Slashcry Champions Online Podcast

29Apr/106

Playing Champions Again

I have returned to Champions Online. I did miss the game and am having a lot of fun with the patches. I am leveling on Monster Island and just enjoying my time. The game continues to improve and Poz from a PR perspective is a great new game director. I am going to start recording Podcasts again in the next week or two.

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14Jan/104

Sorry for the lack of updates — new Podcast next week

All,

Sorry for the lack of updates. Dozenz is out of town and Picky and I have been killing ourselves getting ready for the Crossfit minigames later this month. The 2 workouts a day + a 50 hour a week job takes it toll at night. Though I am finally getting back into the swing of things.

Champions seems to still be pretty healthy, but not major news has been announced about the big Q1 2010 patch. Though they a lot of time left to release it. I am still looking forward to a new zone based on the poll they took when the game first launched.

In the meantime I have been playing Champions, Modern Warfare 2, Forza 3, and Left for Dead 2 on the 360.

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22Dec/094

Issue 18: Rant by Wolfgang

Outline:

Character Update
1. Wolfgang - Over the weekend, we had a massive amount of snow. As a result, I didn't get to play much because I was shoveling snow onto Dozens' driveway. However, I did finish my retcon and main tanked Telios Tower; I super-stated Con/Dex. I think that I picked most of my powers from MA, Archery, and Might. I added Crippling Challenge to two attacks, and then was in Protector stance during the instance. It was very easy to hold aggro and I had a guy who had some healing powers help keep me alive.
News
1. Champions Online Demo - Tell all of your friends. http://www.champions-online.com/node/594806 -- Lets you play to Level 15, but limits your zone access. This is great news. As I mentioned in previous Podcasts: Cryptic needed to do this now instead of waiting for the game to get old and forgotten; do it while people are still curious. Every MMO should do this except maybe WoW. Warhammer, Conan and -- now -- Champions Online are doing this. Unlike the other two games, Cryptic acted quickly instead of waiting. This is only a good thing as it will hopefully keep an influx of players and, combined with the referral program, make it easy to get people to at least try it out. It's free--there is nothing to lose.
2. Champions won the Members Choice award at TenTonHammer. It was an award voted on by members of TenTonHammer -- great win for Cryptic.
Winter Event
1. So far, so good. I haven't had a chance to beat up the big teddy bear, but I have gotten gifts and my share of evil toys. Fun Stuff.
2. EDIT: Until Dec 25th, send any Matching Pen and Pencil Sets from the Misfit Toys to CO player @Mighty_Pencil and for every 1000 he recieves he will donate a Build-a-Bear to needy children. Cryptic_Daeke spotlighted this on the official page, but I feel it's good to mention it while there is still time.
Articles
1. TenTonHammer: Should Champions Influence Star Trek?
Websites

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15Dec/093

Issue 17: Champions Online Podcast

Outline:

Character Update
News
1. iPhone App
2. Referral Program
  1. Nice Rewards
Discussion
1. STO/CO Bundle Rumors
Community
1. Super Stats
Tips
1. Stances
2. nVidia Beta Drivers:
Listener Feedback Discussed

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8Dec/099

Issue 16: Slashcry Champions Online

Outline:

Character Update
1. Your Character endgame design
News
Discussion
1. Classes
  1. Melee Tank Build Guide - http://www.tentonhammer.com/co/guides/builds/meleetank
  2. Healer Build Guide - http://www.tentonhammer.com/co/guides/builds/healer
Community
1. Interviews
  1. Massively: http://www.massively.com/2009/12/08/bill-roper-on-champions-free-weekends-nemesis-and-content-upda/#continued
  2. MMORPG: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/335/feature/3809/page/1

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1Dec/091

Issue 15: Slashcry Champions Online Podcast — Missing Dozenz, rants

Issue 15 is not a normal outline driven episode. Dozenz had to work late and we didn't want to go over our topics without the three of us. In Issue 16 we will be discussing classes, our characters goals, and how to create your own class. Also we will discuss the influences for Champions Online.

Read Up: http://biobreak.wordpress.com

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