Lbr Podcast Network

Headlines on today's show include: the new Power Rangers Morph Suits, Overwatch Porn and Square-Enix's future business plans. Most importantly Final Encounter Cast talks about humble beginnings and what it would look like if they followed notable Twitch streamer Lirik's advice. Should smaller streamers forego asking for support? Well, Lirik seems to think so. The crew unpacks the wisdom and the hubris of the tweets and shares choice words for Lirik

The Hosts have their plates full when it comes to 3.3 discussion. From the deep diving Palace of the Dead to the treasure filled depths of the Aquapolis, patch 3.3 promises to be filled to the brim with new adventures including more MSQ, the return Hildebrand and eventually the next leg in the anima quest. Plus, they harken back to the olden days as they discuss what FFXI might be like on a mobile platform.

On today's Final Encounter Cast interesting headlines include, YouPorn being banned from the ESL, Blizzard speaking out on the private server shutdown and FFXV releasing a movie explaining more game mythos. The meat of the show centers around the idea of what it takes to launch a game into a full franchise. What serves to boost a game into a legacy status? What makes or breaks it? What’s your favorite franchises and why have they succeeded in finding such a loyal place in your heart?

This week on LBR, it’s all positive thoughts and criticisms as the cast talks about possible outcome of Palace of the Dead, a new dynamic event that caters to a more casual player but has room for hardcore growth. Likened to FFXI’s Salvage and Nyzul Isle, LBR thinks this is exactly what the game has been waiting for. But might it go the way of Diadem and see little to no use? Plus, we get a surprise call from PAX with JoeNeverFails and fan Malkythera!

The Crew weighs in on some of the recent headlines in gaming such as; SE’s plans to continue remaking classics, Runescape getting a long overdue makeover and a handful of Starcraft players facing criminal charges. However, the real discussion starts when Nate posits the question, “When we become older and every age group has a stake in gaming, who caters to the older generation?” What happens when you’re arthritis prevents you from player fighters? Or when your sight and reflexes falters in Dark Souls? It sounds like a silly question, but FEC has a talk about how we, as the original pioneers of gaming, will play in our golden years.

On todays show, we go to square one with how all this drama started, Mithrie Menethil. You may know him best as a crafter and content creator, but Reddit will have you believing something else entirely. He joins the show to explain his side of things, talk about LBR stole the spotlight and how to put it all behind us. Kallo also tells a cautionary tale about ‘Crafting Cartels’ and what Square Enix should do to protect crafters from harassment.

The news is a bit light this time around as FEC takes to it’s weekly schedule, but that doesn’t keep the hosts from having a ball with some of the major headlines; including Blizzard taking down a private vanilla server and Rust turning half their player base into girls. The real discussion comes in the wake of the Toby Turner scandal that has all of the gaming industry up and at attention. In addition, everyone weights in on Hollywood’s Major casting decision. See what I did there?

Things get bat shit crazy this week on LBR. Sonomaa from BlueGartr joins the crew to talk an interview he did with the World First Progression team Elysium. Then the hosts pose the question, just how qualified must you be to hold an opinion om the matter? Does the LBR staff itself have the authority to speak on such matters? So we open up our phones lines to hear what YOU have to say. Plus, we discuss popular FFXIV and Gaming YouTuber Mithrie and the criticism he’s facing for turning to the community in a time of need, so the crew responds to the criticism. Buckle up. It gets real.

This week on Final Encounter Cast, the Crew weigh in on opinions ranging from FFXV’s recent info dump to Final Fantasy 7’s latest news to a Politician spending $1300 on Steam Games. But the real fire comes when Robbie is finally able to open up about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The entire Crew takes a wild, untamed ride through recent Marvel Film History and gets down and dirty with what it means with Civil War on the horizon and where the MCU could take us.

Not only is the LBR crew down one Kallo Landis, but the studio is MIA due to technical difficulties! The hosts rally together and pull through for an episode full of laughs and critical thinking with the ethical dilemma that is known as Feast Feeding. Many callers including our own PvP correspondent Joe Never call in with their views on Feast Feeding and ideas to prevent it. Later, we sink our teeth into the bite-sized Anima quest update we got in 3.25. How do you think the hosts reacted? Find out by tuning into the 58th episode of Limit Break Radio!

Everyone on the Final Encounter Cast crew are big Final Fantasy fans, so we knew we would have to talk about the Final Fantasy XV: Uncovered event. What we didn't know is just how much info Square-Enix would dump on us! A movie, an anime, a new demo, Hollywood acting talent and tons more! Most of the FEC crew has been pretty cynical about Final Fantasy XV, let's see if this changed their tune! Also, the latest gaming headlines including Grand Theft Auto 6, Overwatch removes a characters butt pose because of player criticisms, and super creep Allison Rapp gets fired from Nintendo, and if Twitter has you believing it's because "she's a woman": think again.

The Producer Live Letter which was themed UI Design had quite a few surprise gems hidden in the rough, including new content called Platoon and a new Grand Company Rank. The hosts also deliberate on Healer Accuracy and what the hell the Devs are thinking, touch briefly on RDM and BLU (again), as well as Raid Pacing, iLV design for Weapons and Feast Changes. Callers today include two big hitters; JoeNeverFails and SlyakaGreyfox. Tune in for the full skinny.

Today's main headlines include the Twitch Scandal surrounding Ara_Gaming and Digital Homicides lawsuit against Jim Stirling. Other meaningful discussions among the crew range from Pokemon GO, the Division, Playstation VR and British Gaming Television Shows. It's a grab bag of fun and douchebaggery.

With 3.0 half way through its life cycle the hosts imagine what could be next. What’s in store raid-side? Where might the story lead? Could we get more customization? They also receive some insightful calls, including one from FusionX of Aetheryte Radio and Gamer Escape. And they read some of your emails..

With the release of 3.25 comes the newest addition to FFXIV PVP, the Feast! According to the hosts, it seems to be a resounding success, but what does this mean for the future of PVP Content? With Eskalia missing, Kallo takes a hold of the FFFL updates for the week. Plus, in a stunning plot twist...Aniero and Nika erupt into a bloodthirsty argument that leaves everyone stunned.

On this episode of Final Encounter Cast, the crew if down one host as Kali recovers from the epic FFIX Charity Stream. Robbie takes over his duties as the news reader and they cover topics that range from Smash Bros. documentary, Augmented Reality to failed Kickstarters. And not a single damn persons knows what Cognitive Computing actually is. Plus, Nate responds to some pretty ornery Youtube Gators before the hosts rip apart the idea of Twitch Botting.

Limit Break Radio kicks down the door for yet another week of ear-blasting Final Fantasy XIV podcasting! On the docket today: Patch 3.2 story discussion. WARNING: Thar be spoilers ahead. So, if you haven't finished the 3.2 story you might want to hold off on this episode. The crew breaks down all the important plot points and analyzes them with their unique perspective on the events of Patch 3.2 "the Gears of Change". We also hear some interesting theories from the LBR audience members and read a few of your emails.

Its an exciting week at LBR as the crew kicks off this episode with a surprise appearance from the one and only Susan Calloway! She stops by to give the LBRmy exclusive info about Answers: The Artist Cut which is coming out March 4th 2016, the possibility of seeing her live at FanFest 2016, a possible tour with Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and much more! Plus, the crew gives their reactions to all things 3.2, Powerman 5000 claiming FFXIV ripped off their song and the FFFL really heats up. But the true salt is laid down when Aniero defies the entire LBRmy…

With Patch 3.2 hitting, the crew obviously covers the notes. But that's not the real reason you're here today. Juxta gets a Tattoo, Aniero shaves off the BEARD, Juxta shaves his head and Eskalia...oh, poor, poor Eskalia...today being a Dragoon is the least of his problems. Tune in!'

Headlines bound for hilarious haranguing on today’s FEC from an evangelical Porn Blocking App to alleged transphobic speedster hedgehogs — you’d think the crew has gone off the rails. No, its just the internet. In addition they aim their shade cannons self-proclaimed controversial YouTuber The Crap Gamer, is it irony or just idiocy? For the finale, #WTFU is brought to the table as the hosts discuss Fair Use and how it’s unfairly crippling content creators.