AggroChat #568 – Anti-Fun Features

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

Good Morning, Folks! Last night we recorded what I think might be one of our better shows ever, because there were a lot of interesting discussions.  We start off talking about Eurovision and how it felt like it almost ended in a riot.  It’s a bit dated, but we talk about some of the details that came out of the Dan Frazier plagiarism situation in Magic: The Gathering. Ace talks a bit about Subnautica 2 and how some of the features caused them to bounce early.  Path of Exile II 0.5.0 reveal happened, and there are tons of things to talk about as they completely redo the endgame.  We talk a bit about the game Everything is Crab, and then follow up with an unrelated topic about how Everything is Roguelike now.  Bel goes down this rabbit hole that starts with Item Repair but follows up with pretty much all of the Anti-Fun Features that are in games and why they need to go. We talk a little bit about some of the Steam Controller reviews that are showing up, and Kodra discusses his further descent into Pokémon ZA.

Topics Discussed:

  • Eurovision
  • Dan Frazier Situation
  • Subnautica 2
  • Path of Exile II Spoilers
  • Everything is Crab
  • Everything is Roguelike
  • Item Repair is Bad
  • Anti-Fun Features
  • Steam Controller Review Units
  • Pokemon ZA

AggroChat #560 – Hazy Reflections

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

Hey Folks! We are down an Ash this week but start off talking about the Path of Exile League launch. Bel and Ace have different opinions of the league mechanic than Kodra, so we talk a bit about that.  We also talk about the new holy strike and how it is so much better than glacial hammer.  From there, Ace and Kodra talk about Everything is Crab and convince the rest of us that we should also be playing it.  Kodra discusses the mixed bag that was Emerald City Comic Con, and Tam ventures forth into more Retro gaming with Kolibri.  Kodra discusses Croak and a few other Steamfest demos that he played after last weeks show, and Bel shares some thoughts about how chill the World of Warcraft community seems to be right now.  Finally, a quick topic about Pokopia, which we will likely revisit on another episode.

Topics Discussed:

  • Path of Exile
    • Mirage League
  • Everything is Crab
  • Emerald City Comic Con
  • Kolibri
  • Croak and other Steamfest Demos
  • Heroics Actually Chill
  • Pokopia