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).

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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