The Electronic Wireless Show S2 Episode 32: always online woes from Payday 3's launch
My phone's only got two bars
This week we at the Electronic Wireless Show podcast look at two contrasting tales of games being always online: Payday 3's overloaded launch servers, and Sea Of Thieves' triumphant reveal of season 10 additions. Is always online good? Is it bad? Or, much like the radiator in your living room, is it basically invisible as long as nothing breaks? Plus we dive into the games we've been playing recently (Nate is still plugging away at Baldur's Gate 3), recommend a bunch of unrelated short videos, and answer a question that has plagued humanity for years: would you punch a gorilla for a cheeseburger?
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Music is by Jack de Quidt.
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We record on a Tuesday so some things may have changed by the time you listen to this episode.
- Payday 3 had some launch problems but in fairness they're trying to fix it.
- Sea Of Thieves is adding pirate guilds, sort of, and PvE-free servers for if you don't want to get ganked by better pirates.
- A nice (offically blessed) investigation into the making of Sea Of Thieves.
- James's really good investigation into accessible gaming hardware.
- Toad singing Gasolina.
- A Space Marine singing I'm Still Standing.
- David Attenborough narrating orcs.
- Tom Cardy sings The Lord Of The Rings and playing Dungeons & Dragons.
This week we've been playing more Baldur's Gate 3, the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC Phantom Liberty, Moonstone Island and the Ardenfall demo. Are you familiar with Skibidi Toilet?
Recommendations this week are Heyla Curry-Gewürzketchup, The Turnglass by Gareth Rubin, and the movie Elemental.