Episode 12: Hot Summer \ A Hot, Hot Summerf(x) = Rathalos^50What's a little summer heat compared to a fire-breathing dragon bearing down on you? Join us for a recap of our exploits in The Great Hunt (Extreme) and our time spent kicking back ami

Episode 11: Bawls, Steep

Jul 20th, 2018

Episode 11: Bawls, SteepIn darkness blooms the spider lily...Astral Era returns after a few months' hiatus to dig deep into everything that's hit Final Fantasy XIV since Patch 4.3: Under the Moonlight. We ascend to the peak of Heaven-on-High an

Episode 10: The Lost and Found

Apr 1st, 2018

Episode 10: The Lost and FoundThe guys reunite to share war stories of their time spent (mostly AFK) in Eureka Anemos. Aside from bonding over shared trauma, Jeremy and Wulf shed light on the lore of their newest classes, Black Mage and Dragoon

Episode 9: Dawn Breaks

Feb 7th, 2018

Episode 9: Dawn BreaksHave you yet weathered Kefka's onslaught? Figuratively suplexed a train? Painted over Chadarnook's ambitions? Patch 4.2: Rise of a New Sun is here, and with it comes a variety of familiar faces to punch. Join us for a reca

Episode 8: Crawling Towards the Sun

Dec 21st, 2017

Episode 8: Crawling Towards the SunThe terrible triad returns! After enduring a slight content drought, the guys are back and abuzz with anticipation for the newly revealed Patch 4.2: Rise of a New Sun. We go over every major point discussed in

Episode 7: A Look Forward, A Look Back

Nov 14th, 2017

Episode 7: A Look Forward, A Look BackIn today's episode, our party grows to four, as we're joined by Caitlin Argyros of RPGFan! Tune in for our discussion of the 4.1 main scenario quest, plus speculation about future story content. We also cel

Episode 6: Assault on Rabanastre

Oct 25th, 2017

Episode 6: Assault on RabanastreEsper? I hardly know 'er! Now that we've had a chance to sink our teeth into Patch 4.1, we're back with a meaty discussion of the latest raid, The Royal City of Rabanastre. We also take a look at the new Command

Episode 5: Ba'Gamnan's Bane

Oct 3rd, 2017

Episode 5: Ba'Gamnan's BaneWith less than a week until the release of Patch 4.1, we're revving up our (airship) engines for another round of exciting adventures in Rabanastre. Speaking of Ivalice, who's that Ba'gamnan schmuck, anyway? And why s

Episode 4: The Legend Returns, and So Do We

Sep 13th, 2017

Episode 4: The Legend Returns, and So Do WePatch 4.1 is on the horizon! Letter from the Producer Live XXVIII brought us an avalanche of information about the hotly anticipated continuation of the Stormblood patch series. We've got tons to discu

Episode 3: It's a Dirty Job, But Wulf's Gotta Do It

Aug 30th, 2017

Episode 3: It's a Dirty Job, But Wulf's Gotta Do ItWe return with our first-ever Light Party episode of Astral Era! Derek, Jeremy, and Wulf are joined by Josh (yes, just Josh-- I dunno what it is with him and Wulf only having first names) for a

Episode 2: The Far (PAX) West

Aug 16th, 2017

Episode 2: The Far (PAX) WestHey, you didn't think we'd be back, did you? Shows what you know, dad. Maybe this'll finally make you love me. If you ever come back from buying cigarettes, I mean. What? No, I'm not crying.The Astral Era crew retur

Episode 1: It All Starts Here

Aug 16th, 2017

Episode 1: It All Starts HereGreetings, Eorzeans! Welcome to the newly-launched home of Astral Era, a Final Fantasy XIV podcast. My name is Derek Heemsbergen, and I'm joined by two co-hosts: Jeremy Wyatt and Wulf. Yes, just Wulf. He's our Deep

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