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AggroChat: Tales of the Aggronaut Podcast

Mark "Belghast" Temple

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 100

The podcast is a conversational look at video games, primarily focusing on the Online and Multiplayer PC genres. Join Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Ashgar, Kodra, and Tam as they discuss current news and trip down memory lane.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Video Games
23/07/2025
#86

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AggroChat #531 - Commodore Is Back?

Season 12 · Episode 531

Sunday, July 20, 2025 • Duration 01:13:38

Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! We are down a Kodra this week but assembled a surprisingly long list of topics. First off Bel discusses the return of Commodore and the new product being released. Blaugust is coming up soon, and Bel is not running it this year. Tam shares the tribulations of trying to upgrade a PC right now, and the expense of hardware. Ash is finally back on the Final Fantasy XVI trai,n and it is really good. Donkey Kong Bananza is pretty great… but completely unintelligible. BPL or Badger Private League is a thing in Path of Exile and watching people participate is wild. Guild Wars 2 announced the Visions of Eternity expansion and we talk a bit about the upcoming features. Finally, Tam dives into a topic about how you get players to actually communicate with each other in games… and we brainstorm ways to make those interactions happen.

Topics Discussed:

Commodore is Back
Blaugust is Coming
Upgrading a PC Sucks Right Now
Final Fantasy 16 Is Great
Donkey Kong Bananza
BPL in Path of Exile is Wild
Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity
Communicating With Other Players

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AggroChat #530 - Stardew Pirates

Season 12 · Episode 530

Sunday, July 13, 2025 • Duration 01:08:34

Featuring: Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks. We start off with a pretty frank discussion as to why we did not record last week and the death of Belghast’s wife of almost thirty years. From there, we talk about what if Stardew Valley were a Pirates game with Seablip. Bel shares his thoughts about the overwhelming success of KPOP Demon Hunters. Kodra has reached the endgame of Minecraft Dungeons and talks about Apocalypse. The crew has been playing some Sunderfolk and talking about that experience, and Tam shares his initial thoughts about Sky: Children of Light. Grace makes us want to buy the second game of the podcast as they share thoughts about Cauldron. Tam has been brute-forcing his way through Guild Wars 1 Prophecies, and Bel has attempted to get into Borderlands 3 and still does not think that is a great game. Finally, Bel shares his first thoughts about the Superman movie and how you should ignore some of the bad press and go see it.

Topics Discussed:

Death of Bel’s Wife
Seablip
KPOP Demon Hunters
Minecraft Dungeons Apocalypse
Sunderfolk
Sky: Children of Light
Cauldron
Guild Wars 1 Prophecies
Borderlands 3 is Not Great
Superman Is Great

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AggroChat #529 - Illing with Illagers

Season 12 · Episode 529

Sunday, June 29, 2025 • Duration 01:19:28

Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! This week, we start off talking about Four Job Fiesta and how Ash’s playthrough is going as he takes the donation route to fix his class choices. Bel talks about the Absolum a new demo up on Steam which mashes together Streets of Rage, Hades, and Darkest Dungeon into a really fun Roguelike Beat Em Up. From there, Kodra talks about his recent foray into Minecraft Dungeons and how it is a really good entry point to the ARPG/Diablo-like genre. Ash has been revisiting Guild Wars 1 and talks about his progress so far. Thalen shares his early thoughts about Persona 5 The Phantom X and how it seems to be a non-egregious gacha. Finally, Kodra and Bel go on at length about the current Path of Exile league.

Topics Discussed:

Four Job Fiesta Status Report
Absolum
Minecraft Dungeons
Revisiting Guild Wars 1
Persona 5 The Phantom X
Path of Exile

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AggroChat #528 - How Do Rails Work?

Season 12 · Episode 528

Sunday, June 22, 2025 • Duration 01:10:04

Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been out for long enough that folks have really gotten some time to play Mario Kart World, and we discuss some of its features. We also talk a bit about the Donkey Kong Direct and the upcoming game releasing in July. It is the second week of Path of Exile 3.26, and Bel talks about his progress so far and some of the finer details of Mercenaries. We talk briefly about the news that Marathon has been delayed to an indefinite date in the future, but that Sony is still talking about it like it is a thing. Ash shares some thoughts about Siralim Ultimate and the upcoming 2.0 patch. We then devolve into some nonsense about Dune Awakening as we discuss recent happenings on our private server.

Topics Discussed:

Mario Kart World
Donkey Kong Direct
Path of Exile - Mercenaries of Trarthus Week Two
Marathon Delayed Indefinitely
Siralim Ultimate and 2.0 Patch
Dune Awakening Nonsense

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AggroChat #527 - Worms, Dragons, and Mercs

Season 12 · Episode 527

Sunday, June 15, 2025 • Duration 01:04:38

Hey Folks! We have the full crew this week, and Kodra and Thalen have made their way into Dune Awakening, so we talk a bit more about that game. Bel asks what the dumbest thing we have done in a video game to make currency. Ash is back in Guild Wars 2 and attempting to catch up on the story. Kodra and Tam share their thoughts about the Microsoft PuzzleHunt event and contrast it with the MIT Mystery Hunt. Bel shares his early experiences with the Mercenaries of Trarthus as the Secrets of the Atlas expansion kicks off in Path of Exile. Grace talks a bit about Be My Horde as it lets you play a Necromancer, raising an army in a Vampire-Survivors-like game. Finally, we talk a bit about Deltarune actually getting a proper release and Toby Fox accepting money for the game.

Topics Discussed:

Kodra and Thalen Join Dune
Dumb Things for Money
Guild Wars 2 Catch Up
Microsoft PuzzleHunt
Path of Exile: Secrets of the Atlas

Fun With Mercenaries

Be My Horde
Deltarune Purchasable

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AggroChat #526 - Fear the Sun

Season 12 · Episode 526

Sunday, June 8, 2025 • Duration 58:09

Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! We are down a Grace this week, but still end up filling up more than our normal slot full of nonsense. There is a big sale going on right now for Guild Wars 2, and if you have ever thought about checking it out, now is the time. The Nintendo Switch 2 was released, and we are all pretty happy with it so far, and was at least a MASSIVE upgrade over the OG launch Switch. We talk a bit about the Summer Games Fest… which we only found out this week was not plural… thanks to LRR. Tam and Bel have been playing the Dune headstart, and it is a wild gaming experience. Tam talks a short bit about TMNT Splintered Fate and Bel gives a heads up that Path of Exile 3.26 is coming next week.

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Big Guild Wars 2 Sale
Nintendo Switch 2
Summer Game(s) Fest
Dune: Awakening
Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
Path of Exile 3.26 Next Week

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AggroChat #525 - Insurance for Cats

Season 12 · Episode 525

Sunday, June 1, 2025 • Duration 50:06

Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Tamrielo

Hey Folks! We are down a Thalen this week, but that is mostly because he was up visiting Bel Town, so Bel talks a bit about that. Kodra discusses how playing a lot of Blue Prince has ruined his brain for every other game… especially Cyberpunk 2077. It is Path of Exile 3.26 Spoiler Season, and Bel talks about some of the quality of life changes coming. Tam shares his experiences with Skin Deep and why it may not be the “sandbox stealth” game that it is purported to be. Kodra and Tam talk about their experiences playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes “Co-Op” without official support for that. The early looter shooter Defiance makes a return, and Bel talks about that, and then Tam shares the realization that given enough time, you massively improve almost anything that you try… in his case, painting miniatures.

Topics Discussed:

Blue Prince Rewires Brain
Path of Exile 3.26 Spoiler Season
Skin Deep
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes “Co-Op”
Defiance Returns
Painting Realization

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AggroChat #524 - Fun To Lose

Season 12 · Episode 524

Sunday, May 25, 2025 • Duration 01:05:56

Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! We are down a Grace this week and start off with what seems like a reasonable list of topics… that we immediately have to bump half of because the night ran long. Thalen starts off with a bit of a rebuttal to our Eurovision topic as he shares his thoughts about Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente. From there, we talk about the death of Marathon and potentially Bungie as things keep getting worse for that game and its studio. Speaking of angry crowds… we also talk a bit about the self-own of Star Citizen’s recent round of pay-to-win allegations. Steam OS is officially available for devices that are not the Steam Deck, and we share our thoughts about an eventual future where we are running this on desktops. Somewhere in the midst of the show, we have this entire unintended conversation about how making PVP work for non-PVPers would mean needing to make losing feel enjoyable. Finally, Tam shares his thoughts about what he has played of Dune Awakening so far, and it is probably enough to rope several of us into trying the game on release.

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Space Opera
The Marathon Debacle
The Potential Death of Bungie
Star Citizen Self-Own
Steam OS Broad Release
PVP for Non-PVPers
Dune: Awakening

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AggroChat #523 - Get That Slorm

Season 12 · Episode 523

Sunday, May 18, 2025 • Duration 01:05:18

Featuring: AmmosArt, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, and Kodra

Hey Folks! We are down a few folks, but we had a lot to talk about. Bel and Grace have been watching Eurovision for several years at this point… and talk about some nonsense that went on during the Saturday show that was amazing. From there, Ash shares his broadening love of Taiko Drum games and tries to figure out a way to play them at home. Bel talks a bit about recent Last Epoch updates that have added quite a bit of quality of life to the game. Enshrouded got the Thralls of Twilight update that has massively improved some of the game visuals as well as added quite a bit more gameplay. Dwarven Realms is going through Chaos Week right now, and Grace has been playing the brand new Necromancer. Several of us have spent time playing Slormancer, and it is a phenomenal and easy to get into ARPG with a pretty delightful art style. Right now, Steam is doing Creature Collector Fest, and Ash talks about trying out several demos. Finally, Bel has returned to Guild Wars 2 and dragged Ammo along for the nonsense. He talks about finishing up his fifth Legendary Weapon and setting his sights on the way more daunting Vision Legendary journey.

Topics Discussed:

Real Winner of Eurovision
Taiko Drum Games
Last Epoch Quality of Life Patches
Enshrouded - Thralls of Twilight
Dwarven Realms Necromancer
Slormancer
Creature Collection Demos

Voiding Bound
Synth Beasts
Yaoling Mythical Journey
Aethermancer

Guild Wars 2

Fifth Legendary What Now?

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AggroChat #522 - What Makes a Crossover?

Season 12 · Episode 522

Sunday, May 11, 2025 • Duration 01:05:12

Featuring: AmmosArt, Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen

Hey Folks! Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers out there who might be listening to our show. We are down an Ash and a Grace and have an under-the-weather Kodra, but push on. We start off with Bel asking the question: What is the bare minimum required for something to be called a crossover in a game? Kodra shares his thoughts about his playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 and how it gives the impression of time pressure, but that there really is not any. This branches off into a whole discussion about imaginary time pressure and actual hard clocks in games. Weirdly, this also then branches off into a discussion about how “sexytime” is handled in games. In a more pure gaming experience, Tam shares his thoughts about the wildly successful Burrows and Badgets. Bel talks about rolling a Gauntlet character in the Sir Gog led Path of Exile league and hitting a hard stop in Act 8. Finally, we talk a bit about Dune Awakening and then attempt to explain the Dune universe to Kodra.

Topics Discussed:

What Constitutes a Crossover in a Video Game?

Diablo IV x Berserk Collaboration

Cyberpunk 2077 and the implication of time pressure.

Actual Time Pressure vs Imagined

Sexytime in Gaming
Burrows and Badgers
Sir Gog’s Soft Gauntlet in Path of Exile
Dune: Awakening Beta Hopes
Explaining Dune to Kodra

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