Peak of Serenity: Recent Episodes
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 talk about some of the coolest MDI tech in a long time, have a conversation about sort-of “meta” progression strategy, and a grab bag of other news like the long-awaited part 3 of Xelnath’s MoP Warlock design series. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At long last, our Mistweaver overlords have been nerfed! Wait 🤔 At least Windwalker got buffed, right? This week on the podcast, we go over the changes to Monk, Mythic+, the end of the Race to World First, and (of course) Season of Discovery! This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What time is it? Mistweaver buff time! Oh, and the raid is coming out in 3 weeks 👀 This week on the podcast, we discuss the state of Windwalker (feat. Babs’ enormous Wowhead post), Brewmaster stats (feat. emallson’s enormous Peak post), more raid testing, and even more loot changes (and MW buffs)! The State of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Raid Week Recap: 3 Heal Sark!09:33 Hardcore Classic: World First 60!15:54 ICC PTR: Shadowmourne Nerfs, No Lich King Kills25:06 Classic Era Character API27:12 Secrets of Azeroth, 10.2 Encrypted Build, Retail WoW Token Hits New High35:45 Patch 10.1.7: New (Old) Mana Tea!Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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
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 (or will be once Twitch and/or YouTube let me transfer the damn video 😡) 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 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 >.<) 28:56 Interview Notes: Gearing, Tuning & Upgrade System 39:07 Interview Notes: Private Auras 44:19 Contextual Pings! 50:29 Interview Notes: 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
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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 The End of the Race to World First!25:50 Brewmaster Talents in the RWF35:36 Progression Recap: Forgotten Experiments, Rashok57:23 Week in Review: Ion & Holly Interview, Microsoft Acquisition, Mythic+ Tuning01:24:14 New Upgrade System: Confirmed for S3, Possible QoL ImprovementsMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 The End of the Race to World First!25:50 Brewmaster Talents in the RWF35:36 Progression Recap: Forgotten Experiments, Rashok57:23 Week in Review: Ion & Holly Interview, Microsoft Acquisition, Mythic+ Tuning01:24:14 New Upgrade System: Confirmed for S3, Possible QoL ImprovementsMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Progress Time!15:33 RWF Recap31:12 Mythic+ - Initial Thoughts & Hotfixes52:05 Week in Review: Mythic Mount Changes, Classic Hardcore Servers01:09:42 PTR 10.1.5: Megadungeon, Dragonriding in the Old World01:20:19 Augmentation Evoker?!Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps0:00 The LAST Vault Raid Recap!5:00 Strat Prep & Boss Order for Aberrus32:42 Week in Review: Hardcore Classic Servers, Community Discord Fiasco44:02 TODOs This Week: Shadowflame Spark & Barter Bricks49:54 10.1 Campaign & Zaralek Caverns: Thoughts?01:03:57 Hotfixes: Embellishments, Spore Tender Nerf, Secondary Stat AdjustmentsMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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 […]
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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Raid Week Recap08:51 Week in Review: BlizzCon11:13 Community Council Mythic+ Interview29:05 Loot Trading Timeout Changed, Now Ticks While Offline35:24 More Week in Review: Release Candidate, Opening the Way, Support Enchant42:40 Mistweaver Tier Set Nerfs57:21 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 MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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 […]
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 (or will be soon) and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Reclear Recap: Raszageth Nerfs & A Mess All Around14:44 Ghostcrawler's New Studio20:38 Hotfix: Major Healer Tuning25:04 Court of Stars WA Broken (& Un-Broken)28:40 Mythic+ Testing: The Entangling Report50:15 Aberrus Release Date & Raid Testing01:13:19 Hall of Fame Updates: Top 200, Faction Doesn't Matter01:15:23 New Crafting Knowledge Source: Ponzo01:18:52 No-Healer KeysMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Vault Reclear: Gear Scaling Seems Good?15:47 April Traveler's Log: Fancy Weapons, Magenta Cloud Serpent22:53 Amazon Prime Rewards: TCG Mount, More Each Month25:10 3rd Evoker Spec Rumor Mill Continues to Churn34:03 Misc: Mistweaver Hotfix, Great Vault Raid Thresholds, Elementium Drake Customization40:04 Raid Testing: Mythic Khazzara & Zskarn52:44 10.1 PTR: Brewmaster PvP Nerfs & Windwalker 4-set Buffs01:00:43 MDI & New M+ Affixes (emallson Has VERY STRONG Feelings About Entangling)Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Raid Week Recap: Another Raszageth Down!06:52 Patch 10.0.7 Release Fiasco13:44 Blue Post: Omni-Tokens & Updated Tier Set Acquisition35:58 Aberrus Raid Testing: Echo of Neltharion, Magmorax, Forgotten Experiments01:00:46 Monk Tier Set Updates & Tuning01:08:03 Patch 10.0.7 Release: Forbidden Reach, Primordial Stones, and Obtaining Unobtainable ZG GearMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps0:00 Raszageth Nerfs & Prog Recap15:16 Azure Vault Nerfs18:06 "Private Aura" UI Restrictions in 10.130:39 Blizzard FAQ: New Upgrade System in 10.137:32 Patch 10.0.7 Content Recap47:31 Brewmaster Hotfixes: Blackout Combo49:16 Patch 10.0.7 Mistweaver Recap01:03:47 Raid Testing! Intro & End-Wing Heroic BossesMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: 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/emallsonTimestamps00:00 Raszageth Prog (and KILL!)07:36 Ghostcrawler, Lead Designer for Riot's MMO, Departs Riot Games10:09 Patch 10.0.7 Releasing Next Reset!16:11 Patch 10.1: Media Blitz (Interviews!) & Overview18:53 Cross-Faction Guilds!!!24:44 Aberrus Raid & NEW Gear Upgrade System56:42 Mythic+ Season 2: Dungeon Pool Confirmed, Seasonal Affix, and Affix RevampMusic: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillinLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Are Mistweavers OP yet? Because they’re getting yet another buff on the 10.0.7 PTR! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly talk through the changes to Mistweaver and Windwalker, discuss the MDI (and the state of some of the more…egregiously annoying affixes), Raszageth progression, and new stuff on Warcraft Logs and WoWAnalyzer. […]
This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson dig into the recent community council interview with the development team about the Trading Post and its design philosophy, the recent post about the Primordial Stones world content reward coming in patch 10.0.7, as well as our experience continuing to grind through Raszageth progression. This […]
Mistweaver is getting buffed (again)! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly cover the new & upcoming Mistweaver changes, the buggy rollout of the Trading Post, the substantial Mythic raid nerfs, and a bit more about Patch 10.0.7. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at […]
Patch 10.0.5 only just went live, and the next patch is already showing up on build servers! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly talk about the 10.0.7 preview, Brewmaster & Mistweaver talents in 10.0.5, progression on Diurna, and more! (P.S. We did get Diurna last night!) This show is also available […]
Another quiet week ends in the World of Warcraft. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recap their progression on Kurog and Dathea, discuss the (brief) Race to World First for Ulduar HM (and WCL’s role as “rulemaker” for Classic), and more content and tuning coming this reset in Patch 10.0.5. (P.S. We did […]
The World of Warcraft has been unusually quiet this week, perhaps in anticipation of the upcoming 10.0.5 release. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson chat about Kurog progression (and the ridiculously tight timing of the Storm tech), the slate of Mythic+ and Raid nerfs, as well as further upcoming changes to Mistweaver, Group […]
We have not one but TWO upcoming rounds of buffs for Brewmaster and Mistweaver! This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson go over the changes, recap the massive round of Mythic+ tuning that we got, and catch up on our own progression through Vault of the Incarnates. This show is also available […]
While Anomoly and emallson were busy with the holidays, the Race to World First wrapped up! This week on the podcast, our hosts recap the anticlimactic conclusion of the race, their own raid progression, and the new content release schedule announced by newly-minted Executive Producer Holly Longdale. This show is also available on YouTube and […]
Dragonflight is out. We’ve leveled, we’ve crafted, we’ve dragonrode, and now—finally—we raid! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly talk about their experience with the first week of Mythic+ Season 1, Vault of the Incarnates progression, the Race to World First, and take a (very early!) look at the Brewmaster & Mistweaver […]
Tomorrow, we get the first raid of Dragonflight! This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recap their experiences with Week 2 of Dragonflight, cover the Tank nerfs (the sky is not falling!), and gush about how excited they are to get back into raid progression! This show is also available on YouTube and is […]
Dragonflight released this week, and what a ride it’s been! This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recount their levelling experience (Mal’ganis was smooth and lag-free; Area 52 was…not), talk raid prep, and recap their experiences with the new profession system so far. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live […]
Dragonflight will arrive in a mere few hours! But before we dive in, we have one final patch to recap. On this week's episode of the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly recap Shadowlands Season 3 & Season 4, and trace how the philosophy changes that are present in full force in Dragonflight begin to appear in late Shadowlands.
If you're interested in other questing-friendly content to listen to while leveling, we have a couple of recommendations: * Preach: "A New Era in WoW" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK757rrOwdI) * Folding Ideas: "Why It's Rude to Suck at Warcraft" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKP1I7IocYU)
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Final (!) Shadowlands Raid Recap 04:36 Week in Review: Preach "Inside Blizzard" 16:23 Patch 9.2: Zereth Mortis, Unity, Creation Catalyst 31:07 Sepulcher of the First Ones 01:09:04 Patch 9.2.5 and 9.2.7: Season 4, Cross-Faction Raiding, Cross-Realm Commodities 01:15:48 Dragonflight Release: No Rush, Weeklies Unavailable til Reset 01:18:05 Mistweaver Buffs & Brewmaster Tuning 01:27:02 Dragonflight Leveling
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This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly look back at the 9.1/9.1.5 patch cycle. New raid? ✔️ New daily zone? ✔️ Removing AoE Caps, Covenant Lockouts, and more? ✔️✔️✔️ What a wild ride this patch was!
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raiding w/ Emergency Maintenance 13:38 Week in Review: Evoker Release, Interview Blitz, and Blizzard Leaving China 34:30 Looking Back: Korthia, Soulbinds, Flying, and Torghast 49:07 Sanctum of Domination, Domination Sets, and Covenant Legendaries (Rise of the Venthyr Mistweaver!) 01:12:48 Dungeon Updates: In-Game Mythic+ Score, KSH Portals, More Valor Updates, Tazavesh 01:19:06 The Ripcord
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As Shadowlands draws to a close, emallson and Anomoly are taking some time to look back at the expansion with the benefit of hindsight. This week on the podcast, we're looking at patches 9.0 and 9.0.5 in particular. What was the good? the bad? the ugly? Were covenants actually that bad at launch? Spoiler: yes.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Fated Raiding: Winding Down 09:38 Week in Review: Twitch Drops, Pre-Patch Phase 2, and a 50% Guardian Druid Buff 24:59 Mistweaver Changes, Windwalker Nerf Recap 31:22 Covenants, Renown, Soulbinds, Conduits 46:04 Torghast, the Maw, and Legendaries 01:11:43 Mythic+, Prideful, and Castle Nathria 01:21:45 Gearing: BoEs, PvP, and Valor
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As Shadowlands draws to a close, Anomoly and emallson recap what has been a relatively quiet week (besides, of course, the 30% healer nerf, and the Windwalker nerfs, and the 3rd Fated affix...).
In the next couple of episodes, we're going to be embarking on a retrospective of Shadowlands, starting with the release and Castle Nathria next week!
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Triple Fated Raiding 13:04 News Roundup: Preach Interviews, WowUp, Renown Alt Catchup, Raid Testing 41:34 Windwalker Nerfs 43:47 Temple of the Jade Serpent Mythic+ Testing 46:44 Dragonflight 40% Player Health / Enemy Damage Buffs 01:00:52 Dragonflight Crafting Order Updates, Crafting Racial Nerfs 01:12:09 Creation Catalyst in Vault of the Incarnates 01:21:18 18th Anniversary Event (+ DMF XP Buff!)
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At long last, Dragonflight Pre-Patch has arrived! This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recap our experiences with the first week of the patch, talk about the UI updates (and how we’ve dealt with addons that are no longer updated), cover updates to Mythic+ and Crafting on the beta, and talk pre-patch raiding builds […]
This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recap the changes to BoEs as the final pillar of PvE gearing in Dragonflight, as well as covering the latest round of Mythic+ (Thundering 2.0!) and raid testing. Of course, there is also pre-patch looming on the horizon… This show is also available on YouTube and is […]
This weekend, Mythic+ testing opened and the first round of Mythic Raid testing began! On this episode of the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly recap their experience on Mythic Terros and in Mythic+, talk about the new Thundering affix, and work through some thoughts on how Mythic+ could be made a real "3rd pillar" of WoW's endgame.
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 Introduction & Fated Raid Recap 11:30 Pre-Patch & Winds of Wisdom XP Buff 15:13 Heroic & Mythic Raid Testing! 29:31 Monk Changes & Bugfixes (and Restless Crew Removed!) 41:32 Mythic+ Testing (and the new Seasonal Affix) 48:11 Mythic+ Rewards Buff: +20s Give Higher Rewards 58:24 (Extended Aside About Making Mythic+ a 3rd End-Game Pillar) 01:24:32 Monk Set Bonus Updates
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Dragonflight arrives November 28th! This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly talk about the implications of that, holiday raiding (again), recap Heroic testing of Vault of the Incarnates, and cover the new (old) loot system!
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 Wrath Launch & Raid Recap 20:30 Heroic Raid Testing 39:51 Dragonflight Release Date! 45:06 Dragonflight Season 1 Details (Hope you like Christmas Raiding 🙃) 01:02:46 Monk Tier Sets 01:10:30 Creation Catalyst, Group Loot, and Loot Trading 01:30:10 Dragonflight Hype?!
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Blizzard has announced that design of the new talent trees has been effectively frozen---they are now focused on tuning & bugfixes. This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly talk about the design freeze, the upcoming testing of Vault of the Incarnates, and the impending launch of Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
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 Fated Sanctum (aka "Motes Considered Harmful") 15:50 Wrath: Heroic Plus, Raid Loot Updates, and What Retail Could Learn 31:16 Dragonflight Updates: Preservation Evoker Range Buff, New Login Screen, Creation Catalyst 41:08 Dragonflight Raid Testing & Design Freeze 57:03 Vault of the Incarnates Tier Models 01:01:08 Wrath Classic: Sartharion 3D Buffs & The Mistakes of Cataclysm
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Mistweavers have a blue post! There are a number of changes coming to their spec tree, along with updates to the class tree in the latest Dragonflight beta builds. This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the changes (does losing instant-cast Vivify nuke Mistweaver? (no)), cover datamining about the Dragonflight endgame content, and discuss why old school leveling was better.
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 Fated Nathria w/ BONUS Powers 12:16 What is Removed in Dragonflight Pre-Patch? 18:45 Miscellaneous: Wrathgate Cinematic, Boat Timers 26:39 Dragonflight End-Game: Beta Server & Raid Loot Scaling, and (Speculated) Dungeons 44:49 Mistweaver Talent Tree Updates 01:01:29 Monk Class Tree Changes 01:15:40 Why Old Leveling Was Better
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Windwalker talent trees have arrived, but are they good? Will Windwalkers finally be free from AoE prison? This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson sit down with Hinalover and Foe to discuss the Windwalker spec tree and talk potential builds.
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 Fated Raid Recap 13:19 Dragonflight Pre-Patch is on PTR! 17:20 Xy'mox Charity Cache Event --- Double Fated Affixes! 20:42 Windwalker Talent Tree Overview 01:31:52 First Impression Windwalker Builds
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Blackout Combo is back and better than its been in years, but is it going to be overshadowed by other new toys? This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson are joined by Sinzhu to chat about that and other exciting bits in Brewmaster's new Dragonflight talent trees.
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 Wrath Classic & Fated Sanctum Recap 19:42 Dragonflight is Now BETA! 26:07 Mistweaver Blue Post 32:43 Brewmaster Talents 01:17:56 Potential Raid Builds for Brewmaster
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How many Renewing Mists is too many Renewing Mists? This week on the podcast, our regular hosts emallson and Anomoly sit down with Drezington to talk through the Mistweaver talent tree, as well as the recent interview of Game Director Ion Hazzikostas by Max.
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 Fated Castle Nathria Recap 09:18 Court of Stars Ring & Lower Karazhan Nerfs 17:18 Max Interview w/ Ion Hazzikostas: Paladin BRez? Simultaneous Difficulty Release? Communication 42:53 Mistweaver Talents!
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A new week has arrived, and with it a new build of Dragonflight Alpha---this time bringing us Monk talent trees! This week on the podcast, our regular hosts emallson and Anomoly are joined by Babylonius to discuss the Monk class tree (after we breeze through a recap of Fated Sepulcher, of course).
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 Fated Sepulcher 11:38 If the AH is down is it really region-wide? 15:15 Mythic+ Nerfs: Iron Docks, Lower Kara 16:47 The Monk Class Tree
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Sanctum of Domination has returned! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly recap their experiences with the raid, make wild predictions about Fated Sepulcher, and cover the upcoming Auction House patch, AND talk about the newly datamined Brewmaster and Mistweaver talents on Dragonflight Alpha.
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 Fated Sanctum of Domination 20:01 emallson Predicts Sepulcher Affixes 21:59 Wowhead Recruiting Evoker Guidewriter 23:17 What Are We Doing Instead of Alpha? (Hint: Season 4 Keys) 27:42 Predictions: Fated Nerfs 33:28 Patch 9.2.7: Region-wide Commodities, Remote Auction House 45:02 More Survival & Destro Changes, Mythic+ Nerfs, Cosmic Flux Buffs 01:01:51 Dragonflight Alpha: Datamined Mistweaver & Brewmaster Talents 01:23:54 Dragonflight Alpha: Generic Evoker Covenant Power 01:28:04 The Return of Lore Corner?!
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Season 4 released this week, and a cascade of bugs naturally followed. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recap their experiences with the souped-up Castle Nathria, the new Fated affixes, and the new rotation of Mythic+ dungeons.
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 Introduction 02:20 WoW Mobile MMO Cancelled (and: Will Classic Grow Into WoW 2?) 14:51 Dragonflight Alpha: Warrior Talents! 22:04 Dragonflight Alpha: Dragonriding Talents 28:13 Massive XP Requirement Reductions on Alpha 32:25 Castle Nathria Bugs & Fated Affix Shenanigans 54:06 emallson is now a MAGE MAIN!? 01:04:48 New (Old) Mythic+ Dungeons! 01:17:42 The 5head SLG Strat (Don't Try This At Home!) 01:21:23 One Week In: Thoughts on Tuning? What Do We Want from S4?
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On this late episode of the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap everything we know about Shadowlands Season 4 (and some of the things we don't!) as well as a look at the Protection Paladin talent tree, Dinar buys for next season, and what the trinket changes mean for Mistweaver and Brewmaster.
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 Intro & Final Sepulcher Recap 06:15 Week in Review: Season 3 Achievements, New Variety Show 11:37 Protection Paladin Talents! 21:55 WarcraftLogs Capping Externals in Season 4 30:32 Season 4: Fated Affixes 35:53 Season 4: Loot, Vendors & Upgrade Items 48:40 Season 4: Trinket & Weapon Buffs & Nerfs 54:25 Season 4: Mythic+ Loot, Affix, & Changes 01:12:30 What Do We Want from Fated Raids? 01:27:49 What Are Our Dinar Buys?
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We got new dungeons this week on the Dragonflight Alpha! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly cover Uldaman and Neltharus, more crafting updates, Shaman talents, and the...lack of updates about Shadowlands Season 4.
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 Introduction 10:27 Raider.io Season 3 Recap 12:52 Season 4: We Know Nothing (and pre-BiS Strat Discussion) 24:51 Alpha News Roundup: Feedback Posts, Shaman Talents, Interviews, and Tuskarr! 40:40 Dragonflight Professions: 6th Bag Slot and Recrafting 50:24 Dragonflight: New Phials, Potions, and Cauldrons 01:04:00 Dragonflight Dungeons: Uldaman & Neltharus
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The alpha for Dragonflight is now live and our very own emallson has access! This week on the show, emallson and Anomoly go over some of the new stuff from the Alpha, including Evoker spells and talents, datamined Brewmaster talents, and---of course---Dragonriding!
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 Introduction & Quick MDI News 03:54 Dragonflight Alpha! What's in it? 05:23 Dragonriding 19:15 Brewmaster Talent (?) Datamining 29:47 Evoker 54:31 Return of Group Loot 01:01:37 10.0 Raid Dungeon Journal is Live 01:08:42 Power Infusion & External Buffs 01:25:37 Monk Tier Set Art!
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On Thursday & Friday last week, Blizzard dropped more major info about Dragonflight with posts about the Hunter & Rogue talent trees and the Professions updates. This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly take a deep dive into the content and implications of the Professions revamp (which is one of the most substantial blue posts we've ever gotten!)
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 Recap - Nerf City 12:46 Hunter & Rogue Talent Trees 18:04 Alliance Hall of Fame (Finally) Closing 19:50 BlizzCon 2023! (Mike Ybarra Interview w/ LA Times) 21:57 Transferring Cosmic Flux to Alts 32:07 Season 4: Uncapped Valor, Vendor Gear Unlocks Sooner (+ Catch-Up) 44:43 Dragonflight Alpha Rumored for This Week 👀 49:12 Profession Changes: Crafting Orders 56:43 Profession Changes: Specialization 57:48 Profession Changes: Item Quality (not Item Level!) 01:04:37 Profession Changes: Crafting Stats 01:11:11 Profession Changes: Crafted Max ilvl Gear
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Season 4 of Shadowlands releases in just under a month! In order to squeeze as many guilds into CE as possible, Blizzard has announced yet more MASSIVE NERFS to Sepulcher of the First Ones. This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson cover the implications of the nerf for progression and for Season 4, as well as other upcoming economy changes in Patch 9.2.7.
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 Jailer is Dead! 08:07 Shadowlands: Season 4 -- August 2nd/3rd/4th 11:40 Dragonflight: Priest Talent Preview 15:34 Wrath Classic: Naxx is Getting BUFFED 18:11 Blizzard Acquiring Proletariat Inc, Developer of Spellbreak 21:22 Halondrus Hotfix Breakdown, PTR Tuning 29:10 Dragonflight Pre-Orders and Another 10.0 Patch on CDN 42:06 Patch 9.2.7: Region-Wide Auctions for Commodities 50:48 Patch 9.2.7: Separate "Trade Services" Channel for Sales---Only Professions in /2 54:35 Yet Yet More More Massive Massive Nerfs Nerfs
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Blizzard has hit Sepulcher of the First Ones with YET MORE NERFS. On this episode of the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly break down the nerfs to Lihuvim (2 heal now?!), Halondrus, Anduin, Rygelon, and the Jailer.
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 More Jailer Jail! 12:17 Accessibility: Shadow Priest Voidform Speech 15:29 Wowhead Dragonflight Talent Calculators 16:53 Classic Realm Consolidation 22:08 Halondrus Hotfixes 24:51 Yet More Nerfs: Lihuvim 32:02 Yet More Nerfs: Halondrus 34:49 Yet More Nerfs: Anduin 40:07 Yet More Nerfs: Rygelon 42:40 Yet More Nerfs: The Jailer 53:55 Raid Tuning, Power Progression & System Complexity 01:24:17 Fated Tuning 01:29:06 Question: BoK Usage for DPS as MW?
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This week, Blizzard announced that they were removing the miserable Fervent Strike mechanic from trash mobs across the Shadowlands dungeon pool! This change has been oft-requested since the mechanic was introduced in Battle for Azeroth---and it comes along with other nerfs for pain points across the dungeon pool.
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: Jailer Jail 12:21 Diablo IV Beta Pre-Registration Now Open 13:47 Dragonflight: Internal Alpha on Launcher 15:58 Cross-Faction Rated PvP & (More) Sepulcher Nerfs 21:47 Mythic+ Boss Nerfs: Sanguine Depths, Necrotic Wake, Theater of Pain 25:55 Overwatch 2 - Beta Announcement 28:24 Fervent Strikes - What They Are, Why They Suck, & Their Removal 44:55 Undocumented Changes to Codex of the First Technique
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On Friday afternoon, Blizzard released a preview of the new Druid & Death Knight talent trees! This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly walk through the new trees and speculate about what their structure means for Monk talents. We also had Patch 9.2.5 release this week, and recap some of the fun bugs, hotfixes, and changes from the patch. * Dragonflight Talent Preview * MythicTrap Talent Calculator
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 Rygelon Progression 11:27 Diablo Immortal Released 16:43 Cross-Faction Play & Faction Transfer Sale 24:21 Dark Ranger Transmog & Customization Unlocks 27:14 The Veilstrider Meta-Meta-Achievement 32:19 New Mythic+ / PvP Catchup Gear 35:27 9.2.5 Hotfixes: Pandemic Broken (& Fixed), M+ Scaling Fixes, and Codex Broken 45:30 Dragonflight: Restoration Druid Talent Walkthrough 01:07:24 Dragonflight: Death Knight Talent in Contrast 01:12:44 Dragonflight: What About Monk Talents?
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Patch 9.2.5 arrives this reset, and with it come a number of buffs and hotfixes for Monks, nerfs to Sepulcher of the First Ones, and---of course---cross-faction raids and dungeons!
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 Introduction & Progression Recap 08:43 Diablo Immortal: Release June 2nd 11:01 Blue Post: Addons & Accessibility 21:11 PTR Bug (?): Cross-Faction Guilds 23:33 Season 4 "Later This Summer" - CE/AotC/KSM still open 25:06 Cross-Realm Mythic Opens on Reset 28:49 Massive Renown Buffs, Legendary Crafting Cost nerfs 33:30 Cross-Faction Instanced Content 39:04 New Social Contract (and its implications) 43:46 Windwalker / Mistweaver Buffs! Threat Buff! Brewmaster Fixes! 01:01:29 MASSIVE Sepulcher Nerfs (again)
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Anomoly has returned! This week on the show, we catch up on the massive nerfs to Mythic Sepulcher of the First Ones and discuss the newly-present-on-PTR Mythic+ Affix for Season 4: Shrouded.
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 Introduction 01:39 Progression Recap & Mythic Sepulcher Nerfs 17:27 Week in Review: Mobile Games, Narrative Director & Curseforge 31:25 MDI Last Stand! 37:53 BDGG Sepulcher Interview 47:39 Patch 9.2.5: Fated Raid Loot & Windrunner Easter-Egg 51:19 Season 4 Mythic+ - Shrouded Affix & New Dungeons
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With Anomoly on hiatus for real life this weekend, emallson is joined by Peak owner Babylonius to talk about the state of Windwalker in Sepulcher, what kinds of talents we want, and about the deterministic loot system that has been announced for Season 4 of Shadowlands.
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 Windwalker in Sepulcher w/ Traitorlonius 22:59 What Would Windwalker Talents Look Like? 51:39 Season 4: Deterministic Loot!? 01:05:35 Our Best Interests 01:14:08 Cross-Faction Shenanigans in 9.2.5
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson cover Evoker (the new class/race) and the profession revamps announced for Dragonflight. We also give the glorious Crab God a proper send-off, discuss the implications of the Blood DK nerf, and answer questions about where AToTM would fit into the (hypothetical) Monk talent tree.
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: Rest in Peace Crabgod 20:06 Boss Nerfs & Class Buffs 23:05 MASSIVE Blood DK Nerf 27:03 Warcraft Mobile Game: Announcement May 3rd 33:00 Patch 9.2.5: "Social Contract" Agreement 36:00 Patch 9.2.5: Earn Raid Portals for Fated Mythic Raids 38:08 Dragonflight: Profession Revamp 58:16 Dragonflight: Evoker 01:19:00 Question: AToTM Talent?! 01:23:49 Ion Hazzikostas: Master Loot, Maybe?!?!
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The dragons are coming! This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the announcement of WoW's 9th expansion, Dragonflight, and dive deep into the revamped talent system (its awesome!) as well as the new Dragon Riding 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 Introduction 01:17 Progression Recap 08:59 Peak OG Shrike on Class Design Team 13:25 Legendary Crafting Nerfs 16:50 Patch 9.2.5 Datamining 21:40 Dragonflight Expansion Announcement! 40:54 Design Philosophy Change: Focus on CORE SYSTEMS 45:27 Sign up for Beta! 49:12 Talent Revamp Deep Dive 01:11:46 Dragon Riding!
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This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly speculate about all the neat things that could be coming for us in the expansion announcement tomorrow (April 19th for those of you from the future). Will we see a new class? New race? Talent Revamps? More Artifacts? Old-style Legendaries? MISTWEAVER FIXES?!?! Only time will tell!
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 Introduction 02:00 Progression Recap: Giant Enemy Crab - Halondrus 10:19 Prediction Time! Release Date? 16:53 Dragonflight "Covenants"? 22:52 New Zones? New Continent? Capital City? 26:08 New CLASS?! Talent Revamp? 31:22 No AP Anywhere! 33:43 Revamping/Refreshing (More) Old Raids? Dungeons? Zones? 43:28 Legendaries? Artifacts?! 52:23 Tier Sets? Dungeon Sets? 54:42 Class Revamps? Monk Changes? 01:00:45 No New Level Cap? Campaign Changes? Class Trainers? 01:14:48 Cross Faction Guilds! 01:20:27 Story: More Classic Vibes---Not Cosmic? Rebuilding? 01:26:26 Question: Baseline Ancient Teachings for MW?
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The Creation Catalyst arrives next reset! This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson discuss how you can use the system to finish off or optimize your tier set bonus, as well as our thoughts on its design and release schedule. But that's not all! We have some very spicy datamined items that may make loot in Season 4 quite interesting.
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 Introduction 01:00 Progression Recap: Prototype Pantheon & Lihuvim 19:16 Weekly News Recap 30:39 9.2.5 Updates: Upgrading Raid Items 42:35 Raid & Class Hotfixes 52:16 Creation Catalyst: What Even Is It? 56:53 Creation Catalyst: Release Timing
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The top 5 spots of the Race for World First: Sepulcher of the First Ones have been claimed! This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the final turns of the race, the recent interview with Morgan Day, the myriad of hotfixes from the past week, and---of course---the new expansion leaks!
Warcraft Radio's Interview with Morgan Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LklA8jOisnI (Wowhead Recap)
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 Introduction 01:36 Progression Recap: Prototype Pantheon Time! 16:09 Expansion Leaks! 23:42 Mage Tower & WoD Mythic+ 29:20 Hotfix Roundup: Windwalker Buffs, Halondrus Nerfs, Guardian Nerfs, Among Us WA Fix 42:02 Wrapping Up the Race to World First 52:21 Morgan Day Interview: RWF Length, Tuning, and Splits 01:10:48 Morgan Day Interview: Economy, Legendaries, and the Great Vault 01:23:43 Morgan Day Interview: New Tuning Tech and RWF Support
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This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the Race to World First, the recently announced Season 4 of Shadowlands, and some major "quirks" discovered in Brewmaster's tier set and Mistweaver's Fallen Order.
(We recorded this episode a few hours before Echo snagged the World First kill of the Jailer, which I believe is the worst timing we've ever had for this podcast. Simply amazing)
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:49 How's Progression Going? 08:54 Community Manager Josh "Lore" Allen Leaving Blizzard 12:45 Legendaries: Unity Unlock, Soul Cinders for Sale, and Drop Rate Buff 22:26 Mage Tower Permanently Available from March 29th 24:13 Shadowlands Season 4 Announcement 30:45 Anduin Wrynn Nerfed (Again) 37:38 Pieces' Auto-Among Us WA for Lords of Dread 40:31 RWF Recap: The Jailer 54:12 Brewmaster: Tier 4-piece Bugs 01:08:08 Mistweaver: Haste Cliff with Fallen Order 01:18:49 Night Fae Brewmaster?!
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The race is on! This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson discuss the Race to World First, its seemingly endless splits in pursuit of tier sets, and the Giant Enemy Crab (which Liquid killed today, after our podcast recording!)
This show is also available on YouTube. Our schedule is being upended for the next two weeks due to real life: there will be no episode next week, and the week after will be recorded one hour early at 12:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:43 Legendary Patterns Now Purchaseable with Cosmic Flux 05:29 Ruined Crest of Lordaeron - Drop Disabled, New Model 07:18 Mage Tower Piloting - Blizzard Confirms Reward Removal 09:03 Tier Loot in The Great Vault 18:01 The Jailer: Thoughts? 21:44 Mythic 0 Scaling Fix 26:06 Expansion Reveal: April 19th! (and predicting how we'll look back on Shadowlands) 32:37 World First Heroic Jailer---Where Does Heroic Raiding Fit? 43:49 Mythic RWF 50:48 Giant Enemy Crab---Mythic Halondrus 01:05:22 RWF Split Mania 01:16:19 Encrypted Affix Hotfixes
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Sepulcher of the First Ones has released! Heroic and Normal difficulties of the first 8 bosses of the new raid came out on Tuesday, and our hosts emallson and Anomoly are here to talk all about it---as well as about the truly incredible amount of hotfixes, nerfs, and buffs that came out this week.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Tier Lists 🤔 08:32 Race for World First Events & Tier Trading 11:51 Throne of Thunder Released 9 Years Ago (as of this weekend) 13:54 First Impression: Sepulcher of the First Ones 29:15 Halondrus v2 38:52 Sepulcher Boss Hotfixes 44:55 Mistweaver Buff! (and Other Class/Item Hotfixes) 01:06:21 Mythic+: Encrypted Affix & Hotfixes 01:19:53 Sepulcher Has Too Much Trash 01:25:50 A Sequence of "One Final Thing..."s
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Patch 9.2 is out! This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly recap their experiences with the new zone, Zereth Mortis, and how refreshing it is to not be pressured towards doing ALL THE THINGS in the zone to keep up. Oh, and more Mistweaver (and trinket) hotfixes.
(Podcast is up slightly late---I didn't forget, just been a little busy with patch release :))
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Ban Wave for Mage Tower Piloting 05:04 GamesBeat Interview w/ Ion Hazzikostas & Sara Wons 19:37 Character Transfer Bundles Released! 26:22 Patch 9.2 First Impressions 33:18 Quality of Life Update: Hearthstones Swap to New Covenant Automatically 35:27 Vault Updates: Week 1 Tier Limitations & New Vault Unlock Levels 45:20 Misc. 9.2 Hotfixes: Renown & Zereth Mortis 51:34 Trinket Nerfs, Bugfixes, & Buffs 01:05:05 Venthyr Mistweaver Anti-Hotfixes
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This week on the show, we anticipate 9.2. It releases tomorrow. Our bodies are ready to welcome the new content directly into our veins. In the meantime, we discuss the incredible amount of hotfixing that Blizzard has done in the past week: new Health Potions, updated stats on Tier items, and numerous changes to Trinkets both new and old.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Goodbye & Good Riddance to Sanctum 05:53 Lost Ark!? 09:25 Week in Review 21:40 Socket + Conduit/Rep 29:26 Protoform Synthesis & New Healing Pots 34:19 Tier Set Stat Revamp & End-Boss ilvl Bump 46:22 PvP Off-Healing & Trinket Nerfs 01:00:49 What Mythic+ level do you need for a +15 when Season 3 starts? 01:05:14 How do you prefer to cook fish? 01:10:01 emallson's Season 2 Recap (I forgot to plan around the audio version, oops) 01:15:23 Waiting For Godot^H^H^H^H^H^H 9.2
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We did it! At long last, we finally reached episode 100! And, as a direct product of our dedication to the talkative arts, Patch 9.2 releases next week! Anomoly and emallson are joined by Babylonius to discuss the looming patch, the state of the art in Monk Covenants (tremble before the might of the NecroKyrians!) and discuss the economic reasons that our guild (Occasional Excellence) is being forced to move from a small realm to a megaserver.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 03:17 Patch 9.2 Release Date! (and Weekly Recap) 09:54 Tier Set / Legendary Conflicts 17:32 Season of Mastery: Blackwing Lair Updates 20:00 Cosmic Flux & Zereth Mortis Reputation Updates 23:36 Necrolord Legendary Buff (aka Bugfix)! 34:00 Brewmaster Covenants in 9.2 38:15 Windwalker 4-set and Covenant 58:32 Guild Transferring Due to Legendary Cost
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What an absolutely wild week! Mistweaver got a major nerf (it's fine, don't worry), and that isn't even the biggest news! Cross-faction Raiding! Tier updates! The Boosting ban! This week on the show, Anomoly and emallson cover all of this and more (like how you can murder your cross-faction friends with no tools besides a summoning stone!)
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Season of Mastery Dev Interview 03:54 Tier Tokens, Trading, and Creation Catalyst 19:52 Boosting Communities Banned 29:48 PTR Updates: Soul Cinders, Legendaries, and Reputation 42:44 DAE THINK MW IS DED?!? (It's not) 59:21 Cross-Faction Raiding and Mythic+ in 9.2.5!!!
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The Blues blessed us this week with a mighty bounty of Blue Posts describing changes to the new Mythic+ affix, details about Tier Set changes, as well as comments on unique ("Cantrip") weapons. Our hosts emallson and Anomoly break down the details. Additionally, emallson covers recent preliminary results for optimizing how quickly your raid completes their 4-set bonuses.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Blizzard Announces Untitled Survival Game 03:01 Liquid vs Echo Race through Sanctum for Charity 05:00 The Genesis Lathe & "Cantrip" Weapons 17:43 PTR Update: Encrypted M+ Affix, Covenant Conduit Drops, Flying Requirements & Raid Skip 28:34 Burning Crusade Phase 3 Release 32:32 Tier Set Acquisition Breakdown 45:07 Should Blizzard Make Weapons & Trinkets Tokens? 49:11 The Loot Rule "Leak" That Shouldn't Have Been 01:03:33 Creation Catalyst Details (and an oddly clairvoyant tirade about pugging and boosting) 01:09:12 What is the "Best" Way to Trade Tier?
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson chat about the BIG NEWS about Microsoft buying Acti-Blizzard-King. Spicy. Oh, we also cover the LARGE blue post about Tier Set design and acquisition, details on legendary crafting, an update to the covenant legendary unlock, and more!
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:27 Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3 08:17 SoM Hardcore Clear of Molten Core 10:30 Limit Joins Team Liquid 16:51 Covenant Legendary from 9.2 Campaign on Mythic Week 3 23:45 MO Cast: Breaking WoW w/ External Buffs 36:39 Cosmic Flux & Forge of Bonds 42:44 Tier Set Blue Post 49:04 PTR Class & Tier Tuning 56:28 Microsoft Acquiring Activision-Blizzard-King 01:20:48 Wrapping Up: Farm in Nathria and Sanctum
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As testing of 9.2 trundles toward its impending release, we've got some NEWS! Our hosts emallson and Anomoly sit down this week to discuss updates to how Tier Sets will be acquired and an unexpected requirement for getting your 2nd legendary.
Addendum: emallson was rather optimistic about the time taken for tier set acquisitions. About 30% of players will get a 2 set the first week if they do all 8 Normal and Heroic bosses with no trading, and about 70% will get a 2 set the 2nd week if they do so again.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Week in Review 03:58 Mythic Raid Testing Schedule & Patch Release Speculation 12:23 Enlightend Reputation, Conduit Upgrades, and Catchup Gear 24:52 Blue Post: Solo Shuffle Brawl Updates 27:45 2022 WoW Esports Announcements 31:37 Tier Set Acquisition (and rage against personal loot) 43:04 Comparison to FFXIV Raid Loot 51:47 4pc Tier Set to be Unobtainable Week 1 01:00:46 2nd Legendary Unlock - at Revered?
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As patch 9.2 looms, the time has come to wrap up our time in Sanctum of Domination. This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly go through our experience with the tier, which bosses we liked, which we hated, and what we would've done differently with the benefit of hindsight.
Apologies for the audio wonkiness during our Soulrender discussion. Our backup failed so there's nothing I can do :(
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Week in Review 14:39 PTR Mythic Testing 18:40 Sanctum in Review: Intro & Tarragrue 23:09 The Eye of the Jailer 31:15 The Nine 34:53 Remnant of Ner'zhul 40:10 Soulrender Dormazain 47:15 Painsmith Raz'nal 53:56 Guardian of the First Ones 56:01 Fatescribe Roh'kalo 01:03:57 Kel'thuzad 01:13:39 Sylvanas Windrunner 01:33:31 Was Sanctum better than Nathria?
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At last, the new year is upon us! This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the recent PTR raid testing, the year in WoW patches, and talk a bit about what we're looking forward to in the new year.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 04:41 MO Cast: Breaking World of Warcraft with Wowhead Class Writers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeFZ7o3zhdI) 07:54 Torghast Boss Rush 13:49 Heroic Sepulcher PTR Recap (Max's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zf-jJV7qS8) 14:35 Heroic PTR: Solitary Guardian 17:56 Heroic PTR: Dausegne 21:04 Heroic PTR: Artificer Xy'mox 24:43 Heroic PTR: Skolex 28:55 Heroic PTR: Halondrus 32:02 Heroic PTR: Prototype Pantheon 37:08 Heroic PTR: Lihuvim 43:39 Heroic PTR: Anduin 47:52 2021 in Review: 9.0 & 9.0.5 52:15 2021 in Review: 9.1 01:11:28 2021 in Review: 9.1.5 01:21:09 Looking Forward in 2022
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Legion has returned! The Mage Tower and a few Legion keys have been out since the start of last reset, and emallson and Anomoly are joined by freshly-minted Community Council member Brewstep to talk about our experiences with them and give some tips. We also talk about the first week of the Community Council and discuss the recent updates to the Mistweaver and Brewmaster tier sets.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Introductions & Tier Sets 11:45 PTR Raid Testing tl;dr 18:11 Legion Timewalking M+ 29:51 The Mage Tower 51:11 Mistweaver Tower Tips & Thoughts 58:24 Brewmaster Tower Tips & Thoughts 01:05:37 Windwalker Tower Tips & Thoughts 01:17:35 The Community Council
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This week on the show, our cohosts give a post-Thanksgiving recap of the 9.2 datamining from the past two weeks. We also cover the highlights from Morgan Day's interview with The Starting Zone.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EST over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Thanksgiving! and Murlocs! 06:38 Classic Season of Mastery 11:05 Aside: Alt Catchup in 9.1.5 14:14 Zereth Mortis & Eternity's End Datamining 31:19 Morgan Day Interview: Raid Design 51:55 Morgan Day Interview: Zereth Mortis 56:12 Morgan Day Interview: Tier Sets & Loot 01:07:39 Monk Tier Sets 01:25:03 Question: What if professions had bonuses like in TBC?
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As speculated by our glorious cohosts (yes, others too, but shhh): Patch 9.2 has been announced. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson cover the announcements in detail, from Tier Sets and double Legendaries to the new lore-friendly raid release schedule and gorgeous new zone!
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 9.2 Announcement Overview 03:31 The Return of Tier Sets! (and M+/PvP loot speculation) 16:37 Double Legendaries (and Covenant Thoughts) 26:42 Tier Set Appearances 29:01 New Raid: Sepulcher of the First Ones 40:00 New Zone: Zereth Mortis 47:25 (Lack of) Updates to Soulbinds & Conduits 50:55 New Story & Next Steps (9.2 Final Patch?) 01:03:01 PvP Solo Queue (as a Brawl) 01:08:54 Thoughts? 01:16:22 Wild Speculation About the Next Expansion
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson cover the many bits of news that came out over the past week, including a new interview with Ion Hazzikostas, news that the first 9.2 build has reached the PTR CDN, as well as a new Brewmaster build (and new Mistweaver bugs). Of course, we must also discuss the announcement about the WoW Community Council and how that fits into the existing feedback that Blizzard already has access to. Spoiler: we're not impressed.
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 Introduction & Reclear Recap 07:06 Raid Tuning & Gateway Control Shard 25:40 Valor & Conquest Uncapped Until 9.2 27:39 Classic Season of Mastery Updates 39:44 Jen Oneal Leaving Blizzard 43:30 New Brewmaster Special Delivery Tech (and Mistweaver Bugs) 50:30 9.2 PTR Build on CDN 55:02 The WoW "Community Council" 01:21:12 VentureBeat's Interview with Ion
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Mistweaver has been on the rise since the release of Patch 9.1, and this week our hosts emallson and Anomoly sit down with Abelito and Drezington to ask the question: what happened? Why is Mistweaver good now?
This episode aired live on Halloween and I just want to say that that was thematically appropriate.
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 Introducing Abe & Drez! 02:04 Last-Minute 9.1.5 Tuning 07:23 Major Boss Updates in Classic Season of Mastery 11:58 Notorious Studios formed by Former WoW Devs 14:33 WoWAnalyzer Acquired by WarcraftLogs 19:50 The State of Mistweaving in 9.1.5 27:26 Revival & Gust of Mists 31:29 Why is Sinister Teachings so GOOD?! 41:21 Fixing the Mana Problem 47:12 Mistweaver Damage & Other Misc Changes 56:53 9.1.5 Changes for Mistweaver 01:04:49 Dropping Healers for Mistweavers 01:11:46 Is Monk the BEST its Ever Been?
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Patch 9.1.5 arrives in North America next Tuesday, and we are ready to receive it. This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the changes---including a few that you might've forgotten about since the announcement---along with updates to the Classic Season of Mastery and results from PTR testing of the Mage Tower!
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 (Re)Progression Recap 07:52 Bulk Character Transfers, Classic Season Updates & a New Cowboy in Overwatch 23:18 Patch 9.1.5 Rapid-Fire Recap 44:01 Venthyr Brewmaster?!? 45:48 The Mage Tower! 01:04:28 Boosting & Sales 01:17:39 Legion M+ & Legion Timewalking Schedule
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This week on the show, our hosts celebrate their Sylvanas kills by talking about things that have nothing to do with Sylvanas! We've got tweets from Wyatt Cheng on the design of Diablo 3 (spoiler: they didn't tune the drop rates around the Auction House), comments from Magdalena (from Acherus) on the itemization design in WoW, as well as a spreadsheet from Scripe going over how he'd "fix" WoW. Oh, also they buffed Venthyr Mistweavers. Fun times.
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 Introduction & Progression Recap 11:01 9.1.5 PTR Recap: Korthia & Mechagon Improvements 17:20 Venthyr Mistweaver BUFF! 22:58 Mythic+ "Gladiator" Title & Legion Timewalking Updates 28:09 Future (Future) WarcraftLogs feature: Log Scripts 32:41 Classic Season of Mastery Quest XP Buff 35:23 Affixes Announced for MDI Finals 36:52 Wyatt Cheng: D3 was not "designed around the AH"---but it wasn't tested 54:15 Magdalena: WoW Stat Changes & Itemization Problems 01:10:29 The Scripe Spreadsheet, or "How Scripe Would Fix WoW"
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After a brief vacation, our hosts Anomoly and emallson are back with another episode of the podcast---and just in time to cover some big changes to the Venthyr covenant for monks. We also talk through the WoW Classic Season of Mastery announcement, along with some updates to Legion Timewalking M+ and the new Mage Tower achievements.
This week's show is also available on Youtube. You can also catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap 06:32 Venthyr Covenant Updates! 17:03 Painsmith Bugfixes 19:50 Legion Timewalking Updates: Azerite in Mythic+ & Mage Tower Achievements 37:09 BDGG's Reflection on Becoming a World-First Contender 43:07 WoW Classic: Season of Mastery 01:06:31 New World
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson get distracted by the large amount of Mythic Sanctum of Domination nerfs introduced this week, and then spend some time digging into cooldown planning for raids as a healer or tank.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Links from the Show * Viserio's Healing CD Sheet for Sanctum of Domination
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap 09:15 LARGE Mythic Sanctum Nerfs 32:12 Twin Consorts & Big Love Rocket Renamed 35:51 9.1.5 Updates: Healing Cap Rework on Chi Burst, Path of Ascension Nerf 40:59 Antorus & Tomb of Sargeras Nerfs on PTR 43:17 "On the Offensive" Hotfix Nerf 45:42 Cooldown Planning: Getting Started 49:41 Types of Damage, Types of Cooldowns 52:38 Cooldown Pairings 57:38 Viserio's Spreadsheet 01:00:59 Tank Cooldowns 01:03:35 Adjusting Cooldowns During Progression 01:14:55 External Cooldowns
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson get even more hyped about 9.1.5 as they discuss the reveal of the Mage Tower, sick new Monk armor set, and then predict the death of Dance of Chi-Ji as the only sane outcome of uncapping Spinning Crane Kick's AoE.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Links from the Show * BDGG Sanctum of Domination Balance Recap * Mage Tower Announcement & Monk Transmog
Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap 10:40 Sylvanas Windrunner Hotfixes (+ Undocumented Changes) 19:30 Kel'thuzad Cooldown Refreshing in 9.1.5 24:00 "Breaking the Chains" Mount Bug & Hotfix 28:44 /ignore Entire Accounts! 30:05 Alliance Hall of Fame Closing: Cross Realm Mythic Opens on Sep 21-23! 36:25 TBC Phase 2 World First SSC and TK 39:27 BDGG Sanctum of Domination Balance Recap 45:51 Spinning Crane Kick is UNCAPPED!?! 50:55 Archivist's Codex Catchup & Timeless Isle Chat 58:56 MAAAAGE TOWERRRRR 01:19:23 Should Covenant Abilities Work in the Mage Tower?
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We are back once again to chitchat about new stuff from the 9.1.5 PTR, and this week we've got some exciting developments: the AoE un-cap as arrived, new datamining indicates that the Mage Tower may be returning, and a frankly massive number of quality-of-life changes have been introduced. emallson and Anomoly dive into the latest patch notes this week on the podcast.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap 10:51 More Class Changes in 9.1.5 17:27 Upcoming Quality of Life Changes 34:48 AoE Uncaps Implemented on PTR! 40:17 Flight Path from Ve'nari to SoD (FINALLY) 41:49 New Old (Raid & Dungeon) Content 01:04:22 Mage Tower Datamining 01:20:13 Question & Answer
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A steady stream of news about Patch 9.1.5 has come out over the past week---including a partial rollback of the AoE cap! This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson sit down to recap the announcements, as well as discuss some clarifications from last week's announcements that have come due to the launch of the 9.1.5 PTR.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Intro & Progression Recap 14:15 Updates to Covenant Transmog and Domination Gear 17:30 Tier Set Acquisition: Better or Worse than Dom Sets? 20:35 Removing References to Former Employees 26:13 WoW Classic "Fresh" 31:16 Patch 9.1.5 PTR is UP! AoE Caps Being Removed! 41:45 Class & Covenant Ability Changes (and speculation about GCD changes?!) 51:01 Legendary Recycling 53:55 Heirloom Upgrades for 50-60 Leveling 57:04 Item Upgrade UI Upgrades & Anima Transfer to Alts 01:03:36 Watcher (Ion), Qwik (Ybarra), and WoW Design 01:15:29 Questions & Answers
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Surprise!!! Patch 9.1.5 has been announced, coming with a huge number of community-requested features like easy covenant swapping, removal of conduit energy, alt campaign skips and Timewalking Mythic+! This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson are joined by Hinalover and Abelito75 to discuss the announcement, what we're most excited about, and we think this will do for the game as a whole.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap 08:17 Non-9.1.5 Week in Review 25:42 Patch 9.1.5 Overview 27:43 Unlimited Covenant Swapping! 34:54 Conduit Energy Removed! 42:26 Covenant Campaign & Maw Intro Skips! 48:56 What Does This Mean for WoW? 51:43 Legion Timewalking Mythic+! 01:01:52 Legendary Recycling! 01:12:21 Other Misc Changes 01:24:51 Wrapup (Exclamation Points!!!!) Links * Announcement Post * Summary on Warcraft's Twitter
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson (finally) catch up on Sylvanas and Anduin lore from 9.1. We said we'd cover this last week, but now we actually are! Also in this episode: we discuss the announcement of (lots of!) new cosmetics in patch 9.1.5, the launch of MDI Season 2, and the many other changes from the last week in WoW.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Weekly Progression Recap 19:16 Hotfixes Roundup (plus Korthia & Torghast tips!) 34:13 New Soulshapes, Druid Forms, and Appearance Options in 9.1.5 40:42 Undocumented Halls of Atonement Nerf 42:26 LFG Changes for Shadowlands Dungeons / Raids 45:44 MDI Season 2 Time Trials 50:39 Empowered Conduits (?!?) 55:42 Lore Corner 01:16:48 Questions & Answers
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson discuss the recent nerfs to Painsmith, as well as some interesting bits and bobs from Max & Rogerbrown's recap of the Race to World First for Sanctum of Domination---along with (finally) catching up a bit on Lore Corner and Q&A!
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Week in Review 21:07 Painsmith & His Nerfs 36:26 Blood Set?!? 40:38 The Max / Roger Raid Recap Recap 01:10:48 Lore Corner: Elune, Tyrande, and the Winter Queen (SPOILERS!) 01:17:34 Questions & Answers
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson discuss the weird tuning of the Sanctum of Domination and how Domination Gems are warping the difficulty of the instance. Then, we switch gears and dive into the new megadungeon that was released in 9.1: Tazavesh, the Veiled Market. Spoiler: its pretty good.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Our Sanctum Progression 09:29 Blood & Frost Domination Set Buffs: Maybe Run Blood Set for Progression? 18:31 Tangent: Mistweaver's Position in Sanctum 20:02 Other Hotfixes 28:42 Tangent: Other MMO's & WoW's Position in the Space 36:09 Blizzard Hiring Many (!) New Staff for WoW 40:30 Tangent: Casual Content, Dungeons & More Staff 47:54 Tazavesh (Hard Mode) & Zo'phex 54:07 The Trading Game and Market Bosses 01:04:47 So'azmi 01:11:00 Hylbrande & Fishsticks 01:16:54 The Pirate Dragon 01:18:45 So'leah 01:28:40 Questions & Answers
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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson cover the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit and what it means for our community. We also discuss the conclusion of the World First race, ongoing Mythic progression, Venthyr Mistweavers, and answer some questions.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube (soon!). You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 The Activision-Blizzard Lawsuit 15:23 Should You Unsubscribe? 19:20 Mythic Cheese Fixes & Sylvanas Windrunner 42:17 Week in Review 54:17 Mistweavers on Venthyr Now?!? 01:05:00 Weekly Progression Recap 01:12:53 Lore Corner: New Chronicles 01:17:42 Questions & Answers
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Mythic week is here and wow has it been a wild ride! This week on the show, Anomoly and emallson walk through the crazy Race to World First saga of Sanctum: from the wild tuning on Soulrender to the absolute fiesta that was Painsmith to the cheesy shenanigans on Kel'thuzad. The only predictable thing about this Race was that it'd be unpredictable.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Weekly Hotfixes 09:45 Perfecto, RWF, and Domination Sockets 28:53 WarcraftLogs' Race to World First View 32:30 Early Mythic Bosses 40:12 Soulrender Dormazain & Remnant of Ner'zhul 48:10 Painsmith 01:06:54 Guardian, Fatescribe, and (Cheesing) KT 01:31:24 Sylvanas & Raid Tuning
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The new raid, Sanctum of Domination, released this week and---true to form---brought with it Heroic Week Tuning™. This week on the show, our hosts emallson and Anomoly cover the changes to Covenant Legendaries, upcoming changes to the Shard of Domination system, and numerous hotfixes (including an unfortunate change to Bonedust Brew). And, of course, we would be remiss if we did not discuss the cinematic with resident lore export Anom.
This week’s show is also available on YouTube (after some technical difficulties). You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:58 MDI: Shadowlands Season 2 05:16 Catalogued Research & Soul Cinders Hotfixes 09:24 Tazavesh Hard Mode Clarifications 13:22 Bonedust Brew Hot"fix" 18:56 Covenant Legendary Tuning 27:46 Shard of Domination Update / Tuning 35:28 Sanctum of Domination Heroic! Thoughts? 47:30 Lore Corner: SoD Sylvanas Cinematic 1:07:58 Questions & Answers
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Finally, after one of the longest tiers ever, Patch 9.1 has arrived! and it is...chill, actually? This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson catch up on what they're doing in the new zone, the Torghast updates, an the (many) hotfixes that happened this week.
This week’s show was streamed on Twitch and is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Week in Review 22:46 Korthia, Assaults & World Content 41:44 Torghast 2.0 01:00:30 One Last Look at 9.0 01:08:37 Lore Corner (Spoilers for 9.1 intro quest chain!) 01:16:01 Questions & Answers
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The podcast returns after emallson's brief foray into the great outdoors! This week, our hosts emallson and Anomoly are joined by Lincoln (from the Hammer of Wrath discord) to talk about gearing in Sanctum of Domination, with a special focus on the new Domination Gems coming with Patch 9.1. What is the new system? How does it work? Will we be wearing Cloth gear? Probably not, but that hasn't stopped us from checking!
This week’s show was streamed on Twitch and is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:30 (Two) Week(s) in Review 12:56 Patch 9.1 Overview 26:23 PvE Gearing in 9.1 31:34 Domination Gems & Sockets 01:16:02 Monk Covenants in 9.1 01:25:14 Questions & Answers
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As the content lull drags on in (Retail) World of Warcraft, our hosts Anomoly and emallson have been spending some time with (gasp!) other games! This week on the show, we chat about what games we've been playing that aren't Warcraft-flavored, along with some discussion about the Retail news from the past week and (of course) The Burning Crusade.
This week’s show was streamed on Twitch and is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.
Note: There will not be an episode next week because emallson will be out of town. The podcast will resume the following week at the regular time. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:52 How Was Your Raid? 02:54 Weekly News Roundup: Flying, Conduits, and M+ Affix Tuning 24:41 What are we playing during the content lull? 58:18 The "Final Fantasy XIV" Topic 01:13:27 E3?! 01:19:06 Questions & Answers Games Discussed * Darkest Dungeon * Rocket League * Battlefield 5 * Assassin's Creed: Valhalla * The Witcher 3 * The Burning Crusade Classic * The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind * Sea of Thieves
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Following weeks of rumors about the new "Anima Power" Seasonal Mythic+ Affix, we finally have something testable on PTR! This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson take a peek at the new affix, what it means for Mythic+ next tier, and at some of the POWERFUL options we'll have in keys. We also finally have an answer to the will-they-won't-they of Sire Denathrius nerfs: yes, they did nerf it---but not in the way we expected!
This week’s show was streamed on Twitch and is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & Week in Review 15:37 Mythic Sire Denathrius Nerf 24:58 New Mythic+ Seasonal Affix feat. Anima Powers! 48:28 SPOILERS - Lore Corner: The Jailer 57:24 Questions & Answers 1:10:27 BONUS Burning Crusade Chitchat
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As we recorded this episode of the podcast, Echo was showing the world the true power of Plagueborers in the Great Push. Wow. This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson chat about the Great Push tournament (and why it is better than the MDI), the recently-tested Sylvanas Windrunner encounter, and the newly datamined Anima Power Mythic+ Affix.
This week’s show was streamed on Twitch and is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson. Timestamps 00:00 The Great Push 27:24 Week in Review & Datamined Seasonal M+ Affix 42:51 Raid Testing feat. Sylvanas Windrunner 58:57 The Burning Crusade! 1:15:11 Questions & Answers
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