Lockouts, restrictions, and ghost talk on WoW Classic Hardcore servers

Join us as we discuss the roll out of, deep breath, Hearthstone Battlegrounds Season 6, Overwatch 2 Season 8 with Mauga, Diablo 4’s Abattoir of Zir, Diablo 3’s Season 30 PTR, and WoW Dragonflight’s Amirdrassil LFR Wing 4 next week as well as Warcraft Rumble Season 2. If that weren’t enough presents under your tree, we also cover the Rune controversy of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery, if Microsoft will revive old Blizzard titles, and possible racial abilities for the upcoming Earthen race in The War Within expansion. Whew. Santa’s gotta go lay down now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss the new features coming with the launch of WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery on November 30th including crazy new class abilities, lower initial level cap, new custom raids, and more. We also explore Diablo 4’s upcoming Abattoir of Zir and Midwinter Blight events, the Race to World First Mythic Fyrakk kill, and what makes an MMO an MMO.Music track:"Vibing Over Venus"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss changes to the talent system and professions as well new accessibility options for those looking to return to Azeroth. We also cover the Race to World First for the new Amirdrassil raid content, WoW’s 19th anniversary, Diablo 4’s Mother’s Blessing buff, and the surprise patch to Heroes of the Storm. We also give an update on the state of the site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Liz Harper explains our need for additional Patreon revenue to keep the site going. The team also discuss the launch of Dragonflight Season 3 the Amirdrassil raid (including the LFR tier!), the very grumpy new world boss, the launch of the Hearthstone: Showdown in the Badlands expansion, the newly announced Diablo TTRPG, and the new MMORPG announced by the Fantastic Pixel Castle studio led by former WoW dev Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street. And of course, what's a gaming podcast without a debate on the pros and cons of player housing!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss the many, many, many announcements from BlizzCon 2023 including Warcraft Rumble, Hearthstone Battleground Duos, the new Overwatch hero, the Diablo 4 expansion, WoW Worldsoul Saga delves, warbands, and hero talents, and WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery plus Cataclysm Classic. Let the games begin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special post-BlizzCon podcast, we discuss the surprising and not-so-surprising news from BlizzCon 2023 this weekend. From a triple expansion announcement for WoW to a holiday Diablo 4 event and expansion to WoW Classic Cataclysm to a new Classic server with a twist dubbed Season of Discovery and more! Joining Matt, Joe, and Liz are Blizzard Watch staffers Rachelle, Sara, Flan, Cory, and Nick, many of whom were on the ground at the con. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're rolling out the weekly podcast early this week to discuss our expectations for BlizzCon 2023. Will there be a WoW expansion announcement? Another Dragonflight patch after 10.2? A Diablo 4 expansion announcement with a new class? And is that second big Overwatch hall at the Anaheim Convention Center a cover for something bigger? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss what we know about BlizzCon 2023 coming next weekend, the WoW Armored Bloodwing flying mount available as the new Amazon Prime Gaming reward, the revamped Hallow’s End event in WoW, and how we are continuing to enjoy Diablo 4 Season 2. Plus Q&A! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss our hopes and fears about the future of Blizzard games now that the Microsoft/ActiBlizzard merger is a go, the new wild-west themed Showdown in the Badlands Hearthstone expansion, all the wonderfully druid-centric features in WoW’s upcoming patch 10.2, and how Diablo 4’s new Season 2 is much more engaging than the disappointing Season 1 content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us with special guest Blizzard Watch writer Cory Taylor as we discuss the upcoming Blizzard mobile game, Warcraft Rumble, the new pricy BlizzCon Collection bundles, the possible future of Wrath Classic when it runs out of original content, how Diablo 4 is changing Resistances, and the significance of Blizzard releasing 3D printing files. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.