Episode 61 – 100 Word Shenanigans
Posted: April 8, 2014 Filed under: Show | Tags: 100 Word Story Contest, April Fool's, archon the wizard, barbarian, BlizzPro, Breja, Carbot Animations, crusader, D3 2.0 Difficulty Chart, demon hunter, DiabLoLs, difficulty chart, Dredscythe, expansion, Forum Warriors: A Love Story, GrindEXP, Happy Reaper, hotfixes, impressions, Jen, lanntonio, Launch, launch party, legendary crafting material list, legendary crafting material locations, legendary items, Melkor, Neinball, Nevik, progression, Reaper of Souls, red team gaming, Scythe and Shield, Sibcoe, song of the show, Westmarch Workshop, witch doctor, wizard Leave a comment »Show notes originally posted by Nevik
In our first post-launch episode, we are all excited about having our souls reaped. After much celebration and frivolity we get down to business by discussing what we’ve been up to in-game: Lanntonio is holy hammering all the things, Jen is shooting all the things, Nevik is freezing and zapping all the things, and Breja is … well … Breja is puking on all the things.
In this episode:
* We read, and respond to, a pair of emails we received from our wonderful listeners. This batch came to us from Rilandune and Frying Tuck. Thank you for the emails and voice mail! Keep them coming, really!
* We received another mountain of tweets from @Foqbupog, @scanline75, @Torrack1714, @grindexp, @JCMonkeyD3, @sadromeo, @Manlow, @FreeFallWoW, @GrandNagus1, @C4ntbestoped, @Rob_pawlak, @shawno, @Kherova, @Cybrwolf0, @KaltonEly, @JustinKHixson, @Hawgeye_CTR, @apsana, @xSyneKx, @HomeTownHero008, @BrewmasterWansu, @Medros, @RoberBobroff, @sastewart111, @Kagerai_Leblue, and @GENERAAL00. Thank you for your tweets. Don’t forget that you, too, can send in your thoughts via social media outlets such as Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.
* We posed the question on Twitter asking if your post-RoS gaming had deviated from your pre-launch plans. We got quite a few responses. Be sure to follow our show account, @ShatteredStone, on Twitter for future Questions of the Show.
* We announced the winners for our 100 Word Story Contest this episode! Our grand-prize winner was @CkRtech for his amazing story; so much said with so little! Runner-ups for our contest included @Rilandune and @JCMonkeyD3 who will both be receiving a copy of Nate Kenyon’s Storm of Light. We decided to put the t-shirt winner in the hands of the community, so be on the look-out for a collection of all of the entries in the very near future!
* With Reaper of Souls officially being in everyone’s hands we discussed our own experiences with the expansion including the number of hotfixes that have come down the pipeline since launch.
* Just before Reaper of Souls launched, Carbot Animations released their parody/tribute of the expansion’s opening cinematic. We LOVED it! And we know you will too! (Wait, you haven’t seen it yet? Rectify that NAO! … with this handy embedded video!)
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* Friend of the show, Dredscythe from GrindEXP.com sat down with Sibcoe from Red Team Gaming prior to the launch of Reaper of Souls to discuss where the game has been and their impressions on where it is going in the future.
* Reaper of Souls added a lot of new legendary crafting materials scattered all over the game for crafting a bunch of new legendary items. If you’re wondering if someone has compiled a list of all the materials and where to find them, the answer is yes! Check out DiabloFans Legendary Crafting Guide so that you don’t hunt aimlessly.
* Archon the Wizard and Neinball from BlizzPro kicked off a new Diablo III: Reaper of Souls pod/vidcast titled Westmarch Workshop. The pair aim to highlight varying builds for everyone to potentially try out on a weekly basis. They are looking for feedback on their inaugural episode, so let them know what you think! You can catch Westmarch Workshop Wednesday nights at 6pm PDT over on Archon’s Twitch channel.
* If you love running bounties in Adventure Mode and did not realize it, there are specific legendary items that you can only get from the Horadric Caches after completing all of an act’s bounties. Here’s a handy link to DiabloHub that lists all of the cache-specific legendary items you can hope to find.
* Reddit user D3agl3uk put together and posted a chart on the /r/Diablo sub-reddit detailing the nuances of each of the new difficulty settings added in the 2.0 patch.
* Blizzard traditionally puts together some pretty amusing April Fool’s Day jokes and this year kept that tradition alive. Be sure to check out Blizzard’s Happy Reaper, a Diablo-themed homage to Flappy Bird. Nevik managed to get a high score of TWO … BEAT THAT … if you dare.
Song of the Show:
Melkor is back at it with another Diablo/Wizard themed rap/love-story. Forum Warriors pays tribute to many of the amazing folks contributing in the official Diablo III Wizard forums. Check out more from Melkor over on his YouTube channel.
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Episode 55 – Happy Trolla Days, It’s a Wipe
Posted: December 28, 2013 Filed under: Show | Tags: barbarian, beta, beta impressions, bind on account, blizzcon 2013, BoA, Breja, Charlie Parra Del Riego, demon hunter, expansion, Holiday 2013, Jen, legendary crafting material list, legendary crafting material locations, March 25th 2014, metal guitar, Nevik, official forum, Reaper of Souls, RELEASE DATE, remix, snow, Tristram, wizard Leave a comment »Show notes originally posted by Nevik
In this episode, we are rejoined by Breja and Jen but sadly Lanntonio was unable to attend due to inclimate weather. After pondering what that mythical stuff otherwise known as “snow” is we get down to business by discussing what we’ve been up to in-game: Jen is slaying demons on a new rig, Breja only needs to smash through six more levels, and Nevik nibbled on some “chocolate”.
In this episode:
* We read, and respond to, a mountain of emails we received from our wonderful listeners. This batch comes to us from Rilandune, Foqbupog, Sauzey, and Torrack. Thank you for the emails! Keep them coming, really!
* We received tweets from @Foqbupog, @Torrack1714, @JCMonkeyD3, @shawno, @SallyBowls, and three of our four hosts. Thank you for your tweets. Don’t forget that you, too, can send in your thoughts via social media outlets such as Facebook, Google+, and Twitter.
* Blizzard surprised us all by announcing the RELEASE DATE for Reaper of Souls more than three months out. Mark your calendars, March 25th, 2014 will reap your soul and ours.
* With the announcement of a release date for Reaper of Souls we posed the question on Twitter wondering what SKU you would be getting: standard, digital deluxe, or collector’s. Be sure to follow our show account, @ShatteredStone, on Twitter for future Questions of the Show.
* This episode we decided with all of the BoA chatter on the forums we would highlight a thread directly pertaining to the issue and its affect on Twitch.tv streamers. As always we are looking for your participation with this fun segment, send your Official Forum Thread Masterpiece Theater audio segments (or humorous forum threads) to Show@ShatteredSoulstone.com.
This episode’s Official Forum Thread Masterpiece Theater segment bed music included Rondeau from Sinfonie de Fanfares by Jean-Joseph Mouret and IMARMX by Zoe Leela.
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* For more photos Blizzcon check out Rilandune’s Blizzcon 2013 album on Google+.
Overseeing the Demonic Hordes of Blizzcon.
Rilandune (left), Tyrael =P (top), Nevik (right)
* There are a lot of new legendary crafting materials coming in Reaper of Souls and Mr. Monstrous has been compiling a list of what they are and where you can find them.
* Speaking of the holidays, if you have a loot-deviant that you need a gift for community manager Vaeflare put together a Diablo Holiday Gift Guide.
* Tatasinke is back with another edition of his Paper.li newspaper, the New Tristram News. Check it out and subscribe!
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Love Tristram’s theme music? We sure do, and so does virtually everyone it appears. This time we bring to you a heavy metal take on the iconic chords of Tristram with Charlie Parra Del Riego’s Diablo – Tristram (a 2013 Metal Guitar remix). Be sure to check out more from Charlie Parra Del Riego on Twitter, Facebook, and Bandcamp where you can buy his music.
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