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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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Episode #430: What are these new M+ Affixes? 0
Dec 30, 2020

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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the new M+ Affixes, Winter Veil, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!

Episode #430: What are these new M+ Affixes? is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking
  • World Boss - Valinor, the Light of Eons
    • Archbishop Benedictus (Priests)
    • Final Verdict (Paladins)
    • Windspeaker’s Lava Resurgence (Shaman)
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical, Inspiring, Necrotic, Prideful
  • PvP Quests - Arenas, Arena Skirmishes
  • Dungeon Quests - Mists of Tirna Scithe and The Necrotic Wake
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  • Feast of Winterveil December 16th to January 2nd
  • Hotfixes
  • and much more!

 

Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone

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The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today!

Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show!

We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW!

Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today!

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Episode #429: December Patron Q&A! 0
Dec 28, 2020

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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas asked their Patrons "What’s the craziest Torghast power or power combo you’ve done?" on the December 2020 Patron Q&A!

Episode #429: December Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • 2 good runs as a Protection Warrior - 1 was the all Haste run, between getting the 9% more Haste 3 times, I also got a proc'cing Haste power and have a trinket that drops a Haste pool. I kept my character sheet open to watch, and managed to proc 100% Haste on a couple trash packs, just obiliterating them.
  • 2nd run was a combination of reversing the pools in Mor'tegast so they Heal instead of Damage combined with stacking the Whirlwind/Thunderclap have a chance to pull in the 3 closest enemies as well as getting both to do much more damage AND heal for 80% of the damage they did. I couldn't die and the mobs couldn't get away. It was amazing.
  • My craziest combo so far has been on my priest. Combining a Door of Shadows power (Mask of Withering) with a Fade power (Volatile Phantasm) to create a dive-bombing priest build.  I fly into a pack with Door of Shadows, debuffing them to take more damage. I then drop an image of myself with fade that detonates for massive damage.  It may not be the craziest combo out there, but I really enjoy it because it's so different to the way the class would ever play outside of Torghast.
  • While it's certainly not the craziest build ever - I was not even a little bit sad to get the reversing the pools in Mor'tegast on my Disc priest in the very first power pick. It made me feel very tanky.

 

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Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show!

We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW!

Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today!

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Episode #428: How punishing is swapping your Covenant? 0
Dec 23, 2020

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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Switching your Covenant, AWC and MDI starting up, Torghast nerfs, hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!

Episode #428: How punishing is swapping your Covenant? is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Pet Battle Bonus Event
  • World Boss - Nurgash Muckformed
    • Frenzied Monstrosity (DKs)
    • Erratic Fel Core (Warlocks)
    • Azj’Aqir’s Madness (Warlocks)
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified, Spiteful, Grievous, Prideful
  • PvP Brawl: Deep Six
  • PvP Quests - Arenas, Battlegrounds
  • Dungeon Quests - Halls of Atonement x2
  • Feast of Winterveil December 16th to January 2nd
  • MDI and AWC Signups
  • Hotfixes
  • and much more!

 

Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone

Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!

We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

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The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today!

Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show!

We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW!

Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today!

 

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Episode #427: Castle Nathria Wing 1! 0
Dec 16, 2020

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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode! Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Castle Nathria - The Leeching Vaults, Storming in Mythic Plus, lots of hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!

Episode #427: Castle Nathria Wing 1! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Shadowlands Dungeon Event
  • World Boss - Oranomonos the Everbranching
    • Fevered Incantation Legendary Recipe (Mages)
    • Surging Shots Legendary Recipe (Hunters)
    • Verdant Infusion Legendary Recipe (Druids)
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical, Bolstering, Storming, Prideful
  • PvP Quest - Rated Battlegrounds, Epic Battlegrounds
  • Dungeon Quests - Spires of Ascension x2 
  • Feast of Winterveil December 16th to January 2nd
  • MDI and AWC Signups
  • Hotfixes
  • and much more!

 

Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone

Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!

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The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today!

Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show!

We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW!

Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today!

Episode #426: Shadowlands Season 1! 0
Dec 9, 2020

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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Season 1 of Shadowlands starting, Mythic +, Shadowlands Sales, Castle Pineapplia and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!

Episode #426: Shadowlands Season 1! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone

Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!

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The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today!

Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show!

We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW!

Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today!

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Episode #425: The First Episode of Shadowlands! 0
Dec 2, 2020

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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss week one of Shadowlands, launch day, leveling, tips and tricks, what do do this week and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!

Episode #425: The First Episode of Shadowlands! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone

Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!

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The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today!

Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show!

We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW!

Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today!Shop LookHUMAN Today!

Episode #424: Shadowlands Launch with Sloot! 0
Nov 23, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas are joined by the one and only Sloot to discuss Shadowlands systems, tips, tricks and thoughts!

Episode #424: Shadowlands Launch with Sloot! is ready for Download!

 

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Episode #423: The End of BfA! 0
Nov 18, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss week 2 of the Pre-Patch event, Pilgrims Bounty, currency reset, emptying the BfA mailbag and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #423: The End of BfA! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

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Episode #422: November Patron Q&A! 0
Nov 18, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas asked their Patrons "What are your priorities before Shadowlands Season 1 starts?" and answered their questions on the November 2020 Patron Q&A!

Episode #422: November Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

  • How y'all feeling about the current PrePatch invasion? What would y'all change or add to make it very enjoyable?
  • In the October call in show you guys had a lot of discussion about keybinds and macros. How important do you think those tools are to playing the game at a high level? I've been playing WoW since Wrath, and raiding since Cata, but I have never used any keybinds or macros, just clicking my spell buttons on the bars in the default UI. Even without these I managed to go 8/12 in Mythic Nyalotha with my guild. After this long I'd be afraid that I'd actually hurt my performance by trying to radically change my playstyle rather than improve it.
  • I'm a hoarder in game and I go AFK for months and come back and have all this useless or maybe not so useless stuff....the question is when people are AFK for awhile and have to come back, clean house and get back into the game, is there a recommended method to do so? I will pop in and feel overwhelmed and feel like I'm so far behind with the full inventory and the missed content. How to handle inventory? How to catch up? Strategies for doing that?
  • Do you guys use VPN when gaming?
  • What are your expectation when it comes to recruiting?

 

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Episode #421: Shadowlands Prepatch Event is Live! 0
Nov 11, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the first week of Shadowlands Prepatch event, Multiboxing broadcast software is an actionable offence, Moonkin Festival is coming and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #421: Shadowlands Prepatch Event is Live! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

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Episode #420: Shadowlands Releases Nov 24! 0
Nov 4, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the updated Shadowlands Release Date, Blizzards Earnings Call, a message from J. Allen Brack and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #420: Shadowlands Releases Nov 24! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

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Episode #419: Refresh your PC for Shadowlands! 0
Oct 28, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss how to clean up your PC for Shadowlands, Hallow's End, Raid Nerfs, Bursting Changes and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #419: Refresh your PC for Shadowlands! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – World Quest Bonus Event
  • World Boss - Ulmath, the Soulbinder
  • 8.3 World Boss – Grand Empress Shek’zara
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bursting/Volcanic/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Stormsong Valley, Mechagon and Vale of Eternal Blossoms
  • Impressive Influence Returns - October 1st to October 31st
  • Horrific Vision - Stormwind
  • PvP Brawl: Temple of Hotmogu
  • Island Expeditions
    • Molten Cay (Ogres)
    • Rotting Mire (Saurok)
    • Jorundall (Taunka)
  • Salvage Vendor
    • Dread Chain Salvage
      • Qinsho’s Eternal Hound
      • Surf Jelly
    • Skittering Hollow Salvage
      • Surf Jelly
    • Verdant Wilds Salvage
      • Surf Jelly
      • Various mog appearances
    • Elemental Salvage
      • Transmogs
      • Pets
  • Hallow’s End - Ends November 1st
  • Day of the Dead - November 1st to 3rd
  • Darkmoon Faire - November 1st to Saturday November 7th
  • Impressive Influence 100% Increased Rep buff ends on October 31st!
  • Hotfixes
  • Shadowlands Development Update Notes
  • Transmog Flexibility With Legion Artifacts In Shadowlands
  • and much more!

 

Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone

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Episode #418: October Patron Q&A! 0
Oct 25, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas asked their Patrons "What are you doing with this extra pre-patch time?" and answered their questions on the October 2020 Patron Q&A!

Episode #418: October Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

  • Which achievement on your account are you most proud of?
  • What one thing do you think you'll miss the most once we're in Shadowlands?
  • Can you explain how you came to settle on your keybinds, especially for Boomkin, Spencer. How did you arrange rotation versus utility, comfort versus necessity etc. Outside of things specific to the size of your hands or hardware, do you have any tips for finding an optimal set up?
  • Which stand out zones or quest lines have your experienced via Chromie time that you either forgot about or never completed before?
  • You are in charge of WOW developments, what (1) change would you do to the game if cost,time are no longer a factor?

 

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Episode #417: How's Pre-patch so far? 0
Oct 21, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss how pre-patch is going so far, Hallow's End, 6 month sub reward, the Sounds of Shadowlands and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #417: How's Pre-patch so far? is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

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Episode #416: Pre-Patch is Live! 0
Oct 14, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Shadowlands Pre-patch 9.0.1 is live!! We dive everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #416: Pre-Patch is Live! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

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Episode #415: Shadowlands Delayed! 0
Oct 7, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Shadowlands release delay, Classic Conquest, Potion changes, Conduits and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #415: Shadowlands Delayed! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
  • World Boss - Wekemara
  • 8.3 World Boss – Vuk’laz the Earthbreaker
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Bursting/Necrotic/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Zuldazar , Nazjatar and Uldum
  • Impressive Influence Returns - October 1st to October 31st
  • Darkmoon Faire - October 4th to 10th
  • Island Expeditions
    • Skittering Hollow (Troggs)
    • Jorundall (Vargul)
    • Snowblossom Village (Mantid)
  • Salvage Vendor
    • Skittering Hollow Salvage
      • Surf Jelly
    • Snowblossom Salvage
      • Qinsho’s Eternal Hound
    • Molten Cay Salvage
      • Also Surf Jelly
    • Elemental Salvage
      • Transmogs
      • Pets
  • Horrific Vision - Orgrimmar
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of October 6th
  • Rotation 1
    • Ineffable Truth 1 (12 Corruption)
    • Honed Mind 1 (15 Corruption)
    • Strikethrough 2 (15 Corruption)
    • Masterful 2 (15 Corruption)
    • Twisted Appendage 3 (66 Corruption)
    • Expedient 3 (20 Corruption)
  • Rotation 2
    • Void Ritual 1 (15 Corruption)
    • Masterful 1 (10 Corruption)
    • Siphoner 2 (28 Corruption)
    • Deadly Momentum 2 (20 Corruption)
    • Ineffable Truth 2 (30 Corruption)
    • Versatile 3 (20 Corruption)
    • Avoidant 2 (12 Corruption)

 

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Episode #414: Customize your Character! 0
Sep 30, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the character customization changes coming with 9.0, AWC Championship, Conduits, delayed Pre-Patch and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #414: Customize your Character! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Warlords of Draenor Timewalking
  • World Boss - Grand Empress Shek’zara
  • 8.3 World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bolstering/Skittish/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Tiragarde Sound, Mechagon and Vale of Eternal Blossoms
  • Impressive Influence Returns - September 1st to September 30th
  • Brewfest - September 20th to October 6th
  • PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble
  • Harvest Festival - Now through October 6th
  • Darkmoon Faire - October 4th to 10th
  • Island Expeditions
    • Rotting Mire (Pirates)
    • Un’gol Ruins (Quillboar)
    • Verdant Wilds (Furbolgs)
  • Salvage Vendor
    • Havenswood Salvage
      • Risen Mare
    • Rotting Mire Salvage
      • Squawks
    • Verdant Wilds Salvage
      • Surf Jelly
      • Various mog appearances
  • Horrific Vision - Stormwind
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of September 22nd

 

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Episode #413: September Patron Q&A! 0
Sep 29, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas sit down to talk with our Patrons about what's on their minds for the September 2020 Patron Q&A!

Episode #413: September Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

  • Hey fellas with release coming soon..... what are your usual release day rituals and why does it include Mountain Dew and Doritos!!
  • Do you feel that having borrowed power every expansion is a good idea?
    • Borrowed Power, will covenants be carried forward?
  • Do you prefer a more grounded story each expac or huge set pieces? Does it matter to you if big ideas don’t get fully carried through or realised during an expansion?
    In short: was sticking a sword in Azeroth a good idea?
  • At what point does this, as storytelling, get old, and is it the only way to ensure a character feels like they're progressing and gaining power each expansion?

 

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Episode #412: What's up with 9.0? 0
Sep 23, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss changes coming with 9.0, No Bonus rolls in Shadowlands, Blizzconline and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #412: What's up with 9.0? is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

 

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Episode #411: The Road to Shadowlands! 0
Sep 16, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss AWC week four, the last cloak upgrade, Ion's The Road to Shadowlands post and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #411: The Road to Shadowlands! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event
  • World Boss - Ulmath, the Soulbinder
  • 8.3 World Boss – Grand Empress Shek’zara
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Sanguine/Grievous/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Stormsong Valley, Mechagon and Vale of Eternal Blossoms
  • PvP Brawl - Gravity Lapse
  • Impressive Influence Returns - September 1st to September 30th
  • Pirate’s Day - September 19th
  • Brewfest - September 20th to October 6th
  • Island Expeditions
    • Havenswood (Worgen)
    • Jorundall (Vrykul)
    • Snowblossom Village (Mogu)
  • Island Salvage Caches
    • Skittering Hollow Salvage
      • Surf Jelly 
    • Molten Cay Salvage
      • Also Surf Jelly
    • Whispering Reef Salvage
      • Yet Another Surf Jelly
    • Elemental Salvage
      • Various mogs and pets
  • Horrific Vision - Stormwind
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of September 1st

 

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Episode #410: Beta is still Beta! 0
Sep 9, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss AWC week three, upcoming M+ affix changes, additional spells off the GCD and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #410: Beta is still Beta! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Battleground Bonus Event
  • World Boss - Wekemara
  • 8.3 World Boss – Vuk’laz the Earthbreaker
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Raging/Explosive/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Vol’dun, Nazjatar and Uldum
  • Darkmoon Faire - September 6th to September 12th
  • Impressive Influence Returns - September 1st to September 30th
  • Island Expeditions
    • Rotting Mire (Saurok)
    • Whispering Reef (Naga)
    • Crestfall (Dragonkin)
  • Island Salvage Caches
    • Crestfall Salvage
      • Twilight Avenger
      • Squawks
    • Un’gol Ruins Salvage
      • Oomgut Ritual Drum
      • Bad Mojo Banana
      • Magic Monkey Banana
    • Verdant Wilds Salvage
      • Surf Jelly
      • Risen Mare
    • Venture Co. Salvage
      • Various transmog pieces
  • Horrific Vision - Orgrimmar
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of September 1st

 

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Episode #409: Shadowlands Global Release! 0
Sep 2, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss AWC week two, Shadowlands System Requirements, Raid Release Schedule and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #409: Shadowlands Global Release! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Mists of Pandaria Timewalking
  • 8.3 World Boss – Grand Empress Shek’zara
  • Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bolstering/Grievous/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Drustvar, Mechagon and Vale of Eternal Blossoms
  • Trial of Style - August 31st to September 4th
  • Brawl - Arathi Blizzard
  • Darkmoon Faire - September 6th to September 12th
  • Impressive Influence Returns  - September 1st to September 30th
  • Island Expeditions
    • Skittering Hollow (Kobolds)
    • Verdant Wilds (Furbolgs)
    • Havenswood (Worgen)
  • Island Salvage Caches
    • Havenswood
      • Risen Mare
    • Snowblossom 
      • Qinsho’s Eternal Hound
    • Whispering Reef 
      • Surf Jelly
  • Horrific Vision - Stormwind
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of September 1st

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Episode #408: August Patron Q&A! 0
Sep 1, 2020
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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas sit down to talk with our Patrons about what's on their minds for the August 2020 Patron Q&A!

Episode #408: August Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

  • Do you think blizzard need to change how the server transfer services is done? Have it similar to FF14 where you pay 20 dollars for a few toons but you have a cool down to when you can do it again. I have some max toons on dead servers which I wanted to transfer to Zul'jin. They have all the old profession which I wanted to keep. It's too expensive at the moment with transfer services.
  • What, if anything, do you feel WoW is lacking related to game play and/or storytelling, and where do you think it shines?
  • We've seen Uther in the Bastion short. Which characters would you most like to see in the other three shorts? (Personally,  I'd like to see Onyxia in Revendreth, if I'm understanding their concept correctly; and I'm struggling with the other two because I keep conflating when characters died and wanting to see characters that died post cataclysm, who would all be in the Maw)But I anticipate I'm going to think "of course" as soon as I know who the lore characters are.
  • Because of a perceived short beta window, a few voices in the community seem concerned that Shadowlands may be releasing [Ragnaros voice] “too soon”, what are your feelings towards the timing of SLs release and upcoming raid schedule?
  • Hey Gents.... With the Afterlives short, what would you guys think of a netflix series in the same manner or would you prefer if they did something more of the cinematic approach. Where would you like to see the story start up and what would be your sought after story to cover.
  • So this hasn't been exactly confirmed but I would put money on it. So I wanted to get your thoughts on the matter and if you would be cool if this is how it plays out.  I feel like with the whole level squish, this is the way WoW is going to be going forward. Our new normal. I believe that we will get squished back to 50 with every future pre-patch and our goal will be to level to 60 in the new expansion. And then the previous expansion will be bottled up into it own little section and be available to do for the 10-50 experience.  I personally think this is a great plan. It helps the devs in a lot of ways with developing the game. How do you guys feel about this?

 

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Episode #407: WoW, now with more lights! 0
Aug 26, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss AWC week one, WoW coming to Gamescom, Shadowlands app revamp, ray-tracing and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #407: WoW, now with more lights! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – World Quest Bonus Event
  • 8.3 World Boss – Vuk’laz the Earthbreaker
  • Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
  • Dunegorger Kraulok - ALPACA MOUNT
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Bursting/Skittish/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Zuldazar, Nazjatar and Uldum
  • Trial of Style - August 31st to September 4th
  • Island Expeditions
    • Molten Cay (Trolls)
    • Whispering Reef (Naga)
    • Crestfall (Dragonkin)
  • Island Salvage Caches
    • Dread Chain
      • Qinsho’s Eternal Hound
      • Surf Jelly
    • Crestfall
      • Twilight Avenger
      • Squawks
    • Un’gol Ruins
      • Oomgut Ritual Drum
      • Bad Mojo Banana
      • Magic Monkey Banana
    • Venture Co.
      • Various mogs and pets
  • Horrific Vision - Orgrimmar
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of August 25th
    • Rotation 5
      • Twisted Appendage I (10 Corruption)
      • Expedient I (10 Corruption)
      • Echoing Void II (35 Corruption)
      • Racing Pulse II (20 Corruption)
      • Infinite Stars III (75 Corruption)
      • Severe III (20 Corruption)
    • Rotation 6
      • Strikethrough I (10 Corruption)
      • Racing Pulse I (15 Corruption)
      • Void Ritual II (35 Corruption)
      • Surging Vitality II (20 Corruption)
      • Twilight Devastation III (75 Corruption)
      • Masterful III (20 Corruption)
  • AWC Circuit Week 1
  • Realm Connections – August 27
  • WoW at gamescom 2020
  • Enabling Ray-Tracing
  • A New Look for the WoW Companion App
  • WoW Classic Updates
  • Hotfixes
  • and much more!

 

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Episode #406: Is Azeroth Flat? 0
Aug 19, 2020

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss how gems are bad in PvP, beta Normal raid, the Shadowlands mission table and everything else going on around Azeroth!

Episode #406: Is Azeroth Flat? is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event – Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
  • 8.3 World Boss – Grand Empress Shek’zara
  • Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
  • Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Teeming/Quaking/Awakened
  • Call to Arms – Tiragarde Sound, Mechagon and Vale of Eternal Blossoms
  • Island Expeditions
    • Rotting Mire (Jinyu)
    • Un’gol Ruins (Hozen)
    • Snowblossom Village (Mantid)
  • Island Salvage Caches
    • Rotting Mire
    • Molten Cay
    • Verdant Wilds
  • Horrific Vision - Stormwind
  • Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of August 18th
    • Rotation 3
      • Infinite Stars 1 (20 Corruption)
      • Surging Vitality 1 (15 Corruption)
      • Glimpse of Clarity (15 Corruption)
      • Severe 2 (15 Corruption)
      • Siphoner 3 (45 Corruption)
      • Racing Pulse 3 (35 Corruption)
      • Avoidant 3 (16 Corruption)
    • Rotation 4
      • Siphoner 1 (17 Corruption)
      • Severe 1 (10 Corruption)
      • Twilight Devastation 2 (50 Corruption)
      • Expedient 2 (15 Corruption)
      • Strikethrough 3 (20 Corruption)
      • Honed Mind 3 (35 Corruption)
  • PvP Brawl - Deep Six
  • AWC Returns - August 22nd 1pm ET
  • Realm Connections – August 20
  • Shadowlands Preview: Adventures
  • Hotfixes
  • and much more!

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