Azeroth United - A World of Warcraft Podcast

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Episode 158 | World of Warcraft's Patch 12.1.5, The Promise of Tomorrow, has arrived, bringing new adventures to Midnight! This week on Azeroth United, we're breaking down the latest content, including the Labyrinth of Kindo'jan, the Unbinding of Kith'ix raid, Aqir Invasions, and more.

Meanwhile, WoW Forever is shaking up PvP with a redesigned Honor and ranking system. We'll explore what's changing, how it compares to Vanilla WoW, and what it means for players who don't want to spend their entire lives grinding battlegrounds.

Plus, Blizzard continues cracking down on gold buyers in Forever, the latest beta developments, and a new utility mount that could cost the equivalent of $500 in WoW Tokens.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:13:30 Mailbag

00:23:25 Blizzard News

00:29:32 Classic News

00:32:13 Forever News

00:56:20 Modern News

00:59:22 This Week in WoW

01:05:33 Main Topic: Midnight Patch 12.1.5

01:42:23 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 157 | This week on Azeroth United, we ask whether Blizzard has gone too far with dungeon XP changes in World of Warcraft: Forever. The goal is understandable… discourage dungeon grinding, cleave groups, and boosting. But are the changes creating new problems like mob skipping, one and done dungeon runs, and even more incentive to pay for carries?

Plus, we cover the latest WoW Forever Beta updates and RMT crackdown, declining Classic population numbers, the new World of Warcraft Dungeons & Dragons crossover, Liquid and Method discussing limits on Race to World First preparation, and the latest Trading Post.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:10:39 Mailbag

00:20:10 News

00:47:00 This Week in WoW

00:51:10 Main Topic: WoW Forever Dungeon Changes

01:15:16 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 156 | This week on Azeroth United, WoW Forever gets its first major round of development notes, a community dueling tournament raises the stakes to $100,000, and the conversation around gold buying and RMT somehow gets even messier.

Meanwhile, Blizzard finally gives us a release date for Midnight Patch 12.1.5: The Promise of Tomorrow, arriving October 13 with the Unbinding of Kith’ix, the Labyrinth of Kindo’jan, Aqir Invasions, new mid-season progression, and more.

Then, in the Main Topic, we dive into WoW and the Trouble with Twitter. What began with Blizzard taking action against inappropriate names in the Forever beta quickly spiraled into developer comments, old social media posts, community outrage, and harassment. Where should the line be between developers speaking directly with players and Blizzard communicating official policy, and when does criticism go too far?

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:15:31 Mailbag

00:29:37 News

01:06:06 This Week in WoW

01:09:17 Main Topic: WoW vs. Twitter

01:27:35 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 155 | I've spent some serious time in the WoW Forever beta, and it's time to talk about it.

This week, we're skipping the usual news rundown and diving straight into my experience with Forever. The revamped leveling experience, new quests and dungeons, talent trees, professions, graphical improvements, realm-less servers, class changes, monetization concerns, horizontal progression, and a whole lot more.

There's a lot that I love, a few things I definitely don't, and some big questions that won't be answered until we see where Blizzard takes the game.

Plus, we'll do a little speculation about Forever's content cadence and what the roadmap might tell us about the future.

After all these changes, one question keeps coming back:

Does WoW Forever still feel like Classic?

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:02:18 The Good

00:33:57 The Bad

00:46:28 The Ugly

01:03:45 The Wild Cards

01:11:07 The Content Cadence

01:20:26 The Community

01:31:45 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Forever, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 154 | BlizzCon 2026 is in the books, and the future of Warcraft looks very different than it did a week ago.

This week on Azeroth United, we're breaking down the biggest announcements from BlizzCon, including World of Warcraft: Forever, Midnight: Eclipse, The Last Titan, and the brand-new Warcraft III: Forsaken Kingdom campaign.

We'll also look at what Blizzard revealed for Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and the surprising return of Heroes of the Storm before talking about the long-awaited return of StarCraft.

But the main event is World of Warcraft: Forever. We'll dig into what Blizzard revealed, what we've learned since the announcement, what it could mean for the future of Classic WoW, and why I walked away from BlizzCon incredibly excited about this new version of Azeroth.

Plus, I'll share some of my experiences from an unforgettable weekend at BlizzCon 2026.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:13:39 Mailbag

00:15:34 News

00:23:46 This Week in WoW

00:32:01 Main Topic - WoW Forever

01:21:07 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 153 | BlizzCon 2026 is almost here! With just days to go before the big event, Denethar shares his final preparations and looks ahead to what Blizzard might have in store for World of Warcraft.

This week, we discuss Liquid’s victory in the Venomous Abyss Race to World First, Midnight Patch 12.1.5, Blizzards weird StarCraft website teaser, and more. Plus, Blizzard’s history of expansion announcements and launch dates, the three major story eras of WoW, and what they could mean for the future of the World Soul Saga.

From the latest news to one last round of BlizzCon anticipation, join us for the final countdown before Anaheim!

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:15:15 Mailbag

00:24:22 News

00:45:12 This Week in WoW

00:49:09 Main Topic - BlizzCon 2026

01:02:46 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 152 | BlizzCon 2026 is almost here, and it’s time to make some predictions!

This week on Azeroth United, we look ahead to Blizzard’s return to Anaheim and try to figure out what the company has planned for World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, and the rest of the Blizzard universe. From the future of Modern WoW and the growing mystery surrounding Project Camelot, to the possibility of new games and some predictions that may come back to haunt me, we're putting it all on the table before BlizzCon begins.

We’ll also talk about the history of BlizzCon, remember some notable moments, and look beyond BlizzCon 2026 and talk about where BlizzCon could be heading in the years ahead.

Plus, in the news: Microsoft is reportedly shopping several Xbox franchises, including Warcraft and Diablo, to Hollywood, Project Ascension announces its shutdown, J'imothy is discovered in World of Warcraft, and the Race to World First enters its third reset.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:19:22 News

00:36:22 This Week in WoW

00:41:12 Main Topic - BlizzCon 2026

01:17:26 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 151 | This week we're taking a look at the business of boosting in World of Warcraft. From Mage and Paladin dungeon boosts in Classic to paid raid clears, Mythic+ carries, WoW Tokens, gold buying, RMT, and even services that will play your character for you, boosting has grown into an entire industry surrounding World of Warcraft.

But where's the line between paying another player for a service and simply paying someone else to play the game for you? We'll look at how boosting has evolved over the years, Blizzard's attempts to combat it, the connection between boosting, botting, and RMT, and whether paid progression actually affects the players who choose not to participate.

Plus, we cover the latest news from around Azeroth, including TBC Anniversary Phase 3, another Project Camelot development, the latest from the Venomous Abyss Race to World First, and a preview of September's Trading Post.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:09:11 News

00:22:40 This Week in WoW

00:28:36 Main Topic - Boosting in WoW

01:01:48 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 150 | This week, we're getting ready for the Race to World First as the gates of The Venomous Abyss open!

We'll take a look at all eight bosses waiting inside the new raid before turning our attention to the Race itself. Liquid has won four straight Race to World First events, but can anyone finally knock them off the top spot?

We'll also take a bigger look at what the Race to World First has become. It's one of the biggest events in World of Warcraft, yet it's still entirely organized and funded by the guilds themselves. Has Mythic raiding become balanced around a competition that technically doesn't exist? Should Blizzard take a bigger role in the Race? And would making it an official E-Sport actually make things better, or ruin what makes the Race special?

Plus, we cover the latest WoW news, including Midnight Season 2 class tuning, changes to Sparks, the upcoming Patch 12.1.5 PTR, player housing blueprints, and more.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:12:27 Mailbag

00:16:21 News

00:31:40 This Week in WoW

00:34:16 Main Topic - RWF The Venomous Abyss

01:08:53 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

Episode 149 | World of Warcraft has changed a lot over the past 20+ years. But if you stepped away during Vanilla, The Burning Crusade, or Wrath of the Lich King and came back today, just how different would Azeroth actually feel?

This week, Denethar takes a journey through the history of World of Warcraft, from Vanilla all the way to Midnight, looking at the major systems, features, and fundamental changes that transformed WoW along the way. From flying mounts, achievements, Dungeon Finder, and transmogrification to Mythic+, World Quests, Warbands, Delves, player housing, and everything in between, we're tracing how the WoW we started with became the game we play today.

Plus, this week's news includes the departure of Blizzard composer Adam Burgess, reports of Blizzard becoming Xbox's top-performing studio, another mysterious Project Camelot development, Burning Crusade Anniversary Phase 3 PTR testing, the latest Twitch Drop, Raider.IO's Midnight Season 1 recap, and everything you need to know as Curse of Ula'tek Season 2 gets underway.

Whether you've been playing for twenty years, recently returned to Azeroth, or simply can't remember when half of these systems were added, this one's for you.

For links and other information, visit our Website: http://azerothunitedpod.com

Podcast Social Media:

✅ Discord | https://discord.gg/v5Yun2RE6p

✅ Patreon | https://patreon.com/AzerothUnited

✅ Twitter | https://twitter.com/azupodcast

Host Social Media:

☑️ YouTube | https://youtube.com/@denethar01

☑️ Twitch | https://twitch.tv/denethar01

☑️ Twitter | https://twitter.com/denethar

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00:00:00 Greeting

00:09:47 Mailbag

00:14:31 News

00:27:49 This Week in WoW

00:32:32 Main Topic - Patch 12.1

01:12:37 Outro

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World of Warcraft®

©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Intro Music

"Gone (Full Metal Jacket Mix for Tobias)" by ScOmBer is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.