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AggroChat #503 – Over One Million Players

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

Hey Folks! This week we end up mostly talking about the early access launch for Path of Exile II.  This truly was a feat of cloud engineering as the Grinding Gear Games team delayed for a few hours to prepare for the onslaught of over a million players…  then the game just worked pretty much flawlessly until some minor issues on Saturday.  It is hard to explain how big of a feat this is, especially considering the struggles that Last Epoch had with unexpected success, for a game that has never had more than 300k peak concurrency to scale up this fast is massive. When it comes to the actual game… Bel is not having a great time as Warrior, but everyone else seems to be greatly enjoying themselves. We talk about the good bits and the bad bits.  From there Bel talks a bit about the OnlyFangs Hardcore WoW Event, and then Ash and Kodra share their experiences with Atlyss.

Topics Discussed:

  • Path of Exile II Early Access Launch
    • Feat of Cloud Engineering
    • Everyone Loves it But Bel
  • OnlyFangs Hardcore World of Warcraft Event
  • Atlyss

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AggroChat #502 – One Engrossing Read

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

Hey Folks! We had a show where we were not certain we were going to record… and then suddenly essentially had everyone but Ashgar.  Bel has been revisiting Starfield and talks about what a weirdly offputting game it is.  From there Bel and Grace talk about their experiences with Dungeon Clawler which is essentially Peglin but with a Claw machine instead of Pachinko.  Kodra has ventured forth into Veilguard and finds the pacing and structure a bit odd, so we talk about that and how it contrasts with the only Dragon Age game he has ever played, Origins. Tam talks about all of the stuff that has been going on this year in Star Citizen and how the free-fly event is less spectacular than previous outings.  Tam also shares his experiences with Stars Reach Alpha and how he is not entirely certain what that game is trying to be.

Topics Discussed:

  • Starfield is Offputting
  • Dungeon Clawler
  • Veilguard Structure
  • Star Citizen’s 2024
  • Stars Reach Alpha

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AggroChat #501 – Endless Atlas

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

Hey Folks! This is ACTUALLY episode 501 and we have the entire crew.  We start off talking about the Settle folks surviving what was effectively a category one hurricane and living without power for around 48 hours.  From there Bel talks about finishing Dragon Age Veilguard and how the game has learned lessons from the Mass Effect 3 ending. Grace talks about their experiences with Enshrouded and starting the game from scratch.  Thalen talks a bit about I am the Future and Ash shares his revisiting of N++ playing it co-op with friends.  Lastly, we dive into the Path of Exile II Reveal Stream and all of the announcements surrounding the upcoming release of POE2 Early Access.

Topics Discussed:

  • Surviving Seattle’s Collapse
  • Dragon Age Veilguard Stuck the Landing
  • Enshrouded Updates
  • I Am Future
  • N++ Co-Op
  • Path of Exile II Full Reveal Stream

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AggroChat #500 – Information Deficit

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

Hey Folks! This week we talk about Episode 500 and the ramifications of recording that many shows.  From there Ash talks a bit about Unnamed Sound Voltex Clone and Beatmania SImulator on his further descent into rhythm gaming.  From there we talk a bit about Beastieball’s early access as it steps ever closer to the full release.  Dragonquest 3 HD-2D is out and we talk a bit about the changes to the game.  A bunch of us got more keys to hand out for Soulframe and as a result way more folks have had a chance to play it.  So we talk some more about how weird of a game it really is.  Lastly, Tam shares with us that there is in fact a happy ending to the Rogue Trader CRPG…  just not in the way you might think.

Topics Discussed:

  • Episode 500
  • Unnamed Sound Voltex Clone
  • Beatmania Simulator
  • Beastieball Early Access
  • Dragonquest 3 HD-2D
  • Soulframe is Wierd
  • Rogue Trader Happy Ending

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