Finding Aeternum | A New World MMORPG Podcast
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA group of good friends lets you into the table as we sit down to discuss Amazon's piping hot new MMORPG New World, our individual and shared history in the genre, gaming into your 30s and balancing our favorite hobby with work, family, and life. We'll provide insight on industry history and trends, give our extremely hot takes on youth culture, dive entirely too deep down rabbit holes, and show appreciation for the best facial hair options in online gaming.
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Episodes
Break Week!
October 18, 2021 04:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBWe'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 patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum ~~Follow Our Hosts On Social Media!~~ **Stephen** Twitter: @BBRJolly Twitch: twitch.tv/jollybynature **Finding Aeternum** Twitter: @AeternumPod Email: newworldga...
Episode 11 - The Meta
October 11, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBJoin 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 could possibly actually mean anything less than 2 weeks after launch. This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discor...
Episode 10 - The Queue
October 04, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBJoin 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 server population and login queues. This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum ~~Follow Our Hosts On...
Episode 9 - Twas the Night Before Launchmas
September 27, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBJoin 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 and the community concerns around reserving names. We collectively hype ourselves up for the game and give you our best tips to be safe and effective gamers! This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim yo...
Episode 8 - Scaling
September 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBJoin 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 possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum ~~Follow Our Hosts On Social Media!~~ **Stephen** Twitter: @BBRJolly Twitch...
Episode 7 - The Rise
September 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBJoin 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 years of established content, learning from mistakes and your competition, and fostering trust in your community, and how Amazon can apply these hard earned lessons to New World. This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support...
Episode 6 - The Koreans
September 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBJoin 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 possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum This week's Build of the Week: https://newworldfans.com/builds/templar-of-the...
Episode 5 - Second Beta
August 30, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBJoin 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 claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum This week's Build of the Week: https://newworldfans.com/builds/templar-of-the-sun-900d12 ~~Follow Our Hosts On Social Media!~~ **Stephen** Twit...
Episode 4 - The Unworthy
August 23, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBJoin 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 MMORPG greatness, and how this can be applied to New World. This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWx...
Episode 3 - The Foundation
August 16, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 85.3 MBJoin 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 strengths of WoW's initial release, where it was lacking, and how it evolved over the many years it remained on top of the MMO market, and how these lesson's can be best applied to Amazon's New World. **CONTENT WARNING: Sexual harassment, workplace h...
Episode 2 - The Delay
August 09, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBJoin 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 delay the retail release of New World. This episode was made possible by supporters like you on Patreon! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum ~~Follow Our H...
Episode 1 - Introductions
August 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBJoin 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! Support our show and claim your rewards at patreon.com/challengeacceptedmedia! Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/6xwugWxpum ~~Follow Our Hosts On Social Media!~~ **Stephen** Twitter: @BBRJolly Twitch: twitch.tv/jollybynature **Anna** Twitter: ...