Episode #128 - Raph Koster

It's the penultimate episode of Countdown To Classic, and the show continues to bring in the big guns of MMORPG gaming, as well as a bunch of the WoW Classic community for a chat. Today, we kick off with a chat about battlegrounds with show favourite Marky Mark, and the 'new meta' that Classic players are experiencing through the Alterac Valley, and to a lesser extent, Warsong Gulch grind. After that, Josh is joined for an epic chat with MMORPG legendary designer Raph Koster, the current CEO of Playable Worlds, and former lead designer and creative director of Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, respectively. Listen in to one of the best chats the show has featured, as Raph talks everything from Richard Garriott's castle, to his thoughts on micro-transactions and their place in gaming, to his current work with Playable Worlds. Following that, Josh publishes a bunch of calls that he has held on to far too long, with apologies to the callers, as we heard about a diverse range of WoW Classic topics from DHK's to Pet Threat. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Ranking in 2019 w/ DaRealMarkyMark - 5:20 Calling Countdown #2 - Raph Koster on MMORPG's - 37:20 Calling Countdown #3 - More Death & Taxes Memories w/ TheNidhugg - 3:08:10 Calling Countdown #4 - Feral Druid Issue w/ Quanta - 3:35:50 Calling Countdown #5 - Pet Threat w/ Sera - 3:47:15 Calling Countdown #6 - Dishonourable Kills w/ Soniti & Shahin - 4:02:30 Calling Countdown #7 - Healing w/ Effie - 4:19:10 Find Josh’s movie podcast, The Sinner Files @ https://www.sinnerfiles.com/ Follow Josh on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/count2classic?lang=en Join the Countdown To Classic Discord here: https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf Support the show with a tip at Ko-Fi @ https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://twitch.tv/countdownpods https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw