PolyCast Episode 200 Recording May 24th Featuring Firaxis Games

[DanQ]

[img=right]http://civcomm.civfanatics.com/polycast/images/polycast_logo.jpg[/img] Two-hundred episodes young. PolyCast (PC), the bi-weekly podcast giving the Civilization community an interactive voice on game strategy, is set to record Episode 200 on May 24, 2014 from 12-2PM Eastern Time (North America). For part of the first hour Ed Beach, Dennis Shirk, Barry Caudill and Kevin Schultz from Civ developer Firaxis Games are to be on to help celebrate as well as to field questions about Civilization: Beyond Earth set for release this fall.

Regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and "MadDjinn" are to be joined throughout the recording by more than twenty past guest co-hosts, including but not limited to Civ modder turned game developer Derek "Kael" Paxton, game journalist Jonah Falcon, Civilization Players League Co-Owner Jon "CanuckSoldier" Ryder and Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith with a record eight appearances to date.

To ask questions or otherwise leave feedback for a PolyCast regular co-host, guest co-host, Firaxian or combination thereof, you can do so in advance by responding to this thread, emailing thepolycast@gmail.com or leaving a voicemail: (301) 637-7659 (North America), +44 121 288 7659 (Europe) or via Skype. During the show, you can provide feedback in calling in when prompted or by typing in its chat room. Book your calendar now to be apart of this special event!

 

[Aaron90495]

Looks AWESOME, really excited. Well done getting this all together!

If we're allowed to ask any general questions about Civ V, I'd like to know: Are there any relatively substantial patches in the works for Civ V, and if yes, when could we expect one?

 

[joncnunn]

Congrats to Polycast.

Some of the shows that Polycast has or will have lasted at least as long as:

That 70s Show, Coach : Both lasted exactly 200 episodes

MST3K: Lasted 197 episodes

Who's the Boss: Lasted 196 episodes

And shows that Polycast is on track to pass this summer:

The X Files : 202 episodes

The Outer Limits : 203 episodes (combined original & revival)

Home Improvement : 204 episodes

And it looks like Stargate SG-1 at 214 episodes will be passed in late fall.

 

[KevinLancaster]

Why don't you guys post this on the Civ Reddit as well?

 

[DanQ]

Looks AWESOME, really excited. Well done getting this all together!

Thank you kindly.

If we're allowed to ask any general questions about Civ V

You are indeed.

Congrats to Polycast.

Some of the shows that Polycast has or will have lasted at least as long as[...]

... it looks like Stargate SG-1 at 214 episodes will be passed in late fall.

Notable company all around.

Why don't you guys post this on the Civ Reddit as well?

I did that yesterday too actually.

 

[Aaron90495]

To add another "why not post this here" suggestion, why not post this in the Civ V General Discussions forum?

 

[DanQ]

To add another "why not post this here" suggestion, why not post this in the Civ V General Discussions forum?

The Firaxian guests are mostly coming to discussion Beyond Earth, not CivV. That combined with the News Updates thread here, I felt that was sufficient while not being redundant. Thinking about this further again after your question, I decided to post a comparable thread as well that links to and quotes both others.

 

[slo]

sigh....
DanQ...you know what this is about!...
lol

 

[DanQ]

sigh....
DanQ...you know what this is about!...
lol

We've been through this...

 

[slo]

fine Dan...Ill still listen...
but i want you to know i wont be happy about it!!! lol
slo

 

[DanQ]

fine Dan...Ill still listen...
but i want you to know i wont be happy about it!!! lol

That compromise is workable.

 

[DanQ]

Just three days away: this Saturday, PolyCast will record its 200th episode live. Questions, comments etc. including for Firaxis Games can be asked in this thread prior to recording.

To increase the likelihood that your contribution will be selected for inclusion on the show beyond what is noted in the opening post above, have it distinct from posts already made and prompt for more than a "Yes/No" or sentence-or-two answer.

 

[KMadCandy]

Oh boy, I had forgotten all about "Who's the boss?". Thanks for that!

 

[SuperXr]

My only request is for the developers to talk more about energy and religion

 

[DanQ]

Know a special someone in your life who isn't playing the latest Civ yet? Want them to (re-)capture that "one more turn" feeling? You can by winning one of five copies of Civilization V: Complete during tomorrow's recording. Winners will receive a Steam code that they can use themselves or send on as a gift to someone else.

Courtesy CivV developer Firaxis Games, the combined value of these prizes is $250US.

 

[DanQ]

Questions for Firaxis Games not answered on PolyCast #200 will be reviewed for answering on a future episode of the show. The Firaxians were on the show for about 40 minutes, and there was a number of inquiries that there was not time to get to.

Thanks again to all who contributed and were able to listen to the recording of the show live today. The post-produced version is to be released in a week's time.