Gathering of Gachas

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June 04, 2020Gathering of Gachas episode 44: A penguin's many ends
Welcome to an all new episode of Gathering of Gachas. This week, Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone, Kite, Ranakel, and Dezxter go through a very full week of Gacha content, including:
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Rampaging espers as a weapon upgrade source

The afternath of the bugs to equipment enhancements

The confirmed return of the 11x rainbow and omniprism

FFXIII content, featuring Vanille and Fang with their eidolons

The second Dark Visions

And new main story content
Arknights
A batch of new free units

The Code of Brawl event content and unit
War of the Visions
Armor/accessory/ninja blade secret book quests

The Iron Giant challenge

Added difficulties to growth egg and EXP chambers

Frontline update #3: tons of QoL features
Audience questions
Our stance on Zell and Jecht
Terra Battle
The end of an old staple by an impressive studio
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1h 55min
May 20, 2020Gathering of Gachas Episode 43: CG Kite
Welcome to an all new episode of Gathering of Gachas. This week, Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone, Ranakel, and Dezxter and a returning Kite sounding better than ever gather 'round to discuss a variety of Gacha-related topics such as:
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Second esper unit batch overview: Mystical Ice Lasswell, Sacred Aegis Charlotte, War Hero Raegen, Four Winds Physalis and free unit Untamed Wolf Edel

All Rainbow 11 summon returns, maybe, but the news disappeared (It did reappear in the end so that's confirmed)

Ability Awakenings for Akstar, Zeno, Yuraisha and Regina plus Reberta's latents
Fire Emblem Heroes
New bridal units: Nailah, Oboro, Rafiel, Micaiah/Sothe and free unit Hinata
War of the Visions
The struggles of the brutal difficulty equipment training quest

Miranda the hatless Red Mage

Incoming equipment training quests for swords and axes.
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Cinque permanently joins in

Snow's rework

The coming difficulty increases in the game
This week's topic
Temporary Story and archival.
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1h 23min
May 14, 2020Gathering of Gachas Episode 42: First anniversary
Welcome to an all new episode of Gathering of Gachas. Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone, Ranakel, and Dezxter to celebrate together the first anniversary of the podcast. Or at least, they did at time of recording. Along the way, some gacha topics were also discussed such as:
FFBE
Final Fantasy Advent Children event: AC Cloud and AC Tifa
Arknights
Strategies related to the latest extreme stages in the volcanic island party event.
War of the Visions
Whisper, Kitone, Odin and the end of the FFT Event
Topic
Gacha games going cross-media

A year of Gathering of Gachas already
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1h 46min
May 06, 2020Gathering of Gachas Episode 41: I cast Raise
Welcome to an all new episode of Gathering of Gachas. After too many weeks of absence, Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone, Ranakel, and Dezxter return for a bit of a catch-up episode featuring the following Gacha-related topics:
FFBE
Dark Visions and the first batch of Esper units: Ifrit Rain, Diablo Sol, Bahamut Fina and Asura Akstar

Valkyrie Profile event: it's not great

Neo Visions: a look at the game's future new big step of power-level
Arknights
D.D.D. is king, and other island music festival-related news

The Arknights ads now feature Arknights
War of the Visions
How's the game now we're partly out of the early rush scramble

Final Fantasy Tactics event: the Orlandeau hustle
Valkyrie Anatomia
First anniversary, version 3.0 and Thracia defense.
Topic
Playing at your own pace, if and when possible.
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1h 36min
April 01, 2020Gathering of Gachas episode 40: Oops! All Exvius
Welcome to an all new episode of Gathering of Gachas. This week, Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone, Ranakel, and earlier episodes surprise return RyBred join in to discuss the following Gacha-related topics:
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Season 3 chapter 2 part 1 releases

Kokuryu awakens to 3-star.

The Omniprism already returns/is extended

Free Daily 10 Summons

FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: event, tickets, and a closer look at Edward and Alphonse

Crimson, Nagi and Yego Ability Awakenings
War of the Visions
First impressions a few days after release.

Characters, the main story and overall atmosphere

Gameplay mechanics, progression, multiplayer and inevitable FFT/Tactics Ogre comparisons

More shops you can shake a stick at

The gacha part of it all, and its monetization

FFXIV: Shadowbringers collaboration, Thancred and Y'shtola
This week's topic:
"Anime x Gacha Games collaborations
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1h 49min
March 26, 2020Gathering of Gachas Episode 39: Multi-gacha drifting
Welcome to a new episode of Gathering of Gachas! In this exciting week, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Ranakel, Dezxter, and special guest Geisterfuchs discuss all sorts of topic such as:
FFBE GL
FFX-2 event: Yuna's Global Upgrade, Rikku's great breaker potential, and Paine.

Revamped Daily Tasks

Omniprisms, the perfectly timed gift for all you upgrade needs

Exvius Update: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Collab, Dark Visions, special campaigns, and a roadmap, even.

WotV exists and we'll talk about it next week
Seven Deadly Sins
Special Guest Geister catches us up to the game, its core gameplay elements, its scenario, its progression, and the latest global exclusive hiccups that worry its players
Arknights
New event: Operational Intelligence, featuring Magallan, Executor and Flamebringer

Swift compensation for a short problem
Valkyrie Anatomia
Doll Song: Project Tokyo Doll collab.

The End of the Journey: Victory Goddess Freya contends with Ailyth and Wylfred
SINoALICE
Update regarding the hiatus, ownership transfer, and a new release date
This week's topic
Juggling multiple gachas, the hows, the whys and the perspective it brings.
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2h 1min
March 19, 2020Gathering of Gachas Episode 38: Emergency Gacha Safety Bunker
Welcome to another episode of Gathering of Gachas. This week, safe and sound from their respective homes, Galen "The SoundGuy" Firestone, Ranakel and Dez discuss the following topics:
FFBE Global
FFX event, featuring Star Player Tidus, Yunalesca, and the free blue mage Kimahri

Old FFX units banner

Enhancements for Auron and Lulu

Also series boss battle, braska's final aeon
Valkyrie Anatomia
Melody of the Captive part 2: now introducing Black Valkyrie

The PvP update: function and reward structure
Arknights
Slow times
Dragon Quest of the Stars
Global launch of a five year old game

First impressions, the basics of the game

Monetization and F2P Friendliness
This week's topic
Content creator woes
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1h 47min
March 12, 2020Episode 37: Where everybody got the units they wanted
Welcome to another episode of Gathering of Gachas. This week, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Ranakel and Dez continue with the latest news and commentary on a variety of gacha game topics, including:
FFBE Global:
CG Shantotto arrives early with Lilisette in tow

Vainquish Lady Lilith: A raid event with bonus unit currency

Mission reclears: not just for the main story anymore
Arknights
Main story chapter 5 and extreme mode part one are up

Costumes

New annihilation
Valkyrie Anatomia
Melody of the Captive, Destruction Queen Iseria's event
This week's topic:
Old units upgrades, and the return to viability.
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1h 34min
March 06, 2020Episode 36: Against all rainbow odds
Welcome to another episode of Gathering of Gachas. This week, despite fate conspiring again and again, Galen "The Sound Guy" Firestone, Ranakel and Dez somehow manage to discuss this week's topics including:
FFBE Global:
-Covering the few past weeks: Sieghard and Ignacio, Ayaka and Sakura, Sweet Nichol, Sweet Luka, CG Onion Knight, Hein and Xande in a few words.

-Madame Edel and her story event

-Asura's 2 star evolution

-The All Rainbow Leap Year special

-Ability awakenings for Tifa and Jecht
Arknights
-New units: Ch'en and friends

-Main story chapter 5

-Character costumes, and their pricing
Valkyrie Anatomia
-Breath of the beast 2 and the Scarlet Gaze events

-Valentine's unit purchases

-A Stormy Night's Tale, main scenario chapter

-Valhalla Defense 11 and NieR Automata's diet collab

-For Love: Benelus joins in.
This week's topic:
-What makes a good collaboration event?
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1h 32min
February 24, 2020 Bonus episode: Situation update
Here gomes a special episode of Gathering of Gacha. This time, Ranakel keeps you all appraised of the recent difficulties to put out a 36th episode. Problem solving is on its way, and should know about it because we care.
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5min

FAQs about Gathering of Gachas:

How many episodes does Gathering of Gachas have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.