On this episode of The AIE Podcast…

We have a WoW Mini Raid Wrap-up!
Lots of patches in lots of games
Happy First Contact to all who celebrate
And, Happy Birthday to LOTRO!
We are chatting amongst ourselves today

All that and more coming up right now…

Podcast Audio

Raw Video

http://youtu.be/fvUn580cqSQ

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Welcome to episode # 443 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Mewkow: – (catch phrase here). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we are filling you in on everything going on with AIE. Welcome!

Ok, we’ll be chatting amongst ourselves shortly, but first, let’s cover this week’s news…

AIE News

Community
Mandatory Fun Nights

Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not.

Sunday – Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern
Monday – GW2 9:30 pm Eastern
Monday – STO 10:00 pm Eastern
Tuesday – SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern
Wednesday – HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern
Friday – ESO 9:00 pm Eastern
Saturday – LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern
Saturday – FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern
Saturday – Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern

Streaming and Guild Podcast News
We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here-

New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema)
https://www.newoverlords.com

Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip)
https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords

Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann )
https://drgameology.com/

STO – Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas)
https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport

A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) – NSFL
https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/

NOMADS
New World
• Will be sunset in January 2027
• Might do a going away party before it goes away

D4
• New expansion this month

WoW
We have a WoW mini raid wrap up! In Raid Team news, Alliance Team Hell Froze Over (HFO) defeated final boss Crown of the Cosmos (aka Xalatath) in The Voidspire – a victory with unexpected consequences – and then Beloren, first boss in March on Quel’Danas, both on Normal difficulty.

On Horde side, Raid Team Kiddie Aggro is now 6/9 in Heroic Voidspire, having out punched the Double Dragons and then sending the Lightblinded Paladin trio bubble hearthing to the Shadowlands.

Noob Raid completed the first three bosses in The Voidspire on Normal, and Dankinia’s death count is up to 11.

Tetsemi- The next patch for Midnight arrives April 21, bringing new World content such as Void Assaults in Eversong Woods and Zul’Aman as well as Decor Duels – a Hide and Seek challenge that players will queue for.

It’s also a busy time for WoW Holidays. Noblegarden ends April 13, Children’s Week arrives April 27 – which may be awkward as Outland orphan Salandria is now an adult NPC in Silvermoon – and Volunteer Guard Duty takes place April 28.

Player Housing Endeavors have reset. Fortuna now has Mechagnomes (with miscalibrated hens that jump on your head), Salus has Drakthyr, and Virtus has Ethereals.

Consortium won the Alliance side vote. Horde-Fortuna has Mechagnomes. Both got flashy zappy decor rewards this season. And, Gusty is running around with malfunctioning mechachickens on her head.

SWTOR
In swtor, the guild has some special plans coming for May the 4th, including a trivia contest and a community event. Stay tuned to discord for dates and times.

The current Galactic Season is bringing back 2 of the original companions, so if you missed them from GS1 and GS3, now is your chance. MFN is on Tuesdays and everyone is welcome. We promise no more talk about peeps or the proper pronunciation of Coruscant!

ESO
MFN on Friday still happens, but the group is small

FFXIV
Next Liveletter is 4/17

North American Fanfest from 4/24-4/25

New major story patch at the end of the month (4/28)

STO
Lots of stuff going on with STO!
All Platforms:
Empersa Lance Updates: Damage output reduced, self-damage increased

First Contact Day Celebrations!
April 7th to May 7th
20 days of progress to earn the grand prize:
Nobel Intel Batlecruiser

Lobi Sale
April 7th to April 12th
20% off all items!

Bonus Marks Event
April 10th to April 14th
50% bonus for all content that rewards marks

For PC-
Gral Class command Scout added to Infinity Lock Box starting April 7th

Key Sale
15% off Keys from April 7th to April 12th
Key Ring Bundle returns as well
Includes ultimate tech upgrade

LOTRO
Lotro is turning 19!!!!! The new gifts will arrive on April 23, with the anniversary event running from April 23 at 10am eastern through May 11. There has been a letter from Orion with an updated development schedule for quarters 2 and 3 of this year. Some of the highlights arriving in the near future is new content with update 48 “A Glorious Hunt” as well as Rivendell Housing. A link to the letter is in the lotro channel. Also Saturday Night Lotro will kick back off this coming Saturday after an unexpected hiatus.

And with that, let’s see what we have been doing in and out of game

GAME NEWS

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And that’s our show for tonight. While the chatroom begins suggesting show titles, we want to thank us for joining us.

If you have a question or comment about our show, you can email us at podcast@aie-guild.org You can find us on the AIE Discord and BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/aiepodcast.bsky.social. We record live with video once a month on Sunday at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific. You can join the chatroom and play along with us on our website at https://aie-guild.org/podcast-live-stream/ and look for the link to our discord server at https://aie-guild.org. And for past episodes, you can see them on our Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAIEPodcast ! Our theme was composed by the amazing Andrew Allen, follow him at @keyswithsoul!

And now it’s time to play all of the great AIE member segments we received this week, including…

Next time, we’ll be talking to Guest in Game. So until then, AIE…

– This is Mkallah
– This is Mewkow
– This is Tetsemi

The AIE Podcast #443 – Maximum Fun Nights: The Pod has been Diecast