Episode 83 – Viva Lala Vegas

Seyrr and Chille have made it back safely from FanFest 2018, and share their experiences from the event. Along with Klauss, they talk about what we learned from the Keynote about the upcoming expansion, Shadowbringers, as well as the live letter information about patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes. Enjoy!

Episode 82 – Disenfranchised

This week, Klauss, Chille, and Seyrr talk about the upcoming FFXIV FanFest in Las Vegas. The trio also discuss the recent news regarding Final Fantasy XV, and what this could mean for the Final Fantasy franchise in general. Seyrr focuses on the ever-popular Red Mage in the Lorebrarian’s Corner, and Chille wants to be a waifu pillow! Enjoy!

Show News:
Extra Life Donations: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.Participant&participantID=297335#donate

FanFest Schedule of Events: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/2fc19abcaabd6b2849c047f06286fa16d3963aee
Activities for Attendees: https://fanfest2.finalfantasyxiv.com/2018-19/na/activity/playable-activities
Goodie bag contents announced: https://fanfest2.finalfantasyxiv.com/2018-19/na/news/13 
Community Stream Viewing Party at the Bally’s Sky View Room 3: https://xiv2018.wixsite.com/livestream
LBR Community After Party at the Luxor eSports Arena: http://limitbreakradio.com/8526

FFXV Episodes Aranea, Lunafreya and Noctis cancelled. Tabata leaves, SE posts $33M loss: http://www.novacrystallis.com/2018/11/final-fantasy-xv-episodes-aranea-lunafreya-noctis-cancelled-production-episode-ardyn-will-continue and https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/final-fantasy-15-dlc-canceled-director-hajime-taba/1100-6463112

Extra Life Game Day 2018 Schedule

Extra Life Game Day 2018 is less than 24 hours away, and we are excited to be participating for the second year in a row. With our community’s support so far, we have raised $775 for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, and we hope to surpass our goal of $1000 by the end of the 25 hour stream. Below is a tentative schedule of what we will be broadcasting on our Twitch channel. All times are in CST, and subject to change 

  • 9 AM – Noon: FFXIV – Pagos, Map runs, Birb farms, etc.
  • Noon – 3 PM: Overwatch with friends
  • 3 – 6 PM: FFXIV – Music Requests
  • 6 – 9 PM: Final Fantasy IV
  • 9 PM – Midnight: Final Fantasy XV
  • Midnight – 2 AM – World of Final Fantasy
  • 2 – 5 AM: Late Night games w/ FFXIVCC (Jack Box, CaH, etc)
  • 5 – 9 AM: Final Stretch – FFXIV

There will be a number of items given away to supporters of the stream. To be eligible, please donate to our Extra Life campaign. Thank you in advance, and we look forward to seeing you all during the stream. #ForTheKids!

Episode 81 – Alpha and Omega’s Excellent Adventure!

This week, we continue our discussion of the Patch 4.4 story lines by discussing the Alphascape. We bring back the Lorebrarian’s corner as well where Seyrr talks about Ninjas in Final Fantasy, and compares them to their real life counterparts. We also talk about the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Content Creators’ After Party on November 16th in Las Vegas, and Extra Life Game Day 2018 on November 3rd! Enjoy!

Show notes:
Donate to Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.participant&participantID=297335 
RSVP for the FFXIV Content Creators’ After party sponsored by Limit Break Radio: http://limitbreakradio.com/8526 

Episode 80 – Ancient Ascians, Go Figure!

This week, Klauss, Seyrr, and Chille break the spoiler embargo on the Patch 4.4 story line. We then speculate what these events may lead to moving forward, and what this means for the lore of the world. Chille gives us an update on the GoFundMe campaign to get him to FanFest in Vegas, and we talk about the upcoming Extra Life Game Day stream. Please enjoy!

Show Notes:
FFXIV 5th Anniversary Infographics: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/5th_anniversary/infographic/

All Saints’ Wake info: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/2018/All_Saints_Wake/

Support Phoenix Down Radio on Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.participant&participantID=297335 

 

Episode 79 – Casually Podcasting

This week, we are joined by Brin Zalazar from GamerEscape, Work2Game, and host of his own podcast, Casually Hardcore. We give our spoiler-free impressions of Patch 4.4, as well as talk about the news from the Final Fantasy world. Klauss gives us his review of the A New World concert, and we announce the winner of our #PDR3rdAnniversary contest. Enjoy!

Show links:

Work2Game on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/worktogamevideos
Work2Game on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/work2game
Work2Game on Twitter: https://twitter.com/worktogame

A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy information: https://ffnewworld.com/ 

Ranged and Melee gear design contest winners: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/fb9d4d8a0f121458309c5af43e9e3b7e7d5e21b5

Soken Birthday Project information: https://www.ffxivcommunity.com/project-info

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Trailer (in Japanese): https://youtu.be/iycAWS-PtZY
Chocobo’s Dungeon: Everybuddy Trailer (in Japanese): https://youtu.be/QUEsuT5xAuI
World of Final Fantasy Maxima Trailer (in English): https://youtu.be/RFRJAeYwyoA

Episode 78 – A Witty Prelude

Chille and Klauss are joined this week by an impromptu guest: FusionX from GamerEscape.com. We go through the preliminary Patch 4.4 notes, as well as talk about the upcoming Final Fantasy releases for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. We also talk about some new in-game items being released for sale by the Itinerant Moogle, some of which are amazing, others just ill-timed. Enjoy!

Show notes:

Information on LimitBreakRadio’s FanFest After Party at the E-Sports Arena: http://limitbreakradio.com/8526

Preliminary Patch 4.4 Notes:  https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/9b217677daf859702c5df3505060e8f3437fc55a

FusionX’s Opinion piece regarding upcoming in-game item sales:  https://gamerescape.com/2018/09/14/opinion-final-fantasy-xiv-once-again-undermining-players-prior-achievements/

Episode 77 – No Glove, Lots of Love!

We celebrate our 3rd year of podcasting and say goodbye to an amazing host. Luna announced she will be taking a hiatus from FFXIV and Phoenix Down Radio, and we take this opportunity to talk about some of our favorite moments of the podcast over the past 3 years, and share some of our listener’s favorite moments as well. We also discuss the latest Live Letter, patch 4.4 information, and FFXIV Anniversary event news. 

Thank you everyone who has taken the time to listen to our show over these past 3 years. We hope you continue to support us, and look forward to producing more episodes for years to come! Make sure to listen to the show to find out how to win a 60 day FFXIV Time Card as a thank you for your continued support!

Show notes:
Tales from the Storm stories
The First Step: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/sidestory_07/ 
A Display of Ingenuity: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/sidestory_08/

Yoshida comments on The Rising 2018 and “White Raven-Gate”!
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/373250-White-Raven-earring-given-out-at-The-Rising-event-2018?p=4765303#post4765303

Fan Favorite Music poll results: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/9c417k/ffxiv_fan_favourite_music_poll_results_with_links/ 

Patch 4.4 preview page: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/patch/4_4/

Episode 76 – Luna Loves those Lala Toes!

On this episode, Klauss, Luna, and Chille give their unabashed, uncensored opinions about the newest content from FFXIV Patch 4.36. Luna shares the lore clues from her Hide and Seek event last weekend by pitting Chille and Klauss against each other in a contest of wits. We also learn that Luna apparently only has eyes for Chille’s toes!

Show Resources:

Tales from the Storm stories
In Darkness Blooms the Lily: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/sidestory_05/#sidestory_05
From Azure Ashes: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/special/tales_from_the_storm/sidestory_06/#sidestory_06

An in-depth analysis of the Video Game Housing Market: https://www.landc.co.uk/video-game-property/

Episode 75 – FFXIV Finds a Way

Even with Patch 4.36 coming in a few days, and a full patch scheduled to arrive next month, the lack of new content has been taking its toll on the FFXIV community, and we talk about what we have been doing to try and keep from getting sick or bored of the game. Seyrr talks about the history of the Monk class as it relates to FFXIV and Final Fantasy in general, and Chille plots to take over all the podcasts! Enjoy!

Show resources
TheGG’s interview with Koji Fox: http://thegg.net/interviews/final-fantasy-xiv-interview-with-koji-fox-square-enix-and-final-fantasy-memories/

FFXIV 5th anniversary site: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/5th_anniversary/