403 - The Instance: Warcraftier

On this episode of The Instance, Let's round up 6.1 before it happens. Duncan Jones has things to say about CGI and movies. PAX East predictions. Your calls and emails and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, 6.1 gets pretty graphic. Argi made some dough. Twitter in the game seems...ok. Duncan Jones says TWO trailers are needed. Get your Foundry strats on. Scott predicts Blizzmibos. Your calls and emails and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, we have the latest earnings call. Blackrock Foundry getting raves. WoWinsider gone, but not really. Great question about the future of LFR. Everbloom not that bad. More story to come. Blizzard hates the casual now? Your calls and emails and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, we have been hit with a real blow to the community. Slagworks is in test mode! Blizzard kills bots! Twitter and Selfies. A load of your calls and emails and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, getting this Cho'Gall stuff out of the way. No statue for everyone. Iron Horde scraps are worth something now. Blackrock Foundry looking ready for our bodies. What about scaling? Copy that Garrison! 4th spec discussion! 100 level 100's...insane. Flight Path early jump offs being added to the game. Temp Titles. ESO goes sub-less and soon. Dummies are killin dummies. Guild Garrisons are an idea, your calls and more! and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, let's talk about what data-mining really gets you in the end. What a Veteran can expect in the mail. BF lands on Feb 3rd! Your Garrison is about to get some nice musical choices. Why we all want the Trans-Dimensional Bird Whistle, your calls and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, WoW's hardest boss took 18 minutes to die. Old raids are good money. No more Core soon. What did Blizzard mean? Proving Grounds and why they exist. ONE more call about flying. Herbs are lame now. Shadow Priests have things to complain about. We ARE the villians. Why LFR is easy and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, 6.1 holds some pretty interesting promises. People that really wanna fly. Paragon was quick with Mythic. Why LFR is easy and why that's a good thing. Playing as villians in the game. Why Japan just doesn't get WoW, and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, it's your emails and calls! Why Molten Core is terrible, and always was thus. Flying is hard to remove. But when we do finally fly, what that will mean. What about Garrisons late game? Catching up with Pets. Esports people don't look right to one listener. Account level buffs are something that could happen, and more!...

Ben Brode and Jason Chayes in the house for a great interview in the aftermath of Hearthstone: Goblins vs Gnomes!...

On this episode of The Instance, Let's go through that AMA a little bit. What of capitol cities now? Highmaul is open to the public. Rare spawn camping can be hard. Best heroics ever? Garrisons have a real impact on things. The Alliance bike is out, and is still way too expensive. Handy Notes remains rather Handy. What about the new Blood Elves? We talk about how that movie is lookin. When will subs go down again, asks an email. Ideas for our acronym, and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, J. Allen Brak is sorry and says so. But hey, we all got free game time! WoW back to 10 million subs! Reddit is weird. We are back to need and greed. The warcraft devs get a new voice. How the lockouts work. Some garrison thoughts. A load of calls and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, let's jump right into all that good and bad and whatever of this expansion launch this week. Highmaul prepares itself. Khadgar is EVERYWHERE! Taxi with an axe in it. If someone hit's 100, does it make a sound? Lods of calls and more!...

Our Blizzcon episode! Oh man, this one is meaty and awesome so TUNE IN NOW!...

On this episode of The Instance, Scott gets what he can while he can. Blizzcon will have some metal to it this year. The Beta is OVER! Wanna get back in? Here's 7 free days. The Dark Below is for another game. Funko has fun for you in store. Grinding Mechanic removed to some shagrin. Some confusion about Mythic Raiding. Lots of calls! And more!...

Our traditional interview with Lead Designer at Blizzard Entertainment, Cory Stockton! We jump into WoD expansion stuff in a big way, and touch on all the changes coming to players in less than a month....

On this episode of The Instance, We go in deep on this patch. WoW subs are up again, but is anyone shocked? Everyone called Blizzard racist for a day! Garrosh stuff gonna drop for sure, yo. Get the whole thing for $20 bucks now. Are Garrosh's goals and old Horde goals exactly the same? The Chopper looks great under a Goblin. Flying mounts can run now! Blizzcon, economy questions, professions, trivia, and more in your emails and calls!...

On this episode of The Instance, Are you ready for next tuesday? The Blizzcon schedule is out, and it has big gaps in it! Blizzard has a split faction bias. What about Timeless Isle? How to hone your noob skills? Where else can you catch the virtual ticket? WIII and it's super awesome lore. Is wow as thick as Tolkien lore? And more!...

On this episode of The Instance, Battlenet wants you to play WCIII. Jay Wilson is back on board! Brawlers see changes in their future. Expansions in the Ally favor. Why coming in now kinda sucks for returning players. How come so few ladies in the lore? Blizzard needs to hide my horrible shoulders! How about more gold spending? Your calls and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, Kids getting married means no time for gaming! 7 years later TITAN takes a bow. Time to undelete that character, yo. HotS gets one more wipe. How good are those in-game story bits? Really good it turns out. Killrogg is really dangerous. Calls emails and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, people really need to hear Metzen talk. The Barber can now fix your damn face. Ben Broade wants to sell you things. Lords of War is now 3 episodes in and it's fantastic. Upgrade to CE! Garrison info a plenty. The removal of the cloak questline. What the blues say about the Blood Elves. GromLoc is yours at Blizzcon! Calls about space in the game, how to fix PVP, and actually botting. Plus, swedish boys are learning all their english in WoW....

A conversation with Chris Metzen. Inspiring stuff from the guy responsible for much of what makes WoW WoW. Lots of great stuff about the game and it's history, but a LOT more than that: His inspirations, his fears, his dreams, his assessment of the last 20 years of Warcraft, and more. This really is one to listen to....

On this episode of The Instance, Greg Street said a lot about wow last week. PVP Call to Arms is no more. Chilton says that ability pruning had to be done. WoD money changes. WoW movie looking tight. Macros, mounts, mantids and boxes in calls this week. Hellscream is readable right now, and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, we have a new Login Screen. Chilton was a fountain of info at GameCom it turns out. Transmog just got cooler with the Org / SW sets. Why are Orcs fighting the Iron Horde? Robin the Entertainer enters the game, and more!...

On this episode of The Instance, We have a release date! We break down the Cinematic and the launch event around it. Grommash is your final baddie. What's in that CE anyway? Trolls get all dolled up. Legendary PVP not happening. How long does it take to make a capitol city? Hunters want flying companions. Subs! The cloak endures. The Horde is here to stay. Williams to be immortalized in WoW, and more!...