Tonight we have an assorted topic type show, but the main discussion ends up centering around games and game value.  What makes one game feel like a valuable experience and another game just seems like a waste of time.  We talk a bit about the Phantasy Star Online 2 America Day holiday and how they have a really strange impression of our country.  Kodra talks about his adventures in the deeply edge case Sudoku.  We also have a discussion about when the right time to group is in a game versus largely solo play.  In the middle of all of this there are several references to Guild Wars 2 and Destiny 2 for reasons.

Topics Discussed

• Phantasy Star Online 2 “America Day”
• When to play a game with friends
• • What point do you transition from solo to group play
• Kodra’s adventures in edgecase Sudoku.
• What makes up game value
• • Getting the most out of a game
  • The length of AAA Games
• Side Discussion about Guild Wars 2
• Side Discussion about Destiny 2

Tonight we start off with a discussion about Destiny and unintentionally the storyline a bit as Darkness has finally arrived.  Bel talks about the degenerate gameplay of the AFK Forge and how it more or less brought the game to a halt.  We also talk about the gear sunset as Bungie tries to do MTG Standard but for Destiny.  From there we talk about Guild Wars 2 and how Tam thinks it is the best mount system.  Bel and Grace disagree, but we continue from there about some general discussion about the game and more specifically the Dragon mount grind.  Lastly we wrap up with a quick discussion of the EA Play 2020 event, Star Wars Squadrons, Cross Play for All Platforms and that EA is probably still evil in spite of them really wanting us not to think that.

Topics Discussed

• Destiny 2
• • The Darkness is Here
  • Degenerate AFK Forge
  • Weapon Sunset
  • • MTG Standard for Destiny
• Guild Wars 2
• • Ideas about Flight
  • • Tam’s Soliloquy of Love
    • Bel and Grace’s disagreement
  • The Dragon Mount Grind
  • General Guild Wars 2 Discussion
• EA Play 2020
• • Sweet Star Wars Game
  • Cross Play For All
  • Probably Still Evil

This show has a wide variety of topics that don’t really connect up.  Bel starts with talking about how easy it was to reinstall steam after losing a hard drive, and how impossible it has been to install either Origin or Epic Game Store as they appear to be in a state of limbo, both installed and not uninstallable at the same time.  Grace talks about her recent adventures in figuring out what she wants to play on her brand new Switch without peer pressure of playing a specific title.  This goes into a side topic about Pinball games and also a side topic about a missing style of Arcade Racing games.  We dive into a topic of virtual tabletops and iTabletop specifically as well as a run down of the various options we have tried over the years.  Finally we land on some discussion of Not-E3 and the wide variety of shows surrounding it the biggest being the PS5 reveal.

Topics Discussed

• Why Steam is Best Storefront
• • Limbo of Origin and Epic Game Store when a hard drive dies
• Pressure Free Switch Exploration
• • Grace gets a Switch
• Talking about Pinball Games
• Talking about the missing style of Racing Games
• iTabletop and Virtual Tabletops
• Not-E3
• • Talking about some of the wide variety of shows happening this year without E3
• Sony PS5 Reveal Show

Tonight we start off with a discussion of Dungeon Defenders Awakened and how it is a less complete version of the original game.  We talk about whether or not this is going to be a good idea for the long run.  From there Bel talks about his experiences with Minecraft Dungeons and how it generally feels like an unfinished and unbalanced mess.  From there we talk about how PSO2 has a lot of interesting systems and some decent tutorials, but does not do a great job of leading players to them.  Lastly we have a discussion about a return to Guild Wars 2 and experiencing how much better they are at telling its story.

Topics Discussed

• The Death of a Hard Drive
• Dungeon Defenders Returns
• Minecraft Dungeons
• • Unfinished Feeling and Grindy
• PSO2 Bad Presentation of Good Tutorials
• Guild Wars 2
• • How they learned to tell a story