EQ2-Guides

Well it’s been awhile since I have posted my progress. I am close to having the first show up and running shortly. I had a little bit of a set back this week. I seem to have caught a very nasty common cold from my son which stole my voice so I had to stop working on the show. I am 2/3 of the way thru the content of show #1. The reason this is taking so long is due to the fact that I am taking my time. I am in no rush to produce the show. I only made a goal I felt that was reasonable to obtain which was June. I also have been planning several shows at once and rerecording segments of the show for various reasons. After all I want a solid show #1.

I am starting to pull things together and the recording sessions are getting easier. I am finding it quite hard to keep the length of the show around 1 hour in length. Even when I am trying not to dive to deep into the subject matter it seems I am under estimating how much content is there to be discussed. I think show #1 will be about 90 minutes.

I was talking about the Podcast with a Tipa over at West Karana and we were discussing some of the topics I choose to cast on in the early going of the show. One of the zones I wanted to cast about is Antonica. She thought that was an unusually choice since everyone knows that Timorous Deep is by far the best starting zone in EQ2. Yes I know this to be true but if I do a show right out of the gate on the best zone for newbie’s then when I did get around to Antonica it would seem so dull. I wanted to talk about topics that I was solid with to help me become more comfortable with podcasting in general. Then once I was more comfortable with the casting I can move onto more glamorous and complex topics down the road. Not all is lost by discussing the old zones since there is a bit of nostalgic value to the show on Antonica. Plus I hope to discuss or touch on points that may not be common knowledge such as the new Quest line that was put into place back in GU43 called the Gnoll Investigation Series of quests. Over 17 quest were added to the old zone.

Well I may have the show ready before June 1st however I need to run some tests on the RSS feeds and a few things so June 1st may still be the date I stick too.

Today I decided to work in the shows banner or logo. I have also recorded some of show number one last night. So far things are moving along very nicely now.  My recording session was very productive and I think I am getting more comfortable with speaking into the microphone. Once I get a routine down these shows should be produced more effortlessly. I am shooting to record some more of show number one today if at all possible. I would love nothing more than to completely record the show so I can begin editing it. I am still way ahead of the scheduled release of June 1st.
 
Last night I was also rolling another character in the original Everquest to possibly use in the Nostalgia Guild I am in. Not sure they need a Magician but I may just use that alt just to explore the world with. I was running quests in the Gloomdeep mines when this player kept sending me invites to group. I accepted but the guy would not talk and just keep trying to get me to help kill mobs way out of my league. Finally I disbanded and set him to ignore. Later he was still trying to get me to group so I join since I was a little higher in level now and again this guy seem to not have a clue. Then out of the blue he gave me 100 plat. So I stayed in the group and tried to help a bit. He seem to be goofing off more than anything and still did not seem to have a clue to what he was doing. I went on my way while still in the group and here he came again and gave me another 100 plat. Not sure what the guy wanted but I certainly can use the 200 plat!! After that he logged off and I decided to head out and into Crescent Reach.

Finally real life has given me a chance to post an update. All is still on track even though I lost some productive time this week. Spring time is here and sport activities are in full swing. Anyways I am on track for the June 1^st release date of the Podcast. This week I plan to get some shows in the books and edited. Also need to create the Logo for the show for iTunes.

In the meantime I have got myself into a nostalgic guild with Tipa over at West Karana. We play EQ1 each Friday night. It is a lot of fun and it’s not too late to get in on the fun. If you ever wanted to go thru the original Everquest content from the ground up this is your chance. We meet On Fridays at 7pm EST and there is another group that plays on Tuesdays. Check out West Karana. for more details.

I think by getting involved in this guild it will only enhance the EQ-IQ shows, it will give me a deeper look into the lore of EQ and how it relates to the EQ2 universe. I am planning to work to add more content to the Website as well in the coming days so stay tuned!