Countdown To Classic - A World Of Warcraft Classic Podcast

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, The Starting Zone's Jason Lucas returns to regale us with all the retail talk you could ever want about the speculation surrounding the next expansion reveal on April 19.  Listen in and the two J's dive into a Shadowlands recap, what may come with a potential 'Dragonflight', and discuss the retail community in 2022. Hugs and Kisses - 1:29 Content Creation in the Current Blizzard Climate - 7:50 The Shadowlands Review - 15:40 The Neverending Story - 28:15 Dragonflight - 37:00 I Preferred Fleetwood Mac's Rumours - 46:40 You Can't Buy Class - 53:45 Pimp My Toon - 1:02:00 Being Professional - 1:13:15 The Player Housing Crisis - 1:17:15 The House That Systems Built - 1:29:00 Hate The Game, Not The Dev - 1:50:35 Such a Beta - 2:02:50 Do You Even Have Snake On Your Phone? - 2:14:15 Support Josh & Countdown today over a

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, it's part two of the epic chat I had with North about the state of Classic, as we rip into a huge back and forth on GDKP's, and how they've changed the landscape of WoW and, potentially, future MMORPG's. No timestamps needed as it's all the one flowing topic, be sure to go through it from beginning to end! Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Find North on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/norththemage Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/joshcorbett Check

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I sit down with North for part one of an epic four hour chat we had about the state of affairs with Classic at the moment, covering everything from guilds and logs, to Wrath and the April 19 event. Be sure to tune in next week for the huge second part to this chat where we chat for 2+ hours on the effect that GDKP's have had on Classic culture and what it means for the future of MMO gaming. Pocket Pissing - 2:45 Friendship Ended With Mages, Now Warriors Are My Best Friend - 5:30 Mage Progression Through TBC (& Wrath) - 8:40 To Prot Paladin Or Not To Prot Paladin? - 15:00 Shear Happens - 21:45 Losing My (GM) Virginity - 25:00 The Artists Formerly Known As Grizzly - 30:30 I'm Kidding...Sort Of - 37:00 The ZA Effect - 45:05 WoW's Next Frontier - 58:25 Wrath Classic vs. OG Wrath - 1:09:15 You Think You Wrath But You

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I fanboy out with a new content creator who I've been watching a bunch lately as Subtle joins me to chat all about ZA.  Listen in as we go over the raid in general, covering bosses and trash, while also going in depth on the loot ramifications for Prot Pallies in particular. I'm Your Biggest Fan! - 1:30 Non-ZA Patch Notes - 5:45 ZA In General - 10:00 Tanking in ZA - 13:20 Akil'zon - 18:30 Jan'alai - 21:55 Halazzi - 24:10 Hex Lord Malacrass - 25:15 Zul'jin - 29:30 Bear Runs - 30:40 Loot - 32:10 Paladin Wrath Chat - 1:02:00 Infinite Mana in MMO's - 1:07:50 Wrath Reservations/Anticipation - 1:13:50 Do Classic Players Actually Want A Challenge? - 1:16:05 Find Subtle on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/subtlefw/videos And on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/subtlefw Support Josh & Countdown today over at Pa

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, Ayle and I sit down for a chat amongst mates about the state of play in TBC.  I brought 15 topics to the table and we zip through them in 5 minutes each, lightning round style, in an homage to Pardon The Interruption! A Canadian & an Australian walk into a bar... - 2:35 The Arugal Experience vs. The Rest of the World - 4:50 Worldwide Faction Balance Issues - 10:30 World PvP Campfire Stories - 16:35 The State of Raiding in TBC - 24:30 Is the Classic Franchise The Least Casual Friendly MMO Experience Ever? - 30:00 Gladiator Buyers Club - 36:50 Zul'Aman Incoming - 44:50 Bear Mount Carry 20K PST for Details - 50:15 Wrath of the Plate King - 56:30 The Warrior Tanking Plight - 1:03:15 Learning To Tank, But I Do Got Wings - 1:11:20 Season of More? - 1:17:45 Wrath of the LFD - 1:21:55 Ayle's Wrath Plans - 1:29:00 Suppo

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we have the pleasure of being joined once again by the amazing Shawn Carnes, who holds court in a gaming history lesson and talks us through the early days of Wizards of the Coast, and along the path to the leviathan that would become Magic: The Gathering.  A must listen for MTG fans, and all fans of gaming. A History of Magic w/ Babashareshow, Bawlsosteel & Ayle - 1:30  Find Baba on Twitch today at: https://www.twitch.tv/babashareshow Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for th

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I grab Hunk to have a casual chat about all this Lost Ark madness and yell like an old man about paying for free games.  We also pull in the former GM of accomplished Classic Oceanic guild Bunnings Warehouse, and current GM of Season of Misery, Viri, to discuss today's news about SoM transfers potentially being opened up.  After that,  we keep the esteemed GM's coming as I'm joined again by friend of the show, Erfala, GM of one of the top guilds in the world, Calamity, along with his guild's main tank, Excy, as we discuss the race to Illidan that just went down last week in TBC Classic.  Some Kiwi guy joins in on that one too. Lost Ark Launch & SoM Transfers w/ Hunk, Viri & PWJ - 1:25 Ludicrous Speed: Tier 6 Speed Running w/ Erfala, Excy & Staunch - 1:44:35 Support Josh & Countdown today over at Pat

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we go back through the Dark Portal - again! I've come crawling back to TBC like the cheap sack of shit that I am, and what a time to do so! Listen in as Ayle, Axtel, Bawlsosteel, & Naismith join me to discuss Tier 6, Arena changes and much more.  TBC Talk - 1:20 Find Chimly and more of his amazing WoW musical analysis here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chimly Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/joshcorbett Check out

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I bring you a pod that was eight months in the making, as we bring back the amazing Chimly, to break down the musical nuts and bolts of TBC.  Listen in as we conduct the deepest of dives on the fantastic soundtrack of WoW's first expansion for its 15th anniversary. The Music of TBC - 2:45 Find Chimly and more of his amazing WoW musical analysis here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chimly Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.t

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I track down someone who camped me in Classic and hash out a great PvP misunderstanding.  We also talk Mage BiS in SoM! People behind the PvP - 2:05 Mage BiS - 58:00 Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/joshcorbett Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sinner-files/id1290218344 or on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBb

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I monologue for an hour on my initial thoughts and experiences with Season of Mastery, touching on the population as well as the news.  Then, we turn to a couple of BiS list chats re: Resto Druids and Holy Priests. Josh talks for an hour in one take - 0:22 Resto Druids BiS w/ Moobert - 1:09:05 Holy Priests w/ TianSG - 1:51:38 Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/joshcorbett Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast her

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we sit down for an interview with none other than the head of Classic himself, Brian Birmingham.  Listen in as Josh puts all the important questions we've had for Blizzard to Brian. 0:00 - Important Intro 2:20 - Hello! 4:12 - Same Classic Team, New SoM Attitude? 8:15 - Is There a Concern over 'Too Much Classic'? 13:10 - Which SoM Changes Hit The Cutting Room Floor? 19:20 - What Would You Change About Classic If You Could? 23:50 - TBC Server Transfers - Why Now? 26:45 - How Flexible Is The Team on SoM Changes? 29:12 - Are Class Changes Even A Possibility? 31:10 - Is The Industry War on Bots 'Winnable'? 35:58 - What Proactivity Is Taking Place To Beat Bots in Classic? 40:00 - As a Player of the Game, Do You Sympathise with Frustrations on Botting? 45:50 - Gold Buying in Classic WoW 49:00 - Brian's Thoughts on GDKP's &

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we chat about a variety of questions surrounding the anticipation behind launch day of WoW Classic Season of Mastery. Listen in as we discuss on Countdown To Classic with guests Nano, NoHitJerome, and North. 0:00 - What's The Appeal Behind Fresh/Seasonal Gameplay? 9:43 - Coming From Nostalrius, What Does Nano Think of Changes? 12:52 - North & Jerome's Favourite/Least Favourite Change Made to SoM? 19:30 - Influencers & Their Relationship with the Meta/Design 39:40 - Nano's Favourite/Least Favourite Change Made to SoM? 40:49 - Can This Succeed Without World Buffs? 46:30 - What Class Is Nano Playing? 48:55 - Nano on Private Server Voidwalkers vs Classic Voidwalkers 50:57 What Class is Jerome Playing? 52:15 - Season of Rogues 56:10 - Is North Happy With all the Molten Core Changes? 1:00:44 - Dire Maul Tribute Ch

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we go in depth on the onslaught of SoM news we got on Friday with Ayle, Defcamp, Melderon, Duranasaur, and Geordyn, as well as having a bit of fun with Roo and Hunk and chatting about the kinds of people that are attracted to each class in the game. 2:30 - Intro & Blizzard is Listening 14:34 - What SoM Is Trying To Be 24:42 - Dire Maul In Phase 1 36:45 - Rogues Are Laughing 39:59 - Not Your Daddy's Meta? 44:08 - Dire Maul East Farming 47:59 - Dire Maul Tribute - Should It Be Nerfed? 56:40 - Tier 0.5 Available On Launch - What Does It Change? 1:03:30 - Paladin Tanks in SoM 1:10:28 - Idols, Librams & Totems 1:12:08 - PvP Gear 1:17:10 - Black Lotus Changes + Herb/Mine Node Increases 1:25:40 - How Does All This News Change Professions/Economies? 1:28:00 - Herb Node Locations 1:29:45 - Templars + Dukes + The Tier

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, listen in as Whats, Hunk and I go over the changes that we were seeing on the fly as people were tearing through the revamped version of Molten Core we're getting for Season of Mastery. Molten Changes w/ Whats & Hunk - 1:15 Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/joshcorbett Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sinner-files/id1290218344 or on Spotify here: https:/

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we discuss the huge mage/dungeon changes incoming for Season of Mastery and whether or not Blizzard has gone far enough, or too far, in attempting to kill off mage boosting/farming. Wanna Root? w/ Markymark, North, & Fahq - 2:00 Find North on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/norththemage Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live recordings for the show on Josh's Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/joshcorbett Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we make a delayed check in on how things are going with Phase 2 of TBC thus far with the raiding scene and more with previous guest of the show, Yolo. After that, the show goes down a brave, new path by not discussing video games at all and providing you with a 2 hour rockumentary for the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's classic album, 'Nevermind', with old favourites Jason and Hunk.  This one is not to be missed! Early Phase 2 TBC Impressions w/ Yolo - 2:25 Remembering 'Nevermind' w/ Shieldwalled & Hunk - 52:30 Find Jason on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Shieldwalled Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer he

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we dive deeper on the Classic Fresh news as we get a new blue post covering the design philosophies behind the Season of Mastery and an announcement on how loot will be handled.  Will this lead to a difference in significance for certain pieces of gear? Will the gear meta be shifted at all? We discuss! Getting on the Gear w/ Ayle, North, & TianSG - 1:00 Find North on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/norththemage Find Ayle on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/aylegaming Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, we got some huge news about WoW Classic Fresh servers, or should I say the 'WoW Classic Season of Mastery'.  Listen in as myself, North, Duranasaur, and some guest callers break down the news and discuss the pros and cons of what's coming our way. Crème Fraîche & You w/ North, Duranasaur, Fahq, Teedo & Katastrophic - 2:18 Find North on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/norththemage Find Duranasaur on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Duranasaur24 Support Josh & Countdown today over at Patreon, including bonus 'Countdown After Dark' podcast content: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Join the show's discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Listen in on live re

Welcome to the gaming podcast where it's not my opinion that counts - but yours! Listen in each episode as Josh sits down for lengthy chats with passionate people about the things we love. Today, I sit down with some musically inclined guests and compose the TBC playlist to end all TBC playlists.  Need some tunes to melt faces to in SSC? Need some bangers to mash with in the Arena? We've got you covered with the ultimate library of pre-2008 music to turn back time for you like Cher never could. The TBC Playlist w/ Bawlsosteel, Defcamp, Hunk, Lich, & Shieldwalled - 2:30 Listen to the Playlist in full on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNVKijmdY3qQ-tqgPmRYXHz-DNAuXs9f2 And on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MmGuxERRLhXESCmzcwNeg?si=72e044f6760846fe Find Jason's Podcast 'The Starting Zone' here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ow5gkL9APZUg08bWsCATW Find Jason on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Shieldwalled Find Lich on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/lichcult And