WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild Life

Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back from California to talk further about their experiences at Blizzcon as well as their experiences in the WoW Forever beta. First, Rei talks about some of the meals the gang shared at Blizzcon and some friendship bracelets they made and some pins that were collected. In WoW, she talks further about people applying to join the guild and Nick imagines LinkedIn connectivity for guild chat. The gang also shares quest suggestions they left for Blizzard.

Eric talks about how touring the Blizzard offices made him sad. He also mentions that the raid has progressed over the last few weeks as well.

Kurabara talks about the zerg-themed drink he purchased at the Blizzard Starbucks. He also talks about finally receiving his metal collector's disk.

Then the gang talks about their experiences with the Forever beta. They talk about some of the bugs they encountered as well as all the other players and the need for grouping. They discuss the camping system and how the addition of last names are affecting the game. They also talk about ideas for the future and where they think WoW Forever could go.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for October 5th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us on Bluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3rm

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Nick Zielenkievicz
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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are TOGETHER at Blizzcon 2026 to share their thoughts on all the wild announcements! Also, Chip from Squad Goals and Wondrous Tales and friend of the show Whitney join them for their instant reactions to the Heroes of the Storm, Diablo, Starcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone news.

They also talk about some of the Patch 12.2 Eclipse information and react to the Last Titan teaser. Then they try to work through their thoughts on Warcraft Forever and the concept of Classic+. Finally, they discuss Blizzcon itself and all the time they spent in line. They might still be in line, actually.

Also, listen to find out how to enter for a chance to win a Warcraft Forever Collection! This includes Warcraft III: Reforged and the Forsaken Kingdom expansion! World of Warcraft Forever launches Nov. 4, 2026! #wow_partner

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for September 21st 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us on Bluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3rk

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Nick Zielenkievicz
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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
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Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back and Blizzcon is almost here!

Eric talks about defeating Ula'tek on normal difficulty and how people should not be using raid as their primary method for gearing up. He also mentions how people are rolling need on items they plan to sell because they need the gold.

Kura talks about how he did not enjoy playing a damage dealer this wek and his struggles pugging mythic+. He had especially bad tank luck.

Rei talks about her disconnection problems.

They also talk about the datamined gold sink mount in patch 12.1.5.

They also get excited over the Blizzcon schedule.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for September 21st 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us onBluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3ri

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Nick Zielenkievicz
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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about how much they're enjoying Patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek and maybe how much they aren't enjoying certain other things...

They begin by discussing how the greens and yellows are affecting colorblind players. They also talk about how the omnipresent poison is annoying. Rei discusses how people need to help out more in raid and be receptive for answers. They also discuss how one of the new raid mechanics requires players to do some simple math. Rei reviews how the discord integration is working for the guild. She talks about running mythic dungeons in the new patch and complains that Grifah is giving too much junk.

Eric talks about tanking in the raid and then shares a story about some sentinels he observed.

Kurabara mentions some bugs he experienced that seem to be fixed now. He also talks about how he has been enjoying the story in Patch 12.1.

In the news, Blizzard has taken the mythic l'ura mount from some players suspected of boosting. Also, players have been playing on despite disconnecting from the game. And reddit is mad at Blizzard for messing up the number of sparks available in the early season.

Finally, Nick takes a quick look back at episode 224 which focused on the Dragonflight pre-patch.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for September 8th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us on Bluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3rg

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Nick Zielenkievicz
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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to get excited for Patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek which releases on August 11th! But before they look ahead, Rei talks about her experiences running mythic+ at the end of Season One. She also talks about getting a new mouse and the struggles of running a guild with low membership.

Eric meanwhile has his highest m+ rating at over 3400. He also talks about tanking all the normal raids and working on Prey and the other achievements.

Kurabara talks about leveling his Devourer Demon Hunter and how the spec plays better at level 90. He does need to be careful on his backflips.

Next, everyone takes the patch 12.1 Quiz! Find out how well you are prepared for everything coming in the new content update! Also, send us your score on the quiz to [email protected] for a chance to win a Stoneforged Sentinel mount courtesy of Blizzard!

In the news, an update to the dye system is also coming in Patch 12.1. There will be a new twitch drop for some transmog. The Dungeons and Dragons and World of Warcraft crossover has been announced. Project Camelot servers have been updated. And finally, Blizzard is apparently the most successful Xbox studio at the moment, which should be cause for celebration but instead is just more cause for concern.

And to close things out, Nick talks about the Prey system a little more.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk! Our next live show is scheduled for August 24th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. For any scheduling updates, please follow us on Bluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg. Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3re

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Nick Zielenkievicz
twitter.com/WookieeBH

Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what's been going on in World of Warcraft!

First, Rei talks about needing stable bodies for the guild, as they've recruited a firefighter who is busy with firefighter things. She mentions that Harv is showing back up again, and talks about a hunter pinging her in a rude fashion in mythic+ dungeons. She also talks about running Shadowlands Timewalking.

Next, Eric talks about how everyone in the guild should be around ilvl 290 and those who aren't (with the exception of Kurabara) are struggling. He also talks about playing his void Demon Hunter and his experience collecting Francois the chicken.

Kura talks about his struggles just to get to ilvl 284 and yet how he still manages to top the DPS charts. He also talks about having some monitor issues.

Nick talks about some of his difficulties around Midnight Season One. First, don't try to run mythic 0 Al'gethar Academy solo! Second, he goes over how the Prey system worked this season, in particular with regards to the reputation acquisition. He says he has to do about 140 hunts over the next two weeks to complete the season one journey bar, which is going to be challenging enough that he was doing hunts during the show!

Next, the gang talks about the news this week, including the release of the Blizzcon digital bundles and the drama over a Blizzard employee instakilling a boss for a group.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for August 9th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us onBluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about everything going on in World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about doing some Horde timewalking, and the struggles of getting a Horde character who skipped BfA to Boralus. She also mentions getting chewed out for healing in an M+ dungeon, and shares some thoughts on the Arcantina.

Eric talks about defeating Heroic Lu'ra and shares his dislike for Al'gethar Academy.

Kura talks about his experiences healing in dungeons and running keys and timewalking. Rei brings up the struggles with guild recruitment this expansion. Kura also mentions that he was able to pre-order the replica CD.

Nick talks about some tips he recently learned to make professions more lucrative. He also complains more about delves after running several last week.

Next, the gang talks about the news of the Microsoft layoffs, as Nick and Kurabara lament the state of the industry.

Finally, they take a quick look back at episode #221 and get distracted by Eric using Mike Myers in his artwork.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for July 27th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us onBluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3rc

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Nick Zielenkievicz
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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about the recent announcement of Patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek and other goings on in World of Warcraft!

First, Rei talk about a guild member who was hacked and then appreciates when guildies read and follow the guild message of the day. She talks about her extensive use of Warcraft Logs over the years and recent experiences running battlegrounds. She also mentions running some dungeon keys and shares a GoFundMe for a friend's friend who passed away.

Eric talks about process on Lura despite not fielding a full team. He mentions the upcoming nerf to Earthen exploration experience, and his struggles getting it to apply now.

Kurabara talks about leveling more characters and trying the new zones Val and Naigtal on heroic difficulty. He also talks about a recent Blizzard Gear Store promotion for a special edition replica CD that sold out.

Nick talks about the Midsummer Fire Festival and a banker that is annoying him.  Then, he runs through some of the features mentioned as coming in patch 12.1.

Finally, they look back one hundred episodes to the GTA online community getting hyped for Wrath Classic.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for July 13th, 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us on Bluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3ra

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Nick Zielenkievicz
twitter.com/WookieeBH

Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what is going on in World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about what they have learned in the L'ura fight in Voidspire thus far. She talks about how the ping actions can be useful if your pug is receptive to them. She and the others discuss how the One Button Rotation button is fitting into their playstyles. Rei mentions that their raid team has been regularly undermanned and she talks about recognizing team members by their gear.

Eric talks about L'ura and where that ranks amongst his least favorite raid bosses ever. He also talks about tanking and raid performance.

Kurabara talks about getting his Death Knight leveled up.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  For any scheduling updates, please follow us onBluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3r6

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Nick Zielenkievicz
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Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what is going on in World of Warcraft!  After a brief celebration for the Knicks winning the NBA championship, Rei talks about her experiences with pugging to fill out the raid team roster for Voidspire. First, she got denied for having too many people. Then the following night they joined a massive pug and got Ahead of the Curve. There were also some add-ons that did not work when too many people were talking.

 Next, Eric provided his top 5 best and worst raid bosses in WoW.

Then, Kura talked about gearing his DK and watching other DKs play and how they struggle.
Nick then gives the Patch 12.0.7 quiz.  Find out what you need to know is coming in the Midnight Revelations patch.

Then, Nick talks about the state of the MMO and gaming industry.  He talks about Destiny 2 being sunset and wonders if WoW could also have that fate. Then he talks about Microsoft and their struggles in the gaming industry, and is worried about layoffs that could be coming for Blizzard. He also talks about Guild Wars 3 being announced and how that has people excited for the possibility of WoW 2.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for June29th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us onBluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to [email protected].

Episode URL: mtb.gg/3r7

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Nick Zielenkievicz
twitter.com/WookieeBH

Rei Liou

Eric Knutson

Cory Treadway
twitter.com/kurabaras

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