Peak of Serenity

It’s been a busy 2 weeks in the World of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic launched, Frog farming was ever so briefly The Thing To Do in MoP, and Brew & MW received further spec tree updates on The War Within Alpha! This week on the podcast, we talk about all of the above, more […]

Brewmaster (and Mistweaver, but mostly Brewmaster) has a new spec tree on Alpha! This week on the podcast, we talk about the new toys for Brews and Mistwoos on Alpha, the rocky launch of 10.2.7, and what its like to be facing down Tindral for the first time a second time. Oh, and Glyph of […]

The War Within Alpha continues to trundle onward! This week on the podcast, we are talking about crafting & item upgrade systems, the Windwalker changes, new consumables like Potion Bombs, and of course trolling Babylonius. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps […]

The War Within Alpha is out, and with it we have the final Hero Talent Tree: Master of Harmony, the Mistweaver / Brewmaster shared tree. This week on the podcast, our focus is on that tree, along with the Class Tree changes (death to Catue!). This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed […]

We’re back! And just in time to catch up on the news about the Mists of Pandaria remix! This week on the show, we’re going to talk through what we know thus far about the new MoP event, as well as catch up on news about Season 4 (and a bit about Classic, too) MoP […]

We have Hero Talents! This week we are talking about the Shado-Pan (Brewmaster + Windwalker) and Conduit of the Celestials (Mistweaver + Windwalker) hero talent trees, their implications for Monk, and other *ahem* NOTEWORTHY updates to the Mistweaver spec coming in The War Within! The Hero Talent Trees are available in full here: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24074997/get-an-eye-on-an-even-dozen-new-hero-talent-trees#showthetrees This […]

Cataclysm Beta is out! Kinda? This week on the podcast, we talk about what we expect from Cata Classic, Reforging, the Mistweaver nerfs, and suprises from this weekend’s MDI Global Finals! This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap: Hunter […]

Is this a…good community council post? This week on the podcast, we talk through Doby’s post about the state of Mythic Raiding in Retail, Sinzhu’s article about the evolution of Brewmaster in Dragonflight, and more news from the week. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT […]

What if teleported out of the Battlefield in Rise?

This week on the podcast, we ask the most pressing question known to WoW-kind: do you really need healers? Like, really? Apparently not, based on this weekend’s MDI! In addition to the MDI, we chat about our Fyrakk prog (and Anom’s kill!), and cover news from the week. This show is also available on YouTube […]

Hall of Fame is closed, Fyrakk is nerfed, Subcreation had a good run, and…PI can Titanforge? This week on the podcast, we talk about all kinds of things, including the Archon acquisition of Subcreation, our prog on Fyrakk, the release of SoD P2, and—of course—the Oracle Priest hero talent preview. This show is also available […]

Is Blizzard ceding ground in the Private Auras race? This week on the podcast, we talk about Fyrakk prog, about the change to the Intermission to remove Private Auras, as well as the news that Blizzard is banning GDKPs in Season of Discovery. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Week in Review: New Blizzard President, New "Not Even Close" Tool, No AotC Mounts on Trading Post 13:58 Season of Discovery: GDKPs Banned, New Runes in P2 28:17 Progression Recap: Tindral Dead (for real), Fyrakk Prog 44:38 Mythic Fyrakk Nerfed: 2 Private Auras Removed Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This week on the podcast, we talk...layoffs. Unpleasant, all around. We also discuss emallson's continued inability to kill Tindral and June's retrospective of Mistweaver in Dragonflight. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap: Tindral Not Dead, Fyrakk Dispels 09:10 Microsoft Lays Off Hundreds of Blizzard Employees 19:07 D4 Minute & What the Layoffs Means for the Game 25:06 Week in Review: Lorrgs, BoA Catchup Gear, Legendary QoL 37:53 Maybe Old AotC Mounts on the Trading Post? 44:59 (Unannounced)Murozond's Rise Nerfs 48:24 Mistweaver: Dragonflight in Review (and a bit o' Brewmaster) Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Tindral has been nerfed, nay, destroyed. This week on the podcast, we talk about the (end of) Tindral prog, the joys of healing Afflicted keys, and the wide array of buffs coming with the weekly reset. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Tindral Nerfed! And Killed! (ish) 24:08 Week in Review: Archon Builds for Classic Wrath, SoD Gnomer Delayed? 31:56 The Viserio Healing Sheet 40:57 Afflicted Bugs in M+ 45:58 Lots of Buffs This Week! Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Blizzard is hitting 2024 hard with multiple new releases coming in the next two weeks! This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson talk about the incoming Patch 10.2.5, the Ruby Sanctum patch in Classic, and (of course) Tindral prog. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Tindral Progression 17:12 This Week in Classic: SoD, Ruby Sanctum 27:51 Mythic+ Nerf: Soulbound Goliath 31:39 Raid Nerf: Normal/Heroic Fyrakk 34:59 Fyr'alath Legendary "Buff" & Hot Takes 45:21 Patch 10.2.5 Next Week! Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

With 2023 officially over, emallson and Anomoly take a few to talk through the 2024 Roadmaps for Retail & Classic WoW, along with the Hero Talent previews we got before Christmas---as well as some Tindral prog. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap: Tindral Time 15:55 Week in Review: Smolderon + Fyrakk Nerfs, End-Of-Year Posts 29:29 2024 Roadmaps! 46:14 Hero Talents: Lightsmith, Chronowarden, San'layn Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The holidays are upon us, but at least we have Smolderon prog to keep us warm on these cold, winter days. This week on the podcast, we talk our prog (emallson did not kill Smolderon ☹️), Mistweaver Nerfs, Windwalker Buffs (briefly), the Community Council interview (including info on how high ilvl the Warbound gear will be next xpac!), and lots of other news from the week. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap: Smoldy Woldy 16:07 Week in Review: Tindral Nerfs, SoD 29:36 Tools Stuff: Archon Builds, Lorrgs ERT Notes 40:33 Community Council Interview: Tier Acquisition, BLP in M+, Warbound Loot ilvls 52:27 More Mistweaver Nerfs (and Windwalker Buffs!) Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

At long last, our Mistweaver overlords have been nerfed! Wait

Call us Nostradamus because we, too, can speculate wildly and sometimes be right! This week on the podcast, we talk about the last week-ish of the race, the Mythic+ changes and how Tyrannical is playing out so far, as well as covering some more interviews and other news from the week. (Echo won the race ~4 hours after we recorded this episode of the podcast) This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Race (and Prog) in Review 11:25 Week in Review: More Interviews, Helm Enchant, Raid Buff Trinkets?! 32:50 Mythic+ Nerfs / Buffs 51:07 RWF: Fyrakk Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The Race to World First is upon us! This week on the show, we chat about the race thus far (and how the Archdruid of the Flame might be better titled the Scion of Halondrus), our own progress, and a few more bits of news from the post-BlizzCon interviews and Patch 10.2.5 announcements. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Race to World First Recap (and Prog Recap) 20:43 Mythic+ Season 3! 30:36 Week in Review: M+ Portal Room, Old Stubborness, More Dev Teams 44:00 Mythic+: Designers Want "Less Emphasis on Affixes" 52:25 Patch 10.2.5 Announced: Follower Dungeons, Old-World Dragonriding Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

We are back from our BlizzCon break and there is SO MUCH to talk about! This week on the show, we start catching up on the BlizzCon and post-BlizzCon news, chat raid prep, and trick Anomoly into making yet more predictions about Hero Talents. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Prep Recap 09:42 BlizzCon Predictions: Worldsoul Saga, Delves, Talents 27:56 The Worldsoul Saga & How WoW Story Moves Forward 46:51 Warbands: Account-Wide...(Almost) Everything? 59:22 Evergreen, Permanent Systems (and also making Anom predict Hero Talents) Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Honest to god I don't know how they keep finding more ways to buff Mistweaver. What a time to be alive. Also: BlizzCon is in a week! We're making predictions, and also one of us is going to be there. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: Goodbye, Aberrus! 10:40 Week in Review: Official Patch Notes! 17:03 Mistweaver Buffs: Damage Increases, Faeline Stomp / Essence Font Buffs 21:38 Other Noteworthy Hotfixes: VDH Aberrus Set Gutted, Holy Paladin Nerfed, Resto Shaman Buffed 25:11 More Mythic+ Tuning: TONS of 30% Nerfs, More Morchie Nerfs 29:10 Item & Trinket Tuning: Rashok's GUTTED, Beacon Nerfed 39:41 BlizzCon! (+ Our Predictions) Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

What time is it? Mistweaver buff time! Oh, and the raid is coming out in 3 weeks

More Mistweaver changes! More Raid Testing! More...Microsoft? This week on the podcast, we recap the recent changes on the 10.2 PTR, the RWF for ICC in Classic, and the successful Microsoft acquisition of ActiBlizzKing. (Yes, the audio is a bit off this week. One of our microphones was not actually being recorded---oops) This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: Sales, Farm, Who Needs Zskarn? 04:20 ICC RWF: Zero-to-Lich King in 90 Minutes 14:13 Microsoft Merger Officially Approved 18:06 Morchie & Other DotI Nerfs, Infinite Augment Rune on 10.2 PTR 30:38 Augmentation Evoker QoL Changes 35:47 Mistweaver, uh, Buffs? AND WINDWALKERS! 43:23 Raid Testing: Tindral is a Mess Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

You know what we need? More raid buffs, of course! This week on the podcast, we discuss the introduction of a new Hunter raid buff on the 10.2 PTR, the (huge!) updates to Mistweaver's Expel Harm and Windwalker's tier set bonus, and the Mythic Amirdrassil testing that happened this week. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap 07:08 Week in Review: Blizzcon News! Return of Metzen! 23:15 Patch 10.2: Mistweaver & Windwalker Changes 40:54 Patch 10.2: Hunter Raid Buff 48:06 Mythic Raid Testing: Gnarlroot, Igira, Council, Smolderon Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This week on the podcast, we have more Mistweaver updates! Anomoly and emallson talk through them, as well as covering the 3 Heroic Amirdrassil bosses tested this week (including the Dragonriding boss!) and updates to loot for Season 3. This show is also available on YouTube and is (normally) streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap: More One-Night Clears 05:22 Week in Review: Merger Updates, Amirdrassil Skip, Pathfinder Achiev 13:31 Omni-Tokens Confirmed! Guaranteed 2pc on Week 1? 16:29 Possible Old-World Revamp? 21:47 Class Tuning: Aug Nerfs, Raid DR Nerfs 27:34 Mistweaver Changes: Healing Elixir, Expel Harm 41:28 Raid Testing! Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Raid testing for Amirdrassil started this week! Anomoly and emallson talk about the 4 bosses that were tested, along with the new Mythic+ dungeon pool and some more loot updates on this week's episode of the podcast. This show is also available on YouTube and is (normally) streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: One Night Clears?! 09:42 Secrets & Tier Tuning (& No More Ebontoes!) 18:02 Mythic+ Dungeon Pool: Waycrest, Atal, Everbloom & Throne of Tides 36:04 Raid Testing: Gnarlroot, Igira, Dreamteam & Smolderon 52:03 Raid Rewards: Mythic-Only Mount, Catalyst & Legendary Str Axe Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Ahhhhh new raid! Fire everywhere! Ebontoes! This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly discuss the Mistweaver changes, the new Monk tier sets, and some of the itemization changes coming in Patch 10.2. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap: New Mana Tea in Raid! 09:25 Classic Moment: Hardcore Rag & Ony 11:19 Mistweaver & Healer Changes 37:26 Tier Sets! 54:25 Itemization Changes Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.1.7 arrives on Tuesday (or Wednesday (or Thursday)) and Anomoly is here to explain the current state of the new old Mana Tea! We also talk about the world first Hardcore Level 60, ICC PTR, and 3-healing Mythic Sarkareth. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: 3 Heal Sark! 09:33 Hardcore Classic: World First 60! 15:54 ICC PTR: Shadowmourne Nerfs, No Lich King Kills 25:06 Classic Era Character API 27:12 Secrets of Azeroth, 10.2 Encrypted Build, Retail WoW Token Hits New High 35:45 Patch 10.1.7: New (Old) Mana Tea! Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Everything is fine! Except healing, apparently. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson discuss the problems with healing (and related problems with tanking!) in raids and keys, plus Hardcore Classic and the (soon!) death of overlays. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap & Raid Nerfs 15:53 RIP Midweek 18:44 Classic Hardcore! 28:08 Week in Review: Overlays Dead Soon:tm:, 10.2 Encrypted Build, Mind Soothe Nerfs 35:06 Why Healing Sucks (!) in Dragonflight Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Keys are getting nerfed :) Mistweavers are getting buffed, though, so that's good! This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson talk through the implications of the God Comp nerf, the keystone scaling nerf, and lay out the details of the changes to Mistweaver. We also discussed overlays, and of course immediately before posting the podcast we got a blue post confirming they will be changing the combat log to combat them (ha!) before next season: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/nerfing-combat-logs-will-it-happen-should-it-happen/1654695/11 This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap 11:34 WoW Classic: Hardcore Classic, Solo Self-Found, Random Dungeon Finder! 22:12 Week in Review: Kalimdor Cup, Secrets of Azeroth Event 27:36 More Outside Auras (and a huuuuuge tangent) 48:43 Mistweaver Changes! 52:35 God Comp AND Key Scaling Nerfs Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

What happens when you combine the 4 most powerful specs in WoW with a force multiplier? You get the Mythic+ God Comp. This week on the podcast, we talk about the dominance of the comp and how it survived the nerfbat this week. Also: Warcraft Logs Damage Meter? Maybe? Or is it dead before release because of Outside Auras? This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap 06:50 Patch 10.1.7 & Classic Hardcore Release Dates 15:51 Patch 10.1.7 Updates: Tackleboxes, Ping System 19:01 The God Comp 42:30 Outside Auras Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The new version of Mistweaver's Mana Tea is up on the 10.1.7 PTR! This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson discuss the change and how it fits into the current MW playstyle. We also have big Neltharus changes, a bunch of Augmentation fixes, and do a bit of Aberrus retro now that we've both cleared the raid. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Sark is Dead (Again)! 11:17 Neltharus Chains Changed 19:19 Augmentation Fixes 29:28 Mana Tea 3.0! (or is it 1.0?) 48:47 Aberrus Review Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This week on the podcast, we welcome GLORBO the MAGNIFICENT to World of Warcraft! This lede is definitely not written by ChatGPT for a spam "news" mill. In other news, Brewmaster is getting nerfed! and Windwalker is getting buffed! and Dawn of the Infinites is good, actually! @Anomoly or @emallson for more incredibly spicy takes! This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear & Sark Prog 09:32 Monte Krol Departs Blizzard 11:32 Glorbo! 17:25 Raider.io - Auto Route Generator 21:33 Weekly Buff (Nerf?) Roundup: BIG Augmentation Nerf, Brewmaster Nerf, Windwalker Buff 34:56 Ping! Ping! Ping! 38:12 Dawn of the Infinites 51:50 10 Player Raid Redux Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.1.5 landed this week and after a whole lot of confusion about Augmentation Evoker, I think it is safe to call it completely busted. This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly recap the events of the patch, the crazy 15 second Heroic kills (ab)using Augmentation, and other exciting morsels like the news that Mistweaver's mana situation is getting a serious look in Patch 10.1.7! There is also a full breakdown on Wowhead from the Augmentation guide writer on how the Heroic kill scaling worked: https://www.wowhead.com/news/13-million-dps-unholy-dk-in-heroic-aberrus-stacking-augmentation-evokers-334082 This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Sarkareth Progression (and kill!) 13:00 Week in Review: Microsoft Merger, Evoker Legendary BLP, Gear Update 21:32 Mythic Nerfs: Zskarn & Rashok (and Tyrstone) 32:33 Community Council Interview w/ Ion Hazzikostas & Graham Berger 43:13 Augmentation :) 01:02:54 Mistweaver Mana Tea Revamp in 10.1.7?!? 01:10:07 Smart Targeting & Smart Healing Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.1.5 releases tomorrow for NA beta testers and Blizzard has prepared a Dev Interview Blitz to go along with it! This week on the podcast, we talk about the patch (and what the reworks mean for Sarkareth prog), the interviews, and the announcements in the past week. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 "Oh No" - Sarkareth Progression 13:04 Week in Review: Tier Drop Changes, Dawn of the Infinite Tuning 16:50 10.1.5 Monk Change Recap (and Reworks During Prog >.

Did you know that Windwalker is actually the most OP spec in the game, and is capable of doing MILLIONS of DPS? Well, not anymore! (Blame Babylonius) This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly discuss the buggy interactions of the WW 4-set in Aberrus, Mythic Sarkareth prog, the huge Mythic+ tuning pass from this week. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap: Mythic Sarkareth 07:58 BlizzCon Ticket on Sale SoonTM 13:07 PTR Updates: Release Candidate, Augmentation, Myth Upgrades, Brew Fixes 25:04 Nerf Windwalker 34:16 How Zskarn Traps Work 42:53 HUGE Mythic+ Nerfs 49:40 Dawn of the Infinite is Small-Group Prog Content Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

After what feels like an eternity, we're back to talk about Aberrus progression, the new Brewmaster talent changes on the 10.1.5 PTR, and some of the...interesting items coming from the new Mega-Dungeon. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap: Zskarn, Magmorax, Neltharion 15:13 Windwalker Buffs, Ring Nerfs, and Mega-Dungeon Special Items! 30:44 Brewmaster Talent Updates: Press the Advantage! 49:40 Aberrus Nerfs: Sark (Over)Nerf & Zskarn Changes Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Brewmaster is getting buffed! Also we have a new M+ Affix that Monk happens to be particularly good at, and...we're on Zskarn progression. Hurray. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Diablo IV! 11:18 New Mythic+ Affix: Afflicted 25:01 No-Healer M+ 24s 35:03 Zskarn Progression 01:11:00 Week in Review: New Trading Post, PTR Megadungeon 01:15:33 Upcoming Brewmaster Buffs Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This week saw nerfs to Brewmaster and buffs to Zskarn. Crazy. On the podcast this week, we talk through the changes along with other exciting news like the WoW Classic Token and QE Live's upcoming Top Gear feature. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 The End of the Race to World First! 25:50 Brewmaster Talents in the RWF 35:36 Progression Recap: Forgotten Experiments, Rashok 57:23 Week in Review: Ion & Holly Interview, Microsoft Acquisition, Mythic+ Tuning 01:24:14 New Upgrade System: Confirmed for S3, Possible QoL Improvements Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

In truest fashion, Liquid killed Mythic Sarkareth last Monday immediately after I finished editing the podcast. This week on the show, we recap the final hours of the RWF, review some interesting bits of their Brewmasters' talent builds, talk shop about our own progression, and cover the news from the week (including a new interview with Ion Hozzikostas & Holly Longdale). This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 The End of the Race to World First! 25:50 Brewmaster Talents in the RWF 35:36 Progression Recap: Forgotten Experiments, Rashok 57:23 Week in Review: Ion & Holly Interview, Microsoft Acquisition, Mythic+ Tuning 01:24:14 New Upgrade System: Confirmed for S3, Possible QoL Improvements Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Aberrus has released and the race is on! This week on the podcast, we discuss our own progression and some of the cool moments from the Race to World First, as well as the new Mythic+ dungeon pool (with a massive amount of hotfixes!) and 10.1.5 PTR. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progress Time! 15:33 RWF Recap 31:12 Mythic+ - Initial Thoughts & Hotfixes 52:05 Week in Review: Mythic Mount Changes, Classic Hardcore Servers 01:09:42 PTR 10.1.5: Megadungeon, Dragonriding in the Old World 01:20:19 Augmentation Evoker?! Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.1 has finally released! This week on the podcast, we chat about the new zone & campaign, our strat prep for Aberrus, along with some pretty significant tuning to embellishments, the new "support" enchant, and a complete re-itemization of tier items and weapons! This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 0:00 The LAST Vault Raid Recap! 5:00 Strat Prep & Boss Order for Aberrus 32:42 Week in Review: Hardcore Classic Servers, Community Discord Fiasco 44:02 TODOs This Week: Shadowflame Spark & Barter Bricks 49:54 10.1 Campaign & Zaralek Caverns: Thoughts? 01:03:57 Hotfixes: Embellishments, Spore Tender Nerf, Secondary Stat Adjustments Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.1 releases next reset, and to set up for it Blizzard went on an interview spree! This week on the podcast, we talk through highlights of multiple interviews with Ion Hazzikostas, Morgan Day, and other WoW team members, as well as tips for how to approach early S2 crafted gear and what key level to target for efficient item upgrading. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap 06:04 Trading Post Update 09:18 Weekly News Roundup: R.IO Recap, 10.1.5 Encrypted Build, Wowcast & Galakrond 15:17 Windwalker Single-Target Buffs! 19:03 Mythic+ Updates: Freehold Changes, Key Levels Drop 10 Levels 33:05 Early Crafting Tech 41:09 Group Interview w/ Ion & Josh Augustine: Dragonriding, Old Dungeons, WAs 01:02:44 Max Interview w/ Morgan Day: Onyx Annulet, Nameplate UI Updates 01:05:50 NA Content Creator Interview w/ Ion: Mythic Lockout, Upgrade System, Defensive Tuning 01:20:36 EU Content Creator Interview w/ Ion: Swift Spectral Tiger, Profession Updates Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The Mistweaver tier set for Aberrus has received a substantial internal cooldown, leaving it much weakened and a new build potentially dead in the water. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson go through the changes, the healer nerfs via player HP buffs, and the recent Community Council interview with the WoW team about Mythic+. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap 08:51 Week in Review: BlizzCon 11:13 Community Council Mythic+ Interview 29:05 Loot Trading Timeout Changed, Now Ticks While Offline 35:24 More Week in Review: Release Candidate, Opening the Way, Support Enchant 42:40 Mistweaver Tier Set Nerfs 57:21 Player Health Buffs 2: Electric Boogaloo (Healers Nerfed?) 01:14:47 PSA: 10.1 Release Schedule (also Anom Was Wrong) Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

As Patch 10.1 approaches, testing of new content trundles on. This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly go over the testing of 4 more Mythic bosses, as well as continued updates to the new slate of Mythic+ affixes (Entangling was nerfed! and also has a visual now!) and...nerfs to Leech. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap 10:23 Aberrus Item Levels & Omni-Token 28:49 Raid Testing: Zskarn, Magmorax, Assault and Neltharion 41:04 Class (and Stat?!) Tuning 51:45 Mythic+ Affix Changes: Entangling, Raging, Bolstering Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The release of Patch 10.1 has been announced! Release is May 2nd, with Season 2 PvE & PvP content releasing one week later on May 9th. This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly look at the current state of dungeons on the PTR, the new affixes (emallson is back for ROUND TWO of Entangling Chat!), the (buggy) raid testing, and more. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap: Raszageth Nerfs & A Mess All Around 14:44 Ghostcrawler's New Studio 20:38 Hotfix: Major Healer Tuning 25:04 Court of Stars WA Broken (& Un-Broken) 28:40 Mythic+ Testing: The Entangling Report 50:15 Aberrus Release Date & Raid Testing 01:13:19 Hall of Fame Updates: Top 200, Faction Doesn't Matter 01:15:23 New Crafting Knowledge Source: Ponzo 01:18:52 No-Healer Keys Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This weekend, the new Mythic+ affixes were up on PTR for testing. They, uh, well...they're certainly affixes. This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly walk through the many issues with the new affixes slated for patch 10.1, the buggy mess that was raid testing, some of the neat new transmog from the April Trading Post, and discuss the impact of the new-style gear scaling on Vault of the Incarnates. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Vault Reclear: Gear Scaling Seems Good? 15:47 April Traveler's Log: Fancy Weapons, Magenta Cloud Serpent 22:53 Amazon Prime Rewards: TCG Mount, More Each Month 25:10 3rd Evoker Spec Rumor Mill Continues to Churn 34:03 Misc: Mistweaver Hotfix, Great Vault Raid Thresholds, Elementium Drake Customization 40:04 Raid Testing: Mythic Khazzara & Zskarn 52:44 10.1 PTR: Brewmaster PvP Nerfs & Windwalker 4-set Buffs 01:00:43 MDI & New M+ Affixes (emallson Has VERY STRONG Feelings About Entangling) Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.0.7 released last week, and what a wild ride it has been! This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly recap the experience of raiding on a roller coaster, raid testing in Aberrus, and Scarizard's big blue post on updates to tier set acquisition coming 10.1 (like the much-requested omni-token!) This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: Another Raszageth Down! 06:52 Patch 10.0.7 Release Fiasco 13:44 Blue Post: Omni-Tokens & Updated Tier Set Acquisition 35:58 Aberrus Raid Testing: Echo of Neltharion, Magmorax, Forgotten Experiments 01:00:46 Monk Tier Set Updates & Tuning 01:08:03 Patch 10.0.7 Release: Forbidden Reach, Primordial Stones, and Obtaining Unobtainable ZG Gear Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Blizzard dropped the Aberrus raid testing schedule on us late last week. emallson got to partake, and this week on the podcast we're talking about it! Also on the show this week: another (final (final)) roundup of the Mistweaver updates in patch 10.0.7, along with some juicy Raszageth nerfs. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 0:00 Raszageth Nerfs & Prog Recap 15:16 Azure Vault Nerfs 18:06 "Private Aura" UI Restrictions in 10.1 30:39 Blizzard FAQ: New Upgrade System in 10.1 37:32 Patch 10.0.7 Content Recap 47:31 Brewmaster Hotfixes: Blackout Combo 49:16 Patch 10.0.7 Mistweaver Recap 01:03:47 Raid Testing! Intro & End-Wing Heroic Bosses Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The podcast is back from its IRL hiatus, and just in time for a MASSIVE info-dump about Patch 10.1! This week on the show, emallson and Anomoly recap the upcoming changes in Patch 10.0.7 (releasing next week, March 14th/15th/16th) and dive into the changes to gearing, the new raid info, and lots of info about Mythic+ coming out for Patch 10.1. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raszageth Prog (and KILL!) 07:36 Ghostcrawler, Lead Designer for Riot's MMO, Departs Riot Games 10:09 Patch 10.0.7 Releasing Next Reset! 16:11 Patch 10.1: Media Blitz (Interviews!) & Overview 18:53 Cross-Faction Guilds!!! 24:44 Aberrus Raid & NEW Gear Upgrade System 56:42 Mythic+ Season 2: Dungeon Pool Confirmed, Seasonal Affix, and Affix Revamp Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0