On this week’s show, we drink, we ingest lots of caffeine, and then one of us decides it’s time to soberize. That’s right, soberize. Who needs a grasp on the English language when you can just create a Warcaft Podcast and make up your own words! Also on the show, the latest around Cataclysm beta and the newly datamined build, drake mounts are back a plenty, Ghostcrawler clears the air, and Archeology gets confusing. Grab a beer. Have a listen. Tell a guildie.
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Intro Song:
“It’s Getting Boring By The Sea” by Blood Red Shoes off the Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack
Beer:
“Torpedo IPA” by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
www.sierra-nevada.com
ABV: 7.2%
Beer Advocate: A-
NEWS:
WoW Collectors Edition Announced:
– Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.
– Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil’ Deathwing will still proudly accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.
– Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a special Warcraft(R) retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.
– Soundtrack featuring 10 epic new tracks from Cataclysm, including exclusive bonus tracks.
– Special-edition mouse pad depicting Deathwing menacing the ravaged continents of Azeroth.
– World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards, including a 60-card starter deck from the Wrathgate series, two extended-art cards, and two Collector’s Edition-exclusive hero cards, marking the first appearance of goblin and worgen heroes in the TCG.
Ghostcrawler: To clear up a lot of misinformation…
Soul Link is a trainable ability.
Hunters still have a minimum range.
Demonic Rebirth has a significant cooldown.
Warlocks still have a cast time to summon demons, but can dismiss them instantly.
Hunters can summon pets instantly, but have a cast time to dismiss them. They cannot switch pets in combat.
Call Stabled Pet has been removed since hunters can call any of their 5 active pets.
Rhumba removed:
(When you cast two Steady Shot or Cobra Shot attacks in a row, your next Steady Shot or Cobra Shot will summon 3 Rattlesnakes onto the enemy target. If the enemy target attacks a friend or foe, a Rattlesnake will instantly strike the enemy dealing damage equal to 5% of your Steady Shot or Cobra Shot damage.)
Lightwell Changes:
How to make lightwell work: Change clicking range to 15y, Make clicking it not change target
As I have said previously, this is the plan. We just haven’t been able to test it yet, and the talent has enough baggage that it’s hard to get players to even try it. (Source)
Crowd Control spells cast time increased to 2 sec
Pretty much. The crowd control spells were never designed around the existence of haste. Asking anyone to interrupt a 1.1 second Polymorph isn’t reasonable. Health pools are going to be a lot larger, so control is going to play a larger role than burst compared to the live environment. On the other hand, dispels are more expensive in Cataclysm and you can waste a dispel now if there is nothing there to dispel.
Goblins & Worgens DK on Beta
Both goblin and worgen will be unable to finish the DK starting zone until we get back to it and add the goblin/worgen “Special Surprise” quests. Until then you’ll be stuck.
Worgen Creation Screen
The Worgen creation screen now displays both Worgens and Human appearances of your character. You cannot customize them separately (for the moment?).
WoW absorbs another mod: Power Auras
Tol Barad Tunnel System
Those 3 micro dungeons will be closed off during the main battle. Anyone in them will be kicked out. They are there to support daily questing in the zone between battles. (Source)
Digital Download of Cataclysm will be available
Dark Phoenix Mount Video = Yeah, you’re no longer special.
New Build Datamines:
Essence of the Underworld (NYI), Reins of the Grey Riding Camel, Reins of the Drake of the North Wind
New Drakes
Drakes of the Wind (N-S-E-W): Glory of the Cataclysm Raider (Complete all raid acieivements and own 4 proto draked)
Stone Drakes (Volcanic and Phosphorescent): Glory of the Cataclysm Hero -available by defeating all dungeons and select bosses on heroic. Stonecore?
Camel Mounts:
Likely mounts obtained in Uldum
Archeology somewhat implemented: (dwarven)
skill = searching for artifacts, survey
gaming dice, urn, stone gryphon, silver drinking cup
(each race may likely have it’s own special items)
Guild EXP Changes
there will be an exp cap per day
guild leaders cannot deny someone access to guild rewards
Guild experience can be earned in any of four ways:
1. Completing quests / daily quests that reward experience
2. Killing any dungeon / raid boss with a guild group/raid
3. Winning a rated battleground with a guild group/raid
4. Earning a guild achievement (these are nice, fat chunks of experience so they feel great when you get em)
A guild group/raid is 4/5, 8/10, 12/15 or 20/25 members of the group/raid being guild members
REVIEWS
5 Star Review by Ekte on iTunes US
Hey guys love the show keep up the good work you. You ever think about doing a few different drinks like rum? Keep up the good work.
Ekte – Shandris
5 Star Review by CoffeeGeekGirl on iTunes US
Imagine this, an evening of domestic bliss. In the kitchen working on dinner and suddenly I’m bombarded by the sound of…the zipper. Suddenly my family rushes into the kitchen to figure out what has reduced me to a giggling fool. Indeed, that is how Raid Warning has ensconced itself in my life.
Seriously, loving the show. You’ve got to have a sense of humor and an appreciation of the tasteless. Its a great balance of news and entertainment, sure to keep you laughing. (Particularly when they have Thespius on as well.)
5 Star Review by Eric (Kedehyrn) on iTunes UK
Awesome show guys! Love your beer reviews and a bit of WoW content lol. Reall good banter, beer review and sponsoring! Really worth listening to!
Kedehyrn – Zangarmarsh
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