World Of Warcast: A World Of Warcraft Podcast

Azeroth Choppers made its debut today. Hearthstone is finally out for the iPad in the US/UK. Blizzard at PAX East Some people had WoD access, streamed for 9 hours. WoD invites STILL haven’t gone out yet, but beta keys did at PAX. Adam from WoW Insider hasn’t touched boosted character

News: Azeroth Choppers is a real thing: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/choppers/ New Tauren Male and Draenei Female shown (for realz!) Blizzard registers "Overwatch" trademark? New mounts datamined in WoD Mike and Eric go over half of the WoD alpha patch notes.

Mike and Eric come back from a one week hiatus, bigger and badder than ever! Mike is finally closing in on his Cata Legendary, while Eric worked on some more pet battles. Mike also got access to Heroes of the Storm very recently. Lots of news this week: April Fools! WoW 6.0 patch notes http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/12371977139 New female Dranei Happy Reaper http://media.blizzard.com/d3/games/happyreaper/ Herald of the Stars http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/13611763/hitting-on-the-selection-of-a-name-4-1-2014 Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished Pajamathur - http://www.heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/news/13593522/pajamathur-hero-spotlight Spirits of Harmony may become BoE after all Hearthstone for the iPad in Australia, Canada, and NZ http://www.wowhead.com/news=233080/warlords-of-draenor-alpha-has-begun Launcher chat active

New images of female dwarves from WoD posted. A bellyful of laughs! Wowhead updated their profiler tool. Good discussions on whether or not a WoW-themed version of Angry Birds is a good idea (or…are we getting Angry Birds in WoW?), and whether or not using flying mounts in battlegrounds is a good idea, even if they're grounded. Eric's adventures in the Land of the Lost to get the Tome of Dinomancy. Pet battle discussions. Mike's Legendary update.

News: Hearthstone is out of beta, they’re relasing on time. Hearthsteed if you win 3 games. Hearthstone demos on iPad at CN Hearthstone conference Heroes of the Storm tech alpha walkthrough WoD preorder is up. “On or before 12/20/2014” (meaning, fall). Normal or digital deluxe editions CE people have to wait. Free boost with DD version. Boost is $60 otherwise. Already seeing reports of bad groups Eric: BOOSTY GOODNESS - Hunter Celestial Tournament & 15 Max level pets Addon: PetTracker Mounts: Hearthsteed & Dread Raven Mike: PETS PETS PETS! Got my CE Panda to 25. Working on others, trying to find the right balance SO. MANY. PETS. Strats? Finally on the last part of the Cata Legendary. 24/250.

Eric and Mike talk more about hunters and pet battles because there needs to be more hunter discussion, right? RIGHT? Of course! Heroes of the Storm is now in "Tech Alpha", but still not out. No load screens in some WoD areas? Buy your MoP digital deluxe edition before Blizzard pulls a Disney and takes it away. Is that WoD gameplay real? Wowhead now has a Blue tweet tracker.

Budget cuts at AOL Tech means layoffs at WoW Insider. WoD info coming today. Silver rating in Proving Grounds required for solo heroic queuing in WoD. Hearthstone has new card backs. The fun of playing a hunter. Old school AV-type PvP coming back? Looks like it.

News: 5.4.7 Patch 5.4.7 roundup All games down today for maintenance Patch 5.4.7: oQueue's current issues to be resolved by Blizzard hotfix Patch 5.4.7 hotfixes for February 20 6.0 http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/18/warlords-of-draenor-pvp-rework-brings-back-skirmishes-adds-spe/ Orc female model revealed Level 90 boost appears up on live servers for $60 http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/12/04/shapeshift-into-a-baby-pand Eric: The ultimiate lovely charm farming experience (and grisly tokens) Mike: 748/1000 Finally killed Garrosh (still have to do the rest of the wing)

Eric and Mike (and WoW-This Just In) come together in meatspace. Eric talks about his time in NYC and how it compares to WoW. News: Love is in the Air has begun. Heroes of the Storm alpha screenshots. Some screenshots from Draenor on Twitter. Scroll of Resurrection going away. warcraftlesstraveled.com What are those pillars in Moshugan Palace?

News World of Warcraft up to 7.8 million subscribers Patch 5.4.7 arrival imminent as season 14 end is announced Two weeks http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/12801592/pvp-season-14-ending-soon-2-4-2014 Doronsmovies delves into The History of Warcraft in new documentary http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/02/04/patch-5-4-7-ptr-patch-notes-update-for-february-3/ (not much different from last week) Blizzard challenges you to put Garrosh on trial Hearthstone expansion details and Season 3 reminder Darkmoon Faire Love is in the Air Eric Hearthstone Mike Now up to almost ½ of what I need for the legendary Lots of inventory cleanup for the next expansion Trying to finish up some rare recipes

News: 100,000,000 World of Warcraft accounts infographic Patch 5.4.7 PTR: Level 90 character boost UI new Shop button Battlegrounds and Arenas Reaper of Souls CE Bots banned http://www.blizzposts.com/topic/en/234628/547-changes-to-battlenet®-chat#7 Quick mention of EVE War Eric: Archaeology, because Raptor Mount, dammit Two boxes of War of the Ancients: Timewalkers tcg redemption is on blizzard’s site, not cyryptozoic Did I mention? Onyxia runs now Mike: ⅓ of the way through the 1000 cinders Hunter to 80 The ilvl 403 gear kicks ass in pvp Question of the week - what do you do when an expansion is winding down? EMAILS Alpha geek radio fundraiser http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/alpha-geek-radio-expansion

News: Human female update http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3707-Battleground-Win-Ratios-Upcoming-SoO-Changes-Feedback-Blue-Tweets-DLC-424 Hearthstone open beta New mount sneak peek on Warcraft Twitter Lunar Festival Great way to get XP, and decent gold for level 90s. Our week: Funny LSD conversation (“What are those blue dragons?”) T3 Priest chest on the BMAH Worked on my hunter. Still feel like I’m climbing a wall. 180/1000 Cinders Warcast question of the week: Would you say WoW is easy for someone to get back into if they haven't played it in over two years?

News: Iron Skyreaver mount is out. $25 Blizzard looking to expand microtransactions? You can now opt-in for Heroes of the Storm Seems like everyone has Hearthstone access now. Accounts are given access. Warlords of Draenor: PvP Power's proposed re-design Free character transfers opening next week for select NA realms Warcraft movie got a mention at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/b20/interviews.html Eric: Mechano Hog - 100 Mounts achieve Farming Rep in Northrend for motorcycle recipe Attack of the buffet tables Black Temple farming Mike: Finally got past the hump in the Cata legendary quest. Now working on cinders. Need 1000. Hit a wall with my hunter - the same wall at level 71 I hit with my rogue. Warcast question of the week: Should players be able to group with RealID friends that play on the opposite faction?

News New skins and hairstyles planned for Warlords character models Someone read the script…. Hearthstone: Season 2 begins! Blizzard implementing callback support MoP will see another PvP season (15) Razer survey http://assets.razerzone.com/eeimages/esports_news/15533/wow-infographics.jpg Mike How to be a hunter Leveling 1-about 43 was easy, then it dropped off. What spec? I used BM. All heirlooms except weapon Not much difference between leather and mail except armor Hunters get an agility bonus of all mail (lol) The hunt for the right pet Dimiss your pet! petopia.com Leveling isn’t TOO bad, it would be nice if I could spend more time in some zones and less in others. Like having scalable questing. Pissy tank Eric Fully PVP geared (Tyrannical) Wintergrasp also good option + banners Hour+ queues for Horde An amazing Eye of the Storm victory Sky Golem More skymirror fun MONK FIST WEAPONS Legendary Chapter 3 Wife aggro PVP (also xmog bug) Arena, Warlock or Fistweaver

News Blizzard Customer Support warns of dangerous Trojan Today is the last day for Winter Veil Warlords of Draenor Level 90 Boost Survey, Blue Tweets, 10 Death Knight Heroic ToT Is leveling worth it anymore? What do you get out of it? Should we be able to pay for all toons or just one? After 10 years, does anyone still like leveling? New Year's Eve server connectivity issues Eric Reddit Secret Santa gift www.etsy.com/shop/SkahfeeStudios Guild! Learning to GM Legendary/Valor Revisiting Heroics post-Timeless Glory of Pandaria Hero achieves hoplings/quillins Skymirror and the onslaught of spiders and dinosaurs and special tricks for monks PVP/Dueling Mike Finished up some achievements Starting serious work on getting my legendary done What to do with a guild after break and most people hit 90? Laid back a bit. Took a break from the grind.

We catch up with Renata who was on Warcast for many years, and talk about birds, Blizzard, and the Giants.

News Wowhead introduces new sound database Latency and connection issues on all US Realms Warcraft Movie announces two new actors Feast of Winter Vale http://www.icy-veins.com/feast-of-winter-veil-2013-wow Eric Ai-Li Skymirror More Tol Barad farming Valor Farming, Sky Golem mats Emperor Sha-hao done (for quests), and the new Visions of Time questline Org with wreaths Mike Getting all the chests on the Isle You can get killed on the bird The cave by the Alliance landing point The chest next to Ordos Failed ICC 25H, redemption on Tuesday Making money on the AH from Winter Vale Eggs Winter clothes Boots (Eric’s note about Wool cloth for Horde)

News Patch 5.4.2 In-game raid/world boss LFG that works O->Raid->Other Raids Account-bound items can now be mailed cross-server/faction In-game store now live. (note location) Some stuff on sale. Monks still overpowered Customer service button moved (but I still see it) Game menu->Help The NSA Mike How to break OQ Arenas - got a chestpiece ICC 25 broken, but cust. service to the rescue! Farming still working out on Sunsong. Eric Healing Celestials, fight mechanics PVP build, Tol Barad farming easy honor (ohhh the memories!) Ugh Mage, and DK for that matter. OMG NICE PEOPLE, pet, lock, wipe Galactic Starfighter

News: Warcraft Movie Cast Revealed Robert Kazinsky, Warcraft movie actor, reveals he is a huge WoW fan Blizzard's Black Friday sale extended to Jan. 1, 2014 Ghostcrawler leaves Blizzard Mike: Timeless Isle - 20k XP/kill at 89, even the little turtles. Farming ore. More like farming BORE. BS still at 400. So. Boring. Finished wing 3 of SoO LFR. Started battlegrounds again. Druid to 90. Tillers to Exalted on more toons. Motes of Harmony BTW: Potion of luck and mischievous snow sprites = motes About 20 Golden Lotus’ a day OQ and YOLO RBGs Eric: Skinning night (northrend gorillas sholazar mammoths) Actual farming for Trillium for mount Karazhan for mounts, pets and...accidental LORE Pets Level 21 guild & taxi flight speed Faction PVP on Timeless Neutral Panda guy still at it - Level 76 Jinyulocs http://www.wowwiki.com/Jinyu Pilgrim done. Never again. Rogue hit 70 A touch of shadow priesting (23) Swifty Swatted Ex Astris Scientia: http://exastrisscientia.guildlaunch.com

News: New Make-A-Wish charity bundle - mount and pet New female forsaken models from WoW Source (haven’t watched yet) Pilgrim’s Bounty Mon 25th WoW’s 9th anniversary past Monday, buff for rep and XP til Dec 2 Conan plays WoW Not a topic to spend a lot of time on - but the flying in 6.1 issue Who has frozen runes still? (I have 7) What other items that are no longer obtainable do you have? Blizzard Student Art Contest Eric: Re-specced healer Timeless tokens for spec & alts Running all raids again for wife Fight mechanics Accidentally geared myself Inventory/Banks/Mats oh my Mike: Transferring professions - harder than it looks. Started PvP with engineering on my rogue Nitro boots drop the flag Rocket launcher is neat, but necessary? Parachute rocks in AB Engineering overview Neat mounts Neat toys Neat pets Fireworks Blingtron Living Steel transmute is on an alchemist Guns, other weapons Gathering (mining) Adamantite and Cobalt ore SUCK