Raid Buff

Join two lifelong gamers as they navigate the chaotic world of gaming while balancing family, careers, and their indie game development. From epic WoW raids and Star Wars adventures to the everyday struggles of parenting and adulting, Raid Buff offers a relatable and hilarious look into the life of a modern-day gamer.

Just Survive 03/11/2025

Just Survive We're just lucky to be here... /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/35620300

Tank, You Okay? 12/18/2024

Tank, You Okay? Trying to remember “The Boys” for no reason (Akia’s audio becomes more clear about 5 minutes in.) The sheer amount of work it takes to make a game Going from CS programming to game dev Marvel Rivals The cosplay and long box in the closet Fallout of the struggle bus tank in Overwatch Pokemon Unite, the Pokemon version of League of Legends We’re sick of being sick Just another history book moment in our lifetime 2024 Game Awards - Is World of Warcraft really not one of the “best ongoing games” but Diablo 4 is? Witcher 4 reveal What’s cool? Crashing out? Ever heard about “Confessions of a Video Vixen”? What’s your go-to trash talk? Weight loss goals We just watched “Godzilla Minus One” /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/34497255

It's All Lies! 12/04/2024

It's All Lies! Finally got a Switch — Costco Black Friday bundle Overwatch 2 Mario Kart 8 Persona 5: Royal Pixel Cafe Neva Pixel art for game design is HARD—good on ya, Brotato! Vampire Janitor: making a list of weapons and enemies Why can’t we be like the other indie game devs? Black Friday was actually on Friday this year How to guarantee your team will win the big game (while you, personally, lose) Sports is just reality tv with fewer steps Get your NASCAR games while you can NASCAR sold to iRacing. Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact blocked in Australia (probably for minors doing bad stuff) Why it’s harder to buy games at launch nowadays Entertainment ADD: switching streaming platforms and skipping songs Loyalty to your in-game teammates and childhood trauma “I’m committed to DPS” and the sad WoW classic story of a husband and wife Curse of the friendly face Below average human communicators It takes a village? /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/34292510

WoW, Overwatch, Marvel Snap, oh my! 11/24/2024

WoW, Overwatch, Marvel Snap, oh my! Not a ton of Vampire Janitor progress thanks to mice and moving Fantastic “butt” idea gets ignored WoW player housing The overwhelming-ness of Dornogal Overwatch! Starting our own traditions—steaks Unintentional neighbor noise standoff Worst game you’ve ever played? Yugioh fanatic becomes addicted to Marvel Snap Were Yugioh Master Duel and Duel Links pay to win? Have you heard how expensive comic books are now? Not using Twine for writing Much talk, little watch of Dune: Prophecy The very deep lore of Lord of the Rings LoTR and what got left out of the Rings of Power (spoilers) Who writes better shows now: HBO or Amazon Prime? /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/34128636

Mice City, Mice Mice City 11/12/2024

Mice City, Mice Mice City Game devlog and our measly progress since last episode Mice city, mice mice city bih Is Halloween not a thing now? Akia gets back into new WoW in an old way New zone in WoW Token system change for 20th anniversary AI videos of WoW and Pokémon NFL this year Haikyuu dub!! Top 5 anime Watching Daredevil vs watching bad shows like The Witcher /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/33901992

Go Team Xal'atath’s Feet 10/28/2024

Go Team Xal'atath’s Feet Game progress for our indie Why does everything cost money for Halloween? How do you decide game art style vs good CG? Video game sound design / for the love of foley and voice acting Why can’t you play some games on Steam Deck (when they seem perfect for the platform)? Red Dead 2 is my cozy game World of Warcraft’s 20th Anniversary and the Tier 2 sets Really… what do you think about Xal'atath’s feet? And why does Blizz prefer them to Mommy Alexstrasza? Lack of a love life /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/33626562

Pilot Redux 10/18/2024

Pilot Redux Update on our game dev progress: almost almost ready! We're picking our programs and figuring out how to use them. Tanason tells the story of how he chose Paladin for the first time—forced to choose, more like. We also talk about trying for that golden egg of a work/life/game dev balance. /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/33520057

Character Creation Screen 10/18/2024

Character Creation Screen In which our heroes/game devs/9-5ers discuss their newest venture: making a video game! What programs will we use? Who knows! There are so many! We also talk about how we got our main character names in WoW and our favorite memory in the game. /episode/index/show/efaa3859-863d-4a2a-bd9e-288c019efa18/id/33509112

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