Episode 15- Back in Action

Hey Kalari here and I am back with talks of my week in gaming. This includes my Wizard’s 101 fun. DCU launches its free to play and I give my opinion on how much is too much of a game to give away. I reflect a bit on gaming health issues and I am looking for a potential co host to join me in ranting goodness. All of this packed into an hour of listening pleasure.

Topics:

Wizards 101 fun game for kids and adults- Play Wizards 101

Interlude- Horse race at the Lon Lon Ranch.

Legend of Zelda skyward sword and 25th anniversary orchestra concerts-Zelda turns 25 -Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddess

DCU is now Free to play- DC Universe online Free

Kal’s Den wants a co-host to join in the ranting goodness. If you think you have what it takes email me at: kalari@mmosmacktalk.com and just tell me why you think you can handle it.

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Show Run time: 55mins 27seconds

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Happy Halloween

Taking a short break for health reasons but the show will be back in 2 weeks time with news about gaming, ranting and all the stuff ya love about the den. Till then take care everyone and have a spooktacular Halloween ^_^

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Episode 14 keep on trucking..

I talk about my week in gaming including Dragons age II, and Dragons Quest IX sentinels of the starry skies. My idea for Sailor Moon Galaxies or any kind of kick ass mmo revolving some anime lore. My hunt for an mmo home continues am I being too picky? I also talk about why gaming is a great escape from real world troubles.

Gaming news

Sony’s PlayStation user accounts hacked again say what?- Sony’s Blunders yet again

DCU is going free to play in October? DCU free to play coming soon!

Also the free to play way it seems to be the way of the future, how will this affect the quality of gaming for us gamers?

DDO forums down for almost a week now, could accounts have been compromised word is being sent out to change your passwords. DDO Forums down

Steam is having a sale on Tomb Raider thats right the series of the gal with the big boobs and love of relics is turning 15 and till monday 10 am Monday, 10AM Pacific. Tomb Raider: Underworld is the most expensive of the lot at $6.79, with Tomb Raider 1 remake Anniversary going for $3.39. Crystal Dynamics’ first stint with Lara, Tomb Raider: Legend, is available for $5.09. Tomb Raider 15th anniversary

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Show Runtime: 52mins 27seconds

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Episode 13- A new path

Well after coming back from a cold I decided to do a lone cast no interviews. Made a decision about my future with DDO and have put it in the show. Won’t lie I know that there is a time to walk away from things and I know now that this is the time for me. So I talk about the whys reminiscence about the good times and talk about future mmo’s i’ll be trying. Next week I hope to still find perma death players to interview and I will talk about the kind of MMO id love to play and why. Till then enjoy the show :)

Links:

My final My DDO blog entry

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Show Runtime: 1hr 3mins 13 seconds

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New show next week

Sorry My son brought home cooties from school so I went and relaxed this week. Hoping to set up some fun interviews looking for some Perma Death players to come on and give some perspective on that play style. But for now trying to relax heal up and decided to take my officer duties more seriously so going to try to flag my two friends and any other guildies for some raids tonight. Hope my patience is strong enough I tend to be short tempered when I am sick. Either way new show sometime this week I promise. Till then got 12 other great casts to re listen to if ya haven’t already :)

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Episode 12- The Bovine Diaries

Hello folks had a nice chat with Mr Cow, many who play ddo know and love him so it was nice to chat with him and get his perspective on making guides and having minions. I also speak about update 11 and the impact it had on my gaming week. Not a long show this week but definitely worth tuning into. Enjoy.

Links:

Mr Cow’s Diaries of a True Reincarnate

Mr cow has Minions!

The thread he made his return in

DDO Catalog- This is an extensive guide with maps and other resources a must have for anyone playing DDO.

Major Malphunktion steps up!: End of the week with Major Malfunktion

**DDO Zonix YouTube contest is still on going it ends September 29th enter on youtube and the ddo forums for a chance at 1 million platinum if you are on the Sarlona Server. Links to this are under “Friends of the Den”**

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Run time- 56m 18s

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Episode 11- Reflections

Hello everyone today’s den is a special one, I got to get in a great talk with Memnir who is witty fun to talk to and an all around nice guy. We discussed update 11 coming to DDO and some of the issues that lit up the boards. What its like to be a forum personality especially a Mega one as he is. I may even have a co-host soon because it was really enjoyable bouncing topics with him. We got down to the nitty gritty about the payment model for DDO and the community at large I really hope all tuning in enjoy this show as much as I enjoyed recording it.

Links:

Memnir’s Caption Contest- Mem’s way of seeing how creative and funny our community is. A good read and much laughter can be heard. *Note this is not a prize contest though to me the prize is the fun it brings to the boards*

Best Broccoli Pic- Fluffy Calico’s thread where Memnir’s creative genius truly shines. Sorry I got the props wrong Fluffy this thread is a Hall of fame winning topic.

What the community is owed- My thread on communication break down between Turbine and the DDO community and what wed like to see done about it. This thread received more feedback from Turbine employees then I expected thank you for that.

Special topic:

DDO Zonix’s is having a 1 million platinum give away. That’s right for reaching 100 subscribers on you tube he is hosting a contest for people to reflect on their favorite DDO moments. Note this contest is for the Sarlona Server but open to anyone with a character on there if you wish to roll one up to participate. Even I got in on this :)

DDOZonix’s 1million plat for 100 subscribers youtube give away thread

Direct link to the contest on Youtube

Lame thread of the week- Shiffd decides to rant about the setting of the game 7 years too late to do much about it, shows off his FR fanboi side and if it wasnt annoying enough calls DDO steam punk and calls Warforged robots..so I respond because last I checked there is no circutry in ddo only magic.

Lame thread of the week- See why this is the lame thread of the week, warning may rot your brain cells!

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Run time- 2hr 06mins 48seconds

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Episode 10- The cross roads

Yes I know Ive been busy churning out these shows and lighting up blogs and message boards but I had plans for this cast to be a weekly thing as long as I can do so. This cast will be another solo cast as well though I do have an interview lined up (hopefully) for episode 11 which I’m really looking forward to. In this episode I talk about how I approach gaming and why, I discuss why I took the way update 11 is being handled personally and my true issue with the release of Artificers as pay to play only for everyone. I talk about the lack of communication between Turbine and its player base and I get a little personal with who I am not only as a gamer but the lady behind Kalari. I hope those of you tuning in Enjoy.

Get Rid of Clothing!-thread- yes this dude is serious, Yes I think hes not wrapped too tight.
Memnir’s Pax Thread-Our only official word that yes Artificers will be pay to play. What gives Turbine couldnt tell us yourselves?
Going Old School- My blog about playing the NES for the first time in years and the Nostalgia behind doing so.
NAMI-National organization for Mental Illness (NAMI) if you want to know more about people who live every day with mental illness and disorders and gain a better understanding this is one of many sites you can visit online.

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Lack of respect

You know id love to say that I am the kind of person who does not let many things get to me. I guess outside my gaming world that is true I tend to try to be laid back. This year has been rough for my family and myself so I havent been as easy going as I normally try to be. That being said even as laid back as I tried to be the forums of DDO always seemed to hit that button in me and its due to a basic reason. People have no respect for others. Whether its internet tough guy/gal syndrome, a lack of empathy for others feelings or thresholds the amount of assholes who get off treating others as their feelings don’t matter seems to be dominant on those boards and its aggravating. Maybe I shouldnt let it get to me but it is hard sometimes when your in an emotional state it does not take much to set you off. Having someone mock your annoyance with a decision that does affect your game play is rude. It makes the person doing it look like the ignorant tools they are (looking at you mister oh your going to quit and still play or this is a non issue you whiner types.)

I’ll be honest I’ve been truly trying to justify my continuing to play DDO a lot lately. Even with the show as much as I love interviewing players not playing DDO does not automatically cut me off from friends who can come on. It doesnt stop me from speaking about the game and other mmos I may try. So right now continuing my subscription kinda feels like the end of my marriage, where I kept trying to justify staying around even though I havent been happy in a long time. The one thing I can honestly say is when I do make my official decision it wont be announced on the forums. I have this show and blog sites I also think its only fair to discuss my feelings with my Guild before making any permanent decisions. Point blank if I do walk away from DDO no one else will be as impacted as they will. With 21 alts many of them filling vital roles in raids and quests it would not be right to just quit on them.

Either way I have till October to decide, but honestly with the way they have been handling update 11 with only releasing certain knowledge and leaving other items (Artificers being basically a pay to play class till update 12) is unacceptable. Its disrespectful to your player base to avoid an official announcement of this and have us find out second hand threw a fellow player about this decision and to only back it up with a Forum mod to confirm that this is indeed true is even more shameful.

Its not about affording the class once again or supporting the company, for many this is and will be a non issue and I respect that for them. For me though since I have been feeling resentment on and off since the relaunch see this as just another reason for me to look towards greener pastures. DDO has held my attention for nearly 4 years but alas all things good or bad have an end to them. I know that if by October I am still unhappy it will mark my end for DDO not just an end to a payment plan as a poster rudely put it. For me to stop paying for my sub means I lose 17 playable alts all the content I previously had locked and the Warforged Race. It would not show Turbine any dissatisfaction for me to return premium hell it would make it seem like I wish to give them tons of money and to leave for me would be easier then re starting as a free to play player trying in vain to stick it to them by unlocking things via favor.

So to those who think they are being clever mocking those of us who choose to feel affected by this I hope you never are in this position and I hope you know a lot of us are not just barking this time. My dissatisfaction is real and for the first time truly in four years I am not considering a rage quit but an absolute cut off from Turbine and its games and thats the sad truth about this. I guess I needed to get this out of my system I couldnt sleep and got a event to attend at my sons school in a few hours. I did not feel conveying this on the my ddo blog would help since they have the power to erase that if they deem it offensive. So I turn to this blog and perhaps my next cast to discuss my future which for now is looking like a huge change to my gaming is coming.

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Episode 9- Things that Tick me off!

I come back to the show swinging at my peeves against ddo and the things that I feel people waste too much energy on. I’m looking at you people who participate in the senseless fighting between premium, VIP, and Free to play players. Learn to act like a community! I talk about deciding if I want to go back to DCU right now its not looking good for that. Also get into Artificers and why I am happy they are being added and how much fun I’ve had on Lamannia playing one and my choice for what I will play once it goes life. I also am honest about why I decided not to take an extended break with all that has gone on. I just wanted to get into the swing of things hope you enjoy the cast.

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Show runtime: 01hr 19m 53 seconds

*Big Update and Mega rant: DDO Is making Artificers a paid class to unlock even for VIPs! If you are as pissed about this as I am listen in and remember its better to wait till they allow unlocking for favor even if they are trying to hold out till the next update then to allow them to get away with this slippery slope practice of gouging even us subscribers for every nickel and dime we have! I have to say if I had known Turbine was going to do this they would not have gotten their praise sung in the above episode at all. This is bad form Turbine plain and simple!

Megarant02- Turbines blunder yet again:

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