Flash Point 4: Bad wallpaper, the BFG and beta scams

Points of discussion:

– Dev post on SWTOR’s environments
– Advanced classes
– Fan Friday and why fan fiction seems to miss out
– Beta scams and why stuff isn’t being leaked in bulk from the beta
– A Mass Effect MMO on the cards?
– The ongoing release date debate
– Invite for segment contributions, original music

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Flash Point 3: Bullmalarkey, fiddlybits and metallic toilet cubicles

Don’t let the title put you off, this is another episode with Ed and I chatting about everything SWTOR, albeit within the context of a pretty quiet time news-wise. At 30 minutes it’s a nice lunch-break size, so enjoy.

Points of discussion:

– Jedi Armor progression
– RIFT as an example of not offering cross-platform system support
– Better guild recruiting
– Companion outfitting

An apology: sorry for some of the sound issues this week. I managed to forget to switch my mic over from my computer’s built in one, so I sound a little like I’m broadcasting from a metallic toilet cubicle but it’s still very listenable.

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Flash Point 2: Forum Nasties and Money for Nothing

Episode 2 covers PAX East, account security, forum civility, character customisation and just a bit more!

Links to stuff mentioned in Episode 2:

Deadpool’s Opinion on the New Star Wars Trilogy

TOR Syndicate

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Flash Point 1: Nipples, Paramedics and PAX East Live

I’m really pleased to announce that Episode 1 of Flash Point is now available.

Discussed this episode:

  • Republic News: Guild support, PAX East ‘Live’ and Bounty Hunters
  • Chewing the Fat: Fansites, downloadable SWTOR demo, SWTOR’s economy and subscription vs microtransactions


  • If you’re wondering why nipples and paramedics are mentioned in the title, you’ll need to listen to the podcast.

    Links mentioned in Episode 1:

    Star Wars Artists’ Guild
    TOROZ Forums

    We’ve submitted the podcast to iTunes and are just awaiting approval, in the meantime, have a listen for yourself here:

    Announcing: Flash Point podcast

    I’m really pleased to be able to announce that we’re about to start our own podcast. We’ve decided to call it Flash Point, as we hope to ignite debate and conversation amongst the SWTOR community – and yes we know about Flashpoints in SWTOR so there’s an analogy there as well. It’ll be hosted by myself and Edward Wilson, with Alec Bailey hopefully joining us in subsequent episodes.

    The podcast’s focus will be to provide around an hour of commentary on Star Wars: The Old Republic each fortnight or so, with community input key. Whether it’s questions you want answered, issues you want debated or an aural soapbox for you to vent, we’re extremely keen to hear from you. We think we can provide a different tack to the other great podcasts already out there, but the proof will be in the finished product. So if you’d like to ask a question / make a suggestion for Episode 1, then here’s how:

    1. Ask a question via Twitter

    2. Post something on our official podcast sub-forum

    3. Use our contact form

    It’s fair to say we’re a little excited by this. Episode 1 is being recorded this weekend and should be available by next Monday at the latest.