Ep. 73 - People Quitting DbD? And VICTOR IS A FILM CRITIC?
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Dead by Daylight's Slow Burn to Mediocrity: The anti-camp, anti-tunnel, anti-whatever-the-fuck mechanics are still being debated to death. Players claim they're leaving in droves, but Steam charts say otherwise. Toxic breaks down why the "everyone's quitting" narrative is bullshit, why the Hallowed Blight event sucks, and why the rift is more boring than Nicky's Nigerian adventure story (which is saying something).
Arc Raiders: The Extraction Shooter That Doesn't Suck: Forget Dead by Daylight for a minute. Toxic has found his new addiction: Arc Raiders, a sci-fi extraction shooter that combines the intensity of Hunt Showdown with futuristic robot death machines. Picture this: you're in a three-person squad trying to loot and extract while massive spider drones, rocket-launching aerial units, and other player teams try to murder you. The extraction points become absolute warzones. It's chaos, it's beautiful, and Toxic is streaming it next.
The Nollywood Incident (INTERNATIONAL CRIME EDITION): In what might be the most boring yet somehow internationally significant story Nicky has ever told, we learn about his catastrophic cashew business deal in Nigeria. A Nollywood actor named Crocodile Johnson allegedly insulted Nicky's "simple palate" for eating cereal, which led to Nicky threatening him with Victor-based film critiques. According to Nicky, this actor has been completely scrubbed from existence—no IMDB, no social media, nothing. The Dente family strikes again. This is why we have listeners in Abuja.
NICKY'S BODY COUNT
We got:
- ONE extraction shooter addiction forming
- ONE Nollywood actor allegedly erased from existence
- ONE international incident involving artisanal cashews
- ONE Victor threat that ended a business deal
- ZERO good Dead by Daylight updates
- ONE boring-ass rift
- ONE delayed licensed killer
- TWO references to Stranger Things
- ONE marriage reveal callback
- MULTIPLE sound board failures
- ONE chair knocked over in anger
- ONE family sauce recipe compared to Beethoven
- ZERO Satan appearances (RIP)
- ONE folk hero status achieved in Nigeria
Toxic's Fuck-You Count: 23
(Includes all variations: fuck, fucking, fuckers, motherfuckers)
Nicky's Insult Count: 8
(Including calling Toxic's security clearance insufficient and referencing his tax records from 1978)
Times Toxic Said "Anyway": 12
Sound Board Malfunctions: 4
Earl Grey Fact Checks: 2
(Nollywood confirmation + Suya explanation)
Times Nicky's Voice Cut Out: 3
International Incidents Referenced: 1
(The Nigeria Cashew Crisis)
Games Discussed That Aren't Dead by Daylight: 1
(Arc Raiders - approximately 8 minutes of airtime)
Locations Thanked: 5
(Ashburn VA, Gilroy CA, Seattle UT, Abuja Nigeria, plus one unfinished)
Body Count This Episode: ZERO
(But one Nollywood actor's career, allegedly)
Drive-In Totals:
Toxic still won't shut up about extraction shooters. Nicky's international rap sheet grows longer. Earl Grey remains the only competent person in the studio. Check it out.
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