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WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePre-Patch ProblemsNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about how everyone has been enjoying (or not) the 12.0 pre-patch leading into Midnight. Rei starts by letting us know how she is holding up in Minnesota. Then she talks about Legion: Remix and everyone discusses how it suddenly ended early on the last day. They also talk about some of the achievements that could or could not be finished. Next, they talk about running some of the new builds of characters in retail to test their characters after the ability pruning. They also talk about Neighborhood Endeavors and how those...
2026-01-281h 34WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 12.0 Quiz and Farewell, Remix!Nick, Rei, and Eric are back and so is Kura now that he's feeling better to talk about Patch 12.0 and what is coming in the pre-patch for Midnight! But first, Rei talks briefly about what is going on in Minnesota. Everyone stay safe out there! Next, she talks about how with the expansion imminent, it is a time for just hanging out and chilling with the guild doing random activities. She also talks about running mythics and she and Nick discuss cc abilities that are hidden in the talent tree. Next, the gang discusses Legion: Remix and fighting mobs...
2026-01-191h 14WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeHello, 2026!Nick, Rei, and Eric are back to bid farewell to 2025 and welcome in 2026 and all the exciting happenings coming in World of Warcraft! Rei talks about playing Mario Kart and running the updated Exiles Reach. She thinks the drop rates for quest items are too low. This leads Nick off into a short rant about professions. Rei also mentions that Kalecgos is buggy in the new player experience. But she did have a good pug with another WoW couple.
Next, they talk about housing decorating and also Legion Remix which is wrapping up soon. Eric talks about...
2026-01-121h 03WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePlayer Housing and Technical DifficultiesNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about everything they've been up to in Patch 11.2.7. Nick and Kura talk about their efforts to not succomb and buy a digital edition of Midnight and how they failed to hold the line so they have been enjoying player housing as much as everyone else.
They also talk about their ongoing efforts in Legion: Remix. They discuss the length of the Suramar campaign, and the many achievements available in Legion, both from when Legion was current content and those that were added for Remix.
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2025-12-311h 05WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.2.7 QuizNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about their hopes for patch 11.2.7 and the player housing that is coming with it! Which means that it is time for the patch 11.2.7 quiz to find out what they know! Come listen with us and find out what is coming in the patch!
Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk! Our next live show is scheduled for December 29th 2025 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 wowtalk@mash...
2025-12-241h 19WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeSteel Your Heart Against HearthsteelNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what has been going on in World of Warcraft. This week, they talk about Blizzcon tickets going on sale and how they were able to all get tickets for next year! They also talk about the state of the beta now that people who purchased the Epic Edition have access. They talk about how the ability pruning and the add-on purge are going. They also talk about downing Heroic Dimensius in Manaforge: Omega. They also talk about the new player housing currency which seems poised to be a disaster.
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2025-12-011h 13WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeDon't Call it Lemix, Epic Giveaway, and Player HousingNick is back to join Rei, Eric, and Kurabara talking about what has been going on in World of Warcraft! Nick starts by sharing a bit of what he has been up to. Then Rei talks about running mythic+ and some of her experiences in Legion: Remix. She also talks about guild recruiting and running the Headless Horseman for Hallow's End. Next, Eric talks about getting up to phase 2 Dimensius in heroic Manaforge Omega. He also talks about the order halls in Legion: Remix and the artifact weapons. Kura talks about napping through raid and running some delves. Nick...
2025-11-061h 31WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeCat Napping to Victory – A Different Kind of Grind ft. CrispCrisp stops in for his “hundred episodes ago” AKA the first time he came on our show. Seems like the patrons of WoW are running into the same ordeal – real life before raiding ( which is working out for Crisp as he is a bit tired of Retail ), and so he has gone into Classic Anniversary and is taking a stab at the Grand Marshal title and perhaps OG Naxx to experience it as it was. He dipped his toe in Legion Remix for a few weeks, but is waiting for its entirety before trying to get everything he wants. We all...
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The Sovereign Sphere with Karla TreadwayEp.172 Is Alberta Separation Good for ALL of Canada?Cory Morgan is a Canadian blogger, Alberta independence politician and activist, and columnist for the Western Standard. He was one of the founders of the Alberta Independence Party in 2000. He was also a founding member of the Wildrose Party. We talk about the possibility of Alberta separation, and the challenges faced by the independence movement, including internal divisions and media portrayal. The conversation also touches on censorship, free speech, and the hope for a better future in Canada, culminating in a discussion about Cory's book on sovereignty and political activism. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesovereignsphere...
2025-10-1754 minWoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeSo Much WoW, So Little TimeThis was a slow week for all as real life took precedence over games between work, helping friends in times of need, and a wedding to attend. Nick is out but he was spoken of, with his fast paced instruction reading of the World of Warcraft The Board Game rules. Eric talked of our time in the raid with Nexus-King Saladbar, running with mains & alts, and how different it is to have our alts a couple bosses behind in Heroic.
Kura missed Wednesday, so he brought his main to the alt run which felt different but not. He...
2025-10-131h 19WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThree HundredHAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! WoW! Talk! is 300 episodes and twelve years old! Come join Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara and former hosts Jeremy and Harv as we talk about what is going on with all the various versions of WoW! Harv talks about getting Grandmaster and getting banned in Classic. They talk about the news about the Midnight expansion and Xal'atath and rogues.
Rei talks about progressing this season and running with undergeared characters. She talks about learning new classes and how people can struggle trying to tell between boss casts and player casts. They also talk about raid...
2025-10-071h 17WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRaiding, Tanking, and Brann Still SucksNick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back to talk about what is going on in World of Warcraft. First, Rei tlaks about how people are struggling to find time to play, and people are not showing up as often as they should. She and Kura talk about how keys feel different this season with the new abandon voting mechanic. They also talk about how it is hard to find people to run +2 keys. Rei and Kura talk about learning to tank in the raid.
Eric talks about getting Normal Manaforge Omega on farm. He mentions that they...
2025-09-241h 05WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeIn the Middle of the NightNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back again this week to talk about the Midnight announcement at Gamescom. But first, Rei talks about her game crashing. They also talk about the Dimensius fight, and complain about Brann in delves. Eric talks about beating the Manaforge Omega on Normal difficulty, and Kura brings up how he had to be dragged through the raid due to food poisoning. Next, they discuss the Midnight cinematic and go over several of the features announced in Midnight. Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk! Our next live show is scheduled for September 8th 2025 at 10:30...
2025-08-281h 42WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeGhosts of DelversNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about their experiences in Patch 11.2 Ghosts of Karesh! First, Rei talks about finishing up the 11.1.7 content. She did not get the Underpin done but she did complete several raid achievements. Also, she and Eric were able to complete some masks for the Horrific Visions Re-visisted and even earn a mount. Then she talks about some of the bugs she has encountered.
Eric takes a moment to complain about Druid spellbloat. That leads to a discussion of the UI around our characters. Then they talk about how Blizzard is...
2025-08-181h 12WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.2 Quiz!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what's coming in Patch 11.2. First, Rei talks about people struggling on raid bosses. Then, they talk about the number of mount runs everyone's been doing. Next, they talk about the goblin portals. Eric talks about his Icecrown Citadel runs taking 30 minutes or so and some classic timewalking experience. Kura talks about his time in MoP Classic and some of the bugs he's encountered. Then, Nick gives the Patch 11.2 Quiz. Find out about what is coming up in the next patch! Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk...
2025-08-051h 22WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeMount Runs and Bank RunsNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what has been going on in World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about doing her mount runs with the Collectors Bounty Buff active. She also talks about multitasking while dpsing, and making new friends. Eric also talks about chasing mounts. Kurabara is excited for the upcoming Mists of Pandaria Classic and also got a mount from leveling a fresh classic Pandaren. Nick talks about how the Nightfall event still has people doing it.
Also, congratulations to Uncle Vinny and Dafyed the Shaman for winning Epic...
2025-07-241h 31WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeFlakey Brann and Temu TanksNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about the latest news and events going on in World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about the DISC belt from the Overcharged Delves and how it is similar to the Waist of Time. Then she talks about recent success in raiding Liberation of Undermine. They she talks about some PUGs she has run with a so-called Temu Tank, and she concludes with some anecdotes about talking during raiding.
Eric talks about how the DISC belts are helping on Heroic Gallywix, and how they were able to...
2025-07-021h 17WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.1.7 QuizNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what is going on in World of Warcraft! This week, Patch 11.1.7 launches on June 17th, so its time for the Patch 11.1.7 Quiz! But first Rei talks about guild members demanding her time inappropriately. Then she talks about some bugs that entered the game recently related to shared quests. They also talk about the Single-Button Rotation Assistant that is coming in Patch 11.1.7 and also a little about Dastardly Duos.
Eric talks about struggling to get Gallywix down again on Heroic. They also talk about the Undermine reputations a...
2025-06-171h 14WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeHorrific Visions, Dinars, and M.A.S.K.sNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what has been going on in World of Warcraft! Rei starts by talking about pugging and running mythic+ dungeons. Then Nick gets into a chat about incentives for raiding in the current game. Eric mentions that Order of Corrupted Souls has downed Heroic Gallywix, either due to a nerf to Gallywix or Kurabara fixing his talents. Eric also shares his disdain for Horrific Visions, and Nick complains that mount collecting is getting too complicated. Kurabara talks about his experiences in Horrific Visions. They talk about the upcoming...
2025-06-171h 09WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeLeveling, Player Housing, and Getting off the BenchNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about everything going on in World of Warcraft. First, Rei talks about struggling on Heroic Gallywix with the guild. Then, she talks about earning crests with the cap removed. She also discusses some successful pugs she worked with. Next, Eric talks about doing Mythic dungeons and bringing his tank out of retirement. Nick goes on a rant about leveling. Kurabara talks about getting kicked from a pug he was in with other guildies. Nick then talks about player housing. Finally, they take a quick look back one hundred episodes ago. T...
2025-06-091h 09WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild Life11.1.5 Reactions and 11.1.7 ExpectationsNick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back to talk about what's going on in World of Warcraft. This week, Rei talks about the struggles of not being available on social media and the related etquitte. Eric talks about how the guild is struggling with a tank with limited playtime. Kura talks more about leveling his characters. Then everyone talks about being underwhelmed with patch 11.1.5 thus far and then Nick talks about all the stuff coming in Patch 11.1.7. Also, there was more Player Housing news released. Finally, they look back at episode 190 when the news about the California lawsuit against Bli...
2025-06-021h 18WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.1.5 QuizNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what's going on in World of Warcraft! This week, with Patch 11.1.5 coming out on April 22nd, we take the Patch 11.1.5 quiz. But first, Rei talks about pugging and dealing with people joking too hard in groups. Eric updates us on how his warlock is doing with the off-hand Rei made him. And Kura talks about switching talents on his death knight. Then, the gang takes the Patch 11.1.5 Quiz! See how much you know about what is coming this Tuesday and beyond! Finally, they take a quick look back at...
2025-04-221h 08WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeDon't Stand in the DDOSNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about World of Warcraft. Rei talks about some bugs that have been making it hard to play her Shaman. They she talks about accepting new applicants to the guild, and then they talk about how Parse Culture is affecting the game. Eric talks about his affliction warlock and getting Rei to level inscription for him. Kura talks about bugs that were causing his pets to attack his raid members. And Nick talks about a bug that wiped out his UI and macros. They also talk about the DDOS attacks that...
2025-04-211h 03WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeBye Bye Gallywix, Hello Blizzcon!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what has been going on in World of Warcraft! After Nick mentions the recent Blizzcon announcement, Rei talks about PUG players getting all the loot and leaving. She also talks about some of the bugs she has been experiencing. Eric talks about how the guild has been progressing, getting past Rik Reverb on Heroic. He also talks about running delves and dealing with Brann. Kurabara has been working on his crafting. Nick talks more about how Blizzcon is so far away and wonders why Blizzard needed to announce it...
2025-04-2059 minWoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeUndermine Love and Pandaria HateNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what they've been doing in the new Undermine(d) patch in World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about pugging and running Delves in the new patch. Eric talks about how great Undermine is and how much he's enjoying the D.R.I.V.E. system. They also managed to defeat the Liberation of Undermine raid on Normal. Kurabara talks about how he's completed the story and most of the achievements in Undermine, and how he's making lots of gold through crafting.
Nick talks about an achievement in...
2025-04-091h 01WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeNew Patch & ZekvirThis week Crisp stops by before he dives into Season two’s Mythic raid: Liberation of Undermine. Rei continues to meet new players who socialize yet trying to recruit people who will play and chat is still a mystery. Eric is ready for the new content while Zekvir has been a piece of work these last couple of days. Kura will be even more prepared to get all his professions and might delve into the land of LFR to try his hand at patterns he hasn’t seen in raid with each passing week. The group chats it up abou...
2025-04-081h 15WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.1 QuizNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to take the Patch 11.1 Quiz! But first, Rei talks about a ninja looter hitting the guild bank and her struggles pugging. Eric talks about raiding the Black Temple for Timewalking and getting a new mouse, and Kurabara has just been raid logging. Then, with Patch 11.1 Undermine(d) imminent, Nick gives everyone the Patch 11.1 Quiz! Find out how much you know about what is to come! Thank you for listening and join us live for our next episode on 2/24 at 10:00 pm EST at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.
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2025-02-251h 03WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePlunderstorm Rewards and One Class to Rule them AllNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about World of Warcraft! But first, Nick is excited and they talk about football for a bit. Go Eagles!
Next, Rei talks about how OoCS almost has Queen Ansurek down on their alts. She also talks about how people are relearning the raid on their alts and how she and Eric are getting each other’s drops. They talk about not getting rewards from LFR and this leads to Nick suggesting that people focus on enjoying the activity and not the reward. He wonders if the game...
2025-02-111h 21WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeOn Old Content: Timewalking, Plunderstorm, DragonflightNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what’s been going on in World of Warcraft lately. Rei begins by talking about some headset trouble and then wonders about how undead paladins would work. This leads to Nick coming up with a dumb idea for a game mode where you are constantly randomly switching classes. They also mention that Plunderstorm is returning.
Rei mentions that she’s working on snail rep for the Dragonflight meta-achievement. She also talks about how she got the $90 auction house mount. This leads to a discussion about the...
2025-02-101h 32WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeNew Year, New Patch Notes!Happy New Year!!! Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what’s been going on in World of Warcraft as we transition from 2024 to 2025. First, Rei talks about how she wasn’t able to go right to Siren’s Isle because she technically never completed the campaign questline in 11.0. She was finally able to get there and talks about some of the bugs the guild has encountered. Everyone also discusses how they feel about Cyrce’s Circlet, the new ring from the island. Rei also talked about how the warband bank is not working properly when she wants t...
2025-01-101h 07WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.0.7 QuizNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to prepare for the imminent Patch 11.0.7 Siren’s Isle release on 12/17 by taking the Patch 11.0.7 Quiz! But first, Rei talks about the struggles with the changes to crest acquisition and Kura agrees with her. Then, she talks about a guild member who quit because the guild was not social enough, and that leads to a discussion of ways that guilds can be social and how being soclal requires both participation and inclusion. Kura talks about getting invited to a party and then getting whispered about the invite. They discuss discord as an...
2024-12-171h 25WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeFelcycles, Mythic+, and Classic (and TOR?)Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what is going on in World of Warcraft. Rei begins by talking about some mythic+ runs and then they get sidetracked talking about the Felcycle mount that can be earned through completing several secrets. The secret finding discord is still trying to solve all the puzzles and Nick comments that getting the Hateforged Blazecycle through the Mountain Dew promotion may be easier. Rei also talks about running some mythic+ dungeons with underskilled groups and struggling to help get them up to a level to complete the dungeon.
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2024-12-161h 10WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeNew Player Experience and Warcraft DirectThis week, Nick, Rei, and Eric are joined by Kurabara and his wife Blythe who only recently started playing WoW and is here to talk about the new player experience. She talks about rolling a dwarven fury warrior and mistakenly attempting to tank. She also shares her experience learning about dragonriding and discovering that she can add more action bars. She talks about rolling an evoker and not understanding what was happening. She compares WoW and Diablo IV.
Next, Rei talks about running mythic+ dungeons and getting tanks that don’t pay attention. Rei and Kura ran some du...
2024-11-251h 38WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeSo Much News!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back to talk about all the news that has come out over the last two weeks! First Rei talks about her struggles with acquiring crests and then talks about people not answering questions in a timely fashion in discord. She then explains her character’s transmog as she talks about chatting with someone after five and half years. This segues into a conversation about Amazon deliveries gone wrong. Then she talks about how she is not enjoying Xal’atath’s Bargain in Mythic+.
Eric talks about the guild being six of eight in...
2024-11-111h 21WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.0.5 Quiz!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about the upcoming Patch 11.0.5 celebrating the WoW 20th anniversary, and of course in order to prepare for that, its time for a quiz! But first, Rei talks about how the Xalatath buff only says it heals for a “certain amount” which is not very specific. She also talks about joining various PUGs to see what they are doing with their specific group requests, like an all girl PUG. She also talks about how people have not adjusted to the new scaling for Mythic+ dungeons: a +8 is not a +8, and a +...
2024-10-221h 39WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeDelving into the Guild Bank FiascoNick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back this week to talk about what is going on in World of Warcraft! First, they talk about the ongoing guild bank issue where Blizzard has lost several items from player’s guild banks, including completely wiping out some banks entirely! They talk about how this issue is getting more and more attention each week and it’s a shame that Blizzard is unable to recover the data. They also point out that for the most part its just old mats but in some cases some unique items from the game’s history were a...
2024-10-211h 14WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeReviewing the Story of Blizzard - Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard EntertainmentNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back with a surprise episode to talk about the release of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier which releases today! The gang was lucky enough to receive an advance copy and having read the book we are able to share our thoughts.
First, we talk about whether we enjoyed the book and enjoyed the Rise, Fall, Future format. Nick mentions that the rise and fall portions of the book feel like different books, as the stories change from one of an up-and-coming company to a...
2024-10-081h 19WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeStory Mode is not NormalNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about how they’ve been enjoying Season One. Rei talks about how they had a bunch of people interested in raiding Nerub-ar Palace but for various reasons (not understanding the raid roster or having internet problems) they were unable to make it. Rei talks about beating Normal Ansurek and then running Story Mode Ansurek, and this leads to a discussion comparing the difficulty of story mode and normal mode. Nick talks about how story mode is a good idea but it feels unnecessary in the face of LFR. He poi...
2024-09-261h 12WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeKurabara, Finds All the BugsThis week Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back to keep talking about their experiences in The War Within. Rei talks about how Order of Corrupted Souls is still getting an influx of new members but now the real test will be how the guild performs with Season 1 starting on September 10th. Rei also talks about how she is still working on the campaign. Kura and Nick talk about how easy it is to level with Kura mentioning that he has five with another character almost there.
Eric talks about getting his warlock to be raid ready an...
2024-09-161h 12WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeBest. Expansion. Ever.Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are here against their will because they would rather be off playing The War Within! Rei talks about her warband and guild banks being broken. She also talks about how the Dungeon Diplomat achievement is bugged, since that keeps posting as completed in guild chat for everyone. The gang talks about how they found various bugs in The War Within beta and Blizzard sent out emails to let people know how much of an impact they had on fixing the new expansion. Rei also talks about her shaman talent points being reset.
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2024-09-061h 13WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeFarewell, Dragonflight!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to say goodbye to one of the better expansions in WoW’s history, Dragonflight. But first, Rei talks about how with cross-realm guilds have lead to an increase in the number of guild applications over the last few weeks. She also brings up the Radiant Echoes events which, after an initial problematic period, were fixed by Blizzard to be quite rewarding. She comments that daily quests should auto-accept. She also talks about how in Throne of Thunder there is a way to skip the cutscene before Tortos.Eric discus...
2024-08-211h 31WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Purgatory Between ExpansionsNick, Rei, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about Patch 11.0 while Eric is home sick. Feel better! They begin the show by talking about their experiences in the pre-patch and in particular discuss Warbands. Nick talks about how he likes just swapping his characters in and out on the screen. They talk about how managing a long list of characters from various realms is now a struggle and wish for some improvements to the character select screen.
Next, they talk about cross-realm guilds and how that will help complete guild accomplishments, but people need to pay...
2024-08-061h 20WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 11.0 Quiz!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back and with Patch 11.0 fast approaching on July 23rd, its time for a quiz to see what we all know about it! Nick begins with a slight tangent about when the end of the expansion ends technically, and then Rei talks about what she has been doing in the game. Rei talks about how the guild is getting new members applying, and even some old members returning, with the expansion approaching, and she is sorting through those. She also talks about how a quest bugged her character when her power blipped out for a m...
2024-07-231h 23WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRemix or Beta? The surprise third option!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what’s been going on in World of Warcraft lately.
First, Rei talks about bringing an underleveled character through some mythic dungeons and struggling with the carry. This leads to a discussion about people who buy carries or even buy whole accounts for the achievements and mounts they may have on the account. They also talk about how sometimes when tanks or healers swap to DPS for a raid, there can be problems as players struggle in unusual roles. She also mentions that she hasn’t played as much...
2024-07-091h 00WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeBeta Season! Remix Season!Nick, Rei, Kura, and Eric are back this week to talk about what they’ve been doing in WoW! In this case, they’ve all been splitting their time between The War Within Beta and the Mists of Pandaria Remix.
First, Rei talks about raiders that struggle comprehending loot rules that have been the same. She also talks about players who were struggling to get into +4s while running +10 dungeons.
They also talk about how they are feeling about the beta. Rei talks about how the spellbook changes are nice but the full screen window blocks...
2024-06-191h 16WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeWhat Do We Want? BORK! When Do We -- BORK!The raid team is going through the Awakened raids and one step closer to getting completion for Heroic! Not much on the front for Remix as a guild but there are a handful going hard be it for the Bronze or Transmogs, or getting stuck on Durumu…Crisp joined in tonight in place of Nick and his focus has been mainly on Cata Classic and ready to be super OP on his Blood DK with the stacking of mastery…but not before leveling up his Hunter first. He also learned that Warriors were able to pretty much global...
2024-06-171h 23WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRemixed ReactionsNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about their experiences in Patch 10.2.7 as well as how much (or little) they are enjoying Mists of Pandaria Remix!
First, Rei talks about how guilds broke in patch 10.2.7 and how she keeps getting the Guild Message of the Day when someone logs in. She also talks about running keys and the struggles at getting into various groups while pushing keys. She also talks about deleting people from battle.net and how that might be broken as well.
Eric talks about how he’s been enjo...
2024-05-311h 07WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 10.2.7 QuizThis week Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what’s been going on now that Season 4 is live. Rei talks about pugging and running Mythics. She is gearing up and working for higher keys and doesn’t understand why people would leave their own key after one mistake. She also talks about a night where all her attempts to run higher keys failed. They also talk about the vault and how easy it is to increase your ilvl in season 4.
Eric talks about raiding and how they have been struggling on the final boss eac...
2024-05-131h 22WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRaid Etiquitte and the Season Four Quiz!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what’s been going on in WoW and celebrate the launch of Dragonflight Season 4 with the Season 4 Quiz! But first, they talk about Plunderstorm coming to an end and the quality of the Blizzard store shirts.
Rei then talks about Order of Corrupted Souls having low raid attendance and preparing for Season Four by rerunning the returning raids. She also talks about inviting some friends to run with the guild, only for them to dominate chat and ruin the experience. This leads to a lengthy disc...
2024-04-231h 25WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRaid Participation, April Fools, and Plunder! Die! Repeat!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back this week to talk about what’s going on in World of Warcraft and Plunderstorm! Rei begins by talking about tanking high keys in Mythic Dungeons and her struggles there. She also talks about trying to help people only to have people disregard her advice, which leads to a discussion about people needing to be present in raids and honest with themselves about how they are approaching the game, so they can discuss that with their guildmates adequately.
Eric talks about how he is ready to move onto season 4 with th...
2024-04-171h 13WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePlundering SpicyWelcome to Plunderin' Spicy, our new show hosted by Kinder where we talk about the newest rage in battle royales: PLUNDERSTORM!
Actually, Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are here to talk about the big reveal from the 10.2.6 Patch. Rei talks about getting into Plunderstorm and figuring out how it worked. She also talks about some of the bugs with the patch including her UI resetting and chat and other server features being broken. Then Rei talks about what else she’s been doing in game such as playing with an old friend and then suffering from disconnects. They...
2024-04-011h 23WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 10.2.6 Quiz???Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about what’s going on in WoW. But first, Nick brings up how players have been getting irrationally impatient about the lack of news regarding Patch 10.2.6.Next, Rei talks about what’s been going on with Order of Corrupted Souls. She’s been struggling with players who aren’t reciprocating on the conversations she’s trying to have with them about improving their performance. She also talks about getting poor positions in the queue. She tried Dawn of the Infinite Hard Mode with the hourglasses and how difficult...
2024-03-121h 01WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeOn MDI, Hearthstone, and BooksNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to talk about the latest in Warcraft news! But first Nick has to shake out of his Balatro addiction.
Rei talks about not getting the Love Rocket this Love is in the Air, but she did spend her tokens on plenty of other items, including the strangely bugged “Eyes for You Only” toy. Nick derails the discussion to talk about Hearthstone and mentions that the Hearthstone 10th anniversary will be celebrated in WoW with a crossover promotion to earn transmog and even a mount. Rei and Eric then talk ab...
2024-02-291h 09WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeOn Raid Attendance and Love is in the AirNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to calm down after the Chiefs exciting Super Bowl win and talk about all things WoW! First, Rei talks about the struggles when raid members are suspiciously missing raid nights and either giving weak excuses or still logged into the game doing other stuff. She talks about how she had to kick someone out of the guild for not being honest about their participation. She also laments that the crafting window blocks access to the chat window. Then she wonders about how people handle merging different social groups when getting ever...
2024-02-211h 18WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeFollowers Are Bad and Following is SadNick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are back this week to talk about the distressing layoffs at Microsoft, but first they get distracted with some football talk.Rei talks about trying out follower dungeons now that Patch 10.2.5 is live, and she reveals that she did not enjoy them. Nick points out that she and the rest of the gang are not the target audience for Follower Dungeons. She also talks about two-manning an M0 dungeon and struggling on an M+23. Then she reveals she learned what a ratlock is and Eric says he might be one. She also talk...
2024-02-121h 36WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 10.2.5 QuizNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back this week to get ready for Patch 10.2.5 which is coming on Tuesday! But first, Rei talks about recruiting new people into the guild and how that can be an experience. Rei also mentions that the raid got tense this week as they struggled during a fight. She also talks about running mythic+ and randomly encountering listener Mechajeff in the game!
Next, Eric talks about getting through Smolderon how he feels they are progressing better with the support of a larger raid team. He also brings up the Fated Raid Tier voti...
2024-01-161h 30WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeMore Soulstones, Less PiratesHappy New Year! Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back for a new year to keep talking about WoW! But first they bid farewell to Bobby Kotick who is finally no longer with Activision Blizzard.
Next, Rei gets into what she’s been doing in WoW. She talks about running Mythic+’s and then gets into a discussion about LFR and how she has struggled to get any loot drops in LFR, which is entirely due to the transition away from Personal Loot earlier this expansion. The gang agrees that some change needs to be made to allow fo...
2024-01-031h 17WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRevisiting Reputations, the Trading Post, and the LawsuitNick is back with Eric and Kurabara as Rei is not feeling well (Get better, Rei!) to talk about the latest goings on in World of Warcraft. This week, Eric starts by talking about the Nymue fight and how much healing is required throughout the fight. He also talks about mythic+ and how because it has felt easier this season, it has lead to running more and higher keys to the point that he needs to run lower keys for the wyrm crests for updating his gear. He also talks about getting to max reputation with the Dream Wardens pre...
2023-12-201h 01WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeDungeons and Discoveries!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what’s been going on in World of Warcraft. But first they talk a little about the just released GTA VI trailer.
Back on topic, Rei talks about running Mythic+ and losing keys to people disconnecting. This leads to a discussion of people faking a disconnection to get out of a key and still to get loot from the run even if they were not there to complete it. Nick suggests some ways that Blizzard could try to mitigate these problems. They also talk about if Mythic+ is eas...
2023-12-071h 20WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePatch 10.2 and 3 Days Early AccessNick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are taking a break from defending the Emerald Dream to talk about their experiences in World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about running mythic +20s, and how for that difficulty you need to know what you’re doing or you’re going to die. She also talks about getting the Crackers pet. Next, Rei talks about people pulling extra because they found out Rei was a girl. She also discusses knowing when people aren’t reading guild chat, and a friend that she had who got banned and finally after much effort got his ban overtu...
2023-11-231h 15WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeBLIZZCON 2023!!!Rei, Eric and Kurabara are back from their epic experience at Blizzcon 2023. Hear about how their experiences with the portal pass talking to developers that they can’t name, as well as encountering members of the community. They talk about their experiences with the Portal Pass and evaluate if it was worth it. They talk about getting into the convention and dealing with the merch line.Next, they talk about the announcements from the convention itself. They talk about the surprise(?) Phil Spencer appearance. They talk about seeing Chris Metzen back in front of a Blizzcon crowd and g...
2023-11-142h 06WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeBlizzcon & Friends 2023Friends, Blizzcon 2023 is coming up on November 3rd, and Rei, Eric, Kurabara, and Nick are here to talk about all the hype for the show! They begin by talking about Rei, Eric, and Kurabara attending the show and how they are excited to be there and part of the crowd for the first time. Kura in particular is excited to check out the merch store in person. Next, they talk about the changes to Blizzcon since the last one in 2019, as COVID and the legal allegations and the Microsoft purchase have all happened in the interim. They talk about how...
2023-11-011h 24WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 10.2 QuizThis week, Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kura are getting hyped for Patch 10.2 coming on November 7th because they know that soon they will be too hyped for Blizzcon to think about it! But first, Rei talks about playing with people who do not know where to stand and do not admit they do not know where to stand this late in the expansion. She also talks about raiding with slightly less than the number of people required for guild group credit. They also talk about what you should be doing to prepare for raid and the struggles with leadership of...
2023-10-251h 26WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeNo One Expects the Activision Acquisition!Nick, Rei, and Eric are back while Kura is under the weather to talk about what has been going on in the World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about helping out a guildie and also helping out a pug and getting a guild donation as a result. She also mentions visiting the barbershop and doing the Eastern Kingdoms Cup. Nick speculates that the Cups could replace Timewalking in the event schedule if they ever decide to break Timewalking out into its own thing.Then, Eric talks about leveling alts in Timewalking and Nick agrees it is great for...
2023-10-111h 11WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeHarvcore Stories (feat. Harv)Happy Anniversary to us! This week Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara celebrate 10 years of WoW! Talk! by welcoming Harv back to the show to chat about what he's been doing in Hardcore Classic WoW. But first, Rei talks about what she’s been doing in game. Rei talks about doing the Secret Hunting to earn Patty the Alpaca. She also talks about getting the Alliance motorcycle mount from Azeroth Choppers and also getting the Seagull mount via a Time Rift.Eric meanwhile has been practicing tanking on his guardian druid in normal Aberrus. He is trying to figure...
2023-10-021h 12WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeOops All Ninjas!Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back to talk about what they’ve been doing in game and what is coming in the 10.2 announcement! First, Rei talks about people regressing in their raid performance after all this time in Aberrus. They also talk about how they tried to do a few heroic bosses with a 7 man group and how chaotic the puddles were. Rei also talks about meeting people from New Jersey and getting some raid mounts from the timewalking satchels.Eric talks about pugging and trying to help Kura get his Dracthyr legendary. Eric also talks about...
2023-09-181h 20WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 10.1.7Rei and Eric are back from their vacation and are ready to join Nick and Kura to talk about what is coming in Patch 10.1.7! But first, Rei talks about what they were doing before their brief hiatus from the game. Rei suggests that Blizzard should base loot drops by the make-up of the group running content, as it is no fun for gear to drop that no one can equip. She also had an encounter with a random PUG that she had pugged with a long time ago. Then she talks about how time rifts should acknowledge when players...
2023-09-0559 minWoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe State of Evokers and Hunters (feat. Crisp)This week Rei and Eric are off so joining Nick and Kura we have the returning Crisp! They start by talking about how Kura can’t raid without Rei and Eric so he’s just leveling alts with some other guildies. He talks about the struggles of switching to a Pandaren rogue and trying to glide. He also talks about how a boss knocked him into a space where he was able to cheese the rest of the fight.
Next, Crisp shares what he’s been up to. He talks about playing as an Augmentation Evoker and compares...
2023-08-231h 06WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeOn AotC, Augmentation, and CinematicsThis week, Rei, Eric, Kura, and Nick are back to talk about what’s going on in the World of Warcraft! This week, the gang shares their experiences now that Patch 10.1.5 is live!
First, Rei talks about only getting to do part of the Darkmoon Faire. She also talks about how a pug player joined their raid night only to leave after one boss because they wanted a raid lockout. She also had the chance to run mythic+ with some people she hadn’t seen in a while. She and Nick talk about the Dawn of the Infinite Megadung...
2023-07-201h 25WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Patch 10.1.5 Quiz!Nick is back in the hosts chair along with Rei and Eric and Kura to talk about all things Diabl -- er, World of Warcraft! First, Rei talks about pugging with a larger group and how the experience changed from night to night. She also talked about running Mythic+ and being told to change her spec on the fly. Rei also pointed out this is a good time for alts as the Fire Festival and the Winds of Sanctuary buffs are still active.
Eric meanwhile talked about how the raid group was large enough that he did not ge...
2023-07-121h 22WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifePets, Quests, and Nick’s HiatusOoCS got all the way to Heroic Neltharion thus far! The following week we went without the new PUG tank on our and did Normal on some alts and did Heroic with our local hometown hero, Jeff! The guildies are still on the fence on the PUG tank’s raiding methods, but we’ll see how it ends up this week.
Nick was able to stop in and gave into the depths of hell and got sucked into Diablo 4. At least he’ll be back in the last 10 days or so of WoW to get all the tendies as there...
2023-06-271h 27WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeSeason 2, Aberrus, Gearing & Chat StrugglesNick, we miss you! Shrouded in the darkness…one day he’ll emerge.
Patch 10.1 is now open for M+ and raiding, so that is just what we did. LFR is just the first wing, people are in full force collecting fragments to upgrade all the things!
Eric had a not so fun time with Vortex Pinnacle as it was overtuned. He really is enjoying the raid thus far, at least on Normal. He realized that it’s always the honeymoon phase until it’s not. The first boss on Heroic has been downed, but not without some struggle...
2023-06-121h 06WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeSeason One’s a Wrap, Next up New M+ & Raid!Boy, we miss having Nick around! One Day™.
As Patch 10.1 is released, the guild takes one last go around with the skip to try to get the Razsageth skin for anyone while taking advantage of the Timewalking raids each week. The following week was met with rare hunting for some mats and such.
Eric can’t stop mining once he saw how much ore a node gave. His goal for 2400 was finally reached for the end of the season just in time with a whopping 414. Then he was able to continue to level alts with this last we...
2023-05-221h 07WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeHit 'em with the Ol' Raszle DaszleWith Nick out the way ( kidding! ), the gang gets into it with their last two weeks. The guild tank decided to call it until next raid release after one Heroic Raszageth kill, putting the team down one but wait -- their versatile Monk comes to the rescue and full clear Heroic in one night. First week Normal was for the achievement to get the Raging Magmammoth mount ( Kura found being an Evoker made it easy to fly around for some of them ), second week Normal was a chance for people to shuffle around on alts to try a different spec or...
2023-04-141h 09WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeRaszageth and the Primordial StonesNick now has enough to form his own dungeon party, huzzah! While he's busy with his new one, the rest of the team has gotten extremely close to downing Raszageth, just 900K more HP to go! Smaller teams ARE possible and it's almost like old times. Everyone has gotten to dabble in The Forbidden Reach and collected many stones, but not the right ones for all. The Vault has 4 floors as Eric found out after Rei went exploring around to find items in every nook and cranny possible. Eric is grinding for the Crystal Fork to drop so hard that Blizz...
2023-03-311h 11WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeKatybigbooty's Pet Rescue AdventureA wild Kura has appeared and will be with us for a spell! Eric has found a consistent build for most fights rather than too many boss specific builds for his Warlock, his Evoker is finally 70 ( with the help of some welfare loot from Rei's shammie in TWing ), and watched the MDI tourney over the weekend. Eric's happy to be getting a bit further into the Raszageth fight on Heroic and Kura had a discussion of the intermission 1.5 platforms being different from each other helped the team get further. Kura finally had time to get some M+ finished with 2 different gr...
2023-03-171h 12WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe Acquisition vs Bobby KotickNick, Rei, and Eric are joined by Kurabara this week who will be on the show in a regular role going forward. They begin by talking about the Trading Post as it is switching over with the new month. They talk about some of what they liked on the Trading Post this month and what they hope to see next month.
Rei then talks about what’s been going on with the Order of Corrupted Souls. She talks about how the raid is struggling with a lack of healers currently. She also mentions their different strategies for placing raid m...
2023-03-031h 23WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeFated Raids and Renown Subs (feat. Crisp and Kurabara)Nick and Harv are back without Rei and Eric as they have the episode off. Instead, the show is joined by streamer Crisp and fellow Mash Those Buttons podcaster Kurabara to talk about their further experiences in the Fated Raids. They talk about how it feels to be cycling through the raids instead of progressing through them sequentially. They discuss revisiting some of the harder bosses and how it feels to be facing them again on fresh clear attempts.
Crisp talks about his guild’s struggles to get Mythic Jailer down in what he calls the Race to Wo...
2022-09-071h 16
Squad Goals — A Mass Effect Legendary Edition PodcastIntroductionWelcome to Squad Goals - A Mass Effect Legendary Edition Podcast! We are Mash Those Button's podcast talking about our experiences playing through the Mass Effect Legendary Edition to be released on May 14th. Our hosts for this journey are: Nick Zielenkievicz, host of WoW! Talk! and The Tauren & the Goblin; Chip Locke, co-host of Wondrous Tails; and Cory "Kurabara" Treadway, co-host of Apex Legends and Clan of Three. Each week we'll be discussing our journey through the galaxy and the characters that we meet and our reactions and decisions as we go along.
In this episode, we...
2021-05-1357 min
Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastEsoteric Tomestones ChatAfter a long feast of news and game content we're slowing down a bit until patch 5.5 comes out. However, there are new Moogle tomestones with new rewards coming soon and we're more excited than usual about that! We also discuss the merits of tending to sick children vs. hanging out with pop bands, as well as whether a giant $230 Fat Cat cushion is a responsible use of money.
Episode URL: tb.gg/2pm
Hosts:Kristen Allisontwitter.com/kristen_akaChristina Zammarrellitwitter.com/SmorezPoptartChip Locke
2021-03-1048 min
The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn the Kingsmourne Cinematic
Nick and Katie are back to talk about the big information to come out of BlizzConline! But first Katie talks about her thoughts on the convention and how she enjoyed the panels and thought it was well put together. Nick enjoyed it as well, and then they get into talking about the cinematic.
The Chains of Domination content update was revealed at BlizzConline, and it featured a cinematic. Nick and Katie run through the cinematic, first talking about how the Archon was talking about the Winter Queen. Then they talk about Anduin and his encounter with Uthe...
2021-02-2559 minWondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastLive Letter 62 (LXII)In our 64th episode we discuss the 62nd episode of the FFXIV Letter From the Producer series! This live letter was the second half of the mega event from the beginning of the month, covering patch 5.5. We cover all the details (minus the lengthy discussion on how software development works) including new trials, the process of moving from Shadowbringers to Endwalker, and all the new content we get to look forward to.
Episode URL: tb.gg/2p6
Hosts:Kristen Allisontwitter.com/kristen_akaChip LockeChristina Zammarrellitwitter...
2021-02-241h 00
The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreThe BlizzConline Recap Show
This week Nick is joined by hosts from WoW! Talk!, Warcraft Reloaded, The Tauren & the Goblin, and Push the Point to discuss BlizzConline that happened this weekend. Nick kicks off the main panel with Rei and Eric from WoW! Talk! And Kurabara from Dropping Spicy and Clan of Three.
The panel starts by discussing their impressions of BlizzConline. Eric mentions that he liked the interface and how easy it was to watch the panels on YouTube, while Kurabara complains about having to choose between panels. Nick mentions that Blizzard could have stretched this out over...
2021-02-221h 48WoW! Talk! – Warcraft News and Guild LifeThe BlizzConline Recap Show
This week Nick is joined by hosts from WoW! Talk!, Warcraft Reloaded, The Tauren & the Goblin, and Push the Point to discuss BlizzConline that happened this weekend. Nick kicks off the main panel with Rei and Eric from WoW! Talk! And Kurabara from Dropping Spicy and Clan of Three.
The panel starts by discussing their impressions of BlizzConline. Eric mentions that he liked the interface and how easy it was to watch the panels on YouTube, while Kurabara complains about having to choose between panels. Nick mentions that Blizzard could have stretched this out over...
2021-02-221h 48Push The Point: Overwatch League Storylines and NewsThe BlizzConline Recap Show
This week Nick is joined by hosts from WoW! Talk!, Warcraft Reloaded, The Tauren & the Goblin, and Push the Point to discuss BlizzConline that happened this weekend. Nick kicks off the main panel with Rei and Eric from WoW! Talk! And Kurabara from Dropping Spicy and Clan of Three.
The panel starts by discussing their impressions of BlizzConline. Eric mentions that he liked the interface and how easy it was to watch the panels on YouTube, while Kurabara complains about having to choose between panels. Nick mentions that Blizzard could have stretched this out over...
2021-02-221h 48The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn RevendrethNick and Katie are back to finish up their look at the leveling experience by talking about Revendreth. But first Katie mentions that she got the Gnawed Reins of the Battle-Bound Warhound from the Theatre of Pain elites in Maldraxxus. Nick is jealous. Then Nick talks about beating Sire Denathrius on LFR and clearing LFR Castle Nathria.
They get into a discussion about Remoria and Vorpalia, the living swords of Denathrius and Renethal in Revendreth. They question their origin and want to know more about why these swords are the way they are. This leads to a discussion...
2021-02-111h 30Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastEndwalker!It's happening! We spend this episode talking about the announcement of the Endwalker expansion! New jobs! New zones! No more belts! We gathered together all our impressions of the announcements and what we are most (and least) excited for. This episode only covers the 6.0/Endwalker information, we'll discuss the Live Letter and 5.5 in a separate episode.
Episode URL: tb.gg/2or
Hosts:Chip LockeChristina Zammarrellitwitter.com/SmorezPoptartKristen Allisontwitter.com/kristen_aka
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2021-02-101h 03The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn Ardenweald (NICK HATES THE GORM)
Nick and Katie are back and this week they are up to the Ardenweald part of the leveling campaign. But first, Katie talks about her experiences taking her brother and father through Pandaria and then Zandalar, and in particular the stairs of Dazar'Alor a few times.
Nick then jumps right into the story. He picks up with our return to Oribos where Calia and Taelia are meeting with Bolvar and mentions that any theory that they are a family should now be dead. Then they transition to the introduction to Ardenweald. Nick mentions that his...
2021-01-281h 05Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastIshgard RetrospectiveThis episode we're celebrating the end of Ishgard restoration season! None of us actually did much to help this go around, but some people did and now it's done and Ishgard is restored! As it turns out the Ishgard on our server isn't restored (which you'll hear us being very confused about) but hey, maybe by the time this episode lands? There's also an exciting slate of announcements coming on February 5th so we spent the rest of the episode speculating on what's being announced, and when.
Episode URL: tb.gg/2oa
Hosts:Kristen Allison
2021-01-2750 minThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn MaldraxxusNick and Katie are back for the first time in 2021 to talk about their time in Maldraxxus, especially since they both chose to join the Necrolord covenant. But first, Katie talks about her participation in the Con Before the Storm Warcraft Lore panel, available on the Con Before the Storm podcast feed. Then, she and Nick talk about their appearance on Live, Laugh, Lore with Gin and Ali. Good times were had by all. Nick also mentions that he got the Junkyard title on Mechagon and he is finally done with that content.
They start talking about Maldraxxus...
2021-01-141h 22Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastFuture SpeculationHappy New Year and welcome to 2021! We're spending time in this episode speculating about what 2021 will look like for Final Fantasy XIV. Since we're all waiting on the virtual Fan Festival in February the concrete details are still unclear, but we do our best to speculate on what's in store based on historical game changes. Of course, with COVID, we've seen a lot of scheduling changes but at its core the development cycle of the game is reasonably predictable. There's also a lot of goofing off this episode because, honestly, we needed a little break. You deserve a break too...
2021-01-1453 minThe Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreBest Wishes for 2021 (Part 2)
Nick and Katie are back to continue their wishes for what they want to see for various characters in the new year!
They begin by talking about the Dragon Aspects and in particular Ysera now that she has returned in Ardenweald. Next they talk about Azeroth and how she still has a big sword sticking in her. Katie is excited to talk about Vol'jin, and then she talks about Gazlowe for a bit, before talking about Bwon'samdi.
They discuss Uther after his turn in Afterlives: Bastion. Next they talk about Arthas and Nick...
2021-01-081h 12The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreBest Wishes for 2021 (Part I)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Nick and Katie are back with the annual tradition of looking at each character and wishing what they want for each of them in the new year. First, Katie talks about joining the Necrolord covenant. Then they talk about the Deathwing that Katie is wearing on her head.
Finally, they get into the Best Wishes. They begin by talking about Sylvanas and debating what she deserves, as her motivations are now coming to light. They get into an argument about what realm she would be sent to by the...
2020-12-311h 20Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community Podcast5.4 Story ChatWe did it everyone! We made it to our last episode of this no good, rotten, very bad year! In this episode we focus on a discussion of the story contents of 5.4. Two-thirds of us weren't super impressed this go around and we talk through what did and did not work for us in this patch. It turns out each of us missed some things in our individual trips through so we ended up having a lot to discuss. Come ring in the new year with us!
Episode URL: tb.gg/2n8
Hosts:Christina Zammarrelli
2020-12-311h 08The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn Bastion and Beyond (feat. Edanar)
Edanar from such shows as Tavern Tales, Dropping Spicy, Heroes Never Die, and Clan of Three joins Nick and Katie to talk about Bastion and the Kyrian and so much more. But before the show even gets started they get off the rails talking as Edanar and Katie immediately butt heads over his dislike of goblins. They then get into a discussion on which hunter pets they use (or lack thereof) and talk a little about the Firelands challenge tames. Then they get into a discussion of mount farming and the struggles of trying to acquire some...
2020-12-171h 18Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastPatch 5.4As we get ready to put a pin in 2020 we've got one last big content patch for FFXIV. In this episode we cover pretty much all the new content, from the raids and Emerald Weapon to the dungeon Explorer Mode. We talk a little bit about the raid story line so beware of mild spoilers there, but we're saving the main scenario story discussion for our next episode. Please enjoy this early holiday bonanza of content with us!
Episode URL: tb.gg/2m7
Hosts:Kristen Allisontwitter.com/kristen_akaChip Locke
2020-12-161h 01The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreShadowlands Initial Reactions
Nick and Katie are back and ready to talk about Shadowlands! First they talk a little about what they've been doing instead of playing Shadowlands, especially with Katie focusing on her bag space. At this point, Katie is well into Maldraxxus while Nick is only about half way through Bastion. Then they get into talking about first impressions of Oribos. They compare it to Dazar'Alor and how impressive that city was while Oribos feels a little underwhelming. Katie brings up that Dazar'Alor had dinosaurs, which is a point against Oribos. Nick compares the constant changing of hub...
2020-12-031h 15Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastLive Letter LXI (61)Hello and welcome to the final month of 2020! Settle in by a cozy fire as we discuss the final live letter (LXI or 61 for you non-Romans) before patch 5.4 lands next week. There's a lot of stuff coming and we've got some strong opinions (or 'hot takes' as the kids say) about most of it. From the new story beats to all of the new high end combat content to things some of us are less excited about (dungeon explorer mode, anyone?) we've got it all for you here in our latest episode.
Episode URL: tb.gg/2ll
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2020-12-021h 13The Tauren & The Goblin – Warcraft Story & LoreOn "Terror by Torchlight" and Nathanos' Return
Nick and Katie are back and they are alone and they haven't planned any specific character to talk about so they can catch up on some things. Katie reveals that she still did not get the Headless Horseman's Horse during Hallow's End this year. They talk a little bit about Vol'jin. Nick mentions that he's sticking around in Mechagon and working on Balance of Power. Katie has been leveling.
Gin from Morally Grey messaged with a correction to some character ages.
Finally the duo get into one of their topics, "Terror by Torchlight."...
2020-11-191h 18Wondrous Tails – A Final Fantasy XIV Community PodcastIn Da ClubWith two thirds of the hosts on vacation for a week we had a little bit of time to kill. So we decided to go clubbing! We actually intended to do some real investigations and bring you some serious reporting on these clubs but, well, we failed. Instead we took a look at the many options for night life in FFXIV and managed to be awkward through most of them. So instead of a detailed report on the indentured servitude of courtesans we're mostly going to crack jokes about being three awkward weirdos too scared to role play. Enjoy!
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2020-11-1858 min