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As for the wrapping up questions on what players would like to hear: I'd like to hear more player takes on events after they've come to a conclusion of sorts (like discussing Skythrone and Flintbeard this episode) and more talking about lore most characters would know about being part of the world (nothing terribly deep like guild or city secrets but information you could find in help files, event and public news, or public in game libraries)
Concerning the mirror classes, I have some qualms that I haven't addressed on the forums (still bouncing ideas off others), but I think mirror classes will be beneficial for the game. A balance for one side would eventually be a balance for both sides, and while you would technically have situations where there would be 'mirror matches' the skins I believe will be different enough for it to be exciting. Also, @Aeryx of you have your instakill gagged by your system, you should ungag it. You should be able to relish in your instakills.
As for questions for the show: You touched on news posts you glanced over, are there any posts or any things you absolutely love seeing pop up as notifications like unread news or messages, or even receiving letters? Is there a story line, divine, guild etc your character has nothing to do with that piques your interest when you read about it? Do you have a favorite event or quest you were part of or discovered? And to repeat questions from previous, if you had the option for a divine and class to suddenly switch tethers who and what would you choose?
In other news, we've locked down a time and date for myself, @Aloli, and @Tiur for the Q&A. I will be posting the link to it once its recorded and done, in this thread, and not the Q&A thread. We had that thread closed, as it was just for question submissions. We have decided to do it this coming Friday, at 6 PM EST. So, given the length of the podcast, and I imagine it will be a long one, I'd expect to see it up and posted in this thread sometime in the evening on Friday, maybe like 8-9 EST. I'll certainly be getting it to you all ASAP.
I wanted to give a quick update about this podcast.
Recently, Aeryx stepped away from Aetolia and handed me the "keys" to the podcast. Unfortunately, some previously recorded episodes or interviews were lost in the transfer of ownership. It is certainly possible to re-record things later. I have already reached out to those who were lost for re-recording, but I welcome anyone interested in doing these interviews still.
We’re still interested in doing interviews with key figures of the game (GMs, CLs, major combatants, Celani if possible, etc.) as a way to introduce their corner of the world to the new and young or entirely unknowing audience. Keeping in mind that this podcast airs on a lot of platforms and will be used to help spread the word about the game on different social media platforms when time allows! But these interviews are not the focus of the podcast, they would be like the icing on the cake but the cake is awesome!
Fezzix has kindly agreed to do episodes with me. We have Zaila as well, though she doesn't play as much as she used to and has very limited availability. We're aiming for only one episode a month as we all have very busy lives. If it happens every month and a half that will be my fault. (Life is busy lately! … what is this year!)
The structure will be somewhat different from the past, we're sorting those details out this weekend. However, we’re going to be absolutely strict with what gets aired in the final cut. Nothing negative about the game is allowed.
We feel that the kind of people who play MUDs are drawn in by compelling worlds and the opportunity to write themselves into a good story backed up by game mechanics.
With that in mind, we'll be reaching out to organization and class leaders in the coming months to schedule interviews. We'll be respectful of how some players in leadership positions claim a degree of ownership and pride in their orgs, so if said leaders are unwilling to be interviewed, we'd appreciate input on who can speak in their stead.
There's a few reasons I lost interest in doing it, even when I was still playing, and judging by the fact that I've kept up with every single news post through the Android app, and kept up with what little messages I get, it doesn't seem like much has changed. In order to talk about things, you have to have things to talk about. So when you don't have specific subjects to cover, the alternative is just giving your opinion on things, and you know, a lot of people don't like my opinions. So, it is what it is.
After the disagreement @Aeryx and I had about the direction of the podcast, like he said in his post, we agreed that I'll start a new one so it does not seem like I'm taking over his work. To that end, I spent a few weeks thinking on who to ask to carry on the podcast with me and I remembered @Fezzix was very pleasant to interview, even if the two of us were very tired and stumbled through that thing!
Fezzix, Zaila, and myself started a new server for the podcast and we spent a while coming up with a new name. We arrived at a very nice name!
Please look forward to The Midnight Press: An Aetolian Podcast.
The long delay was due to Fezzix and I both being extremely busy outside the game. Moving, new jobs, life, etc. However, the post Fez made earlier is still accurate.
We plan to record in the spring time. Daylight Savings gives me a lot of free time! However, if you have any requests or ideas, please send them either to myself or Fez on Discord or through the game messaging system.
I'll make a new thread for the new podcast
See you there.