Raid Warning Episode 80: Carded

This week we’re joined by Cryptozoic’s very own Drew Walker, Creative Content Lead for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. As an added bonus, we throw in a few live calls at the end of the show.

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Beer:
“Hopsickle” by Moylan’s Brewery

http://www.moylans.com

ABV: 9.2%
Beer Advocate: A+
Seven: A+
Imperial Double IPA.

David: male juices
Joe:  The Abyss, Deschutes Brewery American Double / Imperial Stout 11.00% ABV Beer Advocate A+ Joe A +
Christina: Bing Energy Drink
Drew:

NEWS:
Mage, DK, and Hunter Tier 12 Previews on MMOChampion
Mage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBocJoqw0YM&feature=player_embedded
DK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj1AzW3cmpw&feature=player_embedded
Hunter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAI5WSeiqeI&feature=player_embedded

64 Bit Warcraft Client Soon?

iPhone Authenticator App taken down.
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2592646070
-Issue is that it’s not producing valid auth numbers
-Will return after issues are resolved

4.2 Heroic Items Updated.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2326-Patch-4.2-Heroic-Items-Upgrade-Murkablo-Video-Firelands-Ragnaros-Kill-Video
For most of the stuff dropped from raid trash or purchased with valor points, you can use the Crystallized Firestones dropped by bosses to make upgrades to Heroic versions of the gear.

Murkablo Pet Revealed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjZ0eidPTWA&feature=player_embedded
Blizzcon Pet?

BREAK:
Goblin Racials Nerfed?
Not really… it was just fixed to stop stacking with other bonuses (like guild discounts)

j-Dev Watercooler Chat: Talent Trees
Positives:

• • Simplified
  • Made class specs feel more distinct
  • Balanced the game better

 

Negatives:

• • Still a few clunker talents
  • Killed ‘hybrid’ builds
  • too easy for those returning to the game to screw up the build

C- The /Roar is back!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAhZqB8NYnk&feature=player_embedded
7- Female Dranaei and Blood Elf not so roary. Female orc sounds like something from 28 days later. Female human might have been ripped from 3 breath o.

j- Winged Guardian Now Available on the Blizzard Pet Store

Vicious Gladiator Twilight Drake Datamined
http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2011/may/viciousgladiatortwilightdrake.jpg

Mylune’s Call Video on Wowhead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzfoM0bFHfQ&feature=player_embedded

j-8 New Rare Hunter Pets Revealed on Wowhead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBpEOQgBJOg&feature=player_embedded

BREAK:
DC Unlimited Announces Premium Series 3 Action Figures
http://n4g.com/news/778068/world-of-warcraft-premium-series-3-action-figures
http://www.dccomics.com/dcunlimited/wow/?action=catalog
Garrosh and a Taz’Dingo
Series 4 to be Headless Horseman and a Moonkin

WoW Infographic on Inqusitir
http://www.inquisitr.com/110609/amazing-world-of-warcraft-infographic/
20k server farm… that’s 75,000 cpu cores… 1.3 petabytes of storage… almost $137k a day for servers alone

WoW TCG update:

• EpicCon
• crafting -7 question
• art -7 question

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