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Flux
26-03-2011, 09:19
As a reader said 2.5 years ago (http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688676&highlight=podcast), "let's make a podcast!"

Us! Diii.net, diablo.incgamers.com, The Unofficial Site, the thorn in Bliz Irvine PR's paw, etc, are starting up The Diablo Podcast very shortly, and we're looking for Diablo community members who want to participate semi-regularly. To play along you'll need skype, a high speed connection, headphones/mic, good ability to speak/understand English, at least half an hour to chat every now and then, and a passion for some aspect of Diablo III or online gaming in general. You do not have to be an expert on everything about Diablo III, and in some ways it's better if you are not. See the background/theory section below for an explanation.

What I'm looking for right now are fans who really care about some aspect of the game, positively or negative. Do you love the Wizard and magery style of play and think melee chars shouldn't even be in the game? Do you know all about Diablo's lore and want to discuss it in comparison to other fantasy/scifi? Do you love fantasy movies and want to talk about how a diablo movie could be made? Do you play WoW even though you hate the cartoony look of it and read and reread every item about the art controversy while bitter tears roll down your cheeks? Do you love modding and think D3 will suck since Bliz is doing all they can to prevent it? Then I want to hear from you!

These are not (necessarily) specific examples. They're more to give you an idea of the sort or thing we're looking for. Interesting discussion on items in the news and other major issues in the Diablo 3 community, from unique perspectives and people with strong opinions. We'll also cover the recent news, of course, especially when something big has just happened, but the goal is to make TDP much more indepth and varied in topic and presentation.

You are more than encouraged to pitch ideas and to recommend yourself or others as guests. You guys have hundreds of great ideas for podcast discussions that I've never thought of. Reply in this thread, or send me a PM or email (flux@incgamers.com) if you're interested. (I will also post regular requests for people with a specific area of knowledge/expertise, so if you're not feeling it right now, you might in the future.)

We're planning to release these weekly.I'll be the main host, and in each installment I'll basically basically interview/discuss various topics with you guys, and a wide variety of other guests. (Some of my RL friends who have expertise in various areas, plus several ex-Bliz North guys, plus some other RPG devs are already lined up as future guests, and we certainly hope Bashiok or others on the D3 team will want to play, though I kind of doubt they'll be allowed to, the way BI PR is these days.)



Background and Theory

As I said at the top, we nearly started a podcast back in 2008. At that time I'd talked extensively to Kym about it via email, and we were planning on a co-host format with occasional guests who were experts on various topics about the game, such as lore. (Honestly, that was a half-assed plan, since lore was the only area we ever really imagined experts in, mostly because that was the aspect of the Diablo series I wasn't well-versed in.)

That podcast never started, since shortly before we were going to get rolling, Kym nearly died in a car crash, spent a month in the hospital, and apparently redefined his life priorities afterward, as he left the diablo gaming community. :(

Back then, podcasts were still fairly new and uncharted territory, and while I thought the idea was cool (if possibly too soon for D3, since I figured it would be 2010 or later for a release) I did not have any real idea how it would be structured. Which is why Kym was doing most of the organization, and why I didn't go ahead and start it myself after he dropped out of sight.

Ever since then we've planned to run a Diablo podcast at some point, at least once the beta started. And as I've listened to podcasts over the years (mostly for my non-gaming interests) I've always considered how they were structured, and thought how I'd run one of my own, focused on the Diablo community. Those thoughts have grown more urgent since Blizzard has begun making believable noises about the beta starting later this year, and lately I've been talking a lot to Elly and Rush about how we could run a podcast, since they ran one on IncGamers (http://www.incgamers.com/Pages/13/Podcast.html) for over a year, and may relaunch it again at some point.

There are a lot of other gaming podcasts these days, but most of the ones I've listened to (more for research more than personal interest) follow a fairly standard formula. 2 or 3 fans of a game or gaming, all fairly well informed about the topic, talk about recent news events in a semi-lectury style. Occasionally they get fantastically excited when they have a PR guy or game dev on the show, who they proceed to question in the most fawning, subservient, "your every blessed world is spun gold, my dearest friend" fashion. :unimpressed: :unimpressed: :unimpressed:

That approach is simple and easy to do, but it's only as interesting as the people talking. (Which often means "not very.") Those sorts of pods are most valuable for noobs to a game or community, since they're informative. (Except of course noobs don't know they exist.) They're much less interesting/useful for people already in the community, since the pod isn't telling them anything they don't already know, and since the people running such pods are generally "fawnsite" types, they're unlikely to talk about anything controversial or point any real criticism at the game dev.

I don't exactly have a "favorite" podcast, but the one I listen to most often (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index) is by a sports writer on ESPN.com named Bill Simmons. His is structured a lot like TDP will be, Simmons hosts and in each pod he interviews/converses with someone with a particular area of expertise. Usually just his friends who are into some aspect of sports, with regular celebrity guests. But celebs who can talk and are experts in their field; NBA commissioner David Stern, for instance, rather than just some random mush-mouthed NBA player.

I also like the style of Simmons' pods, since they run 40-60 minutes, go in depth, and aren't afraid to follow a good train of conversation even if it goes off topic. I'd much rather listen to a interesting discussion that digresses from the main point than to people who stay exactly on topic and have little of interest to say about it. (A sentence that pretty well sums up my objection to the style of conversation on the vast majority of gaming pods I've listened to.)

I realize some people will disagree with me on this point of style. Those people will probably think TDP goes OT too often, or too often focuses on slightly obscure aspects of gaming or Diablo. If that's you, then you just might not care for TDP. Alas.

And of course TDP will evolve over time, and some shows will have more of a general news focus while others will be largely about specific issues, like the art controversy, or RMT, or the best/worst monsters in D2, etc. I've got a lot planned for the months/years to come.

Flux
26-03-2011, 09:28
Background and Theory

As I said at the top, we nearly started a Diablo podcast back in 2008 (http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688676). At that time I'd talked extensively to Kym about it via email, and we were planning on a co-host format with occasional guests who were experts on various topics about the game, such as lore. (Honestly, that was a half-assed plan, since lore was the only area we ever really imagined experts in, mostly because that was the aspect of the Diablo series I wasn't well-versed in.)

That podcast never started, since shortly before we were going to get rolling, Kym nearly died in a car crash, spent a month in the hospital, and apparently redefined his life priorities afterward, as he left the diablo gaming community. :(

Back then, podcasts were still fairly new and uncharted territory, and while I thought the idea was cool (if possibly too soon for D3, since I figured it would be 2010 or later for a release) I did not have any real idea how it would be structured. Which is why Kym was doing most of the organization, and why I didn't go ahead and start it myself after he dropped out of sight.

Ever since then we've planned to run a Diablo podcast at some point, at least once the beta started. And as I've listened to podcasts over the years (mostly for my non-gaming interests) I've always considered how they were structured, and thought how I'd run one of my own, focused on the Diablo community. Those thoughts grew more urgent once Blizzard begun making believable noises about the beta starting later this year, and lately I've been talking a lot to Elly and Rush about how we could run a podcast, since they ran one on IncGamers (http://www.incgamers.com/Pages/13/Podcast.html) for over a year, and may relaunch it again at some point.

There are a lot of other gaming podcasts these days, but most of the ones I've listened to (more for research more than personal interest) follow a fairly standard formula. Two or 3 fans of a game or gaming, all fairly well informed about the topic, talk about recent news events in a semi-lectury style. Occasionally they get fantastically excited when they have a PR guy or game dev on the show, who they proceed to question in the most fawning, subservient, "your every blessed world is spun gold, my dearest friend" fashion. :unimpressed: :unimpressed: :unimpressed:

That approach is simple and easy to do, but it's only as interesting as the people talking. (Which often means "not very.") Those sorts of pods are most valuable for noobs to a game or community, since they're informative. (Except of course the noobs don't know they exist.) They're much less interesting/useful for people already in the community, since the pod isn't telling them anything they don't already know, and since the people running such pods are generally "fawnsite" types, who are unlikely to talk about anything controversial or point any real criticism at the game dev.

I don't exactly have a "favorite" podcast, but the one I listen to most often (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index) is by a sports writer on ESPN.com named Bill Simmons. Simmons hosts, and in each pod he interviews/converses/digresses with someone with a particular area of expertise. Often just his RL friends who are into some aspect of sports, but he has regular celebrity guests as well. Celebs who can talk and are experts in their field though; NBA commissioner David Stern, for instance, rather than just some random mush-mouthed player.

I like the style of Simmons' pods, since they run 40-60 minutes, go in depth, and aren't afraid to follow a good train of conversation even if it goes off topic. I'd much rather listen to a interesting discussion that digresses from the main point than listen to people who stay exactly on topic and have little of interest to say about it. (A sentence that pretty well sums up my objection to the presentation of the vast majority of gaming pods I've listened to.)

Obviously I'm doing a lot of projecting here, since we've only got the first 5 or 6 episodes planned out at this point. Of course TDP will evolve over time, and some shows will have more of a general news focus, while others will be largely about specific issues, like the art controversy, or RMT, or the best/worst monsters in D2, etc. I've got a lot planned for the months/years to come, though, and I think these will be fun. Now I just need to work on my speaking voice, since I tend to talk way too fast, and every time I listen to myself on a recording I'm slightly horrified.

pcguy
28-03-2011, 14:38
I would like to hear a section of the show dedicated to class skills. There would be a focus on a single skill or a small group of skills for a particular class, what kind of rune effects you'd expect to see, what would be a neat effect, if the skill has the potential to be a focus for a build, and how it would play into the strategy of a class.

A new skill or set of skills could be featured in each podcast.

When the game actually comes out and we gain details of all of the skills and how they work, you could perhaps switch the focus to character builds and feature a different build each podcast.

nasarius
28-03-2011, 14:41
Re: sports podcasts, Football Weekly (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/audio/2011/mar/28/football-weekly-podcast-internationals-england) is something every podcast should emulate, at least conversational-wise.


since they ran one on IncGamers for over a year, and may relaunch it again at some point.

I'm not kidding when I say I would *pay* for new episodes of that podcast, with Tim, Tamer, Bill and the rest. It was hilariously funny. And it got me reading IncGamers on a regular basis.

Due
28-03-2011, 18:09
Sounds like a great idea. I know that Force Strategy Gaming has something similar, thus not a podcast, but what they call purgatory episodes. I've been listening to theese even though it has been needless thanks to your great job updating us every day on the latest Diablo news.

I contacted "mr force" but have yet to recieve reply :( so this comes as good newssince i would love to make something similar with diii.net and you Flux, so count me in! If you want me to elaborate on my diablo knowledge or anything else, feel free to PM :)

Zarniwoop
28-03-2011, 19:29
I'd be happy to contribute. I'm told I have a good radio voice, but I won't be popular with fanboys as I really like some areas I've seen, but I am a vehemently against what I see as the dumbing down of games in general.

diablosminion
28-03-2011, 21:04
i would love to see something like this start up, and i would like to be involved and help any way a fan of the diablo series can. Being a long time Diablo player i know what problems that the current games have and what makes them so great imo.

Nizaris
28-03-2011, 21:13
I want to give a tentative "yes, I would like to contribute." Diablo was one of my inspirations to follow a career in game making and has stolen an ungodly amount of hours from my life. My schedule is quite packed, but I would enjoy contributing given that the stars are aligned correctly.

AxeX
29-03-2011, 03:22
I would of loved to contribute, seeing how my take on everything Diablo III is like the color ratio in a bag of M&Ms. Sadly I know how horrible my own voice sounds and while I'd take pleasure in torturing my peers, its bad enough they have to deal with younger children with more annoying voices screaming in their ears about how they hack and cheat. I wish you guys luck on this podcast!

Flux
29-03-2011, 14:59
Glad to see some interest from you guys. I'll be in touch with you via PM later this week. What I'll want to hear then, and that anyone else can provide in reply here or direct msg to me, is what you want to talk about. What aspect of the game are you really passionate about, for or against.

I gave some examples in the TLDR posts above, but the theory isn't just Flux talking to 1 or 2 other guys about general stuff. It's Flux asking questions/conversing with 1 or 2 guests about specific topics that they (the guests) are especially interested in.

F'rnstance, one of the first shows will feature me talking to a couple of RL friends who were big d2 fans, then moved to wow, and are now eagerly awaiting D3. Plus they were both at the last 2 Blizzcons, so they've actually played D3 a bit. I'm curious to hear how they compare the different game experiences, what they enjoy about WoW, what they expect D3 to do for them that WoW doesn't, etc.

I think that'll be an interesting conversation, but I wouldn't tap those same 2 people for a conversation about melee vs. ranged play styles, or PKing, or the evil gleam in Bobby Kotick's eyes, etc, since those aren't issues of special importance/relevance to them. Hopefully you see my point.

Also, since a couple of people have asked about it via PM:

Skype.com -- It's free for computer to computer conversations, which is what we'll be doing with the podcast. You just need to DL it and register a skype user name so we can connect.

Also, you don't need a super fast cable modem type connection, but if you're on some janky dial up service that gives you a lot of disconnects or buffering issues, then conversation would probably be sketchy, laggy, dropped words, etc, which wouldn't make for a very enjoyable listen. If you can play WoW or other MMORPGs, and especially if you use VOIP or Ventrilo or something with them, your connection is probably good enough.

Ilyak
29-03-2011, 23:55
I might be interested. I love MF and I'm interested in the economy (in the Diablo world, of course).

Apocalypse
31-03-2011, 20:50
i notice you need to be able to speak english well to participate, does bostonian count as good english? cause i catch more **** about people not understanding what i am saying.

i would be up for this for sure. main interest would be pvm and character building i guess. though i tend to have an opinion on everything except pvp which i will probably never ever play

sinned
01-04-2011, 08:08
I'm definitely interested. The only problem I see on my part is the accent. I've studied English for 5 years, including 2 years of General American phonetics, but the fact that English is my second language remains. My guildies on WoW can understand me, but if you're willing to include me, expect a foreign accent here and there ;).

As for the topics, I really like to look for similarities between Blizzard's games. The teams borrow a lot from one another (runes, skills, environments, you name it) and I like to brainstorm with my friends about which of the ideas included in WoW or SC2 (this one to a lesser extent) will end up in D3.

Availa
07-04-2011, 22:28
so I catch up to all my regular podcasts, and find myself wanting to listen to more D2 jank.

I google for such a D2 podcast, and what do I find? some threads about other people interested in the same thing.

I play/played for 7+ years, and know a fair share about the game. I'd be stoked to be on the podcast, or just to listen to it. I have some podcasting experience, and loads of experience with skype.

Flux
07-04-2011, 23:19
Everyone up to and including Sinned has been PMed about their interest, and several of the guys have followed up and we're planning who will talk about what and when. Going well, basically. More to come soon.

Other people are still free to volunteer, of course. We'd like to have a variety of voices on the show.

themeros
09-04-2011, 05:04
I guess this could be fun. I like everything about the game from lore to gameplay, nostalgia, color controversy etc..

Out of everything, what really matches my personal interests and, I guess, I could help most with are the music (big fan of music in general and Diablo scores), some religious topics or controversies (like the removal of crosses), lore and Diablo as an art, not just a game.

My vision of the game goes a little beyond the gameplay. I'm one of those players that enjoys the details in the background, the music, the characters. I'm the one that reads every tome in Diablo 1 and always stayed a while and listened to Cain. I like to take one step at a time and enjoy the content beyond the game. No rushing allowed x)

Zarniwoop
12-04-2011, 14:32
Flux, I cannot return your email. I've tried 9 times but it just bounces.

I've got replies in your inbox on this site. Let me know if you want me to test.

Mr_Bartuc
19-04-2011, 02:21
F'rnstance, one of the first shows will feature me talking to a couple of RL friends who were big d2 fans, then moved to wow, and are now eagerly awaiting D3. Plus they were both at the last 2 Blizzcons, so they've actually played D3 a bit. I'm curious to hear how they compare the different game experiences, what they enjoy about WoW, what they expect D3 to do for them that WoW doesn't, etc

Whoa get those guys on there asap.

Floydman
02-05-2011, 15:17
I've listened to all of Flux's podcasts up to his latest one (just saw it posted and will check it out tonight). So far, I think these are great! Obviously the interview with Max was huge. I haven't heard many interviews from him (aside from what I've found on youtube), but I shared it with a lot of friends as it described a lot about D1/D2 days and also gave great insight as to how the gaming industry is changing and how the development of TL2 is coming along w.r.t. that. And the topicals on Blizzcon were great! It was awesome to hear what it was like (on a more personal level; waiting in lines, how do you plan your trip, etc...).

I'm a long time D2 player (and two-time former Guild Master in WoW). However, my experience is likely atypical from the norm. I never played on battlenet. And usually played with a single friend or else played solo. If there's room to discuss topics from a guy like me, I would be thrilled to do so :)

Areas I could speak best about:

My non-battlenet D2 experience (I only ever played solo w/ friends over TCP/IP)
My wonderment of blizzcon (and how I'll never get to go, in person)
My newb-tastic experience with D2
My obsession over D3 updates/news
How I've come to terms with Blizzard's ability to drag out their release schedules
How Diablo is so *not* Warcraft (While it's valuable for a game like Diablo to learn from the development of WoW, there are still fundamental differences between Diablo & WoW that will keep an audience engaged for years to come)
How every night in diablo is a "win"
My hopes for better online viewing of your inventory
My hopes for an improved Auction House mechanic (to facilitate the "trader's game" that Jay Wilson calls Diablo)
Why I'm worried some of my WoW friends will *not* like Diablo 3


Even if there's not a spot for me in a diablopodcast, I would like to send a formal "thank you" to Flux and all those involved for their commentary. I will certainly keep listening, as I really enjoy these discussions. I find the format & content interesting (the casual initial up-front chat + the "let's get down to the discussion" follow up section).

Thanks again for hosting these.
-Floydman

Flux
02-05-2011, 21:04
Even if there's not a spot for me in a diablopodcast, I would like to send a formal "thank you" to Flux and all those involved for their commentary. I will certainly keep listening, as I really enjoy these discussions. I find the format & content interesting (the casual initial up-front chat + the "let's get down to the discussion" follow up section).

Thanks for the feedback and kind words.

For now, I don't need any more volunteers to help out on the show. The problem now is actually finding enough chances to get everyone involved. I think we've had 5 or 6 of the volunteers on so far, and there are a couple of more who haven't gotten a chance yet, due largely to scheduling issues.

I've got 3 more shows all recorded and ready to go (none about current news issues) and may do as many as 3 more interviews this week with other people for future shows, 1 or 2 of which will probably be about current events and thus need to be posted quickly. Hence going to two shows a week lately, as actual new news has demanded immediate analysis and discussion.

Floydman
03-05-2011, 13:45
No problem. Your blistering pace is impressive. It's hard to keep up. :)
Can't wait to hear more!
-Floyd

Flux
04-05-2011, 11:43
I have added you to a short list of additional volunteers, who I'll contact at some point if we need more voices, or if the current guys fade away. I also envision a lot more people coming on once the beta's going, as we get regular hands-on reports from people who have been playing.

Floydman
04-05-2011, 14:18
Fantastic. Whatever works!

I just finished ep. 5. For any folks who haven't started listening to these yet, I highly recommend them. It's great to hear the fans discuss/debate/speculate on how the publicized game mechanics will/won't work (in their opinion). In Ep. 5 there was some great discussion on the "economy" for those of you that are interested.

-Floyd

Galaxy
11-05-2011, 05:16
Floyd pretty much captured my sentiments here. I thought, before reading this thread, that you guys were hard up for volunteers. Thanks for considering everyone who wants to be involved and my offer still stands! I think, however, that I will follow through on my original plan to make my own cast via Youtube. If I get the ball rolling on that I would like to be in cahoots with you guys (i.e. sharing information, quoting, etc.) to make the flow of D3 news that much more viable. Thanks again, Flux, for being in contact. Hopefully we can work together to best represent the Diablo community.

-Galaxy

Also, I would like to learn how you put your casts together so that I may emulate it. I've never done a cast before, but I would certainly like to give it a try!

TheReadMenace
14-05-2011, 11:41
To steal a term brought up by Elly and Flux, I don't want to fawn over these 'casts in this thread. Still, everything I've heard so far has been excellent, especially the unexpected interview with Seth Schiesel. His musings about how taxing and complex D3's trading system may become and the challenges Blizzard may face were extremely insightful.

A topic I would like to see discussed at some point is the battle.net experience versus that of the single player. More specifically, that it seems Blizzard has been trending toward pushing for people to use their servers and discouraging off-line play.

A Bashiok quote from October 2010:
"There is offline single player, but it’s something we’re going to attempt to discourage as best as possible."

Perhaps I'm using a skewed point of view to support my thoughts. Still, there's precedent.

The outrage of the SP community has been ongoing for years after Blizzard excluded certain features from Diablo II on numerous occasions. Single players of Diablo II did have access to ladder-only drops, but the omission of the Ubers (along with their respective charm drops) and certain rune words were extremely disheartening. The keys to access Tristram dropped in the game but were unusable, while the rune words were deliberately flagged to be inactive for off-line play.

There is no concrete evidence that Blizzard will cut content from the offline portion of Diablo III besides the obvious bits that don't work offline (namely PvP arenas & achievements), though there is wide speculation among the single player community that when Bashiok said Blizzard will discourage offline play it means there will be other more egregious cuts elsewhere.

To discuss the topic at this point in Diablo III's development stage is rather pointless, considering that the beta is mere weeks away. I'm merely tossing ideas onto the table for the future once we're able to compare and contrast offline content from what's on battle.net.

There are certain cuts that I might tolerate, things like four-player dungeons that resemble raids from World of Warcraft. Perhaps it's why Blizzard chose not to include the Ubers in Diablo II. I'd still argue that some Diablo players are tenacious enough to work their way through those challenges all by themselves no matter how impossible Blizzard may deem them to be.

However, as a single player who pays the same exact price as someone that plays the game online, it would be inexcusable if the offline version happens to be missing select content, including: gear or items, crafting recipes, quests, bonus dungeons, character customizing features that don't require further payment, or a shared stash. None of these is in any way related to online play, including the shared stash. Torchlight implemented one seamlessly after eleven months of hurried development. If Blizzard chooses to not include it in for offline players for a game that's been in the works for four-plus years, it would be a deliberate choice and an obvious slap in the face.

Again, this is all speculative. Only the future will reveal what may or may not occur. I can only hope that the fears many single players have are unfounded. If it does turn out that there are omissions from offline play, though, I feel like it could be an interesting topic for discussion.

The voice of the battle.net user is often the one that represents the typical Diablo player base; it'd be nice if someone from the single player community had a voice for once, as well. Perhaps it'd be an educational podcast for those who play only on battle.net and may not know how the offline game differs. And perhaps if the discussion is pitted against an online and an offline player, it might be entertaining, too, once the discussion becomes heated when the b.netter will fall back on the inevitable "Everyone can and should just play on battle.net" argument...

Anyway. Figured it might be an interesting topic some day.

Thanks for reading. More thanks to Flux, Elly, and all the volunteers who have participated with the podcast so far. You've all done a great job!

Ametous
11-10-2011, 06:22
i would love to volunteer! sign me up! that is, if its still happening. i havent seen a new episode posted for a minute now. its either this or occupy seattle, and its too rainy for that at the moment :)

BelushiEightyOneX
12-10-2011, 04:48
I wouldn't mind doing it... I don't know how hard I would have to dig to find a skype-able headset in the closet... I suppose i could always use my iPod mic...

I'm trying to think if i have anything to offer...

I have a computer degree on my wall. Although I no longer work in the field, I could speculate on specifics of their dev process more intelligently than the average fan, if you had a topic where that was appropriate (like how the emulators will NEVER reach the point of being to emulate the whole game... NEVER)...

Bowzer
04-02-2012, 19:28
If you are still looking for volunteers for the podcast, I wouldn't mind jumping in on a few conversations.

Now that I'm in the beta, I have some opinions on things.

Are the podcasts edited, or is it mostly free form?

OutlandishMatt
21-06-2012, 13:50
Hey guys, Matt from Outlandish Podcast here. I would love to contribute to this podcast in any way I can. I picked you up when your "latest" episode hit iTunes. I was looking for something dealing with "end game" content and thought you guys were probably the best out there. I am a little sad to see that there hasn't been a new episode in over 3 weeks. I would like to do whatever I can to help make this a regular podcast.

A little about myself, been hosting a podcast for over 4 years now. Started off being about WoW, now it's turned into a video game/geek/nerd podcast. I've currently got a Level 60 Wizard with 45k DPS and I'm constantly bashing on Blizzard for ruining our good times. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Would like to see your podcast become a staple in the Diablo community.

Matt
http://www.outlandishpodcast.com

Sentarius
26-07-2012, 20:55
Only just saw that we have a thread for this!

Flux, I tried to PM you yesterday, I think. I loved the Demon Hunter 'cast and would like to volunteer for the Barbarian episode, if you still need any volunteers. I imagine that you probably don't, but thought I'd throw my hat in anyway.

I don't think I can contribute to any other class discussions, but would love to come on some time. Maybe to talk guild / social issues? (Would be complainy, I imagine. Fair warning.)

Nevik
21-08-2012, 00:09
Hey guys, Matt from Outlandish Podcast here. I would love to contribute to this podcast in any way I can. I picked you up when your "latest" episode hit iTunes. I was looking for something dealing with "end game" content and thought you guys were probably the best out there. I am a little sad to see that there hasn't been a new episode in over 3 weeks. I would like to do whatever I can to help make this a regular podcast.

A little about myself, been hosting a podcast for over 4 years now. Started off being about WoW, now it's turned into a video game/geek/nerd podcast. I've currently got a Level 60 Wizard with 45k DPS and I'm constantly bashing on Blizzard for ruining our good times. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Would like to see your podcast become a staple in the Diablo community.

Matt
http://www.outlandishpodcast.com

As a long time listener of the Outlandish podcast I think Matt would be a great guest host on the show.

Beyond that if you ever need a "melee" wizard focused guest host I'm available most weeknights after 7pm pacific and/or pretty much anytime on the weekends. That is as long as the Diablo podcast (Shattered Soulstone (http://www.shatteredsoulstone.com)) I'm apart of isn't recording.