Hidden Guardians Podcast

New year, same old shenanigans! Vengz & Outrider kick off the 2022 season of HGP with a little bit of this & that: Destiny 2 PS5 crashes, HALO Infinite multiplayer, Ghost of Tsushima Directors Edition, and the Godfall PS5 PS+ freebie edition. We're getting back into the swing of things after a needed break & just in time as the road to Witch Queen for Destiny 2 is in full effect! Enjoy!

The headline says it all: we talk about the 30th Anniversary Event which includes both the free & premium content such as the Grasp of Avarice dungeon. We also go more serious and go over our thoughts about the IGN article that details the working conditions & issues within Bungie. If you want to read more about it, the links are below. Past that, we will be back in 2022! Happy Holidays & be well everyone!

IGN article: https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-report-battle-soul-work-culture-harassment-crunch

Pete Parson's Statement: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50895

Social Media Article that talks about real vs online behavior that has more links included: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211017/18143347766/new-research-shows-social-media-doesnt-turn-people-into-assholes-they-already-were-everyones-wrong-about-echo-chambers.shtml

T'was a TWAB before Thanksgiving that gave us a whole slew of ability changes coming with the December 7th patch! And these are just the provocative ones! OOOOooooooh! Lets discuss these changes plus changes to the podcast coming in 2022! 

Read the TWAB here: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50829

Truds YT Channel for Destiny 2 Builds & Info: https://www.youtube.com/c/21NilGaming

Here we go, the first of the TWABs that are covering the mid season sandbox update & weapons is on the table first. All the archetypes, exotics, perks, and mods that are being touched are discussed plus we give our ever so valuable opinions of the changes coming December 7, 2021. This description is short & sweet, so please enjoy!

TWAB: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50820

Vengz finally shows up to the show after a well deserved break, and we're glad to have him as we chat up The Corrupted and Devil's Lair grandmaster nightfalls. Plus a bit of banter about Festival of the Lost, Forza Horizon 5, and a bit of a look back at the past year of doing HGP! Thank you for being here with us for this journey! Enjoy!

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Outrider & Bacon will chat about their recent Grandmaster Nightfall accomplishment this past week, plus a bit about Freelance Trials of Osiris in Crucible Labs. Then we will talk about the recent discussion within the very vocal Destiny community regarding Witch Queen's Digital Deluxe edition with 2 dungeons not available in basic or individual seasonal content. It will get a bit salty in here so stay plenty hydrated during this one folks! 

Outrider, Bacon, and friend of the podcast Bam are chatting up Festival of the Lost. From the new activity, the new dino ornament sets, the grind, we cover it all from the first week impressions. Plus there is a bit of Trials & GM chatter, some overall discussion about the state of being in a 6 month season too. As for the mess, well real life kept interjecting into the recording so I kept most of it in to keep this feeling like a chat between friends than anything remotely highly professional. Besides, we can all relate to life being a bit messy at times. Enjoy!

Outrider & Bacon chat up the Destiny Content Vault news, our Grandmaster Nightfall thoughts about Hollowed Lair, a bit about Festival of the Lost, and Outrider goes on a tear about nerfs, Hunters, and his concerns about the upcoming ability nerfs towards Crucible gunplay coming this December. Its a bit in the moment at times, more than normal, but we try to reign it in at the end! Enjoy!

DCV Info: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50752

TWAB from 10/7: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/50764

Outrider & Bacon are chatting about weeks 2 & 3 of Trials, Iron Banner, and other things going on in Destiny 2 right now & upcoming. We really did not want this to get salty but we had some problems with Trials over weeks 2 & 3 that soured the fun from week 1. Iron Banner is another topic & how it needs love badly. But there are things we like, things we're looking forward to, and we do know that things are improving over time. So bear with us as we get some things off our chests. Bonus content: Bacon tells a story about his bad decision making that leaves Outrider stunned! Fun times! Enjoy!

The crew is all back to chat about their experience with Trials of Osiris in Destiny 2 during the first week with the new changes! Plus we chat about the first 3 weeks of Season 15's content just to get some thoughts out there about what we like & what we are still unsure about. We also apologize for getting this out so late due to illness amongst the crew and it completely disrupted any post production work. Thank you for your patience & understanding. Enjoy!