Plenty of news, including what's coming in Game Update 5.4, Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and Anthem's Corn Maze. In our discussion, our guests Synwulf and Crelfax explore Umbara's place in current and former canon, speculating on how it will fit into SWTOR and possibly inform us about the story's future direction.
2017-07-28 19:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss Game Update 5.3: Sisters of Garnage, the new Manaan Retreat Galactic Stronghold, and much, much more.
2017-07-14 20:03:37 +0000 UTC View Post
In the show this week we cover the latest news, including how the SWTOR development team incorporate player feedback. Then we discuss the combat team's approach to class changes, along with more classes updated in the upcoming Game Update 5.3.
2017-06-29 10:58:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Plenty of news to cover this week, including Game Update 5.2.2, upcoming class changes, more detail on Keith's Roadmap, and BioWare's new game "Anthem". Then our guest Synwulf talks us through fan theories for Snoke's origin and the identity of Rey's parents.
2017-06-16 19:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Along with catching up on recent news, we explore Keith's long-awaited first quarterly roadmap. The summer of SWTOR is coming!
2017-06-02 20:10:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Quite a bit of news to get through, including some teasers from Keith on his upcoming road map. Then returning guest Ivilon, a professional composer, discusses the new music in Knights of the Eternal Throne, and the state of non-John Williams Star Wars music.
2017-05-19 20:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In this week's show we talk about Game Update 5.2: The War for Iokath and Patch 5.2.1, along with the #SWTORPrime offer available for Twitch Prime subscribers.
2017-05-05 20:28:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This episode was recorded live at the second Ootini Cantina in Orlando, where we were all attending Star Wars Celebration!
2017-04-21 22:43:03 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss all things Game Update 5.2: The War for Iokath which is coming next week! Then our guest Snave has much to say (all positive!) on the topic of those who complain about pre-made groups in warzones.
2017-04-07 11:13:49 +0000 UTC View Post
We cover what news there is, including Game Update 5.1.3 and other happenings around SWTOR. Our discussion is all about Star Wars Celebration: what it's like and plenty of advice on what to see. We also reveal our plans for the second Ootini Cantina, to be held on Saturday 15 April in Orlando.
2017-03-24 20:01:36 +0000 UTC View Post
All kinds of news this week, including the change to Command Crates at Tiers 1-3, scrapping the plan to add another 100 Command Ranks, and how the new Tier 4 Command Crates will work.
2017-03-11 01:19:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In the news, we cover what's in the just released Game Update 5.1.2, and the announcement of a new gear tier and 100 more Command Ranks. Then in our discussion, returning guest Dr SWTOR provides some professional insight into last week's topic of gaming as a way of dealing with depression and anxiety.
2017-03-04 00:22:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We cover some news, and then go over what Charles Boyd revealed in BioWare's first Facebook livecast. We then discuss gaming as a way of dealing with depression and anxiety.
2017-02-19 09:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After covering a little news, including Game Update 5.1.1 and EA's quarterly report, we dive into our "ask us anything", fielding a range of questions provided by our listeners.
2017-02-11 00:36:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A few things happening in SWTOR this week, including another exploit that was very quickly dealt with, some followup from last week's livestream, and requesting players apply to join the Closed PTS for Game Update 5.2. We also discuss Electronic Arts quarterly earnings call, in which SWTOR got no mention at all, but did announce a new BioWare IP!
2017-02-03 20:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Plenty of SWTOR news this week! Game Update 5.1: Defend the Throne is here. Then in this week's livestream, Game Update 5.2: The War for Iokath was revealed which culminates in a new Operation.
2017-01-28 00:39:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we go deep into the details of the Galactic Command gearing changes coming on Tuesday in Game Update 5.1!
2017-01-21 11:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the concept of Belsavis and its in-game representation, and an interview that Charles Boyd did with GamesBeat. Then we catch up on a couple of week's worth of listener feedback!
2017-01-13 23:46:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back with our first show of 2017! We discuss this week's Producer's Livestream, and a couple of interviews that Ben Irving gave for SWTOR's 5th anniversary.
2017-01-07 00:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week's end-of-year show, we discuss Carrie Fisher's passing and how it was commemorated by many SWTOR players. We also recall what was added to the game in 2016, and express some wishes for what could be added in 2017. Happy New Year!
2016-12-30 22:38:26 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss our spoiler-free impressions of Rogue One, then cover what little SWTOR news there is, including the game's 5 year anniversary.
2016-12-24 03:35:42 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we discuss what's in Game Update 5.0.1 and Patch 5.0.1a, before diving into the improvements planned in Game Update 5.1 to gearing through Galactic Command, which was the main topic of the Holiday Producer Livestream.
2016-12-17 02:40:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Our adventures in KotET continue, and the CXP grind begins! We discuss the latest news, this week's producer livestream, and finish up with a discussion on whether the CXP boost makes SWTOR pay to win.
2016-12-10 05:05:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Knights of the Eternal Throne is finally here! We discuss all that's new with the expansion, and our initial forays into the story (spoiler-free, of course).
2016-12-02 22:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the week before KotET goes live! We discuss BioWare's wrap-up and Q&A livestream.
2016-11-26 00:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to our five year anniversary show! We were truly honoured to be joined by Charles Boyd (Lead Designer - Creative), Ben Irving (Producer) and Eric Musco (Community Manager) to talk about five years of OotiniCast and SWTOR, and a little of what's to come in the future.
NOTE: This special episode is not charged to our patrons! Consider it on the house. :)
2016-11-20 11:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the latest KotET livestream, Storytime with Charles Boyd. Returning guest Daniel, now officially Dr SWTOR, gives us more details on his psychological study of why we play the game.
2016-11-20 11:25:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As Knights of the Eternal Throne draws ever nearer, we discuss what's been revealed about class changes coming with Game Update 5.0, more details about Uprisings, and EA's quarterly report.
2016-11-11 22:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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We cover the latest KotET news, including a bit about crafting in 5.0 and the repeatable chapters livestream. Then with our returning guest Cristina we talk about the voice actors strike, and why #PerformanceMatters.
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This week we talk about the Uprisings livestream, along with the revelation that the various passes allowing F2P and Preferred players to access group content were being removed from the game.