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    Episode 57: Let’s Talk PVP

    5/22/2012

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    Duration: 59:48

    Elearic, former SWTOR PVP Officer in the Old Timers Guild, joins Deirdre and Carla to chat about everything PVP and so much more. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about the Group Finder in 1.3, archived Q&A questions, and classes impacting drops. More Episode #57 and Comments after [...]

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    Episode 56: To PTS or Not to PTS…

    5/16/2012

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    Duration: 59:55

    This week Carla is joined by Maer as they talk about BioWare’s podcast, 1.3 reveals, PTS testing and more.  The audio quality is not our normal high quality, but will return to normal as soon as Carla’s computer is replaced. Our thoughts and prayers go out to  Deirdre and her family in her time of loss.   [...]

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    Episode 55: We’re BACK!

    5/9/2012

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    Duration: 1:08:42

    Deirdre and Carla are BACK!  Due to computer issues beyond Carla’s control (her computer blew up!) we were unable to record our podcast the past couple of weeks.  While Carla’s computer is still at the retailer for warranty repairs or replacement, this podcast was recorded using Carla’s MacBook Pro.  The audio quality is not up [...]

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    Episode 54: Legacy 1.2, BioWare Gifts, and More!

    4/16/2012

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    Duration: 1:14:55

    Kash from Old Republic Dads & Old Republic Radio joined Deirdre and Carla to chat about Update 1.2: Legacy, Ranked Warzones, BioWare gifts of customer appreciation, and so much more. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about Lost Island, Orobird eggs, and medpack usage in [...]

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    Episode 53: BFFs Rule!

    4/2/2012

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    Duration: 49:30

    Deirdre & Carla talk about the PVP, Community Q & A, the new official SWTOR podcast, BFFs and much more. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about augments required for existing content, crafters are the only source for augmented items, and leveling a human to [...]

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    Episode 52: March Writers’ Roundtable

    3/26/2012

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    Duration: 40:35

      We are proud to announce a new episode of a special segment here at Corellian Run Radio. It is our Writer’s Roundtable. We are targeting this segment to be the last show of the month each month. This segment we talk about the Legacy System.   We have 3 of our current writers, Maer, Jason [...]

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    Episode 51: Scott Johnson Visits – We Talk Legacy & More

    3/21/2012

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    Duration: 57:05

    Deirdre and Carla are joined this week by none other than Scott Johnson.   Many of you will know Scott from his podcast, “The Instance“, but Scott is not only a gamer and podcaster, he is an artist as well.   They discuss the Legacy and much more! FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true [...]

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    Episode 50: Update 1.2 & Guild Summit Info

    3/15/2012

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    Duration: 1:22:50

      While Deirdre is busy studying for a big test, Carla is joined by our very own Maer and special guest, Medros from All Things Azeroth.   They discuss the 1.2 Update, the Guild Summit and much more! FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about [...]

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    Episode 49: February Writers’ Roundtable

    2/27/2012

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    Duration: 46:06

      We are proud to announce a new episode of a special segment here at Corellian Run Radio. It is our Writer’s Roundtable. We are targeting this segment to be the last show of the month each month. This segment we introduce a new writer to our staff, Sam McLeod.   We have 3 of our [...]

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    Episode 48: Needy or Greedy?

    2/22/2012

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    Duration: 1:12:39

    Deirdre & Carla are joined by Jedi Master Terran Hawkins from SWTOR Unlimited.    They discuss the latest patch notes,the Asian Pacific launch and much more! FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about patch 1.1.3 items from companion conversations, confirmation dialog when choosing your legacy name, [...]

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    Episode 47: Carla & Deirdre Talk Ilum Woes and More

    2/13/2012

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    Duration: 1:00:27

    Deirdre & Carla talk about the upcoming changes headed our way on February 14th in the form of patch 1.1.3, problems on Ilum, and much more. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or fiction talks about patch 1.1.2 items from chest items to sprint re-activation on revive to [...]

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    Episode 46: First Guild Summit and More

    2/8/2012

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    Duration: 1:12:04

    Deirdre & Carla are joined by Rich Fisher from Empire for Life Podcast and EGO Networks as they talk about the upcoming changes headed our way on February 7th in the form of patch 1.1.2, first guild summit, and much more. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the true fact? This week’s fact or [...]

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    Episode 45: January Writers’ Roundtable

    2/2/2012

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    Duration: 44:20

      We are proud to introduce a special segment here at Corellian Run Radio.   It is our Writer’s Roundtable.    We are targeting this segment to be the last show of the month each month. This segment has 3 of our current writers, Maer, Jason and Thom, joining Deirdre & Carla.   Hopefully this segment provides a [...]

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    Episode 44: Patch 1.1 Woes & More

    1/24/2012

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    Duration: 1:04:18

    Deirdre & Carla talk about the upcoming changes headed our way on January 24th in the form of patch 1.1.1, the issues with patch 1.1 on Ilum, and much more.   FACT OR FICTION:  Can you pick out the true fact?   This week’s fact or fiction talks about camping the opposing faction’s base, founder’s title [...]

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    Episode 43: Server Group Forums?

    1/16/2012

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    Duration: 1:08:22

    Deirdre & Carla talk about the upcoming changes headed our way on January 17th in the form of patch 1.1, the announcement of new server group forums, and much more.   FACT OR FICTION:  Can you pick out the true fact?   This week’s fact or fiction talks about neutral gear, pvp adrenals and Kaon Under [...]

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    Episode 42: Talking TOR with Jaro

    1/10/2012

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    Duration: 1:13:38

    Roxanne and Carla are excited to have Jaro from Jen’Jidai & Fragworld as their guest to talk TOR.   Kathy & Roxanne first met Jaro at PAX-East in March of last year.   He was the first person outside our circle of friends that actually listened to our podcast! Our prayers go out to Deirdre and [...]

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    Episode 41: 2012 Wish List – Guild Banks & More

    1/4/2012

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    Duration: 1:11:41

          Roxanne is back!  She joins Carla & Deirdre as they bring in the new year discussing SWTOR and what they would like to see in the game for 2012.   FACT OR FICTION:  Can you pick out the true fact?   This week’s fact or fiction talks about early access, guild server assignments [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 12

    12/25/2011

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    Duration: 4:29

    Today is the final day with Day 12!   It is the wish of the Hosts and Staff from Corellian Run Radio that all of you that celebrate Christmas have a very, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 11

    12/24/2011

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    Duration: 3:50

    It’s time for Day 11, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 10

    12/23/2011

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    Duration: 3:22

    It’s time for Day 10, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 9

    12/22/2011

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    Duration: 2:55

    It’s time for Day 9, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 8

    12/21/2011

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    Duration: 2:29

    It’s time for Day 8, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 7

    12/20/2011

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    Duration: 2:05

    It’s time for Day 7, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    Episode 40: Early Release and Queue Woes

    12/20/2011

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    Duration: 54:00

      Carla and Deirdre talk about early release, grace period in, and queue woes while Roxanne is MIA.   FACT OR FICTION:  Can you pick out the true fact?   This week’s fact or fiction talks about early access, guild server assignments and official launch date changes. More Episode #40 and Comments after the jump. FROM [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 6

    12/19/2011

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    Duration: 1:43

    It’s time for Day 6, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 5

    12/18/2011

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    Duration: 1:22

    It’s time for Day 5, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 4

    12/17/2011

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    Duration: 1:04

    It’s time for Day 4, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day 3

    12/16/2011

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    Duration: 0:49

    It’s time for Day 3, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day Two

    12/16/2011

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    Duration: 0:36

    It’s time for Day 2, we hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.   Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to play in Early Access. On the second day of Christmas, BioWare gave to [...]

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    12 Days of Christmas… BioWare Style – Day One

    12/15/2011

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    Duration: 0:26

    It is our pleasure to present to you, our rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas… BioWare style.    We hope you enjoy it!   Check back daily for a new day’s release.   Musical talents of Tyler Heikes.  Written by our very own Maer! On the first day of Christmas, BioWare gave to me the chance to [...]

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    Episode 39: Pre-Launch, Grace Period & Early Access

    12/12/2011

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    Duration: 43:05

    Dierdre & Carla decide to talk about pre-launch, grace period and early access in Roxanne’s absence.   FACT OR FICTION:  Can you pick out the true fact?   This week’s fact or fiction talks about early access, guild server assignments and official launch date changes. More Episode #39 and Comments after the jump. FROM THE NEWSNET [...]

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    Episode 38: Thanks for All the Fish

    12/5/2011

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    Duration: 1:38:16

    Deirdre Hollis (you may know her from the TORWars site) joins us to provide another arguing partner for Roxanne as we cover everything from Philosophical Stand Island to how hard it is to make an attractive female toon. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s challenge takes [...]

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    Episode 37: Post-Fansite Summit, Sunny’s Diner Brings the Casual

    11/15/2011

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    Duration: 1:47:21

    Sunny Ravencourt and Radicool from Sunny’s Diner join us to discuss our Fansite Summit experience, plus we are slowly figuring out that Sunny might be a hardcore player in casual  clothing. We also learn that Georg is a playful, vengeful god and that just makes us like him more. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick [...]

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    Episode 36: The One Where We Don’t Talk About That Podcast

    11/5/2011

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    Duration: 54:32

    We make bets about early game access. We try to avoid talk about the dramacast. We debate movie-watching commitments. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s challenge concerns cover, guild pre-launch, the pre-order offer code. More Show Notes and Comments after the jump. FROM THE NEWSNET & [...]

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    Episode 35: Back from NYCC

    10/25/2011

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    Duration: 1:49:09

    We’ve already talked about New York Comic Con on the TORWars and Mos Eisley Radio podcasts, but we still manage to find a few topics that we didn’t cover. We are joined by Virtek (Damien) from TORSyndicate and Guild Umbra to get his NYCC impressions and later by our very own Jason Taylor to discuss [...]

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    Episode 34: A Long, Long Time Ago…They Announced SWTOR

    10/10/2011

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    Duration: 2:03:36

    Roxanne couldn’t make it this episode, but we got Larry Everett (The Republic, Massively) to fill the third seat, which was great when we started our retrospective talk about following SWTOR because he’s been tracking this game since it was just a twinkle in BioWare’s eye. Bonus: three-minute blooper reel where Kathy cannot get through [...]

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    Episode 33: What Were You Doing When…

    9/26/2011

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    Duration: 1:14:28

    It’s the release date episode! We each recount our stories of where we were and how we found out, as people do for significant events such as the JFK assassination or the Space Shuttle tragedy. Wildly inappropriate. More Show Notes and Comments after the jump. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact [...]

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    Episode 32: The View From the Red Zone

    9/12/2011

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    Duration: 1:19:35

    Serge from SWTOR-Life joins us to discuss the latest updates and to give a “red zone” perspective on game release. The team comes closer than ever to losing Fact or Fiction. Kathy picks her Advanced Class based on outfits. Roxanne doesn’t understand mail. Serge doesn’t understand junk mail. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out [...]

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    Episode 31: Post-PAX Roundup

    9/3/2011

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    Duration: 1:55:18

    Discuss this episode on the forums here or on Comments. Carla, Kathy, and Roxanne are back from PAX and full of stories and opinions about what we learned. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge involves PvP. More Show Notes and Comments after the [...]

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    Episode 30: “Your Foot’s Sticking Out!”

    8/9/2011

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    Duration: 55:27

    The whole crew is back together this week – Carla, Kathy, and Roxanne review the new videos and how they’re starting to look like they’ve been directed by Michael Bay. We also delve into the good, bad, and ugly of microtransactions. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  [...]

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    Episode 29: The Post-Comic Con Episode

    7/27/2011

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    Duration: 1:40:33

    Brandon and Kim from Old Republic Dads join Carla and Kathy to discuss the Comic Con reveals. Surprise pre-order announcement sends SWTOR community into a frenzy and it isn’t all good. FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s challenge concerns the legacy system, the collector’s edition, and [...]

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    Episode 28: JJ vs. Carla

    7/11/2011

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    Duration: 1:39:26

    Discuss this episode on the forums here. Roxanne is sick this week, but we have JJ from TOROcast to fill the third seat and make sure we never go under an hour!  We’re feeling feisty this week and we have several lively debates on everything from how much you need to know about the game [...]

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    Episode 27: Dover & Carla Like to Ignore People

    6/27/2011

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    Duration: 1:41:21

    Discuss this episode on the forums here. We’ve been trying to get Dover on the show since we found out how fun he is in person at PAX East earlier this year.  The planets finally aligned and we met up to talk about SWTOR and how to handle people who annoy you. FACT OR FICTION: [...]

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    Episode 26: E3 the Gameplay Demo Show

    6/13/2011

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    Duration: 1:51:26

    Discuss this episode on the forums here. E3 was a doozy!  Our eyeballs are still bleeding from watching and reading all the coverage.  You sure won’t hear us complaining that there wasn’t enough new info – as is evidenced by the length of this episode.  Hard to believe that this is only one week of [...]

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    Episode 25: SWTOR Drives a Stick

    6/6/2011

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    Duration: 1:40:48

    Discuss this episode on the forums here. It’s been three long weeks since our last podcast – great to be back!  Anything from more than a week ago gets the Quick Mentions treatment so we can dig into the meaty stuff like debating digital downloads and what we expect from raids.  We’re trying a new [...]

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    Episode 24: Silence of the Story

    5/16/2011

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    Duration: 1:19:52

    Discuss this episode on the forums here. We’re back to our regular format this week with Carla, Kathy, and Roxanne.  We also invited the fellows from TORWars, Jeff Hollis and David Moore, just because they are fun.  The five of us debate Datacrons and the bolster system, plus we venture into release date speculation.  Jeff [...]

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    Episode 23: Post-Fan Site Summit Chat with Stephen Reid & David Bass

    5/11/2011

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    Duration: 35:56

    Senior Community Online Manager Stephen Reid and Senior Community Coordinator David Bass sat down with us for a post-Fan Site Summit roundup.  We talked about planning the event, the dangers of communicating anything at all on the forums, fan site feedback.  We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the Fan Site Summit. SWTOUR Drawing [...]

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    Fansite Summit: Gabe Amatangelo Introduces Us to PvP

    5/5/2011

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    Duration: 11:15

    Lead PvP Designer Gabe Amatangelo kicked off the Tuesday session with a short presentation on PvP in warzones.  Many features of SWTOR warzones focus on building community behavior through the proper placement of “carrots,” which entice players away from that all-for-me mentality, and nudges them toward a let’s-coordinate-and-beat-the-other-guys strategy. Recap of Gabe’s presentation, our warzone [...]

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    EPISODE #22: Can We Go Back to Austin Now?

    4/30/2011

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    Duration: 1:45:48

    This week Kathy, Carla, and Lethality from Ask A Jedi sit down to rehash their visit to BioWare Austin for the first ever Fan Site Summit.  We talk about what we took away from the Q & A sessions, our personal interviews, and especially how we feel about the game after playing several hours in [...]

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    FanSite Summit: Georg Zoeller Q&A

    4/28/2011

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    Duration: 28:17

    Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller wrapped up the Summit with an intimate Q&A session with the few fansites that remained Tuesday afternoon.  Our favorite reveals: Metrics are mostly used to follow up on player feedback, rather than as the starting ground for figuring things out. Metrics help figure out the right balance for difficulty.  [...]

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    Fansite Summit: Daniel Erickson and Blaine Christine Q&A

    4/28/2011

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    Duration: 26:34

    Lead Writer Daniel Erickson and Live Producer Blaine Christine teamed up to field questions about the game.  We’re sad the part where Stephen Reid tells Daniel Erickson that he has to stop talking so much was cut out. Favorite reveals after the jump. Here are our favorite reveals: Blaine Christine has the power to command [...]

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    Fansite Summit: Q&A with Damion Schubert and His Eyebrows

    4/28/2011

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    Duration: 24:35

    Principal Lead Systems Designer Damion Schubert answered questions on a wide range of topics.  We got some important reveals in this twenty-four minute Q&A session.  Listen to the full audio to hear Kathy get derailed when Damion starts giving her the crazy eyebrows as she asks her question about gear for neutral players!  She begged [...]

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    Episode #21: Wanna Get Lucky? Say It With Flowers!

    4/18/2011

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    Duration: 1:38:42

    Join the discussion about this episode here. It’s just the home team this week, which is probably good because there was a TON of new information to cover.  We’re excited that companions are back to the forefront again – companions in flashpoint player slots and dev tracker talk about companion romances.  We also find out [...]

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    PAX EAST: James Ohlen Interview

    4/13/2011

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    Duration: 9:37

    James Ohlen, Game Director of Star Wars: The Old Republic, took a few minutes to talk to us at PAX East.  We touch on guilds, how designers must now listen to playtesting feedback, and the balancing act of expectation vs. innovation.  James also takes our Sith or Jedi test, The Test of the Elevator Door. [...]

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    Episode #20: QUADRUPLE LIGHTSABERS

    4/5/2011

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    Duration: 1:25:17

    Join the discussion on our forums here. In our continuing quest to have all the people we met at PAX East on the show, we invited Eric Musco from TOROcast to join us as we talk about TOROcast’s beginnings, account security, and PvP.  We also find out that Eric is a weird mix of good [...]

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    Episode #19: Phasers Set to Heal

    3/21/2011

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    Duration: 1:33:28

    Larry Everett of Massively and Gamebreaker TV joins Carla, Kathy, and Roxanne this week as we do a final PAX clean-up discussion and spend quite a bit of time talking about guilds, companions and the trinity, and space combat.  We also find out that Larry is a little confused by the Smuggler healing animation. Fact [...]

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    Daniel Erickson on PAX East Interactive Dialogue Panel

    3/19/2011

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    Duration: 1:00:47

    For those of you who love the game design side of things, we present a full audio recording of one of the panels we attended at PAX East.  “Interactive Drama: Dialogue as Gameplay” featured a fascinating discussion about using dialogue and conversation to create a fun, engaging experience in-game.  Not surprisingly, BioWare’s Daniel Erickson had [...]

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    Episode 18: CRR Gets Their Hardcore On

    3/15/2011

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    Duration: 1:55:39

    Roxanne and Kathy are back from PAX East and full of gameplay impressions and stories about talking with the BioWare crew and SWTOR fans.  Rather than do our usual format, the two of us just sat in front of our mics and told Carla everything that happened during that wild, wonderful weekend.  Like, starting from, [...]

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    Episode #17: Roxanne vs. Godwin’s Law

    2/28/2011

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    Duration: 1:07:29

    Kathy’s back from being out of town and we celebrate by having Roxanne compare things to Nazis and spread baseless rumors about who’s picking up the tab at the fansite cantina event.  Speaking of cantinas, we hope actual social spaces like cantinas will replace fake social spaces like the mailbox in our Community Buzz discussion. [...]

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    Episode #16: Flashpoints and Release Date Fun

    2/8/2011

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    Duration: 1:19:22

    Carla and Kathy are joined this week by Ysme and Syryn from Kajidic, a PvP SWTOR guild.  The four of us discussed the flashpoints updates, the many Dev Tracker posts, and the whole stock market/release date rumor brouhaha.  ERTS is up 3 points since all these rumors started, so go figure. Fact or Fiction: Can [...]

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    Episode #15: We Grill Emlaeh About SWTOR

    1/27/2011

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    Duration: 1:44:56

    AUDIO QUALITY DISCLAIMER: We apologize that the sound quality is not up to our usual standards.  In production we discovered a few issues, the worst being a hiss and echo effect.  Carla did her best to fix it, but wasn’t able to in every case. These problems are much less noticeable if you listen through [...]

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    Episode #14: Droids Do Not Wear Pants

    1/11/2011

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    Duration: 1:03:28

    Welcome to 2011, the year of the rabbit and SWTOR release!  Roxanne is back with her BioWare fangirl enthusiasm and knowledge of Star Wars ships.  Plus, she makes fun of Kathy’s interpretation of gear slots on droids.  Carla has never heard of snow blowers. Fact or Fiction: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from [...]

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    Episode #13: Joanne Laroche Stops By

    12/28/2010

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    Duration: 40:29

    A couple weeks ago we got the opportunity to sit down with one of BioWare’s Senior Community Coordinators, Joanne Laroche.  We talked about Joanne’s work history and gaming background, how she got started in the industry, her work at BioWare, and what her blog reveals about her attitudes toward MMOs.  As a holiday treat for [...]

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    Episode #12: “The World’s Going to End in 2012!” “Is that Fiscal 2012?”

    12/13/2010

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    Duration: 1:42:53

    Zach Brown from Mos Eisley Radio stopped by to talk TOR with us and we somehow spent a lot of time talking about WoW.  But never fear, we also talk about crafting (yes, we know…still), plus a few other things.  Bonus: no one calls each other names because Zach is much nicer than Roxanne.  Don’t [...]

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    Episode #11: The One Where Roxanne Calls Carla a Communist

    12/1/2010

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    Duration: 1:22:48

    It’s been three weeks since our last podcast, so we’re still talking about how much we like the crafting system.  Also, some unpronounceable creatures make their debut on the Holonet.  Our Thanksgiving-themed Sith or Jedi yields some surprising results and we read our Top Ten “You Know You’re an MMO Gamer When…” entries.  Enjoy! Fact [...]

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    Episode #10: Smooth Criminal Brings Glad Tidings of PvP & Crafting

    11/9/2010

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    Duration: 1:00:02

    Praise the Friday Update gods, they brought us to the Promised Land!  After a dry season of no gameplay information, BioWare said unto its fans, “Have faith and you shall have your fill.”  But the people hardened their hearts and they cried out into cyberspace, the void of which is terrible deep, magnifying the clatter [...]

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    Episode 9: Keepin’ the Faith

    10/27/2010

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    Duration: 56:18

    It’s Star Wars Story Time!  Again!  Lorehounds are happy as happy can be as BioWare puts out one story update after another.  Those wanting gameplay info will have to wait a bit longer.  BioWare keeps humming that ol’ gospel tune, “Soon and Very Soon,” but the community ain’t joining in. Fact or Fiction (3:26): Can [...]

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    Episode 8: Feel the Power….of MICROTRANSACTIONS!

    10/11/2010

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    Duration: 1:25:36

    This week Kathy’s daughter Roxanne joins the podcast, which is great because nothing spices up a show like talk of Pokemon and pedometers!  Also, six out of six gaming producers agree, cyberspace is alive with the sound of microtransactions.  Ka-CHING! Fact or Fiction? Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This [...]

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    Episode #7: Fear the Fantasia Hat

    9/28/2010

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    Duration: 1:06:10

    Nothing as menacing as an adorable little clown hat when you’re trying to teach a Sith apprentice his place! This week we discuss the last installment of Blood of the Empire, community polls, Jedi, and the Smuggler update bonanza.  In other news, the millinery tomfoolery continues. Fact or Fiction? (5:05) Can you pick out the [...]

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    Episode #6: And Then There Was PAX

    9/15/2010

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    Duration: 1:09:04

    The last convention of the season rolled through Seattle, WA over Labor Day Weekend.  Did we get a big reveal?  Mmmmm….kinda, sorta, maybe, depending on who you were talking to. Fact or Fiction Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge concerns playable species, playable planets, and Maggot. [...]

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    Episode #5: Jedi Wizard, Meet Darth Voldemort

    8/31/2010

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    Duration: 1:06:48

    It’s Harry Potter time!  Between the Advanced Classes announcement and all the Gamescom coverage, there was tons o’ TOR-related news out there.  We were almost defeated by the many, many interruptions that happened during the recording session (are monitors supposed to flash like lightning and then black out?  Does that dog have to keep barking?  [...]

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    Episode #4: Pew-Pew in Space and Many Mispronunciations

    8/18/2010

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    Duration: 55:42

    It’s convention season, which means the devs are out there giving interviews, doing panels, whipping the fans up by hinting at wondrous wonders.  What will our characters look like?  What will they fly?  What will they do when they fly?  Why should we care about stories that happened 300 years ago?  So much to talk [...]

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    Episode #3: We Talk PeeVeePee and Argue Micro-Transactions

    8/4/2010

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    Duration: 50:40

    Two chock-full Friday Updates and a Comic Con panel made for lots of discussion. Fact or Fiction? (2:05) Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales?  This week’s host challenge concerns faction change, pazaak, and the Cathar. From the Newsnet & Beyond (3:45) Roundup of the most important announcements and news: (4:03) [...]

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    Episode #2: From the Grand Canyon…and btw Wi-Fi Sucks.

    7/22/2010

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    Duration: 49:35

    Thanks to everyone for your comments about our first podcast.  Carla is recording this one on the road! Fact or Fiction (3:03)  Can you pick out the confirmed fact from rumor?  See the Gamespot video we talk about here.  See the screenshot here. From the Newsnet & Beyond (5:30)  Roundup of the most important announcements [...]

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    Episode #1: We Begin — Finally!

    7/7/2010

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    Duration: 28:12

    Our first podcast is done and submitted for your perusal!  It’s been a long haul from the first glorious days of let’s-do-a-show innocence to the in-the-trenches reality of forgetting to push the button when you record.  It was great fun putting it together – we hope you enjoy it too. . Here’s what we talked [...]

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