Episode 35 – Nophica’s Sloppy Bosom Buddies

This week, we are joined by Rubi and Yelta from Gather Together. We give our spoiler-free impressions of patch 3.5, and Seyrr gives us the low-down on the matron-saint of bosoms, Nophica. We also premiere a brand new song just for those who love waiting for their favorite game during a long maintenance. Enjoy!

Maintenance Monday

Links:
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/EOdc9jf1-h8
Gather Together: http://www.gtffxiv.com
GamerEscape’s FFXIV Content Creator’s Roundup: http://gamerescape.com/2017/01/21/ffxiv-content-creator-round-up-115-121/
Anima Bonus live thread on r/ffxiv: https://www.reddit.com/live/yaa1fmwibvkl

Episode 34 – Sounds of Sigh-lence

In the first episode of 2017, Klauss, Chille, and Seyrr talk about the upcoming patch 3.5, discuss what we know and what we are speculating about with Stormblood, and Seyrr hits us with lore about Rhalgr the Destroyer. We announce the winners of our Ratings contest, and wish Luna a speedy recovery from the black plague, or was that dysentery?

Show Links:

YouTube video of podcast: https://youtu.be/30NZIxmxXjw
Patch 3.5 Information page: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/special/3_5_The_Far_Edge_Of_Fate/
Screenshots from Famitsu article: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201701/05124262.html
Everything we know about Stormblood (From GamerEscape): http://gamerescape.com/2016/12/23/stormblood-everything-we-know/

Tis the season for giving!

The holidays are here, and we hope everyone is in a giving mood! One of the things on our wish list is getting reviews on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and other podcatcher programs. Its a process that takes just a few moments, but is immensely helpful to us. But we’re also feeling the giving spirit, and want to give away minions and mounts to random reviewers as a thank you. We have picked up 2 Bennu mounts, and plan on giving away a number of minions as well. Let us know what name and platform you posted your review under and you’re entered. Thanks for your support in 2016, and Happy Holidays!

 

Edit: Apparently Google Play Music doesn’t have a rating system yet, but you can rate on Stitcher by going to our podcast page, http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/phoenix-down-radio or by searching for us in the iTunes app on your computer or iPhone/iPod/iPad.

Episode 33 – A Holiday Revue in Review

In the final episode of 2016, Klauss, Seyrr, Luna, and Chille talk about the things they liked and disliked in FFXIV the past year, and things they would like to see in the coming year. They also discuss Final Fantasy XV, and Seyrr tells us all about the lore behind Sophia. Happy Holidays from everyone at Phoenix Down Radio!

Show Notes
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/ZnldEbJE0hU
A Stage Reborn’s I Want to be Your Canaryhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1711372755843055/

Moogle-Go-Round Episode 17 – No Tattoo!!?

Seyo Meyo rejoins Paul and Chille this week as they discuss information from Live Letter 33 and talk about Final Fantasy XV, which was released this week.

Episode 32 – Thal’s Balls of Fire!

Pushing through after suffering from post-thanksgiving food comas, the PDR team talks about the latest info from the live letter held on Black Friday, and gives our reactions to the upcoming patch 3.5. Seyrr discusses Nald’thal (balls and all) and Chille wonders what the big deal about eating turkey on a Thursday is.

Show Notes:
YouTube Video of show: https://youtu.be/ziiE4EXZZ0U
GamerEscape Translation of Famitsu Interview: http://gamerescape.com/2016/11/15/famitsu-sits-down-with-naoki-yoshida-at-fan-festival/
Eorzean Home Makeover (Extreme Edition) Contest: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/311146
The Primals – Locus Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LIw6Vnt2MI

Episode 31 – Derailed

With the rush of FanFest slowly dwindling, we discuss the state of the game, and ask the question, is the latest round of content too easy? Luna fills in for a missing Seyrr this week to discuss things she has learned from the Encyclopedia Eorzea, and Chille wonders why he keeps agreeing to guest host with us each episode.

YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts-Y_kzNVSM

Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 15 – FFXIV vs WoW

On this episode, we decide to do some comparisons between Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft, and are joined by Skyfiah and Binkari_bink, a couple from the UK wo play a number of different MMO’s. We also talk a bit about the new additions from Patch 3.45.

Show Notes:
Binks and Skyfiah on Twitch: twitch.tv/binkari_bink
Binks and Skyfiah’s website: bunkfish.tv

FanFest 2016 from a Fan’s Perspective

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It has now been 3 weeks since FanFest 2016, and I have to say it was truly an amzing experience. In the weeks leading up to the event, when I said I was going to Las Vegas, people would ask why. I would tell them that I was going to FFXIV FanFest which would often lead to more questions. So I ended up just telling people I was going on a road trip with friends to meet other fans of a game I have been playing. However it wasn’t until I arrived that I was reminded that meetups like FanFest are more than just about a game, because without the fans, a game is just software and the development team certainly knows this. Many times you would see a member of the development team surrounded by a bunch of fans, trying to interact with as many as possible, while their poor handler was trying to keep them moving on only to stop again a few feet later and repeat the process all over again. They love the players, and strive to make this game everything that it can be.

I also had the treat of being friends with some of the Phoenix Down Radio crew, and was able to see things from the side of the content creators in the community. Time and time again, I would see the various podcasters meet up, many for the first time in person, and I watched as they would introduce themselves, offer a handshake or hug for those who were huggers (but by the end, EVERYONE was a hugger, and offered up teary goodbyes as they went their separate ways.) Many of the people we ran into time and time again as we all made plans to go from one part of the event to another, and tried to meet up as a larger group at the end of the day. (As a side note, the sushi dinner with PDR and Maelstrom Radio was amazing, I want to do it again!) At the end of the event, I got to see how much each group loved and respected each others’ work in the community. In the next few weeks and months, you can be sure there will be plenty of cross-over events planned between the shows, as each has their own special take on the community to share with the other groups’ followers. I can’t wait to hear more about the upcoming PvP discussions, Lore specials, and how to lead the PUG life.

Lasty, but certainly not least, my favorite part of the festival was meeting everyone at the event. Whether in line for a mini-game or Battle challenge, it was easy to start up a conversation with the person next to you, as we already had something in common. In many cases though, before too long you would find yourself in a conversation that has nothing to do with FFXIV, and by the time you reached the front of the line, you would be sharing contact info with them in hopes of rekindling that conversation again. We were all there to celebrate a game, Final Fantasy XIV, but what the event really reminded us of was how much we loved this community that the game brought together, and what we truly were there to celebrate was each other. Thank you for this opportunity to tell my story.

Ryael Arkash
Hyperion

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Episode 30 – I Beat Merch Line Extreme!

Fresh off the podcast presses, the newest episode of Phoenix Down Radio is now available!

We are two weeks removed from FanFest, and we are still talking about how amazing it was to meet everyone there. We talk a bit about our reactions to Stormblood, memories from FanFest, and things that could use improvement. Seyrr discusses Menphina the Lover in our Lore segment, and Chille is obsessed with Baconators.

Show notes:

YouTube link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TeFzYtenxE
Nama Kemono’s Signature book from FanFest: http://imgur.com/a/afVKg