The Heat Factory

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Heat Factory Podcast was an idea on a family trip to NJ regionals in 2019. Dedicated to covering the macro level topics and not the weekly meta forecasts/set reviews; HFP wanted to blaze a different path. A path with topics and interviews of not just top players but interesting figure heads, players and content creators. This final episode is to thank everyone who listened over the past three years to all the episodes. 

We discuss some new meta decks from the Pokemon Sword and Shield Fusion Strike set, some news of Pikachu in a mosh pit, and finally a little Gym Leader Challenge in the wake of the Full Grip Games 1k event. 

Music (news music) from zapsplat.com. Closing music is "Hack" by Col Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c)

Rob does a solocast here in the form of a trivia game -- can you figure out who the very best Pokemon (in the TCG) ever was? Like nopokemon else?

With Music by Col Friday ("Hack" -- Outro), and music/sounds (waiting music) from Zapsplat.com

Rob, Owen, Jesse Parker, and John Mostowy talk about strange Pokemon TCG news, then talk about how to get the most out of your Pokemon TCG regoinals experience.

With Music by Col Friday and Frank Percic. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com (news sound).

Worried about how to get your account ready for PTCG Live? We got you covered in this episode of the Heat Factory. We'll tell you how to prepare your account for the transition and give predictions about what we thing will happen with the online PTCGO trade market in the coming weeks.

With opening music by Frank Percic (@steakfrank on Twitter). Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c

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Twitter user and Hawaiian shirt man, @BrettStratton4 asks the competitive Pokémon player base; what would you pay for a totally unlocked account?

We answer that poll, twice; because we lost the audio on the first podcast. Another solo cast without audio engineer Rob, Owen discusses what caused everyone to pick the 'WRONG' answer.

Rob & Owen talk about this current meta and how to survive the player's cup three. 

Intro music by Frank Percic (@pokepercic on Twitter). Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c

Owen Rob posed a problem to social media the other day: What pill would Pokemon TCG players take to make their game better? (See original tweet here: https://twitter.com/HeatFactoryPod/status/1332410680964734983).

We talk about the results and how they would improve performance.

Intro music by Frank Percic (@pokepercic on Twitter).

In our first solocast, Owen clarifies the new Play Pokemon sanctioned events: Pokemon Team Challenge.

Intro song is "Blipotron" by Kevin Macleod, which can be found here: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3444-blipotron and is uses a CC-BY license.

Outro song is "Rhinoceros" by Kevin Macleod, which can be found here: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4284-rhinoceros and is uses a CC-BY license.

Rob & Owen are joined by Frank Percic and John Mostowy to talk about the latest news in expanded: What these bans mean and why they happened, what deck archetypes to look out for, and what cards might become hot buys.

Intro music by Frank Percic (@pokepercic on Twitter). Outro is "Hack" by Col Friday, which you can find on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5SiYsPD1c