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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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Jun 24, 2016

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Episode #155 of The Starting Zone: Summit Feelings 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 Jason Lucas.

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

  • The Warcraft Premiere had its share of controversy.
  • The Legion Summit Happened and so did quite a bit of news.

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Jun 17, 2016

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Episode #156 of The Starting Zone: Warcraft Movie Review Cross Over 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  isjoined by Spencer Downey, Jason Lucas and Darrell Goodwin from Super Heroic and David Troy from Netfreaks!

MOVIE REVIEW: This week we are doing something kind of special! We are Reviewing the WARCRAFT MOVIE, but normally on The Starting Zone, we do not do Movie Reviews, so we thought we would bring over some of the CREW from SUPER HEROIC to  talk about the film! This is a CROSS OVER SHOW! So, if it sounds a LOT like Super Heroic, there is a REASON for that!

If you are interested in a show about Movies and TV Shows based on Comic Books, then Super Heroic is your JAM, Stan! Check out the show, we produce about 2 - 3 podcasts weekly over there!

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!

Want to Upgrade Yourself? Head on over to Bulletproof.com/spazbot and pick up a variety of products to ‘Upgrade’ your life, from supplements, to coffee, to skin care products! They make the absolute BEST products around! Use the Promo Code SPAZBOT10 at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

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Jun 10, 2016

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Episode #154 of The Starting Zone: The Legion Summit 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  tells the Tale of the Legion Summit! Holy Cow! That’s right Blizzard summoned Mick to their summit to discuss the great things coming our way in Legion.

This episode is without a doubt one of the BEST episodes we have ever produced!

Mick was able to sit down and interview the following Developers over three different interview sessions! Yes, FIVE BLIZZARD DEVS are on this ONE SHOW! What?!?

  • Corey Stockton, Lead Designer World of Warcraft (interview #1)
  • Julian Morris, Lead Designer World of Warcraft (interview #1)
  • Luis Borega, Lead Designer World of Warcraft (interview #2)
  • John Hight, Production Director, World of Warcraft (interview #2)
  • James Waugh, Director, Story & Creative Development, Blizzard Entertainment (Interview #3).

THE BREAKING WIND: Here are some RELEVANT news items you probably want to know about from this thing!

  • The current plan is for three Raid Tiers in Legion!
  • There will be a new web series (like Lords of War) called Harbingers which will be about Illidan and Illidari!
  • We get you some clarity on how the Pre-Expansion event will work.
  • We discuss some new tech that will make the Launch better and eliminate the ‘Everyone in One Placing, trying to click one NPC’ problem.
  • We talk about the PVP changes
  • We talk about Demon Hunters and what makes them special
  • We discuss The Warcraft Movie
  • We discuss LORE
  • We also get the scoop on something special coming our way in and around Legion… hint… if you love Podcasts you will love this BRAND NEW project that they are working on!

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!

Want to Upgrade Yourself? Head on over to Bulletproof.com/spazbot and pick up a variety of products to ‘Upgrade’ your life, from supplements, to coffee, to skin care products! They make the absolute BEST products around! Use the Promo Code SPAZBOT10 at check out for 15% off your entire purchase!

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Jun 3, 2016

Episode #153 of The Starting Zone: #Blizzard Q1 2016 Earnings Report 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   takes a back seat as Alt drives the show with a great episode! Alt and Joar are BACK to discuss the latest Earnings Call from Blizzard Entertainment! This episode is full of great insights!

You can find Alt on twitter, and at her Blog!

For more of Joar’s thoughts and musings you can check out his website: http://wowaltaddiction.blogspot.co.uk/ and follow him on twitter!

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!

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