The Elf and Dwarf

As a response to last week’s email about limited playtime for WoW, we talked to the mother who made the call.  She’s actually got some really good points and sounds pretty on top of her game.  We also respond to some emails about family + wow.  Kodath is back to talk about BE Paly’s and Medros has a few addons for us.  This week’s show is Sponsored by Rob.  Thanks!

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After much delay we’re up and ready to download!  This week Adeldia really wanted to talk about her obligation (real or perceived) to help other players in trouble.  Do you rush in and bail people out?  Or abandon them to their own fate?  Some email about dealing with Anti-gaming parents and cross-game backstories are discussed as well.  Thanks again to Medros and Kodath for this week’s features.

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Bringing in another interview, Rorlins chats with Prf. Dimitri Williams of UIUC about the nature of video game research, specifically discussing violence in video games and more about Prf. Williams’ most recent study regarding ingame communication.  Does voice over internet make for a tighter guild?  Adeldia is also back with her take on the interview, a small (at least for now) announcement and another dino update.  Welcome back Medros with your Mod and as always Kodath has some nice Horde-centric tips.

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Owing to a stomache bug, Adeldia is absent this week.  Taking her place is fellow gamer, RPer, MMO-nut (though he plays City of Heroes not WoW) and author Steven Harper (who recently published “Unity” a novel set in the Battlestar Galactic Universe).  Rorlins and he kick around types of RPing they’ve done outside of online, what that kind of RPing is like and how it preps you for online gaming.  The show is cut a bit short by some technical difficulties for which the Dwarf is profoundly apologetic.

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This week the Hunter Duo take some time to talk about their 3 “must have” mods.  Rorlins makes sure he has the latest version of EQCompare, Bartender3 and Battle Cry, while Adelida talks about WoWEcon, Fubar (which technically is MANY mods) and the Advanced Tradeskill window.  The email has comments on last week’s ERP as well as the ever popular “Know Your Role” comments.  Medros brings us some hunter mods while Kodath talks all about Blood Elves.

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This is an adult only discussion of Erotic Role Playing or ERP.  While converstation is clean the elf and dwarf spend some time talking about thier friend’s findings in Goldshire and the blossoming sex trade in the World of Warcraft.  Rorlins doesn’t pull any punches in sharing how he feels about a brothel in his virtual back yard and Adledia does what she can to keep things civil.  In other news Medros reviews Titan Panel and Kodath talks about the Forsaken.  Congrats to Lena for winning the Logo Vote and you can see her work proudly displayed her and on all the Elf and Dwarf Swag!

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Finally taking on the topic of genderbending in on line gaming the Elf and Dwarf go through their mail bag to see what you have to say on the topic. Why do you do it?  What do you like about it?  In addition there’s a new bag based addon from Medros and this week’s Horde Citadel is “Much ado about Taurens”.  Oh, and please visit our website to vote for your favorite logo.  We’ll be officially switching to the “winner” with next week’s Podcast.

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The Elf and Dwarf spend some time talking about the rules of etiquette in online gaming, including how to bring in high level friends, forming groups, quit times and other considerations.  This week also features a visit to the email bag, updates on characters, and comments on recent events.  There is also a mod of the week from Medros and another Horde Citadel from Kodath.

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Who am I? The Elf and Dwarf kick around what it’s like to let people into the “real you” while playing online games. They talk about the frequency of Voice over IP in modern MMO’s and what it’s like to be sharing more and more about yourself with your online friends and guildies. Also featured in this podcast is a trip into the email bag as well. Finally our featured listener content is the first installment of “The Horde Citadel” from Kodath.

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We’ve had some BAD experiences with guilds. As a warning to others here’s a brief look back at what we’ve seen fail and what we’ve seen fail even worse when it comes to guilds. We also toss in a dose of Adeldia’s Animals of Azeroth and Rorlins’ Trivia with a Twist.

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