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#78: Go Home Massive, You're Drunk. Oct 20, 2017

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A very quiet week for The Division as there is no news from the SOTG as the some of the Community Team are busy.
Also SITREPLuke is AFK this week as he has been taken hostage by the Dollar Flu Bug leaving Mike and Rob to wildly speculate on unconfirmed PTS3 notes from the PC side.
The lads also go over some minor interesting news from The Division community as a Petition is started to hopefully make Ubisoft aware that players want a sequel to their beloved game.
Which leads to Mike and Rob discussing news of a Job posting for The Division for a QA/Tester on the successful franchise we all love. Which means it could be for The Division 2 or a Year 3 content of the game either way the lads would be happy.
And finally end the show with IFM where we would like to see a revamp to the existing mission playlists and rewards into a cohesive book ala Destiny that would give players some thing else to chase in game for completionists out there. However the lads realise they may have just been recalling what a Global Event instead.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1vp
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
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Rob Hemsley
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#77: PTS 1.8 IS A HELLAVU FUN BUT... Oct 13, 2017

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Episode 77 is upon us, bringing you all the latest news from the world of Tom Clancy's The Division. Mike, Rob and Luke delve deep into their PTS experiences as it went live on consoles this week. There is plenty of feedback, some ideas as to how certain things can be improved and chatter as to what is or is not enjoyable.
The lads also show off their e-peens as they acquired all three of the new Classified Gear Sets from the latest Global Event. Well, Mike and Luke did. For once RNGesus was not on Rob's side.
In other news, SotG was another short affair this week as PetterM quickly went over a couple of quick changes to the PTS build. He was also quickly joined by Mark and Sam from Ubisoft Reflections this week to talk about the Global Events. Assault was hugely successful and well received across the community, as Mike, Rob and Luke can attest to, but there was also plenty of news around two new Global Event types, namely Strike and Ambush.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1vl
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#76: GE: LEEROY ASSAULT Oct 06, 2017

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The SITREP Radio lads present to you Episode 76 with yet more of the latest news from the world of The Division. Mike, Rob and Luke talk all things Global Event this week as Global Event 2, "Assault", is currently live and is certainly a lot of fun to play/grind. Classified versions of the Striker, Sentry and Reclaimer Gear Sets have gone live with this Global Event too, with server queues being reported across all platforms during the first full day of play as Agents flocked back to the streets of NYC to farm those GE Credits.
In other news, SOTG was a 3-man affair this week as Petter took the reigns once again and was joined by RedStorm's finest Keith and Terry. The changes to the PTS build that has gone out this week for PTS Phase 2 were discussed, as well as a lot of positivity from the RedStorm gents as to the feedback PTS Phase 1 has provided.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1vg
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#75: Standby Agents... Intializing Phase 2 Sep 29, 2017

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SITREP Radio once again bring you the latest news from the world of The Division. Mike, Rob and Luke talk about the further delay to the console PTS for update 1.8, phase 2 of the 1.8 PTS for PC and discuss details of things that have or are going to change as the PTS progresses. Such as Classified Gear sets that will be coming in future Global Events and Exotic weapons.There is also a bit of talk about what other things the lads would like to see changed moving forward.
In other, non-PTS related Division news it was confirmed that Global Event 2 "Assault" will definitely go live this coming Tuesday (3rd October 2017) on all platforms and during State of the Game PetterM re-iterated that the 3 masks that would be available during this time are no longer unlocked via the Global Event Leaderboards, but rather specific commendations.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1vb
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#74: Hunters Going Deeper Underground Sep 22, 2017

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SITREP Radio are back again with more of the latest news from the world of The Division. There was yet more exciting 1.8 news on State of the Game this week as both Ubisoft Leamington and RedStorm were given segments of the stream to talk about specific portions of update 1.8.
Ubisoft Leamington were tasked with delivering the first snippets of information regarding the improvements that are being made to The Underground. These are plentiful, and are looking to completely revitalise this game mode. RedStorm on the other hand spoke briefly about the 1.8 PTS, which is being split into phases for more comprehensive testing to take place. The other PTS news this week was that the PC version of the 1.8 PTS will be live from Friday 22nd September 2017, with the console version still being aimed for release on Tuesday 26th September 2017, although Petter did warn that this could potentially be delayed slightly.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1v6
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#73: 1.8 Rogues Reckoning Sep 15, 2017

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SITREP Radio are back for yet another episode, bringing you the latest news from the world of The Division. Once again news was plentiful as update 1.8 edges closer and closer.
State of the Game was yet another feast of 1.8 news this week, it was Hamish's turn to host Terry and Keith from Redstorm. This week there was plenty of news about the new PvE mode "Resistance", including a video showcasing a couple of NPC waves that also revealed some of the in-mode mechanics. There was also a lot of Rogue 2.0 news delivered via the stream this week, with plenty of changes coming to how the entire Rogue mechanic works from going rogue all the way through to Manhunt status, as well as the newly announced rewards for this.
Excitingly, Petter announced that the PTS for update 1.8 would be going live on Tuesday 26th September, with the usual PC inclusions, while anyone who took part in the console PTS for 1.7 also getting access, while news of more PTS console codes will be announced shortly.
As is now becoming custom the lads end the show with talk of what they have been upto and what they have been playing this week. Once again Destiny 2 features prominently, with tiredness setting in pretty heavily too.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1v0
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#72: Less Running, More Gunning! Fuck Yeah! Sep 08, 2017

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SITREP Radio are back for yet another episode, bringing you the latest news from the world of The Division. News was plentiful again this week, so pour yourselves a drink and get comfortable.
State of the Game was another feast of 1.8 news this week as Petter was joined by Terry and Keith from Redstorm. There was plenty of news about the new PvP mode "Skirmish", including a video showcase of a match from this new game mode. There is also extensive chat about the changes to gear re-calibration, or Gear Optimization as its going to be called. The broadcast was ended with a juicy snippet of news about Rogue 2.0, and a major change to the Rogue Mechanics that are coming with update 1.8. More news on this is to come in the upcoming weeks.
And finally, once again the lads end the show with a discussion about what they have been up to this week, with a certain other game beginning with "D" featuring heavily.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1uw
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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Space Magic Explained (SITREP Edition) Sep 06, 2017

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As a special bonus episode this week Mike and Rob try their best to explain the ins-and-outs of Destiny to Luke ahead of Destiny 2 being released on September 6th. So, if there are any listeners out there in the same position as Luke - never played Destiny but looking to play Destiny 2 - this might* just be the episode you need to get clued up.
Luke has kindly had a copy of the new game, complete with the DLC package, donated to him by listeners Spectrum74, Danny Anderson and CaptKevin under the understanding that listening to Luke talk about Space Magic would be both funny and entertaining. TeamSITREP aren't too sure about those claims, but are more than willing to keep up their end of the bargain, so here is the first of their Destiny-themed episodes. Look out for more 'special episodes' after the lads have had time to get their teeth into the new content, as well as an upcoming appearance on Mash Those Buttons' dedicated Destiny podcast "In Orbit" in the not-too-distant-future.
*Probably not. There was quite a lot of "adaptation" during this episode, and quite a few corrections too. Alcohol also played it's usual role.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1uv
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#71: Update 1.8 = Hype Baguette Sep 01, 2017

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This week the official Twitter account of The Division (@TheDivisionGame) went into tease-mode over-drive as a series of tweets went out over the course of 4 days containing in-game quotes, co-ordinates for in-game locations and generally just fueling speculation as to what might/is coming in the future of the game. Their final tweet of the sequence was "Signal source unknown. Extending search. ETA 48 hours". Exactly 48 hours later and the official trailer for Update 1.8 went live on YouTube. We were treated to glimpses of Resistance, Skirmish and the new map area "West Side Pier". If you haven't seen it yet, go check it out for yourselves here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Addk7cl5smg.
State of the Game this week was somewhat of a party as Hamish, Yannick and Petter were joined via video-link by RedStorm's very own Terry and Keith. The focus of the stream was showing off some of Update 1.8. - specifically West Side Pier, the new area of the map which contains the Aircraft Carrier "Intrepid".
Mike, Rob and Luke discuss all of the above and more in Episode 71, with hype playing a bit part in this weeks recording.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1ur
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

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#70: Global Events are a Success. Leaderboards, Not So Much. Aug 25, 2017

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With the first ever Global Event "Outbreak" over and done with, SITREP Radio is here to pick through the remains of the week and bring you the latest news from the world of The Division. There is obviously much talk of the Classified Gear drops, the Global Event, Encrypted Caches, and unfortunately far too much talk about leaderboards and the controversy surrounding it especially after how well the new update has come across to the community.
Mike, Rob, and Luke talk about their NinjaBag builds, their Classified Gear Set builds, how much they've been grinding away at the new update and the guys also answer a few questions from members of their Discord community.
Finally, the lads want to reiterate that they have thoroughly enjoyed update 1.7 and the global event and want to say Well Done and Congratulations to the guys over at Massive.

Episode URL: http://mash4.me/1um
Show Twitter: twitter.com/SITREPHappyHour

Hosts:
Mike Parry
twitter.com/sitrephappyhour
Rob Hemsley
twitter.com/sitrepradiorob
Luke Mallatratt
twitter.com/LukeMallatratt

Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations.

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Twitter: twitter.com/themashnetwork
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