Drama Time - The Ghost of the Wetlands

[@short0811]

I LOVE this story of Emigma! You all know how happy he is just playing the game the way he knows to play it.

[@ingerfie291]

the story of the ghost of the wetlands had me laughing to tears at 1 am. pure blissful ignorance i love it so much

[@BM03]

I came back a month later. Ghost of the Wetlands still has me tearing up in laughter.

[@BM03]

Dude I was crying, CRYING when the father in law revealed his new situation with excitement!

[@Sprakenheit]

The first story is one of my favorites. Imagining an elderly person enjoying WoW in his own way is just so wholesome.

[@jakflare1]

I keep coming back to this every few months. Emigma's story is always so incredible

[@ergo5484]

I haven’t actually laughed out loud like this in so long. Thank you Emigma, thank you.

[@two-bittin-pot2987]

“..omg, he’s RPing as a ghost.” i lost it! 😭😭😭

[@lakitoo123]

Can confirm the dai-bat information. 100% correct. In addition, everyone who dies without a spouse has to leave everything to dai-bat in their will. Dai-bat then distributes it around the family.

[@drayman101]

I'm really curious about this, because I could find NOTHING on google about it (closest term I could find was dai-BOK, which I think means "uncle" in Cantonese?). But since I know next to nothing about most Asian cultures and history (Chinese perhaps least of all), it sounds like either very old clan/family traditions, similar to some older European traditions that I've heard of... but frankly, the first thing I thought of is that it sounds like some more modern mob/mafia stuff from other cultures. Very strange ideology, but I'm fascinated by it nonetheless. Especially wondering how common this is in the modern world both within and outside of China.

[@cattysplat]

@@drayman101 It's basically old fashioned patriarchal family rules. China has only recently modernised in a few decades so much of this has not changed for many families.

[@Shiirow]

"how old are they? cant be more than 14." People underestimate the childishness of some people. they can be 30 but act like theyre 12. I have family members who never matured past Jr High, even though they are in the 60s.

[@cattysplat]

My parents in their 70s have regressed into childlike behaviour. A mix of failing memory from age, privilege of their family position makes them believe they have the right to meddle, hoarded wealth giving them arrogance and endless free time from being retired to create drama about unimportant stuff.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

"So we made him a Pandaren Monk" "They're from Guangdong, China" I mean, I assume the next character is going to be a Drunken Dwarf warrior named McDrinksalot

[@AnnihilatorCZ]

I was pissing myself at Preach's impersonation of the elderly fella. Priceless.

[@112Famine]

Fishing in FFXIV made me millions of gil selling them on the Market Board, & cooking them yourself cuts out the middleman, so you can make even more money. End-Game raiders are expected to use the best food while raiding.

[@112Famine]

...and they'll buy it from the MB at whatever price you set, you could just buy all & repost it at double the price. And forget about fishing & learning to cook.

[@RoboBongoCuckooCop]

omg that ending to the story of Emigma had me laughing so hard I was crying. Just the mental image of an elderly man running around making ghost noises

[@GogoBurger]

The Ghost of the Wetlands is one of the most wholesome and funny stories I've ever heard.

[@Mitsomnia]

I love when stories make me laugh out loud. I am laughing and smiling so much at Emigma’s ghost 😂 I love it so much

[@Veolynn13]

“Destroyed/Outgeared By A Child” is probably one of my absolute favorite stories. Edit: OMFG, SHE OUTGREW WOW??? AHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@Veolynn13]

If Mandarin is Heroic & Cantonese is Mythic 20+, English is Superman 64 for the Nintendo 64.

[@Veolynn13]

42:10 "reroll alliance" YIKES.

[@Hawkinson88]

Wholesome ghost.

[@JamesAllenC]

I think I would have /ignore after the “crocodile bite me”

[@MelissaTheGnome]

7:38 we're so close to having Mike do the free trial including Heavensward meme

[@Ceriva09]

crocodile bite me... 🤣

[@josefx1389]

Boxwell for zookeeper.

[@Syke-vv4tj]

As a guy I could argue with a dude and the next day I've forgotten his name

[@CATcatCATwoof]

Ghost fisher story is the most wholesome thing I've heard for a while. So sweet

[@ich3730]

wholesome? i cant imagine the stress this guy felt of having to babysit an elderly rich man who could destroy his family life because of WoW

[@hub1986]

Great stories this week first 2 were legit a laughfest for me hehe

[@p3nguin2003]

Def S Tier Story!!! & S Tier voice acting! nj, Mike

[@koldarra7896]

crocodol bite me :c

[@sleepydruid100]

I would love being whispered by dead panda xD

[@r2Kd0ugernaut]

first! Emigma is honestly just out here livin his best life xD

[@AwkwardSquirtles]

The second story sounds like it was written by Quinn from Daria.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

I know this is simply me not knowing the culture, but if you told me part of my relationship meant "this other guy has final say in naming your children" I'm disowning them immediately if they actually do that, among the other even shittier things they're allowed to do. He may be rather funny himself, but the reaction to "you should've gone over to his house and literally moved his character for him just because of his title" I'd run the fuck away from this. Being a leader should mean leading and setting an example not acting like a fat king on a throne doing nothing until someone calls you out.

[@cattysplat]

It's some weird old fashioned patriarchal family rules. We used to do that stuff too only 60-100 years ago.

[@madness8380]

This was great! Thanks Preach :P

[@ahote1028]

wait, saying lol and pressing arcane explosion isnt how you play arcane?!

[@smithanimal]

I haven't played WoW since 2005 and the Ghost of the Wetlands story had me laughing out loud at the gym. Best one yet. Anybody have a link for the FFXIV performance he kept referencing?

[@RoboBongoCuckooCop]

that final story sounds a lot like a set-up. the other officers told the raid group to wipe over and over simply to blame it on, and get rid of, the story teller

[@leonardceres9061]

Wish I had the time and patience for in game RP

[@ChipB1t]

Hands down best MMO fishing is in Arche Age. it has always been the most fun doing some ocean fishing on a nice fishing vessle. or if your more adventerous, sneaking over to the other continent and stealing the other faction's fishing ships with all their haul!

[@InfiniteUltima2077]

Hell yes, new drama 🙌🏻 thank you my dudes

[@lakitoo123]

Crocodol bite me

[@cattysplat]

Drama will never cease to confound me. I'm just an antisocial enjoyer of the game. Could care less what anyone does with other people, let alone what other people think of me.

[@thecheezman1]

Finally it's been so long since the last drama time why have you not posted in so long

[@ibz8147]

Mike I love your content, glad yall got a new studio! Plz adjust your mic it's hard to hear you alot of times b/c you turn your head or move away from it and I have to basically turn you up to loud. Thanks mate.

[@ItsSvetsi]

Can we please get a Crocodoll Bite Me shirt!

[@GUJonas]

What is the name of the original Emigma story? Can't really find it in the archives.

[@___IG]

That FF story is the most FF story ever

[@BransonGood]

anyone wanna go haunting with me this weekend?

[@Noveus719]

That FFXIV story had to be on Crystal. As someone who plays on the datacenter that literally seems like the norm.

[@darknyx9876]

The story took place during Heavensward, Crystal wasn’t released until Shadowbringers

[@striderincident]

@@darknyx9876 wh that ain’t correct I was on Crystal before ShB

[@striderincident]

Absolutely I have so many similar stories and they’re all from here on good ol Crystal

[@foxyfoxington2651]

@@darknyx9876 Then it took place on Balmung. X3

[@darknyx9876]

@@striderincident Okay, technically three months before ShB but still it was added to anticipate the release of that expansion

[@tbalmer1207]

holy fuck how old is this story?????? the ghost of the wetlands????

[@cycloneofsouls]

oh no, the first story is related to another story, i need to know which episode that was aahhh. edit: oh, its s9:4 :)

[@Arkantos117]

People dating in MMOs and getting invested in people they've never met is so weird to me.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

People hook up booty calls on Tinder/Grindr, find dates on icupid, or get married on stuff like eharmony. Kinda think the whole "MMO players being emotionally invested is weird" thing went away once online interactions went mainstream.

[@Arkantos117]

@@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302 I don't think the kind of person to do one night stands on Tinder is getting emotionally invested tbh.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

@@Arkantos117 So you're just walk past the other examples like icupid, eharmony? Cherry picking a little there mate.

[@Arkantos117]

@@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302 I don't think you should take it so seriously mate I didn't mean anything by not addressing every facet of your post. Also people meet each other IRL from those sites they don't just claim to be dating after reading each others bios or chatting a bit.

[@Random2960]

Who writes these stories, like seriously

[@ExValeFor]

Ngl the 8 y.o. dissing the gift and not caring for it is pretty grim, talk about a spoiled child and a spoiled family

[@mattyone78]

What the actual fuck was that second story? 🤔

[@XxDavidxXPantera]

are you sure you didn't mean the first story? o. O

[@zechsblack5891]

WooOoooOooo

[@Fulaoshi125]

100% how Preach would read a bedtime story to his little one(s). Wonderful. Also for the Dai Ba, you need to put some characters down for ppl to reference properly in the future.

[@scroom1202]

This Daibat thing sounds like having a second wife to me. It's all the same nonsense women do to us.

[@LordHypnos4]

That second story sounds so fake

[@doctaburd6536]

Yus

[@alms07]

Last time I was this early heroic raiding was top end.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

So.....2014?

[@regs137]

Pro Tip for laptop users. Buy a lap desk . Most of them have mouse pads .

[@riahka1357]

Emigma

[@ragingfilthycasual]

If i was the Ghost of the Wetlands dude, I'd divorce that wife and leave that cult. That's a cult my dude and not okay.

[@novolazaro]

Wtf

[@Ciphraable]

first

[@BoatLoadsofDope]

I thought he quit WoW for good? What happend. I mean i understand if it was just a general outrage over the state of the game. But Preach specifically said he left the game due to the lawsuit and the reason for it. Can't wease yourselves out of that one. Returning to WoW, would mean all the outrage was fake.l

[@GambeTama]

Assuming this isn’t sarcasm and wanting an honest answer. Preach specifically stated that he wasn’t making “WoW Content.” He still plays the game, and had admitted so then, and on several occasions after. But those moreso personal affairs with friends. He had also said that he was no longer going to involve himself in the hype of new releases, and just take it from a distance. Basically, he isn’t doing anything WoW related for Blizzard or the game’s sake, but he will do something if it is for his friends or the general community, such as casting RWF with his old crew, or the on/off raid night. He is still outraged at Blizzard and the game state, but even as he said in the video on the topic of quitting, the game means something to people that is dissociated from Blizzard itself, and thus they all handle this differently. People don’t have to like or even agree with that, but he only asks that they respect it.

[@pinkphoenix3728]

I have to imagine that this is just bait. Mike has said multiple times, even in the video about no longer primarily covering WoW, that he will probably cover big news (patches, expansions, etc.) and maybe play if it looks fun. He continued raiding with his friends for a few weeks, but they haven't put anything together for the latest tier.

[@Crimsonwtf]

Can you stop the fkin yelling at the start!!!?? I put you at 1/4 of sound level and you still wake up the entire house .wife angry , dog barking and for what??????¿

[@NoNo_Notlikethat]

Crocodile bite me

[@rawrrrrrrr1839]

I mean, I just mute at the start to avoid the yelling

[@___IG]

Your wife has anger issues, trade up