So Close To Dropping A Nuke in Fallout 76... and yet so far!

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Fallout 76 was really productive as I was nearly completely focused on the main story quests from the game's original release... and we picked up a few achievements along the way as a result. Unfortunately... the final quest, called 'I Am Become Death' which involves launching a nuke is a place filled with enemy robots and turrets, and I can't imagine soloing it based on what gear I had on hand. The guides gave no indication of how many enemies there are... because they respawn. It's no wonder less than 6% of players have accomplished it.

Really liked the Halloween event, with hunting down Spooky Scorched and 'Trick or Treating' at other people's camps. It made for a nice chill night at times.

Big thanks to Iceman for being apart of the fun as he helped get one of the big quests I completed finished. By the way folks on November 7th over at twitch.tv/iceman7667!, Iceman is planning to do his annual stream of Dead Space in honor of one of his favorite family members. Not sure what time, but I'll try to remind everyone of it the day before!

Fallout 76 Achievements

• Bunker Buster: Complete "Bunker Buster"
• One of Us: Complete "One of Us"
• Officer on Deck: Complete "Officer on Deck"

Twitch Clips

• Big Explosions!
• There is no wall....
• Can they open doors? 
  

For the raid we dropped in on BestiBunni as they were playing Overwatch 2 over at twitch.tv/bestibunni!

Work was rough yesterday, the people I was trying to interview were a bunch of spoiled assholes, and I have no problem saying it. Hopefully today will be a better day. Thing is, I see the assignment I'm starting on and... it doesn't look good.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Swap Back COmbo, Intermediate Combo #2 and Hip oShape Focus Comco for 31 minutes.

The Phillies announced Aaron Nola will start game one of the World Series against he Astros with Zack Wheeler getting the extra day of rest to pitch game two.

I'm no fan of WIP (94.1 FM), one of the two Sports Talk radio stations here in the Philadelphia area... but the stupidity of having Joe DeCamara being the replacement of Angelo Cataldi is just iditoic. One of the reasons why DeCamara was dumped by The Fantatic (97.5 FM) was because he was incredibly smug and a whiner. But to be honest, The Fantatic has made some incredibly stupid decisions when it came to its own Morning and Afternoon shows over the past two years.

I put my root beer into a square glass. Now it's just beer.

They told me a mask was enough to get into the supermarket. They lied, everybody else was also wearing pants.

Song of the Day: Reality by Lost Frequencies (radio edit)

For tonight's stream, we're playing Final Fantasy XIV and will be focused on clearing out the Side Quests in areas related to the Shadowbingers Expansion. I hope to clear out two full areas tonight.

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

More Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed!

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed was pretty awesome, as we got in on some really good teams which meant a bunch of Ghosts were caught. We did have one weird instance where an entire match happen with no ghost at all popping up, which lead to the game crashing... and meant I got screwed out of the Mycophile achievement, which I did earn out do by collecting all of the spores molds and fungus in a match.

What's funny is that when we loaded back in I had a bunch of achievements popped in rapid succession which was really cool. Now there was one match where I ran into a level 100 player who just was going to town on everyone. Guess a max level ghost player is damn near impossible to deal with, but it was hilarious.

Because of Halloween, we'll feature Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed on Monday of next week! Which means the next Dragon Ball FighterZ stream will be on Tuesday of next week.

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Achievements

• Reckless: Do 100,000 Dollars of Property damage in one Job
• Pesky Jerks: Destroy 100 Minions
• I collect Spores, Molds, and Fungi: Collect 500 Spores, Molds, and Fungi
• Fragile Panes: Destroy 150 Panes of Glass
• Liability: Do 1,000,000 Dollars of Career Property Damage
• Stunner: Stun a Ghost with your PKE Blast 25 Times
• Cultured: Complete a Job at each location
  

Twitch Clips

• Trapping the ghost
• Watching people getting knocked backed by the rift 
• Achievement: Cultured: Complete a Job at each location
  

 Huge thanks to BestiBunni for choosing to subscribe to my Twitch channel! It is greatly appreciated!

Big thanks to Redneck_23 for the raid following their stream of American Truck Simulator over at twitch.tv/redneck_23! 

For the raid we dropped in on PowerThumbz who was playing Dead by Daylight over at twitch.tv/powerthumbz!  

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Uppercut Combo #1, Advanced Combo #1 and Beginner Combo #2 for 34 minutes. I think this was the first time I've seen this combination of exercises for a session.

I will never understand why manslaughter is illegal. Men should be able to laugh at whatever they want.

What did the green grape say to the purple grape? "Breathe, damn it! Breathe!"

Song of the Day: Who Can It Be Now by Men At Work

Picked up another commission request this time for a short story based around Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Should be interesting trying to track something down to get an idea of story line references for a time period where the Beautiful People and AJ Styles were both in the promotion.

The new Junkerstein: Revenge of the Bride event in Overwatch is a real blast on it's standard difficulty, once you know what's coming it's easy to prep for it. Also love how it makes use of the Halloween skins that were featured in previous years' events. Cleared it as all four characters (Ashe, Kiriko, Soujourn and Junker Queen), including on Hard and Expert.

Work was... meh yesterday, started off on a good note but things fell flat when I had the assignment switch. Still it kind of looks like today may be a real positive today with what I'm starting on.

For tonight's stream we're resuming my quest to do the main story quests in Fallout 76! Not sure if it'll be original story or Wasterlander related, but we'll get somethings done!

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

The First Story Arc of Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Done!

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Dragon Ball FighterZ certainly felt long as hell because of how long it takes for things to load, I mean seriously, Arc System Works really did a bad job overall in making it seamless of getting from one thing to another. After all souldn't the match up screen actually be loading in the actual fight like, I don't know... EVERY OTHER FIGHTING GAME RELEASED SINCE 1996!

Anyway, we focused on the Super Warrior Arc and I'm surprised that it wasn't until I started seeing enemies at level 20 that the A.I. would start giving me a challenge, so it was actually cool to have a challenge. The mystery of Android 21 certainly does involve playing the other two arcs to get the whole picture because there are a lot of questions, not to mention seeing how something fall into place.

That said, I did managed to unlock a couple of achievements not associated with the story mode, and I'm rather surprised at how few people have bother with the Tournament mode and Arena modes. Guess everyone is obsessed with 'tanked' matches, so I'll happily pad my bragging list with things that are obvious for folks to do. Managed to get to 10 arena matches with six being done off stream, and I need to somehow to 10 more to get another achievement. 

Dragon Ball FighterZ Achievements

• Link Level 20: Story - Raise Link Level to 20.
• I am Goku, the Legendary Super Saiyan!: Story - Complete the Super Warrior Arc.
• Ladies and Gents, We Have a Winner!: Tournament - Emerge as champion.
• Arena Enthusiast: Arena Match - Play a match.
• Arena Expert: Arena Match - Play 10 matches.
  

Twitch Clips

• Piccolo can see why Bulma picked Vegeta
• Defeating Android 21 
• It's In the Mail
  

Big thank you to Kalenal for the raid during the stream last night, as they were playing Trials of Mana over at twitch.tv/Kalenal! 

For our raid we dropped in on BestiBunni who was playing Magic: The Gathering over at twitch.tv/bestibunni! 

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Weavomg Combo #2, Waist Shape Focus Combo and Hook Combo #1 for 28 minutes.

Where do mansplainers get their water? From a well, actually.

Why are social media influencers afraid when they go to the woods alone at night? They're constantly being followed.

Song of the Day: Revenge by XXXTENTACION

Finished the recent commission request for a WWE short story featuring what became two members of the Damage Control stable at SummerSlam back in August.

Already dreading work today because I saw the assignment I'm on is one where I don't thrive at. Ugh.

For tonight's stream we're playing Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed just for fun, as I already knocked out the story stuff off-stream because it does progress depending in regards to how many matches you play and your overall level.

So on that note we'll see you later over at twitch.tv/fredcasden!

Phillies are going to the World Series

Good afternoon everyone,  

Well at the time of yesterdays blog, the Phillies were winning and they let the lead slip, but came back to win 4-3 behind a huge Bryce Harper home run... so yeah I was pump, it was a great way to go into last night's stream of Overwatch 2. And now The Phillies will be facing the Houston Astros, who swept the Yankees in four-games. Needless to say, I'm not too confident in the Phillies chances of beating the Astros.

Anyway, we were joined by PandaSweet for a lot of fun in Overwatch 2 last night with our fair share of wins and losses, not to mention losing our minds thanks to some stupidity by some of the players. I'm not sure when, but people need to stop shooting at Zarya's bubbles, because all that does is make her strong which leads to her just melting every other tank in the game. 

Pick up two Plays of the Game as Mei and D.va, but I will say this the one POTG I got as Mei was not the best one in the match, as I had a better moment that lead to a Team Kill. Oh well, always nice to pick up the POTGs.  

On a side note, there were no issues with Xfinity last night during the stream, so maybe what happened on Saturday night was a fluke.

Twitch Clips

• Team Kill!
• That's Three! 
• Block it! NomNomNomNom!
  

For the Raid we dropped in on PradoxGamerAU as they were playing World of Warcraft over at twitch.tv/pradoxgamerau!  

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Double Combo #2, Triple Combo #1 and Straight Combo #1 for 31 minutes.

Have akea run to the Post Office today in order to mail off something important. I already have it in my satchel, unlike last week when I realized I didn't put it in until after I got to the post office.

I'm terrified of elevators so I'm going to start taking steps to avoid them.

Have you heard of the band 923 Megabytes? Probably not, they haven't had a gig yet.

Song of the Day: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

Played some Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed following the stream and discovered that there is glitch that can result in a player being a Ghost getting stuck in a wall. Thankfully that player left the match and I was able to finally get credit for a ghost capture for the first time.

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Achievements

• Welcome to the Crew: Unlock all story elements
• Clutch Capture: Capture a ghost with less than 30 seconds to spare on the clock

For tonight's stream we are resuming the story more of Dragon Ball FighterZ with the goal of finishing the first arc and getting through most of the second arc. Of course the loading times of the game is what will determine how fast we do things.

So on that note we'll see you later tonight over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

The Return Of Problems From Xfinity?

Good afternoon everyone,

An hour into last night's stream, we started dropping frames and ended up seeing the stream do a reset  We haven't had that problem happen since September 17th when the service drop line from the telephone was replaced and connected to a different node on the tap. So I'm really hoping it was just an aberration and not a sign of those other problems coming back.

Now we opened the night with Dragon Ball The Breakers, and the queue times were rather long, but I did end up being on teams where we survived and even managed to defeat the Raider. Hell I ended up being the solo survivor in one match simply by being away from everyone else. It was certainly a Dead by Daylight way of playing simply by staying out of sight and out of mind.

We played some MultiVersus, and picked up an achievement when playing as Stripe which was surprising. I have really figured out how to use him a lot better, as he he has a nice flurry combo as a neutral, and as I said last week, when doing his diving chainsaw attack, it can really be key to victory when it connects. On the downside, I did get stuck with some partners who didn't either know how to play or were in the mood to play. 

MultiVersus Achievements

• Ringouts Are Better In Pairs: Get 25 Double Ringouts

We closed out the night playing Fall Guys, and had some mixed success, making it to the final round in a solo show once. I did end up running into some of the worst solo races possible where some of the gimmicks are things I can't fully adjust too. So it kind of ended on a slight downer in that regards.

Twitch Clips 

• Making use of the Senzu Bean
• Surviving and Escaping 
• F It I'm Out!
• Winner! 
• Achievement: Ringouts Are Better In Pair
• Oof... 
• I just need two
• Sheet! Sheet! Sheet! Sheet!
• For 13 Points
  

For the raid we dropped in on punsandbunsgg who was playing Overwatch 2 over at twitch.tv/punsandbunsgg.

The Phillies and Padres had a bit of a slug-fest last night in what was a Bull Pen game for both teams, with the Phillies winning 10-6. If they win today, they'll go to the World Series. At the time of this post the Phillies were up 2-1 in the top of the 5th. Hopefully they can hold on.

And speaking of the World Series, it's really looking like the Astros will represent the American League as they are up 3 games to none on the Yankees who are floundering.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Beginner Combo #1, Weaving COmbo #1 and Body Hook Combo for 28 minutes.

I'm thinking about removing my spine. I feel like it's only holding me back.

Did you hear about the two thieves who stole a calendar? They each got six months.

 

Song of the Day: Cheerleader (Radio Edit) by OMI, Felix Jaehn

 

Started writing the commission request for another WWE short story, certainly bending the realm of continuity with it, but what the hell. It does help there were the rumors that Iyo Sky was looking to leave the WWE prior to Vince McMahon's forced retirement.

 

It's the start of a new week, so lets recap what we played over the last seven days which featured: Overwatch 2, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, Until Dawn, Dragon Ball: The Breakers, MultiVersus & Fall Guys.

 

 

For tonight's stream we're playing Overwatch 2, we'll focus on doing the dailies and try to wrap up the remaining weekly challenges I have for the week. Of course I did complete the Battle Pass last night off stream, so now it's grinding for the titles

 

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

A Friday Night Of Until Dawn

Good afternoon everyone, 

Last night's stream of Until Dawn was a lot of fun, as I tried to do thinks differently than I did last year, to try and trying to see if these characters can be likeable. Jessica and Emily certainly are not, but in general everyone else can have their moments if you try to make them be agreeable. And so far I've only messed up one of the quick time events when Mike got hit by the mining cart.

That said, the second half of Until Dawn really starts to feature the Wendigos so trying to keep everyone alive is going to be interesting because I remember some of the deaths were really cheap. Still if anyone of the characters don't survive it just means we'll have another reason to replay it in 2023.

Twitch Clips

• Run Away!
• Well she told them 
• Throw the vase!
  

For the raid we dropped in on BestiBunni as they were playing Overwatch 2 over twitch.tv/bestibunni! 

The Phillies won last night, and folks knew I was keeping tabs on it during the stream. Ranger Suarez from what I saw deserved a lot better because the defense let him down a bit. The bullpen was a bit taxed as a result.

I do have to say I really hate the player introduction ceremony was not shown, and just was a reminder of how fucking terrible Fox Sports is at covering baseball playoff games.

Work was solid yesterday, not bad, but not too good... but there was a lot of assignment switching because quota marks were being filled up quick.

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Advanced Combo #2, Hook Combo #2 and Left Right Step Combo for 31 minutes

Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise States For Week of 10/16 to 10/22/22

• Punches Thrown:8572
• Estimated Calories Burned:3637.04 kcal
  
• Sophie's Champion Progress:  64% (32 out 50 Hours)
  
• King EX Fight Progress: 97%
• Fitness Boxing 2 Consecutive Days: 680
• Fitness Boxing 1 & 2 Consecutive Days:838

Have you heard the one about the corduroy pillow? It's making headlines.

What's the dumbest animal in the jungle? A polar bear!

Song of the Day: What’s My Age Again by blink-182

I saw how Leon looks in the Resident Evil 4 Remake... and good lord, someone at Capcom beat him with the ugly stick because the new character model actually looks worse than the original version from nearly 20 years ago!

Finished the latest WWE commission request I had on file based around the return of Scarlett Bordeaux, and the client wants a follow up regarding the return of Dakota Kai and call-up from Io Shirai, the later of which was rumored to be leaving WWE back in the summer.

For tonight's stream we're going to open with Dragon Ball The Breakers and we'll play other things like MultiVersus, Fall Guys and or Smite. 

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!

Stormblood Side Quests Are Done!

Good morning everyone,

Last night's stream of Final Fantasy XIV was a nice easy going adventure as we cleared out all the remaining side quests I had in areas related to the Stormblood expansion. Some highlights included seeing the connection between two of the tribes in the Azim Steppe, namely between a cook and a warrior who was not living up to his namesake's legacy.

From there we jumped the Shadowbringers areas and I totally forgot how terrible it is to roam around The Crystariumis because of some things being on different floors and not everything has a direct obvious path to reach. Still because I had Fishing maxed... but there is the obvious thing that I have to get other job classes unlocked and leveled up to complete some 'red' marked side quests down the line.

Way I figure it'll probably take me about a dozen more streams to complete all the side quests I have access too in all areas introduced in ShadowBringers and EndWalker...which shall keep things pretty even keel heading into early 2023 with Final Fantasy XIV

Also did the Halloween event which was a nice little story, and I rather like the costume set that unlocks with it. And PandaSweet made sure I unlocked the Eat A Cookie emote which is just awesome.

Twitch Clips

• What do I do?
• We're going to do something stupid...
• If you happen to run into our feerless leader... 
  

For the raid we dropped in on Kalenal who was also playing Final Fantasy XIV and focusing on the Variant dungeons over at twitch.tv/kalenal!

Yankees lost last night to the Astros 3-2 meaning they are down two games to none in the ALCS with the next three games being in New York. Hey at leas the Phillies are tied one game a piece with the Padres. 

Cosmetic surgery used to be such a taboo subject. Now you can talk about Botox and nobody raises an eyebrow.

What do you call someone who immigrated to Sweden? Artificial Swedener.

Sing of the Day: Mess is Mine by Vance Joy

Work was bleh yesterday as I got saddle on assignment that really doesn't play to my strengths, as I hate dealing with gate keepers. It was a fluke of a day in terms of it being as productive as it was. 

Today's Fitness Boxing 2 daily workout featured Double Combo #1, Body Straight Combo and Body Uppercut Combo for 28 minutes. Also did an extra few minutes with the short version of Difficult Challenge Combo #1 to make up a bit for yesterday.

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight will be an upcoming Friday Night game in a couple of wakes, it's already installed with all the DLC for it.... and the reason why it'll be in a couple of weeks is because for tonight's stream we're starting up this year's play through of Until Dawn, I hope to not make the same choices as last year, but we'll see how it goes!

So on that note we'll see you later over on twitch.tv/fredcasden!