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 Microsoft Lays Off Hundreds of Blizzard Employees 19:07 D4 Minute & What the Layoffs Means for the Game 25:06...

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 Timestamps 00:00 Tindral Nerfed! And Killed! (ish) 24:08 Week in Review: Archon Builds for Classic Wrath, SoD Gnomer Delayed? 31:56 The Viserio Healing Sheet 40:57 Afflicted...

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 EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Tindral Progression 17:12 This Week in Classic: SoD, Ruby Sanctum 27:51 Mythic+ Nerf: Soulbound Goliath 31:39 Raid Nerf:...

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 Timestamps 00:00 Progression Recap: Tindral Time 15:55 Week in Review: Smolderon + Fyrakk Nerfs, End-Of-Year Posts 29:29 2024 Roadmaps! 46:14 Hero Talents:...

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 be next xpac!), and lots of other news from the week. This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at...

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 every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Progress Recap 15:31 Week in Review: Phil Spencer Interview, Range Check Restrictions 25:38 Season of...

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 ~4 hours after we recorded this episode of the podcast) This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at...

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 is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Race to World First Recap (and Prog Recap) 20:43 Mythic+ Season 3! 30:36...

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 every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Prep Recap 09:42 BlizzCon Predictions: Worldsoul Saga, Delves, Talents 27:56 The Worldsoul Saga & How WoW...

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 EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: Goodbye, Aberrus! 10:40 Week in Review: Official Patch Notes! 17:03 Mistweaver Buffs: Damage Increases, Faeline Stomp / Essence Font...

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 Windwalker: https://www.wowhead.com/news/state-of-windwalker-in-dragonflight-season-3-playstyle-speed-proc-overload-335535 Brewmaster Stats:...

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 also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: Sales, Farm, Who...

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 on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap 07:08 Week in Review: Blizzcon News! Return of...

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 EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Reclear Recap: More One-Night Clears 05:22 Week in Review: Merger Updates, Amirdrassil Skip, Pathfinder...

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 at https://twitch.tv/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: One Night Clears?! 09:42 Secrets & Tier Tuning (& No More Ebontoes!) 18:02 Mythic+ Dungeon Pool: Waycrest,...

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...

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/emallson Timestamps 00:00 Raid Week Recap: 3 Heal Sark! 09:33 Hardcore Classic: World First 60! 15:54 ICC PTR: Shadowmourne Nerfs, No Lich King Kills 25:06...

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 Midweek 18:44 Classic Hardcore! 28:08 Week in Review: Overlays Dead...

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:...

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...

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...

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 or @emallson 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...

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...

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...