Flash Point 70: We Have Space Paddocks

flashpoint-podcastWe’re back after an extra week off to talk about Galactic Starfighter, Ghostcrawler’s departure from Blizzard and another classic My Lore Is Stuck In Your Canon segment (which appears later in the show than it should thanks to David’s incompetence).

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– Galactic Starfighter
– 2 years of SWTOR
– Shout out to Russ Moody for comment on last podcast
– Google robots and Amazon vegetable choppers

Jawa Junk Pile
– Simon’s PS4 review
– 2014 predictions
– Secret World demanding on hardware
– Marvel Heroes
– Ghostcrawler leaves Blizzard
– TV and movie recommendations for the Xmas break
My Lore Is Stuck In Your Cannon: the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic in the future
Shroud of the Avatar
Depression Quest fiasco
– Tiny Death Star (Android version — iOS version)

– 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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Flash Point 69: Tinsel in Tatooine

flashpoint-podcastIt’s a rather eclectic episode this fortnight, with some good MMO coverage and the odd piece of Dr Who discussion.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– Galactic Starfighter
– Double XP week – link
– Life day
– Antlers in the Cartel Store

Others
– Console launches
– WoW: charity drive, new pets and mounts. fun on the Timeless Isle
– The Secret World ‘levelling’

Jawa Junk Pile
– The Stanley Parable (warning: spoilers)
– Dr Who ‘Day of the Doctor’ (more spoilers)
– Shout out to EA customer service

– 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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Flash Point 68: Big Kev And His Fat Arsed Owls

flashpoint-podcastIt’s a new content extravaganza in MMO-land at the moment, so we devoted some time to SWTOR, WoW, TSW and Marvel Heroes to name four.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– Double XP week – link
– In-game cartel coin purchases now live
– Community Cantina – Austin
– EA wins a Shonky Award
– Tangential PS4 / Xbox One discussion
My Lore Is Stuck In Your Canon: The Galactic Republic

Others
– WoW: Warlords of Draenor discussion
– Project Titan shelved
– World of Warcraft Movie premise
– Wow not going F2P ‘anytime soon’
– Heroes of the Storm beta
– Hearthstone beta
– Diablo 3 expansion – Reaper of Souls
– Marvel Heroes 2.0 Update

Jawa Junk Pile

– Build your own Death Star – link
– Star Wars Episode VII release date and keeping to the ‘dirty aesthetic’

– 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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Flash Point 67: Pink Murloc Daleks

flashpoint-podcastIt’s brilliant to have OotiniCast‘s Teo with us this episode, and we cover quite a bit of ground.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– Toon names being released back into the pool
– Bounty Contract Week
– return of the Rakghoul plague?
– PvP rankings delayed until November
– gaining affection when going Dark-Side
– Double XP event starting November 27th
My Lore Is Stuck In Your Canon: The Sith Empire

Others
– Guild Wars 2: Kristy hits cap, WvWW Season 1, Tower of Nightmare, achievement shard, popularity of game
– The Secret World: Halloween event, 1.8 update, TSW in the IRL movie (trailer here)
– Marvel Heroes and Squirrel Girl
– Rift: squirrel mounts

Jawa Junk Pile

– The Walking Dead Season 4
– Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
– The Tomorrow People
– Dr Who
– Ship mods in SWTOR
– Hearthstone – Heroes of Warcraft
– Blizzcon
– Destiny beta
– Shout out for the Escape Pod SWTOR podcast
Buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt

– 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 Jason’s twitter handle @ootinicast).

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Flash Point 66: Asteroid Pizza

flashpoint-podcastWe’re just a little bit excited about the announced Galactic Starfighter expansion for SWTOR, but we get through plenty of other stuff as well this episode.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– Galactic Starfighter expansion
– Dread Masters content
My Lore Is Stuck In Your Canon: The Infinite Empire

Others
– Kristy re-visits Guild Wars 2

Jawa Junk Pile

Buy an Oceanic Gamer T-Shirt

– Agents of SHIELD renewed to make a full season

– Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

– Star Wars Episode 7 casting announcement rumour

– Summertime Blues (link – and yes I said Joe Strummer when I should have said Brian Setzer)

– Pseudo Echo (warning: 1980s hair styles)

Yogventures – as mentioned by Simon in his opening comments.

The Fall of Lucas Arts and ow EA may not be all evil

– Shout-out to SBRazma for their iTunes review

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account, Kristy’s Twitter account and ODS-1’s Twitter Account

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Flash Point 65: Ian Bothan’s Burnt Bollocks

flashpoint-podcastWe’ve had 64 episodes of warming up, so the time has come for a more professional podcast. We’ll let you know when that happens, but in the meantime there’s lots of issues to talk about and a great new segment: My Lore Is Stuck In Your Canon.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– CZ198 and space mission glitches and 2.3.3a
– Dread Wars testing
– Learning about Bothams
OotiniCast’s 100th episode
Pursuer’s Bounty Pack
– Galactic Guild Battle series
– Treek affection conversations and her voice talent
– Lore armour can be dyed
Authenticator issues with iOS7
Petitions to improve SWTOR
Escape Pod SWTOR podcast – not to be confused with the week Science Fiction podcast called Escape Pod which is highly recommended.
My Lore Is Stuck In Your Canon: The Dread Masters

Others
– Kristy dumps FFXIV
– The Secret World: Whispering Tide event

Jawa Junk Pile
– Agents of SHIELD (link to review mentioned)
– Steam OS
The Fall of LucasArts
– Attack of the Clones is still a steaming pile of shit
– Oculus Rift latency tester

Please send us a question for discussion on the next episode!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account and Kristy’s Twitter account.

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Flash Point 64: Magic Lasers and Pubic Pillows

flashpoint-podcastIt’s been a bust few weeks in SWTOR land in particular, so we cover that plus a usual smattering of other MMOs and manage to mangle segues like a beast.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.4 announcement
– Join the Battle
– Super secret space project
– Medical Tables, not so cheap dyes and sit emotes

Others
– SimCity
– FFXIV
– WoW 5.4
– Dr Who coins
– Shout out to iTunes reviewer Big_Pete009
– Darth Scotia and kicking George Lucas in the nuts

Please send us a question for discussion on the next episode!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account and Kristy’s Twitter account.

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Flash Point 63: Ed And The Rat’s Clacker

flashpoint-podcastIt’s wonderful to have Ed back with us for this episode and we cover quite a bit of MMO ground, so strap yourself in.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.3.1 update
– Frustrating quests

Others
– FFXIV
– Marvel Heroes
Warframe
– WoW
– ESO and WildStar adopt a subscription model
Buy Ed’s recently published book!

Please send us a question for discussion on the next episode!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account and Kristy’s Twitter account.

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Flash Point 62: The Vibrating Gold-Plated Treek

flashpoint-podcastThis episode could be accused of being disorganised be we’d say it’s a fluid and wide-ranging discussion on a range of issues. Have a listen and decide for yourself.

Points of discussion:

SWTOR
– 2.3 Update
– Community Cantina Tour
– Class Reps feedback
– Recruit a Friend

Others
– Rift event (Summerfest)
Guns of Icarus
– broad gaming conversation

Please send us a question for discussion on the next episode!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account and Kristy’s Twitter account.

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Flash Point 61: The Pax Oz Jam Donut Special

flashpoint-podcastWe’re freshly returned from Pax Australia 2013 and we have plenty to talk about about that event plus a small dose of SWTOR news.

Points of discussion:

– PAX 2013 roundup: MMOs, Xbox One, Oculus Rift, panels, BioWare panel

SWTOR
– Game Update 2.2.3 update

– Tauntaun mounts

Please send us a question for discussion on the next episode!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account and Kristy’s Twitter account.

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Flash Point 60: Cylindrical Knobby Things

flashpoint-podcastKristy’s back in internet-land and we’re in a Pre-Pax frenzy with lots to discuss on SWTOR and a lot of other MMOs to boot.

Points of discussion:

– Podcast feedback  (please fill in our listener feedback survey if you haven’t already)
– Addition of a new segment: State of Play

SWTOR
Class representatives 
– PTS for Czerka Flashpoints and Operations
– Supreme Moguls Contraband Pack

Others
– Marvel Heroes Dev Update
– Final Fantasy XIV
– WoW End-Game store
– Aion 4.0
– Reader feedback from Shawn AKA:Karigdas on Harbinger and Shadowlands
– Pax Oz

Please send us a question for discussion on the next episode!

– Shout outs for our Facebook page, Twitter account, Simon’s Twitter account and Kristy’s Twitter account.

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Podcast Feedback: We Need You!

cat-hate-surveyThe time has come to get some all-important feedback from you on our Flashpoint podcast. With nearly 60 episodes in the can, we are really keen to find out what we can do better and what we can change to make things more enjoyable for you. We are particularly interested in whether you’re enjoying the broader focus or whether your liked things better when we were a SWTOR-only podcast.

All you need to do is answer the handful of questions below and you’ll be helping us in a big way. The survey is absolutely anonymous and we’ll let you know the results once it’s finalised!

Here’s the survey: (if you can’t see it for some reason this is the direct link)

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