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This week saw me complete the main story for the Winds of Change content in Guild Wars 1. I then did the Zinn quests and began the War in Kryta. A lot of specific questing, huh? Though, I do make time to go and grab an elite skill or two along the way. Direct video links: Guild Wars: Defending Kaineng Center! - https://youtu.be/4OhOByl-fQc Guild Wars: Defending Cantha's Citizens - https://youtu.be/cgvnDrTZV8A Guild Wars: Defending Shing Jea! - https://youtu.be/b5fxdet_cr4 Guild Wars: Winds of Change Finale - https://youtu.be/pfTb3v5H6KM Guild Wars: Zinn's Killer Golems - https://youtu.be/ofwjNy8cuDc Guild Wars: Zinn!!!! - https://youtu.be/u7zIr1RqzOQ Guild Wars: War in Kryta and Asuran Trials - https://youtu.be/gdZaqnG1Kpc

This week was mostly focused on the Halloween content in Guild Wars 1. I'm glad I was able to get to it, since I didn't actually get to record until November 1st! I had fun playing it, and it makes me excited for the Wintersday content that'll come out around Christmas/New Years. Direct video links: Guild Wars: Halloween in Tyria Part 1 (A Halloween Special) - https://youtu.be/2_Rwa9egPbQ Guild Wars: Halloween in Tyria Part 2 (A Halloween Special) - https://youtu.be/ea7p_FpFDX0 Guild Wars: Halloween in Elona Part 1 (A Halloween Special) - https://youtu.be/M8WYeUcbTv0 Guild Wars: Halloween in Elona Part 2 (A Halloween Special) - https://youtu.be/DWV4_2QdZBI Guild Wars: The Mad King's Underworld Emissary (A Halloween Special) - https://youtu.be/Il9bbBlVdk8 Guild Wars: The Mad King vs. Palawa Joko (A Halloween Special) - https://youtu.be/42Dxz3MQIV8 Guild Wars: The Truth About Ashu - https://youtu.be/UAylzoVe_mE

This week I spent my time playing through more of the Winds of Change content for Guild Wars 1. Things are really heating up in the story, and in a way that feels like oddly relevant social commentary for today. Direct video links: Guild Wars 1: The Ministry of Zealotry - https://youtu.be/Vw-h8C-KyS4 Guild Wars 1: Jade Bomberhood - https://youtu.be/DtiPVzu5r0g Guild Wars 1: Gang Machinations - https://youtu.be/WRJYMT9xo1g Guild Wars 1: Defending the Luxons - https://youtu.be/-Sw1Fah_3j4 Guild Wars 1: Seeking Ashu - https://youtu.be/dlb9d7QvI-M Guild Wars 1: The Angchu Tengu - https://youtu.be/TaKXcNXBVjM Guild Wars 1: Ryun Grayfeather - https://youtu.be/lFVHW6m0f4g

This week I mostly played Guild Wars 1, with a focus on collecting random things (skills and hero armor). I did finally get back to Winds of Change content. I also finally made a Dev Play recording of Highway to the Moon! I don't show off everything the game has to offer—I wanted to give people an incentive to explore the game themselves (and buy it, of course!)—but I do show off a typical playthrough of the game. Direct video links: Guild Wars 1: Divine Coordinates - https://youtu.be/88UL4mn3rCY Guild Wars 1: Somewhere in Mineral Springs... - https://youtu.be/f1bf9fBgRcA Guild Wars 1: Capping Necro Elites - https://youtu.be/dpbLFzd9XGI Guild Wars 1: Remains of Sahlahja - https://youtu.be/SZOFJzp0wQM Guild Wars 1: The Shadow Nexus - https://youtu.be/_jkk5uXXVys Guild Wars 1: Reison the Phoenix - https://youtu.be/9NLA0UN_Evw Highway to the Moon: A Dev Play - https://youtu.be/1UkWj5oV7Sw

I continued my Let's Play of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice this week, then spent a lot of time fighting Jade Brotherhood in the sewers of Kaineng City in Guild Wars 1 before deciding it'd be prudent to go pick up some more PvE only skills to help in those efforts. Direct video links: Combat Focus - https://youtu.be/jPpYzllLlpQ Walking Around Trees - https://youtu.be/Rpe99O_hfNc Impenetrable Circle - https://youtu.be/Qfe9j1fBz1Q Jade Brotherhood in the Sewers - https://youtu.be/59SiOEEWqY8 Lake of Jade - https://youtu.be/YsQecnkx_v8 Hordes of Jade - https://youtu.be/Bl6Slxq-eNo Deciphering the Human Gods - https://youtu.be/IWBP2iks9Ao

This week my Pre-Searing Ascalon character got to level 20, becoming a Legendary Defender of Ascalon! I also began a Let's Play of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice in an intentional decision to use my VOD of Consciousness recording time to work on my game backlog. And then I returned to Guild Wars 1 and the Winds of Change content. Direct video links: Legendary Defender of Ascalon - https://youtu.be/HCSKuE2RbsI Senua's Boat Ride - https://youtu.be/57XOaWZqHBA Senua and Her Sword Arm - https://youtu.be/WKroT3FHP30 Firesetter Senua - https://youtu.be/zPkZBkjWFNo Firefighter Senua - https://youtu.be/VtAkYjP5orc Nahpui Quarter Lacks Resurrection Shrines - https://youtu.be/a7Eq_nmcpgE Aggressive Infiltration - https://youtu.be/5dAnQrowB9o

This week I continued working on Winds of Change content. This included finishing off the last of the Afflicted, and the beginnings of the Ministry of Purity targeting other groups, in this case, the criminal organization, the Am Fah. The Am Fah have a particular fondness of the Affliction-causing plague, so this progression makes sense. Also, this week I finished the Fury3 Let's Play! It ended up having 8 parts in total. Replaying the game was a lot of fun! I'm glad I did this Let's Play. Direct video links: Cleansing Zunraa - https://youtu.be/M9waDr8Krp8 The Tactical Power of Stairs - https://youtu.be/xddrkn4CC4E Who Is the Wave? - https://youtu.be/C29Ox5AOz4w The Giant Afflicted Threats - https://youtu.be/5kY1Y2GXYts The Am Fah Plague - https://youtu.be/6t-uo6F0mUk Reading and Running - https://youtu.be/D1__dDiQSrU Let's Play: Fury 3 (Part 8—FINALE) - https://youtu.be/5hgFRbm7rkA

This week I continued the Winds of Change content, making it through cleansing the rest of the areas near Kaineng. I struggled a lot on Shing Jea Island, though, both in Minister Cho's Estate (where some bad build decisions complicated my efforts) and massively in Haiju Lagoon. I spent a lot of episodes this week trying out various builds to try and conquer that particular quest, and they were longer than normal, too. The buildcrafting process is one I personally find really engaging, so the recording times felt shorter than the episodes actually are. A sign of a well-crafted system, but perhaps the videos are a bit long, heh. Direct video links: Winds of Change: Cleansing Sunjiang - https://youtu.be/sMBN_fqe8FQ Menagerie of Death - https://youtu.be/GltSiaN-EQM Three Person Team - https://youtu.be/gBZm6iSiNDQ My White Whale - https://youtu.be/oKbmlwCQZ2M Build Experiments in Haiju Lagoon - https://youtu.be/J1ym03Xn-xY Try Pacifism - https://youtu.be/_3tdQF1zR6E Let...

I started off this week by being a bit uncertain about what I wanted to do. I eventually decided that I wanted to continue working on filling out my Young Heroes of Tyria book, then return to Winds of Change content. And, of course, I continued the Fury 3 Let's Play! Direct video links: Stepping into the Ring - https://youtu.be/Er9e8Wzw58k Young Heroes of Jokanur Diggings - https://youtu.be/beusOKZf2nc Young Heroes of Blacktide Den - https://youtu.be/piQ5_qtDdeY Young Heroes of Minister Cho's Estate - https://youtu.be/eVXEdCedruU Young Heroes of Zen Daijun - https://youtu.be/WIS4GxRwT5g Winds of Change: Cleansing the Undercity - https://youtu.be/VTd2I4sU-M4 Let's Play: Fury 3 (Part 6) - https://youtu.be/Ju66mhI7mMQ