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Our second week of this newsletter and I am very excited to bring you guys the latest news for this week! I'm going to test new ideas slowly and see how they go over with everyone. If I don't think that people are enjoying the new additions I'll swap them with new ones. Additionally if I feel like they are big hits of course they can stay. Don't worry. If your idea is not immediately used this doesn't mean I didn't read it or I'm not going to try it. For now I am introducing things slowly, may…

Hello BGers! This is a new weekly newsletter for your BG. So what's in store for our newsletter?

- Getting to know a BG member.
This person will be randomly selected based on activity. So if you're around a lot, you will be in the pool to be selected!
- Game releases along with your favorite game news poster's opinion, 6souls.
I can't keep up with all the games that come out all the time--but I know someone who does keep on top of this! Additionally if you are the person selected for the int…

Some of August RIT






FFXIV

1. All Worlds Maintenance 8/18 & 8/19 - Patch Notes
2. The Chocobo Thread! My R20 Chocobo out-DPS' pugs
3. Frontline General
4. Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVI (07/21/2014)
5. 14-Hour Anniversary Broadcast
6. XIV at Gamescom 2014 (August 13-17)
7. Help with the new beast tribe daily.
8. Producer Letter LIVE XVI Translation (Game Watch Transcript)
9. Yoshida Interview (August 19): Dengeki at Gamescom
10. Producer Letter LIVE XVII (Game Watch Translation)

Dat patch 2.35



Top Po…

Some of July RIT






FFXIV

1. Elite Hunt Marks
2. 2.3 findings/discussion
3. Patch 2.3 Preliminary Notes
4. Patch 2.3 Defenders of Eorzea Trailer
5. Ramuh Extreme
6. Fan Fest
7. Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XVI (07/21/2014)
8. Yoshida Interview (June 12): Joint Media Interview
9. Frontline Preview (06/16/2014)
10. 2.3 Dungeons Strat

Can see the 2.3 hype there.



Top Posters

1. Ratatapa
2. 6souls
3. Krandor
4. Tyrath
5. Seravi Edalborez
6. Plow
7. tyven
8. Sechs
9. Akiyama
10. octopus

Still fuck french canadians.



Top Spammers

1. Demost…

What is the usual experience when playing a racing game -- I’m sorry, driving simulator? You start-up your brand new driving simulator, excited to drive around your favorite exotic car, only to quickly realize the driving simulator has started you with a mere pittance, forcing you to actually make the necessary money to purchase said fantasy car. You then spend the next three to six months racing the same tracks over and over until you’ve finely tuned your starting car, can win every race ima…

Some of June RIT





FFXIV

1. XIV at E3 2014 (June 10-12)
2. Patch 2.3 Defenders of Eorzea Trailer
3. Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XIV (05/09/2014)
4. Patch 2.28 Notes (06/05/2014)
5. Yoshida Interview (June 12): Joint Media Interview
6. Paying for Primal clears - what are BG's thoughts?
7. Frontline Preview (06/16/2014)
8. FATE in Nagoya (5/24) Translations: Patch 2.28/2.3 Details
9. Fates that drop Atma
10. Main Scenario and Hildibrand Preview (06/18/2014)

Hey SE keep these updates coming so I can have st…

Around this time last year, gamers were still scrutinizing the wealth of information provided about the Next-Gen consoles at E3 2013. Well here were are a year later and Next-Gen is now the current generation. However, the introduction of new consoles is often plagued by the same problem – namely a scarcity of new games to compel gamers to rush out to pick up the new consoles. While these new consoles are still less than a year old, E3 2014 served as a chance for game developers to showcase …

Some of May RIT





FFXIV

1. Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XIV (05/09/2014)
2. Temper Tantrums Galore! Matt Jablonski, Leviathan!
3. Paying for Primal clears - what are BG's thoughts?
4. FATE in Nagoya (5/24) Translations: Patch 2.28/2.3 Details
5. How did Mitsutoshi Gondai do it? (HUD for G13)
6. ACT question
7. solo tanking turn 5
8. A Realm Retrospective
9. /mk macro question
10. [Excalibur] Progression focused Second Coil Static

Top Posters

1. Ratatapa
2. BadKarma
3. NynJa
4. Abandon
5. Aksannyi
6. Bregor
7. Tyr…

If you’re like me, the recent influx of content from the Batman franchise has rekindled that ever-present childhood desire to put on a cape and cowl to fight the growing criminal element in my current city of residence (the lack of skyscrapers to perch from be damned!). Of course, actually acting on said desires is the kind of thing that gets you locked up and forgotten about, and I have things to do -- not important things mind you, but things! Therefore, I’ve opted for the next best option:…

Some of April RIT




FFXIV

1. Gardening
2. FFXIV Drops Thread I : There's no witty catchphrase
3. F.A.T.E. in Tokyo - 4/26 - 4/27
4. F.A.T.E. in Tokyo (4/26-4/27) Translations
5. Patch 2.25 notes
6. Hatching-tide (04/04/2014)
7. Patch 2.21 Notes
8. Letter from the producer LVI
9. Personal housing blurb in Famitsu
10. Diablo Fight: what's so hard about damn doors?

Top Posters

1. Aksannyi
2. NynJa
3. Obsidian
4. 6souls
5. Callisto
6. Abandon
7. bluefan
8. Ratatapa
9. BadKarma
10. bori

Top Spammers

1. tyven
2. Charismatic
3. Demosthenes
4. Qalb…

Some of March RIT




FFXIV

1. March 19th Dengenki Online Article (new)
2. Dungeon Loot Thread
3. Patch 2.2 (Through the Maelstrom) Data Mining Thread (new)
4. Relic / Atma / Zodiac Weapon information (new)
5. Unlocking dungeons
6. DoL/DoH Levequest Locations
7. Twintania downed because FFXIV is so much easier than...
8. Ultima Hard Mode
9. Leviathan Extreme (new)
10. FFXIV Random Complaint Thread: Look forward to it
11. Item Level 90 Gear Comparison
12. Patch Notes 2.2 (full) (new)
13. Extreme Moogles (new)
14. DoH/DoL Leves, Dyes…

For many years, I refused to watch South Park. It appeared crude, poorly drawn, and uninspired. However, sometime during college, I actually sat down and gave the show a chance. Now, some of my original reservations unsurprisingly did not change -- South Park is without a doubt crude and poorly drawn. However, its coarse façade hides one of the most creative, well-written, and hilarious shows on television. Naturally, the announcement that South Park’s creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker …

Some of February RIT




FFXIV

1. Dungeon Loot Thread
2. DoL/DoH Levequest Locations
3. Unlocking dungeons
4. Item Level 90 Gear Comparison
5. The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima Bane Guide
6. Twintania downed because FFXIV is so much easier than...
7. FFXIV Random Complaint Thread: Look forward to it
8. Summoner / Scholar sort-of in-depth
9. DoH/DoL Leves, Dyes, Material Tiers
10. Titan Extreme Mode
11. Bard Detail
12. Pugilist/monk discussion
13. Garuda (Hard Mode) Strategy
14. Odin / behemoth fates
15. [Guide] Paladin Tanking Compendium
16. …

Like many here on BlueGartr, I have spent the past few weeks enthralled by Square Enix’s latest release for the 3DS, the peculiarly named Bravely Default. For many, this is a long desired return to the medieval fantasy worlds that made Square famous many years ago. Although it does not bear the Final Fantasy moniker, it is almost like reuniting with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. It is as easy as it once was to become absorbed in a world with crystals, swords, summons, Black Mage…

Some of January RIT




FFXIV

1. Dungeon Loot Thread
2. Item Level 90 Gear Comparison
3. DoL/DoH Levequest Locations
4. Unlocking dungeons
5. [Guide]Paladin Tanking Compendium
6. Garuda Extreme Mode
7. Titan Extreme Mode
8. The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima Bane Guide
9. Pugilist/monk discussion
10. DoH/DoL Leves, Dyes, Material Tiers
11. Ifrit Extreme Mode
12. Twintania downed because FFXIV is so much easier than...
13. Summoner / Scholar sort-of in-depth
14. Garuda (Hard Mode) Strategy
15. Bard Detail
16. FFXIV Random Complaint Thread: Look …

This is the stats report for the whole year 2013. During this year we saw the transition from FFXI to FFXIV and any kind of activity on any other MMOs slowly died. Sports threads finally got their own subforum and the conversations in BGChat makes less and less sense.


FFXIV: Official

1. Comments from the Devs
2. Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Awoken (Patch 2.1)

FFXIV: Advanced

1. Dungeon Loot Thread
2. DoL DoH Levequest Locations
3. Minion List
4. Unlocking dungeons
5. DoH DoL Leves Dyes Material Tiers
6. Item Level 9…

What do you get when you return to the world of one of the most beloved SNES games? Apparently you get, apart from the torrential downpour of nostalgia and the yearning for a time when the biggest hurdle to gaming was the afternoon school bell, an amazing game that not only excites gamers in ways they haven’t felt in years, but also a potential window into the next entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is not only a game that pays homage to the fra…

Galkas Are Food is back with another update! A lot has gone on between now and the last update. Names are the same, races have changed, and dragons have been slain!

This update will focus on Turn 5, Twintania. First off, the kill video complete with 1999 Windows Movie Maker:

[video=youtube;qXS1NVNq2tw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXS1NVNq2tw[/video]

Here is another kill video from a different kill and DRG perspective:

[video=youtube;jfAvVzc9B6o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfAvVzc…

Some of November RIT




FFXIV: Official

1. Letter from the Producer LIVE Part X (11/11/2013)
2. Lightning on the Horizon! (11/12/2013)

FFXIV: Advanced

1. Dungeon Loot Thread
2. DoL/DoH Levequest Locations
3. Item Level 90 Gear Comparison
4. [Guide] Paladin Tanking Compendium
5. DoH/DoL Leves, Dyes, Material Tiers
6. AF2 vs. Relic Weapon +1 Upgrade Priority
7. Unlocking dungeons
8. Garuda (Hard Mode) Strategy
9. Best repeatable tradecraft leves.
10. Minion List
11. Summoner / Scholar sort-of in-depth
12. Warrior (because lol …

[Fade-in on a typical day in Darkest Carpathia; upon the Throne of Skulls Auntie Isla is browsing' some forums, bannin' some jerks. There is a jump cut to the computer screen, where we read:]

some jackass wrote:Its like nazi germany up in this piece

[Camera returns to our glorious mediatrix]

"It warms the heart to see the adoration and, indeed, admiration of my subjects," I say, monologuing as I'm wont to do. "But such statements strike a chord -- what if they're just saying such things? What…