Podcast of the Whale: A World of Warcraft Classic Podcast

This week, Joe gets back to work with professions! What professions worked well together back in Vanilla? Are there any major changes to professions since Vanilla WoW? Listen and find out! Referenced for this show: Which professions should I pick in Vanilla World of Warcraft? by Alexensual You can currently find this show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, GooglePlay and most ... [Read more...]

This week, Joe puts aside the scheduled professions topic to talk about an interview on Forbes.com with J. Allen Brack that gives us a little bit more information about World of Warcraft Classic! What does putting WoW Classic on the current WoW Infrastructure mean to design decisions moving forward? Referenced for this show: Classic Servers, ... [Read more...]

This week, Joe looks at the Horde races, their racials, and what Race/Class combinations worked the best in Vanilla WoW! What topics would you like to see covered in future episodes? #WhalingIn lets us know! Referenced for this show: Vanilla WoW Beginners Guide: Racials & Choosing a Race by Legacyluke Racials and their impact on class ... [Read more...]

After a very busy holiday, Joe is back to start talking about Races! This week, Joe looks at the Alliance races, their racials, and what Race/Class combinations worked the best in Vanilla WoW! Referenced for this show: Vanilla WoW Beginners Guide: Racials & Choosing a Race by Legacyluke Racials and their impact on class choice ... [Read more...]

With most of the controversial stuff covered, we can finally start moving on to planning what we want to play in World of Warcraft Classic! What better way to start than by choosing a class! This week, Joe does a quick overview of the 9 Vanilla Classes and how they played back at the beginning ... [Read more...]

Should Blizzard launch World of Warcraft Classic with updated graphics? Do graphic updates ruin the authenticity of a Classic server? Should Blizzard make graphics toggle-able between Vanilla and Legion graphics? This week, Joe braves the forums to talk about all the controversy about graphics! One of the many graphics related threads on the Classic forums ... [Read more...]

It’s very clear that a lot of people want the WoW Classic servers to be a pristine replica of the Vanilla experience, but is that what’s actually best for the long-term enjoyment of Classic WoW? Inspired by YouTube videos by @dodgykebaab‏ and @Izkimar‏, Joe talks about how changes to Vanilla might actually help capture the ... [Read more...]

In this episode, Joe abandons trying to record in his car to give you a better listening experience. He discusses the various patches that were released during Vanilla and how they could potentialy effect Classic Servers depending on which patch Blizzard decides to start with! You can currently find this show on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay ... [Read more...]

In this episode, Joe talks about the two different perspectives on what World of Warcraft Classic should be and discusses why neither perspective is bad…just different! You can currently find this show on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay and most other podcatchers out there. Make sure to leave a review and let your friends know all about ... [Read more...]

In this episode, Joe talks about a World of Warcraft Classic survey that’s making it’s way around the internet! Check out the survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKDcFM31aJqIkQ3uNdXNP6Ph93BH4nb0sgPn_pkd8dWuM6lw/viewform You can currently find this show on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay and most other podcatchers out there. Make sure to leave a review and let your friends know all about us. If ... [Read more...]