Invention

Invention Batch 2 has arrived and we have a complete rundown. A rundown of what it does for the skill, a rundown of machines, a rundown of devices, and just where it will be useful to you.

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Hosts: Shane, Dave, and Tanis
Duration: 2:13:50

• Invention Batch 2 Launch
• Prize Pool
• RuneFest 2017 Plans
• Listener Questions
• Hackers Hid Backdoor In CCleaner Security App With 2 Billion Downloads — 2.3 Million Infected
• Steam tackles “Review bombing”
• Chrome Will Soon Mute Autoplay Videos With Sound—Here’s Why You Should Be Worried
• Autoplay Policy Changes
• September SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Reminder: Informer is hiring
• Dave’s Pick: TastyTrade
• What have we been doing?

Crystal skillchompas and the choice they bring to the game: augmented vs. chinchompa, gp vs. xp, single vs. multiskill training. A look at Invention batch 2 and a discussion on Oddments and a better strategy for bringing former event rewards to game.

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Hosts: Shane, The RRMan, and Sorensen57
Duration: 1:26:07

• Crystal Skillchompas & Tweaks
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Dev Diary | Invention Batch 2
• Polling Update
• Listener Questions and Discussion Topics
• Facebook Launches YouTube Competitor, Watch
• Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language
• Disney will pull its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services
• August SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Sorensen57’s Pick: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
• What have we been doing?

A run through of the 2017 beach, urn tweaks, a polling update on Skill Pets, and a look at this weeks Unfinished Business Q&A stream with what it means for Mining and Smithing!

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Hosts: Shane and The RRMan
Duration: 1:29:20

• The Beach | Solomon’s Store: King & Queen of Hearts
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Polling Update
• Oddments
• Unfinished Business Q&A Stream
• Listener Questions
• Instagram Stories turn 1 as daily use surpasses Snapchat
• Windows 10 will soon include built-in eye tracking
• Apple has removed VPN apps from China’s App Store
• August SkotM Update
• A Lazy July
• Achievements of the Week
• The RRman’s Pick: Ready Player One (Book)
• What have we been doing?

We have a review of two quests! Crocodile Tears and Our Man in the North, spoilers ahead. Also, we look at Invention once more and discuss what the future of the skill should look like.

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Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Mr. Bistro
Duration: 2:01:18

• Vic the Trader Returns
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Crocodile Tears
• Our Man in the North
• Dev Diary: The Future of Invention
• Listener Questions
• E3 2017
• Snap sinks to its IPO price
• Verizon has closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo, and Marissa Mayer is stepping down with $23 million
• June SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Mr. Bistro’s Pick: Talisman 4th edition Revised / 5th Edition
• What have we been doing?