Darth Hater Episode 82 - Inquisitor Says Bewm

Episode 82 "Inquisitor Says Bewm" of the Darth Hater Podcast is now live. Check the bottom of the post for the stream and download links. Podcast notes after the jump.


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Intro
Justin Lowe - Sado - @zirak
Pete Trerice - Misenus - @petetrerice
Ben - Dover - @doverbs
Official Darth Hater Twitter

Pre-show
George Lucas' Birthday
Reminder about Lost Suns (Coming out on June 8)

Segments
Friday Update: Sith Inquisitor Class Update

New Screenshot Revealed on 300,000 Facebook Likes

Facebook Image of the Week 5.11.11

DevTracker Highlights for the Week (May 9 and May 14)

Community Poll

Do you think add-ons not being in at launch is a problem?
Yes, they need to include them at launch. (69 Votes, 5%)
Yes, but not a problem if eventually included. (605 Votes, 43%)
Yes (Explain) (10 Votes, 1%)
No, I do not use them. (436 Votes, 31%)
No (Explain) (318 Votes, 23%)

Do you like larger health pools (like Warhammer) in PVP or smaller health pools (like WoW)?
I like larger health pools more. (1005 Votes, 74%)
I like smaller health pools more. (364 Votes, 27%)

How do you feel about Raid Lockouts?
I like Raid Lockouts that last a week. (537 Votes, 40%)
I like Raid Lockouts that last three to five days. (497 Votes, 37%)
I like Raid Lockouts that last one day. (221 Votes, 17%)
I do not like Raid Lockouts. (Explain) (97 Votes, 8%)

Community Questions/Comments

Aayhan: Much attention has been given to the recent hacking of Sony's network, and the compromising of user data and game integrity. Sony Online Entertainment went so far as to shut down websites to combat the issue. Is BioWare changing anything, or working on any systems, to protect the estimated thousands/millions of users from similar threats? (Pete can speak to this)

Raithnor: "What they should do is have Raid REWARD Lockouts. The difference is that you would still be able to run the Raid, you just wouldn't be able to get "Raid Loot" from it if you were still under the lockout. This way you can run the Raid with a PUG one day and still be able to help out your guild the next day if they decide to do it."

Left-over Q&A Questions
Preface this with "Can only answer stuff that we can answer, sorry about the rest"

Unknown: "How was the voice acting of the classes that you played?"

Jonneh: "About AC respecs. Most of the community is supporting the "No AC Respec" argument seem to be justifying that choice with the fact that they believe 16 classes adds more to the game than 8. Given that WoW released with 9 classes with 3 trees (similar to TOR) and that you guys have probably now played through more of the game than most (especially the early game at the fansite summit) do you find that argument to be worthwhile, or would 2 classes with the same story arc and shared tree feel like its just extending the class pool and forcing alt rolls for the sake of it?"

Tarentaal: "What will open world play be like? Is there much opportunity to explore outside of quests/instances? Is it worth doing? Do the open world parts of the game seem large, i.e. take a long time to traverse? Is there much in the way of wilderness away from major population centers?"

Caliber: "What was the average duration (quantitative estimate) of 1v1 fights?"

XellossNichan: "Where you able to allot talent points at level 10? If so how many were you given and what did the talent trees look like?"

Spika: "While playing the origin worlds, and even perhaps the Flashpoints, did you feel that you just wanted to finish up the conversation as fast as possible? or did you want to take your time for your answers?"

Loekii: "Aggro. Are they still using their '2 part' system you mentioned last year, and how is it coming along?"

Darth Ouranos: "Of the new professions learned about during the SWTOUR, has any one of them caught your eye in terms of pulling you one way or another?"

Raeth: "Someone mentioned that in the current build, BHs are levelling much faster because they have access to an early level healer companion, Mako. Was anyone able to notice this in the playthroughs they have experienced? Was there a strong indication that this will be addressed to bring equality back across the classes, and would that be done by giving others a healer, or taking away/changing the BH's companion in some way?"

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Comments

  • sado's avatar
    Dark Councilor
    • Posts: 1,754
    #62 sado Posted 5/18/2011 3:28:18 PM
    That is not the proper context of what I stated and assumes something that I never said. What I did say was, developers should not waste their time and resources trying to think and develop every iteration of a UI or mod for users. Being the only resource that can make UI mods, it becomes a problem with users demanding mods or modifications of the current UI (at the time of launch) and the developers having to respond in kind. I did not say that they shouldn't spend resources developing a proper default UI as that is an absolutely moronic argument.

    In the future I would ask that you not take what I say out of context.
  • Anticleric's avatar
    Dark Lord
    • Posts: 250
    #25 Anticleric Posted 5/17/2011 7:59:36 PM
    Imperial band = "Not the Droids you're looking for"
  • Misenus's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 84
    #28 Misenus Posted 5/17/2011 8:22:08 PM
    I thought about it while editing ... The Siths (based on The Smiths) ... too soon?
  • Jaspor's avatar
    Dark Lord
    • Posts: 292
    #32 Jaspor Posted 5/17/2011 8:42:26 PM
    Some songs by The Siths:
    This Charming Droid
    Companion In A Coma
    There Is A Lightsabre That Never Goes Out
  • varnsta's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 73
    #39 varnsta Posted 5/17/2011 11:59:09 PM
    Panic (on the streets of Coruscant, hang the JK...)

    Revan Knows I'm Miserable Now.
  • Warlord20k's avatar
    Nerf Herder
    • Posts: 8
    #52 Warlord20k Posted 5/18/2011 3:25:34 AM
    band name - Cliff Malgus and The Shadows :D
  • airia's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 61
    #81 airia Posted 5/18/2011 8:58:47 PM
    haha love the Smiths/Morrissey stuff! There's a ton of Star Wars themed changes you could make to album names and song names from those classics!
  • darthuser4552's avatar
    Nerf Herder
    • Posts: 23
    #23 darthuser4552 Posted 5/17/2011 7:29:53 PM
    Also, Blade quotes FTW.
  • KvotheX's avatar
    Nerf Herder
    • Posts: 9
    #22 KvotheX Posted 5/17/2011 7:20:21 PM
    Awesome Veronica Belmont into!
  • Peterisjustok's avatar
    Spice Runner
    • Posts: 247
    #21 Peterisjustok Posted 5/17/2011 7:18:55 PM
    Thanks Guys. Very excellent Podcast, and Sado... Remind me I have to ask you questions about the smuggler next time I jump on vent.

    To your question about YouTube: I don't care one way or the other about it being there. I do my listening mostly on my phone. But to actually listen to it as a downloaded podcast, I have to download it from the iPhone's iTunes store. My questions is, do you guys know why their is a delay on your release to the store? I'm sure there is a good reason it doesn't pop right up. And I can always listen through my mobile browser, so it's not a biggie. I was just curious.
  • sado's avatar
    Dark Councilor
    • Posts: 1,754
    #64 sado Posted 5/18/2011 3:36:28 PM
    It's iTunes, not under our control anymore. iTunes used to allow you to ping the store with an update to the podcast but they no longer allow you to do that. Instead, they auto update the podcast once every 24 hour period, sometimes longer. However, if you subscribe to the podcast, you will get it the instant it comes out because that is then based our feed and not iTunes.
  • StryfeTB's avatar
    Gamorrean Thug
    • Posts: 31
    #20 StryfeTB Posted 5/17/2011 6:18:02 PM
    Well I am in favour of no cross server queuing and from my experience better community outweighs longer queue times. One of the most fun times I had, were doing battlegrounds in wow and coming up against that top tier premade group and defeating it by our not so good premade and it promotes some really healthy competition, rivalries and seriously good fun!

    As for larger health pools I felt that SWG had a good balance on PvP and it was by far the most fun I have had in pvp in any game fps or other wise. Fighting over faction bases and town were a blast! I like the more tactical approach and longer battles so I definitely see the larger health pool as a good option. My guess would be that we will see faster battles at maximum level, where everybody is more specialized but I still wouldn't like it if you could get 1-3 shots that will get you killed.
  • darthuser4402's avatar
    Gamorrean Thug
    • Posts: 43
    #19 darthuser4402 Posted 5/17/2011 5:53:44 PM
    I find it highly unlikely that Khem Val literally 'eats' force users. When they speak of him 'feeding' and 'devouring" I really think they are being facetious. I dont think he actually eats them and ingests their flesh. I think he rather mystically sucks the force out of them upon defeating them in combat. Like he stands over them and performs some kind of soul drain or something and thus 'devours' them.
  • XellossNichan's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 63
    #17 XellossNichan Posted 5/17/2011 5:20:40 PM
    Sha 1 sha 2 lol hashing? English man!
  • Misenus's avatar
    Jawa Trader
    • Posts: 84
    #24 Misenus Posted 5/17/2011 7:42:27 PM
    A little light reading :)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Hash_Algorithm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function
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