PeakCraft Podcast

This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson cover the many bits of news that came out over the past week, including a new interview with Ion Hazzikostas, news that the first 9.2 build has reached the PTR CDN, as well as a new Brewmaster build (and new Mistweaver bugs). Of course, we must also discuss the announcement about the WoW Community Council and how that fits into the existing feedback that Blizzard already has access to. Spoiler: we're not impressed.

This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Reclear Recap

07:06 Raid Tuning & Gateway Control Shard

25:40 Valor & Conquest Uncapped Until 9.2

27:39 Classic Season of Mastery Updates

39:44 Jen Oneal Leaving Blizzard

43:30 New Brewmaster Special Delivery Tech (and Mistweaver Bugs)

50:30 9.2 PTR Build on CDN

55:02 The WoW "Community Council"

01:21:12 VentureBeat's Interview with Ion

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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Mistweaver has been on the rise since the release of Patch 9.1, and this week our hosts emallson and Anomoly sit down with Abelito and Drezington to ask the question: what happened? Why is Mistweaver good now?

This episode aired live on Halloween and I just want to say that that was thematically appropriate.

This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Abe & Drez!

02:04 Last-Minute 9.1.5 Tuning

07:23 Major Boss Updates in Classic Season of Mastery

11:58 Notorious Studios formed by Former WoW Devs

14:33 WoWAnalyzer Acquired by WarcraftLogs

19:50 The State of Mistweaving in 9.1.5

27:26 Revival & Gust of Mists

31:29 Why is Sinister Teachings so GOOD?!

41:21 Fixing the Mana Problem

47:12 Mistweaver Damage & Other Misc Changes

56:53 9.1.5 Changes for Mistweaver

01:04:49 Dropping Healers for Mistweavers

01:11:46 Is Monk the BEST its Ever Been?

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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Patch 9.1.5 arrives in North America next Tuesday, and we are ready to receive it. This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson recap the changes---including a few that you might've forgotten about since the announcement---along with updates to the Classic Season of Mastery and results from PTR testing of the Mage Tower!

This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson

Timestamps

00:00 (Re)Progression Recap

07:52 Bulk Character Transfers, Classic Season Updates & a New Cowboy in Overwatch

23:18 Patch 9.1.5 Rapid-Fire Recap

44:01 Venthyr Brewmaster?!?

45:48 The Mage Tower!

01:04:28 Boosting & Sales

01:17:39 Legion M+ & Legion Timewalking Schedule

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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This week on the show, our hosts celebrate their Sylvanas kills by talking about things that have nothing to do with Sylvanas! We've got tweets from Wyatt Cheng on the design of Diablo 3 (spoiler: they didn't tune the drop rates around the Auction House), comments from Magdalena (from Acherus) on the itemization design in WoW, as well as a spreadsheet from Scripe going over how he'd "fix" WoW. Oh, also they buffed Venthyr Mistweavers. Fun times.

This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap

11:01 9.1.5 PTR Recap: Korthia & Mechagon Improvements

17:20 Venthyr Mistweaver BUFF!

22:58 Mythic+ "Gladiator" Title & Legion Timewalking Updates

28:09 Future (Future) WarcraftLogs feature: Log Scripts

32:41 Classic Season of Mastery Quest XP Buff

35:23 Affixes Announced for MDI Finals

36:52 Wyatt Cheng: D3 was not "designed around the AH"---but it wasn't tested

54:15 Magdalena: WoW Stat Changes & Itemization Problems

01:10:29 The Scripe Spreadsheet, or "How Scripe Would Fix WoW"

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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After a brief vacation, our hosts Anomoly and emallson are back with another episode of the podcast---and just in time to cover some big changes to the Venthyr covenant for monks. We also talk through the WoW Classic Season of Mastery announcement, along with some updates to Legion Timewalking M+ and the new Mage Tower achievements.

This week's show is also available on Youtube. You can also catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap

06:32 Venthyr Covenant Updates!

17:03 Painsmith Bugfixes

19:50 Legion Timewalking Updates: Azerite in Mythic+ & Mage Tower Achievements

37:09 BDGG's Reflection on Becoming a World-First Contender

43:07 WoW Classic: Season of Mastery

01:06:31 New World

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson get distracted by the large amount of Mythic Sanctum of Domination nerfs introduced this week, and then spend some time digging into cooldown planning for raids as a healer or tank.

This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.

Links from the Show

Viserio's Healing CD Sheet for Sanctum of Domination

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap

09:15 LARGE Mythic Sanctum Nerfs

32:12 Twin Consorts & Big Love Rocket Renamed

35:51 9.1.5 Updates: Healing Cap Rework on Chi Burst, Path of Ascension Nerf

40:59 Antorus & Tomb of Sargeras Nerfs on PTR

43:17 "On the Offensive" Hotfix Nerf

45:42 Cooldown Planning: Getting Started

49:41 Types of Damage, Types of Cooldowns

52:38 Cooldown Pairings

57:38 Viserio's Spreadsheet

01:00:59 Tank Cooldowns

01:03:35 Adjusting Cooldowns During Progression

01:14:55 External Cooldowns

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson get even more hyped about 9.1.5 as they discuss the reveal of the Mage Tower, sick new Monk armor set, and then predict the death of Dance of Chi-Ji as the only sane outcome of uncapping Spinning Crane Kick's AoE.

This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.

Links from the Show

BDGG Sanctum of Domination Balance Recap

Mage Tower Announcement & Monk Transmog

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap

10:40 Sylvanas Windrunner Hotfixes (+ Undocumented Changes)

19:30 Kel'thuzad Cooldown Refreshing in 9.1.5

24:00 "Breaking the Chains" Mount Bug & Hotfix

28:44 /ignore Entire Accounts!

30:05 Alliance Hall of Fame Closing: Cross Realm Mythic Opens on Sep 21-23!

36:25 TBC Phase 2 World First SSC and TK

39:27 BDGG Sanctum of Domination Balance Recap

45:51 Spinning Crane Kick is UNCAPPED!?!

50:55 Archivist's Codex Catchup & Timeless Isle Chat

58:56 MAAAAGE TOWERRRRR

01:19:23 Should Covenant Abilities Work in the Mage Tower?

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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We are back once again to chitchat about new stuff from the 9.1.5 PTR, and this week we've got some exciting developments: the AoE un-cap as arrived, new datamining indicates that the Mage Tower may be returning, and a frankly massive number of quality-of-life changes have been introduced. emallson and Anomoly dive into the latest patch notes this week on the podcast.

This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap

10:51 More Class Changes in 9.1.5

17:27 Upcoming Quality of Life Changes

34:48 AoE Uncaps Implemented on PTR!

40:17 Flight Path from Ve'nari to SoD (FINALLY)

41:49 New Old (Raid & Dungeon) Content

01:04:22 Mage Tower Datamining

01:20:13 Question & Answer

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin

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A steady stream of news about Patch 9.1.5 has come out over the past week---including a partial rollback of the AoE cap! This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson sit down to recap the announcements, as well as discuss some clarifications from last week's announcements that have come due to the launch of the 9.1.5 PTR.

This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro & Progression Recap

14:15 Updates to Covenant Transmog and Domination Gear

17:30 Tier Set Acquisition: Better or Worse than Dom Sets?

20:35 Removing References to Former Employees

26:13 WoW Classic "Fresh"

31:16 Patch 9.1.5 PTR is UP! AoE Caps Being Removed!

41:45 Class & Covenant Ability Changes (and speculation about GCD changes?!)

51:01 Legendary Recycling

53:55 Heirloom Upgrades for 50-60 Leveling

57:04 Item Upgrade UI Upgrades & Anima Transfer to Alts

01:03:36 Watcher (Ion), Qwik (Ybarra), and WoW Design

01:15:29 Questions & Answers

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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Surprise!!! Patch 9.1.5 has been announced, coming with a huge number of community-requested features like easy covenant swapping, removal of conduit energy, alt campaign skips and Timewalking Mythic+! This week on the show, our hosts Anomoly and emallson are joined by Hinalover and Abelito75 to discuss the announcement, what we're most excited about, and we think this will do for the game as a whole.

This week’s show is also available on YouTube. You can catch the show live at 1:30pm Eastern Time on Sundays over at https://twitch.tv/emallson.

Timestamps

00:00 Progression Recap

08:17 Non-9.1.5 Week in Review

25:42 Patch 9.1.5 Overview

27:43 Unlimited Covenant Swapping!

34:54 Conduit Energy Removed!

42:26 Covenant Campaign & Maw Intro Skips!

48:56 What Does This Mean for WoW?

51:43 Legion Timewalking Mythic+!

01:01:52 Legendary Recycling!

01:12:21 Other Misc Changes

01:24:51 Wrapup (Exclamation Points!!!!)

Links

Announcement Post

Summary on Warcraft's Twitter

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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