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Pet Food Alpha ("PFA" for short) is a weekly podcast devoted to the game Final Fantasy XI. The show is hosted by Steakums of the Bahamut Server (Formerly Steak of Kujata), Fusionx of the Bahamut Server, Chinchilla of the Carbuncle Server and Squigglicious of the Bahamut Server. Former hosts are Kieran of the Carbuncle Server and Samigrace of the Bahamut Server, both of whom have since resigned from the show.
PFA is the longest running podcast devoted to FFXI. It was created shortly after the end of Ogaming.com's Mega Elixir.
The Pet Food Alpha website is updated constantly with any information concerning FFXI and its community.
Longest Running FFXI Podcast
June 5th marked the one year anniversary of Pet Food Alpha. Continuing its run of being the longest running Final Fantasy XI podcast to date.
- "Episode 052: Year One", includes a segment of listeners favorite PFA moments.
- "Episode 100: Pet Food Mog Break Radio Alpha" was a cross over with Limit Break Radio and The Mog House. Topics included discussion about the Community, a look back on Fan Fest and how the podcasts came to be. You can visit the episode page at PetFoodAlpha.
- "Episode 104: 2 Years Of Biscuit" had a special interview with Matt Hilton Leader of the NA Community for Square-Enix's Final Fantasy XI. This also marks The 2 Years Annversary for the podcast. This clearly shows that podcast is also popular within the Play Online NA Staff. You can Download the Episode at PetFoodAlpha.
- "Episode 111: Premier Site Summit 2008" News straight from this years Premier Site Summit! Ganiman from FFXIclopedia talks to us just hours after the event which took place July 25th. Topics that range from Dynamis, new weapon skills, new Nyzul Relics, the future with PlayOnline and the PlayOnline Viewer, long with their partnership with the community, and some what a little sneak peak topic about the new SE MMO Rapture. You can Download the Episode at PetFoodAlpha.
- "Episode 113: How Long is Too Long?" and "Episode 114: Fusion’s Vacation" The PFA crew discuss "How Long is Too Long?" story wrote by Fusionx. Which got notice by the whole MMORPG community. Since Fusionx wrote the story it was showed on G4TV's X-Play, MMO Report, and Yahoo Games along with other gaming sites. This story gain a lot of bad press on Square-Enix's end. Forcing the Final Fantasy XI development team to make a few big changes in the 2 most powerful Notorious Monsters in the in Vana'diel A.V. and P.W. Check out the story over at PetFoodAlpha's How Long is Too Long.
- "Episode 128: VanaFest 2008" Fusionx sits down with Corinth and Elmer discuss this years event and the Japanese Square-Enix event for Final Fantasy XI called VanaFest 2008. Topics range from Three new mini expansion add-ons, Details for Moblin Maze Mongers, Introducing the Field of Valor, More wedding support, Special Task Force adding more support to PlayOnline and Final Fantasy XI, and Treasure Caskets! PetFoodAlpha and JP button VanaFest2008.
- "Episode 130: Fan Fest 2008" Fusionx, Steak, and Chinchilla had attended this years Final Fantasy XI: Fan Festival in Hollywood CA to cover the event. Square-Enix was been kind enough to let them use a booth for the event! They also discuss in this episode about; DNC - SCH Job Merits and Relic, Fields of Valor, Wedding Update, Moblin Maze, WoTG Missions, and they discuss there -Reactions, -Fanfare, -Some Disappointment. Check the episode at: The PFA Gang Talks Fan Fest 2008!.
Episode List
| Episode | Description | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 138: Tallyhawk! | Dev Interviews, Miroku’s potty mouth, Silverhawks, and more! | February 2 2009 |
| Episode 137: Wingdings For “w” | Bannings, Ganiman, Chicken, and more! | January 26 2009 |
| Episode 136: The Six Sided Coin | New Hosts. New Polls. New Episode. | January 19 2009 |
| Episode 135: You Can Sit In A Galka’s Lap | Corinth from JP Button, Unwritten rules of Vana’diel, Gaston, and more! | January 12 2009 |
| Episode 134: New Year With The Man | The Man. Duelly. Resolutions and more. | January 7 2009 |
| Episode 133: So Long ‘08 | Top ten lists. MMM tips. Shaft and more. | December 30 2008 |
| Episode 132: Show Me My Monger | Zomzom. Fishing. Mazes and more. | December 23 2008 |
| Episode 131: The Lacey Shirt of Masculinity | The PFA Gang Talks Fan Fest 2008! | December 15 2008 |
| Episode 130: Fan Fest 2008 | The PFA Gang Talks Fan Fest 2008! | December 12 2008 |
| Episode 129: Last Year At FanFest | Aniero. Miroku. FanFest talk and more. | December 1 2008 |
| Episode 128: VanaFest 2008 | Corinth and Elmer discuss this years event | November 26 2008 |
| Episode 127: Days Since Last Kieran: 1 | Kieran. Galka sounds. User created mages and more. | November 19 2008 |
| Episode 126: Elemental Seal Punch | Ganiman. RadioXI. Dangruf Wadi Black Market and more. | November 11 2008 |
| Episode 125: Drakesbane Salsa | Radio Signet. Auto Translate. Salsa and more. | November 3 2008 |
| Episode 124: Should Be Drakesbane But Da Da Do Be Do | Opiate. Nyzul Isle. Drakesbane and more! | October 28 2008 |
| Episode 123: Steak And The Girls | Extra Life, Halloween, Fan Fest, and More! | October 20 2008 |
| Episode 122: Yasu Wyverns or Jimmy the Guitarist at TGS | Miroku. Tokyo Game Show. Crab bib wearing wyverns with yasu heads and more! | October 13 2008 |
| Episode 121: PFA Dreams | Tokyo Game Show. VanaFest. Fan Fest Shirts and more! | October 6 2008 |
| Episode 120: Frgdrg | Carletta. Vanafest. Donations and more. | September 29 2008 |
| Episode 119: Because Dragoons are AWESOME! | Taiken. Dragoons. Fan Fest 2008 and more!! | September 22 2008 |
| Episode 118: Petfood Spore | Update, update, and more update! | September 15 2008 |
| Episode 117: While You Wait | Mogknight. Pwrgamerx. Great Swords and more. | September 8 2008 |
| Episode 116: The Dogs Agree | Nomnom Dalmy. Update Predictions. Dogs and more! | September 1 2008 |
| Episode 115: Michael Phelps Bots in China | DJPlaeskool. NM Adjustments. Jackie Chan and more! | August 26 2008 |
| Episode 114: Fusion’s Vacation | Pandemonium Warden, X-Play, Berndherbert and more! | August 19 2008 |
| Episode 113: How Long is Too Long? | ToAU Relic. Mice. 18 hour fights and more. | August 12 2008 |
| Episode 112: Playing Catch Up | Sunbreeze, New Whatchamacallit Weapons, Tedz, and More! | August 05 2008 |
| Episode 111: Premier Site Summit 2008 | News straight from this years Premier Site Summit! Ganiman from FFXIclopedia talks to us just hours after the event which took place July 25th. We talk about Nyzul Relic weapons, new weapon skills, and also a small bit about the new SE MMO Rapture. | July 26 2008 |
| Episode 110: Needs More Valkyrie’s Fork | Drakeson. Liseth. Odin’s Chamber and more. | July 21 2008 |
| Episode 109: Loldrgs Lament | Sevv. WotG predictions. Music and more. | July 14 2008 |
| Episode 108: Chin and Fusion Rescue Rangers | Tedz. Singing. Love Torque and more. | July 7 2008 |
| Episode 107: Inventory +10 | Kaitlin. Bonanza Marbles. Celestial Nights and more. | July 1 2008 |
| Episode 106: Choco Bueno For Life | Jensen. LOL moments. Atnm Test and more. | June 23 2008 |
| Episode 105: Update Ramblings | Pankration. DCs. Sandworm eatting and more. | June 17 2008 |
| Episode 104: 2 Years Of Biscuit | Anniversary!, Square Enix, PUP, and more! | June 8 2008 |
| Episode 103: Choo Choo | Berndherbert. Garrison (for real). Deep Moat and more. | June 2 2008 |
| Episode 102: Garrison | Ungolwen. Music. Nomad Moogles and more. | May 25 2008 |
| Episode 101: 100 +1 | Luminate, Trains, BST Rants, and More! | May 18 2008 |
| Episode 100: Pet Food Mog Break Radio Alpha | Pet Food Alpha. Limit Break Radio. The Mog House. | May 11 2008 |
| Episode 099: The Spork Whisperer | Tedz. Oshi. Whispering and more. | May 4 2008 |
| Episode 098: Plague | Kaitlin. Etiquette. Favorite PFA Moments and more. | Apr 29 2008 |
| Episode 097: STARS! | Seshamaru. Vana’diel Profiles. STARS and more. | Apr 20 2008 |
| Episode 096: Don't Squeeze It | Ganiman. FFXIclopedia additions. What what and more. | Apr 15 2008 |
| Episode 095: LOL Lohar | Edwyth. Lohar. Website additions and more. | Apr 7 2008 |
| Episode 094: Echoes | Newfoundfears. Slurping. Echoes and more. | Mar 31 2008 |
| Episode 093: Irrelevant | Nabuto. Babies in drawers. 7-1 and more. | Mar 23 2008 |
| Episode 092: The Upper Jeuno | DJplaeskool. The Update. Logging eggs and more. | Mar 17 2008 |
| Episode 091: The Sneeze | Update talk. SAM pants. Sneezing and more. | Mar 10 2008 |
| Episode 090: Distant Worlds | Distant Worlds. Cheese Sandwich. The Egg Hunt and more. | Mar 3 2008 |
| Episode 089: Steakums The Tongue Tied | Carletta. Update talk. Chocobo Jig and more. | Feb 25 2008 |
| Episode 088: Lets talk AV | Kelia. Asanya. Absolute Virtue and more. | Feb 17 2008 |
| Episode 087: Just The 3 Of us | Bertuzzi. Campaign. Gamer Widows and more. | Feb 10 2008 |
| Episode 086: Haggis | Tedz. Haggis. Mmhmm and more. | Feb 3 2008 |
| Episode 085: The Quest for Diorite | Yurana. PCC. RMT and more. | Jan 27 2008 |
| Episode 084: The Singing Steak | Rustytiger. JoL. Sambas and more. | Jan 20 2008 |
| Episode 083: Pulling a Link | MMOs. Random Battles. Links and more. | Jan 15 2008 |
| Episode 082: Sleep 'n Lag | Icydeath. Taiken. Hotel wi-fi and more. | Jan 6 2008 |
| Episode 081: So Long '07 | Fusion’s soundboard. Distant Worlds. Campaign and more. | Dec 30 2007 |
| Episode 080: Happy Holidays 2 | Maeko. THF. The Starlight Celebration and more. | Dec 23 2007 |
| How Fusionx Stole Christmas | A PFA song spoof just in time for the holidays! | Dec 18 2007 |
| Episode 079: The Super Duper Crafting Spectacular | Iamvictor. Linkshell leaders. Crafting and more. | Dec 16 2007 |
| Episode 078: The Number Four | Miroku. The number four. Celebrities and more. | Dec 10 2007 |
| Episode 077: I Just Wanna Dance | Almighty Apkallu. Dancer. Campaign Battles and more. | Dec 2 2007 |
| Episode 076: Retry | WotG. Campaign. Maws and more. | Nov 25 2007 |
| Episode 075 Part 2: It's Almost Like We're All Yasu | Day 2 of Fan Festival 2007! | Nov 22 2007 |
| Episode 075 Part 1: Cheese Sandwich | Day 1 of Fan Festival 2007! | Nov 20 2007 |
| Episode 074: You Never Know | Gentlements. Codes. Fan Fest and more. | Nov 11 2007 |
| Episode 073: The Graveyard Shift | Ganiman. Mushy Waffles. Scholar and more. | Nov 4 2007 |
| Episode 072: Two Girls a ROFLdrg and a Podcast | Campaign. Babies. DRGing and more. | Oct 29 2007 |
| Episode 071: One Month TNE | Samigrace. Concerts. Harvest Festival and more. | Oct 22 2007 |
| Episode 070: Shattering Stars | Staren. McNoob. THF talk and more. | Oct 15 2007 |
| Episode 069: ROFLbees | ROFLbees. Farming. Samigrace and more. | Oct 8 2007 |
| Episode 068: It's About Time | DRG+1. Bomb Waffles. TTS Bot and more. | Oct 1 2007 |
| Episode 067: Fluffy | TGS. Atomos. Fluffy and more | Sep 24 2007 |
| Episode 066: The Puddle | Yurana. Puddles. LOLing and more. | Sep 17 2007 |
| Fresh Steak of Jeuno | Steak gets his Will Smith on. | Sep 16 2007 |
| Episode 065: Pankration'mon | Youssef. Love. Pankration'mon and more. | Sep 10 2007 |
| Episode 064: End of Urhgan | Mounja. Edwyth. The udpate and more. | Sep 03 2007 |
| Episode 063: Jockey Raising | Kaitlin. Chocobos. Dying and more. | Aug 27 2007 |
| Episode 062: Drunken Pirate Parrot Power | Rylus. Parrots. DRG healing and more | Aug 20 2007 |
| Episode 061: Lol Vrtra | Vrtra. The return of Fusion. Brutal Earrings and more. | Aug 13 2007 |
| Episode 060: LB3 PWNED | Kate. Taiken. The Updates and more. | Aug 06 2007 |
| Episode 059: The Episode Before Sixty | Taiken. Blood. The 2007 Fan Festival and more. | Jul 28 2007 |
| Episode 058: Fresh Steak of Jeuno | Taiken. New Website. Fresh Steak and more | Jul 24 2007 |
| Episode 057: E3 2007 | Ganiman. Moogle Rods. T-shirts and more. | Jul 16 2007 |
| Episode 056: Galkaing | Galka. Galka. Galka and more. | Jul 09 2007 |
| Episode 055: Biscuity Haiku | Celestial Nights. Limit Break. Maat and more. | Jul 02 2007 |
| Episode 054: Teenage Mutant Chininja Gerbils | Ryoku. Gerbils. Kings and more. | Jun 25 2007 |
| Episode 053: Level 75 Comedian, Level 1 Host | Folye. Model Viewer. Rajas and more. | Jun 17 2007 |
| Episode 052: Year One | One Year Anniversary. | Jun 10 2007 |
| Episode 051: Before the Storm | Kieran. Tetra Master. Items and more. | Jun 3 2007 |
| Episode 050: Horizon Breaking Waffles | Kieran. Rummaging. Waffles and more. | May 28 2007 |
| Episode 049: Underpants Eating Adventures! | Sea. Sky. Rants and more. | May 20 2007 |
| Episode 048: Galka Ownage Noise | Expansion news. Wallpapers. Anime Central and more. | May 13 2007 |
| Episode 047: The Episode Ganiman is on | Ganiman. New wiki servers. Reminiscing and more. | May 6 2007 |
| Episode 046: Oshi* | Oshi. Jormy. Feast of Swords and more. | Apr 29 2007 |
| Episode 045: Pass the A1 | Celethalion. TC Results. Thundaga and more. | Apr 22 2007 |
| Episode 044: Mike the Doom Scorpion | CaptainRag. Tressure Coffer. Gear and more. | Apr 15 2007 |
| Episode 043: Biscuit Package | FFXIclopedia. RDM tanks. The biscuit package and more. | Apr 8 2007 |
| Episode 042: Chin Likes to Move it | Kirin. Forums. Singing and more. | Apr 1 2007 |
| Episode 041: Go, Just Go | BST. Chocobo Racing. E-mails and more. | Mar 28 2007 |
| Episode 040: Ding Forty | PFA Website. Dynamis. Chocobo Mafia and more. | Mar 20 2007 |
| Episode 039: New Headset +1 | BeTheGamer.com. Fishing. The update and more. | Mar 13 2007 |
| Episode 038: Sight Beyond Sight | Snarf. World Selection. Hats and more. | Mar 5 2007 |
| Episode 037: Baloney Sandwich | Baloney. E-mail. Dolls and more. | Feb 27 2007 |
| Episode 036: Deluxe Burger Sandwich | Burger Sandwich. Fishing GMs. LOLs and more. | Feb 20 2007 |
| Episode 035: The Ones We Love | Dedications. Comics. E-mail and more. | Feb 12 2007 |
| Episode 034: Trebek is a noob | Salvage. Dynamis. Trebek and more. | Feb 6 2007 |
| Episode 033: ROFLcopter | ROFLcopter. E-Mail. The powers that be and more. | Jan 28 2007 |
| Episode 032: Kaz Ham and Cheese | Samigrace returns. Mcnoob. BeTheGamer changes and more. | Jan 21 2007 |
| Episode 031: Guys Onry Edition | Vista. Olympics. Emails and more. | Jan 15 2007 |
| Episode 030: Trading Bugards | Galka Subligar Wearer. Bugards. Clowns and more. | Jan 7 2007 |
| Episode 029: So Long '06 | Happy New Year from BeTheGamer.com | Dec 31 2006 |
| Episode 028: Happy Holidays | Happy Holidays from PFA and BeTheGamer.com. Update news. Accounts banned. And more. | Dec 24 2006 |
| Episode 027: [GM]TeddyBear | News. McNoob. Linkshells and more. | Dec 18 2006 |
| Episode 026: Laggin Out | OLFOLF. Santa Galka. Keyboards and more. | Dec 3 2006 |
| Episode 025: Loopy Loopers | Steak gets sick. Fusion does CoP. The women are loopy. | Nov 26 2006 |
| Epiosode 024: Technical Difficulties | Steak are RMT | Nov 20 2006 |
| Thriller Video | The FFXI Thriller Music Video made by Steak | Nov 17 2006 |
| Episode 023: Thrusta Prent | CoP. Dancing Galka's. Dropping pants and more. | Nov 12 2006 |
| Episode 022: In The Can | Chinchilla. Promathia. Emails and more. | Nov 5 2006 |
| Episode 021: FTW | Squiggy. FTW. Diabolos and more | Oct 29 2006 |
| Episode 020: Mandrag | Mandrags. Drawers. Sea and more | Oct 23 2006 |
| Episode 019: In The Drawer | Witches. Babies. Sausages and more. | Oct 15 2006 |
| Episode 018: Take Two | Steak levels up. Fusionx levels down. Taru Ale and more. | Oct 9 2006 |
| Episode 017: Fusion's mom FTW | Chocobos. Frogs. Samurai and more. | Oct 1 2006 |
| Episode 016: The History of Things | Chocobo riding. The BRD sub revolution. DIEnamis and more. | Sep 24 2006 |
| Episode 015: Running in Circles | Singing. Diabolos. Chocobos running in circles, and more! | Sep 17 2006 |
| Episode 014: Stunted Growth | Pirate fights. Older chocobos. 'What if' and more. | Sep 11 2006 |
| Episode 013: Stupid 10 Degrees | Maat. Kirin. Steak's Baby and more. | Sep 4 2006 |
| Episode 012: Movin' On Up | Choco-babies. Name Selection. The Shadow Lord and more. | Aug 31 2006 |
| Episode 011: {Episode 10 +1} | Turtle Power. Sub Jobs. New E-Mail and more. | Aug 20 2006 |
| Episode 010: No News Is Good News | Chigoes. Anger. Mcnoob and more. | Aug 13 2006 |
| Episode 009: Internet Cafe Edition | Scandal. Fusion's Firsts. Problems and more. | Aug 6 2006 |
| Episode 008: Emo Like Grass | SE is lazy. Version Update. {Fusion}X gets angry and more. | Jul 30 2006 |
| Episode 007: Steak's Origin Story | Banning. Battlefields. New peeps and more. | Jul 23 2006 |
| Episode 006: Return of the Guest | Learning BLU Spells. Besieged. Delays and more. | Jul 16 2006 |
| Episode 005: Newbishly Relic | Parties. Dynamis. Aht Urhgan AF and more | Jul 9 2006 |
| Episode 004: PLDs Rule | Linkshell Beta. Updates to Aht Urhgan. And more. | Jul 2 2006 |
| Episode 003: Choco-Merit | Chocobo Breeds. Merits. Vana'diel Census and more. | Jun 24 2006 |
| Episode 002: Now With Woman | RMT. Linkshell beta. POL Site Design and more. | Jun 24 2006 |
| Episode 001: The New Beginning | The beginning of a beautiful love affair | Jun 5 2006 |
McNoob
Occasionally they release a "McNoob" a simple guide/walk through on a topic that would be encountered by lower level players. These guides are designed to help those just starting the game. Below is a list of all the McNoobs.
| Title | Title |
|---|---|
| Limit Break 4 | Limit Break 3 |
| Limit Break 2 | Limit Break 1 |
| Crafting | Wii-mote guide |
| Rank Missions | Etiquette Part 2 |
| Etiquette Part 1: EXP parties | Kazham Keys |
| Macros | Eco Warrior |
| Fame | Beastmen Seals |
| Path to Jeuno | The Dunes |
| Sub Jobs | Character Creation |
Comics
On occasion, they release comics on the website. These comics include anything from FFXI themed movie spoofs, to a humorous twist on the weeks Play Online news.
Treasure Coffer
Starting with Episode 044, we have started our new Treasure Coffer segment. Every week listeners are asked to answer a question or perform a certain task. Those who wish to participate send their submissions to the Treasure Coffer account set up on the PFA forums. A winner is then selected and announced on the following episode.
- As of November 25 2007, Treasure Coffer has been suspended due to lack of interest. The possibility remains that it will be brought back in the future.
PFA has talked about donations for our FanFest fundraiser they also mentioned the special return of the Treasure Coffer! Only those who donate to the FanFest fund will be able to participate in this special edition of Treasure Coffer where we’ll be giving out merchandise from this years Fan Festival in Hollywood, CA. With the event just over a week away, the donation period for FanFest will soon be over so if you want a chance to be able to participate make sure to donate.
Pet Food Alpha Game
Uploaded on June 4th, 2007. The Pet Food Alpha game allows players to choose between Fusionx (easy mode) or Chinchilla (hard mode) to fight off the evil threat of the Burger Sandwiches! This game can be downloaded from PFA's media page off of their main site.
Pet Food Alpha at Fan Festival 2007
Fusionx, Taiken and Mrcoffee from the Bahamut Server went to Fan Festival 2007 in Anaheim, CA. While there, they met with listeners of the podcast as well as talked with FFXIclopedia representatives. Coverage of the 2007 Fan Fest made Episode 075 into two separate parts, each part talking about one day of the event. Images from this event are available on the websites gallery.
Pet Food Alpha at Fan Festival 2008
The Pet Food Alpha team is headed to Fan Festival 2008 at Hollywood, CA. Steakums of the Bahamut Server (Formerly Steak of Kujata), Fusionx of the Bahamut Server, Chinchilla of the Carbuncle Server and will be there with a booth. Pet Food Alpha will be teaming up with FFXIclopedia to make a live blog the event much like we did with JPButton for VanaFest! People will be able to check out the live blog and see what else Square-Enix has up their sleeve for the next version update. Coverage of the 2008 Fan Fest was made in Episode 130, recapping whole 2days of the events that toke place. Images from this event are available on the websites gallery.
External links
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- Pet Food Alpha Forums
- Pet Food Alpha Gallery
- Pet Food Alpha IRC Channel (Must Have IRC Client)