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Sharlayan Dropouts: Summer [Sentai] Love, FanFest Wrap-up, and a Salute to Shantotto

Sharlayan Dropouts: Summer [Sentai] Love, FanFest Wrap-up, and a Salute to Shantotto

There's a lot to talk about between this year's Moonfire Faire, the upcoming Moogle Treasure Trove, and...Final Fantasy XI!
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Vegas Fan Fest Predictions!

Sharlayan Dropouts: Vegas Fan Fest Predictions!

Geomancer, corner pocket! We’re calling our shots for Las Vegas Fan Fest 2023.
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Athena, My Reflection, Dance the Ghost with Me

Sharlayan Dropouts: Athena, My Reflection, Dance the Ghost with Me

Welcome back to the smoke hole, Dropouts. This week, we talk about the Pandaemonium raids, which recently wrapped up with FFXIV patch 6.4.
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Patch 6.4 Discussion – We’re Dragons on the Moon

Sharlayan Dropouts: Patch 6.4 Discussion – We’re Dragons on the Moon

Greetings, students. The Dropouts aren't clever enough to know you shouldn't cast Fira in a dry field, but they're going into space nevertheless.
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Spoilercast Special: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Spoilercast Special: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Blood God has assembled to deliver the long-promised, no-holds-barred Xenoblade Chronicles 3 spoilercast.
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Sharlayan Dropouts: Examining FFIV’s Hefty Influence on FFXIV

Sharlayan Dropouts: Examining FFIV’s Hefty Influence on FFXIV

Oh boy, here come the Sharlayan Dropouts to corrupt the students hanging out around the Last Stand. This week, Nadia, Victor, and Mike get together and talk all about the huge thumbprints Final Fantasy IV has left over Final Fantasy XIV, from 1.0 to Endwalker. Why is FFIV so lovingly referenced in FFXIV, and why so often? How will FFIV
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Winter of Wick Part 4: Bane Penguin Jaws

Winter of Wick Part 4: Bane Penguin Jaws

It's finally here: our final Winter of Wick, centered on the recent release of John Wick Chapter 4. Kat, Nadia, and Eric band together for one last action-filled romp. It's John versus the High Table, in a big showdown, and talk all about it, including: Is anyone not an assassin Dogs, more dogs John Wick's i-frames Wick ruins Ladies Night
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Winter of Wick Part 3: I Am The Table, John

Winter of Wick Part 3: I Am The Table, John

Light up those Wicks, because Chapter 3 of the Winter of Wick is live for $5+ Patrons! The one who sits above the table, Mike Williams, is back to chat about the ongoing ramifications of John Wick's Oopsie at the end of Chapter 2. The discussion veers into important topics, like: Why you shouldn't swing swords in glass houses A
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Sharlayan Dropouts – What Should the Next Tank Job Be?

Sharlayan Dropouts – What Should the Next Tank Job Be?

Word to your mothers, Dropouts near and far. This week, Nadia struggles with post-COVID brain as she talks to Victor and Mike about classic Final Fantasy jobs that might be suited for our next Tank class. Gunblades as Tanks...something about it still feels weird. They also talk about Patch 6.3, including the latest raids and the struggles of Anden, a
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Winter of Wick Part 2: More John Wick

Winter of Wick Part 2: More John Wick

No need to be a Sad Keanu: Chapter 2 of the Winter of Wick is live for $5+ Patrons! Esteemed Marker holder Mike Williams returns to talk about the Wick series' (temporary) middle child. The discussion veers into important topics, like: The shift in tone between the two movies The Joy of Overwrought Symbolism The subway station fight. Just, the
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Game Developer Quest: Intelligent Systems

Game Developer Quest: Intelligent Systems

In this month's exclusive special for our Patrons, it's another entry in the Game Developer Quest, covering Intelligent Systems! We go over the history of Intelligent Systems and the creators who oversaw its history. Some items we cover in our wide-ranging conversation: How it began as a Nintendo support studio Why Hironobu Sakaguchi loved Fire Emblem The success of Paper
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Pantheon of the Blood God: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Pantheon of the Blood God: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

For the January 2023 edition of Pantheon of the Blood God, Kat, Nadia, and Eric are joined by Three Moves Ahead's Len Hafer to discuss Fire Emblem: Three Houses!
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The Axe of the Blood God End of 2022 Extravaganza

The Axe of the Blood God End of 2022 Extravaganza

Another year has finished, and the crew is joined by returning faves Michael Higham and Rebekah Valentine to talk about everything that happened!
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Winter of Wick Part 1: John Wick w/ Mike Williams

Winter of Wick Part 1: John Wick w/ Mike Williams

The Winter of Wick is upon us! We're starting our dive into the world of alleys and assassinations with none other than Mike Williams.
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Pantheon of the Blood God: Dragon Quest V

Pantheon of the Blood God: Dragon Quest V

Step right up adventurers and witness as Kat and Nadia (as well as special guests Jeremy Parish and Mat Bradley-Tschirgi) give Dragon Quest V for the Super Famicom/Nintendo DS a very thorough once-over.
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Autumn of Avatar – Book 3 + Finale Recap

Autumn of Avatar – Book 3 + Finale Recap

Well, fellow Benders, it's finally here: the end of our Autumn of the Avatar. We've reached the conclusion of Book 3: Fire. Here's the full recap!
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Sharlayan Dropouts, Episode 17: OK, I’mma take on Menphina in Patch 6.3

Sharlayan Dropouts, Episode 17: OK, I’mma take on Menphina in Patch 6.3

This month, Victor, Mike, and Nadia talk all about the recent Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter, which was bursting with information about patch 6.3
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