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StaticGorilla and Mezza are back for another episode of Doubletap covering the topics in the FGC for this week. In the Fighter's Corner, Melty Blood releases another character trailer for Roa, including new gameplay footage and King Of Fighters posts news back stories about teams. Then we cover patch notes about GranBlue, Street Fighter V shows a Cyber Akuma costume, with more to come at the SF League this week and Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl show us gameplay mechanics and full gameplay. In the Randoms of the FGC, Mezza found an Among Us fighting game, Gogeta is in Xenoverse, Moist Esports exists, Gotenks is in DragonBall Z Kakarot and a Youtube series brings a new idea for content called Name that Rank. Finally we finish up with some things we saw from Riptide event including an 0 and 2 cake and the pop off of pop offs.

There's a ton of news to cover this week as we draw ever closer to the playoffs and Grand Finals. We start off with a look at news from around the Overwatch community. There's a couple rumblings of player and content creator movement around the League and some huge changes to Chinese video game policy that could have far reaching implications for the Overwatch League. We talk about the far reaching impact's of China's new attitude towards gaming and how they could impact the growth of Chinese talent and Overatch/Overwatch League. We also take a look at the announcement of Overwatch Collegiate competition before giving our elementary preview of next week's playoff games.

This week Melderon joins BlazzinBob and Melarina to talk about TBC Classic. Don't miss out!

Time Stamps

0:00:00 - Intro

0:03:03 - What have we been doing in WoW Classic/TBC Classic

0:59:51 - Burning Crusade Classic Arena Offseason & PvP Gear Cost Changes

https://tbc.wowhead.com/news/burning-crusade-classic-arena-offseason-and-pvp-gear-cost-changes-324072

1:29:05 - Plans for Phase 2

1:51:45 - Everyone says TBC is dying but the raiding population seems to be rising

Population at the end of Vanilla WoW Classic - https://ironforge.pro/population/archive/

Population currently in TBC Classic - https://ironforge.pro/population/tbc/

2:07:19 - Random tangents - Halo and Sea of Thieves

2:16:30 - Addon of the week - SafeQueue - https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/safequeue

2:18:35 - Closing

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Nick, Chip, and Kurabara are here to finally dive into Mass Effect 2. Nick has a bit of a cold, so apologies for the voice, but they get right into talking about the Illusive Man before they can even recap the events of the introduction. Chip is excited as they talk about Martin Sheen's casting and the energy he brings to the Illusive Man. They then get to questioning whether Miranda has ever actually met him (It appears that she has), and then get into talking about the morality system.

Then, they talk about the vicious decision to start the game with the death of Shepard and the destruction of the Normandy. Chip praises it while Nick calls it affecting, and they discuss their initial reaction to Sheaprd's death. Then they get into the reasons behind the decision as far as resetting Shepard's power level while allowing for a continuity of the character from Mass Effect 1.

Kurabara then praises the montage where Shepard is resurrected. Chip talks about Wilson, the shady doctor that helped bring Shepard back. Nick praises the decision to let Shepard join Cerberus as it forces a wedge between Shepard and everyone who knew and trusted him. Kura is glad to have the council off his back for now. Chip praises the improved combat in the game, and also talks about how well done Miranda's introduction is. Nick is excited by the addition of Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda. They talk more about the voice casting, and also talk up Keith David's ongoing role as Captain Anderson. They then discuss the Shepard-Anderson relationship that progresses throughout the games.

Chip praises the visual details they have been able to add into the game. Nick points out how they expanded the Cerberus lore for this game as well. Chip points out that Shepard joining Cerberus felt a little out of character. Nick uses the pandemic to explain the decision. They also talk about the internal Cerberus politics, including what led to Wilson betraying the project and trying to kill Shepard (again). Kura talks about the non-Geth robots that appear in the introduction. He wonders where they were during Mass Effect 1 and Nick appreciates the role that they play.

Kura brings up the switch to heat-cartridges as a replacement for unlimited ammo. He also talks about some of the pre-order bonus items that are now available in the Legendary edition. Chip talks about his resource hoarding problem when playing RPG's. Nick brings up that Shepard can now slide over low objects. Nick talks about how weapons are just available now instead of having to play the inventory management minigame from the first game. They also talk about the evolution of the hacking minigame and how it is more interesting this time around with less requirements upon your party. Kura points out the the skill tree has been pared down. Kura also complains about the quick-time events that have been added. Nick and Chip disagree.

Nick brings up the changes to resource scanning in this game. They figure out what happens if you run out of fuel and money in space. Chip shares his economical strategy for scanning planets while Nick admits he is going to scan every resource on every planet. Nick talks about how the first game took place on the right side of the map while this game is set in the Terminus sector which is the upper part of the map. Kura hypes up the rebuilt Normandy, and then complains about the character importer having changed our characters in uncomfortable ways. They also talk about the scarring on Shepard and how that can be influenced by your morality, unless you get the improved medbay.

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.

Once again we're a little light on "new news" from the FFXIV realm so we do a fair bit of wandering through different topics this episode. We've got The Rising event, Pan goes shopping on the cash shop (our annual event), and there's some housing chat -- but this time it's mostly about real life houses! We also discuss the upcoming Live Letter and have some (not super exciting) predictions for what we'll see and hear there.

This episode, the bois discuss the Respawn point of view on Tap Strafing, our predictions for the upcoming Rampart Town Takeover "Renewal Plaza," and Apex blowing up on Twitch due to an influx of major streamers. This is rounded out by some taco talk with help from our legendary community.

Nick and Katie are back after their brief hiatus this week with a look at two characters and redemption arcs. But first they get into talking about some quick initial thoughts on Grimoire of the Shadowlands (spoiler: Nick didn't like it), which they'll have more to talk about next time. Nick jumps into the main topic talking about how the community is split over the possibility of Sylvanas being redeemed. They talk briefly about the Fate of Sylvanas cinematic from the end of the Sanctum of Domination raid. Nick points out that the cinematic really didn't show Sylvanas' fate, and Nick and Katie speculate about what might be in Christie Golden's Sylvanas novel coming out next year.

Nick then gets back on topic talking about how he thought of another character that committed genocide and did some bad things but was still able to be redeemed, and brings up Darth Vader. He talks about how Vader's redemption is canonical by Luke's action. They also talk about whether Leia or Tyrande was better at avenging the loss of their home and people. They discuss how Star Wars fans had little connection to Alderaan when it was destroyed, but WoW players had a strong connection to Teldrassil, making the destruction of the latter more unforgiveable. Nick then compares Sylvanas to Luke, as the characters age has set expectations that need to be met, while for characters like Vader, their story was over during the relatively short time of the original trilogy.

They also compare Anduin to Luke and evaluate Anduin's relationship to Sylvanas. They talk about how Anduin seems to be the key to Sylvanas' possible redemption. They talk about Anduin has evolved in their relationship and how the tables have turned somewhat. They also talk about how Anduin and Luke had to suffer while Sylvanas and Vader watched, hinting at their coming redemption.

Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to [email protected] or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 9/15 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us!

Mezza and StaticGorilla are back for another episode of DoubleTap! In the Fighter's Corner, Mely Blood's pre order is live and we get yet another character trailer for Noel. For King Of Fighters XV we get a full trailer for Ash Crimson and registration for the new Tekken Dojo events are live. In the Randoms of the FGC, the move lists for both Spongebob and Patrick are out for Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl, Mezza then covers The Kolosseum Rewind, Intel Scholarships, Pax Arena, GamerHERs awards and FlycastGGPO. Finally, we get into a question and focus attack asking, "Is RNG bad or good for fighting games.

Ramses is out this week which has LoBosco joined by Howleir to discuss the news and play-in games from the week. The guys start off talking about the latest tweet from the Activion Blizzard employees collective, which states that they still have not had their demands met by the ABK chief suite. Howleir and LoBosco disscused the release of Dox and Insight from the Florida Mayhem coaching staff and what implications it has on the team for next year. The largest news from the week was the announcment of a 2022 April start date and that the league will open on an early build of Overwatch 2. The implications were talked about in detail of what it means for the league.

The final half of the show covered the play-in games and the wild selection show that shocked everyone, which saw the Shanghai Dragons pick the two time defending champions San Francisco Shock as their first round matchup.

Pull up a stool, charge your glasses and get comfortable as Happy Hour Episode 33 is here for your listening pleasure. That’s right – the gang are back for more podcast-based shenanigans, with alcohol aplenty. For this episode, the lads talk about their recent get together with alchol aplent. Their thoughts on Ryan Reynolds Free Guy. Finally get down to business and talk about Mikes Lego obsession for no reason at all, Battlefield 2042, Night Books. Plus why Luke doesnt give a crap about the Upcoming Spiderman Film. And end the show on a massive tangent discussing whether or not Casino Royale is the best Daniel Craig James Bond.