Episode 173: Burnout Ain't Paradise

Waypoint Radio

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4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

It's a whole new panel of Waypointers today, as Natalie Watson, Cado, Rob, and Danielle discuss games where difficulty made them make the ultimate decision: do we git gud, or git outta here? Then we dive in to a very meaty question from the bucket concerning work/life balance, school, career, and burnout.

Discussed: Bloodborne, Hollow Knight, Xcom 2, Xcom: War of the chosen, Salt and Sanctuary, Stardew Valley, Into the Breach, Warhammer: Total War 2, Battletech, Destiny, labor in the games industry, mental health and burnout.

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0:00.0	When do we decide to get good and when do we decide to get out of here?
0:22.6	That is the topic today.
0:23.6	It's like to be or not to be on episode 173 of Waypoint Radio.
0:28.0	Hi Daniel Rando and joining me today are Rob Zachney.
0:31.8	Hey everybody.
0:32.8	Natalie Watson.
0:33.8	Hi hi.
0:34.8	Ed Cotto, social editor extraordinaire.
0:39.4	Cotto.
0:40.4	Hi y'all.
0:41.4	Alright so we've got a good topic today.
0:43.8	Natalie this one was very much inspired by you and your adventures with both Big Boy
0:48.7	and what is the protagonist of Hollow Night?
0:52.1	Little boy.
0:53.1	Little boy.
0:54.1	Little boy.
0:55.1	Little boy.
0:56.1	My wife said the same thing.
0:57.1	I was like that's a rabbit.
0:58.1	I'm like no that's a bug.
0:59.1	It's a cute little bug.
1:02.1	Little bug?
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