Episodes
Here we go again. World of Warcraft Classic fresh servers have been announced and it's starting to feel like deja vu all over again. Listen in as the Countdown crew breakdowns the big news and how we feel about it. After that, we also touch on the news for Retail's Patch 11.1 and what player housing could mean for WoW players going forward.
Classic Fresh - 15:10
Player Housing in WoW & 11.1 News - 3:32:45
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Published 11/16/24
Warcraft's 30th Anniversary is here and Blizzard has a big event planned that will likely contain some game announcements.....we think? So listen in as we discuss what that might mean for Classic gamers in the near future. After that, we sit down and chat Retail's class balancing in 11.0.5 with a particular focus on Ele Shaman.
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Published 11/10/24
The War Within is now almost 2 months old and the honeymoon period is over. As is tradition, we grab the amazing hosts of The Starting Zone, Jason and Spencer, to chat with the Countdown crew about their thoughts on the expanions so far, and talk some of the bigger issues in its early days.
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Published 10/17/24
Phase 5 is here with some funny chnages to PvP. Arcos chimes in on what's going and and after that we get a rare Josh monologue and then touch on a Phase 5 preview that was recorded a week before the phase dropped!
PvP changes - 2:05Josh Monologue - 1:24:20Phase 5 Preview - 2:07:05
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Published 10/03/24
Phase 4 is almost in the books so it's time to give it a review from the Countdown callers as we look back on a phase that arguably saved SoD. After that, we touch on more of the server consolidation conversation and what it means for the Oceanic region.
Phase 4 Review - 1:35Shadowstrike/Oceania - 1:26:35
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Published 09/16/24
As we look ahead to whatever is coming next for the Classic franchise, the community turns its eye to what the classes may look like going forward if the Classic team doesn't wind up going with the 1.12 version of the game. We also touch on some guild management chatter going into Phase 5 flex raiding and then, we discuss early impressions of the newest retail expansion, 'The War Within'.
Classic Plus Shaman - 2:00Guild Management in Phase 5 - 1:16:20The War Within - 1:53:55
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Published 09/10/24
Phase 5 is around the corner and the Countdown crew looks ahead to some things that we know, and some things that we're guessing, are coming to SoD. After that, we turn to the analysis of the results from Ubiquitous' huge Classic Plus survey.
Phase 5 Info - 5:10Survey Results - 2:03:30
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Published 09/04/24
The Countdown crew discusses the big news about an upcoming server consolidation coming to Season of Discovery.
Server Consolidation - 1:30
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Published 08/26/24
Josh gathers some callers and his alter ego to discuss some sticking points regarding a potential Classic Plus.
Classic Plus Focus Group - 1:50
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Published 08/19/24
The devs are back in town for revenge as they sit down for 50 minutes with Josh to go over a bunch of things SoD related. After that, the Countdown crew gets together to discuss some of the things the devs mentioned, and talk more about Classic Plus, MC, and alts in SoD.
Dev Interview - 8:45Countdown Crew - 1:01:10
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Published 08/12/24
The Molten Core has been introduced to Season of Discovery and we're now getting our first taste of level 60 raiding in this version of the game. So, how does it hold up? Listen in the podcast assembles a crack team of raiders to discuss how they feel about the difficulty, fire resistance requirements, mechanics and much more.
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Published 07/29/24
We're eight days into Phase 4 and now we can weigh in slightly more heavily on the first impressions, so listen in as Josh sits down with a bunch of callers for their takes on what we've been served so far for Phase 4.
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Published 07/22/24
We're a few days into phase 4 and we've had the chance to try the new Blackrock Eruption event, and the Countdown Crew requested a special pod chat to break down how it feels early on. After that, we taker an important call about some changes that have been made to the Classic Era client recently that has Era fans very unhappy.
Josh on BRM - 1:35Blackrock Eruption - 14:15Classic Era Changes - 1:39:00
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Published 07/16/24
The final episode pre-phase 4 launch is here as we knuckle down and discuss priests and hunters in depth, along with many, many, many tangents along the way.
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Published 07/09/24
More and more epic news keeps rolling in about Season of Discovery's Phase 4 and the Countdown Crew is here to assemble at the pub and break it all down for you. Enjoy a long sessions between mates as we get together and discuss all the juicy raid morsels and more.
Two Lockouts Per Week - 3:30New Dungeon Currency - 1:19:10Blackrock Eruption - 2:00:50New Dungeon - 2:15:30Will Phase 4 Be Popular? - 2:21:40PvP Vibes - 2:28:30SoD Server Health - 2:34:30P4 Mage Healing - 2:46:00Tank Philosophy in...
Published 07/02/24
A bunch of official information about SoD's Phase 4 has dropped and now we can pore over it with the Countdown crew to discuss a boatload of raid and class changes.
Warlock 2:40Hunter - 45:00Warrior Update - 1:37:00Valor of Azeroth - 2:01:30 Mage - 2:22:30Boomkin/Shaman/Paladin Update - 2:59:15Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett
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Published 06/24/24
A bunch of official information about SoD's Phase 4 has dropped and now we can pore over it with the Countdown crew to discuss a boatload of raid and class changes.
SoD Phase 4 News - 2:15Molten Core Variable Difficulty - 6:30Blackrock Mountain Event - 45:40Shaman - 1:00:30Warrior - 1:12:50Paladin - 1:43:00Druid - 1:59:30Rogue - 2:09:25Priest - 2:19:30Hunter - 2:29:30Tier Sets & More - 2:39:00Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here:...
Published 06/17/24
Phase 3 of SoD is almost in the books and with news about Phase 4 just around the corner, now is the time to review what we thought of Phase 3. After that, we briefly touch on the fresh vanilla community driven movement.
SoD Phase 3 Review - 1:40Semi Fresh Vanilla - 2:41:50Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett
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Published 06/10/24
The Race To World First for Tier 11 is in the books, and we nabbed a couple of race participants in North & Juggs for an in depth breakdown of what went down. After that, Riggz stops by for a deep chat about Blood DK's in Cata.
Race To World First - 3:40Raids & Blood DK's - 2:01:00Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett
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Published 06/03/24
The Cataclysm is here, a threshold we were unsure that the Classic franchise would cross. So, how is it the second time around? Let's find out as we first speak to Blizzard and get an intro from devs Nora Valetta and Kris Zierhut, and then chat with Scottejaye and Mijae about all things Cata Classic and help out with a light class picking guide. After that, we touch base quickly with the SoD crew to figure out what's been going on with SoD while Josh was on holidays.
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Published 05/27/24
Blizzard has asked for class suggestions and so we give them some! Listen in as the crew discusses a bunch of ins and outs with classes in phase 3. Then we turn to the brilliant minds of Fred and Manny as the boys talk about what difficulty in SoD means to them and how we feel about Sunken Temple and raids going forward.
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Published 04/22/24
Phase 3 has arrived and 24 hours into the content, the Countdown crew has come together to discuss some verrrrrrry early impressions of the new Nightmare Incursions and also discuss what we were seeing from the best guilds in the world taking on the new raid in Sunken Temple.
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Published 04/10/24
SPOILER ALERT!! The Phase 3 datamining has come in, and we're mixing it up on Countdown and discussing all the runes that may or may not be in the game so you're on full spoiler warnings if you don't want to hear that!!! First up though, we review phase two, and then dive in on a few of the classes and their datamined runes.
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Published 04/01/24
The Phase 3 news has arrived and there is a lot to go through. Check in with the Countdown crew to have all the news broken down and discussed from new content and systems through to classes and raids.
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Published 03/26/24