Was Blizzard right to nerf experience with the War Within launch?

Join us as we discuss what we know about 11.0.7’s new Siren Isle zone, the return of Plunderstorm in early 2025, the discovery of the Detective title in WoW, the large number of bugs we’re experiencing in The War Within, Diablo Immortal’s WoW crossover, and the possibility of a Warcraft 2 remaster. Because the Warcraft 3 remaster worked out so well… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss the arrival of the Brutosaur auction-house mount in the WoW cash shop, the revamp of the WoW anniversary token reward system, the introduction of much-welcomed accessibility features in Diablo 4, and the reintroduction of 6v6 mode in Overwatch 2. Seems like everything old is new again. But more expensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost 10 years ago we rolled out episode 1 of the Blizzard Watch podcast when we launched the site and here we are now with our 500th recording. Kids these days, they grow up so fast. What? I'm not crying, you're crying!Join us as we discuss, shocker, the latest news from the Blizzard universe and beyond including the cost to collect all of WoW’s 20th anniversary cosmetics, Hearthstone’s flip flopping quest design, Diablo 4’s Meat or Treat Halloween event, and our giddy anticipation for next week’s launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt, Joe, and Liz discuss their further adventures in D4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, the strange rollout of Cataclysm Classic Phase 3, Hearthstone’s new spaceship-themed expansion, overpriced WoW-themed cosmetics in Diablo 4, and Sunderfolk, the upcoming couch co-op tactical RPG by ex-Blizzard boss, Mike Morhaime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us with special guest Liz Patt as we discuss this week’s launch of Diablo 4’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. We cover its delayed start, what’s new in Season 6, the new mercenary companions, new runewords, and the new Spiritborn class. We also talk about WoW’s upcoming 20th anniversary event, the Starcraft franchise coming to Xbox, and question why Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t utilize the Dragon Age Keep system bringing your choices from the previous three titles of the franchise into this one. I mean, how do they expect us to continue our ill-fated romance with the elven god of betrayal now? Because I’m sure that will end well… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us with special guest Cory Taylor as we discuss the uncertain future of Warcraft Rumble, our love of October’s WoW Trading Post transmog options, and what we are looking forward to with next week’s Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion.Plus, the most important question of the week: Who would be the best and worst Warcraft character to give voice directions for driving? My vote is a holographic Khadgar head in a bubble. Who’s with me!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for this special edition of the Blizzard Watch Podcast as we sit down with investigative journalist Jason Schreier to talk about his upcoming book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. Covering the 33-year history of Blizzard, we discuss the truth behind many of the scandals that rocked company, the real influence Activision had on game development, and are left questioning what we thought we knew about the studio’s evolving culture, creative vision, and internal struggles to make games for gamers and not just shareholders.Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment will be available on October 8th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss how missing items in guild banks may or may not get restored, the rollout of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 5 with new content, the introduction of LFR Raid Wing 3 in The War Within, and the continuing saga of the Race to World First. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss the latest Race to World First news (as of the recording on Tuesday), if/when Blizzard will announce Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, the agony and the ecstasy of Delves, the bittersweet upcoming season of Arcane Season 2, and why we are convinced that the black blood of earth in WoW is cranberry flavored. Plan ahead for your Thanksgiving spread now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss the content rolling out with the launch of Season 1 in The War Within, what we know about patch 11.0.5 and it’s connection to the 20th anniversary of WoW, the new Hearthstone mini-set which takes puns to a whole new level, and how the upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro looks shiny, but the price tag…in this economy?? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.