The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Instance Bonus for Jan/Feb 2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Instance Bonus for Dec 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nature of holiday gaming with Blizzard games, and WoW in particular. Legendary Transmog coming and coming soon! Brutosaur going to Black Market! People are ticked. Guilds and Communities getting some love right now on the live server. WoW Classic honor issues are real, and Blizzard is on it. Deathwing is a gimmick dammit. Hitting 120 and watching Grey's Anatomy while you do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PVP honor and classic encounters came to Classic this week. Death Knights and Elves are losing their eyes. The real deal behind Diablo Immortal. Our series of quick looks at the new zones in Shadowlands! We start with Oribos! Around blizzard, your emails, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deep dive into Shadowlands from Blizzcon and beyond, plus everything we think about Diablo IV, the latest Blizz earnings call, and so much more. Get in here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick and Garrett talk Shadowlands D4 And OW2 First Impressions at Blizzcon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Instance 579: Blizzcon 2019 Commentary Day 1. With Scott and Jon and Beau! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick has a solution for all of Blizzards problems. We try and figure out what the fourth mystery slot is for in the panels next week. Still no bands. Did Fallout help Blizzard this week? That art in WIII Reforged is cool, at least we think so. How we avoid WoW burnout and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had a Blizz post since last week, and Patrick and Scott are here to talk about it a bit. Plus all our predictions for Blizzcon. Will they address the HK thing on stage? We speculate. World of Warcraft has lots of books for you this weekend. How we might see a world with three factions and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the huge smelly elephant in the room, and are very much looking forward to your thoughts. We also hit the latest wow news and stuff as well, so tune in and enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A supplemental quick take on recent events. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We go through all that is on offer for Blizzcon people and Virtual Ticket people at Blizzcon this year. No idea who the bands are yet. There's a 20 min cut of that Saurfang stuff. Classic DB vs WoWhead. Classic Phase 2 coming before the end of the year. And what that includes. New rad art book from Blizz. Our favorite tracks, and the chance that Sylvanas is going full Snape on us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What to do between grinding rep! Also, we go DEEEP into the final cinematics released this week in WoW retail. So much to say here, but we will let you hear it all on the show! Classic updates and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An interview with Jason Hayes, the creator of the WoW theme, and soooooo much great blizz music over the last almost 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Patch 8.2.5 brings some interesting new things to the retail table, including a sync feature we go in deep on. Also, classic servers and retail servers should get a break from DDOS attacks for now. We gotta get that bee mount. Don't abuse Classic layering bugs, or you might get banned. Did you get your shard? All that and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott is grinding dailies, Garrett is earning gold, and Patrick is still on the fence. PTR 8.2.5 hits and loads of cool stuff. The key art for Blizzcon holds a could secrets. Recruit a Friend is back and causing controversy. What if Classic was launched for Chromie and her pals? Moving characters for lower queues. Around blizzard and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More classic stuff to talk about, including the hit nature of it this week. They are bumping up server caps for people with long queues. Why no LFG addon in classic? We answer that. Blizzard is suing a company for ripping them off. And SO much more today, on The Instance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Classic is here, and we have a lot to say about our time in Old Azeroth. Queue times were not great, and neither was world servers, but mostly things are ok on the tech front. 1 million people watched twitch wow. Stock prices went up! Get in line for boars! And a lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will classic do things to WoW prime that we are not yet expecting? We go DEEP into this idea! Classic AMA coming next week. Did we get the names we want in Classic? Blizzard has earnings call with some interesting things therein. Sigma is out. Hearthstone has growth. Heroes is solid, and diablo makes room for the new kid. Your emails and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott and Garrett look deep into the eyes of Classic and see what you need to be ready for in a couple of weeks. Plus RP/PVP servers, reserving your names for Classic, and more! Also, Store Mounts cause another stir. New gobs and worgs look rad. Loot boxes days numbered? Qhira is awesome. HS gets a lot of new cards this week. Best music in WoW ever? And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have an important chat at the top of the show about recent events. Then we dive deep into why Frank Pearce is leaving and what he might do now that he's gone. Big expansion leaks happened, maybe, and we nitpick around with a few of the details we think might hold water. The story of the next exp is full of old gods and tentacles. Sigma seems cool, Qhira is awesome, and we talk about why no ads for classic yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WoW Classic beta news, and a look at all the hunter problems it seems to have, both real and imagined. And we backload the show today with a TON of your emails and live calls! Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Instance Bonus Show for June / July 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What might Mike Morhaime do next? We have some theories. Wan't movie props? They are selling a ton of it. WoW Classic enters a phase that puts it much closer to it's August release date. Hearthstone has a nutty new expansion coming. How the WoW companion app might work as a GPS based AR game server for Blizz and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott and Garrett dive in this week with a look at the patch! We have lots of thoughts, including what we think of the Thrall Jaina friendship refresh. Wanna pay for a mount or get it with 6 months of wow time? Mike Morhaime has LOTS to say now that his non-compete is up. Lots more so hop in and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott has a beef with Blizzard on this AutoChess mess. Ashara is rising next Tuesday! We break down all the stuff you can expect on patch day. How gold farming will work in Classic. How to get more out of the WoW companion app and more! The whole crew is here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The starcraft game we will never get...again. Overwatch 2 is happening and we discuss it a bit. How blizzard might do games in future. WoW as a base sub to a larger Blizzard sub. Metzen wanted Naga. And loads more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Instance Bonus Show for June 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Turps and Garrett get another episode out the door with some more impressions of Classic, and some ideas about where it might go next. Loads of other odds and ends today as well, so give it a listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a deep dive into our WoW Classic time this week. Talk about hanging out with much older men. Frosty the Snow Mage. How Thrall got his Groove back, and so much more today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk about the Safe Haven cinematic at length. WoW Classic is live in beta, and we get the full game in August. We go deep on Classic stuff today as well. We get a little from J Allen Brack on the state of blizzard. 15 years means more ways to give your money to Warcraft. Around Blizzard and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have dates, details, and concerns about Blizzcon 2019. No Gamescom sadly this year. Blizz had an earnings call. How many characters can you have in WoW Classic? Get your PTR on with Nazjatar and Operation Mechagon. All around blizzard and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Instance Bonus Show Late April 2019, where Scott and Garrett talk about factions and how they can have their cake and eat it too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We SHOULD have heard about Blizzcon by now so we are left wondering a little. Crucible of Storms is out and seems good! Alpha internal testing starts for WoW Classic. 8.2 gets datamined hardcore. We have a new Thrall and we have speculation to go with it. Around Blizzard and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.