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Life and times of Belghast: Blogger, Podcaster, Tank, MMO Gamer, Husband, and Cat Dad

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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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Goodbye Necro Settlers

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2024/11/25

Good Morning Folks! The amount of hype that I have going into Path of Exile II is honestly worrying levels. It reminds me a bit of the way I felt about World of Warcraft going into the launch of that game all those years ago. I now have it sitting in my steam library taunting ... Read more The post Goodbye Necro Settlers appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #501 – Endless Atlas

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2024/11/24

Hey Folks! This is ACTUALLY episode 501 and we have the entire crew. We start off talking about the Settle folks surviving what was effectively a category one hurricane and living without power for around 48 hours. From there Bel talks about finishing Dragon Age Veilguard and how the game has learned lessons from the ... Read more The post AggroChat #501 – Endless Atlas appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Path of Exile 2 Early Access Hype

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2024/11/22

Good Morning Folks! Yesterday was an event from Grinding Gear Games that gave us the complete picture of what the Path of Exile 2 Early Access would look like. Essentially in two weeks, we are going to be able to play the game in a relatively finished state with a fully fleshed-out endgame. As far ... Read more The post Path of Exile 2 Early Access Hype appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Trade but Without Trading

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2024/11/21

Hey Folks! I’m getting a bit of a late start this morning on putting up a daily blog post, which is probably bad considering I hard skipped writing anything yesterday. I’ve been continuing to roam around in Path of Exile while I figure out what I want to tackle next, and made some significant progress ... Read more The post Trade but Without Trading appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Dead Event League

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2024/11/19

Good Morning Folks. After wrapping up Veilguard I have now uninstalled the game to free up space for whatever comes next and am back futzing around with Path of Exile. I wrapped up my second voidstone and I gotta say… I am somewhat impressed at how much better I am now at doing these first ... Read more The post Dead Event League appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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