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by Anna Bell
Even though we're celebrating the first anniversary of Overwatch this month, there are still some small things people may not know they can make this game do. The new Blizzard Watch Discord channel kicked things off with some questions, and then my finger slipp...
2017-06-07 15:31:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, watchers of watchers! Liz here to bring you everything interesting in the world of Blizzard from today. Or at least everything I think is interesting. So now that we've established the ground rules, let's see what's happening out there.
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Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-06-06 21:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Notes on your Patreon benefits
by Matthew Rossi
I have played World of Warcraft since its inception. I have tanked that entire time. I have tanked in every expansion, and until I started to go blind I tanked the hardest fights the game had to offer -- and even with my eye difficulties I've tanked up to Heroic Nighthold thanks to friends. I've been at this a long time, and I've seen the ways the game has changed its model for tanking design and how tanking works.
Tanking right now is about as well designed as ...
2017-06-05 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt and Joe answer a few emailed questions and discuss the potential for new race/class combinations, the origins and history of Xal'atath, and a dizzying spiral into the Curse of Flesh, its origins, and the motivations of the Old Gods.
For Patrons, we're happy to give you access to the episode before everyone else - enjoy it 2017-06-04 22:39:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons!
If you're trying to get ads-free or full-text RSS, there's a code you enter on the supporter page at Blizzard Watch. Once you've plugged the code in there, you should be set. The code is:
welcome2blizzardwatch2
There are a few caveats this:
by Matthew Rossi
I hated the idea of transmog when I heard about it.
I have been, over the thirteen year course of my involvement with World of Warcraft, always something of a curmudgeon. Nowhere was I more curmudgeonly than when the idea of anything even remotely like what the current transmog system is now was brought up. I didn't see the point, I objected. What kind of player was going to hunt down all these old armor pieces and weapons just for vanity?
If you're chuckl...
2017-06-02 13:39:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting today we've revamped our benefits, goals, and changed so much with the business we're calling it Blizzard Watch 2.0. You can find out about it all at 9pm CST this evening on this post (it won't be live until then).
One of the big things we're doing is launching forums at blizzardwatch.com/forums and ...
2017-06-02 00:09:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-05-31 02:19:16 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back with another behind-the-scenes podcast! Alex Ziebart and Anne Stickney sit down for Alex's final behind-the-scenes show as Editor in Chief at Blizzard Watch, and have a lengthy discussion about his decision to step down, where he's headed, and who's taking over the reins now. You can listen right here, or over on Soundcloud!
2017-05-30 18:12:03 +0000 UTC View Post
By Matthew Rossi
Should a raid guild ask you to take two weeks off work to push world firsts?
Should a guild call others in the same hunt for world firsts by derogatory slang for genitalia? Should the raid leader scream insults at raiders who don't perform up to his or her standards? Is this all just a harmless result of younger people raiding at a competitive level or is it tox...
2017-05-30 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
The idea is not something new -- an app for our phones that lets us battle with our WoW pets.
Since pet battles were introduced with Cataclysm there has been constant talk of an app for them. Even Blizzard's devs have said it's a cool idea; but sadly throughout the years nothing has materialized. We've barely had any major change to the system itself since it was launched. Sure, new pets have been added and new challenges introduced, but the basic system hasn't chan...
2017-05-29 13:30:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreons!
Many many thanks for your continued support over the years. It's meant the absolute world to us, and we'd not be here if it wasn't for you.
We wanted to give you all a heads up that we're going to be revamping our Patreon benefits soon. And not Blizzard soon. June 2nd soon. Why?
Well, if we can be really blunt, we don't think we've done this right -- obviously there's a lot of support out there for us, but we're not creating enough value for you. You’re putting fo...
2017-05-28 21:11:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-05-23 23:08:43 +0000 UTC View Post
This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt and Joe answer a couple of reader emails on a particularly interesting subject - the new Lich King, Bolvar Fordragon. Is there anything left of Bolvar? Is he working towards darker purposes we don't quite understand just yet? And perhaps most importantly - does there really always have to be a Lich King?
For Patrons, we're happy to give you access to the episode before everyone else - enjoy it 2017-05-21 22:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-05-16 22:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back with another behind-the-scenes podcast! Alex Ziebart and Anne Stickney take a casual glimpse and then a deeper look into the question of how they got where they are today, as well as what makes the job at Blizzard Watch an interesting one. You can listen right here, or over on Soundcloud!
2017-05-15 17:41:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-05-09 23:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt and Joe take a look at the latest World of Warcraft short story Dark Mirror and discuss everyone's favorite grouchy Ranger Lord, Nathanos Blightcaller. What is his relationship with Sylvanas Windrunner? What dark ritual did he undergo in the process of getting his better - if still dead - new body? Where do the val'kyr fit into all of this, and is there a connection between Helya, the val'kyr, and the Lich King?
For Patrons, we're happy to give you ...
2017-05-07 22:38:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-05-02 22:31:30 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back with another behind-the-scenes podcast! Alex Ziebart and Anne Stickney talk about what's coming up in the month of May, along with the usual smattering of sidetalk into various other projects and speculation about future WoW expansion announcements. You can listen right here, or over on Soundcloud!
2017-05-01 15:27:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-04-25 22:35:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt and Joe discuss Stormwind's newest leader, taking a deeper look at how he's grown over the years from boy king to full fledged ruler in his own right. Hand in hand with this is discussion over the latest Legion cinematic and Alliance story quest on the Broken Shore.
For Patrons, we're happy to give you access to the episode before everyone else - enjoy it 2017-04-23 22:33:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-04-18 22:18:27 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back with another behind-the-scenes podcast! Alex Ziebart and Anne Stickney talk about the holidays, the latest Heroes of the Storm news, and the tricky balance of maintaining social media when in public-facing positions. You can listen right here, or over on Soundcloud!
2017-04-17 17:51:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi there, Patrons! Here's this week's pre-show and episode of the Blizzard Watch podcast, uncut. If you'd like to download to your favorite device and listen to it later, you can head over to SoundCloud and nab it from there. Thanks for listening!
2017-04-11 22:31:59 +0000 UTC View Post
This week our Lore Watchers Anne, Matt and Joe dive into the mailbag to answer your questions about World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2. Along the way they address the unique circumstances surrounding Draenor's creation, and meander into a longer discussion about the evolution of Azeroth's creatures as well. Since this episode includes Chronicle discussion, if you haven't read the book yet, you may want to come back once you've finished it for yourself.
For Patrons, we're happy to give you a...
2017-04-10 04:17:26 +0000 UTC View Post