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Wisdom Scrolls Need to Die

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2025/07/02

Good Morning Folks. This morning I hope you will indulge me in a bit of a rant. I feel like it is time for the humble Wisdom scroll to go away… permanently. For those uninitiated into the world of Path of Exile, or ARPGs in general… any loot in the game that has affixes on ... Read moreThe post Wisdom Scrolls Need to Die appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Golems, Brands, and Divines

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2025/06/30

Good Morning Folks. The league challenge set of armor this time around is loosely based on the Shaper, since the Secrets of the Atlas expansion is all about Zana and the Shaper. I figured that I would use it for my second character of the league where I am essentially planning on doing a Penance ... Read more The post Golems, Brands, and Divines appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #529 – Illing with Illagers

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2025/06/29

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 ... Read more The post AggroChat #529 – Illing with Illagers appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Birbsieged

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2025/06/26

Good Morning Folks. So I have talked about the fact that I feed several feral cats in my neighborhood… one of which that lives in my backyard and another couple that frequent the front porch. Around 8 pm last night I ducked into the backyard to see if Tripod was around with a full scoop ... Read more The post Birbsieged appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Textistential Crisis

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2025/06/24

Good morning folks. I share with you a picture of Mollie… defending her spot. If you do not know anything about Mollie, she is the weirdest cat in our household and even though she has been with us over a decade at this point… she is still super skittish. She can be extremely sweet at ... Read more The post Textistential Crisis appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Gearing My Mercenary

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2025/06/23

Good Morning Folks. I promise I had zero intent to just nope out of blog posting for an entire week… but that is pretty much what happened. One of the early rules that I set aside for myself is that I would never work on my birthday if I could help it. As a result ... Read more The post Gearing My Mercenary appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #528 – How Do Rails Work?

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2025/06/22

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 ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #528 – How Do Rails Work? appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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A Rough Start

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2025/06/16

Good Morning Folks. Friday was the launch of the 3.26 Secrets of the Atlas/Mercenaries of Trarthus League in Path of Exile… and it was a bit rough. There was a pretty critical issue that seemed to plague folks randomly involving logging into any characters in the league. It was roughly an hour and a half ... Read more The post A Rough Start appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #527 – Worms, Dragons, and Mercs

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2025/06/15

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 ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #527 – Worms, Dragons, and Mercs appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Accidental Morning Person

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2025/06/12

Sometimes a blog post happens without me really intending it to. This morning my friend Cliff posted a relatively harmless poll on the Fediverse about whether or not we are a morning person. I have to admit that yes… I am one of the foul accursed beings… but it is not like I ever intended ... Read more The post Accidental Morning Person appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Holding For Trarthus

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2025/06/11

Good Morning Folks. I have an affliction… and it is Path of Exile league start fever. This is how you know I am a mess and fully bought into whatever nonsense Grinding Gear Games is selling, because right before the launch of a new league I get into this pattern where nothing quite works. I’ve ... Read more The post Holding For Trarthus appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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3.26 Build Thoughts

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2025/06/10

Good Morning Friends. The Settlers of Kalguur league is finally over… and I have never been so happy to see a league go. Don’t get me wrong… I loved the Settlers league, but also did not expect it to last over 300 days. It also had some really hype league events like the Phrecia league, ... Read more The post 3.26 Build Thoughts appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Dune Awakening Thoughts

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2025/06/09

Good Morning Folks. This past Thursday dropped the head start for Dune Awakening, a Survival MMO set in the Dune Universe. Essentially this falls along the lines of something like Valheim but set in the Dune Universe, with really high quality environment graphics and an interesting twist to the story. This is a universe where ... Read more The post Dune Awakening Thoughts appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #526 – Fear the Sun

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2025/06/08

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 ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #526 – Fear the Sun appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Wilds is Cursed

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2025/06/06

Hey Folks! Last night instead of our usual Guild Wars 2 nonsense on Thursday nights… I attempted to do some Monster Hunter Wilds again with Ammo and Sita. We have tried to do this a few times… but something always ends up causing problems. The first time Ammo chain crashed until I lost power… and ... Read more The post Wilds is Cursed appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Temu Dragon Stand

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2025/06/04

Good Morning Folks. Yesterday was the drop of the last part of the Janthir Wilds story called Absolution. It was quite a hefty patch, but not one without some issues. The biggest one that I personally experienced is that for whatever reason they did not successfully reset purchases on the wizards vault, meaning that while ... Read more The post Temu Dragon Stand appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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The Crysta Boss

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2025/06/03

Good Morning Folks. Yesterday was a local holiday and as such I got the day off work, and did not really feel like blogging. Of all of the battles that I have had in MMORPGs… by far the toughest that I have ever experienced is the Housing Boss in Final Fantasy XIV. The main problem ... Read more The post The Crysta Boss appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #525 – Insurance for Cats

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2025/06/01

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, ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #525 – Insurance for Cats appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Failing Can Be Fun

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2025/05/30

Good Morning Folks! I did not post yesterday because Thursdays have become a giant mess where I have to pull together this significant report first thing in the morning. I was in a position where it was 11 am and I was still waiting on some of the contributions… for a thing that was supposed ... Read more The post Failing Can Be Fun appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Further Incomprehensible Nonsense

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2025/05/28

Good Morning Folks. Last night I apparently remembered that I had the Endless Kodan Tonic and decided to run World Bosses while transformed into a giant bear. One of the particularly nice things about this specific tonic is that you can actually do combat while transformed. Most of them largely turn you into a useless ... Read more The post Further Incomprehensible Nonsense appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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