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 October Patron Q&A!
Episode #354: October Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!
- How are you guys feeling about returning to static gem slots ie wraith days. For me I really enjoyed using different gem combination to get the bonuses and knowing exactly what I want to gem. Nowadays I don't like the randomness of getting a gem slot.
- For both hosts, what is your personal ranking of xpacs? Such as for me #1 is Cata as its when I really got into the game and then so on and so forth.
- Starting with a softball one first. In these 8.3- times; what races would you guys like to see playable next? I'm a bit disappointed in mechagnomes myself, but absolutely fun with some new additions.
- What's your take on professions in this xpack? I find them a bit underwhelming. To be fair, you can live quite comfortably without investing in them and I'd wish that was not the case. Do you disagree and think they have quite an impact and if not; what would you like to see change in 9.0 and beyond?
- Damage meters, should they exist?
- To piggy back a bit on anger’s question.... where would you guys like to see the titanforging system change become? I personally would like to see a wrath type system where you can earn a certain amount of tokens for things you run to upgrade and making crafting worth it again. What would you guys think of a system more like that?
- What end game progression system would you like to see in the next expansion? It is pretty clear that there will be some type of system like the AP stuff in the last 2 expansions so I wanted to get your view and hopes for what they could do with that system. I for one hope they bring weapons back. I absolutely fell in love with the concept of Artifact Weapons. With how incredibly integral weapons are to most classes it was super nice knowing you didn't have to worry about getting that really annoying weapon drop. And not only working on increasing the power of them, I also loved how cool they looked and you could work on unlocking different appearances. That was super fun and cool to me! And every class and spec had their unique ones. OMG SO AWESOME!! Maybe they could do something different than the linear talent system they had. Maybe tweak it a bit where you don't unlock everything so you had to choose between some really epic talents. Also, maybe instead of Weapon Drops from Raid Bosses or Mythic Plus Dungeons they would drop appearances instead. I know this is just a pipe dream because they probably would get a lot of flack for going "back to an old system" but I think it would be just the coolest thing.
- In the past it was quite common to have bosses in each tier with some sort of "healing gimmick", or something different that healers have to do strategy-wise. This can take the form of bosses like Dreamwalker, Avatar of Sethraliss, or Tsulong, where the fight ends when the boss is healed, not killed. Or something like Chimaeron, where as long as everyone was above a certain health threshold, anything extra healing-wise was "wasted". Or even Sinestra with managing dispels, or Behemoth where there are distinct healing "windows". What are your thoughts on fights like this? Should there be more of them? Less of them? Are there other cool things Blizzard could incorporate with healers and healer mechanics?
- Jason, how do you think the possible removal of titanforging will affect a group like yours? It already seems hard to keep a group farming bosses they do not need much gear on. At least with titanforging there is always a possible upgrade on any boss......
- Do you have statistics on where your listeners hear your content? How much trouble is it to upload to all the content delivery platforms?
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Episode #353: Virtual Ticket Giveaway! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Pet Battle Bonus Event
- World Boss – Hailstone Construct
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Raging/Explosive/Beguiling(Tides)
- Call to Arms – Stormsong Valley and Mechagon
- Island Expeditions
- Whispering Reef with Naga
- Jorundall with Taunka
- Crestfall with Dragonkin
- PvP Brawl - Deepwind Dunk
- Hallow’s End - October 18th through November 1st
- Visions of N’Zoth Blue Posts
- 8.3 Class Changes
- 8.3 Auction House Revamp
- Classic Realm Layering
- and much more!
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Episode #352: The 8.3 Preview! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event
- World Boss – Ji’arak
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Raging/Explosive/Beguiling(Tides)
- Call to Arms – Vol’dun and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Skittering Hollow with Kobolds
- Verdant Wilds with Furbolgs
- Jorundall with Vrykul
- Great Gnomeregan Race! - October 12th
- Running of the Gnomes 2019 - October 12th, 7pm EST.
- Darkmoon Fair - run until October 12th
- New Allied Races Preview!
- 8.3 Developer Content Preview!
- and much more!
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Episode #351: Reckoning! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Battleground Bonus Event
- World Boss – Azurethos, The Winged Typhoon
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bolstering/Grievous/Beguiling(Void)
- Call to Arms – Drustvar and Mechagon
- PvP Brawl: Cooking Impossible
- Island Expeditions
- Molten Cay with Yaungol
- Verdant Wilds with Feral Druids
- Jorundall with Taunka
- Brewfest is live until October 6th
- Hotfixes
- BlizzCon Virtual Ticket
- War Campaign Recap
- and much more!
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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 September Patron Q&A!
Episode #350: September Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!
- Do we think they are going to cut BFA short?
- How do we get interviews at BlizzCon and can we choose who we are going to interview?
- What do we think about guilds being opened up to Cross-Realm, also what do you think about raids being opened up sooner?
- Since I assume we're either going to get WC3 or at least get a date at BlizzCon what is some advice for someone (me!) that never played it before?
- I main a healer (currently resto shaman) but I’m deciding what to play next expansion. My guild often has tank troubles so what I would like to do is play a class where I can Main Heal and OS tank, I'm currently thinking of pally but what are your guys' suggestions for classes that can do this and why?
- Buddy of mine and myself were arguing why blizzard released classic. My buddy thinks blizzard released classic to revive wow and basically keep it afloat in the event blizzard comes out with another failing expansion (in his opinion) he thinks they will also probably need to re-release a few fan favorite expansions to keep players coming back and subbing to and playing the game. I think he's totally wrong, i think they released it for the sole purpose that the community asked long enough and blizzard simply delivered. In my opinion, with or without classic people will sub and play the game if they want to, regardless if there is an earlier expansion like classic that they can also play if they get bored of WoW now. I am curious on your thoughts about that, and also curious a little bit of what you think blizzard will do in regards to rereleasing older expansions or patches and how do you think they'll approach that convo if and when more people start asking. (Obviously years later but just an idea)
- I recently started a new account on a different region and I have noticed what a new player of the game actually needs to get through with their character to get going in the expansion. Stuff that a experienced players just take for granted today can probably cause headaches for a new player to the game. The need to get to friendly of each faction while leveling to get world quests unlocked isn’t communicated before you even start leveling. So if you have not quested in all zones you need to do questing even after reaching max level to unlock wqs. An experienced player knows that flying is a thing but it isn’t really communicated anywhere in game for new players. The difficulty to handle outdoor content with absolutely no gear is a daunting experience. Benthic is a thing but to even survive the outdoor content in Nazjatar to get the pearls is really hard to do with level up gear. What would you guys think blizzard should do in the future to make the experience more accessible for new players. Do we really need to have to go to 3rd party sites to figure out how the game works?
- Would you rather: New classes OR new class specs? ie; there are "rumors/spoilers" about a new tinker class, but perhaps additional specializations for a few classes. like a RDPS DK, A Warlock Tank spec, or even a rogue healer). I Don't think it would be ideal to add a new spec to every class, but the ideology behind theory crafting it can be fun.
- Spencer it is kind of hard for you to answer this as you play a druid who can do it all as a druid so Jason, if you could have one new specialization for your 15 year main, what would that be like?
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Episode #349: 8.2.5 is Live! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Warlords of Draenor Timewalking
- World Boss – Dunegorger Kraulok
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Bursting/Skittish/Beguiling(Enchanted)
- Call to Arms – Zuldazar and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Molten Cay with Trolls
- Un’gol Ruins with Hozen
- Snowblossom Village with Klaxxi
- The AWC Summer LAN results are in!
- Brewfest is live until October 6th
- Goblin and Worgen Model updates
- Party Sync
- Honeyback Harvester Mount!
- 8.2.5 Content Update
- and much more!
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Episode #348: Operation Mechagon Part 2! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – World Quest Bonus Event
- World Boss – Warbringer Yenajz
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Teeming/Quaking/Beguiling
- Island Expeditions
- Dread Chain with Trolls
- Whispering Reef with Naga
- Crestfall with Dragonkin
- Call to Arms – Tiragarde Sound and Mechagon
- PvP Brawl - Warsong Scramble
- Pirate’s Day - September 19th
- Brewfest - September 19th to October 6th
- Operation: Mechagon Part 2!
- and much more!
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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!
Episode #347: Recruit a Friend! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
- World Boss – T’Zane
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Raging/Necrotic/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Nazmir and Nazjatar
- Darkmoon Faire - Now to September 14th
- Harvest Festival Now until September 17th
- Pirates Day! September 19th
- Hotifxes
- Recruit a Friend!
- DDoS Attacks
- BlizzCon 2019 Commemorative Art
- and much more!
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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!
Episode #346: Operation Mechagon Part 1! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Mists of Pandaria Timewalking
- World Boss – Hailstone Construct
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bursting/Volcanic/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Stormsong Valley and Mechagon
- Island Expeditions
- Un’gol Ruins with Quillboar
- Verdant Wilds with Furbolgs
- Snowblossom Village with Mogu
- PvP Brawl - Gravity Lapse
- Darkmoon Faire - September 8th - 14th
- Classic Character Transfers
- Update to Classic Realm Population Labels
- Party XP Bug Fix
- Blizzcon Ticket Transfer Deadline!
- and much more!
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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 Patron Q&A!
Episode #345: August Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!
- You both mention you have partners so how do you get away with putting in the hours on Warcraft? Sometimes I get a gentle nudge that I’ve been playing too much after an hour or two.
- Now that we've been in classic a weekish what's your prediction for it going forward? Still think it will stutter after a month or two? Also do you think that getting rid of lfg/lfr would create a more social environment in the retail game?
- If the classic experience doesn't turn out to be as great as many hope for, will possibly retail suffer as well? Considering all the players that was playing retail waiting for classic if they are disappointed or was mainly nostalgic... what if they then bail for other mmos like ffivx rather than return to retail. Possibility?
If so, Blizzard hopefully considered this. Might that result in more frequent content patches than we've experienced so far in bfa? - What if any head canon do you have for your characters and is their anything about them that you try to always keep consistent through the years?
- What was the first thing you discovered when playing classic back in the day that just made your jaw drop and you couldn't believe how awesome wow was?
- What's your favorite dungeon and zone from classic?
- I am a female and all the characters I create are female. I raid with a group and it seems like all the other females I play with have female characters. Now I am sure there is a psychological reason but I have noticed that all the males seem to create female characters? Being male yourselves, how do you explain this?
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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!
Episode #344: The Countdown to Classic Launch! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Pet Battle Bonus Event
- World Boss – Ji’arak
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Call to Arms – Vol’dun and Nazjatar
- Trial of Style Returns! - August 31st to September 3rd!
- Darkmoon Faire - September 1st to 7th
- WoW Classic Q&A!
- Choosing a Class and Spec in Classic
- How we got started in WoW
- and much more!
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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!
Episode #343: The Knowledge goes on! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event
- World Boss – Azurethos, The Winged Typhoon
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Sanguine/Quaking/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Zuldazar and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Whispering Reef with Makrura
- Jorundall with Vrykul
- Snowblossom Village with Mogu
- Artifact Knowledge until October 1st!
- Gotta wait for Heritage Armor
- Azshara Hotfixes
- WoW Classic FAQ
- Classic Realms Update
- MDI East Cup #1
- and much more!
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Episode #342: Eternal Palace, The Circle of Stars! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Battleground Bonus Event
- World Boss – Dunegorger Kraulok
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Bursting/Necrotic/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Zuldazar and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Rotting Mire with Saurok
- Whispering Reef with Naga
- Snowblossom Village with Virmen
- The Eternal Palace Raid: Raid Finder Wing 2 Now Available!
- Micro-Holiday: Free T-Shirt Day - August 16th!
- MDI NA
- and much more!
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Episode #341: Get your Squawks! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Cataclysm Timewalking
- World Boss – Warbringer Yenajz
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bolstering/Skittish/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Tiragarde Sound and Mechagon
- Island Expeditions
- Rotting Mire (Pirates)
- Havenswood (Worgen)
- Crestfall (More Pirates)
- PvP Brawl - Deep Six
- Darkmoon Faire until August 10th!
- AWC Summer Cups #4
- Blue Posts
- WoW Classic Name Reservation Window
- 15 year anniversary mounts!
- Hotfixes
- and much more!
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Episode #340: Eternal Palace, Depths of the Devoted! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – World Quest Bonus Event
- World Boss – T’Zane
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Teeming/Volcanic/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Nazmir and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Un’gol Ruins with Pygmies
- Snowblossom Village with Virmen
- Crestfall with Dragonkin
- Rabbit Charm Week!
- The Eternal Palace Raid: Raid Finder Wing 2 Now Available!
- Micro-Holiday: Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl - July 31st
- Darkmoon Faire - August 4th to 10th
- AWC
- and much more!
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Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas sit down to talk with our Patrons about what's on their minds for the June Patron Q&A!
Episode #339: July Patron Q&A! is ready for Download! What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- What are your thoughts on a soft level cap for expansions? For example in BFA level cap of 115 until patch 8.2 and then 120 until end of expansion. Do you think this would help with some of the problems of over gearing or at least allowing them more wiggle room for how it scales up.
- How do you guys see how the development of the game's infrastructure/tools so to speak influences community and in turn raid/guild commitment?
- What do you guys think about merging the factions?
- I managed to finally get a ticket to blizzcon this year and it will be the first time I’ve ever been to a con of any sort or even out of Canada on my own. What advice do you have for a terrified first timer con goes?
- What do you both think about the pacing of Essence unlocks?
- What's your current neck level and when do you anticipate hitting 65?
- Jason, do you think you will have AOTC before all level 3 essences?
- Spencer, do you think you will have Cutting Edge before all level 3's?
- What percentage of the WoW player base do you think engages in WoW adjacent media? Podcasts/Twitch/Youtube etc.
- How do you think the atmosphere around the game would change if more people were involved in the discussion surrounding the game?
- Do you think the choice Horde has to make between Sylvannas and Thrall could have been blizzard putting out a survey for possibly changing the alliance horde dynamic in the game in future expansions?
- What do you guys do to get into the zone for progression raiding? Any rituals or habits you find yourself doing before/during the fights?
- Now that you've got to really sink your teeth into the essence system how are you finding it? Favorite/least favorite parts? Do you think something like this will continue post-BFA or will we likely see another system introduced?
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Episode #338: Thanks Frank! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
- World Boss – Hailstone Construct
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Sanguine/Grievous/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Stormsong Valley and Mechagon
- Island Expeditions
- Skittering Hollow (Troggs)
- Molten Cay (Trolls)
- Snowblossom Village (Mantid)
- PvP Brawl - Comp Stomp
- Frank Pearce
- AWC Summer Cups #4
- Eternal Palace Race to World First Update
- Blue Posts
- Classic Beta Updates
- and much more!
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Episode #337: Eternal Palace, the Grand Reception! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking
- World Boss – Ji’arak
- Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Raging/Explosive/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Vol’dun and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Un’gol Ruins with Pygmies
- Snowblossom Village with Virmen
- Crestfall with Dragonkin
- The Eternal Palace Raid: Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 Now Available!
- PvP Brawl - The Debut of Classic Ashran
- Micro-Holiday: Auction House Dance Party - July 22nd
- World First Raid Blog
- Hotfixes
- and much more!
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Episode #336: Season 3 is here! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Pet Battle Bonus Event
- World Boss – Azurethos, The Winged Typhoon
- Nazjatar World Boss – Ulmath, the Soulbinder
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bolstering/Grievous/Beguiling
- Call to Arms – Drustvar and Mechagon
- Island Expeditions
- Dread Chain with Mogu
- Verdant Wilds with Druids
- Snowblossom Village with Mantid
- PvP Brawl - Packed House!
- Season 3!
- Darkmoon Faire - July 7th to July 13th
- Hotfixes
- MDI Summer!
- and much more!
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Episode #335: The first week of 8.2! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event
- World Boss – Dunegorger Kraulok
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Bursting/Skittish/Reaping
- Call to Arms – Zuldazar and Nazjatar
- Island Expeditions
- Molten Cay with Trolls
- Un’gol Ruins with Quillboar
- Snowblossom Village with Mogu
- Midsummer Fire Festival - June 21st to July 5th
- Fireworks Spectacular - July 4th to July 5th
- Darkmoon Faire - July 7th to July 13th
- Hotfixes
- Battle of Nazjatar changes
- Sylverian Dreamer Mount
- and much more!
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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 June Patron Q&A!
Episode #334: June Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!
What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- How do we feel about the body guard system?
- What’s our view on recruitment vetting for heroic raiding?
- What was our favourite boss from BoDA?
- What’s your most anticipated boss from the Azshara raid?
- What are our thoughts on the Baine scenario?
- Where are we going after this?
- Do you think Sylvannas becomes a raid encounter?
- What is your favorite zone in WoW? Mine would be Nagrand. Fond memories of idly skinning my way through critters while talking in guild chat. Lovely zone. BC Nagrand, to be specific.
- What do you think is the most outlandish/time intensive thing you wish you'd done prior to the patch that you didn't get to?
- So I'm barely into Nazjatar right now -- don't even have a follower to level 3 -- but at this point I've gotten two pieces of benthic gear that I've been able to upgrade to 410. Any impressions / opinions about how that gearing system is/isn't delivering for people?
- I want Vulpera as an allied race more than I want world peace, but I have a weird feeling that we're going to get Gilgoblins.
- I would really like to know how many hours per week you guys play WoW. It seems like it is a lot more than I do. But I am curious.
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Episode #333: All about 8.2! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Battleground Bonus Event
- World Boss – Warbringer Yenajz
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Sanguine/Grievous/Reaping
- Call to Arms – Tiragarde Sound
- AWC Summer Cup #2
- Midsummer Fire Festival - June 21st - July 5th
- Patch 8.2: Rise of Azshara - June 25th
- and much more!
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Episode #332: What to do before 8.2! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – Burning Crusade Timewalking
- World Boss – T’Zane
- Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Teeming/Volcanic/Reaping
- Call to Arms – Nazmir
- Island Expeditions
- Molten Cay with Trolls
- Rotting Mire with Jinyu
- Jorundall with Vargul
- AWC Summer Cup #1
- Midsummer Fire Festival - June 21st - July 5th
- Patch 8.2: Rise of Azshara - June 25th
- WoW Classic Stress Test - June 19th
- and much more!
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On this weeks episode! Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas talk MDI Lan Finals, Classic Beta updates, AWC Summer events, 8.2 Treasures and everything else going on around Azeroth!
Episode #331: Season 2 is Ending! is ready for Download!
What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event – World Quest Bonus Event
- World Boss – Hailstone Construct
- Mythic+ Affixes – Fortified/Bolstering/Skittish/Reaping
- Call to Arms – Stormsong Valley
- Island Expeditions
- Skittering Hollow (Troggs)
- Dread Chain (Mogu)
- Jorundall (Kvaldir)
- PvP Brawl – Deepwind Dunk
- Hotfixes
- MDI Spring Finals
- Season 2 is Ending
- Classic Beta Updates
- 8.2 Many Treasures Preview
- Stratholme Pet Battle Dungeon
- AWC Summer Viewer's Guide
- and much more!
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On this weeks episode! Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas are joined by Garrett Weinzierl talk Benthic gear, Ion in Forbes, Essences and everything else going on around Azeroth!
Episode #330: Warcraft this week with Garrett Weinzierl! is ready for Download!
What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!
- Weekly Event - Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
- World Boss - Ji’arak
- Mythic+ Affixes - Tyrannical/Raging/Necrotic/Reaping
- Call to Arms - Vol’dun
- Darkmoon Faire - June 2nd to 8th
- Micro Holiday - Thousand Boat Bash - June 6th to 8th
- Rise of Azshara Official Preview Blog: Benthic Gear
- Ion Forbes interview
- Classic Beta hit tables
- Conflict and Strife Essence discussion
- and much more!
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