Tonight we start off talking about the Dragalia Lost Anniversary event and how it has been the time to get Five Stars with a daily free 10 Summon.  From there Bel gushes about Destiny 2 Shadowkeep and it playing towards his particular game style. He also talks about getting caught up in the race for world's first on the new raid.  From there we talk a little bit about Overwatch before diving into a discussion about Sayonara Wild Hearts. Finally some discussion about the Cities of Sigmar book and the changes to Warhammer it brings.

Topics Discussed:

  • Dragalia Lost Anniversary Event
    • Still playing daily a year later
  • Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Expansion
    • Destiny version of Looking for Raid
  • Garden of Salvation World First Race
    • Come from behind Victory
    • Competitive PVE Content
  • Overwatch Discussion
  • Sayonara Wild Hearts
    • Loading Ready Run Rhythm Cafe
  • Cities of Sigmar
    • Goodbye Elves
    • Happy Days for Dwarves
Direct download: aggrochat_episode271.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 10:38am EDT

Tonight we talk Untitled Goose Game, Link’s Awakening, some more WoW Classic Discussion and Bel makes a heartfelt plea to get folks to watch a 4 hour long video.

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Untitled Goose Game
    • Ode to Classic Stealth Gameplay
  • Link’s Awakening
  • Random Tells in WoW Classic
    • General Discussion of Classic as a Whole
  • The Complete Story of Destiny by Byf
    • Yes really watch this 4 hour long video
Direct download: aggrochat_episode270.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 10:02am EDT

HONK!!!!!  So tonight we have some topics that have bumped around a bit.  Namely talking about Accessibility versus Friction in Game Design concepts.  This is very much on our minds now as a lot of things we thought we didn’t like, end up being what is providing the cohesion needed to keep moving forward in World of Warcraft classic.  This however ends up creating a bunch of problems namely it is a real challenge to stay up to date with your friends so that you can keep doing content together. We talk about some systems that work and Tams disdain for mentoring systems.  Finally we dig into Magic the Gathering and talk about Kodras most recent dive into Standard and some of the upcoming mechanics that will be arriving soon with Throne of Eldraine.

Topics Discussed:

  • Accessibility vs Friction in Game Design
  • WoW Classic vs Playing With Your Friends
  • Challenges of Keeping up with Everyone
  • Kodra playing Standard with a New Deck
  • Throne of Eldraine
  • Teaser for Untitled Goose Game
Direct download: aggrochat_episode269.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 10:18am EDT

Tonight we have a handful of things to talk about that are not World of Warcraft Classic and were smart enough to start with those.  First up Ash has been playing a lot of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and seemingly Tam and Ammo are stuck at the same point before things get interesting.  From there we talk about Greedfall and confronting the legacy of colonialism in a fantasy Action RPG. Tam talks a bit about Kind Words, something that is not exactly a game but is most definitely a joyful experience that has conspired to make me late getting the podcast out this morning.  Finally we talk at length about World of Warcraft Classic and some of the design differences we are noticing between it and Retail.

Topics Discussed

  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  • Greedfall
  • Kind Words
  • World of Warcraft Classic
    • Zone and Dungeon Design
    • Sound Design
Direct download: aggrochat_episode268.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 11:18am EDT

Last week we recorded our second half of the Shadowbringers spoiler show, but as a result it pushed a few topics off to this week.  First we talk about Pax West and the experiences of Ash, Kodra and Tam as they roamed the show floor. After that we talk about the most recent Nintendo Direct and some of the titles that stood out.  Lastly we go over our normal time talking about our most recent obsession World of Warcraft Classic. I am sure this will be a topic spread across many weeks but we at least start the discussion of our feelings about returning to a game that seemingly we still enjoy playing.

 

Topics Discussed

  • Pax West 2019
    • Indie Game Rundown
    • Board Game Rundown
    • True Dungeon Experience
  • Nintendo Direct 9/4/2019
    • Terry Bogard in Smash
    • SNES games with Nintendo Online
    • San Smash Bros Costume
    • Xenoblade Chronicles Remaster
    • Town Renamed
  • World of Warcraft Classic
    • Rose Colored Lenses
    • Enjoying the Pacing
    • Hopes for new MMORPG Renaissance
Direct download: aggrochat_episode267.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 9:47am EDT

Last week we recorded the first part of our deep dive and heavy spoilery show on the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Expansion.  We realized that it was going to take more than a single night and opted to break it up into two shows. This week we record the second part of the show and finish our discussion.  So we sit down and talk our way up to and including the latest raid.

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Final Fantasy XIV
    • Shadowbringers Expansion
    • Eden Raid
Direct download: aggrochat_episode266.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 10:09am EDT

Every so often something affects the entire crew of the show enough to make us want to do an all hands deep dive into it.  We had been waiting for the last few stragglers to finish up the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers content before recording our big spoiler show, and over the last few weeks that happened.  Tongiht we have the full normal cast as well as a friend of the show Shiana for a sit down as we crawl through the story of this expansion. Unfortunately, we realized there was no way to cram it into a single episode so we will continue next week with the second part.

 

Topics Discussed:

  • Final Fantasy XIV
    • End of Stormblood
    • Shadowbringers Expansion
Direct download: aggrochat_episode265.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 10:28am EDT

Tonight we talk briefly about Destiny 2 and the upcoming armor 2.0 and cross save changes.  From there Ash talks about diving into Fire Emblem Warriors and why he thinks it is the best of the Warriors games.  Bel talks a little bit about his new favorite Switch controller the 8Bitdo Pro+. Then Grace and Bel engage the rest of the group in some discussion about World of Warcraft and the Nazjatar and Mechagon areas.  This leads into some talk about Classic and how some accessibility features have lowered the social aspect of the game.

Topics Discussed

  • Destiny 2
    • Armor 2.0
    • Cross Save
  • Fire Emblem Warriors
    • Best Warriors Game
  • 8bitdo Pro+ Controller
  • World of Warcraft
    • Nazjatar
    • Mechagon
    • Classic
    • Needing Other Players
    • Accessibility is Double Edged Sword
Direct download: aggrochat_episode264.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 9:30am EDT

Tonight we have a show where we clean up the trello card and run through a bunch of stuff that has largely rolled over from other shows.  First up we discuss Games Workshop finally putting the pre-Age of Sigmar world to bed and cleaning up the factions. From there we discuss Kodra’s experiences with the very early access Gloomhaven Computer Game.  Kodra talks a bit about Gencon 2019 more specifically the Stellaris Board Game and True Dungeon. We discuss Pathfinder 2nd Edition, and a very brief discussion about Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Bel really wishes someone else was reading House of X and Powers of X so he could discuss it.  Lastly Thalen talks a bit about the Gundam Mobile game and how it is still better than New Gundam Breaker.

Topics Discussed:

  • Warhammer Fantasy Battle
    • Putting the Old World to Rest
    • Cleaning up Factions
    • Removing a bunch of Elf Factions
  • Gloomhaven Computer Game
    • Very Early Access
  • Gencon 2019
    • Stellaris Board Game
    • True Dungeon
  • Pathfinder 2E
  • Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
  • House of X / Powers of X
    • Marvel Mutants Reshaped
  • Gundam Mobile
    • Better than New Gundam Breaker
    • Gundam Breaker 3 still best
Direct download: aggrochat_episode263.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 10:05am EDT

We were once again down a large number of folks because life happens and we were clearly on a streak of shows including all members that had to be broken.  Unlike last week however we have some topics! Bel talks a bit about playing Final Fantasy V for the first time without using the Four Job Fiesta rules, which we all know is backwards.  We talk a bit about Final Fantasy XIV including Eden Savage being released. From there we talk a bit about Fire Emblem Three Houses and the comparison to Persona as far as social links go.  Bel also gets informed of the casual no-perma-death mode which was the feature that kept him away from the series. Bel talks about the Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes event and returning to the game after a bunch of content had been released.  Finally we wrap up with some talk about the Warframe summer event and Super Soaker combat.

Topics Discussed:

  • Final Fantasy V
    • Playing without Four Job Fiesta Rules
  • Final Fantasy XIV
    • Eden Savage Opens
    • New Crafted Gear
    • Bel Levels Tons of Alts
  • Fire Emblem Three Houses
    • The Persona Comparison
    • Casual “No-Perma-Death” mode
  • Destiny 2
    • Solstice of Heroes
      • European Aerial Zone
    • Menagerie
    • Gambit Prime
  • Warframe
    • Devs Gone Nuts
    • Super Soaker Brawl
    • Limited Time Content in General
Direct download: aggrochat_episode262.mp3
Category:gaming -- posted at: 9:53am EDT