AggroChat #407 - Horror and Greed

Featuring:  Ammosart, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, and Thalen

 

We talk about the controversy burning through the Magic the Gathering community of Wizards selling random boosters of unplayable proxies for $250 a pop.  We talk a bit about how this has triggered condemnation from players and the finance community.  From there Grace talks a bit about the Halloween event going on in Ooblets and the costumes you can earn by playing.  Kodra talks about how maybe Mario Odyssey is a bridge too far regarding control scheme complexity for speed run tactics.  We finally have a date for the New World Brimstone Sands patch release and we talk a bit about our plans, and how Amazon is seemingly bungling things again by not having the “Fresh Start” servers ready until November.  We talk a little bit about video game redemption stories and how the tales of FFXIV and No Man’s Sky are seemingly way more common than they used to be.  Finally, we dive into a discussion about Horror Films brought on by Bel’s recent series of top ten lists by sub-genre.

Topics Discussed

Magic the Gathering Money Grab 30th Anniversary Proxy Set $1000 for 60 cards Ooblets Halloween Event Mario Odyssey Control Scheme Complexity New World Brimstone Sands on 10/18 Our reroll plans Bungling Fresh Start Servers Video Game Redemption Stories An Ode to Horror Films Bel’s Top Ten Lists Science Fiction and Horror