umm, i guess i can't have to RDS connection brokers in one farm unless i have a shared connection to a sql database...is that a correct assumption? thats what copilot is telling me..lol

Yep, this was a good guide 🙂 https://woshub.com/configure-rds-connection-broker-high-availability-windows-server/

The RD Connection Broker is equivalent to a Citrix Delivery Controller, both have to have access to the database with the site configuration to do HA