Podcasts about solo queue

This week we were so happy to talk with Dave from the Solo Queue podcast all about starting zones and whether or not the story dictates needing an update! And I don't want to say we totally solved Exiles Reach, but I think we fixed it! Go follow Solo Queue! https://bsky.app/profile/soloqueuewow.bsky.social  Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/livelaughlore Follow us! Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/livelaughlore.com TikTok = https://www.tiktok.com/@livelaughlorecast Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/livelaughlorecast/ YouTube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawbWDBP7qEl24CZ2GUoSGg

Episode 24 – HDYS Interview with Ali! Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 24! – 1:45         An interview with the creator of the now-retired Dungeon Fables podcast and the current co-host of Live, Laugh, Lore, Ali Andras!  A variety of topics listed below but beginning with the current game in Undermine, DRIVE, and 11.5.   Talking some WoD – 28:35   How Does Ali Solo? – 39:44   Player Housing – 49:00   No Mo FOMO? – 54:11   Books and Libraries – 59:21   Why the lore? – 1:02:46   Why content creation? – 1:05:54   Lightning Round! – 1:17:51   Outro – 1:31:00 Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening. Big thank you to Ali!  Find the weekly episodes of Live, Laugh, Lore (I hear the next one will be amazing…) wherever you get your podcasts and reach out to Ali on Twitter @aliandrask or on Bluesky @aliandras You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to contributing patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol'dun and Jon!  And thanks to all the free supporters as well! Remember to watch socials and r/wow on Reddit for the next 3 rounds to crown the best WoW NPC! “I will see you out there."  

Episode 23 – The 10 Years Ago Thing Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 23! – 4:42         Another full episode as we dive into three areas!   Best WoW NPC Tournament Coverage Rounds 1, 2, and 3 – 6:43 The upsets, the lopsided victories, and the first three rounds of this grueling six round tournament.  Coverage by region.  We end the segment with 8 NPCs left to fight for the (someday) famous title of Solo Queue Tournament of 64 Champion and Best WoW NPC!   News – 49:26 Season of Discovery Phase 8 – some new content in the old WoW? Is this the next phase of a test drive for Classic+?  https://www.wowhead.com/classic/news/season-of-discovery-phase-8-patch-notes-new-avalon-scarlet-enclave-raid-and-376282  Use your Sparks of Fortunes to upgrade gear, but look at this article because it is still a mystery to me. https://www.wowhead.com/news/fourth-spark-of-fortunes-available-for-crafting-this-week-in-the-war-within-376283 The C.H.E.T.T. system demystified. Turns out you need Renown 13 to interact with the system.  https://blizzardwatch.com/2025/03/26/wow-undermine-chett-list-cartel-reputation/#google_vignette And…   11.1.5 Launches April 22! – 54:32 Patch 11.1.5 rolls out in 3 phases beginning on April 22 with the Nightfall scenario, the Winds of Mysterious Fortune experience and reputation buff, and the new Cooldown Manager feature.  Listen for more details and the details in the blue post here:  https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-11-1-5-release-date-is-april-22nd-376279   “What have you done lately?” – 1:09:34 Interesting interview about the disappearing role of Vulpera in WoW, but I need to build a story around this.  Stay tuned.  Also an interview with Ali from Live, Laugh, Lore coming in Episode 24!  A few Delves.  And lots of leveling in Draenor of all places which leads to the main topic!   Main Topic:  Revisiting Warlords of Draenor – 1:12:34 A walkthrough of the lore setup for WoD, a playthrough of the excellent WoD intro questline, talking about the questing in the Horde zone of Frostwall, how the graphics hold up, building a Garrison, not flying (but then getting weak and flying), hitting the Bloodmaul Slagmines dungeon, and wrapping up with the first of three raid tiers from WoW's most maligned expansion.   Drink of the Month – 2:09:11 Couldn't find a tavern, so knocking back bottles of Ogre Moonshine on the steps of the raid entrance to get acclimated to battling ogres.   Raid of the Month:  Highmaul – 2:11:48 And, on to battling said ogres (but not OGRE, of course).   Verdict on Mythic Highmaul – 2:27:29 You have to listen to find out, but let's just say you probably aren't going to be camping on the steps where we drank the moonshine each week. Solo Queue Mailbox – 2:29:52 Kind words on Apple Podcasts and the first SQ episode on YouTube!   Outro – 2:33:08 Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening. Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol'dun and Jon!  And thanks to all the free supporters as well! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Next episode is Ali from Live, Laugh, Lore! Remember to watch socials and r/wow on Reddit for the next 3 rounds to crown the best WoW NPC! “I will see you out there."

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Episode 22 – Bookending Gallywix, Best NPC Tournament, and Putting Light into the World Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 22! – 3:06         Big thanks to Ease, the host of Realm Maintenance, for interviewing me for that podcast a couple weeks ago; great conversation about WoW, 11.1, and Solo Queue; check it out on your podcast feed of choice or (hopefully) it will hit YouTube in video form A trimmed down episode for “early” March Goblin starting zone revision 1 discussion Brief news segment The Main Event – Tournament of 64 launch! But first, indulge me for a few minutes…   Special Topic:  Podcasthon, Watts of Love, and Raising Awareness of the Power of Charitable Giving, All Through Podcasts Like This One – 7:30 Podcasthon is a global effort running this week on more than 1,000 podcasts worldwide in which podcasts are choosing a charity of their choice to highlight.  This is part of a wider effort to raise awareness for the continued need for altruism and charitable giving in the world. I chose to have Solo Queue to participate because I agree with that message of doing something in your power to help in your own way. Solo Queue is highlighting Watts of Love, a non-profit dedicated to giving solar lamps to households and communities that lack electrical power all over the world.  Watts of Love also helps reinvest the money saved my not purchasing kerosene or other power sources.  Solo Queue and my family are donating $100 to Watts of Love because I am impressed with their mission and their reputation as a charity. My call to action for you, the Solo Crew of listeners, is to find a way for you to lend assistance to those in need in a way that is meaningful to you.  If it is also donating to Watts of Love, great!  Go for it!  If it is donating to a charity of your choice, be it local or one with a wider mission, also great!  Maybe it is volunteering.  You may have skills that can benefit a charity just as much, if not more, than money.  Please do what you can.  That is my request.  Drop me a message or email and let me know what you did.  Thanks.   Watts of Love:  https://www.wattsoflove.org/ Podcasthon:  https://podcasthon.org/             “What have you done lately?” – 18:17 Revisiting the Goblin starting zone storyline in Kezan and the Lost Isles by starting my 65th character (yes, that is the cap); similarities to Undermine; story line is long and interesting; why does Thrall choose to put Gallywix back in charge and how does he have that power? My thoughts on the full story of 11.1 [THERE WILL BE STORY SPOILERS], including the Delves, Operation Floodgate dungeon (on Follower mode), Liberation of Undermine raid (NOT on Follower mode, just Story Mode - #followerraids), and the final storyline, Homecoming Delve gearing video on Icy Veins: https://www.icy-veins.com/wow/news/get-item-level-639-649-gear-every-week-fast-optimal-delve-gearing-strategy/ My idea for Blizzard – Solo Questing Mode for an immersive experience!    News – 1:04:34          Video from Blizzard: Building Azeroth: The Liberation of Undermine.  Check it out!  Lots of visual effects creation talk and that audio and sound creation, a topic near to my podcasting heart! Another Video from Blizz: 11 Solo Activities in Undermine.  Hosted by HazelNuttyGames.  She walks through activities solo players can tackle.  Huge housing update. The WoWhead article is here:  https://www.wowhead.com/news/how-decorating-your-house-will-work-in-player-housing-new-dye-feature-375821.  Focused on interior decoration, the level of detail and customization exceeds what most of us were expecting. And BlizzCon will return! Well, in 18 months or so.  Mark your calendars for September 12-13, 2026.  You might even see me there for my first BlizzCon.   Main Topic:  The First Annual Solo Queue Tournament of 64 to Determine the Best NPC in WoW – 1:18:02 64 NPCs square off against each other in a bracket-style tournament to determine who is “the best.”  That can mean whatever you want.  Voting determines who advances to the next round.  Here are the directions: Each round will be live on social media (Bluesky, Twitter/X, Insta, Facebook, Threads) for 3 days. Reply to a post or DM or email me at soloqueuewow@gmail.com with your votes for who wins each matchup in each round. List names or even just the numbers of your choices. First round only – can send a full bracket of predictions for all rounds up to the champion in addition to your votes. After 3 days, I will tally votes, update the bracket, and post the next round matchups If you want to hear about the NPCs participating, I walk through the matchups by region: East – 1:28:41 North – 1:40:06 South – 1:50:49 West – 2:06:27   Outro – 2:21:07 Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening. Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Darkblade Cyn, Snek of Vol'dun and Jon! That said, my sincere hope is that you find a way to support a charity of your choice this month, be it with your money or time or expertise.  I am proud to be participating in Podcasthon this year and donating to Watts of Love! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Remember to watch socials and get your votes in and we will talk about the first 3 rounds of the tournament in the regular March episode coming soon! “I will see you out there."

Episode 21 – Undermine, You Get My Drift? Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 21! – 8:58         Busy world in life, in game, and in podcast.  Lots of 11.1 going on!             “What have you done lately?” – 16:17 Love is in the Air recap Library in our Player Housing when? Barely hitting the 2000 points for the Trading Post An unexpected and difficult adventure to earn the Troll Heritage Armor   Main Topic:  First Laps Around Undermine and Patch 11.1 – 36:03 First thoughts of Undermine and connections to the OG Goblin starting zone of Kezan First playthrough NOT on my Night Elf Druid main, Human Paladin instead on a whim Opening cinematic and Orweyna do tie Undermine to TWW storyline Missing voice lines for Renzik the Shiv? https://gamerant.com/world-of-warcraft-patch-11-1-renzik-voice-acting-missing/ Also, run, don't walk to check out the new audio short story, Tipping Point! https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/media/audio/Warcraft%20Short%20Story Undermine the city – too much straight story; incredible detail; DRIVE is tricky at first but growing on me; SCRAP piles are fine; doing the jobs in DRIVE is a bit of a time sink; reached 2/6 storylines; one Delve down, one to go; skybox is hilarious; Bilge Rat Swabbie's Brush mop transmog acquired; what is CHETT and how do I get the amazing double rocket-pack?   Drink of the Month – 1:13:30 Is this a dry town?  Went with an IRL Old Fashioned instead.   Question of the Month – 1:16:18 Results - What should the next playable race be? 15 races suggested, but the top three vote getters were Naga, Arakkoa, and, by a landslide, Sethrak! New question:  What has you excited about WoW?  For me, it is story and story delivery.    News – 1:24:52          Warband camp scenes and ability to create new camps now available 30th Anniversary event in London looked good; hoping to get to it in Boston AND hopefully land an dev interview of some sort Welcome back podcast Realm Maintenance and congrats to Ease and family on birth of their first child! Twitch drop is Tock the Clocker Spaniel – a must get WoW services and other stuff sale – might have bought some realm transfers Why Kalimdor Cup as 11.1 launches? Map adds the Events tab to track Ongoing and Timed events 1 introduces 2 new Delves, Dungeon Raid schedule and Story Mode only comes week 2 (#followerraids when?)   Raid of the Month:  Firelands (Cataclysm) – 1:39:57 One of the most loved raids in the game?  When you add raid achievements, there are three solid mounts to chase here.  I have the rare ground mount, I do not yet have the super rare flying mount, and I am one achievement away from the third one.  In this episode, I bring you along as I try to sew up that last achievement.  Do I get it?  Does Charlie Brown ever kick the football?    Verdict on Firelands– 2:05:00 Yes.  This is a simple verdict.  Park a toon or two or many in Hyjal.   SQ Mailbox – 2:08:07 Voila and comments show up on Spotify!  Some praise and one former listener who seemed to take issue with a single sentence from a single episode.  I have a response to that.   Outro – 2:16:37 Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening. Hoping OGRE will write the song “Mai'Zoth the Unkillable” for me Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, and Snek of Vol'dun!   Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Bear, Jon, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Lavie, Curro, Aronaar, Aedan, Guardian Sandy, and Alice! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. “I will see you out there."

Episode 20 – The 1st Annual State of the Warcraft World Conversation with Gershom! Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 20! – 3:10         Solo Queue welcomes back Gershom, co-host of the Thrall's Balls podcast and a big early supporter of me and this show one year after being the first How Do You Solo? Interview guest. We are here to talk about the state of World of Warcraft just before the 11.1 content release.  We look back a little, forward a little, but mostly talk about what we are liking and looking forward to in the World of Warcraft.  Delves Follower Dungeons The shortcomings of Story Mode (#followerraids) Warbands The occasional lack of patience of some WoW players The flexible delivery of story in WoW The pace of the current trilogy expansions What the heck is Beledar (Sargeras's sword?) Which big characters are not going to survive the trilogy (I call my shot – Arator) Potential for new racial starting zones Player Housing Is there more story to come on the demise of Dalaran? Enjoy!             Outro – 1:43:43 Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a review to help grow Solo Queue. Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, and Snek of Vol'dun!   You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Thanks Gershom!  Find her at X/Twitter and Bluesky @huntergershom, Instagram @huntergeRRshom (that extra r tho!), thrallsballs.com to join the Thrall's Ball Discord, and find Thrall's Ball podcast on your feed of choice. “WE will see you out there."

Episode 19 – Three Drinks in on Lunar Love, Confucianism, Socrates, 11.1, and a Meh Castle Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 19! – 8:04 A few words from me on the guiding principles of Solo Queue and why consistent publishing is not really one of them.  Sorry to miss the two episodes a month pattern on the very first month.  I am okay with that and hopefully you are as well.  Still hoping to get you 24 episodes this year.   And a big thank you to Snek of Vol'dun for the fantastic interview last month, the most downloaded episode in a first week of release!             “What have you done lately?” – 13:00 Anniversary Trivia Recap – 942 total levels and now 40 characters are level 70 or above Fix for losing in-game dialog audio Nelf Druid main finally in all epic gear and Circlet maxxed to 658 Kirin Tor questline is good story-telling Plunderstorm – I already bought out the vendor!   News – 45:37 SoD Phase 7 Cata Classic XP buff Anniversary Classic Phase 2 To Retail news, Turbulent Timeways trick Can search for characters in the select screen   11.1 News and Previews – 56:55 List of selected features coming in 11.1 at an unknown date, likely Feb. 25?   Love is in the Air and Lunar Festival – 1:11:25 New stuff in Love is in the Air and I encourage you to hit respect your elders, if for no other reason than achievements and a new mount for Lunar Festival, which traces its roots to Confucianist ideas honoring your ancestors and the Chinese celebration of Lunar New Year.   Drink #1 – 1:22:50 Moonglow, a special Lunar Festival drink to tide me over to the Drink of the Month   Drink #2 – 1:23:45 Yup, a second drink.  Must be big stuff afoot.  To steel the nerves for Raid of the Month, a Shadeskin Brandy from a dude named Slabchop.  “It burns like sin,” as they say in Revendreth.   Question of the Month – 1:25:33 What should the next playable race be? Sethrak, ogres, jinyu, hozen, valkyr, naga, or something else?   Raid of the Month:  Castle Nathria (Shadowlands) – 1:27:35 It has been four years and that means the raids of Shadowlands should be available to be soloed by mere mortals.  I tackle Castle Nathria for the first time, and of course, I do not remember all the story bits going into it.  #followerraids   Drink #3 – 1:40:06      All that raiding has me thirsty for a second Shadeskin Brandy.   Verdict on Castle Nathria – 1:40:29 The first raid of Shadowlands has no mount?  And it has large swaths of RP dialog and slow-walking NPCs?  And it took much longer than an hour?  And it yielded only 500 gold?  What do you think my recommendation is?   Main Topic:  Did You Hear What Denathar Said About Me and Fellow Podcasters Unite! – 1:47:17 A passing comment by Denathar on Azeroth United has me fired up to defend my honor and reputation as a podcaster!  My defense includes comparing myself to Socrates.  What ego?  What are you talking about?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Socrates   Then I long for a tighter community of podcasters and celebrate the growing Solo Crew community, even though I tend to steer clear of groups and communities in WoW and life.  #wowpodcastersinBoston?   Outro – 1:59:23 Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, and Snek of Vol'dun!   Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Bear, Jon, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Lavie, Curro, Aronaar, Aedan, and Guardian Sandy! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  Leave a 5-star rating and a review to help grow Solo Queue. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. “I will see you out there."

Episode 18 – How Do You Solo? Interview with The Snek of Vol'dun! Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 18! First episode of 2025 and Season 2 of Solo Queue is an interview with The Snek of Vol'dun, a vocal proponent of making the Sethrak a playable race.  A chance social media encounter turned into a great conversation with a fellow solo player. Still planning for a regular episode in January as part of the twice-monthly plan for this new year.   Interview with The Snek of Vol'dun – 8:52 Why the Sethrak? A connection with the many snakes in Australia? Lore of the Sethrak A role to play fightinh Xal'atath? A Sethrak in a Delve? “Enough to get you hooked.” What classes could Sethrak play? Give us a Sethrak monk! All the pieces are there: starting zone, back story, models, more WoW 30th Anniversary Tour headed to Sydney How did you start playing WoW, especially as a younger player? Obligatory crapping on the writing during Shadowlands Obligatory praising of Chris Metzen and his return Snek as a solo player Time zones are strange Bits of Sethrak info in the Exploring Azeroth: Islands and Isles book Should Sethrak be available to Horde or Alliance or both? Predictions for what's to come in the WoW story? Updating “old” world zones for graphics and story could be easier with story progress and the presence of so many “Classic” versions Blizzard, heed the command of The Snek of Vol'dun, the Sethrak's strongest soldier!   Closing comments – 1:34:48 My thanks to The Snek of Vol'dun for coming on the show.   Outro – 1:36:30 Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/c/soloqueuewow  Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, TheSnekofVol'dun, and Friends of Wumpus!  Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Tim, Bear, and Jon. Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. The Snek of Vol'dun is on BlueSky at bsky.app/profile/snekofvoldun.bsky.social, on Twitter at x.com/TheSnekofVoldun and has a YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/@TheSnekofVoldun You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. January episode coming soon… “We will see you out there."

Wwwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of WI, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #167! Mixed Drink of the Week (Algalon - Woolly) -1 spherical ice ball -1 shot kraken rum (shadowy part of the fight) -1 shot white rum (because Algalon is a starry-type guy) -Fill in with Tonic water -garnish with mint leaf Next week: Anub'arak - Trial of the Crusader (Johnnie) WoW News 30th Anniversary World Tour https://www.wowhead.com/news/warcraft-30th-anniversary-world-tour-6-celebration-events-across-the-globe-360881 11.1 PTR https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-11-1-ptr-now-available-season-2-dungeon-testing-begins-359948 https://www.wowhead.com/news/upcoming-liberation-of-undermine-raid-testing-schedule-starts-this-friday-359720 https://www.wowhead.com/news/automatic-conversion-of-bronze-celebration-tokens-when-patch-11-1-launches-359966 https://www.wowhead.com/news/lord-ibelin-redmoore-new-tribute-npc-to-mats-ibelin-steen-in-patch-11-1-359767 https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/vault-will-require-3612-delves-in-111/2041619/511` New MoP Timewalking Rewards https://www.wowhead.com/news/mists-of-pandaria-timewalking-new-rewards-copper-maned-quilen-reins-359901 Bee Mount https://www.wowhead.com/news/turbulent-timeways-now-live-earn-the-timely-buzzbee-mount-359678 Fate of the Kirin Tor https://www.wowhead.com/news/fate-of-the-kirin-tor-now-available-earn-witness-of-the-kirin-tor-title-359897 Australia and New Zealand Prices https://www.wowhead.com/news/intel-13th-or-14th-gen-warning-in-wow-is-your-computer-at-risk-361296 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/how-to-update-bios.html Plunderstorm https://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-teasers-new-plunderstorm-rewards-mounts-pets-and-transmog-361218 Question of the Week What does D.R.I.V.E actually stand for? Wrong answers only! Sweeperdave: Dragon Riding If Verticality Evaporated (go listen to Solo Queue after this) Drastio: Dildo Rating In Valeera's Entryway Aaron: Drive Rive Ive Ve E (go listen to DNR after this) Vanderlyle: Druid Regrowth Is Very Efficient Follow Us: @Woolly08 Twt Insta Bluesky @HunterGershom Twt BlueSky @HunterGerrshom Insta @BoomyNation Twt YouTube Johnnie.Tips Discord, @Johnnie.Tips Insta CRAIIIIG! @CraigAddict Twt @ThrallsBallsPod Twt Email us with any feedback or questions: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.com You can also leave us feedback on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or even in a specialized reviews channel on our Discord. Go to ThrallsBalls.com to find our Linktree. All our relevant links (including Discord) can be found there. Bye we love you be good! https://discord.gg/HuFkhagM3Z

Episode 17 – The Real Anniversary Episode Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 17! First year of Solo Queue in the books and stumbling into some creative WoW-adjacent media got me thinking about all the value added to WoW by content creators outside of Blizzard.             Four Tanks and a Healer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A47d3fjDNSQ             Stormwind University:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sgpgEy-UW8             Karazhan Library:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDNwkGDS84         “What have you done lately?” – 16:52 Trivia is now 42 characters every day – the end is in sight, January 7 For max leveling efficiency, that meant getting 5 characters to 80 I made my 2 Earthen characters Monthly inventory for first time in 3 months Sporadically getting weekly meta quests done to keep gearing the 5 level 80s   Addon Recommendation:  Altoholic – 25:39 Tracks gold, levels, achievements, time played, and many more bits of individual character info account-wide, server by server, faction by faction.    …and Siren Isle – 27:03 Yes, it feels a lot like 10.0.7, but it is kind of different Gameplay is…fine; better than the alternative of nothing until 11.1 Story is hard to take in, maybe just for me?   News – 46:34 Still 2 story questlines to come in 11.0.7, Dalaran epilogue and Lingering Shadows Turbulent Timeways coming January 7 – 5 weeks of timewalking New game modes coming to the Character select screen? Might it be… Plunderstorm returns January 14 with less demanding reward system, new rewards, same battlefield And two holidays are wrapping up next week, Anniversary event January 7 and Winter Veil January 5!   Winter Veil in your Garrison! – 56:36 The second-best place to celebrate Winter Veil is in your WoD Garrison, which naturally gets decorations and there are WV dailies to add more decorations.  If you haven't done it, why not now?  I did, during the recording.   And, I've been thinking about WoD lately, which had its 10th anniversary in November.  2025 is my 10th anniversary in WoW.  Throughout the coming year, I am going to go through some of the highlights of this much-maligned expansion to show what is still enjoyable, including featuring the 3 WoD raids in Raid of the Month throughout the year.   Raid of the Month:  Antorus (Legion) – 1:12:02 Speaking of RotM, we visit the final raid of Legion, Antorus, the Burning Throne and see where that giant sword came from.  Is it worth it?  Lots of running around, Eonar a slow encounter, but if you want the 2 mounts and various transmog, then yes, get in there, at least a few times.  Did I get any mounts?  Listen to find out – no spoilers!   Also a plug for the website simplearmory.com – check it out to see all of your collectable items, along with a planner to go hunt them all down!   Drink of the Month – 1:30:20            All that raiding has me thirsty for Dwarven Mead and Greatfather's Winter Ale at the Stonefire Tavern in Ironforge, in sight of Greatfather Winter himself!   Main Topic:  Yep, more Winter Veil, including *SPOILERS* presents opened! – 1:31:50 We head across the molten channel in Ironforge to check out Winter Veil activities, including a ride out to kill the Greench, unwrapping the 2024 presents live, and sharing my Winter Veil wish list, now for 2025.   Plans for 2025 and gratitude for the influences that led me to SQ – 1:41:18 SQ plans for the coming year, a Season 2, if you will.  Biggest is the goal of two episodes each month, a traditional (and shorter) episode, and a second episode of various formats, including interviews, single topic deep dives, or overflow topics for the month.   I want to close this episode with gratitude for my sources of inspiration for Solo Queue including traditional radio, some Blizzard podcasts no longer with us, and many that are.  Thank you, fellow podcasters!  Honored to be among your ranks.   Solo Queue Mailbox – 2:04:16 The second and third reviews on Apple Podcasts from Mr Rascolwitz and Cyn (psmst1). #grateful   Truly, thanks for a great first year of Solo Queue!  I hope you keep listening and sharing it with friends.   Outro – 2:08:47 Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, and welcome Cyn!  Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Tim, and Jon. Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. “I will see you out there."

Faker's FIFTH Title - Do Solo Queue Team Comps Matter? - Long Term Players Not Being Able To Pick A Role

Today's guest: Dave from Solo Queue! Wwwhat's up swingaz? From the TBHQ in the grizzly lands of Wisconsin, welcome to Thrall's Balls episode #149! I'm Woolly, the king of bullshit and destruction warlock! Here with me is Gershom, the sassy-ass beast mastery hunter! WoW News Dracthyr Animations https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-class-animations-for-dracthyr-added-in-the-war-within-345902 Alleria: Light and Shadow https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-animated-short-alleria-light-and-shadow-now-available-345882 The Harbinger Is Here https://www.wowhead.com/news/the-harbinger-is-here-new-war-within-cinematic-345858 Funko Pops https://www.wowhead.com/news/sylvanas-and-lich-king-funko-pop-figures-now-available-on-blizzard-store-345851 "Endgame For Everyone" https://www.wowhead.com/news/raid-dungeons-pvp-and-delves-in-the-war-within-developer-discussion-345832 Twitch Stuff https://www.wowhead.com/news/twitch-drops-return-on-august-26th-ghastly-charger-mount-345827 https://www.wowhead.com/news/support-a-streamer-by-gifting-2-twitch-subs-to-receive-watcher-of-the-huntress-345826 Remix -What happens to characters after Remix ends? https://www.wowhead.com/news/blizzard-on-what-happens-to-characters-after-mop-remix-ends-467-gear-30-slot-345820 Mixed Drink of the Week (Gershom: Mag'har Orc) "Mocha Nips" -Mudslide mix in your cup -shot of rum chata with a little grenadine on top -drop it in and drink it Next week: FINAL heritage drink! Woolly - LF Draenei - T'Paartos! Big thanks to Dave of Solo Queue for joining us today! Find his show, Solo Queue, on all podcast platforms! All of his social media is @SoloQueueWow Follow us: @Woolly08 @HunterGershom @ThrallsBallsPod Email: ThrallsBallsPodcast@gmail.com Leave a comment on Spotify, a review on iTunes, or even join Discord and leave a review in the reviews channel! Discord link found on our Linktree: ThrallsBalls.com Bye we love you be good

Episode 11 – Up All Night Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 11! – 3:25 (10:00 pm) The goal of this episode was to throw age to the wind and unwisely pull an all-nighter enjoying the final days of Dragonflight and recording an episode.  The segments of the show are broken up by hours in the all-nighter!  Stick around to find out how it goes.    July News – 7:43 (11:00 pm) Midsummer Fire Festival – I did lots of levelling and proved that the new bad luck protection system works perfectly fine by getting the Fire Festival Drake armor on my very first attempt. Sorry Jason from the Starting Zone.  Thanks Blizz, but remember me again at Brewfest. Pre-patch for The War Within, the tenth expansion, launches this Tuesday (today)! Long maintenance is a guarantee.  Be patient.  Remember two things.  First, the pre-patch event for 11.0 is called the Radiant Echoes and it DOES NOT LAUNCH on Tuesday. Second, Warbands launch when you log in and creating yours will take time on your first login. Preview of pre-patch – Really, the only other news worth mentioning at this moment is the rest of the pre-patch. Wowhead article: https://www.wowhead.com/guide/the-war-within/pre-patch-overview All DF raids and world bosses become awakened Skyriding is available Cross-realm guilds are available Leveling requirements reduced, especially from 60 to 70   End of Dragonflight – 31:32 (12:00 am) End of expac checklist. What's yours?  Mine is being pieced together as we chat Thoughts on Renown - felt like a big burden and tell me how it is different from reputations, Derek Zoolander. If I make a Blue Steel joke in the show notes, does it ever get read? WoD and DF similarities based on comments by Denathar on his podcast Azeroth United – 2 expansions when developers were looking ahead to a game-changing next expansion, one more successful than the other Follower dungeons – all benefit, no downside, which means…wait for it…#giveusFollowerRaids   TWW Topics – 52:40 (1:00 am) Really just a rant about Pathfinder and support for “Steady Flying”   Delve Testing and Preview 1:01:54 (2:00 am) Playing beta characters is tough Hanging with Brann as your support Delves are a bit of a puzzle, a series of quests, objectives, etc. as we have seen in instanced scenarios/activities before, but maybe the best version of its predecessors Has some Torghast like power-ups here and there. Brann suggests pausing to sit by the fire after combat to hear and get you well fed. There are boxes and chests with helpful gear and respawn points. Boss at the end with a treasure room full of rewards   Hearing voices and then a Remix update – 1:12:01 (3:00 am) Wait, did we make it?  Man, it felt good to buy out the mount vendor!  Also, I didn't mind running groups in MoP Remix because there is literally no interactions with others and no challenge to the content, virtually at any level.   Raid of the Month:  Mogu-Shan Vaults – 1:22:12 (4:00 am) The primary drop is the Astral Cloud Serpent mount, one of my faves and a previous target of mine.  Lorewalker Cho and some slow to come to life bosses make this a slow farm, but the mount is great if you didn't get it in MoP Remix.  And in Remix, there is an amazing golden version called the Astral Emperor's Serpent.  Go get it!   Final thoughts on Dragon Flight and the direction of WoW – 1:34:10 (5:00 am – close to dawn of a different day) DF saved WoW as Blizzard pulled itself out of a terrible place; Blizzcon 2023 ended my debate over whether to continue with the game and it resurrected Solo Queue because of the three pillars:  Delves, Warbands, and Follower Dungeons. Dragon Flight brought the story of WoW back to Azeroth and the familiar after the Shadowlands. Follower Dungeons might be one of the few features launched in WoW to have no real negative reaction, benefits for solo players, and even benefits for group players. Extend that Follower Dungeon tech to a Raid setting. Coming solo features remind me of Mage Tower in Legion, my single proudest moment (beating the Feral Druid challenge).   Idea of adding a small level of challenge to old dungeon/raid farming, but not before Follower Raids! Lastly, Warbands, the big change that arrives with pre-patch.  Denathar of Azeroth United said this is the shift from a game that recognizes what the character accomplishes to a game that recognizes what the player accomplishes.  61 characters will be in my Warband soon, all sharing their loot. DF brought WoW back and the future looks great!   Outro – 1:48:20 (Sunrise!) Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. If you want to support the show, SoloQueueWoW at Patreon.com Thank you to current patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, and ThatSkyGuy! And welcome free patrons Max and Eddie! Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Sounds from Blizzard and OGRE #dontplaymuted You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. “I will see you out there."

Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Dive Driven by Kia! Kobe, Azael, and Meteos discuss Patch 14.14 balance changes, poro-sized Phreaks, pet champions, and the LCS returning from the mid-season break. Week 4 of the LCS RETURNS July 20th at 1pm PT/4PM ET with Dignitas taking on Team Liquid - don't miss it! See you next time, and thanks for listening! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro, Shopify Roster Change, Immortals / Inero Discussion 4:48 - Rookies in the LCS and roster / player development 10:12 - Tomio Roster Swap discussion / League impact of team roster swaps 13:13 - Fan question: Team Liquid roster changes + Impact impact 21:58 - Patch discussion 41:45 - Fan question: Overall level of play 49:02 - Fan question: Revive one LCS team? 57:42 - Phreak discussion - Azael vs. Phreak 1:01:02 - Up and coming LCS challenger rookies? Srtty discussion and high expectations 1:03:12 - Things that work in Solo Queue vs. Things that work in Pro play 1:09:47 - Fan question: Character archetype that isn't in League you'd like to see? 1:16:33 - Upcoming LCS matchups - DIG vs. TL, IMT vs FLY

ESPORTMANÍACOS 2054: En el programa de hoy hemos hecho un pequeño repaso a la temporada de Team Heretics, Giantx y MAD Lions KOI, ¿éxito o fracaso? También hemos hablado del pequeño gesto de Supa con Vetheo tras echarle de LEC en la victoria del domingo y la toxicidad en Solo Queue por parte de jugadores profesionales de la máxima competición de EMEA. APÓYANOS AQUÍ https://www.patreon.com/Esportmaniacos https://www.twitch.tv/esportmaniacos 🔁Nuestras redes🔁 https://twitter.com/Esportmaniacos https://www.tiktok.com/@esportmaniacos Para entrar a NUESTRO DISCORD: https://discord.gg/pVkbd2MR 💙 Referido de AMAZON: https://amzn.to/36cVx3g 💙 Di adiós a las gafas en CLÍNICA BAVIERA (precio especial para vosotros): https://www.clinicabaviera.com/landings/274/?origen=Esportmaniacos 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:18 - Salseo entre Supa y Vetheo 00:41:30 - Temporada de los equipos españoles en LEC 01:27:10 - ¿Qué equipos pueden ir a LEC FINALS? 01:40:49 - Quinteto de la semana y MVP

ESPORTMANÍACOS 2050: En el programa de hoy hemos hablado largo y tendido de las declaraciones de Melzhet en su entrevista con Shoto de ChinaGAP. Hemos aprovechado para invitar al entrevistado y además hemos tenido a TrailoJG del Patreon de Cabramaravilla en el programa de hoy. APÓYANOS AQUÍ https://www.patreon.com/Esportmaniacos https://www.twitch.tv/esportmaniacos 🔁Nuestras redes🔁 https://twitter.com/Esportmaniacos https://www.tiktok.com/@esportmaniacos Para entrar a NUESTRO DISCORD: https://discord.gg/pVkbd2MR 💙 Referido de AMAZON: https://amzn.to/36cVx3g 💙 Di adiós a las gafas en CLÍNICA BAVIERA (precio especial para vosotros): https://www.clinicabaviera.com/landings/274/?origen=Esportmaniacos 00:00:00 - Intro 00:26:45 - Declaraciones de Melzhet 01:20:15 - G2 saca las Solo Queues 01:38:23 - Los más buffados de Cacaolat

Episode 9 – First Raid Clear of…Dazar'alor? Show Notes  Welcome to Episode 9! – 3:27 Sound issues lately - I think I have them resolved. Goodpods listed Solo Queue was as a Top 50 video game podcast last month! Upcoming episodes: 10 will be an HDYS interview with Gin of Live, Laugh, Lore podcast.  Ep. 11 will be just the second half of the introduction to playing WoW.  Sorry to leave you hanging, ThatSkyGuy!   News – 8:37 TWW launches Aug. 26 - I was only one day off!  Early access on Aug. 22, Season 1 activities on Sept. 1.  I broke down and went all in on the 20th anniversary collector's edition. TWW beta access was June 5, with codes for collector's edition people arriving June 12.  I am holding out against spoiling the Day 1 experience for myself, so no beta coverage here. Mid-Summer Fire Festival begins today, June 21! You can travel from zone to zone, city to city, and lighting your factions' bonfires and extinguishing those of the rival faction.  Do this to collect Burning Blossoms, the currency for the Fire Festival.  There are buffs you can get and vendors to spend your blossoms on.  In addition, there are festival related quests and achievements to check out. Holiday boss is Frost Lord Ahune This also brings in a big change to how holidays work in general.  Now, you can only get one of these premier rare drops on the first attempt of the day per Bnet account.  To balance out the reduced availability, Blizzard have introduced bad luck protection, with chances rising after every failed attempt.  Once per day per account, Ahune will drop the Satchel of Chilled Goods - chance at the new Cliffside Wylderdrake armor, along with blossoms, Ahune's staff, and other items.  Festival runs until July 5, so 14 attempts. 10.2.7 patch was released May 7 with various small story questlines, content. Dranei HA Troll HA Harbinger questline - setting up the TWW, good stuff. Sins of the sister - difficult to remember or find, is in Bel'Ameth.  Be Yourself Visage Day - issues with not finding the NPCs is due to you not having done the questing related to those NPCs.  Frustrating, but understandable, but frustrating. All DF quests previously locked behind Renown levels are now available to all level 70 characters. WoW Remix - MoP of course is live!  59 days left and counting.  Once 70, I hear it is quicker for any Timerunner alts that you make AFTER achieving 70. BfA Raids now soloable Is the first TWW raid soloable?  Not quite.  Blizzard announced Story Mode as a new Raid difficulty.  Neru'bar Palace, first TWW raid, will feature a new difficulty called "Story”.  It is not Follower Raids.  Party of 1-10 for a pared down battle with only the final boss.   Popping in to a tavern or inn for a local drink – 40:01 Pandaren Plum Wine at The Lazy Turnip.  We are drinking the local this month.   Question of the month – 40:56 After giving the news and drama of Remix, have I been paying too much attention to headlines and nerf news and not enough time just playing and enjoying?  What is your opinion on MoP Remix?  Do you like this different style of content in this period leading up to a new expansion?      Introducing the Raid of the Month! – 42:55 One big part of many solo players game is waiting literal years for Blizzard to open up old end-game content to solo players.  With the news that BfA raids are now soloable, I chose Battle of Dazaralor for my first Raid of the Month on my Night Elf Feral Druid main, ilvl 484, 499 weapon. Dazaralor is a 12-boss raid and was the second raid of BFA.  It launched in January of 2019, so I waited five and a half years to be able to solo it.  That is too long.  I chose it because it has two rare mounts that can drop on Mythic, both are pretty cool.  The GMOD is a massive robot mech suit mount, the Goblin Machine of Death.  It can drop in Normal, Heroic, or Mythic difficult.  The Glacial Tidestorm, a very cool elemental off Jaina, only drops on Mythic. First 9 bosses gave little trouble.  A 3% wipe after 5 minutes on Mekkatorque, but second time was fine.  No GMOD.  Stormwall Blockade was very difficult and took some research and four deaths.  Jaina was easier, but no Glacial Tidestorm.   Final tally 11 new appearances, no mounts, bunch of five-year-old achievements, 2,471 in gold, minus 250 in repair costs.  Profit of 2,221 gold for roughly an hour of time, maybe less.  I did eat dinner in the middle.  Difficulty was a satisfying level, but I want this in less than five year.  #FollowerRaidsWoW   Outro Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. If you want to support the show, SoloQueueWoW at Patreon.com Thank you to current patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, and ThatSkyGuy!  Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Good luck with your own old raid farming! “I'll see you out there."  

Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Dive Driven by Kia! Kobe, Azael, and Meteos break down Week 1, debate the causes and effects of burnout and Solo Queue's effectiveness, and pro player practice regimens. Stay tuned until the end to hear Meteos's break down of Aurora's kit reveal! Week 2 of the Summer Split starts THIS SATURDAY at 1PM PT/4PM ET. Thanks for watching! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-dive-esports-podcast/message

Coach Curtis and Nathan Mott get into the details of what players in each rank look like. What do they struggle with? What are their common mistakes? What do they do well? What to expect climbing up each division.

We tackled a variety of items in this one, folks. A bit less of a linear episode, but an enjoyable one nonetheless (or at least I hope so). Kyle opens my eyes to the trading card world and shares a passion of his, as well as some things to watch out for from a collector's perspective. We also give some love to the Fallout community with the recent introduction of the Fallout TV series available on Prime Video. I heard great things about the revisions to Fallout 76 post-launch, and the community that loves the universe. Needless to say, my experience STILL exceeded my expectations. Give it a try yourself, and let me know if what you'd rate it! Sadly, the CDL matches were fairly lackluster this past weekend. Don't worry, we still cover them and what is to come this weekend. We can't wait for Major III which will be hosted by the Toronto Ultra, and don't even get us started on Call of Duty: Champs which will be hosted by the #Greenwall, OpTic Texas. Buckle up because we are in for a treat. New branding content will be coming soon courtesy of my wife, Katie Kilsdonk Photography, LLC. She is well-versed in the photography space in the Northeast Wisconsin area, but is also available for travel! Specializing in Couples, Families of all sizes, Maternity, Elopements, the list goes on and on! For more information on where you can find her, check out the links below! Katie Kilsdonk Photography, LLC.: Email: katiekilsdonkphotography@gmail.com Instagram: @katiekilsdonkphotography Facebook: @katiekilsdonkphotography Website (Coming Soon): www.katiekilsdonkphotography.com Josh / WokeUpDreaming: Email: CoDLogicPodcast@gmail.com twitter.com/CoDLogicPodcast twitch.tv/WokeUpDreaming twitter.com/WokeUpDreamTeam Kyle / SaltyTaco05: GibberishPod@gmail.com twitter.com/GibberishPod1 twitter.com/TinoHeat05 twitch.tv/SaltyTaco05 The world is a much better place with you in it. Be kind, be good, and DO good. I love you all. -Josh K.

Episode 5 - What to Expect When You're Expecting (a WoW expansion)   Show Notes   Welcome back for episode 5 of Solo Queue and welcome to you if this is your first time listening.   Opening thoughts Coming to you from the westernmost island of Pandaria, in the Townlong Steppes and looking for any sign of a land mass that could host The War Within.   I am predicting a TWW launch of Tuesday, August 27, 2024.  I dare you to disagree.   Absolutely enjoyed my conversation with longtime WoW player and podcaster Gershom in the first interview episode a few weeks ago.  Freeform conversation was a fun change of pace!  Thanks Gershom!  @huntergershom on the Twitter.   News and updates Hearthstone's 10th anniversary, yet another exhibit in a growing mountain of evidence that I am getting old. Warcraft 1 and 2 now available in the Bnet launcher. My kingdom for the time to jump into them. SoD phase 2 is off and running with new runes, level 40, and the Gnomergon raid. If you want to preserve some of the Discovery in SoD, but don't want to wander blindly around Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms looking, head over to Preach Gaming to make use of their riddles to hint your way to the location of your class runes.  It's kind of a fun middle ground for SoD round 2.  https://preachgaming.com/2024/02/09/sod-p2-rune-riddles/ The Love is in the Air holiday wrapped up, with everyone somehow hating pink and angry they can't get one of the uglier mounts in WoW. There, I said it.  And not out of bitterness.  Not sure I have even attempted it, and certainly not more than three times.  Everyone needs to chill around the season of love.   2024 Roadmap Update 2.6 is still a mystery, but it is coming soon Launch of alpha coming? Roadmap has it in early spring just after 10.2.6.   Hard Mode Self-Found mode goes live on Feb. 29 - TOMORROW! No mail with other players, no AH, no trading of any sort, and only one death!  I am looking forward to trying this, though time might be limited for me.   Main Topic - What is there to do in retail WoW with TWW still many months out?  Some suggestions from me. Leveling alts - Go and enjoy leveling. Don't treat it as a chore.  Lots of story to find, memories to chase, and each toon is another in your stable of alts! Heritage Armors - There are now 20 races with a heritage armor available, some based on level and rep, but plenty with quest chains. Quality might vary, but if you have a favorite class or want to dive into some lore of a new class, get in there! Legion Class Order Halls - Similar to Heritage Armors, they provide an opportunity to explore the denizens of Azeroth, but through the 12 classes available in Legion. These are a good way to level new characters and dive into some details of a specific class.  Can be a long haul with some reputation obstacles (Exalted with Nightfallen), but maybe repeatability will ease with Warbands in TWW?  Mounts and class sets on offer. How about the small group, instanced content of: BfA Warfronts BfA Island Expeditions Shadowlands Torghast Again, mog and mounts on offer with all three.  Sure they each had their issues, but you are a big, tough level 70 champion now.  What are you afraid of? Dip your top into mog and mount farming, and what better way to start than here in Pandaria with the four main World Bosses: Galleon, Nalak, Ondasta, and the Sha of Anger?  Each drops a mount, most of them highly sought after.  Here is my tip: get toons on a low-population RP server, and it is rare to ever see anyone else farming them.  Why is that good?  No waiting around for the 15-20 minute spawn timer.  With rare visits, the bosses are often just up twiddling their thumbs.  My further advice:  camp a few toons at Isle of Thunder to farm Nalak.  Camp a few toons on the big part Pandaria, hitting Galleon, Sha, and Ondasta, then hearthing back to the start.  By the time you do that loop and log into the next character, your first boss is nearly or possibly up again.  Rinse, repeat, ride the mount that drops.  And, special bonus in the show notes, a macro that will let you see your attempts on these four.  Sadly, it is only on that character, so get your calculator out!   Outro A tired throat and the need to pack for a trip to France has me wrapping up. Thanks to all of you supporting, including the Solo Crew patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, and our newest patron ThatSkyGuy who arrived by donating a Solo Queue logo!  See it on the Twitter account header. Thanks all sound, music, and voice peoples at Blizzard. Thanks to the guys in OGRE for their killer music! @soloqueuewow on all the socials, Gmail, and at Patreon.com. Typing this from Logan Airport about to head to Paris!  Can't wait for the adventure.  I will tell you all about it in March!   I'll see you out there!  

Show Notes for Episode 4: I hope you enjoy this first attempt to interview members of the World of Warcraft community about how they play, the role WoW plays in their lives, and issues around the game. For a first interview subject, the choice was obvious.  As co-host of the Thrall's Balls podcast, Gershom was the first WoW content creator to reach out to me and to talk up this podcast on that show.  In this first bonus episode, Gershom and I have less of an interview.  Instead, this is a wide-ranging conversation about life, WoW, family, podcasts, our excitement for the new focus on solo content, the need for Follower Raids (we agree), favorite zones, talking to NPCs, and what fans of this show should be called.  Spoilers there - her name is way better than mine! It is more than an hour, but I promise this conversation is lively and interesting.  Enjoy and be sure to check out Thrall's Balls on your podcast feed a dose of colorful language, inventive WoW-themed drinks, not-very-good jokes (sorry guys) along with WoW news and opinions!  Get over there to hear Gershom, Wooly, and Bentolas do their thing! My huge thanks to Gershom for getting this new type of episode off the ground and for all her help and friendship!  This episode was immensely fun!   Outro: Music credits: all in-show audio from Blizzard, #playwithaudioon; intro and outro music by my real friends in the doom metal band OGRE.  Check them out at ogrereal.bandcamp.com.  Thanks to my lovely, supportive wife and to Podbean, the host for Solo Queue. Huge thanks to Andrew and Righteous Bandy for their support at Patreon.com! You can support Solo Queue there as well and help make bonus episodes like this happen. Subscribe at any of the podcast feeds. Please leave reviews and 5-star reviews when possible, as they will help grow this little podcast adventure.  Solo Queue is at soloqueuewow on all the socials, Gmail, and Patreon.  Send me feedback on the show, as well as your solo play tips and stories.  I want to feature them on the show. Gershom is @huntergershom on Twitter and @thrallsballspod at Gmail and the socials.  Find Thrall's Balls on your podcast app of choice. She didn't lie, there is a Solo Queue Discord server (temper your expectations). Back in the Solo Queue soon for the February episode! We'll see you out there!

Episode 3 is up and focused on the breadth of features in 10.2.5.  Are you liking the breadth or wishing for more depth? Ever completed a Superbloom but forgot to pick up the quest first? Comments, answers & help for all of it, along with an expansion announcement! (SQ, not WoW) SQ Ep. 3 is on your podcast platform of choice. I'll see you out there!  Don't mind this:  SKmW1OYni0tWQd9S8iYc Episode 3 Show Notes: Opening: Tyrande and Shandris talking about the future of the Night Elves in a Bel'Ameth in-game cinematic. Welcome to episode: Welcome to January, to 2024, and to Episode 3 of Solo Queue! Starting in Bel'ameth to celebrate the drop of 10.2.5 and the opening of the new Night Elf capital city. Big news of the week is the arrival of 10.2.5. My first content update as a content creator.  A fair amount of early online reactions seemed to be on the negative side, and I do not want to get drawn into that. I will look for the positives because I think there are positives in 10.2.5 and I think there are realistic limits to what we can expect from a .5 patch, from an MMORPG in terms of story, and from a development team that I do believe is trying to turn a very large ship towards a better future. In the show, we are going to talk about the big activities of 10.2.5: The arrival or return of two capitals for two Alliance races Some Azerothian Archives A little bit on the Follower dungeons My adventures in the Season of Discovery The news A video for advice on gearing as a solo player And my mostly positive thoughts on 10.2.5 overall, despite some of the negative feedback that may be out there. Some extra big thanks. Big thanks to the Thrall's Balls podcast for support of Solo Queue on their own show. Check out their recent episode #124 on Spotify, Apple, or your own podcast feed or say hello @Thrallsballspod on Twitter Thanks to my first two Patreon subscribers! Andrew and Righteous Bandy have taken the leap and are supporting the show with actual money!  Some firm Patreon goals and rewards, including extra episodes, are coming. And, thanks to you! Yeah you.  I see you listening and reading these show notes!  I want to hear from you with feedback and suggestions.  soloqueuewow on socials, at gmail, and even at the Patreon. I will be recording occasional interview episodes entitled "How Do You Solo?" I am going to be reaching out to players and content creators alike to hear how they play the game.  There just might be another episode in your podcast feed before the February episode scheduled for the 21st. News and updates: 10.2.5 is out.  Remember that dynamic flying is now available anywhere normal flying is offered in the Warcraft universe.  That includes Outland, and the Outland Cup.  The event ends on February 1st.  10.2.6 is on the PTR, as was reported in December, but it is fully-encrypted, so there has been no data-mining and still, no one knows that that mysterious black pirate flag hanging off the 2024 roadmap actually means.  Visually, it sits between winter and spring, so possibly March?  We will see.  Looks like it may be followed shortly by The War Within Alpha.  And season 4 looks to be spring, so likely April at the earliest. On the Classic side, the next phase of Season of Discovery arrives February 8.  The level cap will rise to 40 and a fresh slate of runes will be waiting to be found.  And the Gnomeregon raid will be the end-game content for level 40 characters.  If you are of the PvP persuasion, Stranglethorn Vale will once again be the most dangerous place to take a casual walk in Azeroth! Side quests: On being bad at video games, SoD, and HC Self-found mode  I am not very good at video games. Have played games for decades.  Now I find myself still alone at a desk playing games, but there are potentially millions of other players running by and "watching".  Not quite as alone as before. Because of not wanting to either actively compete or passively be judged, I work to play alone. In SoD, I am trying to be self-reliant by creating more characters that can help outfit and supply the first character.  That becomes the game within the game. Self-Found mode is interesting to me. It is how I tend to play, although HSF takes away the support of alt characters.  SF has my interest piqued.  Popping in to a tavern or inn for a local drink: I don't think the Night Elves are big drinkers, but if you head to the Silver Feather, the inn at Bel'ameth, you can grab an Azure Leywine that refresh, but still leave you clear-headed to help get the city set up. Today I Learned: You can accept all of those pesky weekly quests from the Adventure Guide (Shift-J, second tab after Traveler's Log). Main topic: What do we want from these video games?  Reviews of Bel'Ameth and Reclamation of Gilneas.  What the addition of these two capital cities might mean. Talk through the Bel'Ameth experience.  Difficult to find the quest.  What and who is in the new zone.  This is the capital city, but might it serve as a new starting zone in the future?  Music is amazing and reflects that changes Night Elves have experienced since initial WoW zones.  Cinematics associated with Bel'Ameth are looking ahead in the story. Playing the Reclamation of Gilneas.  Not the most engaging questing, but the story is interesting.  After recapture, the city is quite empty, but that is how it should be.  Feels like both cities are being seeded and renewed to play a part in the expansions and stories to come, a long-term view of the developers.  I am optimistic about that. Quick hits Azerothian Archives: Early feedback was it was buggy and not very engaging and I sadly have to agree.  The activities seem more like pushing buttons and do not yet feel like an improvement over old archeology.  Admittedly only halfway through the initial quest chain.  Will come back to it, but so far feels like a miss for something I was looking forward to as solo content. Follower Dungeons are as promised. Did a Halls of Infusion and was able to clear three dungeon quests.  These quests are from stories from much earlier in the expansion.  Only now continuing them makes for disjointed gameplay.  It will be nice when they are in place already in The War Within.  AND, Blizzard, give us Follower Raids for all the same reasons. Solo-friendly roundup: Dungeon Dojo works to make dungeons and raids more accessible for those who do not like group content for various reasons. Check them out on Discord. Useful video from SignsofKelani on YouTube - How To Gear Up ILVL 476 ALL BY YOURSELF - No Group Content Needed! Good advice to get you to 447 ilvl.  Feels like it gets a bit crazy and confusing after that with crafted gear and all the crests and such. Outro: Music credits: all in-show audio from Blizzard; intro and outro music by my real friends in the doom metal band OGRE.  Check them out at ogrereal.bandcamp.com.  Thanks to my lovely, supportive wife and to Podbean, the host for Solo Queue. Huge thanks to Andrew and Righteous Bandy for their support at Patreon.com! You can support Solo Queue there as well. Subscribe at any of the podcast feeds. Please leave reviews and 5-star reviews when possible, as they will help grow this little podcast adventure.  Solo Queue is at soloqueuewow on all the socials, Gmail, and Patreon. Send me feedback on the show, as well as your solo play tips and stories.  I want to feature them on the show. Coming soon, and possibly ahead of the February episode, I am launching a new interview series on how people play this game called “How Do You Solo?” Players, fellow content creators, and I am close to announcing the first guest, but not quite yet! Back again in the Solo Queue in a month, possibly sooner! I'll see you out there!

Die Fanmeile zieht um, wir machen jetzt Fußball und sind mit 1-1 in die neue Saison gestartet. Es ist viel los und nebenbei hat Riot mal wieder das halbe Spiel gereworked. Passend dazu haben wir mit Kevin, Broeki und Sola drei ADCs am Start, die sich mal ordentlich über ihre Rolle auskotzen können.   Mitglied werden: Eintracht Spandau | Werde jetzt Mitglied bei Eintracht Spandau | Patreon   0:00 Start  3:00 Gast: Sola  3:39 Co-Stream bei Hänno  13:12 Saisonauftakt  22:40 Neue Season (als ADC)  1:06:05 Wen bannt ihr in der Solo Queue?  1:09:04 Was sind eure Ziele in der Solo Queue?  1:12:05 Broekis 60 Sekunden  1:14:06 Anstehende Matches und Baller League  1:15:54 Letzte Runde 

The introduction episode of Solo Queue, a new monthly podcast about adventuring alone in Azeroth.  Host Dave Gagne will share his experiences playing the massive multiplayer game World of Warcraft while steering clear of other players.  Coming soon to a podcast feed near you and info on most social media platforms at soloqueuewow.  See you out there!

The Solo Queue Anxiety Cycle

One month into the Season, Curtis and Nathan start by giving an update on how their Solo Queue is progressing - Saltu OTP Olaf Mental Booming After Changing Champions - Failing to go Pro.

In this Certified Fresh episode, Andy, Flask, Greg, John, and Vito review the Dead Space remake, Hi-Fi Rush, Steam Next Fest demos, Dark and Darker, Red Dead Redemption 2's RedM mod, games being killed off soon, the first gaming Grammy, the latest Nintendo Direct, and more! Find out more at https://broken-campfire.pinecast.co

Welcome to Season 12 of Spine Chill, the #1 asymmetrical horror podcast featuring three veterans of the genre who take fun SERIOUSLY. In this episode, the guys talk about a DBD teaser for the long-awaited "solo queue icons" - and we also checked in with new VHS and Propnight content! SPOTIFY ► https://open.spotify.com/show/2jHAZlp... John Wolfe ► https://www.twitch.tv/johnwolfe TheHotCross ► https://www.twitch.tv/thehotcross RunningMan ► https://www.twitch.tv/runningman Twitter ► https://twitter.com/spinechillcast

This recording is all over the place a'la the classic Brainstormz episodes, but I still manage to dig deep. Just took much longer haha I'm basically clearing my mind after an intense period. The more I keep on talking the more I notice how much this recording helps as a part of my mental regrouping as well as my healing process. I felt as if I was about become sick while recording this as well I prefer female Rogues. The female Night Elf looks the absolute best with the best animations for my tast. Not sure which race I'll use Horde side. The new models really have lessened my options in regards to races I want to play. What's up with those creepy eyes?   This is the single most chill return to a pre patch that I've ever had. Ever. There's so much “you can do” that I'm skipping The reasons why I want to main Rogue. Tired of carrying so many sets of gear as a Druid when I min max. As a Rogue all I need is to change weapons and PvP gear. Eventually. Playing on NA gives me a great opportunity to focus a lot more on one class compared to EU where I have a plethora of alts available. How I'll switch from Rogue if I change my mind  Starting out with chillsteps feels so good. It lays a great foundation if I want to go hard later on The difference between EU and NA players in general. I have a Rank 1 mindset, but I would never spend the time reaching Rank 1  Different pre patch behaviour in Shadowlands because of all the Garbage systems Blizzard implemented. Skipping a ton of "content". New playstyle priorities, PvP plans, Dragonflight choices, Testing pre patch before buying the Dragonflight expansion Solo Queue is rated. So what does that mean for the future? Solo RBG Queueing? Blizzard chose Solo Shuffle instead of Solo Queueing. The second choice would be so much easier to implement but Blizzard pride, bro. Modern Blizzard = Blizzard 2.0 and forward. Listen to episode # 32 for a breakdown of how Supercell managed to do what Blizzard 2.0 never could. How I'd find and add chill PvPers through Solo Shuffling. The Butthurt meta mindset vs the Rank 1 mindset. The Rank 1 mindset is 3 - 10% of the entire playerbase and within that already limited percentage there will be another 3% that push harder than the other 97% within the Rank 1 range. I might delve deeper into this topic about the 1 - 3% mindset at a later date. Time tells, there's no rush WoW info https://check-pvp.fr/us/Sargeras/Globalled NA toons. Active project https://check-pvp.fr/eu/Bronze%20Dragonflight/Grayz EU toons. Inactive Content https://twitter.com/grayzbdf I type things when I feel like it https://www.youtube.com/grayzbdf Currently inactive project, but this podcast might change things over there within x months https://www.twitch.tv/Grayzbdf Currently inactive project  

Curtis' journey learning Ahri, the 4 things needed to become and expert, and the similarities between incels and toxic soloq players.

Interview with Riot Phroxzon!

Jingle Jingle Song

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CCL Preview Format The Season will have 2 splits with 180 teams in the league Split 1- The teams will compete in a round robin format and at the end of the first split the teams will be ranked accordingly. After rankings they will be placed in the top cut and bottom cut based on their rankings. Split 2- Teams will compete in another round robin against teams in their cut, they did not play prior. Split 2 standings will be divided into Top and Bottom Cut for each region Playoffs- Playoffs will have 64 total teams with 8 form each region Prizing-1st- $12,500, 2nd- $6,250, 3rd- $3,125, 4th- $1562.50, 5-8th- $390.62 CLOL Preview Schools will be placed into two divisions based on their five highest-rated players Solo-Queue division and tier.  We have the “fixed 64 school” Shurima Division And the Bilgewater Division  Both of these teams will “play a best-of-one group stage into a 16-team best-of-five playoff bracket over four weekends”  Level Next Preview The Level Next Madden National Championship is BACK. Madden 22 will be played. Registration is currently ongoing and is open to college students from more than 2,500 schools across the nation. Registration will close on October 10. There will be a collective prize pool of $150,000. Of this prize, $50,000 of it will be awarded directly to 20 campus esports programs through a competition hosted on Twitter. 

On this weeks episode, we talk to D00m, a Dota and League of Legends player and he fills us in on the biggest differences between the two MOBAS. Watch the video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYcPzuhn9Ra_oVewq9wQO2g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUCwQoKFK0h/?utm_medium=share_sheet Our official twitter: https://twitter.com/ATLEpod?s=20 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/uSm9YG5w

On this weeks episode, we invited players to come talk all things that are League of Legends with us. Check us out on Youtube! Watch the video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYcPzuhn9Ra_oVewq9wQO2g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUCwQoKFK0h/?utm_medium=share_sheet Our official twitter: https://twitter.com/ATLEpod?s=20 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/uSm9YG5w

Bringing it back to Solo Queue. Levels Of Awareness - Tackling Tough Losses - Cognitive Distortions

Daniel hat sein erstes Ziel für Season 1 von Shadowlands erreicht, Blizzard führt heimlich die Solo Queue für den BFA LFR ein und fixt diverse Bugs mit Unsichtbarkeitstränken. Das Highlight der Folge ist allerdings ganz klar unser Interview mit Hörer Arsino!Blizzards Benefiz Programm mit Ärzte ohne GrenzenAlle Episoden und Links findet ihr auf https://podcastdertitanen.buzzsprout.comSchreibt uns eine Email an podcastdertitanen@gmail.comErreicht uns auf Twitter unter @podcasttitanenUnsere Facebook Seite: https://www.facebook.com/Podcastdertitanen/Der Podcast der Titanen Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/bDMXUJJ2ZbFindet Marcel auf Instagram unter tyrak1337Findet Daniel auf Twitter unter @danielefpungd

What does Broken By Concept Mean? What does winning your lane actually mean? The importance of scheduling your Solo Queue. The history of Dire Wolves and how Curtis got into coaching.

Svenskeren joins Dom and Thorin to discuss the LCS playoffs and the reasons solo queue can be a nightmare for anyone, especially pro players.

100 Thieves Academy Director and Head Coach Kelsey Moser joins the dads to 100Talk player development, the NA LoL fan ethos, and how the league might change as our signature talent ages. Special thanks to Kelsey for speaking with us tonight. Follow Kelsey on twitter: https://twitter.com/karonmoserListen here.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro02:50 - Measuring success in 2020 - no trophy but multiple player promotions to LCS07:35 - The impact of 100X on fan awareness and hype for new Academy talent15:14 - We have to talk about Solo Queue in NA23:25 - The direct benefit of and case for more eyes and attention on amateur and Academy26:23 - Preparing Poome for rapid LCS deployment30:15 - Are NA teams adequately preparing the next crop of stars to take over from the old guard?42:17 - What is Reddit and/or the general League fan base typically getting wrong?48:23 - “Constructive flame” - Kelsey’s take on being critical without being toxic52:35 - Wrap up and what to watch this offseasonFollow 100Talk on twitter: https://twitter.com/100talkpodSubscribe to the 100Talk podcast:Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/100talkpodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DwGKIOuNZouvF7N4TyPor?si=A4pSbfvmR3qpIBtAzJLKxgiTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/100talk-100-thieves-podcast/id1403240691?mt=2Google: http://bit.do/100talkpodStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcastTuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Video-Games/Den-of-Thieves---100-Thieves-Podcast-p1140590/Player.fm: https://player.fm/series/den-of-thieves-100-thieves-podcast

Every Friday, the finest degenerate journalists on the internet serve up loud, irreverent, hilarious takes on gaming, drinking, pop culture, and everything in between. In this episode: Papa Dom, Dr. Bob, and Chris P. touch on a number of topics, including: What games would bring the world together right now Discussing spiritual successors that we need to happen Couple marries after meeting on Apex Legends LOTS of voicemails! And more!

Quem vencerá a corrida pelas vagas no Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends em 2021? Nesta semana, falamos sobre as organizações que se candidataram à parceria de longo prazo com a Riot Games, além das constantes reclamações dos jogadores profissionais sobre as filas ranqueadas e também um tema polêmico da atualidade: o envolvimento de figuras relevantes do cenário com o mercado de apostas.

Solo Queuein' with ya boy Clandy. Clandy goes into some of the best and worst performances from week 13 as well as a look forward to week 14. Clandy is without his trusty partner Trustful today, but The Neighborhood Overwatchers are still your place for Fantasy Overwatch League news and insights.

How do you feel about the state of solo queue? The guys break down Voyboy's latest video and chime in with their thoughts.--- Check out http://mobalytics.gg/trinityforcenetwork to sign up for a free Mobalytics account! Use code "Trinity30" for $1 off one month, 5% off 3 months, or 30% off a year! Personal statistic tracking and analytics for your League of Legends performance.   Find us at http://trinityforcenetwork.comWant to support us and get more of these? http://patreon.com/tforcenetwork. It's only $5 a month!Use code “TFORCE” for 20% off your order https://www.moxyandzen.com/tforce/

00:00:00 Intro 00:08:17 Week 3 recap 00:09:18 How HLL works 00:12:16 CocaKonja thinks Optic is really good and is a couple changes away from being a top 3 team 00:24:25 William asks how far can a strategy go before it becomes a banable offense legit strategy vs griefing 00:34:07 Siege asks was subbing out Ssumday a temporary or permanent solution to 100T's problems 00:46:20 Rico Suave thinks CLG will finish Top 3 in the Summer Split with a couple reasons 00:52:11 WardenWinter says Pro View is gonna make the turn over rate lower skilled LCS players shorter because their weaknesses are going to be noticed by their own teams as well as other teams 01:01:36 Banana_BallzZ Thinks the top 6 team in the standings will stay Top 6 for the remainder of the split 01:14:34 D LORD M thinks the LCS's focus has changed to focus more on brands and advertisements than focusing on the storylines and league related content of the LCS 01:21:11 League of Casuals' Hot Take : The LCS should go back to BO3 matches for the regular season splits 01:29:00 Outro

#78 Free-For-All feat. EmberStrife, MiddleAgedStream and SaltySam. To view all of the episode details such as guest social media, links to watch and listen on all platforms, and show notes, please click here.Crocs & Hot Pockets is a live video podcast aired biweekly on Sundays at 9pm EST. The show is is about life, gaming, live streaming and everything in between. This podcast is broken up into three types, each shown on a biweekly basis. These shows are called Free-For-All, 1v1, and Solo Queue.

Originally aired November 30th, 2016 This week on Bottle Crow, it’s just me (Colin), so I decided to do something…