AggroChat: Tales of the Aggronaut Podcast
This is the official podcast of the Tales of the Aggronaut blog and Stalwart gaming community. Join Ammo, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo and Thalen as they talk about the pc and console video games they have been playing.
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AggroChat #551 - Massive Adjacent
12/28/2025
AggroChat #551 - Massive Adjacent
Featuring: Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! It is that weird time between holidays, and we are down about half of our folks for various reasons. We push forward and record a pretty focused show around a few topics. We start off discussing Q-Up, a game that effectively has a lot of things to say about League of Legends, and also discuss other games like Rabbit and Steel that are themselves commentaries on other games. From there, Kodra takes Bel to task about Path of Exile II, and mostly how the game seemingly has no interest in making sure you can beat Act 1 with any build and player experimentation. Thalen has been back in Warframe and attempts to recruit us all to the fold, and honestly… it is working. Lastly, we wrap the show with some discussion about the genre that evolved out of MMORPGs… where the games are far less massive, but still sort of feel like they are a multiplayer experience in spite of only focusing on a handful of players. Topics Discussed: Q-Up Path of Exile II Still Uninterested in Experimentation Board Games Returning to Warframe The MMO Successor Genre
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AggroChat #550 - Demon Bear Boom
12/21/2025
AggroChat #550 - Demon Bear Boom
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a Tam and a Grace this week but push through with a limited crew. Bel gets called out by Kodra for being entirely too comfortable with excessive grinds… this time specifically talking about World Completion in Guild Wars 2. Kirby Air Riders is a weird game and we talk a bout it. Bel shares his extended thoughts about Path of Exile II and its current state as well as the Demon Bear being pretty freaking great. Kodra has been trying to wrap up Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and talks a bit about that. Ash is doing dumb things in Guild Wars 1 and apparently so is Kodra… so we talk about Guild Wars Reforged again. Ultimately Sheep Raccoon is the sequel to podcast favorite Ultimate Chicken Horse and we once again recommend it. Bel talks about the Paladin in Diablo IV and how it is almost as silly as the Last Epoch thorns build. Kodra talks a bit about Blitz Chess and Thalen is back in Warframe and talks about that. Topics Discussed: Bel’s Grind Quotient Kirby Air Riders is Weird Path of Exile II Bear is Great Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Guild Wars 1 Nonsense Ultimate Sheep Raccoon Diablo IV Paladin is Silly Kodra and Blitz Chess Thalen back in Warframe
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AggroChat #549 - Legless Termites
12/14/2025
AggroChat #549 - Legless Termites
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! We are down a Thalen this week but continue chipping away at our massive backlog of discussion topics after taking two weeks off due to holiday and illness. We start off with some talk about Dwarven Realms Season 5 and how it allows you to get all the loot without gating your access. From there, we talk about Star Citizen and how it has mostly kept all of its promises during the 2025 release schedule. Most of us have been playing Guild Wars Reforged, and we talk a bit about how much better the game looks and what we are playing. Grace discusses a Vampire-Survivors-like that has building sim functionality in the very long-named Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road. Bel has ventured forth into the realm of FDM printing and talks about various lessons learned. Lastly, a quick topic as Bel shares that the POE2 bear is really good, but so is the recently shadow-dropped Paladin in Diablo 4. Topics Discussed: Dwarven Realms Season 5 Star Citizen 2025 Releases Guild Wars Reforged Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road Where Winds Meet Bel Loves FDM Printing POE2 Bear and D4 Paladin
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AggroChat #548 - ARPG Players Aggro
12/07/2025
AggroChat #548 - ARPG Players Aggro
Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Bel was partially dead, and then holiday travel happened, and as a result, we ended up taking a few weeks off without really intending to. We are back and hopefully for more than a few weeks, but given another holiday is looming, who knows. This week we talk about how all of the various ARPGs out there seem to have a contingency of aggro fans, and discuss the reasons why, but also why we are not quite as doomer on them. Bel talks a bit about the release of the Druid and the Vaal league coming up in Path of Exile II. Tam discusses a new Chinese MMORPG called Where Winds Meet, which seems to push Gacha elements aside and produce a really wild experience. From there Grace discusses a Raid Healing Simulator if the form of Wild Growth, and Kodra, an alternate universe Donkey Kong Country in the form of Windswept. We have a revisiting of a topic we have discussed more than once, about why PVPVE fails… this time, how it ruins the otherwise joyful experience of Arc Raiders. We wrap the show up with some rapid-fire topics about various books and media we have been consuming. Topics Discussed: ARPG Players Angry Last Epoch Path of Exile Diablo IV Path of Exile II Druid and Vaal League Where Winds Meet Wild Growth Windswept PVPVE is Bad Revisited Short Topics
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AggroChat #547 - The Gabe Cube
11/16/2025
AggroChat #547 - The Gabe Cube
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We recorded a massive show where we effectively burned through our entire backlog of topics. We start off talking about the new character, Maru, in Destiny Rising, and how this seems to be leading us to finally getting off the planet. Kodra discusses Broom Sweeper, which is effectively the Roguelikeification of Minesweeper. Bel got sucked into a local pen and paper game for Public Access and talks a bit about the setting. Ash is doing a “Three Job Fiesta” run of Trials of Mana, and Tam has been playing some ArcRaiders. We are all pretty pumped for the announcement of new Steam Hardware and what this means for PC gaming. Kodra and Tam talk about It Takes a War, and Bel revisits his Freezy Boom character in Path of Exile. We wrap up the show with some rapid-fire discussions about Gunfire Reborn, Winter Burrow, and Ambrosia Sky. Topics Discussed: Destiny Rising Pirate Queen Maru Broom Sweeper Public Access TTRPG Trials of Mana Three Job Fiesta Arc Raiders More Steam Hardware It Takes A War Path of Exile Freezy Boom Revisited Gunfire Reborn Winter Burrow Ambrosia Sky
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AggroChat #546 - Bouncing Balls of Death
11/09/2025
AggroChat #546 - Bouncing Balls of Death
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen We start off the show with some discussion about Geek Girl Con and how it is a great experience for the entire family. From there, Ash has played a bit more Daggerheart and discusses how not having initiative in that game actually works out really well. Kodra is trying a new mine build in Path of Exile 3.2,7 and we talk a bit about how Rolling Magma Mine has been working. Bel has finished most of the endgame prep and discusses the state of his build and how Breach has been working as a league mechanic. Touhou gets a little less difficult to engage with as Fantasy Maiden Wars attempts to present twenty years worth of assorted games into something more approachable. Tam revisited VTM Bloodlines 2 and thinks that maybe we are misremembering the first game, and how the thing that exists is actually pretty good if you give it enough time. Lastly, Bel finished Frieren this weekend and talks a bit about it being really good and well worth watching. Topics Discussed: Geek Girl Con 2025 Daggerheart Initiative is Overrated Path of Exile 3.27 Rolling Magma Mines Breach So Far Fantasy Maiden Wars Super Robot Wars With Shrine Maidens Touhou VTM Bloodlines 2 Revisited Frieren is Great
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AggroChat #545 - The Tree Tree
11/02/2025
AggroChat #545 - The Tree Tree
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen This week, we start off with some discussion around Path of Exile 3.27, the Keepers of the Flame league, and how we are doing breach to make things with the tree tree. From there, we talk a bit about the murder of Amazon Game Studios and how New World is essentially a shambling corpse now… spooky. After that horror story, we needed something chill, so we talked a bit about Powerwash Simulator and its interesting method for delivering a story. Grace and Bel finally finish the Destiny Rising raid and talk a bit about how good it is at teaching mechanics in lower-level content. Dispatch is a wildly good game that is being delivered in an episodic method that feels like you are playing a really good television show. Guild Wars 2 Visions of Eternity launched and we talk about some of our early thoughts, namely around the builds introduced by the new elite specs. Finally, we talk a bit about Outer Worlds 2 and how it makes good on the idea of Obsidian’s very own Fallout New Vegas that the first game started. Topics Discussed: Path of Exile 3.27 Keepers of the Flame The Tree Tree New World in Zombie Mode Powerwash Simulator Destiny Rising Raid Dispatch GW2 Visions of Eternity Early Thoughts Outer Worlds 2
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AggroChat #544 - Gambling Go Boom
10/26/2025
AggroChat #544 - Gambling Go Boom
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Good Morning, Folks! This week we had the entire crew and a stacked list of topics, forcing us to bump several to next week. Tam starts out talking about Time Flies, leading into Grace talking about Ball X Pit. Bel shares his thoughts about the Path of Exile 3.27 reveal stream, and Ash discusses the Session Zero for the Critical Role Daggerheart system. Tam has been playing Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2… and how it is very much not a sequel to the first game. Bel talks a bit about the CSGO Gambling Crash, where the illicit market lost some 3 billion dollars of value in a single day. Ash discusses playing Entropy Effect, which is set in the BlazBlue universe, and Bel shares some further bad news about the self-destruction of Xbox, with some new updates and Halo officially being announced for the PlayStation 5. We wrap things up with first impressions of Dispatch and Outer Worlds 2, which we are likely going to be talking about next week. Topics Discussed: Time Flies Ball X Pit Path of Exile 3.27 Reveal Daggerheart Session Zero VtM: Bloodlines 2 CSGO Gambling Crash BlazBlue Entropy Effect Halo on PS5 Dispatch First Impressions Outer Worlds 2 First Impressions
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AggroChat #543 - Helhest Arrives
10/19/2025
AggroChat #543 - Helhest Arrives
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week, Grace and Bel start off the show talking about how good Destiny Rising has been now that they have arrived at the endgame. They also talk a bit about Helhest, the new banner character. Grace shares her initial thoughts about He is Coming a roguelike that they have been playing. Bel shares some of the early spoilers for Path of Exile 3.27 Keepers of the Flame, which we are getting a full reveal for on the 23rd and is starting on the 31st. It seems like we are maybe getting a Breach expansion league, with a bunch of quality of life changes. From there, we dive into the topic that got bumped from last week about how there are so many good games… that it makes it really hard to play less-than-excellent games anymore. We also talk about how players are seeing through pointless grinds, and how AA games are back with a vengeance, while AAA games are floundering. Topics Discussed Destiny Rising Helhest Banner Master and Grandmaster Mode Content Trikora Happened He Is Coming Path of Exile 3.27 Spoilers Keepers of the Flame Breach League When There Are Too Many Games Players Rebelling Against Grind The Rise of AA Games The Floundering of AAA Games Questionable Business Decisions
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AggroChat #542 - Oh, It’s Brat
10/12/2025
AggroChat #542 - Oh, It’s Brat
Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We start off the show with a discussion about how we all dogpiled on Discord and attempted the pre-release version of the MIT Mystery Hunt… and for those completely lost about the show title, one of the clues to one of the puzzles… was just the specific color of the Charlie XCX Brat Album. From there, Bel talks a bit about the Halloween event in Guild Wars 2 and how some folks take the Mad King’s Labyrinth way the hell too seriously. Tam discusses what seems to be a complete rework of how the factions work in Infinity, and Bel discusses the launch of World of Warcraft Legion Remix. We talk a bit more about Hades II, and more specifically playing the game AFTER beating Cronos. Finally, Bel talks just a little bit about his early experiences in Blue Protocol, where he is trying to find the fun in the game. Topics Discussed: AggroChat vs Mystery Hunt Mad King’s Labyrinth in GW2 Infinity Major Factions Update World of Warcraft Legion Remix Hades II Blue Protocol
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AggroChat #541 - Seeking Trikora
10/05/2025
AggroChat #541 - Seeking Trikora
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Tamrielo, and Thalen We had a pretty meandering show where we thought we ran out of topics… and then suddenly remembered a few more at the very end. We start with talking about Grace and Bel’s adventures in All Ikora PVPVE nonsense with Destiny Rising. From there, Grace talks about the full release of Slime Rancher 2, and Ammo some adventures in Mathematics with the Final Fantasy Tactics remake. Xbox seems like it is cooked as they continue their trend of raising the price on everything, this time with Gamepass. Bel talks about revisiting the MySpace 1.0 era with an almost one-for-one clone called SpaceHey. Tam shares some thoughts about why Rise of Ronin did not land for him, but Ghost of Yotei absolutely has. Bel has popped back into New World and was shocked to find some pretty significant updates to the game. Then things go off the rails a bit, and we eventually talk about Hades 2 and the Electronic Arts sale to the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Topics Discussed: Destiny Rising Only Ikora Edition Slime Rancher 2 Release Final Fantasy Tactics Xbox Price Hikes SpaceHey Rise of the Ronin Ghost of Yotei New World Aeternum Hades 2 Electronic Arts Sale
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AggroChat #540 - Suck It Grandpa
09/28/2025
AggroChat #540 - Suck It Grandpa
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen We are down a Grace this week, but carry forward with a handful of topics. Bel talks about Diablo IV Season 10 after having sat out for a few seasons. The game is in a pretty good state now. Bel also goes on a tirade about how much he dislikes the builder/spender architecture in ARPGs and how you usually evolve your build to NEVER hit the builder. Tam, Kodra, and Ash offer their own rebuttals. From there, we spend most of the show talking about Hades 2, which has been released this week into its full 1.0 version with some significant changes. We wrap the last few minutes of the show talking about a few other roguelikes that released recently, namely Wander Stars and Aethermancer. Topics Discussed Diablo IV In A Good Place Builder Spender Feels Bad Hades 2 Full Release Wander Stars Full Release Aethermancer Full Release
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AggroChat #539 - Triple One Hundred
09/21/2025
AggroChat #539 - Triple One Hundred
Hey Folks! This week, we have a second opinion of Destiny Rising to offset Bel’s fanaticism… and Grace doubles down on pretty much everything that has been said to this point. From there, Ash talks a bit about Alabaster Dawn which currently has a demo available. Grace discusses her further adventures in idle gaming, this time with Cast N Chill. Bel talks a bit about what is ultimately a Gibsonian Transhumanism masterpiece in the Pantheon animated series. Ash dives into the Digimon Time Stranger demo and expects it to be his monster collection game of the year when it eventually comes out. Hades 2 finally releases fully this week, and we are looking forward to it greatly. Bel talks a bit about further adventures in Guild Wars 2 fractals, and Tam and Thalen share their thoughts about Tiny Book Shop. Grace discusses briefly that Deeprock Galactic Survivor has released its 1.0 version, and then we dive into a bit of a meatier topic, as Kodra, Tam, and Thalen have all hit 100% in Silksong. Topics Discussed: Destiny Rising Second Opinion Alabaster Dawn Demo Cast N Chill Pantheon Digimon Time Stranger Demo Hades 2 1.0 This Week Guild Wars 2 Fractal Incursions Tiny Book Shop Deeprock Galactic Survivor 1.0 100% Silksong
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AggroChat #538 - Mobile Destiny is Great
09/14/2025
AggroChat #538 - Mobile Destiny is Great
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We start off the show with a discussion about the hidden episode of this season’s Game Changers over on Dropout TV. Bel regales the group with his adventures in the endgame of Destiny Rising and how it really is a better Destiny game than anything we have gotten in years. Grace instantly sells us on Star Birds just by telling us its from the folks behind Dorfromantik. More than that, it has the art style of Kurzgesagt so you adventure the galaxy with adorable birbs. There is currently an event going on in Guild Wars 2 where you can run random fractals with complete strangers, and it is delightful and stupidly rewarding. Bel talks a bit about Borderlands 4, and while it is probably the best Borderlands since the second game… it has some massive performance issues on PC. Kodra talks about the recent board game A Place for My Books, and most of the crew dives into further discussion about Silksong. Topics Discussed: Samalamadingdong Destiny Rising Endgame Star Birds Random Fractals Borderlands 4 Performance Woes A Place For My Books More Silksong - Trobbio!
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AggroChat #537 - Breaking E-Commerce
09/07/2025
AggroChat #537 - Breaking E-Commerce
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week, we are down a Grace, and Bel botches the intro… but we keep moving forward. We start off the show with a brief discussion about Silksong effectively breaking every digital game distribution platform when it released this week. Kodra and Tam talk about puzzler Is This Seat Taken, and Bel reprises the discussion about Path of Exile II Third Edict and how it is actually rather good if you are playing a well-balanced class. From there, Tam talks about Aero GPX and Sword of the Sea and how they give F-Zero and SSX Tricky vibes. Bel talks about playing Destiny Rising and how it is quite possibly a better Destiny game than anything we have gotten in many years. We discuss Capes, and then dive into the meaty topic of the week and talk about some of our early interactions with Silksong. Topics Discussed: Silksong Breaking All Storefronts Is This Seat Taken Path of Exile II is Actually Good Aero GPX Sword of the Sea Destiny Rising Capes Silksong Early Thoughts
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AggroChat #536 - Fear the Beefists
08/31/2025
AggroChat #536 - Fear the Beefists
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Happy Labor Day holiday weekend for our fellow countryfolk. We start off this show with Thalen making a reference to a dream that Bel had… which forces a recounting of the madness. From there, we talk about Last Epoch and a completely silly build that Bel is playing, where things explode around him without doing anything. Grace also talks a bit about their similarly silly single minion build that just melts most things. Bel talks a bit about YoloMouse and how it solves the problem of not being able to find your cursor on screen. From there, Tam talks a bit about PEAK, which is a new popular multiplayer frustration adjacent experience. Bel talks a bit about the launch of the Third Edict league in Path of Exile II and how it seems like none of the streamers are actually having fun… and he most definitely was not. We close out the show with some discussion about some of the recent updates to Star Citizen and how it continues to shape up to actually being a game. Topics Discussed: The Beefists Last Epoch Fun with Thorns and Aboms YoloMouse PEAK Path of Exile II Third Edict frustrations Star Citizen 2025 updates
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AggroChat #535 - Dino Go Honk
08/24/2025
AggroChat #535 - Dino Go Honk
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week, we have the entire crew and start off talking about Last Epoch Season 3 with the release of Beneath Ancient Skies. We talk briefly about the patch reveal for Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict, and while it sounded promising, it is mostly a bunch of nerfs. From there, we talk a bit about some of the news coming out of Gamescom 2025 and specifically the date reveal for Hollow Knight Silksong. Ash talks a bit about the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct and some of the things that came out of that. Bel talks about his further descent into madness with Miniatures and Warhammer. Finally, Kodra talks a bit about some more Starfinder Society with Starfinder 2e. Topics Discussed: Last Epoch Season 3 - Beneath Ancient Skies Path of Exile 2 0.3 - The Third Edict GamesCom 2025 Hollow Knight Silksong Kirby Air Riders Direct Bel’s Further Delve into Miniatures and Wargaming Starfinder Society
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AggroChat #534 - Runners Ready
08/17/2025
AggroChat #534 - Runners Ready
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We had a bunch of topics left over from last week that rolled over to this week. First, we talk a bit about Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the Shinobi Metroidvania. From there, we talk a bit about Summer Games Done Quick and some of the better runs. Tam talks about his plans to adapt the Starfinder 2 game system to create a Shadowrun Campaign. Ash shares his initial thoughts about Draw Steel, a new RPG coming down the pipe. We talk a bit about the upcoming Last Epoch Season 3, which drops on August 21s and some of the significant changes. We also talk a bit about Path of Exile II 0.3.0, which drops shortly after that on the 29th. Lastly, Tam shares some of his thoughts on actually playing quite a bit of Burrows and Badgers, a squad-based leveling miniatures game along the lines of Mordheim. Grace talks briefly about the new Dwarven Realms season that has started, and Bel shares his suggestions for the Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone and both Weapons and Barbarian by Zach Cregger. Topics Discussed: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Summer GDQ Shadowfinder Draw Steel RPG Last Epoch Season 3 Path of Exile 2 0.3 Spoilers Burrows and Badgers Dwarven Realms Craft Sequence Weapons and Barbarian
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AggroChat #533 - Greg Universe Equivalent
08/10/2025
AggroChat #533 - Greg Universe Equivalent
Featuring: Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are back after a week off, and like always, when that happens, we come back to a large stack of topics. We start off talking about Hellclock and Grimshire, two great games that Grace has been playing quite a bit of. From there, we discuss Kodra’s adventures in GenCon as he talks about the various LARPs he played in and some exploration of the Starfinder 2 system. Bel talks about how he has come to understand eSports through Path of Exile and discusses a bit about The Gauntlet event that is wrapping up. Bel also talks about effectively trying to speed run several decades worth of advancements in wargaming as he juggles trying to figure out what paint range to invest in. We briefly discuss our non-spoiler thoughts about The Fantastic Four movie, and then a few updates on the books we have been reading. Topics Discussed: Hellclock Grimshire GenCon LARPS Starfinder 2 Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast Understanding eSports Path of Exile and The Gauntlet Speed Running Three Decades of Wargaming The Fantastic Four was Good Book Updates
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AggroChat #532 - Is It Game?
07/27/2025
AggroChat #532 - Is It Game?
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We got the full crew and dived into the topic of what defines a game. Is it still a game if it mostly plays itself? From there, we talk about the recent acquisition of Eleventh Hour Games by Krafton and what it might mean for the future of Last Epoch. We reprise the topic of connecting with players since Kodra was out last week and had thoughts. This deteriorates into a general topic about Guild Wars 2 and chasing rare items. Tam shares the conclusion to his new computer topic from last week and what he decided to do. Finally, we talk a bit about how Hades 2 has released the last patch before the official 1.0 launch. Topics Discussed: Is it a game if it plays itself? The Sale of Last Epoch Kodra on Connecting with Players General Guild Wars 2 Discussion Pulling the Trigger on a New Computer Hades 2 is Coming
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AggroChat #531 - Commodore Is Back?
07/20/2025
AggroChat #531 - Commodore Is Back?
Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a Kodra this week but assembled a surprisingly long list of topics. First off Bel discusses the return of Commodore and the new product being released. Blaugust is coming up soon, and Bel is not running it this year. Tam shares the tribulations of trying to upgrade a PC right now, and the expense of hardware. Ash is finally back on the Final Fantasy XVI trai,n and it is really good. Donkey Kong Bananza is pretty great… but completely unintelligible. BPL or Badger Private League is a thing in Path of Exile and watching people participate is wild. Guild Wars 2 announced the Visions of Eternity expansion and we talk a bit about the upcoming features. Finally, Tam dives into a topic about how you get players to actually communicate with each other in games… and we brainstorm ways to make those interactions happen. Topics Discussed: Commodore is Back Blaugust is Coming Upgrading a PC Sucks Right Now Final Fantasy 16 Is Great Donkey Kong Bananza BPL in Path of Exile is Wild Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity Communicating With Other Players
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AggroChat #530 - Stardew Pirates
07/13/2025
AggroChat #530 - Stardew Pirates
Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks. We start off with a pretty frank discussion as to why we did not record last week and the death of Belghast’s wife of almost thirty years. From there, we talk about what if Stardew Valley were a Pirates game with Seablip. Bel shares his thoughts about the overwhelming success of KPOP Demon Hunters. Kodra has reached the endgame of Minecraft Dungeons and talks about Apocalypse. The crew has been playing some Sunderfolk and talking about that experience, and Tam shares his initial thoughts about Sky: Children of Light. Grace makes us want to buy the second game of the podcast as they share thoughts about Cauldron. Tam has been brute-forcing his way through Guild Wars 1 Prophecies, and Bel has attempted to get into Borderlands 3 and still does not think that is a great game. Finally, Bel shares his first thoughts about the Superman movie and how you should ignore some of the bad press and go see it. Topics Discussed: Death of Bel’s Wife Seablip KPOP Demon Hunters Minecraft Dungeons Apocalypse Sunderfolk Sky: Children of Light Cauldron Guild Wars 1 Prophecies Borderlands 3 is Not Great Superman Is Great
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AggroChat #529 - Illing with Illagers
06/29/2025
AggroChat #529 - Illing with Illagers
Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! This week, we start off talking about Four Job Fiesta and how Ash’s playthrough is going as he takes the donation route to fix his class choices. Bel talks about the Absolum a new demo up on Steam which mashes together Streets of Rage, Hades, and Darkest Dungeon into a really fun Roguelike Beat Em Up. From there, Kodra talks about his recent foray into Minecraft Dungeons and how it is a really good entry point to the ARPG/Diablo-like genre. Ash has been revisiting Guild Wars 1 and talks about his progress so far. Thalen shares his early thoughts about Persona 5 The Phantom X and how it seems to be a non-egregious gacha. Finally, Kodra and Bel go on at length about the current Path of Exile league. Topics Discussed: Four Job Fiesta Status Report Absolum Minecraft Dungeons Revisiting Guild Wars 1 Persona 5 The Phantom X Path of Exile
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AggroChat #528 - How Do Rails Work?
06/22/2025
AggroChat #528 - How Do Rails Work?
Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen The Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for long enough that folks have really gotten some time to play Mario Kart World, and we discuss some of its features. We also talk a bit about the Donkey Kong Direct and the upcoming game releasing in July. It is the second week of Path of Exile 3.26, and Bel talks about his progress so far and some of the finer details of Mercenaries. We talk briefly about the news that Marathon has been delayed to an indefinite date in the future, but that Sony is still talking about it like it is a thing. Ash shares some thoughts about Siralim Ultimate and the upcoming 2.0 patch. We then devolve into some nonsense about Dune Awakening as we discuss recent happenings on our private server. Topics Discussed: Mario Kart World Donkey Kong Direct Path of Exile - Mercenaries of Trarthus Week Two Marathon Delayed Indefinitely Siralim Ultimate and 2.0 Patch Dune Awakening Nonsense
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AggroChat #527 - Worms, Dragons, and Mercs
06/15/2025
AggroChat #527 - Worms, Dragons, and Mercs
Hey Folks! We have the full crew this week, and Kodra and Thalen have made their way into Dune Awakening, so we talk a bit more about that game. Bel asks what the dumbest thing we have done in a video game to make currency. Ash is back in Guild Wars 2 and attempting to catch up on the story. Kodra and Tam share their thoughts about the Microsoft PuzzleHunt event and contrast it with the MIT Mystery Hunt. Bel shares his early experiences with the Mercenaries of Trarthus as the Secrets of the Atlas expansion kicks off in Path of Exile. Grace talks a bit about Be My Horde as it lets you play a Necromancer, raising an army in a Vampire-Survivors-like game. Finally, we talk a bit about Deltarune actually getting a proper release and Toby Fox accepting money for the game. Topics Discussed: Kodra and Thalen Join Dune Dumb Things for Money Guild Wars 2 Catch Up Microsoft PuzzleHunt Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas Fun With Mercenaries Be My Horde Deltarune Purchasable
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AggroChat #526 - Fear the Sun
06/08/2025
AggroChat #526 - Fear the Sun
Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a Grace this week, but still end up filling up more than our normal slot full of nonsense. There is a big sale going on right now for Guild Wars 2, and if you have ever thought about checking it out, now is the time. The Nintendo Switch 2 was released, and we are all pretty happy with it so far, and was at least a MASSIVE upgrade over the OG launch Switch. We talk a bit about the Summer Games Fest… which we only found out this week was not plural… thanks to LRR. Tam and Bel have been playing the Dune headstart, and it is a wild gaming experience. Tam talks a short bit about TMNT Splintered Fate and Bel gives a heads up that Path of Exile 3.26 is coming next week. Topics Discussed: Big Guild Wars 2 Sale Nintendo Switch 2 Summer Game(s) Fest Dune: Awakening Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate Path of Exile 3.26 Next Week
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AggroChat #525 - Insurance for Cats
06/01/2025
AggroChat #525 - Insurance for Cats
Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Tamrielo Hey Folks! We are down a Thalen this week, but that is mostly because he was up visiting Bel Town, so Bel talks a bit about that. Kodra discusses how playing a lot of Blue Prince has ruined his brain for every other game… especially Cyberpunk 2077. It is Path of Exile 3.26 Spoiler Season, and Bel talks about some of the quality of life changes coming. Tam shares his experiences with Skin Deep and why it may not be the “sandbox stealth” game that it is purported to be. Kodra and Tam talk about their experiences playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes “Co-Op” without official support for that. The early looter shooter Defiance makes a return, and Bel talks about that, and then Tam shares the realization that given enough time, you massively improve almost anything that you try… in his case, painting miniatures. Topics Discussed: Blue Prince Rewires Brain Path of Exile 3.26 Spoiler Season Skin Deep Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes “Co-Op” Defiance Returns Painting Realization
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AggroChat #524 - Fun To Lose
05/25/2025
AggroChat #524 - Fun To Lose
Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! We are down a Grace this week and start off with what seems like a reasonable list of topics… that we immediately have to bump half of because the night ran long. Thalen starts off with a bit of a rebuttal to our Eurovision topic as he shares his thoughts about Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente. From there, we talk about the death of Marathon and potentially Bungie as things keep getting worse for that game and its studio. Speaking of angry crowds… we also talk a bit about the self-own of Star Citizen’s recent round of pay-to-win allegations. Steam OS is officially available for devices that are not the Steam Deck, and we share our thoughts about an eventual future where we are running this on desktops. Somewhere in the midst of the show, we have this entire unintended conversation about how making PVP work for non-PVPers would mean needing to make losing feel enjoyable. Finally, Tam shares his thoughts about what he has played of Dune Awakening so far, and it is probably enough to rope several of us into trying the game on release. Topics Discussed Space Opera The Marathon Debacle The Potential Death of Bungie Star Citizen Self-Own Steam OS Broad Release PVP for Non-PVPers Dune: Awakening
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AggroChat #523 - Get That Slorm
05/18/2025
AggroChat #523 - Get That Slorm
Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, and Kodra Hey Folks! We are down a few folks, but we had a lot to talk about. Bel and Grace have been watching Eurovision for several years at this point… and talk about some nonsense that went on during the Saturday show that was amazing. From there, Ash shares his broadening love of Taiko Drum games and tries to figure out a way to play them at home. Bel talks a bit about recent Last Epoch updates that have added quite a bit of quality of life to the game. Enshrouded got the Thralls of Twilight update that has massively improved some of the game visuals as well as added quite a bit more gameplay. Dwarven Realms is going through Chaos Week right now, and Grace has been playing the brand new Necromancer. Several of us have spent time playing Slormancer, and it is a phenomenal and easy to get into ARPG with a pretty delightful art style. Right now, Steam is doing Creature Collector Fest, and Ash talks about trying out several demos. Finally, Bel has returned to Guild Wars 2 and dragged Ammo along for the nonsense. He talks about finishing up his fifth Legendary Weapon and setting his sights on the way more daunting Vision Legendary journey. Topics Discussed: Real Winner of Eurovision Taiko Drum Games Last Epoch Quality of Life Patches Enshrouded - Thralls of Twilight Dwarven Realms Necromancer Slormancer Creature Collection Demos Voiding Bound Synth Beasts Yaoling Mythical Journey Aethermancer Guild Wars 2 Fifth Legendary What Now?
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AggroChat #522 - What Makes a Crossover?
05/11/2025
AggroChat #522 - What Makes a Crossover?
Featuring: AmmosArt, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers out there who might be listening to our show. We are down an Ash and a Grace and have an under-the-weather Kodra, but push on. We start off with Bel asking the question: What is the bare minimum required for something to be called a crossover in a game? Kodra shares his thoughts about his playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 and how it gives the impression of time pressure, but that there really is not any. This branches off into a whole discussion about imaginary time pressure and actual hard clocks in games. Weirdly, this also then branches off into a discussion about how “sexytime” is handled in games. In a more pure gaming experience, Tam shares his thoughts about the wildly successful Burrows and Badgets. Bel talks about rolling a Gauntlet character in the Sir Gog led Path of Exile league and hitting a hard stop in Act 8. Finally, we talk a bit about Dune Awakening and then attempt to explain the Dune universe to Kodra. Topics Discussed: What Constitutes a Crossover in a Video Game? Diablo IV x Berserk Collaboration Cyberpunk 2077 and the implication of time pressure. Actual Time Pressure vs Imagined Sexytime in Gaming Burrows and Badgers Sir Gog’s Soft Gauntlet in Path of Exile Dune: Awakening Beta Hopes Explaining Dune to Kodra
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