For Azeroth!: A World of Warcraft Podcast

Is Blizzard spoiling their own story? The wait for Ghost of K'aresh will be over before you even know it.

Lex is away, but Sean and Manny have tested the raid and bring the first impressions on the encounters of Manaforge: Omega.

Blizzard is having balance issues with the DISC belt out of the overcharged delves. Lex dispels some misconceptions as Battle.net comes to the Xbox App. Sean dives into the 11.2 PTR.

The Ghosts of K'aresh has been revealed. The FAZ crew looks at the highlights of what is coming in The War Within's next major patch.

The crew discuss the latest short story, "Faith and Flame," the possible end of the SAG-AFTRA Voice Actor strike, and the threat of loosing threat.

The gang goes off the rails

The crew reacts to Ion Hazzikostaz's interview by PC Gamer. An outline of which aspects of addons might be affected in the future as Blizzard embarks on this new chapter in the World of Warcraft.

Visions of N'zoth have had a nightmare of a launch. Sean and Lex talk time-gating, player expectations, and content shelf-life.

Lex traveled to the faraway lands of Boston (in the running for the new Night Elf capital city) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise! In this bonus episode, fellow attendees share their earliest experiences with Warcraft, and bask in the connections they built and adventures they had in this game we all love.

Sean is away as he travels to LFG London. Lex is ready to head out to Warcraft 30 Boston. Before the IRL meet-ups, Lex and Manny talk about the upcoming Turbo Boost and 111.1.7 features on the PTR.

The first information of 11.1.7's Legacy of Arathor covers a seismic shift in WoW's add-on philosophy. Lex, Manny, and Sean discuss the "one-button rotation," the rotation guide integration, and what might be in store.

Manny asks Lex and Sean about the battles we have fought in The War Within thus far. Sean continues his feud with PwnGodX but is betrayed as Lex demands that he be put out of a job.

This patch has been out for a million years or 5 weeks. Lex and Sean are already salivating for the next patch. Yet 11.1.5 has more time-gated content than in recent memory. Is the World of Warcraft coming too fast or too slow?

Lex, Sean, and Manny will only be taken to raids if they have purple parses and an item level of 850. Good luck out there, folks. Archon is here.

Sean returns, but all is not well in the aftermath of the RWF. We talk about the warts of uneven progression, problematic balance, and the hope that future releases come when they are ready.

Sean is sick but the show must go on! Lex and Manny discuss 11.1 in the aftermath of the Race to World First, more Delve and Brann tuning changes, and if the end game is heading in a healthy direction.

Salty Sean and Lippity Lex are not happy about the tuning of the raid nor the delves. Can Manny mellow them out? The answer is no; and therefore, this episode is getting the explicit tag.

Lex, Sean, and Manny are delving, raiding, and dungeon-crawling in the new content, but the RWF has already had unexpected starts and finishes. With all this going on, Blizzard has given a first glimpse at 11.1.5.

Rookuri sits down to speak on the Guild halls and player homesteads of Guild Wars 2 and what lessons and influence might be found in those systems for World of Warcraft's player housing.

Lex, Sean, and Manny give their first impressions of the Undermine(d) patch. Did the dazzling lights of features and activities blind them or is there too much grime and bugs in this patch?

Sean and Manny discuss two dev interviews as the Warcraft Team sits down with creators and delve into Undermine(d)!

Undermine(d) has a release date and a release candidate. Is the FAZ Team ready? Are you? Hotfixes, Class Balance, Buffs, and Nerfs abound ahead of the upcoming World of Warcraft Patch!

Lex, Manny, and Sean look forward to a home in World of Warcraft. They review Holly Longdale's address of the Warcraft in 2025, the changing state of Delves, and much more.

Sean and Lex discuss the litany of changes to Keystone Dungeons on the PTR and what it will mean for Mythic Plus in the next patch of the War Within.

As the storms subside on the Siren Isles, the Plunderstorm has returned to the World of Warcraft. Sean, Lex, and Manny discuss recent news in Blizzard's premiere MMORPG.

Girls Gone Wild co-host Silky Raven discusses making a home in the lands of Tamriel. This is the 2nd part in a series exploring player housing in MMOs and what the World of Warcraft can learn from other titles in the genre.

Cory Missildine comes online to talk about player housing in Final Fantasy. What WoWs him and what is better off left in the Aether?

Lex, Sean, and Manny make their first steps into the Undermine(d) PTR. Is trouble ahead for Warriors, Shamans, and our favourate classes?

Sean and Manny sit down with Augmentation Evoker Theorycrafter and Guide Writer, Jereico. The trio discusses the past present and future of Warcraft's blazing buff specialization.

Sean and Manny ring in the new year by catching up with the most recent news about 11.1 Undermine(d).

Sean and Manny give their initial impressions about the Undermine(d) info.

Sean and Manny discuss the growing pains in season 1's PvE endgame.

Lex, Sean, and Manny gather around to be thankful for class tuning, incoming content, and peace of earth (or at least less toxicity in M+.)

The FAZ crew parses through the rounds of developer interviews so you don't have to. We review all the information on Delves, Dungeons, Raids, and Rides.

Lex, Sean, and Manny discuss all the news of the 30th Anniversary Warcraft Direct. This episode covers news from Hearthstone, Rumble, remastered classic games, and all flavors of World of Warcraft.

11.0.7 may be closer than we think. With racial, professional, and mechanical changes in the next update; Sean and Manny quickly run through the initial test build.

Associate Design Director Maria Hamilton and Lead World Artist Kristy Moret join Lex, Sean, and Manny to celebrate 30 years of Warcraft and 300 episodes of For Azeroth!

There's so much WoW. Is there too much WoW? Lex and Manny cover the impacts of the new patch. There are both impacts on the game and impacts on them as players.

Sean worries that the Nerub-ar Palace nerfs may not be enough; the Triumvirate considers if delves are dead; Lex gets a brief history of Warcraft Anniversary events; and, Manny goes fully Tyrannical. All this and more in this week's For Azeroth!

Shaman class guide writers and theorycrafters: Hawkcorrigan, and Wordup discuss the state of Shaman DPS. There is much to go over with the approach of 11.0.5 and major changes!

Lex returns discussing Delves, Dungeons, and tuning that Sean insists doesn't make anyone happy.

Sean and Manny converse with esports commentator and host, Lythi, review the Race to World First, and discuss the foundations of a Mythic Keystone Meta.

While Lex is away Manny and Sean will play (WoW) and talk about the Race to World First, and the fractious situation developing in the community of Mythic Plus Dungeons.

Lex releases the sweat within, Sean has his fingers on the pulse of the raid, and Manny laments more layoffs —all this and more in this episode.

Lex, Manny, and Sean are in a manic panic as season 1 kicks off!

Lex, Sean, and Manny review the 20th Anniversary announcement and talk about the parts that excite them most.

Lex, Manny, and Sean give their first impressions of the expansion and their focus in this initial stage.

The triumvirate trio bids farewell to the Dragon Isles, reflects on all that Dragonflight had to bring to Warcraft, and considers the lessons that should be learned.

Manny sits down with Soul So Breezy to discuss the profession and what we can expect leading into The War Within.

An extraordinary guest joins Manny as Joce returns to WoW and this FAZ episode!