The AIE Podcast #263 – Nightmare Mode: No New Missions This Week!

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Mewkow: Riders of Icarus be damned Mkallah: Murloc masquerade is a must Tetsemi: Friday Fun in FFXIV Mewkow: We have Captain Cybyl’s STO update Mkallah: And Apolas and Arv are here to talk about some major SWTOR news All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/IP6F0voEDGE Open Welcome to episode #263 of the the podcast celebrating the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi, To my left is Mewkow - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah- (Hey, guys, there is homemade pretzels and beer cheese soup on the guild kitchen.) This week we are joined by special guests Apolas and Arv who is here to talk to us about AIE in SWTOR Welcome! Ok, we’ll be digging into SWTOR shortly, but first, let’s cover this week’s news... AIE News Imperium Ludi Riders of Icarus: After not one, but two delays, Rift of the Damned has finally arrived in Riders of Icarus. The patch includes the new Tritael Rift zone, additional cash shop items, the floating five-player Breach dungeon, 30 more familiars to collect, and an expansion to the Exarahn Badlands area. Riders of Icarus is also hosting several events in which brand-new and veteran characters will get free gifts for logging in, staying logged in, and even leveling up. All of these events will conclude on October 19th. http://massivelyop.com/2016/10/05/riders-of-icarus-finally-delivers-its-rift-of-the-damned-update/ ForceOfWill asked if anyone was playing Black Desert Online. We did have guild activity in the game, it’s diminished a bit, however, just a remind that the #general and #lfg channels on the AIE Discord server can be used to look for AIE Folks other games! http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57297-any-one-playing-black-desert/ WoW Are you looking for guild events in game? Well Nevermore has you covered with her fabulous write-up of all the in game events for October in WoW. Head over to the forums and check out the post - http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57299-aie-guild-events-october-2016/ - and find out why Murlocs are involved (hint it’s a masquerade - http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57298-mathanuggs-merry-murloc-masquerade/) , what the Trivia topic is, and some good old fashion Running of the Dead (Beef) as well as PvP In the Underbelly. FFXIV Are you a fan of fun? How about Friday nights? Well then, welcome to Mandatory Fun Nights where the Fun is mandatory, but attendance isn’t. Abovan is running MFN’s in FFXIV every Friday at 9pm ET, check out the forums post for more - http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57293-final-fantasy-friday-fun-night/ SWTOR SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 162: How to Fly GSF for DvL @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-162 talk about how to fly GSF for your Dark vs. Light achievements. http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-162-how-to-fly-gsf-for-dvl/ SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 163: How to PvP for DvL @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-163 talk about how to get into PvP for your Dark vs. Light achievements, especially if you haven't done much PvP. http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-163-how-to-pvp-for-dvl/ STO RRF Captain Cybyl’s Star Trek Online News Summary for week ending 10/09/2016: 1. Starting October 25, the Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday expansion will continue with a brand-new episode update: 'Agents of Yesterday - Artifacts'! Captains will participate in Star-Trek: The-Original-Series themed episodes in a new story arc through 2017. New missions shall feature the joys of exploration, dangers of unknown space and amazement of new discoveries with lasting consequences. The return of missing Starbase K-13 will become available as a fleet holding. Spectacular upgrades to graphics and lighting effects will be introduced to enhance the player experience as well. 2. There is a 20%-off star ship sale in the C-Store this weekend until Monday, 10/10.