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Serge Tries Not to See Red
Serge from SWTOR-Life joins us to discuss the latest updates and to give a “red zone” perspective on game release. The team comes closer than ever to losing Fact or Fiction. Kathy picks her Advanced Class based on outfits. Roxanne doesn’t understand mail. Serge doesn’t understand junk mail.
FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s challenge concerns rep grinding, The Lost Suns, and PvP commendations.
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The Fansite Summit was the first time I got to play an origin world. We were given the choice of playing either a Bounty Hunter or an Imperial Agent. Since Carla picked the Agent, I went with the BH.
This week Kathy’s daughter Roxanne joins the podcast, which is great because nothing spices up a show like talk of Pokemon and pedometers! Also, six out of six gaming producers agree, cyberspace is alive with the sound of microtransactions. Ka-CHING!
Could it be? Game mechanics info! This week’s Friday Update comes from the Developer Blog and contains a fair amount of information on how the Advanced Class System will work. ACS will be able to “support several play-styles within each of those eight classes” offered to players. The blog goes on to examine the Smuggler up close, revealing new play-styles — Scrapper and Sawbones for the Scoundrel; Sharpshooter and Dirty Fighting for the Gunslinger; Luck bridges the gap between both sides. The article also discusses specific abilities such as “Shoot First,” available to Scoundrel AC. Read the full article 
