Friday, April 27, 2012

Episode 9: Troll Hair

This week on Overcast, Matt and Joe go over some features that could make the outdated content more accessible.  We discuss the new pet models, the rate at which top guilds are clearing Infernal Dawn and discover that Matt has a thing for trolls.  If you want to find out, you'll just have to listen.  All that and more on this week's episode of Overcast!



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Friday, April 20, 2012

Episode 8: Grammar Lesson

In this week's episode of Overcast, Matt and Joe discuss some recent interviews with Scott Hartsman, some of the info touched on during the Infernal Dawn livestream that went down on Tuesday, as well as express some concerns about some of the apparent new directions Trion may be taking for the game over the course of the year. All in time for the playoffs. Stay tuned after the closing sequence to hear Joe take Matt back to school.




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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Warboss Drak Kill by Kinetic



Here's a great quality video courtesy of Intrinsc and his guild, Kinetic. The video showcases their kill of Warboss Drak in the fire wing of the new 20 man raid, Infernal Dawn. Be sure to leave them your congrats and thanks on youtube for sharing this video with us all so early.
Congratulations, Kinetic!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Episode 7 [Community Voice]: PvPness

This week Matt and Joe are joined by Community Voice guest host, Mythblaze to discuss all things PvP.  We go over Trion's plans for the PvP endgame, how to make PvP more competitive, as well as touch on the impact patch 1.8 may have, and lots of great tips and information for new players looking to break into the prestige game.  Apologies for Matt's sound quality.  As you know we had some technical difficulties with this one.  Though we did manage to eliminate most of the sound anomalies that occured.  Enjoy!



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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Missed The LIVE Tour? Watch It Here!

If you missed the LIVE Tour of Infernal Dawn you can watch it below either using the embedded player here at Overcast or by clicking the link below the video to watch at RIFT's Livestream Facebook page.  Definitely worth your 25 minutes to check this out! Can't wait until tomorrow,  1.8 baby!


Watch live streaming video from riftconnect at livestream.com

Monday, April 16, 2012

LIVE Tour of Infernal Dawn Tomorrow!



That's right! Trion will be hosting a live tour of Infernal Dawn tomorrow @ 11:30am PST / 2:30PM EST. They've promised not to spoil anything about strategy or boss encounters but the tour will include some nice in-game up close and personal showings of all, yes I said all, of the bosses. The developers will also be taking applicable questions through the chatroom during this surprise live preview of what is expected to be the most epic raid to hit RIFT yet! We'll also get lots of fresh insight on the lore that accompanies Infernal Dawn and the two dragons that dwell within, Maelforge & Laethys.

Be sure to check out this awesome opportunity.


RIFT's Official Facebook Livestream Page!
Original Post (www.riftgame.com)

Sunday, April 15, 2012

FAIL-pology (EP7 Update)

Matt failed hardcore on the rescue attempt for Episode 7. While the episode is dead it isn't buried yet but the recovery process is going to take much longer now. Make sure you have a listen for more details and the full apology and explanation. Sorry guys... this sucks, well over 12 hours of work, gone.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Elusive Episode 7

Hey guys and gals,  Matt here to give you a quick update.  We're having issues with the sound quality on Episode 7 and it is taking extra long to edit this one into something usable.  Once finished editing, the episode should sound just fine but some real life stuff is cutting into the editing time.  Haven't been on Rift since Wednesday, put it that way.  I promise I'm using all my free time to get this episode to you all asap.  I have some things to do this afternoon but when I get back home I will be non-stop editing until it is finished.  We'll have this stubborn episode up for you tomorrow for sure.

Be sure you follow us on Twitter or click on the Twitter link in the navigation bar at the top of the blog for all future updates as I'd prefer not to clutter the blog with these sorts of things.  Wanted to be sure anyone wondering where Ep7 was would get to see this though.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Evolution of the Community

  The MMORPG genre has been around for a very long time.  Depending on where you personally credit the genre's beginning, we're talking about at least 13 years.  I personally credit a game which I've found most mmo players these days never even knew about, Meridian 59, which would date the mmorpg as far back as 1995!  Since then more and more game developers have caught on to the potential of this genre and began to innovate and dare I use the term, copy their way into the market. As the genre's community of players grew almost exponentially over the years, the developers have been able to open communications with their players and learn what they like and what they don't.


Monday, April 9, 2012

Question A Developer

Overcast has been recently recognized as an official RIFT fansite, yay!  As such, we may have the opportunity and the privilege of having a developer on the show.  The team over at Trion really shows that they not only care and appreciate their players but that they want to interact with them.  Ever since release Trion has consistently built up and maintained a reputation for being the most transparent game developer in the market today.


There is no date yet for when this may happen but we at Overcast wanted to give our listeners the chance to help us build a list of questions for the developers that we can send to Trion in preparation for a special Community Voice - Developer episode.  Not every question may get answered but the better the question the more likely we'll get a good answer.  To send us your question for the developers, contact us using any of the methods listed below, or simply leave us a comment here on this post.

Twitter: @RiftOvercast
Email: riftovercast@gmail.com
Forums: Official Thread at RiftGame


We're very excited for the chance to bring you this unique opportunity and we'll update you when we have more information about this upcoming special episode.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Episode 6: Double Dragon

Hammer and Spike... oops, I mean Matt and Joe are back after a short break with a brand new episode of Overcast.  A day early even!  Figured we owed it to our listeners since it was ready earlier than normal.  This week we speculate a bit about how we suspect Trion may wrap up 2012, address the popular concerns regarding 'Infernal Marks of Ascension', share our opinions on fishing and survival, and more! Enjoy!

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

RIFT Patch 1.8 Infernal Dawn (Trailer)

The official HD Trailer for RIFT Patch 1.8 is out!  Pretty sure this couldn't look more epic.  Trion sure has a way with trailers, wouldn't you say? Who do you think would win in a 1on1 battle between Maelforge & Laethys?  I'm going with Maelforge.


Infernal Dawn - Earth Wing Tour

Hey Overcast fans,


Have you had the chance to see TRION's fly-threw tour of Infernal Dawn's Earth Wing?  If not, here it is!  Can't wait to try that pirate ship boss encounter!  What are you looking forward to the most in the new raid or just in patch 1.8?  Enjoy the video and look for Episode 6 early friday morning!