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An Unjuiced Life

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2025/01/06

Good Morning Folks! I took quite possibly the longest break I have ever taken with my blog over the break. It was good, and honestly I should allow myself to do this a bit more often. It isn’t necessarily that I did not want to blog, but more that I did not want to have ... Read more The post An Unjuiced Life appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #506 – Games of the Year Show 2024 – Part One

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2025/01/05

Hey Folks! It is that time again when we pull together our list of favorite games from 2024. In theory, we each get three primary choices and an almost unlimited number of honorable mentions… which causes us to divide the show into two packed episodes. In this case, we have 36 games on the list ... Read more The post AggroChat #506 – Games of the Year Show 2024 – Part One appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Infernalist vs Titan POE2 Mapping

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2024/12/30

Hey Folks! I decided to do something a little bit different… or at least different from what I have done recently. Occasionally I record videos of gameplay to illustrate a point, and this morning I spent time recording myself running a map on my Infernalist Minions character as well as running a map on my ... Read more The post Infernalist vs Titan POE2 Mapping appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #505 – One Portal Woes

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2024/12/29

Hey Folks! We are back this week and only actually down one person which seems great for the holiday season. This week we start off talking about Toad’s Item Factory which is a multiperson minigame in Super Mario Party Jamboree and Kodra talks about his experiences playing it with his kiddo. From there Tam shares ... Read more The post AggroChat #505 – One Portal Woes appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Path of Exile II Rant Thread

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2024/12/27

Good Morning Folks! At least I hope it is still morning by the time I get this blog post out there. This thread is a bit out of ordinary for my normal post, and you are essentially getting a stream of consciousness rant about things that I think need to be improved in the game. ... Read more The post Path of Exile II Rant Thread appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Goodbye Stampede and Hello Minions

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2024/12/26

When Path of Exile II was released into early access I had a pretty clear vision. I wanted to play a big tanky character that ran around with a two-handed weapon and a shield. I struggled to get this off the ground because starting off as the Warrior is pure misery. However given enough bashing ... Read more The post Goodbye Stampede and Hello Minions appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #504 – You Know, For Kids

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2024/12/15

This week we start off with some discussion of the Video Game Trailer show… which really should just call itself that because the “Awards” thing feels like an afterthought at this point. Bel is excited for Witcher 4 and Dispatch, and Ash’s favorite game of all time is finally getting a Sequel. We also are ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #504 – You Know, For Kids appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Stash Tab Sale Weekend

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2024/12/13

Good Morning Folks! Over the last week, I have felt like Gold Five telling my friends to “stay on target” any time they have been tempted to buy stash tabs. I knew this day was coming soonish because there is always another stash tab sale around the corner and it is never a good idea ... Read more The post Stash Tab Sale Weekend appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Missing Izaro and Hating POE2 Trials

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2024/12/11

Hey Folks! Today has gone a bit differently than planned and as a result, I am a bit later getting a blog post out the door than normal. Yesterday I decided to fully embrace the Crab and picked up the last two armor pieces that I was missing from the Blue Crab armor set. I ... Read more The post Missing Izaro and Hating POE2 Trials appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Onwards to Act III and Patch Notes

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2024/12/10

Good Morning Folks. I have to admit I have been largely radio silent on social media about Path of Exile II, because as you might be able to tell from yesterday’s post… I am not exactly certain what to think about it. I had hyped myself up quite a bit going into the release of ... Read more The post Onwards to Act III and Patch Notes appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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The Good and Bad of Path of Exile II

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2024/12/09

Good Morning Folks! On Friday Path of Exile II Early Access launched and at this point, I have played for 24 hours according to Steam spread over two full days and one heavy evening of gaming. This morning I am going to talk about some of the good bits and some of the bad bits ... Read more The post The Good and Bad of Path of Exile II appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #503 – Over One Million Players

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2024/12/08

Hey Folks! This week we end up mostly talking about the early access launch for Path of Exile II. This truly was a feat of cloud engineering as the Grinding Gear Games team delayed for a few hours to prepare for the onslaught of over a million players… then the game just worked pretty much ... Read more The post AggroChat #503 – Over One Million Players appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Prepare for Queues

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2024/12/06

Good Morning Folks! Remember when I said it was best not to take today off to play Path of Exile II? Well, that seems to be working out like I expected. Starting yesterday and continuing through this morning Path of Exile II is currently the top-selling global game on Steam. This has had all sorts ... Read moreThe post Prepare for Queues appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Path of Exile Creator Land Run

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2024/12/05

This is going to be a bit of a weird one, for anyone not deeply entrenched in the names and faces of Path of Exile content creators. Essentially what triggered this blog post is a simple message that I saw scroll across my timeline over on BlueSky. Ziggy D, a content creator in the Path ... Read more The post Path of Exile Creator Land Run appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Path of Exile 2 Acendancy Spoilers

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2024/12/04

Good Morning Folks! Yesterday Grinding Gear Games released the full reveal of all of the major nodes for the twelve ascendancies that will be playable in the Path of Exile II Early Access. This is critical because at least in this first release, players will be unable to respec their ascendancy. Generally speaking, you don’t ... Read more The post Path of Exile 2 Acendancy Spoilers appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Path of Exile Stash Tabs

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2024/12/03

Good Morning Folks! I’ve had a bunch of friends asks me assorted questions about Path of Exile II, the supporter pack tiers, and what they should spend their cash shop points on. So I am doing what I do almost every time a bunch of people ask me the same question… create a blog post ... Read more The post Path of Exile Stash Tabs appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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The Waiting Game

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2024/12/02

Good Morning Folks! The weekend before last I had put up most of the Christmas decorations, but on Saturday I finally got our little tree up. Essentially we have a very small tree on top of the entertainment center because the cats have yet to figure out how to get up there. Prior to that ... Read more The post The Waiting Game appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #502 – One Engrossing Read

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2024/12/01

Hey Folks! We had a show where we were not certain we were going to record… and then suddenly essentially had everyone but Ashgar. Bel has been revisiting Starfield and talks about what a weirdly offputting game it is. From there Bel and Grace talk about their experiences with Dungeon Clawler which is essentially Peglin ... Read more The post AggroChat #502 – One Engrossing Read appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Spare Keys and Spoiler Season

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2024/11/27

Good Morning Folks! We’ve been in a bit of a holding pattern in the Path of Exile community wondering exactly when accounts would be flagged for early access for folks with a lifetime spend of $480 or more… aka the price of the largest yearly supporter pack. Apparently, that happened overnight and I was able ... Read moreThe post Spare Keys and Spoiler Season appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Don’t Take Vacation for POE2 Early Access

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2024/11/26

Good Morning Folks! I’m in a massive hype cycle for the early access launch of Path of Exile II next Friday. However, I would caution you my dear readers… to not actually take time off from work to play it. I’ve been watching something with a bit of trepidation, which is Path of Exile 2 ... Read more The post Don’t Take Vacation for POE2 Early Access appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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