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Speakers of Hydaelyn

333 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratings

The FFXIV Community Podcast for Eorzeans everywhere! Covering the latest news from the Final Fantasy XIV community every week since 2014.

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Episodes

Episode 95 | 4.3 Spoilercast!

June 05, 2018 21:39 - 1 hour - 118 MB

It's been two weeks since patch 4.3 released, so we're ready to discuss the extremely exciting storyline for "Under the Moonlight" as well as the polarizing story of the Ridorana Lighthouse. (This is a spoilercast, so de be aware - this episode will naturally contain SPOILERS!)   ► Speakers Discord: https://discord.gg/ATBUccS

Episode 94 | Patch 4.3 First Impression (Spoiler Free) Review

May 28, 2018 22:08 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Patch 4.3 is upon us, and the boys share their first impressions on the recent patch. Was it better than 4.2? Was Ridorana as great as we hoped? (Also completely spoiler free!) ► Speakers Discord: https://discord.gg/ATBUccS

Episode 91 | Yasumi Matsuno Interview & Live Letter XLII Part 2 Predictions

May 08, 2018 13:12 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

The boys discuss the recent IGN interview with Yasumi Matsuno (Wool Head), the creator of the Ivalice games - is the Ivalice x Hydaelyn theory dead now? Also predicting and discussing the upcoming live letter, and answering MogMail! Discord: https://discord.gg/ATBUccS

Episode 90 | Subreddit Interview & Modding in XIV

May 02, 2018 22:56 - 1 hour - 102 MB

The FFXIV Subreddit conducted an interview with MSQ lead writer Natsuko Ishikawa & localization lead John Crow. We dive into some of the questions asked, and discuss the answers. Last week a screenshot showing a conversation between a GM and a player using and posting pictures of their modded XIV client went viral. We discuss the XIV modding scene, and how ACT users always escape the wrath of SE.

Episode 89 | Gear Design Contest & FFXIV Fan Theories

April 23, 2018 23:45 - 2 hours - 146 MB

We're all waiting patiently for the next live letter. While we wait, the Speakers discuss the recently announced Gear Design Contest. Also, is there any merit to the Vana'Diel theory? Is Ivalice really connected to Hydaelyn? Is Gaius alive? And... do aetherytes kill you? 

Episode 87 | MSQ Interview, Legacy Items. & Male Bunnies

April 12, 2018 13:20 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

The Speakers read through a recent interview with Banri Oda and Natsuko Ishikawa, the lead writers of the FFXIV MSQ. The male bunny suit is finally out, and in the Great Discussion: Should rewards from irrelevant and outdated content be reworked or obrained in another way?

Episode 86 | Mog Station Greed?

April 03, 2018 11:33 - 1 hour - 92 MB

Is the Mog Station growing too big? Are items that should have been put in the game being put in the Mog Station instead? These questions and more are discussed in this episode of SoH!

Episode 85 | Is Pazuzu Up?

March 27, 2018 13:26 - 1 hour - 98.1 MB

Eureka has entered its third week, and the boys are ready to give their final verdict. Yoshi-P visits JP servers, and drops some more information about upcoming changes to Eureka, and more! And as always - MogMail!

Episode 84 | Eureka - Good or Bad?

March 21, 2018 16:18 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Eureka has been released, and the guys are finally ready to give their verdict on the new content! Also: Ungarmax Exploits scandal ends with a post by Yoshi-P explaining how the exploit came to be.

Episode 83 | The Silence Before Eureka

March 12, 2018 23:38 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Eureka is just about to launch with patch 4.25, and there's an eerie silence in the XIV community as we wait for the big day on Tuesday. The Speakers break the silence by discussing the Ungarmax bans, the XIV relics, The Feast Season 7's Rewards, as well as a bunch of MogMail sent in by the viewers!

Episode 82 | UNGARMAX!

March 05, 2018 16:56 - 1 hour - 102 MB

The Squadron Command Mission LB "Ungarmax" exploit has finally been patched. Little Ladies Day is underway, and we get more information on Eureka - including the release date! MogMail: http://speakersxiv.com/mogmail/

Episode 81 | Little Ladies Day & Balmung Paradise

February 26, 2018 23:42 - 1 hour - 102 MB

It's raining glowsticks, and the pearly gates of Balmung have opened! The Speakers discuss the upcoming Little Ladies' Day event, the housing crisis being mostly solved, the opening of Balmung, and the future of the MMO genre. Welcome! 

Episode 80 | 4.2 MSQ and Sigmascape Discussion & Balmung opening!?

February 21, 2018 22:17 - 1 hour - 99.5 MB

It's the 4.2 Spoilercast Episode! The boys sit down to discuss the 4.2 MSQ as well as the Sigmascape storyline. The Maid and Butler outfit is on the MogStation for 18 dollars a pop - but where is the mount?? And of course - Balmung is opening its doors very, very soon.

Episode 79 | EUREKA! Live Letter XLII & The Housing Drama

February 15, 2018 19:06 - 1 hour - 117 MB

It's real! Eureka is REAL! The Speakers Discuss Eureka, as well as Live Letter XLII's Q&A session and the recent drama surrounding the housing system... 

Episode 78 | Patch 4.2 Spoiler Free Review & Discussion

February 05, 2018 23:45 - 1 hour - 138 MB

4.2 is here! And the Speakers are ready to give their (Spoiler Free) thoughts on the patch that introduced everything from the Glamour Toilet to Omega Sigmascape! Also discussing Soken's response to people ripping the theme from O8S and monetizing it, and in the Great Discussion: Are the references to VI in Sigmascape lessening the experience for players that have not played it?

Episode 77 | 4.2 Patch Notes!

January 29, 2018 12:05 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Patch 4.2 is about to hit, and what better way to warm up to the patch, than to read the patch notes! 

Episode 74 | Yoshi-P Q&A, Heavensturn, and Salt!

January 08, 2018 20:57 - 1 hour - 93.3 MB

SoH returns after the holiday hiatus to discuss the recent Yoshi-P Q&A session on several JP servers, Heavensturn, and the mysterious poem Yoshi-P included in his New Years Greeting.

Episode 73 | Live Letter XL: Full Analysis & Discussion | SoH

December 20, 2017 11:03 - 1 hour - 109 MB

It's the last episode of 2017, and what a treat it is! Live Letter XL has revealed lots of new information about patch 4.2 - good and bad - and the Speakers are ready to discuss the stuff that was revealed. Among the topcis are the new Glamour System, Eureka, Housing, The Four Lords, and Fan Fest 208-19.

Episode 72 | SoH's 3-Year Anniversary!

December 14, 2017 12:26 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

Speakers of Hydaelyn turned 3 years old on December 6th 2017, and to celebrate the event, Orange Caramel returns to the show! Expect nostalgia, cringe, and a look back at technical difficulties from the past. (Links further down)

Episode 71 | 4.2 Live Letter, Next Expansion, Apartments, and Squadron Fantasia?

December 05, 2017 23:41 - 1 hour - 94 MB

Lukile, Maela and Yazz barely makes it on air to discuss a big interview with Yoshi-P detailing the upcoming patch 4.2 as well as talking a little bit about the next expansion! The minimum item level segment can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f75s2eBSZI

Episode 69 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) | The New Deep Dungeon, Gear System, Rival Wings & ERP

November 26, 2017 20:39 - 1 hour - 97.7 MB

Episode 69 is upon us! And it brings gifts! Lukile and Yazz discuss a new major interview with Yoshi-P, where we learn more about Eureka, The new Deep Dungeon, the glamour system, housing and more! Also looking at the recent dev blog showcasing the upcoming Rival Wings! And lastly, we... discuss the recent Kotaku articles about XIV's ERP community.

Episode 68 | New Glamour System, Relic Armor & Housing Solution

November 14, 2017 18:41 - 1 hour - 88.7 MB

The gang is back to discuss the latest happenings in FFXIV. In this episode they discuss several Yoshi-P Interviews shedding some more light on the upcoming glamour changes, Eureka and the phone app. Japan and NA is getting bombarded with DDoS attacks, we look closer at the winners of the furnishing contest AND in the Great Discussion: Does FFXIV need more fluff content?

Episode 67 | Unending Coil CLEARED! Changes to Glamour System & Is Eureka Changing?

November 06, 2017 15:50 - 1 hour - 70.4 MB

The trio returns to discuss the recently cleared Ultimate fight, a poorly translated Yoshi-P Q&A, and the dark clouds forming over Eureka - is it no longer going to be tied to relic weapons?

Episode 66 | Ultimate Coil & HUD Issues

October 30, 2017 14:39 - 30 minutes - 29.1 MB

Lukile and Maela holds the fort without Yazz as they discuss the highly successfull ultimate difficulty raid, as well as the HUD issues following patch 4.11. (The Q&A session at the end has been cut out, making this the shortest SoH Episode... ever?)

Episode 65 | Patch 4.1 MSQ SPOILERS Discussion & The Lost RoaR Episode

October 22, 2017 22:31 - 2 hours - 135 MB

Lukile, Maela and Yazz discuss the 4.1 Main Scenario as well as the Return to Ivalice story. And is FFXIV's Ivalice THE Ivalice? Also a quick update on the RoaR episode that mysteriously disappeared (the post-show that goes in-depth will be uploaded in a few days).

Episode 64 | Patch 4.1 Review & The Shirogane Housing Crisis

October 15, 2017 23:10 - 1 hour - 124 MB

Patch 4.1 is out, and the Speakers are ready to give their first initial review of the content added in the patch. And in the Great Discussion this episode: The Shirogane Housing Crisis and Yoshi-P's Response.

Episode 63 | 4.1 Preliminary Patch Notes & Is FFXIV Going F2P?

October 08, 2017 22:58 - 2 hours - 196 MB

Longest. Episode. Ever. Kinda. In this episode we go through the preliminary patch notes, the new Veteran Rewards system as well as discussing an interview claiming XIV has 10 million ACTIVE players - and the famous F2P comment.

Episode 62 | Live Letter 39 Breakdown, Trailer Analysis and Where is Eureka?

October 02, 2017 12:51 - 1 hour - 86.3 MB

Lukile, Maela and Yazz analyze the new 4.1 trailer, break down the live letter as well as asking the question most of the FFXIV community is asking as well: Where is Eureka? And why is it missing?

Episode 61 | 4.1 Website, Chocobo Timer & Ultimate Fight Impossible?

September 25, 2017 14:46 - 1 hour - 79.1 MB

Lukile and Maela holds the floor without Yazz today as they dive into the new website for Patch 4.1. Companions and minions, timers, debuffs and buffs, and Yoshi-P now claiming that the ultimate fight is impossible to beat.

Episode 59 | Graphics Updates, Creation Myth, Space & Koji Fox

September 10, 2017 17:51 - 1 hour - 131 MB

In this episode we dive into a recent Yoshi-P interview, then we talk about chocobo racing, the moon, space, allagans, Koji Fox's Pax West panel as well as reading the Eorzean Creation Myth. Welcome.

Episode 58 | FFXIV Patch 4.1 Reactions, Analysis and Discussion

September 03, 2017 00:25 - 1 hour - 115 MB

With Live Letter XXXVIII just having aired, the Speakers gather to discuss their views on the information that was revealed about 4.1! IVALICE HYPE!

Episode 57 | The Terrible One

August 30, 2017 15:01 - 50 minutes - 48.6 MB

Lukile, Maela and Yazz meet up and talk about the recent news of the week - which really wasn't all that much. It turns out the whole episode was running on fumes. The Rising event is discussed, as well as the Mog Station Mega Sale, Dominos Pizza, Square Enix Live Cringe and in the Great Discussion: How to solve the housing crisis?

Episode 56 | Shanghai Fan Fest, Mech PvP?, 14 Hour Stream & RP in Public

August 21, 2017 16:23 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

Lukile and Yazz sit down and talk about the Shanghai Fan Festival - where a Q&A was held, and some really strange questions were asked. Among the answers we got served with news about a mecha pvp mode?? Also talking about the upcoming 14 hour stream, and in the Great Discussion today: Is RP in public okay?

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