We're taking the week off to breathe deep and touch grass. Take care of yourselves everyone, we'll see you back in Aeternum next Monday!This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at

Episode 11 - The Meta

Oct 11th, 2021 1h 44m

Join our hosts at the table as we are joined by our friend Death Itself to discuss the last hectic week of constantly defending territory, our experience in the large scale War PvP system, the burgeoning War metagame in New World and whether it

Episode 10 - The Queue

Oct 4th, 2021 58m 37s

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the launch experience of Amazon's New World, our first several days of gameplay, the reality of the live cash shop and the gargantuan problem of balancing too much success and the huge issues around ser

Episode 9 - Twas the Night Before Launchmas

Sep 27th, 2021 1h 44m

Join our hosts at the table, and our special guest Slacker of Aeternum Radio, as we discuss all the latest New World news including the now-available New World OST, Amazon Prime integration into New World, and the rolling rollout of the game an

Episode 8 - Scaling

Sep 20th, 2021 1h 21m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the New World Open Beta, the changes from the previous beta build, both positive and negative, and the importance of player power weighed against the importance of fairness in PvP.This episode was made

Episode 7 - The Rise

Sep 13th, 2021 1h 31m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the title that nearly bankrupted a legendary games studio, only to rise from the ashes of that failure to become the dominant game in the MMO Market: FFXIV. We'll talk about competing with titles with y

Episode 6 - The Koreans

Sep 6th, 2021 1h 17m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the unique MMORPG ecosystem of South Korea, how and why it developed, how it's games are different than western titles, and what lessons Amazon and New World can learn from them.This episode was made po

Episode 5 - Second Beta

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 48m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the breaking news this week surrounding New World including the Open Beta test scheduled for 09/09/21-09/12/21.This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and clai

Episode 4 - The Unworthy

Aug 23rd, 2021 1h 17m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the various games that have tried, and failed, over the last 15 years to rise to compete within the MMO market. We dissect their strengths and weaknesses to try to find the special sauce that makes up M

Episode 3 - The Foundation

Aug 16th, 2021 2h 4m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the game that is so instrumental to the state of the modern MMORPG genre they're practically synonymous: World of Warcraft. We do our best to remove the rose colored glasses and objectively identify the

Episode 2 - The Delay

Aug 9th, 2021 1h 16m

Join our hosts at the table as we discuss the Expedition system of Instanced dungeons in New World, building dynamic content that all ties back into the game world, how we spent our last days in the New World Beta, and Amazon Games' decision to

Episode 1 - Introductions

Aug 1st, 2021 1h 58m

Join our hosts at the table for the very first time as we introduce ourselves, discuss our history with MMOs, debate best practices in the industry, and immediately burn bridges!This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon!

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