The Instance: Deep Dives for Gamers

We knew Torghast changes were coming, and now we know what they are all about. Ghostcrawler announces that RIOT is making an MMO. Patrick is playing Diablo Immortal and has thoughts. We dissect a bit more of Ion's interview with Polygon regarding upcoming WoW changes. Let's have a big discussion about game travel, and what needs to change about it. Mod of The Week! Emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How PVP rewards will work this week, and next. The big new world bosses and what you will get from them. Blizzard breaks its own record for most PC games sold! A long discussion about Torghast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What you should be doing in week two of this expansion, WoW goes back on TV this week, gear scores and where you should find them this week, our impressions of Torghast, zone zeitgeist, and why that sword thing in Maldraxxus was dumb, and LOTS more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our big Shadowlands launch discussion! Join Scott, Patrick and Garrett and they dig into the new content with arms wide open! Oh and some discussion regarding building your own rotations. It's more fun than you think! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We announce a MAJOR contest today! Also, no more multi-boxers allowed in WOW. Blizzard details how those legendaries are gonna work. All about the death rising event and LOTS more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How our pre-patch time has led up to today. Alts alts and more alts. Old bugs, why Pandaria is seeing so many players, fixing that ding 50 moment, and loads more. Blizzard did an earnings call, and there are some interesting bits of data here. Metzen started something new, and Kosak finds a new job path. We get a new Shadowlands date and the rest of the release schedule, and we have a lot to say about that as well. Rapid Fire Questions and emails too! Hop in and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special sit down with Chris Metzen, chatting about his “next big thing”, Warchief Gaming, and life post-blizzard, and what the creative spirit needs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a BIG discussion about everything to do with the pre-patch and our experience so far in this not-yet-expansion expansion. Plus, the drop-off of SC2, PTR testing for Naxx for our Classic friends, a new cinematic to dig your eyes into, Rapid Fire Questions, emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prepatch plans for the 13th are heating up, and we talk about the stuff you can expect next week when it hits. Covenant Abilities are no longer location restricted. Hunters need more dots and buffs. Mythic Mounts are about to get REALLY hard to drop. A closer look at what closing the blizzard france offices means, and why it's maybe not everything you think. New Metzen interview coming and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick things off this week with a quick look at that huge Diablo IV talent tree. Then it's off to wow town and a discussion about how Conduits work in the game, and why they are way more than just relics-reloaded. And our big story, the delay (with no new date) of Shadowlands. Plus Rapid Fire Questions, your emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about one of the more fun wow bugs lately. The long deleted are coming back to haunt some players. Barbershops and character creation got interesting, and gone is the Appearance Change charges. No more bonus rolls, and we think that's pretty great. Are you at all excited about BlizzConline? We think the name is dumb but we are excited anyway. We go deep into the new Morhaime venture, Dreamhaven, and what it might mean for you as players of the kinds of games they are likely to build. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WoW Classic goes hard into eSports this coming month. Will you have the right 15 man team to compete? Also a look at a CGI jailer in PC Gamer. Pre-patch is coming down right now. South Park treatment of the Jailer, speaking of the Jailer. We do a full look at the final Afterlives shorts. What do we think of Vampire Town? Tune in and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TWO new Afterlives shorts to talk about, and wrap our heads around. We do just that. Plus, new music and login screen data-mined and we really quite like what we see and hear. Blizzard is taking a LOT of stuff off the global cool-down, and your favorite class might just be rejoicing. Torghast got less tutorials, and more rubber on the road in the latest update. How Blizz wants to limit the "burden of regret" when it comes to Covenant choices, and how you will have to atone if you come back. Rapid Fire Questions, and emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will YOU get a really expensive card for your wow life this year? Two brand new books heading to stores and they are both about wow. Castle Nathria is opening and we know right when it will. Legion and BFA reps are about to get a lot easier to grind. Those new animated shorts are pretty rad. We have a launch date for Shadowlands! Rapid Fire Questions and emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gamescom on the 27th will debut some sweet animated goodness from WoW. What we expect from that. Ray-traced examples show by Blizz and we have some thoughts on how the tech will work in your client. Congrats, WoW Classic players, ya'll are on a single layer now! The future of the WoW mobile app for players and more!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nvidia wants to help with your RTX fun in WoW, and they have a patch to prove it. Blizzard previewed Adventures! And it's kind of an Auto-Battler. How the pre-patch event is a lot like the old days. Shadowlands joins the cosmic map of Warcraft! The top 4 seeds in the US are in for Overwatch! A deep dive into how Legendaries will work in Shadowlands, and a lot more! (Including more Rapid Fire Questions.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Some tweaks to the show today! Hope you enjoy them! Blizzard honors the fallen. The Shadowlands beta build adds some really nice stuff for transmog fans. Restrictions lifted! Breakdown of the latest beta build. Act/Blizz has a new eSports guy who comes from the MLB! Earnings call clashes with internal strife in Blizzard. WoW Source Code turns one million. Greifing in the AQ war effort in classic will be met with swift action from Blizzard. Big topic today: How Heirlooms will work in Shadowlands, and the new character experience. Rapid Fire Questions! Your emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the recent changes to the Shadowlands beta, all the stuff you need to do before it goes away in BFA, a classic player who leveled his hunter with nothing but his wits, Sulfuras unlocks Ahn'Qiraj in 14 hours, Diablo Immortal yet lives, and why seasons would work really well in modern WoW leveling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to break down all the finer details of the Shadowlands stream last week, includiing deeper looks at the release, beta, gameplay updates, and more. Plus, HS dropped a big one today. Your emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our live coverage of the Shadowlands stream dev update, and our thoughts about what they showed. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classic is about to toss open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj again, and we are pretty excited about that idea. We talk a bunch about that event changed wow forever, and why they've not tried something quite that ambitious since. Also, Duncan Jones spills the beans on why no more Warcraft movies. The Shadowlands showcase is now happening next week. Small World of Warcraft is a thing and you can get it now. Happy 20 years, Diablo II, and why the Hero Pool thing was hard for us to understand! And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mixer is no more...where will YOU stream your WoW dungeon runs now? Some ugly stuff happening in the underbelly this week. Overwolf takes a bite out of CurseForge. Exploits still happen a lot and Blizzard talks about what they do these days. How your Auction House play is about to change. Hearthstone has a big week, Heroes gets Mei, and Diablo II rumors fire up again! Your emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Shadowlands reveal event was pushed. We talk about why and what might come of it. Fire mage talk leads to keeping everything on fire. Classic Summer Bowl is coming! More classic updates. Diablo IV barbarian gameplay was shown, but we are not sure who showed it. Heroes of the Storm Hearthstone and Overwatch all have notes today, and your emails to boot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Blizzcon is cancelled. What will they do instead? We have some ideas. Also, the AWC 2020 schedule is up! The Undead get some better knees. Oibos seems pretty rad. Reforged devs finally talk. And lots more today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We touch on this saved Echoes of Ny'alotha business that has everyone in a froth this week. Plus another great interview with Ion that gave us some new stuff to chew on. WoWesports goes more official, why War Mode might be the best feature in BFA and a whole lot more, including your emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Some more Alpha thoughts coming in, and why Patrick likes things light and airy. Diablo 2 Resurrected might be coming sooner than later. Act/Blizz did their earnings call and the numbers are...ok? Leroy Jenkins turns 15 years old! How tall is your favorite faction leader? Stop banning Xul. No more Dire Wolf Alphas. Why Horde v Alliance is neither evil nor good, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Venturebeat sits down with Morhaime and he says some really interesting things. Then Ghostcrawler had more to add to the subject. Shadowlands gets new race descriptions. Torghast is aghast with more content and fixes in the closed alpha. No more one DH to rule them all per realm. At least right before Shadowlands. Great reddit ama to dig through for Heroes fans. Nothing going on in HS or OW this week. But that Diablo itch is real, yo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LOTS of additional alpha talk today, with more impressions than ever. Bastion might be ugly. Exiles Reach might be amazing looking. No delay in Shadowlands says team lead. New Sylvanas and Jailer models revealed. Your emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Torghast is really really good, and we go pretty deep into how Blizz should make sure this thing stays awesome. Shadowlands is changing flying forever. The Winds of Wisdom buff is now good through the Shadowlands pre-patch! Blizz has a lot to say about long lines in Classic. New character creation screen and some datamining have us making all kinds of guesses about consoles, controllers, mobile and more. Raytracing options coming too. All around blizzard, and your emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alpha is underway, and we have things to say about it. Is Blizz making a WoW-based auto-battler? Maybe. The MDI is happening and there are some cool changes this year. How Exile's Reach will work for new and old players alike. The level squish, and what that translates to in the game from vanila to Shadowlands. The quest marker got a bit update. We have some word on Blizzcon 2020 from Saralyn Smith. Hearthstone had a good week. Heroes and Overwatch got big patches today. Why Mages seem busted and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alpha test for Shadowlands is nigh!! We have all the details and some thoughts on how this new expansion is shaping up! Plus a look at how all 12 classes are getting some big changes in the "un-pruning" that is about to happen. Some quality of life stuff as well. What can be done about Classic queues? The Devs say they have a way. Heroes gets buffed up cores, Hearthstone gets a lot of new cards and your emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about the Blizz survey about how players wanna see Burning Crusade happen in a classic context. Get your transmog on in Legion content in a much easier way now! Enjoy a month of 100% XP boost. Echo seems a little OP to Patrick. Hearthstone is getting some fundamental underpinning changes. Diablo loses a community manager! When will we get those new races? And loads more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Blizz doing during this time? They say as much on twitter. That current temp on Mythic+ and what we like most about it. Blizzard getting further down the road with good TV and film. Making content during times like this. Big stuff happening to the Overwatch team. Hearthstone does a big patch drop and way more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We make some Blizzcon predictions given the "viral" nature of the day. Classic fans are getting Arathi Basin tomorrow! Why Paly tanks are better than Demon Hunter tanks. Shadows Rising is rising in July. Why this game will NEVER see player housing and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Instance Classic Focus Episode: A chat with GamerChex from Stay Classic, looking at how the classic community is doing, what they want, and what Blizzard is doing with their favorite Classic MMO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WoW Tolkens are coming to classic at least for China. Will that every happen in other regions? Got a HUGE Diablo IV update and we hope they keep this up. The Fall of The Lich King gets a fresh coat of paint. Hearthstone went Battlegrounds crazy this week. How solo friendly is the game in 2020, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get into what it means to be a part of the shadowlands beta. We go deep on the seeming confirmation that Diablo and Overwatch are headed to netflix. Garrett went to Irvine for some hearthstone thing, and we try and pry stuff out of him about it. Starcraft Ghost was leaked and we have thoughts. What keeps people playing wow in a world full of other MMOs and MORE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We try and dissect what is happening with this GeForce Now thing and how it applies to Blizzard. We also have some things to say about The Eastern Kingdoms. Blizz has a deal for would-be classic players. Hearthstone loves Battlegrounds. Diablo gets a new head. Want your own battlecruiser? A look through the eyes of WoW Head and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We go through the rough launch of Wacraft III Reforged in some detail. What should of happened, what might happen, and what we think about it all. eGPU's are great for Mac wow players, and your emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are a bit into 8.3 and we take a bit of a post-mortem look at things thus far. Classic is making changes, and some people say that is a huge mistake. The undead just got a lot more sexy. Hearthstone gets some SP on. Who would play Arthas in a movie? Where to go from 20? And why Party Sync rocks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8.3 is here and we are down to talk about it! And we take a LOT of your comments into the mix today. Plus a great interview with Jeremy Feasel at Blizzard about this patch and more! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WoW Classic is getting some serious updates next month and we break them down. January 14th has all you retail players are looking for, and we are here to get ready for that too. Warcraft III, and why we may or may not be playing it. All around blizzard, your calls and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a date for N'Zoth, and all the details surrounding his debut. Reforged took a little longer to get done. What Blizz games are keeping us warm for the holidays? Lots of calls and emails today and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today we take a hard look at 2020 and what we all want out of Blizzard for the new year! Plus a load of your emails and calls! Join Scott Patrick and Garrett for a hopeful look at a new year from Blizzard and World of Warcraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices