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AggroChat #252 – Server Community Nostalgia

May 21, 2019May 19, 2019 by AggroChat

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo and Thalen

Tonight we are down an Ammo and start off with a discussion about hosting providers and the process of moving the 77,000 files that make up AggroChat.com. From there we talk about MMO Housing and the madness that is camping an opening in Final Fantasy XIV. Bel got into the WoW Classic Beta and talks about his experiences of relearning the game and plans to start a dungeon and raiding guild called Decades Behind once things go live. Kodra talks about how Server Transfers started the process of destroying Server Communities which leads to some hopes of static servers in Classic. We talk for a bit about the PC RPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker and how it is close to the campaign. Finally Bel talks a bit about getting a new tablet and venturing forth into Tablet gaming.

Topics Discussed

Hosting Providers
- AggroChat has Moved
MMO Housing
- Instanced vs Physical
- Woes of FFXIV
WoW Classic Beta
- Relearning things we forgot
- Decades Behind
- BfA Damaged the Brand
- Server Community Nostalgia
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
Tablet Gaming
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S4

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AggroChat #192 – Essentials of Grind

May 21, 2019February 25, 2018 by AggroChat

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Nephsys and Tamrielo

This week we went a little off course from our normal show. In truth we are all largely playing the same games we have been playing for the last few weeks. Instead Ashgar proposed a topic where we discussed what makes a grind work in a game. This eventually devolves into a discussion of mostly Monster Hunter World because it seems to have a really great grind mechanic. We also discuss traditional JRPG grinding, MMO grinding, and a bit about why the Destiny 2 grind isn’t really working out. Tune in and grind your faces off!

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Grinding in Games

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AggroChat #181 – How Vanilla Is Classic?

May 21, 2019November 12, 2017 by AggroChat

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo and Thalen

This week we are back recording a traditional show, and as is often the case when we do a game of the month show… stuff happens that we don’t end up talking about. In this case BlizzCon happened and the announcement of both a new World of Warcraft expansion and the concept of “Classic” servers. Now I originally thought we would talk about this just a little bit before moving on to other topics… and instead we recorded damned near an entire show about it. We also talk a little bit about Wolfenstein 2 New Colossus or at least up to the point where Thalen and Kodra have currently progressed. From there we talk a bit about Destiny 2 and our experiences in the Leviathan raid. We discuss the faction rally that is currently going on which leads to a super in the weeds discussion about various weapons. Finally we wrap things up with Millennium Blades a card game about collectible cards games… that lampoons every part of the process.

Topics Discussed

BlizzCon 2017
- Diablo 3 – The Forgotten Game
- Battle For Azeroth
- World of Warcraft Classic Servers
- Remembering Vanilla
Wolfenstein 2 – New Colossus
Destiny 2
- Leviathan Raid
- Faction Rally
- Weapon Discussions
Millennium Blades Card Game

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AggroChat #173 – Vampire Pirate Dinosaurs

May 21, 2019September 17, 2017 by AggroChat

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, and Kodra

Tonight we are down both a Thalen and a Tam and get off on some meandering topics. We start off with some discussion about the Final Fantasy XIV Rising event that just finished and the introduction of the cheap dungeon. From there Belghast gets pretty deep in the woods talking about infusion mechanics and Destiny 2. We branch off from there into a discussion that is really hard to describe. Functionally we were having a chat about MMOs and whether or not the devs are obligated to provide a uniform experience for all players and all activities in a game. This branches out into a bunch of directions from the PVP/PVE debate to how uneven some of the artifact weapon quests felt in World of Warcraft Legion. Kodra talks a bit about his recent journey into the iOS port of one of his favorite Vlaada Chvatil games… Though the Ages. Ashgar gives us some updates on his experience playing through Monster Hunter Stories and we delve a bit into the new Magic the Gathering expansion Ixalan.

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