LBR Podcast Network

On this edition of Limit Break Radio Aniero, Juxtaposition, Sayl and Viki are joined by Pet Food Alpha host Fusionx to talk about Square-Enix’s 2011/2012 roadmap for Final Fantasy XI. We talk about the upcoming changes scheduled for May, including Voidwatch, Dynamis changes, and merit point adjustments. Then we look a little farther in the future at things like “The Last Stand” and the eventual level 99 cap adjustment. We also read your emails, Twitter shout-outs, and fmffl’s. Lastly we unveil our latest project GamerEscape.com, so make sure to head over there and register for the forums! It all happens here on this episode of Limit Break Radio!

In my time in Vana’diel I have noticed that one conversation is universal amongst all Linkshells regardless of level, activity or experience. Yes, one topic will constantly serve to simultaneously unite and divide all Final Fantasy fans. The topic of which I speak is, of course, which Final Fantasy games are the best? So, one Saturday we loaded up the uStream channel and decided to hash it out! The episode ended up being very long so we decided to chop it in half. An audio file with both episodes is available in the Show Notes portion of this episode posting on limitbreakradio.com. This episode picks up at Fianl Fantasy VII and takes us all the way through Final Fantasy XIII. So join Aniero, Juxtaposition, Tamtu, Viki and Eskalia for part 2 of the Great Final Fantasy Debate!

Last Friday Japan was hit by an earthquake measuring 8.9 and subsequent Tsunami. During this event 4 nuclear reactors of the Fukushima nuclear power plant destabilized causing a large scale nuclear crisis and causing rolling blackouts in efforts to reduce power consumption across Japan. As a result Square-Enix has taken down the servers that host Final Fantasy XI and XIV for an unknown period of time while the country recovers from this catastrophe. This episode of Limit Breaking News discusses the happenings in Japan, as well as the new official FFXI forums and some Dev Tracker announcements, and other changes discussed by the official FFXI Twitter account. So join Aniero, Sayl, Juxtaposition, Tamtu, Viki and Maxx-V for this unique edition of Limit Breaking News.

In my time in Vana’diel I have noticed that one conversation is universal amongst all Linkshells regardless of level, activity or experience. Yes, one topic will constantly serve to simultaneously unite and divide all Final Fantasy fans. The topic of which I speak is, of course, which Final Fantasy games are the best? So, one Saturday we loaded up the uStream channel and decided to hash it out! The episode ended up being very long so we decided to chop it in half. Once part 2 is complete we will release a unified episode with both parts 1 and 2 on one file. This half covers Final Fantasy I through Final Fantasy VI. Part 2 will take us through present day. So join Aniero, Juxtaposition, Tamtu, Viki and Eskalia for the Great Final Fantasy Debate!

On Today in Vana’diel: Square-Enix’s shocking Twitter announcement to merge and eliminate 8 of its game servers and the impact it might have on game play, talk about adjustments to Campaign and Abyssea AF3+1 seal quests. Join Aniero for Today in Vana’diel!

Join Aniero, Juxta, Sayl and Viki with guests Seyomeyo, Ringthree and Omoikitte as they give you a comprehensive look at all three Abyssea add-ons in this exchiting edition of Limit Break Radio! We have an epic 4 hour show here packed full of tons of Abyssea info that will help you proc those triggers, get killer Atma, and get closer to the almighty Empyrean gear. We read you FMFFL’s and skip emails because the show is just that epic. So, join us for Limit Break Radio’s in depth look at the Abyssea add-ons.

Aniero, Juxtaposition and former guest host Volkai go over the changes and additions in the December 2010 update to Final Fantasy XI! We talk about some of the new gear, Empyrean Armor, the dominion system and the new Heroes of Abyssea content! This episode was streamed live over uStream but during the show the stream had multiple problems. To make up for this Episode 58 of Limit Break Radio will also be streamed live. Keep checking back for the official announcement here on Limit Break Radio.

On this episode of Limit Break Radio the crew is joined by returning host Sayl and special guest from the Quetzalcoatl server Nimbusyosh a.k.a. DefenderX to have a chat about Abyssea notorious monsters and AF3 item gathering. We look at what’s been announced so far for the December update and Heroes of Abyssea, talk about the AF bodies and what stats we’d like to see on them. We also read your fmffl’s, e-mails, and hate mails, all on episode number 57 of Limit Break Radio!

Love, Battles and Reality is a special one hour presentation from Limit Break Radio that examines online games in their greater social context. This is consists of three stories presented in a style similar to This American Life. The first story by Nate Bender (aka Aniero) called ‘Life Between Two Worlds: The Culture of Online Gaming‘ in which he explains the basics of what a MMO is and travels to the 2007 Final Fantasy XI FanFest. From Ross Wolinsky, his story ‘A Word To Our Players‘ takes an outside look at Final Fantasy XI through one dedicated player and asks important questions concerning the value of MMOs in our society. And in our final story from Aaron Henkin, ‘A Disturbance In The Force‘, we look at the boundaries between fiction and reality and how even just one person can blur those lines for the rest of us. Join us for this LBR special presentation: Love, Battles and Reality

Here it is! The much anticipated follow-up to the first part of our 4 year anniversary special! In this episode we finally talk about the new Empyrean armor, we take several callers including former guest hosts Gordor and Maxx-V (complete with her own theme song!), read your e-mails and even some hate mail! That’s all on this edition of Limit Break Radio!