While Battle for Azeroth may have many things that can be criticized, the storytelling is not among them. This week we look at some of the overarching stories from the expansion, from Sylvanas's villany to Saurfang's search for honor to Jaina Proudmore's haunted past. We dig into some aspects of the War Campaign on both Alliance and Horde sides, so be warned you may want to finish the post-Ny'alotha stories before hearing the last part of the episode.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his...

This week we turn our attention to mounts. Some are easy to get, some are not, but you'll want to try to get them all as you work toward achievements like "Mountain of Mounts" and "A Horde of Hoofbeats." We give you our take on how to find some of the more interesting ones. We also talk about Legacy Loot rules, the possibility of Classic Burning Legion, and podcast reviews in this week's episode.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find...

Blizzard managed to ignite interest in all of their major games this week with an expansion announcement (Hearthstone), a new hero announcement (Overwatch), and a major XP buff (World of Warcraft). It's a good thing too, because we certainly could use all of the distractions we can get given the current "social distance" atmosphere of the world. We talk about all of these things, and more, as we ask the question, "What the hell?"Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not...

Chris sits this week out as we are joined by another paladin, Zan, who helps guide us through tips to help your approach to Mythic+ runs. We also talk about the Coronavirus impact upon Overwatch League's third season, upcoming changes to Horrific Visions, personnel changes at Blizzard, and the pending arrival of account-wide Azerite essences!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora on Twitter or streaming on Twitch.Follow the...

This week we finish our look at the expansions of World of Warcraft with Battle for Azeroth and our final rankings of all of the expansions. We also discuss a shortcut to get around the introduction questline for Warlords of Draenor, recent hotfixes, revise our Shadowlands release predictions, and more!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora on Twitter or streaming on Twitch.Follow the show on social media on Twitter and...

Our look at the World of Warcraft expansions of the past continues as we move into Warlords of Draenor and Legion. We continue to share memories and talk about what we liked and maybe what we didn't like so much. This week we also talk about a small amount of Diablo IV information and dragons invading the Hearthstone battlegrounds. Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora on Twitter or streaming on Twitch.Follow the show on...

We continue our look at the World of Warcraft expansions of the past: Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria. Like last week, we share memories, what we liked, and maybe what we didn't like so much. You'll also hear us chime in on class balance and horrific vision changes that are going live today(!), exploring Diablo and Overwatch in animated form, and why we do or do not have interest in the upcoming Shadowlands beta.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find...

It's hard to believe there have already been seven expansions for World of Warcraft, with an eighth, Shadowlands, on the horizon (possibly the far, far horizon). This week we begin a look back at the expansions of the past - the stories, the reputations, the dungeons, the raids, etc. We share memories, what we liked, and maybe what we didn't like so much. Before we get to that, however, we have our regular follow-ups (including our first listener mail) and news (including Ian Hazzikostas...

There was a lot of news to talk about this week, from the Race to World's First victory by Limit, and some of the entertaining (although possibly exploitative) steps along the way, to announced corruption changes, a Shadowlands pre-cursor novel announcement, and Blizzard's response to the Warcraft III Reforged issues. We also answer a few questions about running M+ keys and talk about our personal progression through Horrific Visions before diving into our bank vaults and void storage to...

We're asking a lot of questions this week: Does N'Zoth really die at the end of Battle for Azeroth? What effect will the "hero ban" have on Overwatch League Season 3? What are we as viewers getting out of Blizzard's move to YouTube for e-sports? And who is the best dungeon boss of BFA? We also discuss the troubled release of Warcraft III reforged and the latest (at the time we recorded) in the Race to World's First for Ny'alotha!A quick note: At the time we recorded this episode, Blizzard had...

This week we get into a little lore discussion, answering a question raised back in episode one: what is at the core of planets in the Warcraft Universe. We talk a bit about the first week of raiding, the latest experiences in the assaults of Uldum and the Vale, what the new Mythic+ is like, and Blizzard moving from Twitch to YouTube for their esports broadcasts.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora on Twitter.Follow the show...

Visions of N'zoth has been out for a week - so what do we think of it and how far have we progressed? What is Alora's fixation with Mentos? Also: Hearthstone and the vilification of Activision, perceptions of pay to play vs. pay to win, Squeakers the Lunar Festival rat, and more!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora on Twitter.Follow the show on social media on Twitter and Facebook!Subscribe to get all our future episodes. The...

It's Patch Day! Stuck at work or school while the patch is downloading? Stuck staring at your screen during the six-hour server downtime? What better way to pass the downtime than to listen as we go over the major elements of Patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth, like the starting questline for 8.3, Horrific Visions, and the Black Empire Invasions. We're in the endgame (of BFA) now!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora on...

World of Warcraft patch 8.3, Vision's of N'Zoth, is only a week away and we're going to share some things you can be working on over the next week to prepare for patch day. From grinding rep and gold to collecting materials (hopefully you're doing some of these things already) to making sure you've done any necessary quests, we highlight things you should do to be ready to move forward when the battle against the Old Gods begins.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not...

It's the end of the decade and all the cool kids are doing retrospectives, so we figured we'd try our hand at looking at how the past ten years have treated World of Warcraft. We look at highs, lows, and somehow come to the conclusion that Warlords of Draenor wasn't as bad as everyone seems to think it was. We also talk about a few news stories surrounding patch 8.3, and Rafe rants about the Party Finder system. Happy New Year!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen...

Merry Christmas from all three of us at Citizens of Azeroth. It's Christmas week and we're spending the time with our family, friends, and loved ones, but wanted to make sure we had something out this week, so we're releasing an episode of Rafe's movie podcast Have Not Seen This that actually serves as a sort of origin for this podcast. In this episode, Alora made her podcasting debut to discuss the 1988 movie Willow. She has some great insights into the movie, including a great "leveling up"...

Last week we talked about gold making and some of the essential add-ons we recommend for that. This week we turn our focus on other add-on necessities. Join us as we go over add-ons we just assume everyone is using at this point and then move to some of our favorites for different purposes. Whether it's running Mythic+, farming achievements, or battling pets, we're sure we have add-on recommendations for you.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris...

Last week we talked about Blizzard's announcement that time is becoming limited to be able to freely purchase the Caravan Brutosaur mount, which has sent many players off on the quest to earn five million gold to purchase the soon-to-be rare dinosaur. So this week we look at some tips and tricks to earn gold in game to help achieve that goal. We also begin our own gold making challenge. In game news, Alora mentions the Extra-Life fundraiser being run by The Perky Pugs - you can find them on...

This week Rafe explains why he's been a grumpy panda lately, we talk about Blizzard's plans to stop sales on the auction house mount, and look at announcements regarding gear in 8.3. After that, we highlight some things that are in game that you may not know about but offer quality of life improvements, including a lot of ways to get around to some older locations, grind older content, and even a tip or two that could be helpful when running keys. Make sure to listen all the way to the end to...

We've been talking about Shadowlands so far, but before we go into the realm of the dead, we still have to finish Battle for Azeroth. This week we look at what's coming in patch 8.3: Visions of N'zoth. Join us as we discuss a new raid, new challenges, new Allied races, and lots of bugs.Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora in the Emerald Dream.Follow the show on social media on Twitter and Facebook!Subscribe to get all our...

Last week we started discussing the problems causing a lack of engagement and apathy towards World of Warcraft. This week we look at possible solutions - both those the eventual arrival of Shadowlands might bring and others that are more things we'd like to see Blizzard implement. In current news, elves and death knights are getting new eyes pet battles will be seeing some changes, and Hearthstone's 8-man battlegrounds has gone into open beta!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other...

It doesn't take much looking around on the Internet to see that there's a "pretty distinct grumpiness" about World of Warcraft as it currently sits. After discussing this week's top news stories, including the 15th Anniversary Celebration, we start to pinpoint some of the issues we've found being discussed. We cannot reiterate enough, however, that we all love World of Warcraft and by no means are we trying to focus on the negative here, rather, just start a discussion on what is problematic...

Blizzcon is over but it certainly brought a wealth of information and left a path of excitement in its wake. Join us as we dive into the preliminary information on the next World of Warcraft expansion: Shadowlands, gush over the Diablo IV trailer, debate whether Overwatch 2 should really be considered a sequel, and discuss the other new information delivered on our favorite Blizzard games!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora...

Welcome to our new podcast where we discuss World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games. For this premiere episode our hosts introduce themselves and then dive in to our anticipations about the upcoming Blizzcon 2019. What do we expect will be announced? What rumors are floating around? What do we wish Blizzard would come out with? The answers are within!Find Rafe on Twitter and check out his other podcast Have Not Seen This.Find Chris on Twitter.Find Alora in the Emerald Dream.Follow the show...