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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 15 of the All Things Geekery Podcast: 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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 14 of the All Things Geekery Podcast: 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

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 13 of the All Things Geekery Podcast: 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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 11 of the All Things Geekery Podcast: Destiny 2 - The 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

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: 

Chestnut over at Gamer Girl Confessions

You all give her some love and go check out her content 

Website: www.gamergirlconfessions.com

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ggc_chestnut

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ggc_chestnut

 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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 10 of the All Things Geekery Podcast

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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 9 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – 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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 8 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – 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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 7 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – 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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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 6 of the All Things Geekery Podcast – Blaugust Reborn – The Mini Cast.

Today the Geeks, jump into the Blaugust Reborn event which is going through the entire month of August.

Victus and I jump in for a Q&A session about why we both got into blogging and podcasting. This is a much different episode from our usual setup, as we take a look at how our passions for content creations began.

We also jump in and give our feedback as mentors for the event and why this is one of the greatest communities we’ve ever had the chance to be a part of.

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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 5 of the All Things Geekery Podcast - 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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