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Extra Life 2017 Stream Schedule and Giveaways

This Saturday, November 4th, we will be taking part in the Extra Life Game Day 24+ hour fundraiser, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Starting at 10:00 AM ET, we will be streaming a variety of games, such as Final Fantasy XIV and XV, Horizon Zero Dawn, and others. We will also be working together with the FFXIV Content Creators team to run content like the Lost City of Rabanastre as a group.

Tentative Gaming Schedule: (All Times ET, content subject to change)

  • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Horizon Zero Dawn
  • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Final Fantasy XIV (Includes Lost City of Rabanastre run with FFXIVCC Team)
  • 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Final Fantasy XV
  • 9:00 pm – 1:00 am – FFXIV Hyperion Map Party
  • 11:00 pm – GIVEAWAY – FFXIV Stormblood Physical Collectors Edition for PS4
  • 1:00 am – 2:00 am – Mobius Final Fantasy
  • 2:00 am – 4:00 am – Cards Against Humanity with the FFXIVCC Team
  • 4:00 am – 10:00 am – To be Determined

 

To encourage donations to this wonderful cause, we have come up with a number of donation achievements, giveaways, and stretch goals.

  • For everyone who donates at least $10, you will be entered in a drawing to win one of a number of prizes, including Mog Station minions, and 1 of 3 Silver Moogle Pocket watches*
  • For everyone who donates at least $30, you will have a chance to win a physical copy of the FFXIV Stormblood Collectors Edition for PS4*. The drawing for this will be around 11:00 PM EST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A special Thank You goes out to our friends at GamerEscape and Square Enix for their donation of the game and pocket watches. Make sure to check out the FFXIV Content Creators group for additional prizes available from the rest of the team.

Want to cause a bit of pain to our streamers? Tune in to the stream at twitch.tv/phoenixdownradio and find out how!

Donations can be in any amount, not just what is listed above. Every donation helps to reach our stretch goals!

  • For every $200 donated, we will give away one of our prizes!
  • At $500, Klauss will stop whatever game he is playing, and start in on his least favorite Final Fantasy game, FFX-2.
  • If we reach $1000, Klauss will shave his beard LIVE on stream!
  • If we go beyond this, we will come up with additional stretch goals. 

Please check out our Extra Life page to make your donation to help support Gillette Children’s Specialty Care. Thank you!

 

*Disclaimer: Physical Items can only be delivered to addresses in the US and Canada, where allowed by Law. Please click here for full details.

Episode 55 – No Stone Unturned

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In this episode, we take the spoiler tag off the MSQ and talk all about the storyline and plot, including our opinions of the direction the writers seem to be taking with characters like Fordola and Yotsuyu. Seyrr opens the book on the lore of Ivalice by talking all about the Lucavi and their Zodiac Stones. We also talk about the upcoming Extra-Life Game Day Charity Stream, which is coming up on November 4th. 

Show Notes:
Phoenix Down Radio on Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/phoenixdownradio 
Final Fantasy XIV Content Creators on Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.teamParticipants&teamID=33388 

Lucavi magic circles from the Lore segment

Extra Life 2017 Game Day Stream

We are pleased to announce that Phoenix Down Radio will be joining the Final Fantasy XIV Content Creators group for Extra Life Game Day 2017. Starting November 4th, we will be streaming different games throughout the day and raising funds for Gillette Children’s Hospital. If you would like to donate ahead of the stream, you can visit our Extra Life participant page to make your pledge. We are looking forward to the event, and hope to see you all on Twitch!

 

Episode 54 – The Eorzean Housing Crisis

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This week, the PDR crew talks about patch 4.1, spoiler-free. The discussion topic shifts to one of the major issues in the game, the housing system, and how the lack of available houses and the inability to take part in one of the game’s biggest opportunities for creativity and individual expression has many players upset. Seyrr discusses the patron deity of crafters, Byregot, and we discover that Chille really loves when Luna does push-ups!

Show Notes:
FFXIV Patch 4.1 notes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/cfd6b53bc9cd08b494512a662c04942848db9539 
Callback Campaign: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/callback/ 
Amazing use of housing in FFXIV: https://twitter.com/Aki_Hanyabi/status/916816581535002624

 

Episode 53 – Give and Take

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On this week’s episode, Klauss, Luna, Seyrr, and Chille discuss the news from Live Letter 39, which seemed to give more information about Patch 4.2 than it did 4.1, but we still try to talk about the upcoming content and changes expected in the newest patch. We discuss what people are doing to either keep entertained within FFXIV or to break the monotony caused by the current content drought. Seyrr’s lore segment goes over the Elementals of the Black Shroud, and we to figure out how Chille can be on so many podcasts in one day!

Show Notes:

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/9a8GJLLydOE
Official Forums Thread for PLL 39: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/346612-Letter-from-the-Producer-LIVE-Part-XXXIX-Update-Thread 
Seyrr’s Photoshoot with Misuzu Takane: https://imgur.com/a/TmW73 

Episode 52 – The Crucible v Ishgard

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We start our third year of podcasting by bringing in the masterminds of FFXIV’s trash tabloid, The Crucible: SaferSephiroth and Brohamut. They talk to us about how they got their start, what its like to create their content, and things they’d like to do in the future. Things take a dark turn to Chille’s delight as Saferoth shares his passionate disdain for Estinien and Ishgard. Seyrr continues the lore of the Twelve as he discusses LLymlaen the Navigator.

Show Notes:
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/7yEveWwkPe4

The Crucible: Tumblr Twitter Twitch
The Trial of The Crucible Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UwHZR_pcvw 

 

Moogle-Go-Round Radio Episode 35 – Change is Good

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On this episode of Moogle-Go-Round, Paul and Chille discuss the news from the most recent Letter from the Producer Live 38, and Paul has big news regarding the future of the podcast. What could it be? Make sure to listen!

Episode 51 – Tacos, Chimichangas, and Lalafells??

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As Final Fantasy XIV celebrates its fourth anniversary, we celebrate two years of podcasting! The crew talks about Letter from the Producer Live XXXVIII, where we get more info on Patch 4.1, titled The Legend Returns. We also talk about the recently released series “Dad of Light” which is based off a real life story of a father and son who play FFXIV. We then get nostalgic over the past two years of putting on these shows for you, our listeners, and what a crazy ride it has been getting here. Seyrr’s Lore discussion talks about the Lady of Bliss, Sri Lakshmi, and we finally get some information on why Lalafells are so tasty. Lalafell Tacos, anyone?

Show Notes: 

YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0AN9q3DUjM

Episode 50 – Sharing the Love in FFXIV

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We celebrate our 50th episode by celebrating the amazing content creators in the Final Fantasy XIV community! Many of our listeners contributed to the list, and we take this time to share with you!

Show Links:
FFXIV 4 Year Anniversary stream info: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/89f0c83ba423c0a35a838488d4dc282907922e67
Tales from the Storm Part 2: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/sidestory_02/#sidestory_02
Tales from the Storm Part 3: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/sidestory_03/#sidestory_03

FFXIV Content Creators: (Just a few from the submissions received)
The Crucible: http://thecrucibleffxiv.tumblr.com/
Larryzaur: https://www.youtube.com/c/Larryzaur
Denmo McStronghuge: https://www.youtube.com/user/denmomcstronghuge
A Stage Reborn: https://www.astagereborn.com/theatre/
Nuclear Wasabi: http://nuclearwasabi.tumblr.com/
Dark H: http://darkhhhhhh.tumblr.com/
GamerEscape FFXIV Wiki: https://gamerescape.com/category/ffxiv/
Garland Tools: http://www.garlandtools.org/
Cat Became Hungry: http://en.ff14angler.com

Episode 49 – Livin’ in the Deltascape! (Whoa-oh!)

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After discussing the main scenario storyline in the last episode, Klauss, Seyrr, and Chille decide to delve into the aether with Omega and talk about the current tier of raids, the Deltascape. We give our impressions on the fights and story, and talk a bit about what we would like to see moving forward with the Omega series as well as the upcoming Return to Ivalice series. Seyrr goes in-depth with Susano and the idea of Kami, and we discuss why Chille turned into a dancing Chille dog.

Show Links:
YouTube Video: Coming Soon
Furnishing Design Contest info: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/7c85959feec46a40d2cc9f580b8c069d877196e7
Tales from the Storm part 1: The Weight of a Name http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/