This week we have very little news so we have a short discussion on WvW thanks to some listener feedback. Then we jump into the deep end and try to wrap our heads around competitive play. When is it OK to use an exploit? When is it OK to use something that other people have labeled as "overpowered"? What is greifing? All these questions and more.

 Episode 15:

• 5:55 - Mailbag: WvW - Is 2 weeks too short?
• 13:20 - Roundtable: Competitive vs. Non-Competitive

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We've been telling you this has been coming for some time.  It's finally here!  We bring on 3 special guests (Angerina, Edwin, and Malchior) to discuss the backgrounds and histories of the 5 playable races in Guild Wars 2.  If you were still trying to fiure out which race you should play, or just never played Guild Wars 1, this is the show you need to hear.

 Episode 14:

• 3:21 - News: Ree Soesbee Interview
• 5:00 - Lore: A Brief History of Tyria
  • 5:00 - Geography 101: Refer to this map while listening.
  • 7:00 - In the Begining: Time scale and ancient history
  • 9:45 - Human History: Founding of Ascalon through the Searing and the Exodus.
  • 24:40 - Charr History: Charr Culture, the machinations of Abaddon, and the Rebellion
  • 31:55 - Dwarf History: The fight with the Great Destroyer
  • 34:53 - Primordeous: The First Dragon to Awaken, Asura Backstory/Culture
  • 40:45 - Zhaitan: The Undead Dragon Awakens
  • 43:50 - Jormag: The Ice Dragon, Norn Backstory/Culture
  • 52:32 - Sylvari History: 25 Years of Sylvari History/Culture
  • 64:04 - Kralkatorrik: The Crystal Dragon
• 68:38 - (Spoiler Free) Book Review: Ghosts of Ascalon
• 77:40 - (Spoilers) Book Review: Ghosts of Ascalon

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We are having a special guest from Germany on the show this week, and as they are 6 hours ahead of us, we had to make special arrangements timewise. The show will be recorded 4 hours earlier than normal (at 4pm EST instead of 8pm EST) so if you want to watch live, make sure to show up at the correct time.

Not a lot of news this week so we dig into the mailbag to answer some listener questions.  We still had time so we figured it was time to try to pin down some definitions: Hardcore and Casual.  They mean different things to diferent types of gamers.  Why is there always so much contention beween these two groups?  Is there even a separation or are they more alike than they know?  That's the challenge set before our panel this week.

 Episode 13:

• 03:21 - News: Custom Emotes - /me cheers!
• 05:20 - Feedback: Guild vs. Guild and Thoughts on The Old Republic
• 21:38 - Roundtable: Hardcore vs. Casual

Let us know what you think and send us feedback. Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EST.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are officially now entering the year in which Guild Wars 2 will be released!  This week we cover the GW2 End Year Development Update from the Arenanet Blog.  Achievements, Thief changes, and animations, oh my!  Then in our roundtable segment we discuss the Ideal MMO.  What would it look like?

Episode 12:

• 04:38 - News: End Year Development Update
• 08:16 - Bridger Rant: Achievement Unlocked
• 52:08 - Roundtable: The Ideal MMO

Let us know what you think and send us feedback. Also, watch us live on Sunday nights @ 8pm EST.