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A Thorny Reception

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2025/08/28

Good Morning folks. I am getting a bit later start than normal to blogging, because work got in the way. If it can start interrupting me at 6 am… I can take a brief break to bang out a blog post. While I have mostly been focused on my new Thorns Forge Guard build, I ... Read more The post A Thorny Reception appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Righteous Fire but Thorns

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2025/08/27

Good Morning Folks. I’m officially in the Monolith on my second character of the league. This does not mean that I have abandoned my Necromancer, in fact I ran around on it last night with my friend Ace. I actually swapped over to Dragonflame Edict last night and dropped my crab ring for another Phantom ... Read more The post Righteous Fire but Thorns appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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POE2 Free Weekend and Thorns Sentinel

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2025/08/26

Good Morning Folks. This weekend is the launch of Path of Exile II 0.3 aka The Third Edict and I have had every intent to just start playing whenever the hell I felt like it. Last Epoch Season 3 launched this past weekend and with how close these two things seem to always be now… ... Read more The post POE2 Free Weekend and Thorns Sentinel appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Visual Clarity Overrated

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2025/08/25

Good Morning Folks. On Thursday the Last Epoch Season 3 started and since then I have largely been focused on leveling. I finished Act 10 at some point on Saturday morning, and pushed into Empowered Monoliths last night around 7pm. I have a pretty solid build at the moment, but it is one that I ... Read more The post Visual Clarity Overrated appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #535 – Dino Go Honk

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2025/08/24

Hey Folks! This week, we have the entire crew and start off talking about Last Epoch Season 3 with the release of Beneath Ancient Skies. We talk briefly about the patch reveal for Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict, and while it sounded promising, it is mostly a bunch of nerfs. From there, we ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #535 – Dino Go Honk appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Witchy Goth, Sloth, Toucan, and Capy

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2025/08/22

Good Morning Folks! Yesterday was the release of Last Epoch Season 3 aka Beneath Ancient Skies and I spent all evening leveling a Necromancer. There are a number of changes to the way that minions work in this update and I wanted to give it a spin. More importantly the supporter packs added a Sloth ... Read more The post Witchy Goth, Sloth, Toucan, and Capy appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Helena Steps Up

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2025/08/21

Hey Folks. Yesterday was a massive reveal for Path of Exile II, and there is a lot of interesting stuff there happening in that game. I am actually excited to give it a shot once Last Epoch Season 3 (which starts today at 11 am CDT) has run its course for me. All of that ... Read more The post Helena Steps Up appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Out of Time

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2025/08/20

Good Morning Folks. Yesterday was a bit of a wild ride work-wise for me and this morning has been similarly wild but I have a bit of a gap and am going to try and bang out a blog post in the spirit of Blaugust. After I finished with my sixteen hour day I unwound ... Read more The post Out of Time appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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So Much Fortress

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2025/08/19

One of the cool things about playing Path of Exile and buying the supporter packs, is that you end up with a bunch of interesting toys. For example I have a ring that when equipped on a character as a cosmetic, keeps track of every bit of currency that drops on the ground. I wish ... Read more The post So Much Fortress appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Low Stake Hot Takes

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2025/08/18

Krikket was the first of the mentors to offer to run with Blaugust 2025 this year, and she has been doing a phenomenal job of things. One of the things that they have been cooking is a Community Builder group project trying to get as many people as possible to make a post today on ... Read more The post Low Stake Hot Takes appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #534 – Runners Ready

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2025/08/17

Hey Folks! We had a bunch of topics left over from last week that rolled over to this week. First, we talk a bit about Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the Shinobi Metroidvania. From there, we talk a bit about Summer Games Done Quick and some of the better runs. Tam talks about his plans to ... Read more The post AggroChat #534 – Runners Ready appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Buying Freedom

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2025/08/15

Good Morning Folks. If you remember yesterday I talked about finally getting an Apothecary card drop. Now these go for roughly 25-30 Divines each because they are hot property for folks wanting to do late league gambles. The thing is I do not need a Mageblood this league, nor do I really think that Magebloods ... Read moreThe post Buying Freedom appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Desperately Seeking Primeval

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2025/08/14

Good Morning Folks. This is Primordial Blocks, and I have lived here for every league that has had this map in the rotation. It is the source of the Primeval Ruins Hideout, and I want it bad. The problem with this is that it is extremely rare… and I have likely run over 1000 copies ... Read more The post Desperately Seeking Primeval appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Accidental Black Light

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2025/08/13

Good Morning Folks. One of my coworkers really cares deeply about his teleconference background… and recently added these cool vapor-wave neon strip things which spurred in my brain… that I could do something cool with my lighting. I have a ceiling fan with three 60W light bulbs… and I got it in my head that ... Read more The post Accidental Black Light appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Burning Divines

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2025/08/12

Good Morning Folks. We have reached the point in the league where I am blowing all of my currency on alt characters.I think I have blown something like 130 divines on kitting out two characters. Divines are easy enough to get at this point just through selling Delve stuff that I could get them back ... Read more The post Burning Divines appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Wind-chimes and Heat

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2025/08/11

Good Morning Folks. I had grand plans for all of the things I would do this weekend, but largely spent the weekend being super lazy. One of the things my wife bought me at the beginning of the summer was a set of wind chimes, and it was one of those things that I never ... Read more The post Wind-chimes and Heat appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #533 – Greg Universe Equivalent

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2025/08/10

Hey Folks! We are back after a week off, and like always, when that happens, we come back to a large stack of topics. We start off talking about Hellclock and Grimshire, two great games that Grace has been playing quite a bit of. From there, we discuss Kodra’s adventures in GenCon as he talks ... Read more The post AggroChat #533 – Greg Universe Equivalent appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Illusive Mollie Snuggles

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2025/08/08

One of the strange occurrences that I have wanted so bad to message my wife about… is the changed behavior in Mollie our most skittish cat. She can be an extremely sweet cat, but also runs like hell at the slightest unexpected motion. She has been forcefully snuggling with me when I first crawl into ... Read more The post Illusive Mollie Snuggles appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Four Winds, Toxic Rain, and MyMiniFactory Sale

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2025/08/07

Good Morning Folks. Right now the Festival of the Four Winds is going on in Guild Wars 2, and with it comes the tradition of cashing in your troves of raw resources into loot boxes… and then being sad when you get nothing good from it. Zephyrite Supply Boxes can be purchased from several vendors ... Read more The post Four Winds, Toxic Rain, and MyMiniFactory Sale appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Of Geese, Cameras, Wolves, and Whirlwind

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2025/08/06

Good Morning Folks. I wish my Canadian friends would come collect their geese. We have a gaggle of them that roam around my neighborhood and this past weekend they straight up blocked my progress trying to get back home. I slowly had to ease up on them and they eventually parted and let me through. ... Read more The post Of Geese, Cameras, Wolves, and Whirlwind appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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