayconnell for the suggestion)
– Is The Secret World still worth playing? (thanks to @jasonetheridge for this suggestion and the TESO point below) (link to TSW ARG info)
– The Elder Scrolls Online duplication bug
– Azeroth Choppers (link)

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kris’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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We’re all agog about setting up shack in SWTOR, plus we gabble on about TESO, Diablo and a whole lot more. And it all happens amongst a tsunami of internet issues.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.7: Invasion game update
– Double XP weekend starting April 11th
– Galactic Strongholds expansion
– The Asteroid ship option for Galactic Starfighter
– David’s datacron balloon ride on Tatooine
– My Lore Is Stuck In Your Cannon: Human History
– last week’s super special sale (and lack of promotion of same)

Jawa Junk Pile
– The Elder Scrolls Online
– Diablo Reaper of Souls
– Star Citizen breaks 41 million dollar milestone
– EVE online breaking news!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kris’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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We’re a bit excited this week with not one but TWO emails with some great MMO debating points.And don’t be put off by the podcast title – it’s not what you think!

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.7
– Lucky 77 speeder: lamest vehicle ever?
– The shitty macro binocular final quest
– Death of the Smash Monkey

Jawa Junk Pile
– Discussion about the Free to Play MMO market rankings
– EVE Online update from Kristy
– Emails from Shawn and Timo on TESO – thanks to you both!
– TV recommendations
– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kristy’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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Special guest Joe Foran from Wildstar Radio joins us this week as we range across a bunch of games, with the usual healthy dose of SWTOR as well.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.6 for everyone
– Producer’s roadmap for 2014
– My Lore Is Stuck In Your Cannon: Kuat Shipyards

Jawa Junk Pile
– Hearthstone further impressions
– Why Kristy fails at end-game content
– EVE Online
– Elder Scrolls Online beta
– NDA discussions
– Wildstar
– Marvel Heroes / DCUO
– The Repopulation

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kristy’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account. – And don’t forget to buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt or thirty!

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