PeakCraft Podcast

The podcast is back from its IRL hiatus, and just in time for a MASSIVE info-dump about Patch 10.1! This week on the show, emallson and Anomoly recap the upcoming changes in Patch 10.0.7 (releasing next week, March 14th/15th/16th) and dive into the changes to gearing, the new raid info, and lots of info about Mythic+ coming out for Patch 10.1.

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 Raszageth Prog (and KILL!)

07:36 Ghostcrawler, Lead Designer for Riot's MMO, Departs Riot Games

10:09 Patch 10.0.7 Releasing Next Reset!

16:11 Patch 10.1: Media Blitz (Interviews!) & Overview

18:53 Cross-Faction Guilds!!!

24:44 Aberrus Raid & NEW Gear Upgrade System

56:42 Mythic+ Season 2: Dungeon Pool Confirmed, Seasonal Affix, and Affix Revamp

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Are Mistweavers OP yet? Because they're getting yet another buff on the 10.0.7 PTR! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly talk through the changes to Mistweaver and Windwalker, discuss the MDI (and the state of some of the more...egregiously annoying affixes), Raszageth progression, and new stuff on Warcraft Logs and WoWAnalyzer.

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

Timestamps

00:00 Raszageth Progression (and Nerfs)

22:37 Diablo 4 Beta / Early Access in March

25:56 Blizzard All-Hands Snafu: Return-to-Office Order, Poor Messaging

34:26 Dragonflight S1 MDI: Group A

47:29 Question: Reworking Annoying M+ Affixes?

58:13 10.0.7 PTR Buffs for WW and MW

01:09:10 Warcraft Logs: Talent Choice Heat Maps on Rankings

01:15:12 WoWAnalyzer: Major Updates for Mistweaver (and Brewmaster)

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson dig into the recent community council interview with the development team about the Trading Post and its design philosophy, the recent post about the Primordial Stones world content reward coming in patch 10.0.7, as well as our experience continuing to grind through Raszageth progression.

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

Timestamps

00:00 Progression Recap: Raszageth

25:41 Week in Review: Mage Tower Returns! Love Rocket Droprate Buffed

42:53 Patch 10.0.7: New Mistweaver & Windwalker Talent(s)

51:42 Chat Question: Bugs, Bugfixes, and Getting Ignored

57:00 Community Council: Trading Post Dev Interview

01:14:55 Primordial Stones (10.0.7 World Content Ring)

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Mistweaver is getting buffed (again)! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly cover the new & upcoming Mistweaver changes, the buggy rollout of the Trading Post, the substantial Mythic raid nerfs, and a bit more about Patch 10.0.7.

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

Timestamps

00:00 Progression Recap: Raszageth & Diurna

16:20 Raid Nerfs: Raszageth, Kurog, Dathea

31:18 Week in Review: Trading Post, Account-Wide Primal Chaos

53:29 Valentine's Day Gift: Cross-Realm Mythic & Valor Caps Removed

01:00:26 Class Tuning: More Mistweaver Buffs! Tank + Healer Tuning

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.0.5 only just went live, and the next patch is already showing up on build servers! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly talk about the 10.0.7 preview, Brewmaster & Mistweaver talents in 10.0.5, progression on Diurna, and more!

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

Timestamps

00:00 Dathea & Diurna Progression

24:03 Week in Review: Spark of Ingenuity, WoW in China Shuts Down

31:21 Patch 10.0.7 Preview, Upcoming Retribution Paladin Rework

45:55 Classic Tech Lead Brian Birmingham Leaves Blizzard Over Stack Ranking

58:00 Nerfs, Bugs, Mage Tower, and Monk Talents

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Patch 10.0.5 only just went live, and the next patch is already showing up on build servers! This week on the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly talk about the 10.0.7 preview, Brewmaster & Mistweaver talents in 10.0.5, progression on Diurna, and more!

(P.S. We did get Diurna last night!)

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

Timestamps

00:00 Dathea & Diurna Progression

24:03 Week in Review: Spark of Ingenuity, WoW in China Shuts Down

31:21 Patch 10.0.7 Preview, Upcoming Retribution Paladin Rework

45:55 Classic Tech Lead Brian Birmingham Leaves Blizzard Over Stack Ranking

58:00 Nerfs, Bugs, Mage Tower, and Monk Talents

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Another quiet week ends in the World of Warcraft. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson recap their progression on Kurog and Dathea, discuss the (brief) Race to World First for Ulduar HM (and WCL's role as "rulemaker" for Classic), and more content and tuning coming this reset in Patch 10.0.5.

(P.S. We did get Dathea last night!)

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

Timestamps

00:00 Progression Recap: Kurog & Dathea

25:28 Race to World First: Ulduar

35:58 Week in Review: Blizzard/NetEase Conflict, Server Issues, Jade Rabbit Mount

47:57 Naguura's Interview w/ Lead Encounter Designer Matt Villers: Mythic+ and Thundering

01:03:03 "Revival" Catalyst: Unlock, Charges, and Crafted Gear

01:08:40 Trading Post: Warden Transmog

01:16:14 Additional Class Tuning: Mistweaver Buffs (plus other Healers) and Prot Warrior Nerfs

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The World of Warcraft has been unusually quiet this week, perhaps in anticipation of the upcoming 10.0.5 release. This week on the podcast, Anomoly and emallson chat about Kurog progression (and the ridiculously tight timing of the Storm tech), the slate of Mythic+ and Raid nerfs, as well as further upcoming changes to Mistweaver, Group Loot, and the Crafting Order system.

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

Timestamps

00:00 Progress Recap: Kurog Grimtotem

20:19 Hotfix Roundup: Mythic+ Nerfs, Mythic Raszageth Nerfs

32:30 Group Loot Rule Cleanup

38:31 Mistweaver Changes on PTR

43:29 Profession Blue Post & Crafting Order Limit Reduced to 4

01:01:41 Creation Catalyst Releasing with 10.0.5

01:06:25 Ruby Whelp Shell

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

We have not one but TWO upcoming rounds of buffs for Brewmaster and Mistweaver! This week on the podcast, our hosts Anomoly and emallson go over the changes, recap the massive round of Mythic+ tuning that we got, and catch up on our own progression through Vault of the Incarnates.

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

Timestamps

00:00 Progression Recap

18:29 Week in Review: Solo Shuffle Blue Post, Trinket Buffs

31:04 Patch 10.0.5: Mistweaver Talent Changes

36:02 Patch 10.0.5: Brewmaster Talent Changes

44:06 Upcoming Buffs: Brewmaster Magic Stagger & Celestial Brew

49:15 Upcoming Buffs: Mistweaver Throughput & Damage Buffs

58:18 Mythic+ Nerfs: Azure Vault, Academy, Shadowmoon, Court of Stars, and more

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

While Anomoly and emallson were busy with the holidays, the Race to World First wrapped up! This week on the podcast, our hosts recap the anticlimactic conclusion of the race, their own raid progression, and the new content release schedule announced by newly-minted Executive Producer Holly Longdale.

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

Timestamps

00:00 RWF Recap

16:32 Recapping Our Progression: Primal Council & Terros

44:06 News Recap: Method Interview w/ Morgan Day, Mike Ybarra's Blizzard Update

56:05 3rd Spark of Ingenuity: High-Level Crafting

01:06:27 Dragonflight Patch Releases in 2023

Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod

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

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0