We're taking our sweet time breaking down the Dawntrail story, so this week we've got another spoiler-filled episode covering what we're calling the level 93 quests. Koana develops a sudden personality, Wuk Lamat somehow gets lost on a fifty foot walk, and we think you shouldn't name towns after, you know, things that destroy them. Like fire. So Many Fires.

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Timestamps

02:12 Sharing Time
07:30 Job Balances
15:52 Events
21:13 MSQ Level 93 Story
57:47 Final thoughts

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3jv

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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More Dawntrail story time! Beware of spoilers up to somewhere in the level 92 range of the main story quests. We're talking just a tiny bit about what we're up to in the game, but not spending too much time on the new raids or savage at this time. We're pretty focused on making some headway through the story as we climb to various places in unorthodox ways, and we do return to the Wuking sands more than once. It gets a little weird at the end, but stay for the finale, the episode title will really come into focus if you do.

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3jo

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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We're starting out on our journey through the Dawntrail story (MSQ). We'll have plenty of spoilers for the initial city quests, and one of the starter zones here. We've also got stories to tell about the "limited supply" of infinitely reproducible digital items (another Square collaboration with question results). It looks like we're going to be unpacking this story for quite a while over the next few episodes, so buckle up!

Timestamps

01:45 Sharing Time
05:52 Promo Items
13:48 Dawntrail Start - Intro to Tural
21:46 Landing in Tuliyollal
45:09 Story Split - Kozama’uka

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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The wait is finally over! This is a no-spoilers episode, we're still unpacking our entry into Dawntrail after the early access period and first launch day. There's a bunch to discuss and unpack, from graphics to glamours to the (relatiely) smooth launch. Some discussion about story structure and presentation, but reall, no spoilers! Pan is overly critical with an arbitrary rating and sings and/or hums very badly somewhere in here. Please look forward to it, as it were.

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3iz

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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We're back! Dawntrail is so close! Kristen went to Japan, Lili has been streaming, and Pan doesn't understand what a horse girl is, on multiple levels. We've got the last few updates of our Endwalk, discussion about preparing for the new expansion, and thoughts about how the mog coin to kupo nut exchange rate in the Companion app. Okay, not so much that last part. We're all just very excited for a new expansion, and we're looking forward to sharing our journey with you.

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3is

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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What's up GAMERS? Who likes ENERGY DRINKS? Who likes MERCH? Who likes JOB CHANGES? If you're stoked to hear about all the awesome new stuff coming for all your favorite classes in Dawntrail, hit that subscribe button, smash that bell, and be sure to grab your favorite, crisp PepsiCo-brand beverage while you join us on the Live Wire to hear all about Live Letter 81. Oh, there's a Mountain Dew promo happening, too. We don't spend much time on it.

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3ie

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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We took a little break because life, uh, finds a way (to prevent podcasting). We've got a lot to talk about, from the benchmark drama to the blue mage drama to, actually, puppies. We're sorry we were away and we are delighted to return with a pretty big episode.

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Episode URL: mtb.gg/3i6

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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We asked for it. We practically begged for it. Finally, we have a release date! We recorded the night before the Dawntrail preorders went live, so we'll save that particular debacle for future discussion. However, we did get a few interesting tidbits from Yoshi-P's PAX East panel, most crucially a surprisingly early release date for Dawntrail! The hype train has officially left the station and we are on board! Oh, and Kristen is back! So we're ALL on board!

Timestamps

00:02:03 Events
00:09:12 Sharing
00:20:29 Pax Panel
00:25:54 Release Date
00:32:53 Physical Collectors Edition
00:49:53 Digital Collectors Edition
00:59:33 System Requirements
01:03:51 Final Thoughts

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3hi

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Kristen Allison
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We're waiting for the next Live Letter, and not being weird about that at all. Also, a warm welcome to our new Xbox Sprouts (XSprouts?), we're genuinely delighted to see you in-game! There's also some discussion about the old news making the rounds again that the game devs are looking at changing the starting point of the game, and we renew our thoughts about how that could work.

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Timestamps

00:02:58 Sharing Time
00:26:25 6.58
00:31:57 14 Hour Broadcast
00:37:35 Story Skips
00:47:53 Xbox Full Release
01:02:17 Outro

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3ha

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Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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First of all, to all you Kristenistas out there, we apologize for her absence in this episode. She had a doctor's note so we had to let her off the hook. This episode is really just an hour of Lili and Pan chatting about various things. Mostly it's all FFXIV related, but there is a harrowing tale of international travel in the middle that you won't want to miss. We also talk a bit about the new XSprouts, what makes a quality gaming controller, and when we expect Dawntrail to come out (we have no idea, but we'll speculate anyway, gosh darn it).

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Timestamps

02:11 Pan Sharing Time
17:30 Lilli Sharing Time
36:06 Events
42:13 Pax
50:22 Xbox Trial
58:02 Outro

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3gx

Hosts:

Christina Zammarrelli
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Chip Locke

Kristen Allison
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