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

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Titan Quest 2 Early Access Thoughts

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2025/08/05

Good Morning Folks. Over the weekend Titan Quest 2 released into early access, which is effectively a paid demo client of the game that covers either the tutorial and first act, or first two acts depending on how the game categorizes these things. I’ve heard that the final game will be roughly five times as ... Read more The post Titan Quest 2 Early Access Thoughts appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #532 – Is It Game?

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2025/07/27

Hey Folks! We got the full crew and dived into the topic of what defines a game. Is it still a game if it mostly plays itself? From there, we talk about the recent acquisition of Eleventh Hour Games by Krafton and what it might mean for the future of Last Epoch. We reprise the ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #532 – Is It Game? appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Kinfall and Eternity

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2025/07/25

Good Morning Folks. I had a really fun night with Ammo, Ash, Sita, and Sol running fractals and actually attempting to finish our tier 1 progression. The problem with that however is that I took exactly zero screenshots while we were doing things, so instead you get this generic placeholder that I took this morning ... Read more The post Kinfall and Eternity appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Voltron Sword

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2025/07/23

Good Morning folks. Yesterday was the beginning of the WvW Rush event in Guild Wars 2, but first I feel like you all need to stop an appreciate how amazing this Skeletor themed Charr is that I saw last night. I admit I was mostly not feeling like playing Guild Wars 2 yesterday, but I ... Read more The post Voltron Sword appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Amelioration Addict

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2025/07/22

Good Morning Folks. One of the hardest parts about the situation I am in… is watching the cats trying to deal with it in their own way. Gracie has been struggling and her way of dealing with it, has been being attached to me pretty much 24/7. This is not a bad thing and quite ... Read more The post Amelioration Addict appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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The Hardcore Filter Problem

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2025/07/21

Good Morning Folks. This weekend on the AggroChat podcast, Tam brought up a topic that sort of went in a bunch of different directions. The idea basically was a discussion around how he as a game designer, could build a communications system in an MMORPG that encouraged players to interact with each other. We know ... Read more The post The Hardcore Filter Problem appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #531 – Commodore Is Back?

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2025/07/20

Hey Folks! We are down a Kodra this week but assembled a surprisingly long list of topics. First off Bel discusses the return of Commodore and the new product being released. Blaugust is coming up soon, and Bel is not running it this year. Tam shares the tribulations of trying to upgrade a PC right ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #531 – Commodore Is Back? appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Relaxing Rifting

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2025/07/18

Good Morning Folks. Last night was another return to normalcy. We had been on a stint of doing Thursday night Guild Wars 2 nonsense, and I had tagged out for a few weeks for obvious reasons. We did not do a ton of stuff, but ran the daily fractal which also doubled for the weekly, ... Read more The post Relaxing Rifting appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Visions of Flailing

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2025/07/17

Good Morning Folks. I have no clue what I am doing anymore. I have my first counseling session this afternoon so we will see how that goes. I am still having the minor hallucinations that my wife is still here in this home, but like it is more a feeling than actually seeing or experiencing ... Read more The post Visions of Flailing appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Unlocking the Rogues

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2025/07/15

Good Morning Folks. I feel like I am starting to get back some of my gaming mojo. Since I do not really feel like running up a second character and gearing it… I am starting to invest some more effort into gearing out my Righteous Fire character. That said… you cannot stop me from being ... Read more The post Unlocking the Rogues appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Grief As A Personality

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2025/07/14

One of the curses of being GenX is that I often visualize my life through movie scenes. There is a scene in Heathers where the Dad is telling the entire funeral that he loves his dead gay son. For whatever reason this is the scene I think of when I think about being overwhelmed by ... Read more The post Grief As A Personality appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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AggroChat #530 – Stardew Pirates

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2025/07/13

Hey Folks. We start off with a pretty frank discussion as to why we did not record last week and the death of Belghast’s wife of almost thirty years. From there, we talk about what if Stardew Valley were a Pirates game with Seablip. Bel shares his thoughts about the overwhelming success of KPOP Demon ... Read moreThe post AggroChat #530 – Stardew Pirates appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Blaugust in Another Castle

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2025/07/11

Good morning folks. I am slowly getting back to my normal self. It is going to be a long road… covered with many potholes… but bit by bit I am returning to some resemblance of the person I was. I got a second good night of sleep, and probably would have gotten more hours were ... Read more The post Blaugust in Another Castle appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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The Quiet Begins

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2025/07/10

Morning folks. I had the first decent un-medicated sleep I have had since this all began. I know I fell asleep shortly after the 10pm evening news started, but since I remember nothing about the broadcast… I am guessing it was really quickly. I was woken by my bladder alarm around 4:30 at which point ... Read more The post The Quiet Begins appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Aggressive Hugging

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2025/07/09

In the upstairs bathroom, there are two tiny windows in the room with the shower… and Josie loves them. She has long since stopped fitting into these windows but this does not stop her. She always looks so damned uncomfortable, but if there is ever a time when I cannot find her… I will find ... Read more The post Aggressive Hugging appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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Sad Bel Days

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2025/07/08

Hey Folks. I am sorry that I stopped blogging for awhile. I had been struggling with figuring out what I wanted to talk about for the last few weeks, and then my world effectively ended on July 2nd. Around 8pm my wife passed away suddenly an very unexpectedly, and I lost touch with reality. I ... Read more The post Sad Bel Days appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.

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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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