6 Pixels Under: Recent Episodes
N.S.
Gaming podcast hosted by nerdSlayer that talks about all things video games, but focuses specifically on the world of MMOs. 6 Pixels Under has a unique and fun format that makes the podcast play like a live show.
sry about the first minute, it got cut for some reason. I am having issues DLing Twitch vods for playback...
6 Pixels Under Podcast #72 - Valorant Announced + GDC Rescheduled (Coronavirus)+ Baldurs Gate 3 by N.S.
6 Pixels Under Podcast #71 - Game Dev Response + My professional background memes + AMA by N.S.
6 Pixels Under Podcast #70 - Game Dev Volunteer Announcement + GW2/Arena Net Discussion by N.S.
6 Pixels Under Podcast #69 - Camelot Unchained's new game deep dive + WotC's new game studio by N.S.
6 Pixels Under Podcast - Episode 68 - Fixing the "New World Problem" + Rend Shutting Down + MMO NEWS by N.S.
Timestamps: Start - 0:00:10 World of warcraft classic review is almost done! - 0:02:00 Death of a Game Artifact: legal follow up - 0:08:05 Next MMO to review after WoW classic - 0:23:50 What does "death" in Death of the game means - 0:32:35 MMORPG Magic legends trailer - 54:00 Lost Ark season 2 updates - 1:02:50 Queen update of Albion online - 1:06:20 Skill ceiling in MMO and why it's important - 1:16:35 Reddit talking about minmaxing and meta - 1:25:05 Crowfall raises more money, beta announced - 1:46:10 How to join MMO roundtable and become member of community - 1:49:55 GW2 playthrough with N.S, come join if you want! - 1:56:55 Showcasing Little Dew 2 and inspirations for our indie game - 1:59:45 Distributor's (steam) cuts etc. - 2:40:45 AAA vs. indie MMO expectation and judgement - 2:49:50 Q&A about new RPG project, inspiration, recruitment process and more! - 2:55:10 Parting words - 3:32:30
Timestamps: Start - 0:00:30 BlackRuins promoted to rank of detective and what the ranks are - 0:02:50 NCSoft gets fresh trademark on City of Heroes - 0:09:50 J Todd Coleman talks about Crowfall and hits at launch - 0:17:10 Ashes of Creation releases letter from creative director - 0:23:55 Amazon releases more information about New World - 0:33:26 PvP, PvE, griefing, onions, sheep and wolves - 0:40:20 In business you don't appeal to everybody, you want to find your corner - 56:00 Players will always exploit bad designs, which developers can update (even if they say they can't) - 1:07:10 Story time: Nerdslayer stays on the side of loot - 1:23:50 Camelot Unchained's announcement of an announcement - 1:32:10 MMO roundtable: do you prefer megaserver or specialized server with different rules? - 1:35:00 Let's talk a bit about Hytale - 2:03:40 Some teasers for the future - 2:11:00 Parting words - 2:19:20
Start - 0:00:00 New world ny Amazon will be playable via Steam - 0:11:20 ArenaNet is hiring for a "3rd person fantasy console game" - 00:21:50 Spending for playing MMO, allowances and such - 0:32:25 We don't use "fake MMO" here, just call games what they are - 0:50:20 New MMO ARPG Magic Legends is not an MMO - 1:01:25 Little D&D and tabletop talk - 1:18:30 MMO Roundtable: What do you think about splitting PvP and PvE in an MMO - 1:30:40 Q&A with audience - 2:36:00 Parting words - 2:48:20
Start- 0:10 Raid definition for MMOs-04:45 Call ins about MassivelyOP awards- 10:18 First lemposs voice clip of the podcast- 10:25 Best MMO studio of the year- 12:40 Biggest MMO dissapointment- 30:00 Definitions influence enjoyment of a game! MO vs MMO- 1:00:39 Best MMO trend- 1:05:31 Best MMO business model- 1:18:21 Biggest MMO blunder- 1:31:21 Best MMO player housing- 1:36:52 Biggest MMO surprise- 1:40:24 Worst MMO business model- 1:47:39 Most improved MMORPG- 1:59:23 Best MMO expansion- 2:09:20 We're planning to do our own awards- 2:19:32 PSO2 in the west- 2:20:18 Roundtable Question of improving Raids-2:35:20 Goodbye- 3:31:30 Questions and answers- 3:34:32
Start - 0:00:45 Mysterious email from mystery person about SWTOR release - 0:04:00 New MMORPG (maybe?): Magic Legends - 0:12:59 News about Amazon's New World - 0:16:05 Aoe heals healing enemy team as well? - 0:38:50 Astelia shutting down servers in Korea - 0:44:50 Star Valut developing Mortal online 2 - 0:45:50 Let's talk about MMO trailers - 0:53:40 Which of the new MMOs have chance to be massively successful? - 1:03:00 How to objectively judge MMORPG> - 1:08:15 Streamer's servers and drama and everything - 1:22:35 Nerds and martial arts - 1:29:25 Play games, but know why you do it and don't stop - 1:46:40 Market changes and good old MMOs (that some people like to play more than new ones) - 1:58:00 Criticism and feedback from experts and from amateurs (or 1k players and new players) - 2:13:35 Parting words - 2:28:45
Timestamps:
Start (we are doing it live!) - 0:00:55 MMO trailers and lack of social features showing - 0:04:50 Sad news about Brad McQuaid passing - 0:13:00 Blast from the past: Everquest and Vanguard - 0:19:55 Project C: Life beyond - 0:36:30 Small scale developer's MMO - 0:40:00 Lord of the rings online future - 0:51:25 Battlegrounds are released in December 10th in WoW Classic - 1:04:35 You can't expect fractals or legendaries in future episodes of GW2 - 1:22:55 Let's talk about Mandolorian and Starwars - 1:37:45 Parting words - 2:07:00 Start of Warhammer online stream - 2:08:40
Start - 0:50 Wildstar private server - 09:10 Path of Exile 2 and ARPGs - 14:50 "Development of Rift has never stopped" says Gamigo - 33:55 Sneak-peek to next channel video about mobile MMOs - 42:50 WoW classic phase 2 complaints - 1:16:25 Let's vote on a community goal in some MMO - 2:03:40 Probably not reviewing ArchAge after all - 2:10:25 The first official detective - LEMPOSS!!! - 2:40:55 Actually making list of games for community goal - 2:46:55 Parting words - 3:04:30
Start - 0:30 WoW Classic success & subscription model in MMOs - 0:06:40 Difficulty in MMOs, knowdlege vs mechanical skill - 0:39:15 N.S just loves his bows, this is why - 1:24:45 eSport players do crazy amount of hours in games - 1:28:00 Social interactions, MMO and lone wolf players - 1:31:00 We can play some community games together! - 1:38:20 Weekly topic: What is your opinion on grind? - 1:42:10 EVE and how to deal with giant corporations - 2:18:55 Secret manifesto - some more information - 2:47:20 Can we expect dead of the game of non MMOs? - 3:01:25 WoW classic, almost 60! - 3:04:10 Crowfall thoughts - 3:05:50 Mages of Mystralia - 3:08:00 Selecting content for channel to be sustainable - 3:09:10 Parting words - 3:18:40 Some more chat about developing indie games - 3:19:30
Start - 00:25 Camelot Unchained Delayed - 03:30 Tribulations of reading game reviews - 10:35 MMO can't be as good looking as other games - 30:30 GW2 build templates - 43:40 Blizzcon news: Diablo 4 - 0:58:55 Blizzcon news: World of Warcraft - 1:13:20 Blizzcon news: WoW classic phase 2 - 2:04:25 Blizzcon apology - 2:18:35 Blizzcon news: Overwatch 2 - 2:38:00 Are 2-faction MMOs dead or dying? - 2:56:35 DoaG For honor? - 3:19:05 (little) secret manifesto news - 3:27:30 Parting words - 3:38:00
Start - 0:45 Fallout First of Fallout 76 - 05:50 ArcheAge Unchained exploits and ArchePass - 15:50 Casual vs. hardcore MMO - 27:50 PvP and competition in general is inherently elitist (and N.S is the most elite of them :)) - 44:55 Viable doesn't necessarily mean it has to be in current meta - 1:09:15 Still PvP is worth it. Unlimeted content! - 1:19:55 But implementing PvP well is hard. Zerging is not very good solution - 1:28:45 Blade&Soul trailer - 1:07:30 Overwatch rumors - 1:51:40 Crowd funded MMO - 2:01:10 Secret manifesto - 2:49:30 Q&A - 3:03:40 Parting words - 3:13:00
Start = 0:45 ArcheAge Unchained launch - 05:20 Another studio made out of former GW2 developers - 24:20 Catnip Games acquires Shroud of the Avatar - 25:00 Daybreak hit more layoffs - 54:45 Blizzard Hong Long esports fiasco - 1:18:35 MMO Roundtable: State of MMO journalism - 1:59:50 MMOs are pretty bad games, but other people can make them amazing - 2:39:10 Life of a youtube content creator and your support - 3:10:30 N.S background before becoming youtuber - 3:29:50 Life advice: Find your passion and follow it - 3:40:20 Parting words - 3:59:55
Start = 0:30 Carde and N.S explaining the changes to discord and podcast - 3:00 Raph Koster's Playable Worlds - 18:50 Mike O'Brien Leaves ANet - 25:20 CCP, Remedy, Next Games launch new MMO-focused studio - 33:50 Slay Together MMO developed by a single developer and mini MMO projects - 40:45 Pantheon's Lead post on forums - 51:45 ArcheAge Unchained opens public test server - 1:13:10 MassivelyOP article about Ashes of Creations - 1:28:00 Future of MMOs - 1:50:40 Parting words - 2:09:00
Start and greetings - 0:40 Tencent acquiring Funcom - 2:30 New Warhammer mobile game - 07:30 Changes to podcast and MMO roundtable - 10:50 Amazon still working on New World - 26:35 MMO redit thread about old MMOs and Pantheon - 40:55 Blizzard should treat WoW classic and us more seriously - 56:50 MMOs neverending projects or sequels? - 1:09:20 Opiniuon: WoW classic is overrated - 1:16:15 PvP in WoW - 1:35:10 Rant about meta - 1:45:50 ArcheAge Unchained first impressions - 2:03:00 Parting words - 2:15:40 Also "let's talk about ArcheAge I have 15 minutes" talks half an hour about WoW PvP and meta
Sound fixed re-intro :smile: - 00:00 Pokemon GO and Augmented reality games - 04:25 Class ssytems and open skill system - 10:35 We had Multiplayer online RPGs in past! 20:20 MMO Roundtable: What game mechanic was too punishing for you? - 54:45 24 man PUG in WoW killing Onyxia and dungeon difficulty etc. - 1:16:40 ArcheAge Unchained delayed - 1:37:30 PlanetSide Arena - 1:54:05 Games and how they age - 2:08:00 Development of games and ideas sometimes not meeting expected effect - 2:17:00 Let's have more open discussions in podcast - 2:30:45 Parting words - 2:38:55
Start and greetings - 00:25 FF7 Remastered trailer - 04:00 Gamestop layoffs and DOAG - 09:55 Artists and business - 26:00 Business models - 59:20 DBZ open world game - Kakarot - 1:33:15 Let's call games what they are and not always MMORPG (again) - 1:40:25 Retail WoW is too compromised by now - 1:56:40 Solo MMO roundtable: How to make an RP focused MMO - 2:01:10 Do you think we will get another D&D based MMO? - 2:30:55 Parting words - 2:33:50
Start and greetings - 0:25 Cyberpunk 2077 will have multiplayer - 2:25 Good ol' aracade places - 5:45 Lineage and korean game market - 21:00 Archeage Unchained - 34:35 N.S's white buffalo: "I want to do MMO reviews" - 40:20 Bless online goes offline - 0:52:50 Chronicles of Elyria - 1:14:20 Let's stop making MMO games and make MMO worlds - 1:38:30 Alpha, pre-alpha and excuses - 1:51:00 What drives retention by Raph Koster - 1:55:00 (not) replacing real life with MMO life - 2:16:20 N.S dream - CBD gaming bar & arcades - 2:20:00 If you know/worked in interesting arcade place, tell N.S EVERYTHING! - 3:54:10 Vigilante Gastropub & Games - 3:10:00 Parting fun classic WoW memories - 3:23:00
Start and greetings - 0:40 Funny story :slight_smile: - 5:40 "Unpopular opinion" about wow - 7:00 ArcheAge unchained release - 15:10 Peria Chronicles canceled - 30:45 New mobile MMO from Games Workshop - 33:30 "Big" announcement about GuildWars 2 - 49:15 Finances of MMO - 55:50 MMO roundtable: What do you think about Classic WoW release - 1:08:20 How do you as Blizzard employee feel about classic success - 1:36:00 What about flying if TBC server was introduced? - 1:51:35 Power of knowledge as part of MMO - 2:10:30 NerdSlayer is going to cover ArcheAge Unchained - 2:34:50 What if MMOs are only about social aspect? - 2:50:20 Future DoaG previews - 2:56:00 Parting words - 3:06:30 Honorable mentions - Once lost games discord "Council of wisdom" - 3:08:25
Start and greetings - 0:00 Game Informer layoffs and Game Stop declining - 2:50 Gaming journalism today - 23:00 Questions for Indigo: How you deal with distancing from other's bad content - 55:05 Number subscribers is not as important as it used to be - 1:08:00 What has been the hardest thing for you on youtube and where do yo usee yourself in future - 1:11:00 Did you ever feel your video is too short or too long? - 1:27:00 Do you have problems to find out what your audince wants? - 1:33:00 MMO roundtable: How do you make early areas relevant - 1:56:00 Why don't get rid of MMO and just be multiplayer? - 2:18:00 How would you build MMMO world in Fallout universe? - 2:36:20 Thought on instancing and superservers - 3:06:50 Names and nameplates - 3:17:40 How do you pitch "good" MMO to publishers - 3:32:50 Archage "reboot" - 3:41:50 Do you think devs design MMOS on vondolrd for longetivity? - 4:02:30 You don't have to make millions on MMO - 4:12:00 How to solve people abusing systems? - 4:20:00 Theorycrafting future - 4:22:50 Making a world story - 4:26:20 Parting words - 4:33:40
0:00 Intro 02:49 - Klang raises 22.3 Million for an MMO space colony game "Seed". https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/15/klang-raises-22-3-million-for-mmo-space-colony-simulation-seed/ 8:50 - Singularity 6 (ex riot devs) raises $16.5 million for a virtual society MMO. 17:00 - Why are devs afraid of giving players more tools to create their own content? 25:00 - If a game has little risk vs reward I get bored. 26:30 - Why devs get rid of or don't include module based quest/story creator. 57:26 - Mark Kern rant. 1:34:00 - MMO Roundtable. Should the MMORPG term be expanded upon? 2:40:00 - Call in segment
here you go: Start - 0:30 Labour dispute at Rockstar - 1:31 Media blaming video games of gamers being aggressive... again... = 11:40 FFXIV - patch 5.3, newgame+ and possible change to early game experience - 18:30 CELEBRATION! of RP PvP server in WoW classic - 25:03 MMO roundtable - Would you rather MMO combat be more tactical/strategical, or more mechanically intensive? - 38:35 Thoughts on Vindictus - 1:32:20 How to enforce group play - 1:31:45 Games avoiding reviews because they are "not releaseD" - 1:35:05 Can we do an MMO based on Dark souls? - 1:36:45 People don't interact, because they get reward anyways - 1:37:08 Who are people that play MMO as solo players? And why? - 1:38:18 Interesting story in MMO - 1:40:37 Original "MMOs" being tailored to playerbase - 1:44:15 Look into a soul of MMO soloplayer - 1:47:30 Parting monologue - 1:53:00
Start - 0:10 MMO no-news and early rant on WoW vs FFXIV subscription numbers - 3:35 Google Stadia - 19:40 Bethesda requiring people to login when playing new release of DOOM and DOOM II - 27:00 Beta, Early access and full price - 30:00 Rumors about Disney thinking buying Activision - 32:55 MMO Roundtable: Can PvP and PvE coexist in MMORPG? - 37:49 WOW guild - some info about guild itself and guild meeting - 1:44:07 How do you manage to keep your spirits about MMO up despite all odds? - 1:49:07 "The only good MMOs are old ones" - 1:57:00 FFXIV stream begins - 2:00:00
Timestamps:
Geoff "InControl" Robinson's unexpected passing - 0:40 International 2019 huge price pool - 4:50 Overwatch role queue and Blizzard losing its identity - 7:35 MMO Roundtable announcement: What is your opinion of story focused MMORPGs? - 24:17 Chronicles of Elyria update and showing actual features in trailer - 25:46 Ashes of Creation caravan video - 37:19 MMO roundtable actually starts - 41:40 Why can't we properly interact with NPCs nowadays? - 1:47:05 MMO world should change and have consequences - 1:55:02 RP clans and how our guild in classic WoW will work - 2:03:20 Smaller time content vs expansions - 2:08:33 Why they don't give players more ways to create their own content? - 2:11:40 Playing FF14 with Nerdslayer or maybe wait for classic - 2:19:30 Is game difficult because it has very difficult content (mythic, savage)? - 2:42:45 Parting monologue - 2:55:30
Start - 00:45 MMO reviews should be done by MMO people - 03:17 Age of generalistic MMOs and how they fail in world building - 7:41 Let's talk about Galaxies and how "perfect" old games are still flawed - 10:48 Playing and talking about FFXIV - 20:16 New player experience and exp boosts - 24:45 Classic is destined to fail! Not ... again -37:23 Amazon is developing LOTR MMO - 40:30 MMO roundtable announcement - what non combat MMO activity would you like to see next innovated - 47:10 Jagex Acquisition (Runescape) was sold off - 47:45 Roundtable actually starts - 52:45 Botting and how to fight it - 1:12:40 Experiencing vs. buying "achievements" in game - 1:50:43 Final fantasy XIV Shadowbringers review - 1:57:15 Call in / Q&A - 2:12:20 Why do you think people like stories in MMOs? - 2:13:20 Don't you think that people should be able to buy things in MMO because they don't have time, but have money? - 2:16:52 What are the bigger flaws of GW1? - 2:18:46 Do you think they will reskin New world with LOTR to draw people in? - 2:20:50 D&D problems and solutions - 2:28:45 Call to arms for RP PVP server in classic WoW! - 2:36:30 Parting monologue - 2:50:00 Sorry a bit later, yesterday was pretty busy
Scuffed = 0:10 Actual start + greetings = 0:45 Rant on themepark genre/games - start from sandbox = 4:30 New Player experience + trolls trolling = 7:00 Final Fantasy XIV - LazyPeon video controversy = 14:10 Why N.S wants to play FFXIV - does MMO without Massive Online makes sense? = 23:30 MMO roundtable - Was WoW a gift or a curse to the MMORPG industry? = 33:00 MMO roundtable - How to fix Warhammer Online? = 57:35 Call-in segment = 1:22:30 Warhammer fantasy vs. Warhammer 40k -> Star Wars = 1:30:55 FFXIV warning = 1:24:35 PvE content that drives PvP content, e.g. players fighting along NPCs = 1:28:50 How to stop players being assholes = 1:44:45 Anime and vintage MMO experiences = 1:58:15 Words of wisdom - Don't be a fanboy! = 02:00:10 Ways to add weight to PvP systems, combat in MMOs = 2:03:00 Should players be banned for abusing bad systems? = 2:13:27 Parting monologue = 2:26:30
6:00 - RAW Trailer. Talk about Life Simulator MMOs. 13:00 - RPers importance has been undersold and under-delivered on. 29:00 - Struggle is needed in an MMO, though you can choose your specific struggle (PVP/PVE servers). 30:00 - Rant about MMO combat. 48:00 - Wildstar talk 57:00 - Developers/Publishers started shifting from preparing for best case, and preparing for worst case scenario. 1:02:00 - My favorite combat MMOs, are lacking in other ways. And people use that as an argument against those systems. 1;04:00 - I show off old darkfall footage and talk about Morrowind the MMO basically. 1:17:00 - The MMO Roundtable. What is a good sandbox system?
Carde: Player Driven Economy N.S.: More innovate crafting with ownership and possible usage XP Lemposs: Building systems BlackRuins: Castle sieges/siege warfare
1:44:00 - PROTECT FARMER JOE.
We then had a big discussion about building a sandbox game with all of those features! And talked about Planetside 2 and how we would "fix" the game? This is something we are thinking of doing at the end of each Roundtable.
(Sorry for any audio issues, this audio had lots of issues when I clipped such).
0:00 - Intro 5:25 - EA states that Lootboxes aren't unfair, they are "surprise mechanics" 18:55 - EA trying to convince us they aren't using our data to make decisions on microtransactions or monetization. EA states that Lootboxes aren't unfair, they are "surprise mechanics" (VIDEO) 27:00 - My habbo hotel story of addiction 41:40 - HALO PCC TALK 58:40 - the MMO Roundtable
Weekly Topic: How many players is the "Massive" in Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO)? What do you consider to be the player count required for an MMO?
https://www.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/comments/c33600/does_anyone_else_think_gw2_world_has_no_soul_at/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/comments/c302m4/swtor_is_removing_some_of_its_f2p_restrictions/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/21/interview-camelot-unchaineds-mark-jacobs-on-the-state-of-the-beta-and-the-nda/
WoW Level Squish
https://www.reddit.com/r/AnthemTheGame/comments/c1bznm/state_of_the_subreddit_spring_cleaning_edition/
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/keanu-reeves-was-blown-away-by-fan-reaction-to-e3-appearance-1203239839/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/bzet5g/e3_2019_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_2/
https://www.pcgamer.com/gogs-quest-to-unite-all-game-launchers-just-might-work-and-microsoft-is-already-on-board/
https://www.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/comments/c08v1n/final_fantasy_xiv_reaches_1_million_active/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/13/a-recent-world-of-warcraft-player-survey-apparently-confirms-an-incoming-level-squish/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/comments/bzu9x0/any_casual_classic_wow_players_coming_back/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/14/amazon-game-studios-is-apparently-suffering-layoffs-and-game-cancelations/
0:00 - Intro 3:35 - Jedi Fallen Order Gameplay 27:11 - Destiny 2 being renamed and going F2P with a steam Launch 32:00 - Blizzard cancels Starcraft first person shooter and is working on Overwatch 2. 35:53 - Baldurs Gate 3 46:23 - the MMO Roundtable: Weekly Topic: What is the best MMO business model? 1:31:40 - Discussing the Allcraft Podcast with Hotted, Swifty, Preach, Rich, Shroud, and Asmongold (Classic WoW). 1:33:29 - Eureka moment about the state of current MMOs.
Intro – 00:00:00 Welcome to 6 Pixels Under! – 00:00:17 News Segments – 00:00:28 MMO POWWOW Announcement – 00:01:51 Anthem’s Roadmap Being Redesigned – 00:05:33 High Profile Blizzard Staff Members Depart – 00:09:39 A Discourse Regarding ESports – 00:13:14 Halo: Reach MCC PC Demo – 00:19:36 Larian Studios Teasing Baldur’s Gate 3 – 00:24:07 MMO POWWOW – 00:30:24 MMOs On The Go: FFXIV Subscription Numbers Continue to Rise – 01:08:11 World’s Adrift Is Shutting Down –> DOAG? – 01:10:17 r/MMORPG: “Why am I playing old MMORPG’s in 2019” – 01:15:07 From The Vault: Second Life – 01:20:07 F.T.V. Bonus: The Story of Esteban Winsmore – 01:24:17 Call In Segment – 01:28:59 D&D Classic Games Coming to Console – 01:55:39 Outro – 02:01:46 END
6 Pixels Under Podcast #35 - Sony & Microsoft Team Up + GOG 2.0 + Planetside 2 Resurgence? by N.S.
Intro - 00:00:00 Welcome to 6 Pixels Under! – 00:00:17 News Segments – 00:00:26 Detective Pikachu Impressions – 00:02:00 Nintendo Switch Outsells PS4 in Japan – 00:03:01 EPIC Games Sale Miscommunication – 00:08:21 Platform/Publisher Wars – 00:16:05 Another Vampire the Masquerade in Development – 00:20:35 From the Vault: Wurm Online - 00:22:11 Soap Box: “Player Housing” – 00:31:27 MMOs On The Go: WoW Classic Launch Announcement – 00:41:20 Asmongold Breaks 100k Views on Twitch for WoW Classic Closed-Beta – 00:47:47 WoW Classic Has Me Excited – 00:51:22 Discourse with Twitch Chat: WoW Classic & Other Topics – 00:56:17 Call In – 01:42:15 Lemposs Calls In – 01:46:17 Lemposs Departs – 01:56:57 Outro – 02:21:05 [02:34:10] END
0:00 - Intro 02:40 - FFVII Remake Trailer reaction 06:22 - Why Button Mashing doesn't work. Game theory analysis. 22:48 - SOAP BOX. 34:01 - Starbreeze (Payday 2) Unlikely to last another year 40:23 - U.S. Senator introduces bill to ban loot boxes & p2w microtransactions. 49:34 - MMOs on the GO. Star Citizen allegedly has run through the majority of the money it has raised. 1:12:30 - New World taking it's 24/7 Alpha down for major new features. 1:27:00 - Guild Wars 2 new Living World Season 4 Episode 6 1:40:00 - 1:48:00 - Call IN segment
Intro - 00:00:00 Welcome to 6PU Podcast! – 00:00:17 News Segments – 00:00:27 Dragon Age 4 Is A “Big Focus” For BioWare - 00:02:28 Riot Games Employee Walkout - 00:10:48 Soap Box – 00:15:37 Call In: Jermatoo - 00:44:55 Difference Between Microtransaction & Subscription Models – 01:06:12 MMOs On The Go: KurtzPel – 01:12:13 Jagex Reaches Record-Breaking Revenue – 01:17:33 Albion Online F2P Success – 01:20:02 Shroud of the Avatar Drama – 01:22:27 City of Heroes Erects It’s 5th Rogue Server – 01:27:02 Disney Rumors Of Controlling Nexon Are False – 01:31:27 A.M.A. & Call In Segment – 01:34:16 BlizzCon & AXS Mobile App Dilemma – 01:41:02 Call In: JLB00n – 01:46:37 Mad Season Show Shout Out – 01:59:54 Language Used to Describe Gaming – 02:05:32 Interested In A “General MMO” Series? – 02:13:24 END
Welcome to 6 Pixels Under – 0:00:00 Introducing News Segments – 00:01:17 How’s everyone doing?! – 00:03:36 [Current Gaming News] The Success of Smash Bros. Ultimate – 00:04:33 Mortal Kombat 11’s Skin-troversy – 00:07:00 Twenty-ish Fedora Tip Salute – 00:09:00 [Counter Point] MK 11 Skins & more – 00:14:12
[MMOs On The Go] – 00:28:51 Peria Chronicles Announcement Analysis – 00:28:03 Let’s Talk About: Gameplay Videos & Korean MMOs – 00:31:19 WoW Classic Experience & Old School MMO Discussion – 00:34:24 Pantheon – 00:50:56 A Statement By Chris Avellone Stuck With Me… – 00:53:00 Theme Park MMOs Aren’t Sustainable – 00:52:00 Role-Playing & “The Chosen One” MMOs Issue - 01:04:00 ESO Combat Isn’t Just Bad, It’s Atrocious – 01:07:00 Guild Wars 2 Combat Is Better Than BDO’s - 01:10:00 My Expectation of an MMO Regarding Immersion - 01:11:00 ESO Suffers Lore Immersion: Dunmer & Altmer Explained – 01:15:32 Game of Thrones & ESO Comparison - 01:24:20 I Don’t Hate Theme Park Games – 01:28:02 Guild Wars 1 Is My Favorite Game – 01:30:45 City of Heroes Hidden Private Server – 01:35:34 Referencing Accursed Farms’ Video– 01:42:59 Why Can’t We Pay Private Server Creators? – 01:56:02] We have to preserve MMOs 02:00:00 Why I Didn’t Talk About The Rogue Server – 02:01:20 [Soap Box] – 02:06:10 [Call In] – 02:23:52 END
2:15 - Thank you Chris! 2:30 - Chris Avellone talking the games hes working on. Dying Light 2, VTMB2, Jedi Fallen order and more! 7:00 - Chris talks about his time at Obsidian. 14:30 - Chris talks about Obsidian ENT having a "dream team of development" 17:00 - How Obsidian got the contract to do KOTOR 2 22:10 - Thoughts on Kreia as a character in hindsight? Is she relevant in today's Star Wars? 26:00 - We talk briefly TLJ 39:45 - Flaws of alignment constrictions and dialogue constrictions in KOTOR 2. 42:20 - SWTOR 51:45 - Fallout 2 & Fallout New Vegas. What is Chris' thoughts of current Fallout? 1:01:00 - Is being married to an engine bad from a development perspective? 1:07:00 - Chris' opinion on MMORPGs 1:36:20 - I talk about the effect KOTOR 2 had on me as a kid. And why I don't like doing sponsored content.
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DOAG . Death of a Game is a series dedicated to uncovering the mysteries surrounding the death of a game or company. nerdSlayer defines the term "death" in the context of the show as either... 1. Literally dead. 2. Had a mass exodus of players and never recovered (expectations etc). 3. The company ceased to exist. We follow a timeline of events, to uncover clues concerning why a game or company doesn't do well, and attempt to put it all together at the end for a deduction explaining how or why the game failed based on the evidence gathered.
Hello everyone! Welcome to episode 29 of the 6 Pixels Under Podcast. On This weeks podcast we talked Jedi: Fallen Order, Chris Avellone joining us on the show for next week, SWTORs new expansion, and creation of our horde WoW Classic guild!
Introducing News Segments - 00:06:40 SW Jedi: Fallen Order - 00:11:00 Chris Avellone Interview teaser – 00:17:57 SW Jedi: FO using Unreal Engine – 00:20:50 Telltale Co-Owner Kevin Bruner Talks – 00:22:07 Jason Schreier Tweet about BioWare – 00:31:30 Halo MCC – 00:35:17 MMOs On The Go – 00:41:25 YouTube Silver Play Button – 00:42:27 WoW Classic – 00:43:15 “We Only PvE” Guild Announcement – 00:58:47 RP PvP & PvE Discussion – 01:00:10 WoW Classic Guild Description & Enrollment Info – 01:04:10 Bless Online – 01:15:30 Lost Ark – 01:19:00 SWTOR: Onslaught – 01:20:40 Albion – 01:26:45 IRL Lobbyist Perma-Banned from EVE Online – 01:29:48 Call In Segment – 01:33:05 Closing Remarks – 02:08:30
0:00 Intro 3:00 - DOAG Secret World recap. 9:00 - Hearthstone...how is it doing? 20:00 - Anthem expose by Jason Schreier. Bioware's response. 1:06:21 - MMOs on the GO. GW2 "roadmap" following the layoffs. 1:21:09 - Square Enix MMO division has begun work on a new next-gen project. 1:25:05 - Oath. And the danger of blindly hating kickstarter projects. 1:28:48 - MMOs over the years...and the desperate need for funding outside of big publishers. 1:36:22 - Counter Point. What happens if we kill all kickstarter MMOs? 1:38:52 - Fractured MMO launching Alpha on April 10th. 1:50:00 - Call in segment.
ComradeCage: A friend of mine and I got into a bit of a discussion about games that have essentially exploits in the meta (things like animation cancelling, or parsing in ESO). What is your general opinion on things like that? At least in regards of exploits being used mechanics.
_ramiz: Speaking of monthly content. Do you know about latest Hitman system of elusive targets? A timed mission on every couple weeks where you can try to kill an unique target (say, voiced by Sean Bean or Garey Busy) and after that period of time gone you can't access that content. It's an always online single player game (almost). Do you think it's a good approach for singleplayer games in general or not? Funny enough, IOI do publish monthly roadmaps with future targets, challenges, unlock
Sacralletius: Have you seen the (now rather old) video by MrBtongue called "Unruining the MMO" on YouTube? And if yes, what's your opinion of it?
Jermatoo: What's your thought's on Tencent's game store, Wegame X, it just launched today
Welcome to episode 27 of the 6 Pixels Under podcast. On this weeks episode we talked about the new Outer Worlds gameplay, Artifact not being dead yet, a possible EQ3, and much more!
02:55 - Artifact not dead yet? Valve doubles down and promises changes. 15:05 - The Outer Worlds Gameplay reaction 16:00 - More N.S. origin stories. Why I wanted to do "games journalism" as a kid. 24:21 - more The Outer World stuff 32:00 - EverQuest 3? 37:00 - BDO "Clownfiesta" Ban Wave 51:00 - Project Gorgon talk 1:02:21 - Rogalia indie MMO 1:08:00 - Call in Segment 1:26:11 - Why I like Pathfinder Kingmaker Chronicles
Welcome to Episode 26 of the 6 Pixels Under Podcast. On this week's podcast we discussed the announcement of Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2. the epic platform wars with Valve, Google Stadia setting a scary precedent for the future, and Albion Online going F2P.
Timestamps
0:00 intro 3:00 - 12:30 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2? Chris Avellone involved with the project. 12:30 - 30:50 The Epic Platform Wars. the Outer Worlds being Epic exclusive for 1 year. Is competition good? 31:22 - Lucas Film Games making a comeback (not Lucas Arts) 35:00 - Google Stadia...the future of gaming is on the cloud? What are some of the negatives? 57:00 - Albion Online going F2P 1:00:00 - FFXIV Shadowbringers Trailer and my thoughts on FFXIV. 1:07:00 - Blizzard "supporting WoW eSports" with $10 fireworks and $10 transmogs that last 20 minutes. Why Blizzard forcing eSports is not good, and how they are using it as marketing to make $. 1:19:10 - What is terminology in MMOs? What does Pay to Win mean? What does it mean now vs then? 1:25:48 - I recap my BDO video 1:42:00 - Oath, indie MMO looking more polished than million dollar projects. 1:46:42 - Some thoughts on Crowfall 2:05:00 - Call in segment! 2:20:00 - From this point on I talk about the future of the channel, ideas, and the like.
RIP My dog Brutus.
0:00 - Intro 4:00 - 1:00:00 STO DOAG recap. 1:02:00 - 1:14:00 Halo MCC to PC 1:14:00 - 1:23:45 - nerdSlayer Halo origins. 1:24:00 - Anarchy Progression Server 1:25:51 - 1:42:31 Checklist based MMO gameplay needs to die? How MMOs can innovate the boring quest formulas. 1:42:40 - 1:53:00 - PVP mmos...why not just play a moba? 2:10:11 - CALL INs. My opinion of ESOs combat/PVP. When are bugs about increasing skill cap, versus just unnecessary.
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Call INs
BearNotGrylls: @nerdSlayerrr regarding "news" have you seen the video about valve's working environment yet?
AKH925 @nerdSlayer Have you considered DOAG: FInal Fantasy XI? That was a very popular game and it fits several of your criteria for death.
i_ramiz: @nerdSlayer you talked about your experience with TES and KOTOR. What other singleplayer rpgs you liked and feel worth to be replicated again?
SaturdayNightLifeTV: @nerdSlayer ESO pvp looks engaging and has some similiarities with DAOC . what do you think of the pvp specifically in that game?
ulysses87: @nerdSlayer i was going to ask what the most fun you have had exploring or travelling in any game has been?
i_ramiz: @nerdSlayerrr what kind of thrash metal you'll going to sing at karaoke stream?
Lemposs: You know, @nerdSlayer one question. Damage history, how to do it right? Because I remember playing so many MMOs, where it is basically completely useless and is just every singular damage number, every single tick of damage be it however small, every single minor heal be it even if you are at full health. Some way to solve that?
Hello everyone! Welcome to the 6 Pixels Under Podcast episode 24. On this weeks podcast we went over
0:00 - Le intro 4:00 - 10:45 - RDR Online first major update pushes micro transactions 10:50 - 28:00 - Pokemon Sword & Shield. Pokemon MMO? 36:35 - 59:42 - Artifact dropping below 500 concurrent players. DOAG? Difference between CCG vs TCG. TCG vs Lootboxes. 59:42 - 1:07:10 - 140 people laid off at ArenaNet (Guild Wars 2) 1:10:47 - 1:26:29 - Studio Wildcard aka Snail Games. Aka Instinct Games. Aka Grapeshot Games. Aka Virtual Basement, and their copycat game development and subpar products. 1:32:08 - 1:40:00 - Funcom announces development of an open world multiplayer game in the DUNE (Frank Herbert) franchise. I try and pronounce Tørnquist and Lemposs helps. 1:41:22 - 1:46:18 - Intrepid Studios leaks emails of it's backers and then censors any mention of it. 1:46:18 - 2:11:43 - Stop supporting Kickstarter MMOs! itzivax poster on /mmorpg explains, they are cash grabs! We analyze his argument.
Hello and welcome to episode 23 of the 6 Pixels Under podcast. On this weeks podcast I don the coat and hat and do my best N.S. impression. We talked about Anthem selling half of Mass Effect Andromeda's box sales, ArenaNet having potentially large layoffs,
0:00 - Intro 4:30 - 11:11 Anthem talks, selling half of the physical sales of Mass Effect Andromeda. Can Bioware fold? 11:30 - 18:00 - Paradox Interactive teasing a new Vampire the Masquerade game. 18:30 - 25:40 Overkills the Walking Dead game is "postponed" 26:00 - 30:23 Reggie Fils-Aime steps down as President. Doug Bowser takes over. 36:25 - 55:00 - NCSoft financials explored...why is ArenaNet (GW2) facing layoffs? 1:14:40 at the top of a market products are very similar. 1:20:20 - Call in segment
0:00 Intro 2:00 - 19:10 - Microtransactions banned in Belgium. 19:20 - 51:38 - Anthem talk. 52:00 - 1:10:00 - Blizzard Activision Layoffs. 1:11:40 - 1:15:00 It's easy to make arguments against these large publishers. 1:15:00 - 1:17:00 talking about the LOTR movie games 1:17:31 - 1:24:12 Why my podcast are more off cuff. 1:24:24 - 1:29:50 I am not a wizard, and I am admitting that I don't do things that would help me business wise due to ethics/principles. 1:30:05 - 1:50:00 - Why saying "you need to play the game x amount of hours" is a poor rebuke to analysis. Everyone can play a game, not everyone can understand. And when you see the same patterns over and over, you don't need to play the game to know it's going to be bad. 1:51:15 - 2:03:03 What MMOs I played as a kid, lil origin story. 2:03:45 - - How to look for "patterns" in development or in games. To know if they will repeat similar mistakes. 2:04:31 - 2:21:00 Virtual worlds are mostly dead. You can't really take any current MMORPG world seriously. 2:26:20 - 2:46:10 Sub train hype COSTUME NEXT PODCAST. My thoughts about myself as a streamer. how content creators lose the "pulse" of their audience. 2:47:05 - 3:16:50 CALL IN SEGMENT. How to make another game like SWG? 3:16:55 - 3:39:35 Professions and why they are useful in MMOs. Character customization/creation in MMOs being VERY lacking compared to DND.
Welcome to episode 21 of the 6 Pixels Under podcast. This week we spoke about the success of Apex Legends, and Respawn. I ranted about Disney saying they were satisfied with EAs handling of the Star Wars license and pointed out how grim it is about the future handling as well.
I then wanted to rant about why Star Wars Galaxies, one of my first MMORPGs was one of the best gaming experiences I have had. And how many of it's systems I would put up there with any other MMORPG, and in some cases it features still genre defining systems like with Crafting/customization.
0:00 - Intro 2:00 - 16:00 Apex Legends. Origin stories of Respawn, and how Titanfall never quite took off like it should. https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/ao8omx/10_million_players_have_played_apex_legends_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/apaqwt/apex_legends_smashes_fortnite_on_twitch_in_first/
16:40 - 25:00 - EA licensing deal with SW in 2013, and how they have had exclusive video game rights for 6 years and it isn't really going so well from the fan perspective...but Disney explains they are just fine with their handling, since Disney makes bad gaming decisions...Except Lucas Arts made some great decisions publishing some iconic Star Wars games. https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/ankevb/disney_says_its_never_been_good_at_video_games/ 25:00 - 1:05:25 My moderator Ludens (SWG nerd) about why Star Wars Galaxies was so good. And how it's sad to think we might not get another Star Wars MMO anytime soon. 1:09:00 - 1:12:00 How Sandbox players can be off putting to new players. And how they can also make or break your experience if they are indeed nice/welcoming to you. 1:12:30 - 1:18:00 - How SWG allowed a poor kid like me the ability to meet people from all age groups, countries, and regions. SWG had a truly magical "virtual world", which is not something most MMOs can boast anymore. 1:19:35 - 1:24:00 - SWG's legacy isn't being satisfied. There are plenty of things it did right, that other MMORPGs could implement or steal. I make an argument for mega-servers. 1:22:00 - 1:31:45 - When can the technology and gameplay catch up to the scale of MMORPGs? Virtual World and virtual reality MMORPGs? What is the limits of this industry? We say goodbye to Ludens. 1:33:00 - 1:38:48 How a single guy can make a better MMORPG than most studios/kickstarter campaigns. We need to stop excusing poor management and crappy development. A game without the gameplay/content it promises, is basically still in it's idea phase. https://www.reddit.com/r/MMORPG/comments/an2ugb/working_on_my_own_mmo_called_arnmoire_here_is_the/ 1:41:30 - - What drives retention in an MMORPG? (from Raph Koster, lead dev behind Ultima and SWG). https://www.raphkoster.com/2019/01/30/what-drives-retention/
Being a good idea is easy, being a good game is hard.
6 Pixels Under Podcast # 20 Anthem Talk + Epic Games Store + Recap Marvel Heroes DOAG by N.S.
Hello and welcome everyone to episode 19 of the 6 Pixels Under Podcast. I late uploaded to not face the wrath of my audience (since I promised the Marvel Heroes video lol). This week we talked about Resident Evil 2's massive success, $43 Billion spent on (physical) video games in 2018, Facebook and it's "Friendly Fraud" (kids being taken advantage of), and of course we talked Chornicles of Elyria and it's recent backer drama, as well as more MMO news on MMOs on the GO.
0:00 - Intro 3:00 - 6:50 - Metroid Prime 4 announced, but turns out it's development had to be completely restarted. 7:00 -12:00 - Resident Evil 2 Remake one of the most played Capcom game ever (in a few hours). We talk about what a remaster vs remake is. 12:30 - 23:00 - Facebook and it's "friendly-fraud". Apparent enablers of microtransactions in video games on their phones. 23:30 - 25:40 - Pillars of Eternity 2 goes turn based. 25:45 - 34:00 - MMOs on the GO. Chronicles of Elyria backers are pissed that they sold them a false promise on an Alpha 1-2. My thoughts on Chronicles of Elyria. 33:30 - 34:00 - Kickstarter Ideas aka "Games" 34:00 - 42:40 - MMOs these days advertise without the "MMO" (massive multiplayer online) aspect. The people in the game ultimately matter the most. We go over how old MMOs could capture the sense of epicness without relying on "you are the chosen one!". As well as they sell it as a "virtual world" where players can make the content. Instead of 5 players on screen and frame drops in a dungeon. How trailers in this day and age, almost spoil the success of the game (frame drops, poor vision, no "hook). 42:47 - 52:15 My thoughts on Crowfall. How it lacks visual feedback, has poor (horrible) animations, and more that ruin the combat so far. 52:15 - 55:00 - Me showcasing tab target combat system from "Archeage", and how it's one of my favorites. 56:31 - 59:00 - We watch an inexperienced player play Crowfall in the hope it would make the game look better...it didn't. 59:00 - 1:06:11 My thoughts on Black Desert Online's combat system. 1:06:21 - 1:07:59 I describe and showcase what "good" combat systems look like and why physics based systems are IMO the best. 1:24:03 - 1:57:38 MMO FRANKENSTEIN. We craft the best MMORPG ever by creating categories and voting our favorite MMOs for each category. 1:58:17 - 2:01:00 SWTOR fan creates petition to ask for more funding for the game to "give it a new life". I dispute how an "alive" game needs more life :) 2:02:00 - 2:43:50 CALL IN. Lemposs. How to improve PVP systems like GW2, ESO, and more?
Hello and welcome to episode 18 of the 6 Pixels Under Podcast. This week we spoke about EA cancelling their open world Star Wars game, and how we believe EA should lose the SW license. We talked about more Atlas problems, valves artifact losing 97% of it's population and Machinima deleting all of their videos (and the predatory nature of MCNs). Resident Evil 2 Remake translating to a good title?
We talked about ESO Elseweyr, Astellia a new MMORPG being launched and more!
0:00 - 4:00 Intro 4:00 - 8:40 - EA Cancels "Ragtag" Project 10:00 - 12:30 - Atlas being hacked/exploited in. 12:30 - 16:00 - Artifact lost 97% of it's population. Is it dying? 16:40 - 23:00 - Machinima deletes all their content after being acquired by Fullscreen. The predatory nature of MCNs. 23:50 - 27:00 - Resident Evil 2 Remake on track to become the biggest launch? 27:00 - 35:05 ESO Elseweyr expansion announced. - MMOs on the GO 35:10 - 37:00 - Legends of Aria pushes back steam launch to March. 40:00 - 45:00 - Astellia launching. New MMORPG. Unreal Engine 3 OMEGALUL. 48:00 - 52:00 - SOAP BOX. Current state of MMOs, why don't you ever provide an alternative when you don't recommend certain games? 52:00 - 1:09:23 Call in segments. AMA. 1:09:30 - 1:39:37 KOTOR 2. Carde's thoughts on the game, and we both remark on it's limitedness in a couple key ways (character customization, game has arbitrary alignment, and combat doesn't age well).
Hello everyone sorry for the late upload! Was working hard on the Marvel Heroes project (targeted for next weekend). This week on episode 17 of 6 Pixels Under we spoke about Bungie re-obtaining the rights to Destiny, Dirty Bomb shutting down, Randy Pitchford and the clown fiesta surrounding him and his whole secret USB drive with "magic" (porn).
(Sorry about mic clipping forgot to re-lower my mic volume)
0:00 - 3:40 Intro 3:45 - 10:00 - Bungie reacquires Destiny publishing rights 10:00 - 18:00 - Randy Pitchford accused of taking $12 million in bonus Lawsuit. Randy has a USB stick with "magic tricks" (porn) and Gearbox information on it. 20:00 - 36:24 - Dirty Bomb losing population and being put into maintenance mode. Problems with competitive shooter titles. Why ranked matchmaking is important. 38:30 - 42:00 - Epic and Improbable Pledge $25 million to the companies/developers impacted by those who utilized SpatialOS (Worlds Adrift). 42:00 - 1:06:27 - Reviewing Massively OPs Annual Awards ( me being dumb not realizing it was year by year). Once again ranting about what the difference between Classic and Progression servers are. 1:06:33 - 1:13:45 - Counter Point - Why Progression servers are "good"? 1:14:00 - 1:24:00 MMOs on the GO. Ashes of Creations Apocalypse beta. How Wildstar was good at advertisements. Rumored Perfect World Remaster Unreal Engine 4. 1:24:20 - 1:36:00 - SOAP BOX. We are tired of being the chosen one. 1:36:50 - 1:50:00 Highlighting bad journalism. Destiny generalist articles with no actual journalism being done. How journalism is very accessible, which is both good and bad. 1:54:00 - 2:00:00 - Why people have lost faith in traditional gaming journalism. 2:03:30 - 2:09:00 - Know your critic. Know their bias, know your bias, and inform yourself with different perspectives to broaden your perspective and check your bias. This will help you have a more balanced educated perspective on things. And let you know what to expect from a critic when you see them review something you enjoy. 2:09:10 - 2:31:31 - CALL IN segment. Audience asks me questions.
Hello everyone, welcome to episode 16 of the 6 Pixels Under podcast. This week we talked about some of the Atlas "MMO" Fallout, Artifact not having the best success, we followed the clues to speculate on a possible Riot Games MMO, and then went over some news to come for MMOs in 2019.
0:00 - 3:00 Intro 3:00 - 23:00 Artifact not doing so hot? 24:00 - 31:22 - Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind Mod 31:59 - 1:01:09 - Atlas getting negative reviews, and me proclaiming people to be part of the problem when they keep purchasing Ark reskins from Snail Games...I mean Wildcard Studio. 1:02:08 - 1:08:20 What is considered "massive"? 1:09:00 - 1:36:50 - Why "not caring about the history/business ethics" is not something you can really say. Not caring about the bad business practices and continuing to purchase and play their products supports more bad business practices. 1:36:50 - 1:45:00 - MMOs on the go. Riot Games MMORPG? 1:46:56 - 2:12:55 - MMOs in 2019? 2:13:34 - 2:28:35 - Rant about how Classic servers and Progression servers ARE NOT THE SAME THING. 2:29:20 - 2:34:30 - Nexon founder looking to sell a controlling stake of the company 2:34:30 - 2:39:00 - Fallen Earth proving to be difficult in optimizing the game by Little Orbit who acquired Gamers First (APB and Fallen Earth). Little Orbit vowing to potentially completely reboot the game. 2:38:50 - 3:19:48 - Call in questions
Hello everyone welcome to episode 15 of the 6 Pixels Under Podcast. We had a mock award ceremony. We talked about worrying or positive trends for 2018, and talked of the year in review. We talked about Blizzard and Bethesda both seeming to lose the pulse of their audiences, and possibly having their poor decisions catch up with them. Epic being sued over "dances" and whether or not it's "right". Atlas drama with it's multiple delayed launches, and well just copy cat nature in general.
05:10 - 27:50 - Fallout 76, should we keep talking about it? Fallout 76 the worst fallout game? 27:50 - 56:00 - Epic sued over "dances". And discussing the nuances between what can be trademarked and not (we aren't lawyers so take it easy). 57:00 - 1:17:00 - Blizzard is cutting costs. Discuss them and Activision taking over. 1:17:50 - 1:48:10 - Atlas and it's many launches. Is Early Access inherently bad? How consumers can be mislead, and why I blame influencers/content creators for advertising shit games. This discussion of rhetoric around it. CleanPrinceGaming talk. 2:13:10 - 4:36:05 - Mock Award Ceremony.
Mock Award Ceremony
Reviewing the year - closing thoughts to the year.
Worst company of the year? - Bethesda, Blizzard, Trion Worlds, Telltale, EA, Taketwo (Rockstar)
Clown Fiesta of the year (particular events) - Fallout 76 “Launch”
Most worrying trend of the year - what’s going to happen to the kickstarter bubble?, Early Access a crutch that keeps working?, Blizzard losing its reputation, Push to mobile gaming
Most exciting trend of the year - Path of Exile champions F2P, Return to classic RPGs, Classic WoW/Classic MMORPGs still kicking, The Outer Worlds,
Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 14 of the 6 Pixels Under podcast. On this weeks podcast we talked about Blizzard and their slowing down (maintenance mode) of Heroes of the Storm. As well as UK possibly getting a game developers union, Atlas being delayed, and a few long rants about all things MMORPG.
0:00 - 3:30 - Intro 3:31 - 46:00 - Current Gaming News. Heroes of the Storm slowing down and esports events being cancelled. UK Game Developers Union? 46:01 - 1:26:22 - MMOs on the GO. Atlas being delayed, thoughts on Wildcard (developer). ESO best themepark MMO discussion? Jagex working on a new ARPG in the Runescape universe? SWTOR patch GAME ISN'T DEAD. Crowfall discussion (1:23:08). 1:27:27 - 1:42:28 - Planetside Arena LOL. 1:42:28 - 2:00:08 - Why does the MMORPG subreddit (or MMORPG fans) act so negative? Outro.
Hello and welcome everyone to episode 13 of the 6 Pixels Under podcast. On this weeks podcast we talked about Wildcards Atlas, Rockstar's recent MTX problems, Fallout 76 and the clown fiesta (and if we should stop covering it), and I recapped my time at PAX Unplugged.
Intro - 0:00 - 3:30 PAX Unplugged - 3:40 - 14:20 Current Gaming News (Rockstar) - 14:30 - 21:30 Starbreeze (Payday Publisher) Seized Assets - 21:37 - 25:00 The Outer Worlds - 26:00 - 34:30 Fallout 76 - 35:00 - 42:30 Epic store 43:20 - 55:00 Smash Ultimate "Smashing" Reviews + Online Matchmaking Issues 57:00 - 1:03:00 Atlas (Wildcard) MMO from the makers of Ark Survival Evolved. Promising 40,000 players in a persistent world 1:03:00 - 1:10;00 Legends of Aria - 1:12:00 - 1:15:00 Daybreak Planetside Arena? Daybreak layoffs. - 1:15:00 - 1:28:10 SOAP BOX. Picking on poor journalism again. 1:29:10 - 1:39:40 Why can't we play MMORPGs like single-player games? 1:40:00 - 1:48:50
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 12 of the podcast. As always, here are the timestamps for the given segments with some explanations of each. This week on the podcast we talked about the Gamer Media condemning Fallout 76, Day Z reaching Beta, Smash Ultimate's possible mega hit?, and I react to RoboKas' APB video.
0:00 - 7:15 - Intro 7:15 - 17:30 CURRENT NEWS. Fallout 76 finally condemned by gamer media? 17:40 - 36:30 - Problem with Gamez Journalismz and ranking systems 36:30 - 45:30 User Ulyssez calls in and remarks about how arbitrary rankings are. 45:45 - 53:00 - Smash Ultimate...I want it! 53:30 - 1:04:00 - Day Z finally entering beta. And is it possible to reboot mmos? 1:05:00 - 1:37:40 - MMOs ON THE GO. MMOs losing longer senses of progression, or everyone getting a participation trophy. 1:37:40 - 1:56:00 Star Citizen free week...is it worth playing yet? Kickstarter need some level of regulation? 1:56:00 - 3:05:00 - SOAP BOX SEGMENT. RoboKas' video on APB and how it offers no analysis. 3:05:48 - 3:31:35 - Paul Harrell teaches us how to spot fake analysis.
0:00 - 5:40 - Intro 5:40 - 9:40 - Should I play Path of Exile? 11:52 - 19:44 - C&C Remaster 21:00 - 25:40 - THQ Nordic 27:00 - 34:10 - Fallout 76 Blowback. Sales down. 34:30 - 1:23:10 breaking down the Jason Schreier and Yong Yea beef 1:25:00 - 1:30:00 - FFXIV New Expansion 1:32:00 - 1:34:00 - Lost Ark 1:34:00 - 1:37:00 - NCSoft announces they are still working on more PC titles. 1:37:51 - 1:44:00 - MOBILE MMO TAKEOVER 1:45:22 - 3:01:00 - Jason Schreier vs Yong Yea discussion breakdown. Explaining gamers issues with "gamez journalism", and the nuance between a content creator and a "journalist". 3:02:30 - 3:25:30 - Jason Schreier virtue signaling/dog whistling on YongYea. Confirmation bias and potential BHS (butt hurt syndrome :P) 3:26:00 - 3:30:00 - Why Journalist can side with developers. And how developers can mislead you. 3:35:00 - 3:51:00 - DOAG 2.0. Teaser of things to come soon.
On this weeks podcast we talk about Sci-MMOs and their faults/potentials with Carde, our resident Sci-fi nerd (moderator). We also talk about Star Citizen and EVE Online both heavily. And much much more!
0:00 - 1:40 - Introduction 1:45 -13:10 - Thoughts on Sci-fi MMOs 13:10 - 20:52: - Why are Sci-FI MMOs hard to make 23:00 - 1:00:00 Eve Online - Why has it worked? 1:01:00 - 1:41:55 Star Citizen (little Mass Effect talk) 1:41:55 - 1:50:00 - SWTOR talks 1:55:05 - 1:59:00 - Star Citizen needs to pick a vision and stick to it 2:00:00 - 2:10:40 Star Citizen - Ship Insurance 2:13:11 - 2:14:00 - Can Chris Roberts do what he wants to do with $200 Million?
Hello everyone, welcome to the podcast. This week we talked with the Lazy Peon about a whole range of MMO topics, including current market, future titles that are promising, and thoughts on prior games and blizzcon fiasco.
2:30 - Intro - Introducing TheLazyPeon 4:00 - Diablo Immortal Fiasco 12:01 - Fallout 76 isnt so good 17:26 - WoW Classic Launch Announcement 30:41 - Old School Runescape 46:00 - What are the most promising MMOs?
1:36:47 - Camelot Unchained 1:45:00 - Crowfall talks 1:52:00 - Chronicles of Elyria 1:58:05 - Pantheon 2:01:52 - Ascent: Infinite Realm 2:15:00 - Private Servers
0:00 - 27:51 - Current Gaming News (Red Dead Redemption Thoughts? Fallout New California + Alan Wake back on Steam 28:01 - 1:13:46 - MMOs on the GO - Trion Worlds acquired + Hellgate London 1:13:50 - 1:29:52 - Breaking down how I formulate my analysis on a game/company + LOTRO Progression Server + Ultima Online Outlands 1:43:49 - 2:00:04 - SOAP Box. Talking about Project 1999 (EQ1) and it's approach to group play/RPG dynamics. 2:05:20 - 2:10:00 - Classic WoW vs Current WoW. Viewer challenge. Why do you think people are seeking Classic WoW over current WoW? 2:11:40 - 2:13:00 - monkaS (NEARLY AT 100,000 SUBS) 2:14:50 - 2:26:13 - Habbo Hotel was my first MMO 2:26:26 - 2:31:50 - SWG Lottery Racket story 2:32:28 - 2:38:30 - High School Grill story 2:40:10 - 3:17:00 - CALL IN - Is the MMORPG world size shrinking/minimizing due to financial reasons? Art vs Business in MMORPGs 3:24:37 -3:43:07 - Jermatoo - Games losing their sense of class uniqueness
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Episode 7 had our very first guest, Indigo Gaming of Indigo Gaming on Youtube. He has a particular focus on TES and Fallout content on his channel with long form essays on the entirety of both series. I figured, who better to talk about the absurdity of Fallout 76 and possible TES 6 speculation.
We then cap the discussion by tying everything together in the world of MMORPGs. It's a special episode :).
This week I talk about my Thoughts on Fallout 76? + The State of BFA and even explain how I formulate my analysis and make my DOAG videos.
1:55 - 33:00 - Current Gaming News 33:00 - 35:03 - Counter Point 35:04 - 57:23 - MMOs on the GO 57:30 - 2:25:09 - SOAP BOX 2:25:09 - 3:32:52 - Call In segment
On this weeks podcast nerdSlayer talks about the new Harry Potter game leak, RDR 2 Gameplay, X4 foundations, and we talk about Blizzard getting a new president (former creative producer behind WoW). Our weekly topic for MMORPGs this week, is asking the question of why innovation has been so slow for the MMORPG market?
2:00 - 15:11 - Talk about Current Gaming News 15:11 - 23:31 - Counter Point 23:31 - 35:35 - MMOs on the GO 35:37 - 38:17 - from the Vault 38:17 - 1:06:26 - Soap Box 1:06:26 - 1:54:03 - Call IN
On this weeks 6 Pixels Under podcast we are talking about Telltale's Lawsuit, Wow Classic Demo being playable at Blizzcon and with a Virtual Ticket, MTG Arena open beta, and much much more. The topic for the week on Soap Box is difficulty level and leveling experiences in MMORPGs.
This week nerdSlayer talks about the death of Telltale games, the rising tension surrounding Lootboxes and the arguments against government intervention, and why exploration in MMORPGs has all but died...
Blizz Mystery Project + BDO Pay to win? + Belgium vs EA.
Gaming podcast hosted by nerdSlayer that talks about all things video games, but focuses specifically on the world of MMOs. 6 Pixels Under has a unique and fun format that makes the podcast play like a live show.
Gaming podcast hosted by nerdSlayer that talks about all things video games, but focuses specifically on the world of MMOs. 6 Pixels Under has a unique and fun format that makes the podcast play like a live show.