Nick Hanchet

Nick Hanchet

@noodlesource.fyi

(Soon-to-be) Words at @CasualCritical.com // Guild Wars 2 Streamer // Constant Fanatic of All Things Shiny // Permanent Defender of Final Fantasy XIII✨

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Despite streaming Guild Wars 2 exclusively since I started again, I'm probably going to have to make room for FFXIV when Evercold comes out. Can't say juggling two MMOs will be fun, though. Or three, if I try WoW Forever…

You can always tell the quality of a company by its Christmas party activity. Mine? 40 minutes of Eisstock on Glice. On plastic ice. In December. Help

And I managed to do it! Mostly, anyway... Oh, and I'm live, so there's that. Come watch? Ta xoxo

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GW2 tonight, 8pm - more map completion, possibly some story as it’s getting interesting! And to celebrate, I've decided to completely overhaul my stream an hour before I go live. This can't go wrong at all, right?

I don't know if I've ever considered anything Apple "cute", but the iPhone Duo's little front screen is absolutely that. Like a Tamagotchi that grew up and got a mortgage, maybe?

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Hi, I am still Farleigh, now with new surname. I love: 🦇 Spooky things ✨Astrology 📚 Books (Feminist, spicy and existential) 🎨Cool art 🪩Music written by artists who’s beliefs align with my own 🖋️Journalling 🏢The Office 🌻Gardening 💍Married to @noodlesource.fyi 🐸Still Bisexual 🖤Still liberal AF

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort? Final Fantasy Resonance?! One Piece: Grand Gourmet?!? What an absolutely ridiculous day to be a fan of things I like

Forgot to say 20-odd minutes ago... I'm live! Just some chatty & cozy map completion for me today, I think. Come hang out!

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Going live in 30 - more Guild Wars 2 tonight! The Mad King festival's on, so there may be a chaotic detour involved. If someone can explain what all the Mad King stuff actually is… Helpful backseating welcome!

Really happy to be getting back into Lorcana with the Hyperia City pre-release event today! Had a great time, although slightly gutted to find out my last game’s score was entered/provided incorrectly (not by me!), meaning I finished 4th instead of 2nd 💀 Still, a great event and lovely to be back!

Serious request: I need a #GuildWars2 guide. Someone to join a stream, watch me bumble through Tyria, point me into maybe all the hidden things I should be doing, and stop me doing anything catastrophically stupid. Payment in gratitude. Any takers?

1.🛡️ Guardian (biased) 2.💀 Necromancer (committed) 3.🏹 Ranger (has a pet) 4.🎭 Mesmer (chaos, and oh so purple) 5.🔥 Elementalist (flashy) 6.⚙️ Engineer (TURRETS??) 7.🗡️ Thief (sneaky) 8.👁️ Revenant (edgy?) 9. ⚔️ Warrior (basic) Tell me why I'm wrong. #GuildWars2

Okay, GW2 people. I've been *mostly* away since 2012 and I'm doing this from scratch. What's the ONE thing I absolutely need to know? Wrong answers also accepted, although I'll most likely not know what's right and wrong anyway... #GuildWars2

Max level might arrive sooner than expected - levelled Armorsmith to 400 and jumped 14 levels in 20 minutes. Would love to push it to 500, but I've got 5 gold to my name and no clue how to make more fast...

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Quick - and first! - #GuildWars2 Stat Update: 12 hours in, 8 deaths. All out of pure stupidity - attempting to solo champions meant for groups, and/or falling from great heights. Standard. In another 12 hours or so we'll hit max level, and I can see the death tally being slightly higher...

Quick - and first! - #GuildWars2 Stat Update: 12 hours in, 8 deaths. All out of pure stupidity - attempting to solo champions meant for groups, and/or falling from great heights. Standard. In another 12 hours or so we'll hit max level, and I can see the death tally being slightly higher...

Okay, I was slightly early on Sunday, saying the Halloween event and hard mode raid were launching then… But I'm right this time! Still won't be touching either of them, mind you. Live at 8 pm again - come hang out! 🍜

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So, the GW2 Halloween event is starting, there's a hard mode raid launching, and everyone's very excited. We will be doing absolutely none of that, though! There’s more map completion tonight, and maybe the first steps of the base story. Going to be absolutely glamorous. Live at 8 PM! 🍜

🔴 And... we're live! 🔴

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So, the GW2 Halloween event is starting, there's a hard mode raid launching, and everyone's very excited. We will be doing absolutely none of that, though! There’s more map completion tonight, and maybe the first steps of the base story. Going to be absolutely glamorous. Live at 8 PM! 🍜

So, the GW2 Halloween event is starting, there's a hard mode raid launching, and everyone's very excited. We will be doing absolutely none of that, though! There’s more map completion tonight, and maybe the first steps of the base story. Going to be absolutely glamorous. Live at 8 PM! 🍜

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I know independent games media is having a rough time, and it's been a hot minute since I've had writing out in the world. Writing's always been my happy place. Or was, until things went sideways at my last writing home. That's changing - building something new. Hope to have something to show soon 👀

Oh, and when I say Guild Wars 2 from scratch, I mean it: fresh, no clue what I'm doing (a lot has changed since its release 14 years ago), and I need help picking a class. ⚔️ Warrior 🛡️ Guardian 👁️ Revenant 🏹 Ranger ⚙️ Engineer 🗡️ Thief 🔥 Elementalist 🎭 Mesmer 💀 Necromancer So... what're we thinking?

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Wedding: Done ✅ Honeymoon: Done ✅ October: In it 🍂 Time to stop saying "soon" and start announcing projects/doing the things... First up: I'm properly back to streamin! RPGs and MMOs, starting with Guild Wars 2 from scratch, base to latest expansion. Every Tuesday and Sunday, 8 pm UK 🍜

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Oh, go on then. I never do a #promosky… Hi! I’m Nick 👋 If any of the below interest you, I’m sure we’ll get along just fine: 🎮 Final Fantasy ⚡ Pokémon 🗡️ The Legend of Zelda 👑 Kingdom Hearts 🌙 Destiny 🃏 Disney Lorcana 🎥 Streaming ✍️ Writing And, generally, far too many thoughts about video games.

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Hey folks, I'm Matt! Here’s a bit to get to know me Hobbies 🎮 Video Games 🎲 Tabletop Games 🍕 Food/Cooking 🎙️ Streaming 🃏 Magic: The Gathering Games 👾 Uncharted 👾 BioShock 👾 Portal 2 👾 Red Dead 👾 MLB: The Show Movies/TV 🎬 James Bond 🎬 The Incredibles 📺 M*A*S*H 📺 BoJack Horseman #promosky

Wedding: Done ✅ Honeymoon: Done ✅ October: In it 🍂 Time to stop saying "soon" and start announcing projects/doing the things... First up: I'm properly back to streamin! RPGs and MMOs, starting with Guild Wars 2 from scratch, base to latest expansion. Every Tuesday and Sunday, 8 pm UK 🍜

Oh, go on then. I never do a #promosky… Hi! I’m Nick 👋 If any of the below interest you, I’m sure we’ll get along just fine: 🎮 Final Fantasy ⚡ Pokémon 🗡️ The Legend of Zelda 👑 Kingdom Hearts 🌙 Destiny 🃏 Disney Lorcana 🎥 Streaming ✍️ Writing And, generally, far too many thoughts about video games.

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So now I’ve changed my surname what do I do about crediting and managing my professional identity? If anyone has been in a similar situation hmu 🫶🏻

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Streams return this week, with ShOcktober starting a little early! Looking forward to a month of horror and jump scares

I tried to be fair when limiting myself to 9 games that shaped me, with only one per franchise (otherwise Final Fantasy VI and X would’ve snuck in too, somehow, somewhere). Honestly, I think I’ve done a pretty decent job of summing up my origin story? Hard toss up between KH1 and KH2, though.

Destiny 2 has now used more lives than a typical run of Vault of Glass. Every time Bungie says “it’s over”, this fucking game respawns at the entrance and asks us to rally the fireteam. Eyes up (again), Guardian…

As a white man on the internet, I’m legally required to mention that I’ve actually read a book. An actual book. With words and everything. And, somehow, it was good. Good enough that I may immediately start the second one. Anyway, it was Dungeon Crawler Carl. Bloody good, that.

I’ve been playing TCG Card Shop Simulator for a couple of years now, but I’ve genuinely never had the luck I’ve had since starting a fresh save for the 1.0 launch. First screenshot: day 5. Second screenshot: day 15. My shop, Average Deck Size, might be getting set up *very* nicely, very early 👀