DDOcast Episode 160 (3-20-10)

[Mockduck]

Hi everyone! Episode 160 of DDOcast is now ready to go. Here's a LINK to the episode - just left-click to play, right-click and 'save as' to download as an mp3.

This week features our first successful call-in live show! Big group joins me this week for the show - we talk about Update 4, the State of the Game Address and much more. Clankenbeard has a really funny "Clerical Errors" and I have an interview with Kudesnik about his new iPhone app - the DDO Library. Thanks so much for listening!

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DDOcast Episode 160 (3-20-10)

:15 Intro
4:25 Monday downtime
4:40 Update 4 on Lammania
6:15 First Call! More Upd 4 talk
14:44 Europe status - Mod 11
15:15 State of the Game Address
29:50 Second Call!
42:24 Half-Orcs, PrE's, Cleric Domains and more
1:00:05 International plans
1:03:20 GDC talk
1:14:40 Clerical Errors #1!
1:19:25 Concordant Opposition
1:24:15 Hirelings and Raids
1:25:07 Third Call!
1:27:50 Pale Master talk
1:31:25 Interview with Kudesnik - DDO Library
1:55:30 Community Notes
2:07:10 PAX East talk
2:15:30 DDO Store
2:16:21 Fourth Call!
2:19:12 Fifth Call!
2:29:55 Emails

END

TOTAL TIME: 2:41:27

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LINK to the Update 4 Release Notes on Lammania.

LINK to a pic of the evil bunny hat! (Thanks Kudesnik.)

LINK to Fernando Paiz' State of the Game Address (2010).

LINK to the Ten Ton Hammer.com article about Fernando Paiz at GDC.

LINK to Eladrin's discussion on Concordant Opposition.

LINK to Eladrin's post about the Pale Master Prestige Enhancement.

LINK to Kudesnik's iPhone app - the DDO Library!

LINK to the latest update to the DDO Herald, another iPhone app.

LINK to the Massively.com article looking at the DDO community.

LINK to the Polycast Civilization podcast in which DDOcast's Steiner-Davion guest starred!

LINK to Yak's latest cast featuring guest Tolero!

LINK to the 5th episode of the DDO Cocktail Hour!

LINK to the DDOcast Forums, where we've got voting open for the Turbine DDO dev team March Madness tournament!

LINK to Clankenbeard's comic on The Escapist!

LINK to The Escapist's March Mayhem tournament, Turbine just won round one!

LINK to the latest Eberron Chronicle.

LINK to Monk's Mobile Quest info at PAX East.

LINK to the thread about the Umber Hulks' St. Patrick's Day parade, now with screenshots.

LINK to Anne's (Theris') My.DDO.com post looking at seeker weapons and picks.



Jerry

[Clankenbeard]

Great show Berry! Check it out. Clanky didn't wind up on the cutting room floor here at the original DoDcats. Sweet. That's just the kind of positive reinforcement that Clanky likes.

Maybe I'll do another Clerical Error segment if there's any (and I mean "at all") positive feedback. I'll sit back and let it happen. Happen-stance!

Thanks for the shout out on the webcomic contest! Clanky really bricked his entry and went for "establish storyline" over "make it funny". There were 346 entrants and a great number with loads more talent than me. HAd I gone funnier, I still probably wouldn't even have made "honorable mention" with my bargain-basement talent. But I still had to stay true to my favorite game and get DDo in there. Go DDo!

[Dylos_Moon]

concerning the fiendish carnival in house p, I thought I'd mention that there are no longer any trainers in house D on lamannia.

[Trillea]

Don't forget that one of the house P buffs *IS* water breathing!

[TreknaQudane]

In Regards to your Fourth Call @ 2:16:21

Weapon Finesse only lets a melee combatant substitute the dexterity modifier for attack with certain weapons, not for damage.

EDIT

Which is covered later in the podcast, maybe I should finish listening.

[Samiusbot]

Clank, you must keep making Clerical Error!

I both choked with laughter and peed a little.

[Clankenbeard]

Clank, you must keep making Clerical Error! I both choked with laughter and peed a little.

The ol' choke-n-piddle. Clanky knows it well. So, let me get this straight... I should keep making things that make people choke and/or pee themselves. Can you even read yourself typing?

Oh, I'm gonna make more. Loads more. I have two more ideas in my head already, each more humorous than the last. I'm only going to send them to Jerry though. That'll teach Lessah not to "Yank the Clank". More like DDoCrocktailHour! What a crock!

So, SamIus. I listened to my part of Berry's podcast like a dozen times to both hear the sound of my own voice and hear everyone's accolades about my deep and insightful understandings of the world around me. I heard you say "That is the best..." and then you were drowned out by the voluminous laughter and praises of others. What was the rest of what you said? My ears are burning... Oh wait. I was standing too close to a firewall.



As a side note: Taking in mind the (mis)pronunciation of your name "Samius", I went back and read some of my favorite inspirational literature by the well respected Theodore Geisel. But, following your "don't pronounce the I" rules, flubs up the meter of the rhyme. I'll quote here...

• I do not like green eggs and ham.
• I do not like them "SamAm".

See? It's not right. Classic literature says so. Sigh.

• I do not say it on a bus.
• I do not say it "Sam I Us".

[Mockduck]

The ol' choke-n-piddle. Clanky knows it well. So, let me get this straight... I should keep making things that make people choke and/or pee themselves. Can you even read yourself typing?

Oh, I'm gonna make more. Loads more. I have two more ideas in my head already, each more humorous than the last. I'm only going to send them to Jerry though. That'll teach Lessah not to "Yank the Clank". More like DDoCrocktailHour! What a crock!

So, SamIus. I listened to my part of Berry's podcast like a dozen times to both hear the sound of my own voice and hear everyone's accolades about my deep and insightful understandings of the world around me. I heard you say "That is the best..." and then you were drowned out by the voluminous laughter and praises of others. What was the rest of what you said? My ears are burning... Oh wait. I was standing too close to a firewall.



As a side note: Taking in mind the (mis)pronunciation of your name "Samius", I went back and read some of my favorite inspirational literature by the well respected Theodore Geisel. But, following your "don't pronounce the I" rules, flubs up the meter of the rhyme. I'll quote here...

• I do not like green eggs and ham.
• I do not like them "SamAm".

See? It's not right. Classic literature says so. Sigh.

• I do not say it on a bus.
• I do not say it "Sam I Us".

See, this is why I haven't done a video stream podcast yet, who wants to watch a bunch of D&D geeks having pee-related emergencies?!?!?!?!

Heh heh, I said stream...

[Hraust]

I thought you didn't have a live video because you wanted the ability to edit out my most hilarious of jokes!

...also if DDO Cocktail Hour goes video, they MUST wear pants. In fact, the Samius guy should wear full-plate. You know, just for protection (of us).

[Samiusbot]

I thought you didn't have a live video because you wanted the ability to edit out my most hilarious of jokes!

...also if DDO Cocktail Hour goes video, they MUST wear pants. In fact, the Samius guy should wear full-plate. You know, just for protection (of us).

Pants == The loose!

Don't be trying to push your desires on the Samius.

[Clankenbeard]

Pants == The loose!

Maybe this is just a typo.

• Loose: (adjective) [loos] free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered:
• Lose: (verb) [looz] to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:

From what you have said here, you prefer non constrictive pants over no pants at all. If you prefer "looser women", does that mean you want them more sexually promiscuos or just incapable of achieving success?

Grammar cop wants to see your license and proof of registration.

[Samiusbot]

Maybe this is just a typo.

• Loose: (adjective) [loos] free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered:
• Lose: (verb) [looz] to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery:

From what you have said here, you prefer non constrictive pants over no pants at all. If you prefer "looser women", does that mean you want them more sexually promiscuos or just incapable of achieving success?

Grammar cop wants to see your license and proof of registration.

I left my license at home, I will just teleport home and get it. <quicken teleport>

hahahaha