We do a little bit of story recap here at the end of the episode, just covering the Dawntrail story (yes, still!) between the Cooking Show escapade and getting to Mamook. However, most of the episode is about some of the criticism and drama swirling around, especially with the various issues in patch 7.16, and how those landed. This episode is definitely a little bit more criticism-oriented, although we think there’s lots of room to see a turnaround here. Also, as is our tradition, we recorded about 4 hours before the Live Letter announcement, and opined about needing a Live Letter. You’re welcome.

Hosts

Christina Zammarrelli

Gaming has been a core part throughout Poptarts life. Though her specialty is JRPGs, she tries to branch out and try new things. Most of her time gets put into the MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV, but she still finds time to play new games.

Chip Locke

Chip has a boring adult day job and then burns as much free time as possible playing the videos james. Fond of a variety of MMOs, JRPGs, and action games without active time button mashing.

Kristen Allison

Began the gaming life with a game boy to be kept entertained during a vacation in the early 90s and forgot to put it down after that. Currently, most gaming time goes into FFXIV. Doing her best to prove she's not a robot.

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