Episode 76 Gibbering Our Way to the Gemstone

Published: Feb. 25, 2015, 5:15 a.m.

b"Show notes originally posted by Nevik
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\\nIn our 76th\\xa0episode, we may be down two hosts but Nevik and Lanntonio hold the fort down.\\xa0The pair then get down to business by discussing what they've been up to since the beginning of Season 2: Lanntonio has been spreading his special kind of plague with a Wormwood, and Nevik has been warming up to the wizard's Firebird set playstyle!
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\\n*\\xa0We received a single, solitary email from listener Adam!\\xa0We love to hear stories of triumph or tragedy from our\\xa0listeners, so send in yours to\\xa0Show@ShatteredSoulstone.com!
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\\n*\\xa0We received a metric ton\\xa0of tweets from @jay_likes_bacon, @eG_acefisher1, @NeinballGamer, @JCMonkeyD3, @shawno, @Medros, @Kagerai_Leblue, @scytheandshield, @josukeshair, @sastewart111, @Kherova, @EvilPlanetCrew, @_AussieGamer, @Rilandune, @scanline75, @Daddy_Puffin, and @celtherapy.\\xa0Thank you for your tweets. Don't forget that you, too, can send in your thoughts via social media outlets such as\\xa0Facebook,\\xa0Google+, and\\xa0Twitter.
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\\nWe posed the\\xa0question\\xa0on Twitter asking what you listen to while playing Diablo III.\\xa0\\xa0Be sure to follow our show account,\\xa0@ShatteredStone, on Twitter for future\\xa0Questions of the Show.
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\\n* Season Two has begun! Were you there waiting for the season to open up? That Friday night our in-game clan had an impressive turn-out and our 4th Musketeer, Lanntonio, even held an impromptu and\\xa0unofficial Dead and Waiting. We would love to hear all about what you've been up to since season two started. So send us an email and tell us what amazing loot you've had drop!
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\\n* Hot on the heels of season two starting up Blizzard decided to tease us with a First Look of Patch 2.2, coming Soon\\u2122 to the PTR. Could this mean that season two will definitely be shorter than season one? Only time will tell, but let us know what has you most excited about the next content patch.
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\\n* We have long wondered how the Diablo team would monetize the game to supplement development and have theorized that we might see microtransactions come to the game. They are, but not for the EU/NA regions. We share our opinions on these developments and they might surprise you a bit!
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\\n* Our amazing audio editor Shawno found himself in the mood to create a saccharin-sweet Valentine dedicated to his wife and our very own Queen of Haiku Jen.
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\\n* DiabloFans.com has been highlighting numerous fan-art renditions of our beloved Diablo villians that were submitted for a Brainstorm (Facebook group) challenge. Be sure to check out Tommy Scott's Mecha-Diablo 2.0, Mark Cheng's Mecha Diablo, Eddie Mendoza's Steam-punk Mecha Azmodan, Adam Ryoma Tazi's Brute-Diablo.
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\\n* It is with heavy hearts that we regret to inform you that we did not produce an Official Forum Thread Masterpiece theater (again) for this episode. Not to pull a guilt trip, but YOU have the power to not let this happen again! Your participation can ensure\\xa0that this fun segment makes an appearance every show.\\xa0Send your\\xa0Official Forum Thread Masterpiece Theater\\xa0audio segments (or humorous forum threads) to\\xa0Show@ShatteredSoulstone.com.
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\\n* Our good friends Dred and JCMonkey decided to hold a Season One Round Table. Our very own Nevik was invited to participate along side other community notables. Be sure to check out Scythe and Shield ep18 - Tastes Like Chicken (Season One Round Table).
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\\n* In case you were stuck at work and were unable to watch the Season Two Tavern Talk live you can now watch the video on demand. If you're wondering if there was any ground-shattering news, there wasn't but that does not mean that interesting insights were not shared.
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\\n* Popular Diablo Twitch broadcaster DatModz has a handful of useful guides for season two. Be sure to check out his guides for 40 Billion XP/Hour Farming,"