The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 34: Our Experiences at GATEway FATE 2.0

Hello Adventurers! Earlier this year we took a trip out to St. Louis, Missouri to check out a most excellent Final Fantasy XIV fan convention: GATEway FATE 2.0! This was their second year and we had heard so many good things about its first year, we were really excited to try it out for ourselves. And we were not disappointed. But don’t take our word for it! Wait, no… Actually do take our word for it, but in audio form! This is a podcast, after all. 

Spoiler Levels: Larboard/Starboard Chicken Tenders with fries “are ready to fry!” This was just one of the many delicious food options that they had in their Last Stand food stall in the convention center. And yes, we do realize that we said both “delicious food options” and “in the convention center” within the same sentence! It was just one of the many things that really impressed us about this con. (Just wait till you hear us gush about the flooring!)

OSMnotes

GATEway FATE 2.0 was a lot of fun, and we are very much looking forward to GATEway FATE 3.0 on October17th-18th, 2026! They just announced their dates and will have more information upcoming soon. But until then, have some Time Cues:

• 00:00:00 – We Start The Carbuncle Chronicling
• 00:00:45 – Intro and General Gabbing
  • 00:01:14 – The Weeb Police are off Leviathan! (For Now)
  • 00:01:52 – FFXIV x Fall Guys
  • 00:04:55 – CarbyPlugs (Discord, Patreon, TeePublic)
  • 00:05:47 – Moogle Treasure Trove – The Hunt for Relevation
  • 00:07:09 – Patch 7.4, Into the Mist
• 00:15:29 – GATEway FATE 2.0
  • 00:17:30 – The Venue, but importantly that flooring
  • 00:21:59 – The Exhibit Hall
  • 00:23:19 – The Art Party Room
  • 00:25:53 – The Upper Level
  • 00:29:06 – The Last Stand (and the best food from a convention center ever?)
  • 00:31:41 – The food options around the con were also pretty great!
  • 00:33:57 – The Exhibitors
  • 00:35:08 – The Staff
  • 00:39:00 – Saturday at GATEway
    • 00:40:26 – The Music of Final Fantasy XIV: Retro Edition
    • 00:43:48 – Name That Orchestrion Roll with Vickybunnyangel
    • 00:46:48 – 1.0? NIGHTMARE!!
    • 00:51:14 – Being a Wandering Minstred 101 with Amanda Achen and Jason Charles Miller
    • 00:51:57 – Mientras El Micrófono Graba: Voice Acting Journeys with Erica Mendez, Javier Prusky, and Luis Bermudez
    • 00:52:23 – From Pon to Ron: Mahjong 101
    • 00:54:09 – Eorzea’s Fiscal History and Impending Coinage Disaster
    • 00:58:15 – World Racin’ with Frosty & Rookuri
    • 00:59:08 – At Art’s Horizon: An Omnicrafter Art Party
    • 00:59:41 – Dragsidia Drag Show
    • 01:02:07 – Karaoke: A Test of Your Vocal Reflexes
  • 01:03:15 – Sunday @ GATEway FATE
    • 01:03:21 – PvP Showcase
    • 01:04:35 – Crafting an RP Character with Nobutaka Fairclough
    • 01:05:38 – Off to the Chocobo Races with Frosty<