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Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are back to continue talking about their playthrough of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition! This week, they talk about their experience playing the Project Overlord DLC. First, they recap the story. Then, Kura mentions the World War II connections between the names Overlord and Normandy. Chip talks about how the mission affects your War Resources for Mass Effect 3. They talk about why you should do this after Firewalker, as it assumes you are familiar with the Hammerhead. Kura didn’t care for the directional arrow that was supposed to help while traveling around.

They talk about the horror elements of the game, including the weird AI screams and the eyes that track Shepard. They talk about how David and Gavin both have VI in their names. Nick goes into the Greek mythology behind he station names. They go over the mission at the Prometheus station and how the Geth are visible on your journey in so you know what you’ll have to face on the way back. Chip talks about how the concept of David being trapped in the machine is similar to Lawnmower Man. They consider the torture David was put through by his brother, and they evaluate how they handled David’s fate. They also talk about how when Shepard interacts with the VI, it is like the Matrix. The conclude by evaluating the value of the DLC.

Next, they talk about the Infected Mech questline, which Chip appreciated for the opportunity to endlessly kill mechs. They also talk about Robot Indoctrination.

They also talk about the MSV Estevanico mission and how Shepard should not be out on such a hazardous mission.

Finally, they talk about the Reaper indoctrination mining colony mission, and how it just leads to Shepard fighting more husks.

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.

On this episode we talk about the Rustwash and the remaining side quests coming out of Sunfall and Shadowside. The Rustwash is an appropriate area to banish the Shadow Carja. Very dry, very flat, very hot. Its no wonder the Carja in Shadow lost strength and numbers after losing Meridian.

We'll work with a disgraced doctor to help a little girl, help Vanasha save an innocent man, and also help Itamen escape the Citidel and the Shadow Carja.

Brightmarket, also known as the Meridian docks, is north of Meridian and could use Aloy's help. We'll help track down a fruit thief, find a missing girl, and work with some shady Oseram.

Nick and Katie are back this week to talk about the announcement of Cross-Faction raiding coming in Patch 9.2.5. Katie first references an old Illegal Danish video, and then they get into talking about the factions.

They talk about the animosity between the factions and the announcement that Cross-Faction grouping will be optional, so rest assured the factions are sticking around. Katie mentions her faction pride. They talk about their own chances of cross-faction raiding, and reminisce about when they were in the same Alliance guild as a worgen and night elf. They talk about how the factions are unable to communicate in game, which prompts Nick to come up with an April Fool’s idea. Katie responds by suggesting they should be recording in Taurahe and Goblin.

They then recall the Mists of Pandaria cinematic, and review how the human and the orc worked together to fight the Chen. They also talk about Jaina and Thrall as the original representatives for crossing the faction divide to work together. Nick theorizes that the faction leaders serve more as diplomats and therefore must be on more peaceful, personal terms with each other, whereas the general populace is free to hate the other faction. He cites Garrosh being loved by the Orc populace while regarded as an asshole by the players and most faction leaders we dealt with. Jaina and Tyrande also fill similar roles.

Next they talk about the viability of travel for the average Azeroth citizen, and mention the Blood Elf tourists in Zandalar. They talk about Baine appearing in Stormwind, and Nick wants to see a full retinue of Kodos parading into Stormwind. They talk about how the end of Battle for Azeroth is when this feature should have been introduced, but better late than never.

Finally, we respond to an email from CPTGriner. Katie gets into her characters’ backstories and Nick wants to see Draka babysit her grandkids and the Ember Ward turned into a beach.

Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to [email protected] or @taurengoblin on twitter.

On this episode we'll discuss what feels like one of the most underused areas in Horizon Zero Dawn, the Sun-steps. This area is mostly inhabited by Oseram, so lots of smoke and metal. It's also home to what might be the hardest corrupted zone in the game, and contains the only Tallneck surrounded by human enemies.

We'll help a man get back to his wife, help the people of Freeheap, and find out why Glinthawks keep attacking pitchcliff.

Its time to explore the most southern part of the Sundom: The Jewel. It's a jungle type area with a lot of foliage and dangerous machines. Stalkers, Sawtooths, Ravagers, Longlegs, and more. The Jewel is home to Cauldron XI, which is the most unique Cauldron in the game. It's also home to the Carja prison, Sunstone Rock. Finally, the Jewel is also the location of what might be your final interaction with Nil.

In this episode, Kurabara is BACK and Exomatt is gone on vacation to the promised land, while we discuss an absolute litany of patch notes! First, we talk about the incredibly fun LTM "Control", and our experiences and hopes for the future of the game mode. Then we dive into the notes, themselves, which include everything from Maggie, to ranked KP changes, to legend buffs, nerfs, weapon changes, and interesting tidbits you might have missed, with more than a few hot takes along the way! Fire up those keyboards, because we're going in Spicy with Season 12: Defiance.

Crashtag, Mezza and StaticGorilla are back for another episode of Double Tap! We usually cover the most recent news in the FGC, but for today we have a special guest interview. Today's guest is ZomBmu the Champion of GranBlue Fantasy Versus at the Frosty Faustings 2022 Tournament. ZomBmu pulled of a fantastic win at the tournament never losing a game in top 8 through the winners bracket. Our hosts get to ask questions about ZomBmu's origins in the FGC, Frosty Faustings experience, how Cagliostro became his main and many other questions including our community question.

Nick, Rei, and Harv are back and boy do they have a lot to talk about! Since they last recorded, Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard, Cross Factoin raiding was announced, and the New York Times bought Wordle! But first, Rei talks about what's been going on with Order of Corrupted Souls.

Rei talked about working on Fatescribe with different groups. She also talked about watching raid log videos with a friend and trying to understand what was wrong. She also talked about how one of the tanks she was playing with was not joining the group discord, meaning they were not in communication, and that went about as badly as expected. She also talked about pugging with someone with a New York accent.

Harv, meanwhile, has played some Diablo III and not much else.

Nick talks about bringing his five year old through Firelands and getting the Harvester's Dredwing when Harv was not online. He also talks about the Wen Lo mount and how marvelous it is.

In the news, Harv and Rei finally get the opportunity to weigh in on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard. They talk about their guarded optimism and how time will tell if this was a positive change. Nick also brings up the changes to Tier Set Tokens, as well as the Double Legendary Acquisition in Patch 9.2. Flying in Zereth Mortis will be easier to get, and Blizzard has outlawed mass advertising in the chat channels.

Nick also reviews what has been going on with Raven QA and their unionization attempts.

For the question of the week, Nick is soliciting advice on the quickest way to grind anima.

Finally, they look back at episode #104, which was the 2018 April Fool’s episode.

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We're back to cover the last month of Activision-Blizzard-King news as the ABK board continue to ignore striking workers from Raven Software. Months of striking and requests for negotiation continue to go unacknowledged from leadership as workers opt to unionize. We talk about ABK's strategy for deflating the union's momentum and how QA workers are holding strong in the face of major obstacles.

The major announcement of Microsoft purchasing the company offers hope for potential reshuffling of ABK's executive leadership, but some worry that change may not be coming at all. We talk about how the blockbuster deal may affect Overwatch 2's development and the broad future of the franchise. We elaborate on what Franchise owners are likely feeling with the current state of uncertainty around the season's launch and where things might go from here.

We talk about the ramifications of the purchase on Overwatch and Overwatch League.