Dapper Shark Podcast Episode 76

Dapper Shark's Podcast

After the high of reading about Pheonix Labs blow against loot boxes this hurt especially bad. Fuck you Activision http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-01-in-call-of-duty-ww2-loot-boxes-drop-from-the-sky-onto-normandy-beach-and-open-in-front-of-other-players Pheonix Labs removes loot boxes from their game Dauntless, opts for microtransactions where you buy upgrades directly. We are now in a world where I am excited for regular microtransactions… process that for a moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U395pjPqfRw Why do the good ones always have to die! Runic RIP. There may still be hope for Torchlight fans though. May. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/11/03/torchlight-studio-runic-shut-down-gigantic-devs-also-almost-closed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rockpapershotgun%2Fsteam+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%3A+Steam+RSS%29 Took them long enough, but Blizzard is introducing Legacy servers for WoW players who want to relive the old days. http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-is-making-vanilla-servers-for-world-of-warcraft/ Blizzard is taking the level scaling ideas of the Legion expansion and applying them to all zones of Azeroth! http://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-will-soon-have-level-scaling-for-all-of-azeroth/ Starcraft 2 is now going free to play with access to the first campaign and all multiplayer modes for anybody to use. Additional details and caveats included of course http://www.pcgamer.com/starcraft-2-is-going-to-free-to-play-later-this-month/ New Hearthstone expansion ahoy! Legendary weapons and more useless warlock cards inbound. Also new game mode: Dungeon Run https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/expansions-adventures/kobolds-and-catacombs Free Hearthstone legendary minion from the new set for logging in on Nov 6th https://www.polygon.com/2017/11/3/16603984/marin-the-fox-hearthstone-free-kobold-catacombs