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The Starting Zone: The World of Warcraft Podcast!

The Starting Zone is The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! Hosted by Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas, it includes content for players of all skill and experience levels. So whether you enjoy World of Warcraft raiding, PvP, or are rolling a toon for the very first time, we think you’ll really enjoy The Starting Zone: The World of Warcraft Podcast! The show started in 2009 with co-hosts Jesse Kobayashi and Mick Montgomery sharing helpful tips on how to play World of Warcraft. The show was very popular in its first year cracking the top 20 iTunes podcasts for World of Warcraft while also being featured in the New and Notable section upon its debut! Currently The Starting Zone is the top World of Warcraft podcasts on iTunes and enjoying its largest subscription rate to date!
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Dec 17, 2015

Episode #141 of The Starting Zone: Dark Lady, Big Deal is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Well, that’s not true, Alt was battling rain and allergies for most of this record.

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Diablor Like Treasure ‘Demons’ are coming to WoW and people have feelings.
  • WE DISCUSS LEGION ALPHA STUFF!

Helping Hand: We take a look at the Dark Lady, The Queen of the Forsaken, Sylvannas! Warning, there are spoilers part way through this segment regarding LEGION!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Dec 15, 2015

The First Ever SUPER FANTASTIC AWESOME SPAZBOT STUDIOS HOLIDAY SHOW  is ready for Download! Our Holiday show was hosted by Mick Montgomery and features segments from every single Spazbot Studios Podcast currently in production including!

The Starting Zone which you can find on iTunes! Special Appearances by Chris “Cuddles” Case, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas with a special pre-recorded piece by ALT from Alternative Chat!

Dead Fans Talking which you can find on iTunes! Special appearance by Wendy Maybury with a special Pre-Recorded piece by Jarret LeMaster.

Super Heroic  which you can find on iTunes! Special appearances by Ryan “TBKzord” Reider, Ty Prunty, Javier “Dukrous” Heredia, David Troy, and Darrell Goodwin!

Stormcast which you can find on iTunes! Special appearances by Willie “Dills” Gregory and Notch from Another Notch Gaming!

Special Thanks to Darrell Goodwin and Javier “Dukrous” Heredia for helping coordinate our PRIZE Giveaways!

Audio Engineering for the Spazbot Holiday show provided by Spencer Downey!

We had an ABSOLUTE BLAST hanging out with our Fans and Handing out some Epic Prizes provided by Tyler Rivers, Kris Ahlman and our Sponsors JINX.COM and GUNNAR OPTIKS!

The Spazbot Studios Holiday Show 2015 was produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the Holiday Show! When you do that you ACTUALLY support us as well!  We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Dec 9, 2015

Episode #140 of The Starting Zone: Alpha Time Is Fun Time is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back for all the awesome!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Bright Paw is up! Buy it and Help out “Make a Wish!”
  • Garrison Shipyards are getting a reduction of all the sucky stuff!
  • ALPHA ADVENTURES!

Helping Hand: This week we  cover the ramifications of Change in our Lives and Careers as World of Warcraft Players!

Links to Alt’s Articles we discussed on the show!

http://www.alternative-blog.net/2015/12/alpha-making-right-move.html#sthash.3DherTWl.dpbs

http://www.alternative-blog.net/2015/12/alpha-loving-alien.html#sthash.wcqYwYs8.dpbs

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Dec 9, 2015

Just a Quick little AUDIO update on our SUPER AWESOME FANTASTIC HOLIDAY SHOW!

As you know, The Show will take place December 12th, 2015 @ 7:30pm PST and it will broadcast LIVE from out Twitch Channel!http://twitch.tv/spazbotstudios!

This amazing show features your favorite HOSTS FROM EVERY SINGLE Spazbot Studios Show! OH, AND PRIZES! That’s right there will be amazing Prizes that we give away to PEOPLE IN OUR CHAT ROOM! Our good friends at Jinx.com and Gunnar Optiks have hooked us up with some AMAZING prizes for our awesome listeners and viewers! We will be giving away!

  • A JINX.COM GIFT BUNDLE!
  • A PAIR OF GUNNAR OPTIKS PPK GLASSES!
  • ORIGINAL AWESOME ARTWORK BY TYLER RIVERS
  • AND SOME OTHER FUN STUFF FROM FUNKO!

We have had a truly amazing year, and we want to celebrate all of this awesome WITH YOU. Don’t Worry! We know not ALL of you awesome SPAZBOTS can join us that night, no worries! We do not want you to miss out on a chance to get some PHAT LOOT! We are going to give away a pair of GUNNAR OPTIKS PPK Glasses to one of you folks as well! All you have to do is simply send an email, tweet or leave a facebook comment for ANY of your favorite Spazbot Shows (Stormcast, The Starting Zone, Dead Fans Talking orSuper Heroic)! Use the Hashtag #SpazbotHoliday and you will be entered to win a Free Pair of Gunnar Optiks PPK Glasses!

We want to celebrate at truly fun and amazing year of Growth for Spazbot Studios! This is our HOLIDAY PARTY! SO COME OUT AND HAVE FUN WITH US! Oh and afterwards, if you want to hang out and play some Heroes of the Storm Matches, we will be doing that with some of our awesome listeners! Thanks for making 2015 such a great year! Come Join us for the Celebration!

Nov 20, 2015

Episode #139 of The Starting Zone: Heartfelt Confessions is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Well, that’s not true, Alt was battling rain and allergies for most of this record.

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Patch 6.2.3 is going live on Tuesday!
  • We discuss the price point for Legion!
  • Beta is coming very Soon!
  • The WarcraftDevs Twitter account awoke like a sleeping Giant
  • Dungeons in Legion are going to feature some interesting changes
  • Some Class Changes are down right Daring!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Nov 10, 2015

Episode #138 of The Starting Zone: Live From Blizzcon 2015 is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery is LIVE from Blizzcon 2015! He is joined by a Ton of awesome people including Ben Bumhoffer and Jon Jagger from Azeroth Round Table, Rho from Realm Maintenance, Darrell Goodwin, Spencer Downey, Kris Ahlman, Tyler Rivers, David Troy from NetFreaks, Sparty Smallwood, Qelric and the return of someone VERY Special, that I am sure all of you will be excited about! 

This is our Blizzcon 2015 Extraveganza! 

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Nov 5, 2015

Episode #137 of The Starting Zone: The Eve of Blizzcon is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Well, that’s not true, Alt was battling rain and allergies for most of this record.

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • We discuss Blizzcon and what will be and what will not be as it relates to that wonderful game we call WARCRAFT
  • WOW ARENA was discussed! eSports? PvP? What the hell is happening?

Helping Hand: This week we give you another Lesson in Lore! It’s some Queen Azshara talk! Oooooooh, Naga, High Elves… WTF? More Well of Eternity Talk?

Bucket List: Alt gives you some tips on how to MAXIMIZE your Time Walking Dungeon Runs! Oh, and she even wrote a blog about it!



And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Oct 28, 2015

Episode #136 of The Starting Zone: The Shadow of Blizzcon is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  is minus Alt, but he is joined by Jason Lucas and Spencer Downey! These guys are RAID Leaders and they love World of Warcraft!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Legion Release Date Could hit @ Blizzcon 2015!
  • Linkin Park is the Musical Act to Close out Blizzcon!
  • The Blizzcon Merch Store is on line!
  • A Ton of Parties have been announced for Blizzcon 2015!

The Round Table: This week Mick asks Spencer and Jason about the changes to Hel Fire Citadel that have removed mechanics from the Normal Difficulty!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

Oct 23, 2015

Episode #135 of The Starting Zone: Patch 6.2.3 is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Well, that’s not true, Alt was battling rain and allergies for most of this record.

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Blizzard surprised a lot of people when they decided to release some actual content in Patch 6.2.3.
  • The Final Schedule for Blizzcon is here, and we are re-capping the key Warcraft Panels.

Helping Hand: This week we  have another LESSON in Lore for you! We are covering The Burning Legion itself! It’s a Big one!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Oct 12, 2015

Episode #134 of The Starting Zone: #WhyIWow w/ Qelric is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Alt brings you an AWESOME #WhyIWow Podcast w/ Qelric! Qelric is a YouTuber and Streamer covering all kinds of Awesome Video Game Stuff, but she is definitely known for doing her fair share of World of Warcraft content! This interview is really quite nifty! 

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

Sep 30, 2015

Episode #133 of The Starting Zone: There is Love in Warcraft is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Brewfest is back… again! What’s your favorite festival?
  • There is a Pet Battle Bonus weekend! Did you take advantage of it?
  • WOW PvP European Championships are incoming!

Helping Hand: This week Mick gives us a lesson in Lore discussing Turalyon and Alerria Wind Runner!

The Round Table: This we discuss whether or NOT classes have become TOO homogenized. What do you think?

The Bucket List: Alt is connecting her Blog to these segments! Oh, and she tells you how you can level from 90 - 100 in 2 hours!

Oh, and here is the link to her blog we mentioned!

http://www.alternative-blog.net/2015/09/the-bucket-list-carry-that-weight.html#sthash.YtEd926F.dpbs

 

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

 

Sep 15, 2015

Episode #132 of The Starting Zone: Beta Watch is Here! is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Blizzard announced Legacy of the Void the latest Starcraft 2 expansion will drop on November 10th, days after Blizzcon! So, when will we see that World of Warcraft Beta?

  • A Gamescon Interivew came out… like a month late? Tom Chilton says Legion has been in development since 2012!

  • Method and Mid Winter lose players to Serenity!

  • An awesome community member made a pretty nifty replica of Black Hands Hammer using a 3D Printer!

The Round Table: Mick and Alt discuss a Listener email, where he questions why people feel that now that Legion is out, Warlords is officially over!

The Bucket List: Alt tells you why you should level at LEAST a few things in your Alt’s Garrison, because… you like gold, don’t you!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

 

Gunnar Optiks Provide Killer Gaming Eyewear! Help Fight off Fatigue and stay in the fight even longer! They even have Heroes of the Storm licensed Eye Wear! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!

Sep 10, 2015

Episode #131 of The Starting Zone: Leveling the Alt is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Alt has returned from her grand adventures, but what adventures did she have in Azeroth???

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • John LeCraft spills the beans, answers questions and creates even more!

  • Wait… about that adventure mode!

  • Timewalking Dungeons is now officially… A THING!

  • The Demon Hunter gets a Crest!

Helping Hand: This week we  cover the reason and our approaches to Re-Rolling Alt!  

The Bucket List: Alt teaches us all why with the advent of 6.2.2 leveling an alt maybe as EASY as it has EVER been in the history of the Game!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Dog House Systems makes elite gaming PC’s for the most discriminating player! Incredible customer service that cannot be beat! Use the Promo Code STORMCAST and get a FREE 120GB SSD Drive!

 

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Sep 4, 2015

Episode #130 of The Starting Zone: Warlords of Raiding is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  is joined by Spencer Downey and Sparty Smallwood to talk about Raiding in Warlords!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Patch 6.2.2 is out!

  • Wil Wheaton is doing Blizzcon!.

The Round Table: This week we look back on Warlords of Darenor and the Raiding Scene with two Raid Leaders who have spent a lot of hours downing bosses in Warlords! We discuss the favorite raids, bosses, and what worked and didn’t work in Warlords of Draenor!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Also, The Starting Zone is a proud member of The Signals Media All Star Network, Check out all the Awesome Shows on the network today! It’s okay to stick their shows in your ears, Really!

Hey Consider supporting our Sponsors for the show! We lined up some awesome deals for you, and if you decide to make a purchase it goes a long way towards helping out the show!

Jinx.com has the t-shirt, hoodie, hat, you want with the LOGO of your favorite Video Game or Show / Comic Book The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Dog House Systems makes elite gaming PC’s for the most discriminating player! Incredible customer service that cannot be beat! Use the Promo Code STORMCAST and get a FREE 120GB SSD Drive!

Static Free TV has one of the largest collection of DVD’s, BluRays, and Collectibles including stuff for The Walking Dead! Use the promo code SPAZBOT at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

Aug 24, 2015

Episode #129 of The Starting Zone: Legion Lore is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  is back with Matt Low and Joe Perez from Blizzard Watch ready to talk about a whole lotta LORE Stuff!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Blizzard reveals the Blizzcon Schwag Bag!

  • Patch 6.2.2 gave us flying that apparently no one really wanted.

  • MOOSE MOUNT!

Helping Hand: This week we  discussed all the KEY Lore Characters from LEGION that we know of so far! We also do a fair bit of speculating, because Joe is really good at that Lore speculating stuff!  

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Aug 19, 2015

Episode #128 of The Starting Zone: Legion Announcement 2 is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  is holding down the fort while Alt is on her tour of the United States, but he’s not alone, he’s got Tyler Rivers, Jason Lucas and NOTCH on the show this week to review some further details about LEGION!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • We discuss Class Orders and Class Halls, new feature from Legion!

  • We review some of the NEW ZONES from Broken Isles, and dem Dungeons!

  • We hit up NOTCH for his opinion on PvP, you know he’s got opinions!

  • Is Warcraft 4 going to happen? CLICK BAIT, if you had something to click. Doh!

The Round Table: Mick asks an important question of our guests, will they roll a Demon Hunter in the new expansion, and if so, when?

Also we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Aug 13, 2015

Episode #127 of The Starting Zone: Alt Reacts to Legion is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week we have a Special Episode! Alt is on vacation, but she was so jazzed about LEGION (and why wouldn’t she be) she decided to SEND IN a little review of her thoughts! So, Mick decided to put it out as a BONUS episode!  Enjoy!

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Aug 11, 2015

Episode #126 of The Starting Zone: Legon Announcement Part 1  is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  is forced to replace a vacationing Alt with three guest hosts including Kris Ahlman, Spencer Downey, and Chris “Cuddles” Case!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Blizzard Announced “LEGION” at Gamescon 2015 in Cologne Germany, this is the new World of Warcraft Expansion!

  • We cover the new Hero Class, The Demon Hunter!

  • We also talk about the New Artifact Weapon System!

  • Lastly, we discuss the two new Raids Available at launch!

  • More features will be featured on an upcoming episode!  

The Round Table: Mick asks an important question, just what role will Illidan play in this expansion? Friend or Foe? The other guys share their thoughts!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Aug 4, 2015

Episode #125 of The Starting Zone: Alt Was Right is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Well, that’s not true, Alt was battling rain and allergies for most of this record.

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Blizzard shocked everyone but the people who listen to our show, when they announced that they will ANNOUNCE the World of Warcraft Expansion at Gamescon 2015 this year!

  • The Q2 Earnings Report will be this week, we think the numbers on subs will hit an all time low!

  • This week we said goodbye to Community Manager Bashiok. Farewell, Good Sir!  

Helping Hand: This week we  cover our introduction and deep dive into Shipyards for some advanced tips!

The Round Table: Mick presents the thought that perhaps the Player Base is happiest when they know exactly what is coming up next!

The Bucket List: Alt encourages YOU to start marking down what you want to get done before it goes away in the next expansion!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Jul 24, 2015

Episode #124: Sexism and F-Words is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • The Warcraft Movie Footage Leaked Last Week! Oh Noes!

  • Blizzard is letting you finally go mercenary!

  • Method Gets the World First on Hell Fire Citadel!

  • Oh, and we share our thoughts on the Starcraft 2 Cross Promotional Stuff!

The Round Table: Nearly the entire episode is our discussion of the Article Written by Elizabeth Harper for Blizzard Watch entitled “Does the Warcraft Movie have a Problem With Women?” This was a bit outside the box and a very complex story. So, we dug into a lot of it. We have not done something like this before so if you’re not interested, we understand. However, we felt we needed to have a talk about it.

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Jul 17, 2015

Episode #123 of The Starting Zone: Holy Crap, Patch 6.2 is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are back and they are better than ever! Well, that’s not true, Alt was battling rain and allergies for most of this record.

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • SDCC saw the announcement of some new Blizzard Schwag in cluding a Big old Collector’s Book called Warcraft Chronicles Volume One!

  • Legendary Pictures released a cool new VR app that lets you fly over Stormwind!

  • The Warcraft Panel Happened and no one but those in attendance saw the friggin’ trailer.

  • We talk about Patch 6.2 featuring the LAST Raid Tier. We have thoughts.

Helping Hand: This week we  cover our introduction and deep dive into Shipyards! Next week even more tips on how to be an awesome Admiral!

The Round Table: Mick Pitched an idea for an END GAME experience for Non-Raiders called the Heroes Saga!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Jun 29, 2015

Episode #122 of The Starting Zone: 6.2 is Kinda Good is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery is joined as always by Alt from Alternative Chat!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Corey Stockton did an interview with Scott Johnson on The Instance

  • Master Plan (the Addon Broke for a while) should it have stayed broken?

  • Is this the end of Warlords, or just the beginning?

Helping Hand: This week we provide you with a NON knee jerk reaction to Patch 6.2! Yes, real considerations on the Patch without a bunch of negativity. Who would have thunk it?

The Round Table: We debated why Ashran has not met player expectations, and how PvP be fixed, it it can be fixed at all.

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Jun 26, 2015

Episode #121 of The Starting Zone: Patch 6.2 Final Primer! is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery is joined by TWO awesome guests Spencer Downey aka Sparker Bouncey and Jason Lucas! Both awesome Raid Leaders are back to chat Warcraft!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • We discuss the release date for Patch 6.2, June 23rd!

  • We also discuss the AWESOME Trailer that was released in Celebration of 6.2!

Helping Hand: This week we  cover some final notes to get you prepped for Patch 6.2!

The Round Table: We debated what the current role of the 5 Man Dungeon is and if we will ever see Dungeons featured in later Patches of future Expansions again.

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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Jun 19, 2015

Episode #120 of The Starting Zone: “What about the Story?” is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery  and Alt are joined by the loveable Lodur, Joe Perez!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • PVP Season is ending leaving everyone to speculate that June 23’rd is 6.2 Day

  • Blizzard Compromises on Flying!

  • Watcher does a Q&A and Apologizes alot!

Helping Hand: This week we cover the details regarding The Ship Yard and what you need to know!

The Round Table: We debated whether or not the Story So Far in Warlord’s of Draenor.

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

 

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Jun 10, 2015

Episode #119: Nexus of Warcraft is ready for Download! The World of Warcraft Podcast for New Players and Experienced Players is back to talk about Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG video game, you know, the one we all love!

This week Mick Montgomery is re-joined by ALT, and we talk all kind so stuff!

THE BREAKING WIND: This week we covered the top news stories in and around the World of Warcraft!

  • Blizzard Pushes the Q&A and people call Bollocks!

  • World of Warcraft is Hall of Fame Bound!

 

Helping Hand: This week we  cover ‘dare we say it?’ Patch 6.2 Raid Preview! OMG! We can cover content now? That’s amazing! Your brief primer on all the fun in Patch 6.2.

Bucket List: We get you psyched up about… ahem… doing your own research on the up coming patch, because the release is coming!

And we read some terrific questions and comments from our listeners!

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