The Lincolncast Episode 12: Endgame

The Lincolncast, Episode 11 for the week of July 14th This is the Giant Bomb community's Guild Wars 2 podcast. This week is a news heavy edition with plenty of announcements to talk about. We cover the playable races, vistas and PvE difficulty changes then cap off with a main discussion regarding what we now know about the endgame of GW2 . Oh, and we’re doing it live later this week (see the notes below). Music: "The Pentagon" by The Hamster Alliance Featured Members: selfconfessedcynic , Dourin , Tarkhein, Shinboy630 , Mageknight Run time: 2:37:45 Topics for the week:

• We skip what we’ve been playing and launch right into last week’s Asura and Sylvari announcement, speculating as to whether they will wipe our existing characters.
• A general consensus is reached: We want the splash screen back (and chroma-hashes).
• Vistas seem cool.
• Early game has seen some changes, and we examine whether that is a good thing or not.
• Our main discussion kicks off – The End Game in Guild Wars 2 - with talk of how the game surprisingly does not end when you hit lvl 80.
• I really want a legendary rifle.
• 25 Dungeon Paths is smart marketing, but the 8 explorables still sound like hella fun.
• Meet me in the hidden cave at the full moon’s zenith. I’ll be there waiting for recipes.
• The structure of Orr (the final area) has been revealed and our reactions may surprise you.
• We announce our live show coming this week – Join us on www.twtch.tv/Dourin on Friday, at 9pm US Eastern (assuming you’re not futzing around in the beta).
• After the show we sit down and finally chat about what we’ve been playing along with some off-the-wall discussions about the gaming industry and its jargon.

Plugs!

• Be there for the live show on Friday 20th July, 9pm US Eastern! (at Dourin’s twitch.tv channel below)
• Check out Dourin's gaming coverage at  http://www.twitch.tv/Dourin
• Shinboy also has a pretty nifty website at  http://www.plugandplaygaming.com

Enjoy! Also, feel free to leave some criticism or feedback - TheLincolncast@gmail.com or @TheLincolncast on Twitter