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Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Wrath Classic Launch, Winds of Wisdom leveling, The Forbidden Reach, DPS Design Feedback, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #532: The Last Week of Season 3! is ready for Download! What's New this Week in World of Warcraft! Weekly Event – Warlords of Draenor Timewalking World Boss - Mortanis in Maldraxxus Guile Charm (Rogues) Fujieda (Warriors) Keefer (Monks) Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros Mythic + Affixes - Fortified, Spiteful, Necrotic, Encrypted Dungeon Quests - Mists of Tirna Scithe, Spires of Ascension PvP Brawl - Shadow-Pan Showdown PvP Quests - Arenas, Arena Skirmishes Winds of Wisdom 50% Exp Gain Buff Season 4 Fated Raid Schedule Dragonflight Previews The Forbidden Reach Get to know your invoker More Feedback on Hunters Burning Crusade Classic NA Realm Consolidation - August 9 Wrath of the Lich King Classic Launches September 26 The Battle for Wintergrasp in Wrath Classic Hotfixes ABetterABK Strike Fund and much more! You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
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This week we fight our way through Wintergrasp and into the Vault of Archavon raid! Gain new sympathy for one of the bosses, discover the ancient past of this place, and hear Ali ramble at the end! I had so much fun guesting on Episode 134 of Frazlcast with Starman from World of Warcast and Emma! Listen in to hear Starman kick my butt in trivia. Don't forget that you can join us in the Dragon Powered Studio Discord and interact with our fabulous shows!
Technically PVP Show Notes Episode 74 - God Comp/Shatterplay 8.1.5 6:17 - Upcoming WoW PVP Events https://challonge.com/games/world-of-warcraft/tournaments Resurgent tournaments - https://www.resurgentesb.com/standings AWC Cup #6 EU - 22,24 Mar - https://battlefy.com/world-of-warcraft-arena-world-championship/awc-spring-2019-eu-cup-6/5c805179660b2d0355931337/info?infoTab=details AWC Cup #6 NA - 23-24 Mar - https://battlefy.com/world-of-warcraft-arena-world-championship/awc-spring-2019-na-cup-6/5c804efc6cc43d031c0594e0/info?infoTab=details NA/EU Spring Regionals - TBC (april ?) Dalaran Gaming hosts 5v5 1v1 duels. So teams of 5 that 1v1 duel (pokemon style?). Keep an eye out https://www.youtube.com/user/SandboxGaming7 12:26 - Subject of Analysis Today we will discuss, Shatterplay, otherwise known as God Comp (Shadowpriest/Mage/healer). Roles Dmg - shadow priest/Mage (Frost? Fire? Arcane?) - Situational, mostly frost Heals - RDruid? RSham? MW Monk? - Rdruid > Hpal > MW (Rsham isn’t great, disc can work with an arcane mage) Support - CC’s: MC, scream, horror, poly, (Frost slows+novas) and (clone/bash or hex/cap totem or incap/leg sweep). CD’s: shadow fiend, icy veins and frozen orb Traits Shadow Priest - Death Throes x3 always, Spiteful Apparitions x3 if playing crit, Thought Harvester (VT Damage) or Whispers of the Damned(Mind blast damage) if playing vers Frost mage- Flash Freeze, Tunnel of Ice, Packed Ice 58:24 - WOW PVP NEWS 8.1.5 dropped - did you see the patch notes? https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22926354/tides-of-vengeance-content-update-notes Newest allied races - Kul Tiran Humans and Zandalari Trolls Haymaker proving to be a bit OP in BGs (10+yd knockback with elevation) RBGs - Limited to 3 healer max Wintergrasp is live as an epic BG - did you play? Redone AB/WSG This includes the AB Brawl Added buffs in SS and TokM Turtle/Disperse/Netherwalk can now be cancelled by clicking the ability again (no more macro required) A number of other class changes BM hunters got a buff Resto Shaman got a slight buff Warlock Demon armour nerf 150% (down from 275%) - equivalent to mail armour vice plate before Battleground maps have been updated Random BGs have separate queues for people with XP-off Hotfixes - nothing of note for PVP https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22933417/hotfixes-march-15-2019 Sale on select Character services 30% on a Race Change, Faction Change, and Character Transfer Fits nicely with the new races Toys are up on the store to support AWC and MDI Blizzcon finals prize pools! https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22933274/support-wow-esports-with-your-toy-purchase Transmorpher Beacon or Lion’s Pride and Horde’s Might Fireworks, 25% of the proceeds will contribute toward the year’s finals LAN event prize pool for the Arena World Championship (AWC) and the Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) with a guaranteed minimum prize pool of $500,000 USD ($250,000 USD for each event.) Classic WOW - Will include AV BG https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/alterac-valley-in-classic/128908 More PVP will be decided on. Soon (™). Warcraft Dev Q&A https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22933275/join-us-for-a-live-developer-q-a-on-march-21 https://twitter.com/hashtag/WarcraftQA%20pvp Trivia question Previous episode question was: What are the names of 2 of the 5 secondary locations in the isle of conquest bg? A: Hangar, Workshop, Quarry, Docks and Oil Refinery Congrats to Anakin Myers and his dad for sending in the first correct answer! Send your answer to Technicallypvp@gmail.com. First correct answer will earn a shout out on the next show Shoutouts Cmg's - Graycen, Flop and Babycakes Cataclysm mage on Usander who killed Andallyn Finding Us Guests Cmg - https://twitter.com/ethancmg https://www.twitch.tv/cmgxd Podcast Cohosts Technically - https://twitter.com/Technically_PvP https://www.twitch.tv/technically_pvp https://discord.gg/w7WZ9ab https://blizzard.com/invite/3kEld72CBvz Technicallypvp@gmail.com https://technicallypvp.wordpress.com/ Andallyn - https://twitter.com/Andallyn1244 https://www.twitch.tv/andallyn Windstead - https://twitter.com/windstead84
Blizzard Watch Episode 205: Wintergrasp returns, Paris in Overwatch, and Caverns of Time: Classic? by Blizzard Watch
Welcome to the Frozen Nerdz Podcast Episode 243 called "Clearance Chocolate." We are your Blizzard Entertainment discussion podcast. The show you are about to hear was recorded on Sunday, February 17th, 2019. On this week's show, we start off by talking about our past weeks in video games, and then we jump right into talking about our Blizzard Entertainment discussion topics. This week we kick it off by talking about the heartbreaking news that came out of the Activision Blizzard earnings call. Then we move onto talking about the Overwatch League season 2, the latest Hearthstone Developer Insight, Papa Jeff talks to the fans about One Trick, and then we move onto talking about World of Warcraft. This week we talk about the upcoming Wintergrasp with the Blues, the WoW Companion App, and then we talk about sustainable content. But then before you know it, it’s time for us to say our weekly goodbyes. Want to hear the topic? Become a Patron today for as little as $1 per month! www.patreon.com/frozenerdz If you have any questions, comments or concerns for the show, feel free to contact us via email at IceBox@FrozeNerdz.com. But without further ado, sit back relax and enjoy Episode 243 of the Frozen Nerdz Podcast! Enjoying the show? Let us know about it by dropping us a Review on iTunes or Stitcher! Check out http://bit.ly/FrozeNerdzReview for easy instructions! Where You Can Find Us: Join Our Discord: http://bit.ly/JoinFNdiscord Twitter: http://twitter.com/FrozeNerdz Instagram: www.instagram.com/frozenerdz E-mail: IceBox@FrozeNerdz.com Website: www.FrozeNerdz.com Twitch: twitch.tv/frozenerdz YouTube: www.YouTube.com/c/Frozenerdz Patreon: www.patreon.com/frozenerdz Amazon Affiliate Link: www.frozenerdz.com/amazon Personal Twitter: http://twitter.com/kilroyKT ,http://twitter.com/epic_insanity
Technically PVP Show Notes Episode 66 - More Blizzcon News Upcoming WoW PVP Events Resurgent ESB Monday Fight nights WOW PVP NEWS There were a couple 1v1 tournaments on the Classic Demo server! :) https://challonge.com/StaysafeTV https://challonge.com/zao4cs8f Forums are getting a redo: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/breaking/22764995 Subject of Analysis Blizzcon Dev Interviews There are no plans for improvements on PvP gearing, the dev team wants to see the 8.1 changes on the PvE side in action first before coming up with anything for PvP Free for All PvP Quests are scheduled to make a return in Nazjatar. Wintergrasp is coming back as an Epic Battleground! The Island Expedition's AI was improved to more likely behave like players and be used in Battlegrounds. Just like players, the AI likes to jump a lot! PvP Warfronts are currently not planned, but it is an idea the dev team discusses consistently. PvP Zone Objectives (like the PvP towers in Terokkar Forest) are scheduled to make an appearance in Nazjatar For Tides of Vengeance, the team is working on reviewing the state of abilities added to the GCD and many movement abilities will likely be removed from it. Since revamps for Arathi Basin and Warsong Gulch were announced, we were curious if Alterac Valley would receive a similar revamp. No plans at the current time. Maybe something to get around to later on. WSG and AB are more compact so you see more at once. They are also two popular battlegrounds and part of the Rated Battleground rotation. What about Ashenvale getting an update now that Warsong Gulch has one? Slippery slope! https://www.wowhead.com/news=288498/latam-content-creators-interview-with-jeremy-feasel-and-paul-watkins-flying-in-n https://www.wowhead.com/news=288433/blizzcon-2018-mamytwink-battle-for-azeroth-interview-with-jeremy-feasel-and-tina https://www.wowhead.com/news=288454/method-blizzcon-interview-with-morgan-day-and-ely-cannon-nazjatar-reaping-detail https://www.wowhead.com/news=288418/blizzcon-2018-interview-with-ion-hazzikostas-and-chris-robinson-azshara-raises-n MMO-Champion puts blogs several interviews together There is a relatively even balance of people who play Alliance or Horde. Overall win rates in random battlegrounds are "shockingly even." Epic battlegrounds tend to favor Alliance and the other battlegrounds skew a bit more in the Horde's favor. The ratio seems of win rates is about 54% Horde and 46% Alliance, not including Rated Battlegrounds. The amount of players who utilize War Mode currently skew towards Horde. In Tides of Vengeance, the team is looking into offering some kind of increased rewards for the less-represented faction in War Mode, so the risk and reward are better calibrated. Ion suspects that many Alliance players had bad experiences in War Mode in the beginning of the expansion and have turned off War Mode because of it. The purpose of increased awards is to make up for the risk of being killed by the opposite faction, but they want to keep this on equal grounds, and their hope is that increasing the rewards of the less represented faction will encourage more people to activate War Mode when their faction is at a disadvantage. Ion admits that Berserking is a bit too powerful of a racial ability for some classes and this is why it is receiving a small nerf. Historically, PvP servers have always been more Horde-favored. It might have to do with player identity in the game, such as wanting to be something battle-hardened like an orc. Blizzard is also keeping an eye on class and specialization appearance rates in PvP combat. https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/8158-Enhancement-Shaman-PTR-Changes-Forbes-Eurogamer-Interviews-Podcast-Interviews Including a Forbes interview with Ion about PVP: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2018/11/07/blizzard-working-to-balance-warcrafts-alliance-and-horde-players-in-war-mode-raiding/#5e4361df3c18 What’s next panel https://www.wowhead.com/news=288351/blizzcon-2018-world-of-warcraft-whats-next-panel CDew streams a review of the Blizzcon games and told his secrets https://youtu.be/1TWvmhhdGAs Trivia question Previous episode question was: What is the name of the pandaren racial trait that reduces falling damage? A: Bouncy! Congrats to Verlane for being the first to answer again! Send your answer to Technicallypvp@gmail.com. First correct answer will earn a shout out on the next show. Shoutouts Quick thanks to Verlane for sending his AWC predictions and his reasoning! He guessed it would be Gosu Crew losing to Skill Capped 4-1. Finding Us Podcast Cohosts Technically - https://www.twitch.tv/technically_pvp https://twitter.com/Technically_PvP https://discord.gg/w7WZ9ab https://blizzard.com/invite/gPmLWK3F9e0 Technicallypvp@gmail.com https://technicallypvp.wordpress.com/ Andallyn - https://twitter.com/Andallyn1244 https://www.twitch.tv/andallyn Windstead - https://twitter.com/windstead84
Gary Gannon, Mike B, Josh Allen, and Olivia Grace sit down to discuss the pre Mists of Pandaria Theramore scenario as well as the communities reaction. Also, tons of Blizzard interviews to sift through this week with topics ranging from Wintergrasp, to player housing, to WoW as an eSport. So sit back relax and enjoy the show. Legendary airs live every Thursday @8PDT