FFXIV Fan Fest NA Roundtable w/ Jesse Cox & Preach! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #158

The Grinding Gear Podcast

Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson

Mmo, Console, Warcraft, Nexus, Pc, Fantasy, Ff14, Games & Hobbies, Starcraft, Final, Hots, Diablo, Video, Blizzard, Video Games, Ffxiv, Gaming, Games

4.9 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

We gather the Round Table to discuss the big news and the future of our beloved MMO. Fan Fest announcements, Evercold Trailer, Evolved Combat and more. The "vacation" expansion Dawntrail seems brighter knowing we head into the darkness again. What was the crowds reaction? What was life like online during the big announcements. Jesse Cox and Preach "the big man" return for the big talk. SupportOurBromance.com or we’ll never ask Preach to watch Evangelion again.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome, everyone. It's time for another MMO roundtable.
0:04.2	Joining Kyle and myself again is Jesse Cox and Preach.
0:07.1	We will only be discussing the North American Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest that just wrapped up in Anaheim, California.
0:16.0	If my voice sounds different, it's because I also just wrapped being out at Fan Fest in Anaheim, California,
0:22.8	and I have bar voice, because I had way too much fun meeting a ton of you and talking loudly,
0:31.5	overcrowd sounds, and bowling, and drinks.
0:35.2	Anyways, if you are worried about spoilers for patch 7.5, we did not discuss the MSQ at all.
0:43.0	So don't worry about it.
0:44.4	I think I gave another warning into the show, but it wasn't at the top of the show.
0:47.2	So I wanted to record this for the audio version and include it so you can know that you don't need to worry about it.
0:52.2	We're only talking about fan fest.
0:53.7	Anyways, please enjoy.
1:13.6	Happy, what the hell day is it, Wednesday.
1:15.5	Happy Wednesday.
1:17.1	That is the day, yeah, that's it.
1:21.5	It's been so much coordination, so much trying to get home.
1:23.0	Hi, everyone. So much beef with Jesse moments upon going live for our first stream after being back from Fanfest.
1:31.7	Let's just get into it.
1:33.2	This is a beloved puckish rogue Jesse Cox.
1:36.7	I think they're not.
1:39.1	Please.
1:39.8	Actually, I need to go.
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