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We kick off the show with a brief rundown of February's player moves. Several teams make some last minute additions to their ranks, while a major league figure in Jjonak retires. From here, we move on to a recent Community Update that revealed a bunch of key details for Season 5, including start dates, tournament details and playoff structure. We also cover 2 major hires to OWL's Competitive Operations team, and talk about the possible strategy behind their additions.

We also cover the last month of ABK-Union news, including a recent statement on the situation from a U.S. Senator. As media coverage continues to hold, ABK begins to ramp up its Union Busting tactics in its Raven Software branch. We talk about the detereoration of the situation as workers attempt to negotiate in good faith with an unwilling ABK leadership group. We go on to talk about more major accusations against the company, including a recent lawsuit from the family of a former coworker and ABK's failure to abide by California hiring laws.

Crashtag, Mezza and StaticGorilla are back for another episode of Double Tap, and are waiting patiently for the EVO lineup. In the Fighter's Corner, Latif wins EMEA Finals for Guilty Gear Strive, and immediately gets a money match with Hotashi. Then, Street Fighter V is supposed to get a patch, and we speculate what they could be. In the Randoms of the FGC, we go over some Fighting Game Anniversaries, Jade Cargill cosplays in a match as Jade and we look at some other miscellaneous news incliding info from Multiverse. In the Focus Attack, we talk about our EVO expectations and predictions. Finally, we go over another listener's character choice.

Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back to continue their journey through the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. This week, they are finishing up the loyalty missions by finally visiting the Quarian Flotilla to help Tali, and the Heretic Geth station to help Legion.

First, they discuss the decision behind getting Legion so late and waiting for him to do Tali’s mission. Then, after a recap of the mission, they talk about the irony of bringing a Geth to a trial for bringing live Geth parts into the Flotilla. Nick praises Shoreh Aghdashloo’s performance as Shala’raan. They get into a lengthy discussion of Quarian pregnancies and population control. They talk about the council members that Shepard must interact with: Admiral Gerel, Admiral Koris, and Admiral Xen. They also discuss the ship names and some of the jokes that follow. They mention that Veetor and Kal’reegar from earlier in the game can reappear if you protected them.

Next, they head to the Alarai which is the ship where Tali’s father was performing his experiments with Geth technology. They talk about how much of the crew were able to leave final messages to their loved ones. They talk about their decision for what to do with Tali’s father’s research. They consider how Tali’s father was absent in her life. They talk about the different outcomes that can happen at the trial, including an outcome where Tali becomes bitter and depressed. They mention that Tali’s trial is just a proxy fight for the real decision which is how to engage with the Geth. They talk about the combat on the mission. Kura mentions that Claudia Black voices Admiral Xen. They talk about Xen’s decision to continue the experiments.

Next, they discuss Legion’s mission to stop the Heretic Geth. After a recap, they talk about how the mission involved destroying hubs to stop the Geth. Chip goes deep on AI theories and insists that Geth are people. Nick compares the Geth to the Protheans. He also comapres the virus to indoctrination. They talk about how the Geth learned to lie and how that is a problem. They talk about the massive info dump that Legion’s stories are. They compare their decisions for how to handle the Heretic Geth. They talk about the Tali-Legion conflict upon returning to the Normandy, and learn some neat facts about Soveriegn.

Thank you for listening to Squad Goals - A Mass Effect Legendary Edition Podcast! Please send any comments or questions to [email protected] or @squadgoalsN7 on twitter.

Zul'Aman is coming and we have a lot to say!

Time Stamps

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:30 - Reviews

0:04:40 - What have we been doing lately in WoW Classic / TBC Classic / SoM Hardcore

0:30:20 - Varg raid progession

0:51:30 - Burning Crusade Classic Update Reveals Wrath of the Lich King Files

https://tbc.wowhead.com/news/burning-crusade-classic-update-reveals-wrath-of-the-lich-king-files-326184

Zul'Aman Live on Burning Crusade Classic PTR - New Badge Gear

https://tbc.wowhead.com/news/zulaman-live-on-burning-crusade-classic-ptr-new-badge-gear-326192

Burning Crusade Classic 2.5.4 Development Notes

https://tbc.wowhead.com/news/burning-crusade-classic-2-5-4-development-notes-326195

Original ZA patch

https://wowwiki-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Patch_2.3.0

1:34:30 - Classic Season of Mastery Phase 4 - Zul'Gurub Releases March 3rd

https://classic.wowhead.com/news/classic-season-of-mastery-phase-4-zulgurub-releases-march-3rd-326137

Classic Season of Mastery - Hakkar Bonus Loot

https://classic.wowhead.com/news/classic-season-of-mastery-hakkar-bonus-loot-326171

1:54:20 - Was Brack Not So Wrong After All?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atw5kGKfP18

2:16:40 - Addon of the week

RatingBuster - https://wowup.io/addons/54151

MBB Classic - https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/mbb-classic

2:20:50 - Closing

We catch up with Aloy as she searches for a back up of GAIA. The effects of the broken terraforming system can be seen all around. Plant life is dying, storms are forming, and water is undrinkable. Aloy is chasing her last lead on a GAIA backup, and time is running out.

In this episode:

-Main Quest: Reach for the Stars

-Catching up with Varl

-New Machines: Burrowers, Scrougers, and Slitherfangs

-New Tool: Pullcaster

-Learning the secrets of Far Zenith

Nick and Katie are back to talk about the Warcraft story and this week they’ve got Cyrub and Projali from Scrubs vs. the World joining them! They begin with Scrubs explaining why they put their show on hiatus and what prompted them to return.

Next they talk about the upcoming release of Patch 9.2 and the new Zereth Mortis zone. They talk about what they are most excited for in the patch. Projali is excited for the new Sepulcher of the First Ones raid. They talk about how mythic raiders will have to determine how to handle the fact that the last three bosses will not be available prior to the mythic raid opening. Cyrub talks about how WoW has been missing surprise moments due to datamining and looks forward to some surprises in this new raid format. They talk about their experiences when they learned that Sargeras stabbed the planet as a point of comparison. This leads to a chat about the physics of planetary rotation with a sword sticking out. They move on to talking about the Sylvanas fight and how her health value was perceived by the community when she was first encountered. Projali shares a theory that Anduin was supposed to be the boss of the original 9.2 raid, and the Jailer was supposed to be the boss of the raid that should have been in 9.3. Nick asks about locking rid content behind story chapters. Cyrub compares the new raid to Ulduar. They talk about running bleeding edge content and discuss the new Protoform Synthesis crafting.

Next, they talk about who the biggest scrubs in Shadowlands are. Cyrub suggests Pelagos, which leads to a discussion about the Kyrian Covenant as a whole. Katie mentions Garrosh but nominates Denathrius because he gets stuck in his own sword. Nick wonders if that isn’t actually genius. Projali consides Meuh’zala, who got played by Bwonsamdi. They get sidetracked talking about everyone on Azeroth needing eyeglasses. Nick brings up Anduin but then settles on Sylvanas for getting worked over by the Jailer.

Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to [email protected] or @taurengoblin on twitter. The opinions expressed on this show are the express opinions of the hosts and are not reprentative of Blizzard Entertainment.

Nick, Rei, and Harv are back to talk about their experiences in Patch 9.2! First, Rei talks about everything she’s been doing. With the deadline for AoTC Sanctum of Domination imminent, Rei reports that they had a full twenty-five people show up for raid for the first time in a long while. Eric was one of those showing up and he got AoTC! Then, she talks about the puzzles in Zereth Mortis and how some people are using add-ons to solve them. Nick then talks about his appreciation for the puzzles and they talk about how the Nazjatar match-three and uncrossing puzzles are back as well. Rei brings up that people are doing rares again in Zereth Mortis, and then talks a bit about some of the jumping puzzles. Nick asks about solving a jumping puzzle near Haven, and then they discuss when flying is coming. Rei mentions skipping the intro to Zereth Mortis on alts, and Nick points out that if you have an alt that needs renown it is a great way to get it. He also mentions an NPC that sells up to rank 40 renown in Oribos for 500 g.

Harv, meanwhile, has not really been playing WoW.

Nick talks about how much he is enjoying Zereth Mortis and how he likes the Firim character and how this feels like the Covenant he would have wanted to join all along. He also talks about how his kid has made too many characters in WoW and is messing up his login screen.

In the news, the Blizzard Gear store is back. The SEC is widening its investigation into Activision Blizzard, and Microsoft entered talks to buy Activision Blizzard only three days after news about Bobby Kotick’s offenses broke.

Finally, we look back at episode 106 and our thoughts on bounty hunting.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk! Our next live show is scheduled for 3/14/21 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. For any scheduling updates, please follow us on twitter @wowtalkmtb. Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Pull up a stool, charge your glasses and get comfortable as Happy Hour Episode 44 is here for your listening pleasure. That’s right – Mike, Rob, Luke and Brad are back for more podcast-based shenanigans, with alcohol aplenty. For this episode the lads spend half of the episode talking about what they have been watching and playing recently. Mike has been playing Elden Ring. Rob has been enjoying the new Destiny 2 content. Luke, surprisingly, has been playing Escape from Tarkov and Brad has started Horizon Forbidden West. For the second half of the podcast the lads chat about Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, ahead of the reboot of the franchise with the impending release of The Batman. This is a trilogy that Luke has held close to his heart for many-a-year and has said as such on more than a few of the Happy Hour podcasts. For this episode though the 4 of them wax lyrical about just how strong those movies are. Like what you hear? Join our Discord for more behind the scenes chatter and banter at https://discord.me/bulletsandbeer.

StaticGorilla, Crashtag, and Mezza have returned for another packed episode of Double Tap with news, updates and maybe new guidelines. First in the Focus Attack, we give our impressions on The King Of Fighters XV, plus some info on early sales, Labcoat 21 impressions and Street Fighter 6 predictions, as well as Capcom Fighting Collection trailer. In the Randoms of the FGC, Persona 4 Arena is getting released in March, with rollback is coming soon and EVO states that they won't run Smash Bros this year. Finally, for the focus attack, we spend time dissecting the Capcom License application, breaking down the guidelines, the grassroots effect and other questions.

The wait is finally over! Horizon Forbidden West is here and Jaa & Christina are both neck deep in it. In this episode, we don't hop directly into the story. Instead, we take some time to talk about the game, its systems, and differences from Horizon Zero Dawn. There is a ton to talk about, so this episode is pretty hefty.

In this episode:

- Fidelity vs Performance Mode

- Differences in Difficulty

- New Climbing Mechanics

- Improvements to the Focus

- Healing Changes

- Changes to Combat (both Humans and Machines)

- Humans have Armor now!

- Carefully obtaining machines parts

- New mounts!

- Crafting system changes

- New Skill System

- New and changed weapons.