Author: Nadia Oxford

2022's allotted five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes are just about up. The coming of the New Year is inevitable, but not as inevitable as the "Top 10 Games of 2022" that are cooked up by my fellow game writers and podcasters.  "Do you have a Top 10 Games of 2022 list, Nadia?" Child, aim to ask fewer silly

This week the Dropouts have a real scary tale for you: Nadia had no idea how to use a glam plate despite playing Final Fantasy XIV for years. Did she make a complete ass of herself? You bet!

Join the Sharlayan Dropouts as they talk about everything to do with Final Fantasy XIV's patch 6.2. From theorizing about plot threads and characters to discussion about Pandaemonium and glam!

Nadia and Victor talk about a selection of Final Fantasy XIV's best sidequests.

Nadia, Mike, and Victor talk about Final Fantasy XIV's Beast Tribes, new and old.

This week, Nadia, Victor, and Mike tackle Final Fantasy XIV's mod controversy.

Really, can anyone deny the sheer cool factor of the Final Fantasy series' take on dragon knights? If you're not, maybe this episode will make you a believer.

Why some games were picked for our updated Top 25 RPG list, while others were left to die in shallow puddles of rainwater.

This week, we look at the state of the PC RPG market in the 2000's. It was the best of times, but also the worst (blurst?) of times.

This week's episode explores the future of next-gen Cyberpunk and bids farewell to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii eShops!

This month, we have a deep discussion about the Endwalker expansion and the mess of emotions it invokes.

This week, Nadia and Mike talk about their hands-on preview of the upcoming Endwalker expansion! Also in this episode: Hironobu Sakaguchi goes deep, Moogle Treasure Festival, and A Realm Reborn trailers.

Nadia, Victor, and Mike talk about the very lengthy Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter, and what it all means for the upcoming Endwalker expansion. That gaping hole in the moon...it's not going to get any bigger, right? Right.

There's been a massive influx of new players to Final Fantasy XIV, thanks in part to an exodus from World of Warcraft. Will the mass migration affect FFIV's chemistry? We discuss this possibility plus the switch from WoW's mechanics.

Welcome to our latest project at Axe of the Blood God: Sharlayan Dropouts! In this new monthly podcast, Nadia Oxford and a rotating selection of guests will talk about all things Final Fantasy XIV.