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All Things Geekery
By Detached & Victus
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All Things GeekeryMar 31, 2019
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S4E9 - The Great White Tower
In this episode, the geeks discuss some of the latest gaming conferences and highlight their favorite upcoming games! Plus we dig into the tech inside the Playstation 5!
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S4E8 - Dance, Magic Dance!
In this episode, we are going to discuss some recent release videos regarding Last of Us 2 and Baldur’s Gate, cover some rumors and possible leaks regarding GTA 6, and talk about the MMO that has officially come to the USA Phantasy Star Online 2. Wrapping up the episode we will talk about streaming shows and tv series that we have enjoyed recently and also game streaming software which we have started using.
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S4E7 - It's Unreal
In this episode, We are going to talk games from the first Xbox 20/20 livestream to Playstation’s Ghosts of Tsushima. Next, we discuss our thoughts on the modern remake movie release of our favorite mystery-solving dog and friends Scooby-Doo. We wrap up this episode with our thoughts on the Epic Games Tech Demo of Unreal Engine 5.
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S4E6 - Summerfest
In this episode, We talk about the games with the new announcement regarding Summergame fest, the latest Assassin's Creed game, and speculate about the Xbox Insider event. Wrapping up the episode we chat about some of the shows and movies that we are looking forward to coming later this year.
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S4E5 - Kick-Starts & Reworks
In this episode, we’re talking games from the CS:GO rival Valorant, the surprise announcement Chex Quest HD Remake, next we cover all we know about the soon to be release Dune film, and we wrap up the episode talking about the announced Cyberpunk Xbox one X, Home automation, and Space X
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S4E4 - Evolution
In this episode, We talk about the latest games to include out favorite rip and tear space marine Doom Guy, and the debt simulator Animal Crossing, then we wrap up our season 1 discussion on Star Trek Picard, and finally Talk Console Wars with Xbox & PS
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S4E3 - It's Contagious
In this episode, we are going to first talk about the most recent season that hit for Destiny. Next, we will dive into all the latest details regarding the much-anticipated release of Baldur’s Gate 3. Getting into some tabletop fun we are going to talk about a cult favorite sci-fi game now pending to release boardgame Dune. Wrapping up the podcast we will give our thoughts on the most episodes of Picard with some tech and conference talk mixed in.
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S4E2 - The Overhaul
In this episode, we talk about the confirmation from Bioware that they will be hitting the redo button on some major aspect of Anthem. Next, we talk about the latest game to movie adaptation starring everyone's favorite blue hedgehog. We finish out this episode talking about a phone concept that has come back from the dead - Flip Phones!
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S4E1 - Happy Belated New Year
In this episode, we talk about our recent break from content creation and what we’ve been up to. We dig into the most recent reputation stain of Blizzard - Warcraft 3 Reforged. Next, we dive into our inner TREKKIE and discuss Star Trek Picard and look at the newest adventures of the beloved captain! Finishing the episode we chat about our plans for the future of the podcast and new things coming!
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S3E20 - The Mandalorian / Part 2: Ep 5 - 8
Long ago, in an episode far far away, we explore The Mandalorian AGAIN. Our new mini-series covering the mysterious and also fascinating character from The Mandalorian on Disney Plus! We’ll be covering episodes 5 - 8, and discussing what our favorite parts were.
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S3E19 - The Mandalorian / Part 1: Ep. 1 - 4
Long ago, in an episode far far away, we explore The Mandalorian. Our new mini-series covering the mysterious and also fascinating character from The Mandalorian on Disney Plus! We’ll be covering the first four episodes of the show in part one of this series, and discussing our favorite parts.
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S3E18 - Loaded Baked Potato
In this episode, we’re taking a look at Blizzcon and the redemption that Blizzard attempted to make and the gaming announcements from the conference. Plus we dive into the Star Wars brand, the latest Rise of Skywalker trailer and the excitement of Jedi Fallen Order. We'll also be discussing the new kid on the block to streaming; Disney+. and then we're excited to jump into some of our favorite announcements that came from Microsoft's yearly Xbox celebration - X019
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S3E17 - The Sounds of Cinema
In this episode, we’re first going to cover the impact that soundtracks have on the success of movies and how they connect you to the scene that you are watching. Then we are going to get into what are some of our top composers and also cover what we think are some of the best tracks in our favorite movies.
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S3E16 - We Need The Bread
In this episode, we are going to discuss the imminent release of Destiny 2’s latest Expansion Shadowkeep. We first do a brief recap of the current state of Destiny. Then we will discuss all the new places, items, and changes that we know are coming with Shadowkeep. Finally, we will discuss our hopes for the expansion and where we think it will take Destiny.
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S3E15 - A Refined Playlist
Show Notes
Gears 5
Picks up right where Gears 4 left off
Make senses but it is the best looking Gears game to date
Every part of the game has been finessed
Hits your right in the feels - right from the get-go
The new addition to have someone play the support class is nice and provides a brand new way for co-op to be played
The story keeps you engaged throughout when some things happened that will leave you shaken story impact wise
They definitely are “gearing” up for a 6
Borderland 3
Mayhem has begun!
Can say right off the bat that anyone looking for something “new” “game-defining” will be disappointed BUT anyone looking for more Borderlands games played that has been even more refined will be in for the best Borderlands game to date.
The loot is never-ending, a lot of QOL added…..though some could still be needed but are minor
Probably the most I have been engaged to the story of any of the main Borderlands games
The dynamic level scaling for co-op is amazing and allows the co-op to be even better as you don’t have to worry about out leveling a friend
On the co-op note the unique loot mode “Cooperative” is what Borderlands has needed for a while
Elder Scrolls Online
The Positives
ESO is a typical MMORPG and tries to give you that experience as best it can
This, however, is not a free-roaming exploration zone-based progression game like Skyrim was and struggles a bit in piecing its story together
LORE - the game is deeply rooted in the world of storytelling and finding out about the world of Tamriel is fun! The game systems, unfortunately, don’t compliment the story enough for me to stay engaged. The buggy, broken systems take away from the experience.
The game has a guided epic story with over 100 hours of main story content to play through. That’s a lot of story to get through but if you are willing to hang on and grind through the content, I think the story delivers a very nice experience!
I think the world quests as a whole do a decent job of capturing the Elder Scrolls experience, as well as the MMO experience. This is all paired and made more bearable because of the epic soundtrack!
CRAFTINGOne of my favorite aspects of the MMO genre and ESO does a brilliant job on it’s crafting system!
It does have its downsides as the resources needed for crafting, does require a large “Bag, Vault, and Storage Space” but is manageable
Even though they do a good job overall, this system still has a lot of features that needed to be better to enjoy it!
Let’s talk big adventure and big story for a moment
The Negatives
A search bar for ingredients or materials when inside a vault or storage area
There is absolutely no way to sell your resources except through “Hocking” items in world chat, or at a “Guild” store
Syncing with other players and timing of events such as helping other players out in quests seems to be a challenge most of the time.
The multi-player gameplay is “Lazy” feeling as once you do get synced up it doesn’t seem to be much of a challenge to defeat enemies.
Overall the game was too disconnected for me to really enjoy overall, even though I love MMO’s and I love the grind this one wasn’t for me
The game overall has some of the most annoying buggy systems I’ve ever seen
Finding a guild isn’t the easiest process by any means
GOLD SPAMMERS, they exist in every MMO and it will always be a negative impact on someone's experience
The game, in general, looks pretty terrible!
Between the drab world landscapes, and details it makes for a pretty lackluster experience.
The combat mechanics are very
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S3E14 - A Cyberpunked Classical
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Show Notes
WoW Classic -
The re-release of the game that has dominated the MMO landscape for almost 15 years
Everyone has been able to Experience what happened when Wow first released.
This time the setting is different - We now have instant updates on people’s progress, superior communication(Discord), and gaming communities that didn't exist 15 years ago(Twitch. Mixer, Facebook...etc)
Brand new ways of playing are being done just due to support from communities made possible by modern entertainment avenues(Example - Streamer loot)
It will be interesting to see how the drop of goes but even with that said we are about to get Battlegrounds added - Blizzard is having an update schedule similar to what took place or original WoW release
Minecraft -
A resurgence in Minecraft has taken ahold - why is this?
People like us have stopped playing long ago as many updates have taken place completely changing some aspect of Minecraft
Also, Shaders and Texture packs almost make it like a completely different game
Some Fornite streamers have actually gained popularity because of Minecraft
It is a game of Endless play and Endless Customization
Bring in friends and the fun goes up exponentially
Destiny 2 Battle Pass (Season Pass)
Destiny franchise director Luke Smith, Bungie revealed how seasons will work in Destiny 2’s third year; including Shadowkeep and New Light this fall.
Each season has a free or paid version (“10 bucks” each, according to Smith), similar to battle passes in games like Fortnite or Dauntless. The first season of Year 3, Season of the Undying, comes bundled with Shadowkeep (players can purchase it separately as well).
ROTATING ACTIVITIES
The new season will focus on changing Destiny 2’s world every three months. In Season of the Undying, players will open a Vex gate, creating a new activity and rewards. Three months later, players will close the gate, end the activities, and set Season of the Dawn in motion. Including Season of the Undying and Season of Dawn, Year 3 will contain four seasons.
Bungie believes that removing activities each season is the only way to make the game feel like it’s evolving. “We believe that Destiny will grow even better when the world state can change and that the best Destiny stories are the ones where ‘you had to be their when…,’” Smith said.
But weapons and rewards for the seasons won’t be gone forever. While Smith didn’t elaborate on how players should expect weapons they’ve missed to return within about six months. However, Smith was clear that there will be periods where players have no current means of acquiring some past items.
ARTIFACTS
On top of seasons rotating activities, the new seasonal Artifact will create individual player growth each season. Artifacts are free for all players, and Guardians can level them up during the season. Each level comes with uncapped bonus power that extends across a player’s account.
Players will also unlock new and powerful mods through the Artifact. After they unlock a mod, Guardians can slot them into weapons and armor for the remainder of the season. The goal is for the mods to change the way players interact with the world and create unique effects against everyday enemies and bosses.
At the end of each season, the seasonal mods and bonus power will reset. Players will earn a new Artifact for the next season, and start the process over again.
SEASON PASS
The Season Pass
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S3E13 - The Mashup
In this episode, we are going to cover a lot of big news that has happened in the gaming verse since we last recorded. We will cover areas for the lineup of GamesCon, to the recent departures from the teams working on Anthem and Dragon Age. We will finish by talking about Ninja’s recent move from Twitch to Mixer and also the announced MCU phase 4 lineup.
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S3E12 - Shaping A Cinematic Universe
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S3E11 - Destiny Resurgence
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S3E10 - E3 2019 Review
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S3E9 - Unlikely Allies
Show Notes
Microsoft and Sony
It was announced in the previous week that Sony and Microsoft are working on AI and cloud technology
This move makes no sense due to the continue gaming war the two companies have been in.
...then again it is possible Sony and Microsoft are wising up to what Google is planning to bring to the table.
When it comes to AI and cloud platforms Sony does not have either so it had to choose between the big 3 - Largest Amazon, Establish Microsoft, or the Youngin Google. It went with its mortal enemy
This move also took the PlayStation team by surprise but according to their leadership this has not changed any plans about their future console
We could be looking at the beginning of the end for console gaming.
We could be coming to a time when if you do want low latency input for competitive gaming then you buy a PC type device….if not you sign up for one of the game streaming services that will be available.
Microsoft console announcement could have some of the “cloud gaming attributes” as part of the architecture. - We shall see at E3
Side - note our next podcast will be an E3 pre-show where we will be talking about our expectation and wants to happen at this year's E3
Epic
Let’s set the scene - Stream has had a monopoly on the digital gaming distribution market and launcher since it’s launch in 2003.
For a while it was the only one launcher to rule them all - Steam had a monopoly when it came to a game launcher platform
Some popped up but those were only for their own launchers - Blizzard, Origin, Bethesda
Then Epic came along and decided to put their massive cash flow from Fortnite to use - Making a universal game launcher to compete with steam
Right out of the gate - it was a much better alternative for game developers as Epic would only take 12% compared to the current Steam rate of 30%
Some companies immediately started deployment of their game on Epic and Steam but at the same time Epic was immediately paying companies money to gain exclusive or limited exclusive rights
And this is where the controversy takes place
The hate against EPIC has been extreme….
Main points of “HATE” that Epic takes
“Unfair” Exclusives
The store has less function than Steam
Rumor of the “Less secure - security” platform
People have been used to the convenient monopoly the Stream produced
-Discussion-
What Have We Been Playing
Victus
Metro Exodus
Rage 2
Detached
Division 2
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S3E8 - Avengers Endgame Review
In this episode, we are starting off with a spoiler-free review of Endgame for all those that have still yet to see the movie. Then we will dive into some of the biggest scenes throughout the movie and what we thought of each. Wrapping up the podcast we will talk about our thoughts on what the future of the MCU could be.
Show Notes
Spoiler Free Review
Go see the movie! - Ok done
It is hard pressed to say that there could have been a better resolution to the end of the Infinity Saga.
Although the total run time is 3 hours, every minute was enjoyable and filled action and or interesting story
The movie is one of the best fan service movie created and that is not a bad thing
Lets talks scenes - SPOILERS
Before the Time Gap
Majority of the community was correct in that Endgame started right up where Infinity War stopped
We finally see why Hawkeye goes so far off the deep end - his ENTIRE family was dusted - that would break any man
How did Captain Marvel know to pick up Tony and Nebula? Did she go to Earth first and then head out?
Really impressed with how frail they made Tony look - Was not expecting Tony to be as beaten mentally as he was when they rescued him
The infinity stones were still usable??.....Until Thanos snapped them away...
Wow - they kill Thanos off in the first 30 mins
The Avengers were truly defeated
After Time Gap (Before Heist)
Each Avenger is coping in their own way - Almost every Avenger is broken - More so than others
Natasha is so desperate to get my to normalcy - She is now the leader of the remaining Avengers trying to get order in the world
Odd note here is you would think the world would be in worse shape than what it is in - but you know plot reasons
Pan to Scott’s van, which is now in the storage facility and we get to see the real hero of the movie - Splinter aka the random rat
Fortunately, Cassie was not dusted as that would have broken Scott and thus ended the story - but again plot reasons
Tony’s Family is probably wanna of the best and most heartfelt moments in the movie - It showed the full growth that Tony’s character has gone through since Iron Man 1
Fan service #3453 - Professor hulk - A brand new person that had both the memories of Hulk and Banner but acted more on the civilized Banner side
Thor “Big Lebowski” Odinson - Seeing the once mightiest Avenger reduced to self-pity and carelessness really brought home how much weight each of the Avengers put on themselves for not stopping Thanos - Thor more than anyone because he had the chance to stop Thanos and didn’t
Ronin/Hawkeye has gone off the deep end - He has become a no hold vigilante
After Time Gap (The Time Heist)
Space, Time, and Mind - Cap, Banner/Hulk, Antman, Ironman
Right to the battle of New York and getting to see “America’s @$$”
Cap works for HYDRA?!?!? JK but great call out to the Secret Empire comic
Loki stole the Space Stone?!?! - Well there goes that timeline
1970 - Plan B - Tony and dad meet
The Sorcerer Supreme is in the movie!
Power and Soul - War Machine, Nebula, Black Widow, and Hawkeye
Nebula is part of a network?
Well dang now past Thanos knows of his future success and also Avengers attempt
We knew a sacrifice was going to be made and it was only perfect that Black Widow and Hawkeye went - from a story standpoint Black Widow dying made the most sense
Reality Stone - Thor and Rocket
They are going to extract it with a needle?!?!
Renna Russo AKA Frigga had the most lines in all of MCU
This is hopefully causing Thor to eat more salads
They used old footage of Natalie Portman
Infinity stones back together and Snap everyone is back just like that - kinda forgot it included birds too
The Final
Past Thanos comes to the future and immediately bombs the Avengers
Thor with Mjolnir and Stormbreaker???!!!???
CAPTAIN AMERICA CAN WIELD MJOLNIR!!!!!
CAPTAIN SHIELD CAN BREAK?!?
How can 3 take on a world-conquering army??
“On your lef
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S3E7 - Bad Dad Jokes & Star Wars
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S3E6: It Is About Time
In this episode, We’ll talk about Google’s recent announcement of their game streaming service Stadia and what we think it means for the future of gaming. We also share our opinions on the recent completion of the Disney and Fox Entertainment buyout. X-men finally in the MCU...YAY! Finally, we’ll wrap things up talking about Microsoft's recent and the much-expected announcement that we are finally getting the Masterchief collection on PC!
Show Notes
Stadia
We talked previously about game streaming in a previous podcast
Some of the best ones so far - Nvidia Now - Playstation Now
Google tested the waters when they had people test their streaming with Google Chrome and from everyone reported it was really smooth.
With the announcement of Stadia, Google is in a prime position to be the game streaming king
Pros
They have the network to do it
The corporate presence to push ISPs to provide good internet to all
They have the micro-data centers close to users to provide low latency
What we don’t know
Price - This will be a huge indicator for the immediate success of the project - It would be smart to break out payment groups - one for ultra high-end gaming and the other for lower resolution streaming
Games - This is also another key item that needs to be well met - There needs to be a selection for all ages and type of gamer.
Release date - Without a release date this announcement is nothing but a pipe dream. With that said, time to advertise and promote the product will really success - They need to prompt this like the next big AAA game to hit the market. If successful it will change the way we game
Disney and Fox merge
Every MCU fans dream is coming true nerd's dream is coming true….and it only cost 71.1 Billion dollars to achieve
Before we nerd out on the future of Marvel movies - Disney is now the largest entertainment company with this merger. They own every movie ever produced or in the works by 20th Century Fox.
One sad note is this now means is that 20th Century Fox is no more.
Fox is now a news and Sports company
Nerd out time!
Since the beginning of the MCU fans knew we were always going to only a part of the Marvel universe in the MCU
Previous to this we have seen some amazing X-men movies and also some not so great movies -
With staple actors already taking up rolls for many of the X-men character (example James Mcavoy - Professor X and Michael Fassbender - Magneto) will they recast for when they finally introduce the Xmen into the MCU?
The one person that they can’t recast is Ryan Reynold as Deadpool - Ryan IS Deadpool - which this also means we may see our first R rated MCU movie when that does happen
The only question left is WHEN will we start to see the integration of these characters in the MCU
Master Chief Collection on PC!
It as if a million halo fans cried out in Joy!
And of course, it will only be available in the Microsoft store…….wait it’s going to be on Steam??!?! Microsoft you are doing this right!
With the move to PC, we have been promised that all the games will play at 4K and 60FPS on capable PCs
They are also including support for ultrawide monitors
The Games on PC will be released in chronological order and not all at once
The amount of support for this brand shows how much love people still have for it - When released redefined how FPS should be done.
It does make one wonder how long Microsoft can keep trying to make cash on the Halo franchise with old material before releasing something new
It will be interesting to track how long MCC on PC will be popular before everyone returns back to their games they are playing right now
Currently, the MCC is reported to be released in its entirety in 2019 which means we only have 9 months left to see them release.
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S3E5 - Gotta Collect Them All
In this episode, We will talk about the upcoming live-action take on pokemon and also the fastest hedgehog on earth Sonic. We also talk about some really good news about the upcoming Star Wars game and what it could mean for the success of that game. Lastly, we’ll talk about the latest controversy regarding Anthem and how Bioware is handling the situation.
Show Notes
Pokemon - Detective Pikachu
First impressions “What have they done to my childhood??”
Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu….REALLY?!?
Directed by Ron Letterman - creator of Shark Tale, Monster vs Aliens, and the most recent Goosebumps
After watching it a couple of times the appeal is really starting to grow
The CGI of each character has actually kept close to what they look like as anime
With that said,.....some pokemon look horrifying as CGI
If this movie does well what does this means for the future of pokemon big screen movies
Releases May 10th
Sonic
Directed by new director Jeff Fowler
The first images of Sonic have not gone will with the fan base
Apparently, they are going for a more human-like appearance for Sonic
Question is why they could not do like Pokemon and the form of the character stays the same they just bring the character into the real world CGI.
We have yet to even see the adaptation of the man bad guy Doctor Eggman which according to casting will be played by Jim Carrey
As of right now, the hopes are not very high on the reception of this movie
Due to be released November 8th
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Will take place in the Star Wars timeline between episode 3 and 4
Under the studio of Respawn Entertainment
They so far have executed their game very well and really mastered what each game was supposed to be with the latest success of their game APEX Legend a testament to that.
With that said the CEOs and this studio haven’t had any experience with an RPG game
One confirmed good thing about the game is that Chris Avellone (Writer for KOTOR 2 and Fallout New Vegas) has done work on the game - to what extent we do not know
He is also saying that we should be expecting a “bomb” in about a month
Maybe...just maybe we will get a Star Wars of a quality that every fan wanted
Anthem
It has not been a good couple PR weeks for Bioware
First, we have had the bugs - which to Bioware's defense they have been quick to fix
Some would argue they the bugs needed to not be there in the first place and a lot was found in the demo beta
Their advertisement as a Game Service has not gone well
Which means a lot of feature we want in the game are still on the way
Bioware/EA banning streaming for violation of the TOS in regards to some explorations that were found.
Although yes the terms in the TOS do cover the action in the ban - the handling of the Bans by BioWare have not been clear and only providing reasons for the ban a weeks after the ban took place
At the same time, there were reports that Anthem was bricking PS4 - this of course was a lot of misinformation spread by the Internet
The main cause was due to the amount of work they game put system through it was causing a previous problem already notated on original PS4 to occur much more often.
Regardless all this PR is not helping Anthem keep the support going - There is worry that EA will pull an Andromeda and stop work on the game as it is not doing as well as they wanted
With this bad PR for Anthem we shall see how Bioware plans to win back the masses
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S3E4 - The Good, The Bad, & The Not So Ugly
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S3E3 - All About Anthem
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S3E2 - Superhero Madness
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S3E1 - Welcome to the New Year
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S2E16 - Scrooge & Hot Cocoa
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S2E15 - The Endgame
In this episode, we’re talking about the new trailer for Avengers 4 and all the HYPE along with it! We’re also sharing our thoughts on Destiny 2’s latest DLC; Black Armory and the new Dawning event that just hit!
Show Notes
Avengers 4 - Endgame
It was a great trailer that showed nothing
Why is Tony Stuck without Nebula
Could we see a possible introduction of Captain Marvel in this film, by her finding Tony Stark floating in space ie: She rescues Iron Man
Thanos is still enjoying his peace on the farm
Cap is back to his Winter Soldier look but all black - everyone is in mourning
We get a small glimpse of Hawkeye, but he isn’t wielding his famous bow this time, instead, he has a sword
Ant-man makes it out of the Quantum zone
Could we see the Quantum Zone introduce alternate timelines to the story
This trailer honestly brings up more questions than answers and the film doesn’t release until April 2019
Black Armory Thoughts / Controversy
First content addition(critical call out) that did not include story mission and instead added new “Escalation protocol” type events called forges
Right off the bat, we could tell this was endgame content
It was odd not to have something like that was a bridge between those that were still leveling up to 600. The starting forge was recommended to be 620-630. So this left a lot of people behind in the experiencing the Black Armoy content.
With that said how does that compare to a game like World of Warcraft the when new content releases it - most times only the top level get to immediately play it with other still having to work through the other content
Now Destiny is a different game so bridging could have been made
The is where most of the controversy was and how some of the player bases reacted
The Raid - Different, New Mechanics, a Good change to the raids we have seen before with sparrows now an addition and needed skill in the raid along with tanks.
In prep for the raid most had already hit max level as the raid dropped - with that said all the mechanics were in place to make it for a raid fun
There have been idea floated around that level cap should be locked until raid drops and then grind happens - but there is always worry about people “rigging” the system with having loot pre-staged to pop to gain the level advantage
The Dawning Returns
Eva Levante returns after a very long hiatus from the game
The dawning event brings a new feature never seen before in Destiny, or at least never in this style. We now have the ability to cook items for specific quests and rewards through Eva Levante’s crafting oven
We’ve got more triumphs to go after, new loots, new winter-themed gear which has been fairly engaging to grind for
There are 16 cooking recipes you have to learn to earn triumphs, and also a hidden recipe/triumph for master Rahoul where you have to combine the wrong ingredients
There is also an exotic quest tied to a new Dawning themed sparrow - Good call back to the age of triumph armor and all the unlocks we had to do for it to reach its full potential - Why do they not do more of this?
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S2E14 - Forging Ahead
In this episode, the geeks will be talking about Rockstar’s latest hit Red Dead Redemption 2 and how it could be one of the best games of the modern age. We will also discuss the post Apocalyptic disappointment that is Fallout76. We will wrap things up by talking about Destiny 2 and the latest addition to the game which will be Black Armory and why it has the community excited
Community Member Highlight
Each week we pick a new/upcoming content creator or seasoned vet in the geeky stratosphere to highlight and give a shoutout!
This Weeks Featured Community Member:
Belghast over at Tales of the Aggronaut
Bel is a seasoned vet in the Blogging and Podcasting community!
Make sure to swing by and check out his content
Bel is the host of the Aggrochat podcast which you can find at www.aggrochat.com
You can find Bel over at his blog - www.aggronaut.com
Also, make sure to swing by and check out his stream at www.twitch.tv/belghast
Bel is also very active out on Twitter so swing by and drop him a line at www.twitter.com/belghast
Show Notes
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar knocks it out of the park again with a game that is deep in story and also immerses you in the wild west of America in 1899
The verdict is out on this game and the fans are calling it one of the greatest games of the modern age.
You can expect a very lengthy story of around 60 hours of gameplay with some of the best storytelling Rockstar has ever done
Rockstar went all out on the level of detail this game brings the players as it is leaps and bounds above anything else they have done
The world is extremely large and will make any open world MMO’er feel right at home for questing, exploring, and make completionist wonder if they should quit as there is that much to do in the game
Red Dead Online
GTA 5 but in the wild west - and that’s not a bad thing -
A lot of the missions are an extension of what we would have done in the story but if you happen to be caring something of value - other players can kill you can take it for themselves.
There will be microtransactions but currently, the only thing that would apply would be gold bars which are used for cosmetics only
Different multiplayer mode that mimics modes we saw in GTA 5
And of course, no modern multiplier is complete without a battle royal mode
Fallout 76
Now when you do have a full team of people all running quests together and fighting off the wasteland it is fun and you do not notice some of the negatives.
With that said Fallout 76 is a shell of a game of what was promised to us - Bethesda has said fixes and content are on the way but right now we have another No Man’s Sky on our hands
It was supposed to be an answer to all the prayers for the fallout fan base which was Fallout game we have known to love but multiplayer It was not
Sure it had that Fallout feel of a game but it had and still has a lot of downsides
No non-robot NPC
Because of no NPC, the story is locked away in audio logs and notes found throughout the world
No decision dialogue
Limited building storage
A LOT of bugs
No Mods Support
Destiny 2 - Season 5 (Season of the Forge / Black Armory)
Black Armory will be releasing on December 4th - Must own the Annual Pass
Story-wise we are being tasked with a new mission to go rediscover 4 weapon forges lost during the golden age
The Hype is real - and yes we know we have been stuck in this before but the success of Forsaken has us encouraged
New higher light level - Increase of 50 Power Levels
New powerful and unique exotics
New areas that we have never been able to access or explore before
Soft cap will still remain at 500
Players under 550 should see an increase in Prime Engram drops, and receive higher power bumps to help them reach end game content a bit easier
Powerful reward sources will remain consistent for anyone who owns D2 Forsaken
New powerful gear rewards introduced for anyone who owns the Annual P
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S2E13 - The Blunder of Blizzcon
In this episode, the Geeks will be talking about this year’s Blizzcon - What’s become of it, What they are doing for the community, What new announcements Blizzard brought to the table, and we’ll be dropping our opinions and covering the controversy regarding Diablo!
Show Notes
We jump in and review the flow of the conference! You would think the types of conferences would have a good flow to them. This year's Blizzcon had some extremely awkward moments
eSports and how Blizzard has contributed to the success, and how they are helping propel the future
How does Blizzard continue to make good games, what are they doing right and how they are still drawing fans into the world of gaming
Blizzard did a thing and created a fund for the Mercy Breast Cancer research, which they were able to donate the single largest donation from a company
Starcraft 2 - We review what makes this game so strong in the competitive RTS realm and what might happen with the story
Heroes of the Storm - We take a look at the new direction Blizzard is going in hero creation and what it's going to do for the future of the game
World of Warcraft - We review the state of the game and discuss how a lot of the fans are feeling towards this long-running series!
World of Warcraft Classic was announced at the conference - Can we say Nostalgia and what does this re-release bring to the community and will it be received well
Overwatch - Dominating the cinematography gaming world, and we review the newly announced hero Ashe
Warcraft 3 Reforged - Need we say more!
Hearthstone - We review the new expansion that was announced, our love for these types of card games and what new mechanics could be delivered
The controversy over Diablo Immortal - the Geeks jump into all of the craziness flying around on social media, and what the announcement of Diablo Immortal being a mobile-only could do to the company!
Last, of all, we give our conclusions on the overall conference, the future of Blizzard and how they might recover from the negativity surrounding Blizzcon, and the Diablo franchise!
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S2E11: Destiny 2 - The "DEEP FRIED" State of The Game
In this episode, the Geeks jump back into Destiny 2 and review the current state of the game.
Community Member Highlight
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Show Notes
We take a look at Bungie’s re-engagement with their community and the company putting the right people in the right roles!
"DEEP FRIED" - Wait, I mean Drip Feed Content and Relief of Content Droughts...Who wants Donuts?
Someone say - Quality of Life Improvements? The geeks discuss all the goodness that has come with the latest QOL improvements!
Let's discuss Community Health
We land the plane with our overall thoughts on the current state and future releases!
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S2E10 - The Age of Cloud Gaming
In this episode, the Geeks went bonkers with the recent announcement of Google and Microsoft jumping into the cloud gaming streaming world.
Show Notes
Google’s project stream
How does it function
Gaming inside of a browser
Only game currently available is Assassins Creed Odyssey
Project xCloud
Currently being developed
When released streaming will be available on consoles, PC, and mobile devices
First types of cloud gaming
Onlive - 2012
Game streaming via desktop client or using a home device with Onlive controller
Multiple modern games available
Instant 30 min trails
Instant gameplay
Company was bought out by Sony and later closed
Geforce Now
Grid - Beta in 2013 under the Grid name
Full release in 2015 to “Shield only hardware”
In 2017 Geforce Now was released - allows PC and MAC to stream as well
1080p60 cloud-gaming service
Using data centers of their high-end non-consumer grade GPUs
Currently in Beta, free, and can use approved games from your Steam or Uplay library
In 6 data centers in the world
Keyhole into the future of gaming
Due to the geographical location of data center, latency will change from user to user
Will be a subscription-based service when it gets out of beta
Playstation Now
Streaming games to PS4 and PS4 pro and also PC
Beta in 2014 full release early 2015
Originally allowed PS3, Vita, Playstation TV, and some other Sony devices to stream
Discontinued in 2017
Benefit of allowing “backwards compatibility”
Streaming at 720p
Current games library of 600+ PS2, PS3, PS4
Subscription based service
Google’s project stream
Plays inside Chrome
Testing Assassins Creed Odyssey - 1080p
Will run on any laptop, or similar device that has Chrome and can achieve 25mps download speed
Not a full release but a technical test
Project xCloud
When released streaming will be available on consoles, PC, and mobile devices
Probably in the best position to address latency concerns
Current word is servers will basically be multiple Xboxes in each blade - limiting impact to developers
Recommended 10Mbps internet
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S2E9 - Our Top Upcoming Games
In this episode, the Geeks are back with a fresh list of upcoming games hitting the market soon that we can't wait to get our hands on!
Show Notes
Our Top Upcoming Games List
Kingdom Hearts 3
Spyro the Reignited Trilogy
Anthem
Super Smash Brothers - Ultimate
BioMutant
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S2E8 - The Forsaken Story Review
In this episode, the Geeks jump back into Destiny 2 and do a deep dive review of the latest expansion Forsaken.
Show Notes
Plot
The expansion takes place in the Reef. The story revolves around a massive fallen breakout from the Prison of Elders by a house of rogue undead Fallen known as the Scorn, who are led by Uldren Sov, the former prince and now traitor to the Reef. Cayde-6 has been murdered by Uldren, and it is up to you the Guardian to avenge his death. In the campaign, the Guardian must work alongside Petra Venj to hunt down the eight Barons who lead the Scorn. Along with discovery of the mysterious Awoken homeland known as the Dreaming City.
Major Story Points
Cayde’s Death
The Vanguard are Broken
A story of revenge
Prince Uldren
Mara Sov
The Darkness.
The Drifter
The Chimera
The Corruption / Rivens Last Wish
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S2E7 - This One's For Cayde
In this episode the Geeks jump into Destiny 2 again and take a look at all the Forsaken expansion news that has been released.
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S2E6 - Blaugust Reborn - The Mini Cast
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S2E5 - E3 2018 - For The Gamer
Today the Geeks, jump into E3 and breakdown the conference and what we liked, and didn't like!
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S2E4 - Avengers: Infinity War
***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***
Today the Geeks, explore the cosmic universe of Avengers: Infinity War! We share our thoughts, favorite moments and all the things that blew our minds! Ten years in the making and 18 films later, the Russos give us everything a die hard Marvel fan could ever want! What surprised us the most, how do we dub this cinematic event, how do earth’s mightiest heroes respond?
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S2E3 - Journey To Infinity War
We cast our thoughts about the latest installement for the MCU and The Avengers Infinity War! We breakdown some of our favorite characters, delve into the Infinity Stones and talk predictions!
Show Notes:- First off we discuss the Infinity Stones, and where they came from and what we did and didn't like about the MCU introductions vs. the comic introductions.
- We take a quick look at the history of Thanos and breakdown where he came from and why he is trying to destory the universe!
- We talk about our favorite Avengers!
- We give our overall pre-review and predictions of what we think is going to happen in the film!
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S2E2 - Shing Shing & Looting Booty
We jump into some of the biggest games of 2018, and breakdown the PRO's and CON's.....plus we dust off some old backlog games, talk gaming community, movies, and a whole host of other items!
Show Notes:- First off the introductions of course
- We look at one of the years biggest hits to date...Monster Hunter World and talk about what it has done for the gaming community and filling a void for the GRIND!
- We plunge into Sea of Thieves and LOOT SOME BOOTY!
- We talk about one of the #1 games that came out of left field....being FORTNITE...and discuss what it has done for the gaming community and bringing the interest of streamers and content creators back!
- Plus we dive into our backlog and uncover some old crusty games that have recently turned into little GEMS
- We also chat Thor Ragnarok and all of it's GLORY, and a whole host of other things!
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S2E1 - Gaming Community & The State of Destiny 2
We welcome everyone to a brand new season of the All Things Geekery Podcast as we bring it in with our first episode of 2018. We're taking a look at the gaming community and breaking down the state of Destiny 2.
Show Notes:- First off we discuss the gaming community, the passion gamers have, and how salty of a group we truly can be at times.
- We look at community based games, what has sparked our interest and filling time while D2 is on a lull.
- We look at the Bungie feedback and how they have been interacting with the community
- Plus we take a look at the overall state of Destiny 2, and offer up our opinions on what we think would bring the game back to it's former glory
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S1E11: 2017 Year in Review
We breakdown our highlights of 2017.
Show Notes:
First off we discuss our top 3 games we've played this year. What we liked about and disliked about each of them.
We talk big life events that both of us have had, from moving, homes, new season of life and more.
We review Destiny 2, what we thing about the state of the game currently, and we also talk Guardian Con and our experience of the first ever Con we got to be a part of.
Lastly, we discuss Star Wars The Last Jedi - ATTENTION: Their are spoilers at the end of this episode, so if you have NOT seen the movie you will want to skip over this section.
Wrapping up 2017 was a blast, and both Victus and I have experienced a ton of change in both locations of where we live, to time we get to game.
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S1E10 - The Destiny 2 PC Beta Review
We breakdown our thoughts and impressions from the Destiny 2 PC Beta.
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S1E9 - The Destiny 2 Show
We breakdown our thoughts and impressions from all the Destiny 2 content we've played.
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S1E8 - The Last Jedi (Trailer Breakdown & Our Theories)
The film releases December 2017 and it can’t get here fast enough
We discuss our theories on the openeing scenes and breakdown where we think Ray and Luke are now located, and what they are currently working on.
We talk through the past story and efforts leading up to our current storyline that started with JJ Abrams and the cannon of Star Wars.
Overall you will here plenty of excitement between Victus and myself as we are huge Star Wars nerds, and I’m sure you will even here us disagree on some topics and what we think the direction should be
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S1E7 - Mass Effect: Andromeda - Our Thoughts & Expectations
Mass Effect: Andromeda is coming very soon. March 21st is the official release, and Iogro and Victus will be jumping in as soon as it hits the systems to check out the much awaited fourth installment of this series.
We discuss how Andromeda has a big set of shoes to fill as the first three installments of the game brought a rich story, fulfilling gameplay, and a very big cliffhanger at the end of Mass Effect 3.
We talk through the story aspects of the game and what gaps a 600 year expanse could potentially bring both the game, and the players experience. Will Andromeda bring a connection of old as well as new and give players the ability to see how Andromeda came about, or will this be a completely separate story moving into a new universe.
Has Bio-Ware waited to long to release Andromeda and have they lost the player base to keep things exciting for the new Mass Effect release, or have they done a good job with keeping the hype up and fulfilling the gaming communities need for this game.
![S1E6 - Our Wishlist for Destiny 2](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_episode400/2199041/2199041-1574827251117-21b5196d39539.jpg)
S1E6 - Our Wishlist for Destiny 2
In this episode:
We reconnect as it's been quite some time since we've recorded.
We learn how to chat over microphones and record again :)
HE"S BACK - Victus Darkaero my long lost co-host has returned from baby leave. So expect to see him quite a bit in further episodes throughout the year.
We dicuss our wishlist for Destiny 2
Talking about the future of Destiny
What we would like to see when Destiny 2 arrives
Things that we would love to have in game, and the comparisons we make with other popular MMO games.