Raid Warning Episode 45: The Green Podcast

This Warcraft gaming podcast is now leaner and greener. Yes, you guessed it, we talk about herbalism and naturopathic medicine. You are very excited, just as we predicted. In addition to random stories this week, WoW news!

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Intro Music:

“From Rusholme With Love” by Mint Royale

Beer:

“Wilco Tango Foxtrot” by Lagunitas

website: http://www.lagunitas.c

ABV: 7.83%

BA: B

NEWS:

Blizzcon Tickets Sell Out

http://www.battle.net

Extended 24 hr Maintenance on Select Servers

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25170442522/extended-maintenance-06-08-10-select-realms/

Cataclysm Beta Guild Contest

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/cataclysm-beta/index.html

Twin Peaks Battelground Preview

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/twinpeaks.html

Scam Time: Curse Google Ads and Adobe Flash Flaw, Again.

Blizzard Survey: Paid Character Slots?

Ruby Sanctum Delayed in North America

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25171669763/patch-3-3-5-ruby-sanctum-availability

Vote Kicking Changed

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25172039564/patch-3-3-5-vote-kick-change/

Mandatory Talents

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25172118512/mastery-design-intent/

• There will still be mandatory talents for specs
• They want there to be less difference in power between an optimal and sub optimal spec

Lowering the GCD

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25026326560/cataclysm-fury-rotation/

Lowering the GCD is as close to anything on the never list. We will possibly do it for hunters, but that is because their resource system is going to prevent them from ever spamming multiple buttons at once (in the same way rogues have a lower GCD)

Removal of Talent Trees?

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25026566623/subtletly-rogues-and-fire-mages-in-cataclysm/

It was before my time, but the talent trees were developed in response to beta feedback that all say warriors played the same and players weren’t making any decisions about how to improve their character beyond a certain point. Maybe 3 wasn’t the right number, or maybe the designers should have said that paladins and priests are healers and don’t have a damage-dealing mode.

In any case, those decisions have been made. While we aren’t afraid of making a really controversial change if it improves the game, I’m not sure sacrificing some talent trees really does improve the game. It might make PvP or even PvE balance easier to achieve, but it cuts down on the number of ways to play the game or even sheer depth. For every number-obsessed power gamer there are thousands of players who just like their BM hunter or Frost mage and don’t care if they can’t top meters or win Arena because they’re never going to do that content anyway. Those guys could very well be devastated by just taking away the class that they love.

Raid Healing in Cataclysm

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25026435563/where-s-blizzard-heading/

Ghostcrawler:

Specs won’t single target heal the same way. They will have enough basic tools that nobody will have a massive hole in what they can cover. We don’t want the Disc priest to throw up her hands when asked to tank heal, or the paladin asked to sit out when on a fight with a lot of AE healing. You need to be able to run a 10-player raid with any 2 healers (ideally 2 different healers) and be okay. You need to be able to do any 5-player content with any healer (before you over-gear it as many of you do these days).

Yes, the players who already use all their spells will see the least change.

Halion Heroic Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLuVgRFXQkM&feature=player_embedded

Zalazane’s Fall Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRcwEjeuE2k&feature=player_embedded

Operation Gnomeregan Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JO0CoPpieo&feature=player_embedded

Zalazane/Op Gnome not in 3.3.5

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25134703802/operation-gnomergan-echo-isles/

The events themselves are not currently scheduled to go live with patch 3.3.5. We’re simply taking the opportunity on the PTRs to test these events while they’re up and running in case we do not have another opportunity to do so before marking these events live.

The release of the events will be contingent upon the development of other features leading up to Cataclysm, but their release will likely not coincide directly with a patch. They’re events that simply need to be “turned on” when we’re ready.

Avatar Days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9TEdGbvtnc

Murlocs in Australia

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/06/world-of-warcraft-creatures-prowl-the-waters-of-southern-australia/

World of Warcraft Skills Save Boy and Sister from Moose Attack

http://www.nextnature.net/2010/05/norwegian-boy-saves-sister-from-moose-attack-with-world-of-warcraft-skills/

REVIEWS

iTunes – “More Beer” by Vycarius (5 stars)

This podcast rocks. Those that dont like it have no sense of humor.

Email – Phillip
So, all this talking about Sevens voice, and how you have to increase his bass volumes so he doesn’t sound like a small child got me thinking.  What does Sevens normal voice actually sound like? i think you should go without the bass increase so we can hear

Email – Bret Copely

Love the show, Love the community, WoW player since Beta, Raid Warning listener since Episode 23.

Attached is a pic the fiance wanted to send; thought it would be funny, since you guys have asked on more than one occasion for the boobs.

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