Riol TalkJan 29, 2023
Rush Hour #16
We're joined by Grapes of Math (sorta) and Loki this week to discuss the rework of the tech tree - and heroes! Progress is actually being made! It's basically a miracle. #MIFYF
Starting from Scratch episode #1
Welcome to the first ever episode of doomed podcast Starting from Scratch. NaUj and Scratch talk about their history with the game, and cover topics ranging from cyber punk dress codes up to and including our wild takes on deserts.
Episode 57
We ask the essentials.. is fast attacking dead as a playstyle? Will Rio ever be right about anything?? Tune in to find out. We are also joined by Sugar Jon and Nauj to discuss their outlooks / round experiences thus far.
Rush Hour #15
This episode, Rush and AgFx are joined by Scratch as we discuss April Fools, the draft round, blackops and learn gross things about Erix.
Episode 56
We start round 39 with coverage of the opening salvos of all the FA madness. This week we are joined by Dave as my co-host, while Soup & Chunk are the esteemed guests. We discuss all the highlights of the first week.
Rush Hour #14
Rush and AgFx are joined by the Round 38 Rush Rankings winner to discuss all things rankings, draft round, blops changes, and other random nonsense. And of course the award ceremony has a new crappy jingle.
Draft Special #3
Puts a cigarette on his lips, lights a lighter, stops just before lighting the cigarette. Looks at audience, “What?”
Oh, right the pod. Here it is in all its glory!
Episode 55
In the round 38 finale we are joined by Mris, Fett, and Faith to discuss their nuances and realm's perspectives on how the round developed. What can I say? Sometimes you gotta keep it 100! Hope you all enjoy this end of round discussion.
Rush Hour #13
This week Rush and stand-in co-host Merf are joined by SlyD to discuss realm #11's 100% chance to win, and we unveil the first round picks of the draft.
Episode 54
Isn't 5:4 fun? We are joined this week by our draft correspondent Dave, and our certainly going in the first round guest Chunk. We also have Rio who may or may not be the spirit in realm 8. (Zooj's spirit guide if you will)
Rush Hour #12
Rush and AgFx are joined by... Rush. And Lud! Other Rush gives us insight into the madness around the Gnomish Mining Machine, Lud shares his simming secrets, and all join to discuss the current round and the current blops meta.
Episode 53
This week we have a special guest with some special announcement, we are also joined by B & Davethegoliath to discuss how their fast attacking experience was.
Rush Hour #11
Rush and AgFx (who has a cold...) are joined by Noren and mcgeeal to talk about the new blops, the new player experience, and the effect of all the changes on the round.
Episode 52
We kick off round 38 with a banger as we welcome our knight in shining armour Rio back into the fold. This week we are joined by Dave & Rush as we discuss an exciting first week of the round.
Episode 51
Me and ol' Dave go into the round win story from realm 13. Its a deep dive, and we try to cover as many details of their strategy and overall win as possible. We are joined by Yams & Playtoi for this round ending pod.
Rush Hour #10
Awards time! Rush and AgFx are joined by the Lord of Chaos himself, Cronel and we talk through the upcoming blops changes, the Rio and Rush rankings, and hand out some awards. And what's that? Original award music? Time travel? We got it all folks!
Rush Hour #9
This episode Rush and AgFx are joined by Saccora to talk blops, classic Dominion - and America's Most Wanted comic book thief.
Episode 50
In our 50th episode we talk about the end game here for the round (spoiler alert the halfer wins). Chunk joins us for a riveting discussion on how his strategy played out this round. Also who in their right mind buys imported dog food from Italy? Crazy stuff ahead.
Rush Hour #8
What's that, another special episode?! This time Rush and AgFx are joined by InternetFett to discuss the RESULTS of the player engagement survey. ....and right at the beginning Fett casually announces a MASSIVE new feature that's ready to go!
Rush Hour #7
In this special episide, Rush and AgFx are joined by Wurstmeyer to discuss all things fireballs, plus the new community survey.
Episode 49
This week we are joined by Damdred and Sly D. We discuss a wide range of topics from nuts to wonders. Yes state nuts are a thing, and no Utah doesn't have one.
Rush Hour #6
This episode Rush and AgFx are joined by Swamp Fox to discuss wars, abandons, fireballs, forest havens - and Merf's favourite wonder.
Episode 48
This epic tale of Gilgamesh kicks off round 37. Many guests. Many hours. Trick or Treat? I'd wager you'll take it as a treat.
Rush Hour #5
In this end-of-round pod Rush and AgFx are joined by round 36's top blopper Volvandese, to discuss the chaos wrought by realm #10, and Riol Talk's very own Rio, as we delve into the rankings.
Rush Hour #4
This week MattyVanHalen joins Rush and AgFx to talk about suicides, the Legend of Zooj, and some of the proposed gameplay changes ahead of round 36 coming to a close.
After Hours #1
We sit down with realm 12 on our very first after hours episode and unpackage the events of the last day.
Episode 47
This episode we are joined by Gothia & Lokiramza, and discuss all things snared kobold.
Rush Hour #3
This week Oment joins Rush and AgFx to talk about ops, strategy and the OD tech tree. Plus everyone smack talks Merf a bit.
Note: this podcast was recorded before the excitement of today's Town Crier.
AgFx's Blops Centre tool: https://github.com/sbeaumont/od-info
Episode 46
This episode we are joined by chunk to discuss the early battle of the FWs, the strong emergence of Merfolk attackers, and the numerous gobbos, as well as, go in depth on realm 13.
Rush Hour #2
This week Rush and AgFx are joined by a member of the esteemed Hydra, Grapes of Math, and discuss the legend of the Hydra, blackops, maths, community tools and oldschool games. You can find AgFx's tool at https://github.com/sbeaumont/od-info Please give us feedback on what you liked and didn't like, what you'd like to hear more and less of. Help us improve! And fuck Forest Havens.
Episode 45
We kick off round 36 joined by Dave & Rush. There's a couple of sharks out there so be careful swimming.
Rush Hour #1
Rush, AgFx and a secret guest discuss all things blackops, the Rush and Rio rankings, adverts, and give out some unique awards.
Link to the Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19slx1NeUOLehEI7rqu-o8clb3NPDCD2QvKiu2GveqQc/edit?usp=sharing
Please give us feedback on what you liked and didn't like, what you'd like to hear more and less of. Help us improve!
And fuck Forest Havens.
Episode 44
This week we close out the round with Faith and Chunk in the final pod for round 35 we dissect the ups and downs, go over how kobbo and UD performed, and cover the changes for the upcoming round.
Episode 43
We are joined this week by Erix & Oceanu. Me and Erix have some spicy banter back and forth, the panel discusses the dominance of realm 1, and some possibilities of why the spirit ultimately failed. Later into the pod we evaluate some possible changes for next round and get into a new player's perspective on the game.
Episode 42
We are joined this week by Dan & Rush. We discuss spuds, blops, and what could be in store for the last leg of the round.
Episode 41
This episode we are joined by Dave, his brother John & Wurstmeyer. We discuss the challenges ahead in the round, the spire, spuds, WEs and having your realmie hit mid-pod.
Episode 40
Welcome to round 35! In this episode we talk about the early round, wars, and wonders. We are joined in this episode by Dave and MattyVanHalen. Enjoy!
Episode 39
The end of the round has come and with it another Rio victory. In this episode we are joined by AgFx, Almeo, Swamp fox, and Internetfett.
Episode 38
We are joined this week by Rush and AgFx. We cover a wide range of subjects; from wine pairings, haggis, wooden shoes and of course round end predictions!
Episode 37
This week we are joined by Manno and the OG Shotgun captain himself toothy to discuss this past week's happenings.
Episode 36
This week are joined by... well too many guests to list, and we discuss well.. I guess you just have to tune in to find out!
Episode 35
Welcome to the start of round 34! We are joined this week by Saccora & Zedijar, we discuss the opening salvos of the round.
Episode 34
We are joined this week by our round Weiner and also joined by Wurst and Chunk. We discuss end of round details and all the highlights of the round.
Special Draft Episode #2
The final draft is revealed! The intro and outro songs are perfectly suited so enjoy!
Special Draft Episode
Draft captains are announced, as well as their first round draft picks!
Episode 33
In this episode, we talk all things draft with a dash of Lyc runaway. We are joined this week by the draft architect himself, Freeze and the menace of Utah and hydra member, Grapes.
Episode 32
This week we talk everything Lyc and are joined by Joe & Rush.
Episode 31
We talk about the first week of the round and the lack of wars! We are joined this week by Bigbell and Sly D. Apologies for not being able to edit the audio for this episode, the host website keeps timing out when going in to edit the audio file, either way enjoy the raw dog audio!
Episode 30
Our initial thoughts on the opening of round 33.
Episode 29
We discuss the end of round 32. We are joined by the round winner Poige and Mithrandir who finished in the top 10.