The Starting Zone: The World of Warcraft Podcast!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Dragonflight's Launch window, Classic BC Experience Buff Event, Developer thoughts on Realm Consolidation, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #527: Alpha soon? is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Pet Battle Bonus Event
• World Boss - Oranomonos in Ardenweald
  • Fevered Incantation (Mages)
  • Surging Shots (Hunters)
  • Verdant Infusion (Druids)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Fortified, Bolstering, Quaking, Encrypted
• PvP Brawl - Arathi Blizzard
• Midsummer Fire Festival - Live through July 5th
• Darkmoon Faire - July 3rd to 9th
• Fireworks Spectacular - July 4th
• Burning Crusade Classic Realm Consolidation
• Joyous Journeys – Summer XP Buff Event
• Adjustments to Dungeon Creature Behavior and Group XP
• Community Council Posts - "Thoughts on Realm Consolidation"
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas find out what's on the TSZ patrons minds with the June 2022 Patron Q&A!

Episode #526: June Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

This week we asked our Patrons "What are your thoughts on raid tuning, how accessible should different raid difficulties be?"

• Jason and Spencer's answer to the question.
• How can they make final bosses more interesting?
• Do you think they are intentionally making it harder to complete tasks in the game so players have to be online playing the game more?
• What are your feelings on raiding in season 4?
  • While I like the concept of how they plan to hand out gear, here we sit discussing how punishing these raids were, do we really want to go back in there?
• Is mythic raiding too hard?

Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the Dragonflight pre-order, Raid Nerfs, Summer Sales, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #525: Dragonflight Releases in 2022! is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Shadowlands Dungeon Event
• World Boss - Valinor, the Light of Eons in Bastion
  • Guile Charm (Rogues)
  • Fujieda (Warriors)
  • Keefer (Monks)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Tyrannical, Spiteful, Necrotic, Encrypted
• Dungeon quests - Plaguefall, De Other Side
• PvP quests - Arenas, Epic BGs
• PvP Brawl - Deep Six
• Midsummer Fire Festival - Live through July 5th
• Hunter Auto-Attack bug fix
• Dragonflight Pre-Order
• Summer Sale
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss more robust reporting, reticle based macros update, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #524: Fresh Realms for Wrath! is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Cataclysm Timewalking
• World Boss - Valinor, the Light of Eons in Bastion
  • Archbishop Benedictus (Priests)
  • Final Verdict (Paladins)
  • Windspeaker's Lava Resurgence (Shaman)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Fortified, Inspiring, Grievous, Encrypted
• Dungeon quests - De Other Side, Halls of Atonement
• PvP quests - Rated BGs, Epic BGs
• PvP Brawl - Packed House
• New Fresh Start Realms with Wrath Classic
• Reticle-Based Spells Using Macros
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Cross Faction Rated PvP Returns, BC Servers retiring, Talent Trees Returnign, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #523: Talent Tree Philosophy! is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Battleground Bonus Event
• World Boss - Nurgash Muckformed in Revendreth
  • Frenzied Monstrosity (DKs)
  • Erratic Fel Core (DHs)
  • Azj'Aqir's Madness (Warlocks)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Tyrannical, Raging, Volcanic, Encrypted
• Dungeon quests - Plaguefall, Mists of Tirna Scithe
• PvP quests - Rated BGs, Arena Skirmishes
• PvP Brawl - Classic Ashran
• Micro-Holiday - Thousand Boat Bash June 8th
• Darkmoon Faire - June 5th to 11th
• Dragonflight Talent Preview
• Rated PvP Temporarily Closed to Cross-faction Groups
• Burning Crusade Classic Realm Consolidation Coming August 9
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

u can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the 9.2.5 Release Notes, Class and PvP Updates, Raid Changes, Crossfaction Groups, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #522: 9.2.5 is Live! is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – World Quest Bonus Event
• World Boss - Oranomonos the Everbranching in Ardenweald
  • Fevered Incantation (Mages)
  • Surging Shots (Hunters)
  • Verdant Infusion (Druids)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Fortified, Bursting, Storming, Encrypted
• Torghast -
• Dungeon quests -
• PvP quests -
• PvP Brawl - Southshore vs. Tarren Mill
• Micro-Holiday - Thousand Boat Bash June 8th
• Darkmoon Faire - June 5th to 11th
• Class Tuning and PvP Adjustments in 9.2.5
• 9.2.5 Content Update Notes
• Sepulcher of the First Ones Updates
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss how to 9.2.5 Release Candidate, Arena Enigma tabled, Encounter Design for accessibility, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #521: Accessible Raid Design, is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking
  • Ulduar Timewalking
• World Boss - Valinor, the Light of Eons in Bastion
  • Guile Charm (Rogues)
  • Fujieda (Warriors)
  • Keefer (Monks)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Tyrannical, Bolstering, Explosive, Encrypted
• Torghast - Fracture Chambers, Soul Forges
• Dungeon quests - Halls of Atonement, The Necrotic Wake
• PvP quests - Arenas, Arena Skirmishes
• PvP Brawl - Temple of Hotmogu
• Micro-Holiday - Glowcap Festival
• Regarding the Enigma Crucible Arena
• 9.2.5 has been tagged as a release candidate!
• Community Council - Encounter Design and the Deaf
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas find out what's on the TSZ patrons minds with the May 2022 Patron Q&A!

Episode #520: May Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

This week we asked our Patrons "What's coming to World of Warcraft that you are looking forward to most?"

• Jason and Spencer's answer to the question.
• Do you believe that we can expect a fundamental shift in the way Blizzard designs future expansions and communicates with its players, or do you think they will revert back to "systemcraft" and "knowing what's best" for the players?
• What you guys think is the best cinematic reveal to date (including vanilla)?
• How do you feel Blizzard is doing on tuning each of the raid difficulties and what, if anything, do you feel they need to communicate about the tuning?
  • Is there less opportunity to recover from mistakes made during execution, even with gear appropriate for the raid?
  • What do you like about how the raids are designed and what would you like to see changed?
• I want to know what is your fondest memory of WoW?
• What would y'all think about them bringing back the scrap bot from BFA but also have it return valor spent to upgrade said item along with the crafting materials for that type of gear?
• With the training of our dragonflight and the importance they're putting into it. Do y'all think that either a whole raid, a raid boss or a mythic specific dungeon will require mechanics using your Dragon like Occulus did in Wrath?
• When doing less important WoW tasks, are you in game soundtrack or listen to music kind of people?

Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss how to gear your alts, Sepulcher Nerfs, BC Character Cloning, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #519: Sandworn Strategy! is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
• World Boss - Valinor, the Light of Eons in Bastion
  • Archbishop Benedictus (Priests)
  • Final Verdict (Paladins)
  • Windspeaker's Lava Resurgence (Shaman)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Fortified, Sanguine, Grievous, Encrypted
• Torghast - Skoldus Hall, Mort'regar
  • Chorus of Dead Souls event
• Dungeon quests - Theater of Pain, Plaguefall
• PvP quests - Arenas, Random BGs
• PvP Brawl - Cooking Impossible
• Special Strategy for Sandworn Relics
• Burning Crusade Classic Character Clone Retiring
• Sepulcher Mythic Nerfs
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Conquest and Valor caps removed, Season 4 Raid Gearing Changes, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands! Episode #518: Endless Valor! is ready for Download!

What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event – Pet Battle Bonus Event
• World Boss - Nurgash Muckformed the Big Dredger in Revendreth
  • Frenzied Monstrosity (DKs)
  • Erratic Fel Core (Warlocks)
  • Azj'Aqir's Madness (Warlocks)
• Desmotaeron World Boss - Mor'geth, Tormentor of the Damned
• Zereth Mortis World Boss - Antros
• Mythic + Affixes - Tyrannical, Inspiring, Quaking, Encrypted
• Torghast - Fracture Chambers, Soulforges
• Dungeon quests - Mists of TIrna Scithe, Spires of Ascension
• PvP quests - Rated BGs, Epic BGs
• PvP Brawl - Warsong Scramble
• Micro-Holiday: Spring Balloon Festival - now to May 12th
• Warcraft Arclight Rumble
• Raid Rewards Experiments in Season 4
• Hotfixes
• ABetterABK
  • Strike Fund
• and much more!

Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!