Having received note of Oz’s departure a fortnight ago, that leaves us with one host; myself. I was always under the impression that even though the Daevacast was all hosted under my name, that I was simply the guardian of the identity so to speak. I always thought that the Daevacast belonged to each host equally, and I was just the one that owned it on paper. As such Circe, Gemmeni, Oz, and myself are what made Daevacast what it is.

However, with Circe, Gemmeni and Oz now having left the podcast, I feel that any attempt I make to resurrect the Daevacast will turn it into something that it was not, or change it in a way that the other hosts would not have wanted. With that said, I feel I have no choice other than to close the Daevacast down. I will be leaving the site as it is for at least a few months as I decide what to do with it.

To clarify, this is not because it wasn’t the moneymaker I was hoping it would become. At best, I wanted it to draw even on what little costs it incurs. Running the podcast with the other podcasters was fun, and now, having lost that dynamic that we spent at least three months creating, it doesn’t feel right posting up another advert for more podcasters.

I am sorry for those that have been led on, thinking there would be another season of podcasts in the New Year. Running the Daevacast, or even starting it up again (depending on how you look at things) wouldn’t be fun now, or three months down the line whether it got on its’ feet again or not. We’ve lost the content creators in the other podcastsers, we’ve lost our main link into NCSoft with Ayase, and I feel that we have also lost what the Daevacast was founded on; the community surrounding it.

The rest of the podcasters, as far as I know, no longer play Aion. But if you’re on Perento and are Elyos, I’m still playing. Hit me up as Daemion, Knute or Jormungandr.

Daevacast. July – December 2010

P.S. I will be starting up a second, simpler Aion-related project in the New Year. I’ll broadcast it on my personal twitter when it’s ready.

Christmas is around the corner; the time of year where we all desert Atreia, if only momentarily, to spend time with our families. Therefore, we don’t actually have the time to play Aion to make a podcast. Couple that with the fact that most of NCSoft will be busy spending time with their own families, it leaves us with a few boring weeks.

Because of that, the Daevacast is on hiatus ’til 2011. We’ll be back then. =]

• Vendor Trash
  • Wrong Patch Notes? - The 2.1 NA patch notes are correct.  However, the patch notes posted on AionSource by Nobody belong to a future patch according to @aion_trine.
  • New Poll! - Which instance will you be farming first in 2.1 for the increased drop rates?
• News:
  • Aion 2.5 Coming SOON – Nobody from the AionSource staff posted this statement regarding a 2.5 release time.  Although there is still no set date it will go live, looks like it won’t be another year to the next expansion after all.
  • Rifting Changes Update - This response from Trine & Kinslon was actually posted a few weeks ago but for those who missed it, it looks like we’ll be seeing red names in Heiron and Beluslan soon enough.  Most likely with some new changes.  Although nothing is confirmed about what exactly is changing Trine did say “Incoming Reds. ”.
• Listener’s Soapbox
  • Have Drop Rates increased on 2.1 in reality? - Daevas_Report on Twitter
  • What is going on with Expert quest Crafts in 2.1? – Agarthas on Twitter
  • Why can’t Rangers use Mau Form in Kromede’s Trial? - Lugs_torbid on Twitter
• Discussion
  • Suicide Runs - What they are and why they are done.  Worth it or not?
  • Dark Poeta Ranks – Looking forward to Dark Poeta?  Oz was reminded of A Rank’s difficulty recently.  Don’t underestimate Calindi Flamelord!  How to properly prepare for Dark Poeta ranked runs.
  • The Definition of PvP Gear – Honestly, outside of the +/-dmg%.  What sets PvP gear apart from PvE?  Isn’t it viable that a specific stat on a piece of “PvE gear” could out weigh the +/-dmg?
  • The Bad Side of 2.1 - 2.1 has been hailed as ‘making the game worth it’ for some players, ‘easy mode’ for others. Referenced from MMOsite, they state the drop rate has been increased 3.5x. Will this lead to problems with people sticking it out in Atreia?
• Hunters Eye:
  • Final Fantasy XIV Possibly Going F2P - A recent article at MMOSite talks about the likely possibility that FF XIV will be changing its business model to F2P in light of the drastic drop in Square Enix’s share price.  Source linked in MMOSite article.
  • Lifesubs back in Champions Online – Just in time for the game to go F2P. So if you are interested in playing, remember that this is not a subscription to the game, rather a sub to the Premium tier of the game.
• Competition
  • Just Get The Raffle On! – That’s right, a raffle.  On the eve of the first episode to reach 200+ listeners we will do a raffle for a special super secret prize courtesy of Oz, which will be announced next week.  You’ll like it, we promise.
    • Names will be drawn from a list of listeners who have made submissions to the Listener’s Soapbox between Episode 17 & the first episode to reach 200+ listeners.
    • The winner will be announced on the episode which follows the one that reaches 200+ listeners.  It is then that we will request the winner contact us with a way to contact them so that they can retrieve their prize, should we not already have a contact method.

• Contact
  • mail@daevacast.com, [HOSTNAME]@daevacast.com
  • [US] (724) 61-DAEVA [UK] (0114) 360-AION [INT]+17246132382
  • Skype/Twitter: Daevacast
  • Personal Twitters: [Daemion]/kaecyus[Circe]/daeva_circe[Oz]/daeva_oz

• Vendor Trash
  • New Poll! – What are you looking forward to most in the next six months in Aion?
  • Victor Shugo Updates – Several updates to the story of Victor Shugo.  Still teasing us with “the perfect truth”.
  • Tamat Joins the Riot Team - Our old NA community manager Tamat was recently brought on the Riot Team as head community manager.  Belated congrats.
• News:
  • Aion 2.1 Release Date – Aion 2.1 is announced to be released Nov. 17th.  Incoming free loot… yea, right.
  • Abyss Point Weekend – The second in what is apparently a series of events in partnership with ATI.  Score 5,000 AP between 9:00PM this Friday and 9:00PM Sunday for a chance to win an ATI Radeon HD5850 graphics card.
  • Korean Second Aion Anniversary Event – Similar to Scorching Heat, but this event allows you, for the most part, to choose your reward. But the prices are higher, the top end requiring 100 hours of online time to get.
  • Daevacast Legion Listings – Looking to put together a list of active legions to help out the community.  Legions that want to be listed should contact Daevacast with their information.  If all goes well we hope to add a new segment to the show for community legion news.
• Listener’s Soapbox
  • Email from John B.
• Discussion
  • Patch Development Time – The frequency of Aion updates vs the time to develop those updates.  Are we satisfied with the pace of new patches?
  • What Makes An MMO Good – A general checklist for what we think players look for in a good MMO and see how Aion is matching up so far.  What’s in store for upcoming mini-patches in preparation for 2.5?
  • Oz’s Class Related A.D.D. - Oz gives us some insight on his overwhelming case of “altitis” and why he is having trouble committing to a class lately.
  • NCSoft’s Attitude to EU – EU players are beginning to feel that, despite the game being international, they are playing second fiddle to NA in both information and resources. Daemion will try to avoid whining. Honest.
• Hunters Eye:
  • Champions Online Goes Free To Play – Failing to live up to the hype this game had upon initial retail release; Cryptic Studios has decided to adopt the F2P model.  Perhaps now it will be worth a second look.
  • The Impossible Task of Balancing PvP - A good piece from Massively.com’s Soapbox.
  • GAMERS: A Documentary – Really worth a look at and possibly catching it if you can.
• Contact
  • mail@daevacast.com, [HOSTNAME]@daevacast.com
  • [US] (724) 61-DAEVA [UK] (0114) 360-AION [INT]+17246132382
  • Skype/Twitter: Daevacast
  • Personal Twitters: [Daemion]/kaecyus [Circe]/daeva_circe[Oz]/daeva_oz

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