Tales of Tyria
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Podcast Description
A weekly roundtable discussion about Guild Wars 2. We discuss the week's news, provide tips, and debate the most recent controversies.
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Tales of Tyria #19b: The Day the NDA Died | Here we have part 2 of our Press Beta coverage. In this episode you can expect to find everything not related to World v. World. We discuss our initial reactions to the gameplay videos, as well as all the new systems we got some details on. See below for the full list: 00:40 - Roundtable: Reactions Traits Mesmer Guilds New PvP map Overflow Server System | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #19a: When Worlds Collide | We finally got a ton of info reguarding the World v. World mode in Guild Wars 2. Not only that, but the Press Beta just ended and there's tons of new info about EVERYTHING! So much info we had to split this monster of a show in two. This is part 1 of Episode 19, dedicated to everything WvW. Episode 19a: 03:14 - News: Team Legacy.net makeover, new show in the works 6:30 - Roundtable: World vs. World Weekly Question: Question of the Week - World vs. World; Does it live up to the hype? Let us know what you think and send us feedback. Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EST. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #18: Predictions | This week we decided to lay out predictions for various topics and then compare them to actual events a month after release. Which class will be most popular? Which Race? Which class will be considered "most OP"? How many active players on week 1? All this and more Table Scraps as well as a mailbag question about "Storytelling" in games. PLEASE NOTE: Next week's show recording is MOVED to Monday Feb. 20th @ 8pm EST Episode 18: 07:40 - News: Wooden Potatoes Vids + Awesome fan made trailer 10:00 - Bridger Rant: World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things 16:05 - Mailbag: Storytelling in MMOs 32:08 - Table Scraps: Predictions, What should be in the Collectors Ed.? | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria 17: A Scandal in Seattle | Running on fumes this week, we delve into discussion of the few pieces of new info we have. Specifically that involves some rather salacious armor, which has sparked quite the controversy (for lack of anything better to controvert over). We discuss thes pics, our thoughts on gender in games, and answer a few emails. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #16: Table Scraps | Beta is Coming! We discuss the Pride of the Jotun, Beta News, and many other small topics including a Bridger Rant! We also debut a new segment entitled: Table Scraps - for topics that just don't merit their own roundtable discussion, but are still worth discussing. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #15: Playing to Win | This week we have very little news so we have a short discussion on WvW thanks to some listener feedback. Then we jump into the deep end and try to wrap our heads around competitive play. When is it OK to use an exploit? When is it OK to use something that other people have labeled as "overpowered"? What is greifing? All these questions and more. Episode 15: 5:55 - Mailbag: WvW - Is 2 weeks too short? 13:20 - Roundtable: Competitive vs. Non-Competitive | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #14: The Big Lore Show | We've been telling you this has been coming for some time. It's finally here! We bring on 3 special guests (Angerina, Edwin, and Malchior) to discuss the backgrounds and histories of the 5 playable races in Guild Wars 2. If you were still trying to fiure out which race you should play, or just never played Guild Wars 1, this is the show you need to hear. Episode 14: 3:21 - News: Ree Soesby Interview5:00 - Lore: A Brief History of Tyria5:00 - Geography 101: Refer to this map while listening.7:00 - In the Begining: Time scale and ancient history9:45 - Human History: Founding of Ascalon through the Searing and the Exodus.24:40 - Charr History: Charr Culture, the machinations of Abaddon, and the Rebellion31:55 - Dwarf History: The fight with the Great Destroyer 34:53 - Primordeous: The First Dragon to Awaken, Asura Backstory/Culture40:45 - Zhaitan: The Undead Dragon Awakens 43:50 - Jormag: The Ice Dragon, Norn Backstory/Culture 52:32 - Sylvari History: 25 Years of Sylvari History/Culture 64:04 - Kralkatorrik: The Crystal Dragon 68:38 - (Spoiler Free) Book Review: Ghosts of Ascalon 77:40 - (Spoilers) Book Review: Ghosts of Ascalon | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #13: Hardcore vs. Casual | Not a lot of news this week so we dig into the mailbag to answer some listener questions. We still had time so we figured it was time to try to pin down some definitions: Hardcore and Casual. They mean different things to diferent types of gamers. Why is there always so much contention beween these two groups? Is there even a separation or are they more alike than they know? That's the challenge set before our panel this week. 3:21 - News: Custom Emotes are In!5:20 - Feedback: Guild vs. Guild and Thoughts on The Old Republic.21:38 - Roundtable: Hardcore vs. Casual | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #12: Achievement Unlocked | Ladies and Gentlemen, we are officially now entering the year in which Guild Wars 2 will be released! This week we cover the GW2 End Year Development Update from the Arenanet Blog. Achievements, Thief changes, and animations, oh my! Then in our roundtable segment we discuss the Ideal MMO. What would it look like? | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #11: The Mesmer Revealed | This week revolves around the Mesmer as well as the new info released by the Reddit AMA. How doe the Mesmer play? Does it live up to expectations? What new info was revealed by the AMA? World vs. World vs. World, Beta, Mesmer, and more! | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #10: The Guild Wars Legacy | We all take for granted that Guild Wars 2 is going to be very different from Guild Wars 1, but what exactly was Arenanet's first game all about? Can we gain some insight into GW2 based upon a study of how Arenanet handled GW1? All those questions and a Mesmer speculation discussion in this episode! 04:30 - News: Top 10 Strengths of GW2/Interview with Eric Flannum15:35 - Roundtable: Immersion | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #09: Immersion | This week the panel covers a more positive article from Team Quitter, an Eric Flannum interview in which he discusses the Iterative process, and the topic of Immersion in MMOs and RPGs. Episode 9: 03:20 - News: Top 10 Strengths of GW2/Interview with Eric Flannum38:04 - Roundtable: Immersion | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #08: It's In the Name! | What, you didn't get enough devil's advocate last week? We tackle an article on teamquitter.com entitled "Top 10 Flaws in Guild Wars 2" to start off the show, then roll right into a roundtable discussion on guilds. What makes a guild successful? What qualities do you look for in a guild leader? The answers to these questions, as well as tales of guild woe and guild victory from the crew tonight on Tales of Tyria! Episode 8: 03:48 - News: Top 10 Flaws in GW2 27:28 - Roundtable: Guilds | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #07: Why GW2 Will Fail | Not much news this week so we start our own controversies! A few links from the web backed up by a Bridger Rant introduce us to this week's show. We spend the majority of it taking the devil's advocate position and debating the various criticisms that have been thrown at the game. Episode 7: 04:00 - News: Various Links (See Show Notes) 11:20 - Bridger Rant: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means 15:00 - Roundtable: Why GW2 Will Fail 59:15 - What We're Playing: FUS RO DAH! | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #6: Mad Money | G-Star took place this past weekend, and we've got a few updates on the Arenanet blog to talk about. This Week's roundtable covers the economy in MMORPGs, and continues to discuss crafting and gear in Guild Wars 2. Episode 6: 05:00 - News: GW2 Blog Update 23:30 - Roundtable: MMORPG Economies 40:12 - What We Know: Crafting & Gear | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #05: MMO Game Mechanics | This Week's roundtable covers the nitty gritty of what we actually do in these games. We discuss the actual interactions we have with the game. How do MMO's differ? What will GW2 do to spice things up? All this, right after a news discussion. That's right, we've actually got News to cover this week! Please note that the video cuts off a few minutes before the actual end, but no important details are missed. Episode 5: 02:50 - News (GW2 Blog Update, Various Links) 26:17 - Why does 80 need to have infinite content? | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #04: End Game | This week's episode focuses on the End Game. What do you do at level 80 in Guild Wars 2? Will the lack of Raiding hurt the game? Episode 4:8:13: What We Know: End Game13:48 Why does 80 need to have infinite content?25:08 Deconstructing Raids34:00 Raids vs. Dynamic Events45:53 Paradigm Shift | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria 03: All About the PVP! | This week we opened up the flood gates and made the whole show about PvP. First we discussed the large open PvP battles in World vsl World vs World mode including comparisons to Warhammer Online's RvR mode. Next we focused on the competitive modes available including the pickup tournaments. We also discussed what it would take for GW2 to become a true E-sport. Finally, we wrapped up by discussing the only revealed competitive map: Battle of Kahlo. This is a quick post because it is late and I have to get to bed, but I wanted to make sure I got the show out today. Tomorrow I will add links to the video as well as break down the various topic timestamps. Enjoy everyone! | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #02: All About the Grind | Hello everybody! Thanks for coming back and welcome to all you new listeners! We've got a great show for you this week with the following segments: 03:50 - GW2 News - Dev Interview and Live Tales of Tyria Next Week! 07:22 - What We're Playing - Battlefield 3 Beta 20:10 - Roundtable - Grinding: What qualifies? Are there different types? Is it always bad? 47:40 - What We Know - Player vs. Environment | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Tyria #01: The Death of the Holy Trinity | The inaugural episode of Tales of Tyria, the premier Guild Wars 2 podcast. For this show we cover a bit of news (recent developer posts re: the energy system replacement), jump into a roundtable discussion about the Death of the Holy Trinity, and finish up with a segment discussing the combat mechanics of Guild Wars 2. The inaugural episode of Tales of Tyria, the premier Guild Wars 2 podcast. For this show we cover a bit of news (recent developer posts re: the energy system replacement), jump into a roundtable discussion about the Death of the Holy Trinity, and finish up with a segment discussing the combat mechanics of Guild Wars 2. Segments: 03:24 - GW2 News - Devs Comment on Energy Replacement System12:20 - Introductions - The Crew Introduces Themselves21:10 - Roundtable - Death of the Holy Trinity41:11 - What We Know - The Combat System | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great!
I recently discovered this podcast, and have greatly enjoyed the first couple of episodes. It's great hearing intelligent discussion about GW2, a game we're all looking forward to. Not only that, but the host and cohosts have good chemistry and are fun to listen to. I have a feeling that this will be a very successful podcast if they keep at it.
Best podcast ever
This is the best source of guild wars 2 info on the net. 1337, awesomesauce, iloveitya! keep up the outstanding work!!!11
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Cool guys, great podcast.
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