2025 Winter Veil Special!

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And good Tuesday morning and
happy Winter veil, everybody.

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It's episode 13 here at AMR
and this is our special first ever

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annual Winter veil edition of
Azeroth Morning Radio. We are your

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hosts. My name is Jibs, and
I'm joined by 2018's world's ugliest

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helper during the winter
season. His name is Cash.

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Listen. Listen to you. I might
have bit off more than I could chew

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by telling you those insults
need to come back. That was a bald

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joke and I know it.

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Yeah, my eyes are still
hurting from the shine on that dome.

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Merry winter veil, boys.

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Well, it's funny because if I
throw any ball joke out, I mean,

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it's like I'm. It's like a.
Like I'm talking to a mirror. Right?

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Because, you know, both
incredibly aerodynamic in that regard.

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You sell more than me. I've
got way more real estate than you.

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You know, like, I feel like
I've got two of your heads. But,

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you know, it's all right.

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No, you have a. You have a
great dome. I just, I have. I have

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had more time with my dome in
the sunlight, so it's true. Yeah,

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I'm like a. Like a. Just a
bucket of cancerous lesions. I lie.

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I actually have a very nice
dome. So, dude, when you put. When

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we play that music, right,
and. And I hand it to you. We talked

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about doing a winter veil
themed intro. Like just make this

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episode so festive and merry
and fun. And when, when I heard that

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again, because I've heard it
like 10 times now, but it just, it

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makes me feel like I'm five.
It's like it's Christmas, like, just

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freaking out.

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Yeah.

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And what I want Santa coming.
I don't want to go to bed early,

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but I do want to go to bed
early because he's going to come

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a little bit quicker if I go
to bed. And it just. It gives you

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all the feels, man. So well
done on the intro. Sounds fantastic.

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Thank you. Thank you very
much. It's very kind of you. Yeah,

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it's exciting. First ever
winter veil edition of amr. And this

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will be a returning. A
returning. Wow. Recurring. That's

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better. That feels right.

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It could be returning.

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Well, that would.

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That's. That's the joy of
being a content Creator is that it

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could be whatever we want. So
it's going to be next year. It's

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going to be returning again.

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Oh, yeah. Folks, we wanted to
do something special for you, and

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this is definitely a special
episode. Fun things and all that

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more. But how. What'd you do
in game this week? What's new?

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I did a lot of things in game
this week.

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Did you?

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Lots and lots. So, yeah,
Winter veil is upon us. And it's

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funny because we put a. We put
a bit out last week about how to

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prepare for winter veil. And I
did none of that. Not a single damn

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thing. The only thing I did
was clear. I cleared out my inventory.

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I did do that. I was ready for
it. But my daughter wanted to jump

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in there and do it because
this is her first winter veil event.

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Yeah.

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And she was super pumped to do
that. And so we ended up jumping

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into that and I looked at my
achievement list and I had.

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I had.

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I got some work to do. So I
was a little. A little bummed. I

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was like, man, I thought that
I had way more or I thought I had

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way more achievements done,
and I didn't. So I started looking

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at that list. We did the
initial stuff and, you know, we went

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and killed the green and we,
you know, she got those initial achievements.

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And then I got locked in
because I found a piece of housing.

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I found a table that I wanted
really bad, so.

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Oh, really?

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In the middle of winter veil,
I'm like showing my daughter around.

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And I was like, I gotta go. I
gotta go. So it turns out that there

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is an alchemy table that you
can get from classic. And I didn't.

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I didn't even know it was
there. You can get it from classic

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alchemy. And it was awesome.
And I was like, okay, well, I 100

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have to have this in. In my
life. So I started working on it,

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and it turns out it like I had
almost everything I needed. And the.

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The other stuff that I needed,
the other ingredients that I needed

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to be able to make this
alchemy table were easy to get. So

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I was like, okay, I'm just
going to buy this, buy this, buy

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this. I can farm that. But the
one thing that blew my mind was black

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lotus. Oh, you have to have
eight black lotus. So I went to the

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auction house and I was like,
well, I can probably farm it, but

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I'm going to look on the
auction house. It was like four and

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a half thousand gold for one.

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How much you want the alchemy table?

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Right. Because I was thinking
like more from a, from an entrepreneurial

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standpoint. I was going to
make these and sell them, right?

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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That's not going to be a thing.

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That's not. Because.

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So first of all, they were
selling for like 40 grand. I think

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there were 41,000 on our
server for the table. Wow. And the

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Black Lotus, in order to make
the table, they were like four and

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a half pop. So I was like,
screw this. I know me, I love a good

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grind. I've talked about it
before. So I go out and I go to wowhead

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and find where you get Black
Lotus. So it's like up in Eastern

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Plaguelands and it's a rare
drop from like high level, classic

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herbing nodes. So I start to
do that thing, start to herb all

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the highest level stuff that I
can find. I think I herbed about

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200 items. 200 nodes, not a
single Black Lotus. Nothing. There

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was nothing out there. I
scoured the lands and could not get

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a drop. And I was like, well,
no wonder this thing is 40,000 for

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the stupid table. Because,
well, you quickly realize that it's

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not going to be a thing,
right? Like you're just, you're not

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gonna be able to do it. And
I'm not gonna spend the exact same

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amount of money that I would
to buy the table just to get the

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Black Lotus. So anyway, it was
a wash. Yeah.

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Yeah, it's, you know, home
decor. It's a fun thing and it's

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an interesting thing. You
know, it's like you're ever learning

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and the markets are ever
changing, you know, and that's definitely

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part of part of my week. It
was a mixture of I finished up remix

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and transferred my character
over, which, oh my gosh, the send

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off at remix is so sad. I was
so sad and teary eyed at one point.

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I'm like, why am I teary eyed?
It's all big.

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Yikes.

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And I bought everything I
needed to buy. And I look around

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and, you know, you interact
with these NPCs and like, you're

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telling them goodbye. Like
you, you can tell them goodbye. And

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they're like. And one said
something about, oh, sweetheart,

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it was so good to see you. I'm
like, okay, all right, I'm fine.

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It's fine, it's fine. So I
just left and blah, blah, blah. And

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they're like, it's never
goodbye. It's, you know. And by the

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end of it I'm just like, I had
a day anyway.

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And I'm just like, okay, I'm a
ball of Emotion.

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So, anyway, I, I, you know, I
transfer everything over. Everything's

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fine. Started working on
getting some of the class hall upgrades

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going so I can get the. Some
of the decor. But outside of that,

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my week has been working on
roleplay stuff and doing dungies

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here and there. The time
walking, taking advantage of that

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and working the markets, baby.
Markets have been fruitful, and old

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Daddy's got a. Old Jibs has
got a system down, and it's working

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just fine. Just fine.

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So what are you up to? Well,
first of all, sure, if you didn't

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tune into last week's show,
Jib is going to recap where he was

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at last week. And then. What
is in your. What's in your wallet?

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What's in your wallet? Azeroth
in my wallet. Last week, I got down

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to. I had spent well over 100k
on decor, and I was down to my last

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1000 gold on this character.
And, you know, I didn't want to buy

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a wow. Token. I really didn't
want to do that at all. Mainly because

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I'm stubborn, and I want to
earn it in game. Like, that's just

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in my head. That's what I
wanted to do. Right? So anyway, like,

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okay, here we go. So I started
stepping tiptoeing into the Caz Al

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Ghar decor items for my
profession and did that for a little

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bit till the market kind of
went out. And I did about a $30,000

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investment that brought me
down to 79,000 gold at that point,

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because I had made up. I got
up to 100, which was awesome doing

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that. And that's what I told
on the show. Well, the following

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day of that show, I'm like, I
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so what I'm gonna do is switch
to a different expansion. So I went

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through and figured out what
was selling the most of picked an

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item I wanted to make. And I
AM now at 417,000 gold as of today.

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Damn, you're doing good. You
picked an item without Black Lotus,

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I'll tell you that much.

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Yeah. See, the best part is
finding. When you find something

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you want to make number one.
First off, find a profession you

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want to do. Like, I chose my
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me personally. So do that
thing for you and then find an item

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that you know is selling well.
And even better if you can buy said

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mats from the auction house,
that may dip into your profit just

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a little bit on, like, your
first sell. But then everything else

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is pure profit. So then you're
just Selling and selling and selling.

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And I mean, people are. I
mean, people are. And we're gonna

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talk about pricing and stuff
here soon, I'm sure. But like. Well,

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I guess we'll talk about here.
But yeah, undercutting, like that's

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a thing in the decor markets.
Sometimes it comes, sometimes I am.

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There's probably three and
four times a day where I'm reposting

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those things. I'm totally fine
with it because with Tradeskill Master,

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that add on, it makes it super
easy to cancel all your auctions.

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You know, with the Bruto, you
got, you know, get your mail, you

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get all your items, you put
them right back up, Right? Well,

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sometimes I am reposting them.
Even the price is the same. So that

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way I'm the first person on
the, on the docket. That's how, you

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know, the auction house works.
So it's like whoever posts most recently

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gets to get it first. Right.
So sometimes I'm doing that, that

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strategy as well, just to make
sure I'm tippity top, you know. And

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it's been working really well.
Just taking advantage. Doesn't matter

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what the sale price is. Except
for today, like somebody gouged it

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by like 2000. I'm like, I know
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People will buy this stuff out
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So I'm just waiting. But I
mean, like, it's fun. It's been a

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lot of fun. This is the most
gold I've ever made in this game,

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and I'm really trying for a
million. But by the time midnight

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comes out, I've never had
that. And I got to provide for the

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incoming transmog slots that
are stupid, expensive, or at least

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that we think they're gonna
be. We don't know yet. We don't have

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confirmation on stuff, but got
to get ready for that.

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Yeah. And we haven't really
like dived into what we talked about

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last week, about how we saw
Farts Gaming was buying a new slot

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for transmog and it was 25,000
gold. Yeah, we haven't really dived

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into doing that yet to find
out exactly what those tiers are.

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Yeah, we definitely should.

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So yeah, it's something that
we should do for sure. We do have.

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Should we talk about the
correction real quick and then get

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into the show?

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Well, hang on, let me tell
them. Yeah, you know what? Yeah,

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yeah, go ahead. Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Okay. So speaking of not
researching things for our show real

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well, we. From time to time,
we will provide corrections if we

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are way off base on something,
we weren't really that off base on

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this one, but we did
completely miss a feature of the

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game, of this game that we've
been playing for 20 years and had

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no idea that this thing was a thing.

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It's during this part of the
broadcast that I pop in and usually

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say something insulting, but
being that it's Winter Veil, do better.

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You do good. You're great. You
do great. Freaking amateurs.

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Seriously, nowhere in the UI
is this anywhere that I have seen

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is there something we have
seriously missed. I didn't know this

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was a thing.

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Oh, we seriously missed it.

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Well, that's true. We did.

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Last week we were talking
about Guild Wars 2 and how they have

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a mentor system for new
players, Right. And we thought we

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were so smart talking about
this would be a really cool feature

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for Warcraft because we play
Warcraft and new players need some

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help. And we had some very
astute listeners. Yeah, we did send

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us some very nice emails about
it. Very nice messages. They were

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very kind when they didn't
have to be. They could have said

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something like, hey morons,
maybe it's the bald hair, but you

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completely pooped the bed on
this one. Because World of Warcraft

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does indeed have a new player
mentor system and we never knew it.

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It's probably because we
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new players in a long time and
we don't seek things like that out.

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But lo and behold, friends,
there is a system that is called

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the Guide Mentor system. The
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We actually did our research
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it was 2020, right around
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what it is is veteran players
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via a newcomer chat, but you
first have to become a mentor and

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it's built into the game to
where alliance players. If you want

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to be a mentor, you visit an
npc. She is in, in the Stormwind

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Embassy. Her name is Celeste
Periwinkle. And if you've had, if

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you have certain things that
you've done in the game, there's

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like certain achievements,
like they're pretty basic achievements

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that you would have had to
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mentor. If you have those, you
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You're going to visit Ayla,
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Embassy and she'll offer you
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be a mentor, you are, you're
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to be given like a green flag
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you're in that mode. Newcomers
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first start, they're offered
whether or not they want to become

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part of the system. And then
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get a little Murloc icon over
your head. And so it's not intrusive

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to others. Only Newcomers can
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can see the Murloc icon. So
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they did. It's not intrusive
to anybody. You're not like running

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around Stormwind Dornagal with
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that everybody can see. But
it's a system to where both parties

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will have access to the
newcomer chat and you can help other

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players, like, do their
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answers.

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We have answers.

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Which. It's cool. So I. I
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do. I think I'm gonna go down
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my game time just available
for people. Yeah.

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I don't know how we did not
know. Like, this was. That was the

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part that shocked me the most.
Like how on Azeroth's green Earth

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have we not noticed that this
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Well, like, again, it's
because we're not. We're not new

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players. We know the game
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I don't think we know the game
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mean, if you're not seeking
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now because I. I would like to
do it. I think it'd be really neat

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to be a mentor to new players.

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So definitely. Anyway, we just
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and say that we're sorry and.

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Thank you to our listeners to
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awesome. We appreciate the
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They were pretty quick about
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show, folks, we chat about a
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Every Winter Veil. Great
Father Winter checks his list twice.

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But this year, the Naughty
List is being reviewed by a very

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special consultant. All right,
Great Father. I've completed the

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audit. Good news. We can
reduce gift distribution by 40% if

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we redefine Naughty. Ah,
redefine Naughty. Absolutely. For

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example, anyone who stood and
fired during a raid. Naughty. That's

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most raiders. Exactly. Huge
savings. Hunters. Especially Beastmaster,

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who misdirected the tank as a
joke. Naughty. That was one time.

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It was logged in. Here's
another one. Players who didn't move

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when the boss yelled run.
Naughty. Some people panic when they

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encounter mechanics. Eh, cold
builds character. Murlocs. Preemptively

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naughty? Absolutely not.
Provisionally naughty. Is there anybody

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still on the Nice list? Let's
see here. There's one healer who

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never lets anyone die. And
there's a person who brings feasts

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and flasks to raids. Ah, a
true hero. Yeah, we're monitoring

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them. And you? Where do you
fall on the list? Oh, me? I'm relatively

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naughty, but my lawyer
believes it's hearsay, so I filed

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an appeal. Approved. You just
stamped yourself Nice consulting

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fee, Park. But alas, my little
green friend, that's fine. The internal

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Naughty List doesn't require
your signature. ThisWinter Veil,

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remember, the Naughty List is
eternal, and audits are dangerous.

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Wait, we haven't even
discussed monetizing goodwill. Happy

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Wintervale from Azeroth
Morning Radio. Amon.

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This be Iacona, and when I not
be explaining that Iacona is spelled

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with an uppercase I, and
that's not a lowercase l, can I be

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listening to Azeroth Morning Radio?

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All right, keeping up with the
Christmas trend here or Winter Veil

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trend here in this wonderful
episode of amr. Folks, it's time

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for the Heroes call.

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Heroes call Adventures. We got
a very cool submission this week

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and want to give a lot of love
to Plague, who submitted the following

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message. I was listening to
the weekly no Lever podcast and found

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something that might be good
for the Heroes call board. It's called

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Project Panda and that came
along with a link. So Jib sent that

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over to me. I said, hey, we
got a. Got a submission. Take a look

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at this. So I was getting
ready to head out on a death march

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of an early morning run, and I
figured there is no better time to

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get locked into a podcast.
Find out what this is all about.

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Than to throw it in my ear
holes and go for the run. So I did

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that and I listened to the
entirety of this podcast, which is

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actually really cool. Higher
level players. And they. The host

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does an interview like, these
are. These are the folks from Radar

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IO. So it's an understatement
when I say that these are podcasters

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that basically do and support
Radar IO, which if you didn't know,

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is an add on specifically for
Raiding and Mythic plus. So yes,

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again, pretty obvious. These
are veteran players. Well, the hosts

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will interview somebody as
they run a key, a mythic plus key.

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And they were running a plus
12 while they were having this interview.

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And you would have never known
it like it was fantastic, the conversation

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that these gentlemen had while
they were running a plus 12. 0 chance

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in hell that I am gonna have
that kind of concentration. Because

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when we end up running
Mythics, even lower Mythics jibs.

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What do I do as a healer?

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Stress out and get angry when
I put levitate on you?

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Not the response I was looking for.

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Okay, pretty accurate.

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Yeah, he loves to put levitate
on me when I'm in the middle of my

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healing. And anyway, we. We're
okay now. We're better now. No, I

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get stressed out and I white
knuckle the F out of my Naga. Oh

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my God. So anyway, let me get
to the point of this. Point of this

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is I listened to this. It was
a great podcast about Project Panda.

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And Panda is a. He's a former.
He's okay. Panda is now called Panda

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tv, but formerly Panda was
called Chinglish tv. He's an Australian

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World of Warcraft player and
streamer for the last 13 years. So

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definitely a veteran of both
World of Warcraft and content creation.

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Well, Panda is doing an
initiative down in Australia where

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he lives, where he's aiming to
break the cycle of poverty and homelessness

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through targeted support and
life changing opportunities. And

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that comes right from their
website, which I will definitely

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give you guys. So a few facts
here. There's a hundred, over 122,000

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homeless in Australia. So what
Panda has started doing, he is buying

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supplies and making backpacks
with basic supplies and hand delivering

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them to the unhoused in
Australia. He doesn't show the videos,

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you know, to keep anonymity
for people. He does not monetize

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this. A hundred percent of the
donations that he gets goes to building

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backpacks. This is not a
monetization thing for him. And he

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made a lot of pretty funny
jokes about it in. In the podcast

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where he was talking about how
you Know if he was doing this from

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a business perspective, it's a
terrible design because he's not

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making a thing off of it. This
is just 100% goodness in being a

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human being in what he's
trying to do. So again, it's 100%

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non profit. All donations go
into making more backpacks. But he

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goes into a remarkable story
of himself and his upbringing and

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the trials that he has
withstood through his own life, including

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a time where even he was
homeless and struggling on the streets.

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So this was perfect for the
Heroes call board because this kind

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of thing is exactly what we're
talking about where you have one

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person making a huge
difference. And I just, I don't think

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you can deny that the world
needs more of this, but it's a really

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neat story. I went to his
website, looked at the stuff. It's

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very impressive. I watched a
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just some really cool stuff
that he is doing here.

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That's awesome. Yeah, I do
remember him being Chinglish and

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in fact I remember when he
switched over to Panda. So like that

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was several years ago now at
this point. I used to watch him pretty

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religiously there for a while
when he would stream and, and fast

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forward to where we're at now
and you know, that's awesome. You

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know, we talk oftentimes here
on AMR about leading with kindness

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and selflessness and just
being kind, you know, and taking

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care of your fellow gamer and.
And I love seeing stuff like this.

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Absolutely. Is there. How can
they get involved?

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So in order to, to support the
project or if you're just interested

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in seeing what the project is
about, you can go to his website

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PandaTV AU. That's the
website. All the information is on

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there, including how to
donate. I think there's three different

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levels of backpacks that you
can, that you can buy and you basically,

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you know, send a donation and
then he directly takes a donation,

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goes out, buys the stuff, puts
them together right in his own house

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and then he gets on the road.
Sounded like once a week he goes

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out and he just looks for
people that he thinks, you know,

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would need the backpack offers
that, it offers it up to him. It's

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got like a van with all of
his, you know, logos and stuff on

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it and talks about the
outreach and stuff like that. You

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can also find Panda on TikTok.
It's Panda TV O C E on TikTok. And

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then of course, if you're
interested in his streaming, he's

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still streaming. It's Twitch
tv. Panda tv. And I think it's important

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to also highlight Plague for
bringing this to our attention. This

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is the kind of stuff that we
really, really appreciate and it

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was the perfect message for
the Heroes call.

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Yeah.

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So thank you very, very much
and thank you to Panda for, for doing

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this and just, you know, a
heartfelt, very warm, hearty thank

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you for doing stuff like this
and just being a good guy. He had.

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You should listen to this
podcast. It actually is very, very

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good. The weekly no Leaver
podcast. He talks about a lot of

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the stories that he went
through himself and like the things

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that he goes through in, in
dealing with folks who are unhoused.

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And there's a lot of. A lot of
mental illness that he has to deal

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with. And he's got some pretty
interesting stories about how he's

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kind of trying to be kind and
benevolent and the tables get turned

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on him and he's just so kind
about the way that he deals with

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it. The episode of Raider IO's
Weekly no Lever podcast is the one

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from episode or one from
October 3rd. That's the one you want.

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It's an excellent episode. And
please do yourself a favor. If you're

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interested in learning more
about Panda tv, go listen to it.

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It's really cool.

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Absolutely. Well, and we'll
have all this linked at the Show

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Notes as well. So you guys can
just go to the azerothmorningradio.com

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on this episode page and
everything will be there. So it'll

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be easier, maybe easier for
you to find it all. We'll have it

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all there listed for you. And
yes, thank you Panda for this. And

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also Plague. That's. Yeah,
agreed. This is the stuff we want

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to see and it's really
exciting to see. So anyway, I love

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it.

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news, I actually have breaking news.

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At the time of this recording,
Night Elf and Blood Elf theme player

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00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:01,260
houses are now available.
Available on the Midnight Beta. This

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00:29:01,260 --> 00:29:05,900
coming to us from wowhead.com
pasting links as I talk. With the

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00:29:05,900 --> 00:29:09,940
latest build of the Midnight
beta, Blizzard has enabled the option

429
00:29:09,940 --> 00:29:15,620
to create Blood Elf and Night
Elf themed houses. You ready for

430
00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:15,820
this?

431
00:29:15,820 --> 00:29:21,500
I realized that the last thing
you said there saved me from stopping

432
00:29:21,500 --> 00:29:28,080
this recording and logging
into the game too. I was like, what?

433
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,080
And he's like, in the Midnight Beta.

434
00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:40,800
Oh, let me tell you, this is
stunning. I'm not a Night Elf person.

435
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:45,920
This is stunning. This is. Oh
man. And the Blood Elf. Blood Elf

436
00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:50,320
looks Cool too. But whoo.
Yeah. So, yeah.

437
00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,000
Excited. Mm.

438
00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:52,640
Mm.

439
00:29:54,460 --> 00:29:58,220
So night elf houses come with
options such as stone embellished

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00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:02,500
or wood styling. And blood elf
houses come with a variety of options

441
00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:06,780
including rustic woodland.
That sounds awesome. Or embellished

442
00:30:06,940 --> 00:30:07,580
roofing.

443
00:30:07,980 --> 00:30:13,100
So yeah, the woodland sounds
very interesting for blood elves.

444
00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:18,540
Oh man. If you had a blood elf
hunter. Oh boy. Jibs.

445
00:30:19,020 --> 00:30:22,460
Oh boy. Anyway, so you can
look forward to that on the Midnight

446
00:30:24,140 --> 00:30:24,860
beta.

447
00:30:25,900 --> 00:30:29,260
Freaking podcasting with
Steamboat Willie here. No idea.

448
00:30:29,820 --> 00:30:32,500
Yeah, I gotta. I got a pretty
mean impersonation of that one. But

449
00:30:32,500 --> 00:30:36,300
anyway, World of Warcraft is
changing. I'm nervous about what

450
00:30:36,300 --> 00:30:40,700
that means. It's coming to us
from USA Today, so let's give you

451
00:30:40,700 --> 00:30:43,620
the gist of what this is. So
World of Warcraft is preparing for

452
00:30:43,620 --> 00:30:47,610
one of the most ambitious
overhauls in its 21 year history

453
00:30:47,610 --> 00:30:51,170
with the upcoming expansion
Midnight. This isn't just new content.

454
00:30:51,570 --> 00:30:54,410
Midnight introduces player
housing for the first time, which

455
00:30:54,410 --> 00:30:57,530
we've already kind of got our
taste of. Reworks combat systems

456
00:30:57,530 --> 00:31:01,330
and the user interface and
deliberately reduces reliance on

457
00:31:01,330 --> 00:31:05,690
community made combat add ons.
Changes that will affect nearly every

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00:31:05,690 --> 00:31:06,050
player.

459
00:31:06,290 --> 00:31:11,770
Let's rewind just one quick
second. World of Warcraft is changing.

460
00:31:11,770 --> 00:31:14,880
I'm nervous about what that
means, which is the title of the

461
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:19,320
article and Jib says this
coming to us from USA Today.

462
00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:20,920
I know, isn't this crazy?

463
00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:25,560
That's not something that you
hear every day and I think it's a

464
00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:31,320
pretty good indicator that
you've made it when USA Today is

465
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:35,560
doing an article about your
game with one of your high level

466
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:36,120
producers.

467
00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,920
Yeah, agreed. And speaking of
USA Today, something else that's

468
00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,480
kind of come back to gamers
and it's been around for a little

469
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:46,280
bit now, but it's come back
into the fray as Game Informer. And

470
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,480
folks, just a heads up, I
don't mean to deter us, but real

471
00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,560
quick, Game Informer is coming
out with a housing or Midnight edition

472
00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:58,280
of Game Informer on in January
and the COVID art is beautiful. This

473
00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:01,640
is one of those things that
you want to buy and keep, one to

474
00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,320
read and one to put as a
collectible somewhere and keep it

475
00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,530
safe because it looks
stunning. It's a bigger magazine

476
00:32:07,530 --> 00:32:10,610
than usual and if you're a
nerd like us, which I believe you

477
00:32:10,610 --> 00:32:12,610
are, you're gonna definitely
want to pick it up.

478
00:32:12,610 --> 00:32:15,410
You know what? I still have to
this day.

479
00:32:15,490 --> 00:32:16,130
What's up?

480
00:32:16,290 --> 00:32:22,050
The PC Gamer article on the
development of Star Wars Galaxies

481
00:32:22,770 --> 00:32:28,050
way back in like 20 or 2000.
Yeah, 2000.

482
00:32:28,610 --> 00:32:29,650
That's amazing.

483
00:32:29,890 --> 00:32:33,010
Yes, that's awesome. I'll
never forget. And I was like, this

484
00:32:33,010 --> 00:32:35,290
is gonna be one to keep. So I
kept it.

485
00:32:35,290 --> 00:32:38,370
Good for you. So good on you.
That's awesome, man. That's awesome.

486
00:32:38,930 --> 00:32:41,810
All right. So anyway, USA
Today Today articles. So they go

487
00:32:41,810 --> 00:32:47,250
on to say that the opinion
director, Louis Vella, Villa Lobos

488
00:32:47,490 --> 00:32:50,770
a long time WOW Player. Reese.
Hey, I did pretty good. Reese. Pretty

489
00:32:50,770 --> 00:32:50,970
well.

490
00:32:50,970 --> 00:32:51,490
You didn't.

491
00:32:51,490 --> 00:32:52,450
Yeah, I nailed it.

492
00:32:55,250 --> 00:32:59,490
Oh, Samsonite way off via Lobos.

493
00:32:59,980 --> 00:33:01,300
No, it's not. This is.

494
00:33:01,300 --> 00:33:01,980
Yes, it is.

495
00:33:02,140 --> 00:33:05,020
Maybe in Paris. I'm in Indiana.

496
00:33:06,780 --> 00:33:11,580
Don't you go make yourself a
damn Casadilla. Damn it, Napoleon.

497
00:33:16,940 --> 00:33:20,100
The people have to listen to
you. And I be absolutely five years

498
00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:23,340
old for like an hour and 15
minutes every week.

499
00:33:23,340 --> 00:33:25,820
You know, we had a request the
other day, someone wants us to do

500
00:33:25,820 --> 00:33:27,860
an eight hour episode. They
said, do you think you guys will

501
00:33:27,860 --> 00:33:29,980
ever get to a point where you
can just do eight hour episodes?

502
00:33:29,980 --> 00:33:33,420
And like, hey, never say
never, man. You never know. Maybe

503
00:33:33,420 --> 00:33:35,060
we eventually are live for
that long.

504
00:33:35,380 --> 00:33:39,380
Dude, I'd be sending you like
dead flowers and flipping you off

505
00:33:39,860 --> 00:33:41,380
at like the three hour mark.

506
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:46,500
Maybe we do that for extra
life. One year. Anyway, so anyway.

507
00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:50,780
Louie Villalobos, a longtime
wow. Player, recently spoke with

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00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:56,300
game director Ian has a costas
and was candid about the risk involved.

509
00:33:56,300 --> 00:34:00,830
Ian said, quote, I owe the
game a great debt and yet I also

510
00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:03,950
don't want to be the guy who
ruins wow. End quote.

511
00:34:03,950 --> 00:34:05,190
We don't want you to be either.

512
00:34:05,590 --> 00:34:06,870
Yeah, we don't want that either.

513
00:34:07,590 --> 00:34:08,310
Don't do that.

514
00:34:08,310 --> 00:34:11,750
We believe in you. You can do
it. Housing arrives first with early

515
00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:15,270
access beginning December 2nd,
which we've already enjoyed. And

516
00:34:15,430 --> 00:34:19,150
the writer also says early
beta testing shows it's more than

517
00:34:19,150 --> 00:34:23,270
decorative. It reflects player
achievements and encourages long

518
00:34:23,750 --> 00:34:26,460
term progression. Would you
agree on that last part? Long term

519
00:34:26,460 --> 00:34:28,660
progression? I feel like. So,
yeah, I would.

520
00:34:28,740 --> 00:34:32,860
You know what it feels like.
They touted what the housing system

521
00:34:32,860 --> 00:34:37,100
was going to be and they
delivered on everything. They said

522
00:34:37,100 --> 00:34:38,746
it was going to be 100%.

523
00:34:38,934 --> 00:34:43,100
100% knocked it out of the
park. But the biggest shakeup may

524
00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:46,700
be combat. So Blizzard is
streamlining abilities and reclaiming

525
00:34:46,700 --> 00:34:50,100
control from add ons that have
shaped encounter design for years.

526
00:34:50,180 --> 00:34:54,180
Now, I say this with a caveat
because we just also found out through

527
00:34:54,180 --> 00:34:58,230
wowhead that they are kind of
releasing the reins a little bit.

528
00:34:58,230 --> 00:35:01,430
They are gonna allow for some
spells to be tracked. So I don't

529
00:35:01,430 --> 00:35:04,190
know what that means, but
some. Some of that's coming back,

530
00:35:04,190 --> 00:35:08,630
so we'll see. But the biggest
they Say quote there's absolutely

531
00:35:08,630 --> 00:35:13,230
a risk. Ian said the safe play
would be to keep doing it like we've

532
00:35:13,230 --> 00:35:17,390
always done it. End quote. The
design goal, he says it's clarity

533
00:35:17,390 --> 00:35:22,920
without sacrificing mastery.
Quote, Easy to learn, very hard to

534
00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:23,920
master. End quote.

535
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:27,640
With Midnight, now I have to
sacrifice my clarity and my mastery.

536
00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,080
Oh, I'm not gonna be able to
heal. Crap.

537
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:31,000
I see what you're doing.

538
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:36,120
Oh, oh, I read that wrong. My bad.

539
00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:42,720
With Midnight, Blizzard is
betting that. With Midnight, Blizzard

540
00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:46,480
is betting that change, not
comfort, is what keeps Azeroth alive.

541
00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:51,380
And players will soon find out
that gamble pays off. So what do

542
00:35:51,380 --> 00:35:54,620
you think? Man, I haven't
really thought about this in this

543
00:35:54,620 --> 00:35:57,180
way. And first off, I was
shocked, like you said earlier, that

544
00:35:57,500 --> 00:36:01,540
USA Today is covering World of
Warcraft. Granted, this was an opinion

545
00:36:01,540 --> 00:36:03,700
piece, but the fact it's in
USA Today, like, if you actually

546
00:36:03,700 --> 00:36:07,140
go and read the article, he
talks about how oftentimes the people

547
00:36:07,140 --> 00:36:09,500
he works with, they're trying
to get him to go out and about. He's

548
00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:13,340
like, no, I'm a gamer. And so,
like, that's how he decompresses.

549
00:36:13,500 --> 00:36:16,500
And he's been playing wow for.
I think it was a better part of 13

550
00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:21,650
years. So, like, this is, you
know, like, is just like you and

551
00:36:21,650 --> 00:36:24,810
I, you know, it's. It's the
warm blanket, right? You come home

552
00:36:24,810 --> 00:36:28,650
to. And I hadn't really
thought about it. But you know what?

553
00:36:28,650 --> 00:36:33,330
Like, they are really. They
really are putting a lot into one

554
00:36:33,330 --> 00:36:39,490
expansion. A lot of changes, a
lot of updates all in one. It's not

555
00:36:39,490 --> 00:36:42,650
happening over the course of
patches here, patches there. Maybe

556
00:36:42,650 --> 00:36:45,870
they'll. The last Titan. No,
it's happening here at midnight.

557
00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:49,670
There's a lot of planning for
the future. That's what I. That's

558
00:36:49,670 --> 00:36:55,550
what I see. And I see that
there's. There's a. There's always

559
00:36:55,550 --> 00:37:01,030
been a buzz out there about,
like, world of Warcraft 2. And I

560
00:37:01,030 --> 00:37:07,150
think that this, what we're
seeing right now is World of Warcraft

561
00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:13,040
2. There's updates happening
to the old parts of the world. They're

562
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:18,640
bringing things around with
housing. So we're gonna see the successor

563
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:24,280
to World of Warcraft within
World of Warcraft as the game stands

564
00:37:24,759 --> 00:37:28,640
now. And I'm completely fine
with that. I love the direction that

565
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:31,560
they're taking it. And yeah,
there's going to be some missteps

566
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:36,530
here and there. You know,
we've listened in our own community,

567
00:37:36,530 --> 00:37:40,290
with our own friends for the
last several weeks as many of them

568
00:37:40,370 --> 00:37:44,770
have taken a dive into the
beta and there's goods and there's

569
00:37:44,770 --> 00:37:48,530
bads. And we've watched, you
know, a lot of, A lot of our friends

570
00:37:48,610 --> 00:37:52,570
like, be very indecisive about
what they're going to play because

571
00:37:52,570 --> 00:37:57,250
of the changes that are, that
are being made. And I understand

572
00:37:57,650 --> 00:38:02,250
what they are trying to do and
I think if they stick to what Ian

573
00:38:02,250 --> 00:38:08,650
just said here, easy to learn,
very hard to master. That harkens

574
00:38:08,650 --> 00:38:11,250
back to something that we've
said several times about our own

575
00:38:11,250 --> 00:38:15,090
experiences with World of
Warcraft, that the game can be as

576
00:38:15,170 --> 00:38:21,850
easy or as complicated as you
want it to be. The beauty is that

577
00:38:21,850 --> 00:38:27,570
there is options for you to
play the game that you want to play.

578
00:38:28,130 --> 00:38:31,620
So when you talk about the
World of Warcraft 2 thing, you have

579
00:38:31,620 --> 00:38:34,940
to go back and look at all of
this, all of these changes that are

580
00:38:34,940 --> 00:38:38,780
being made. And you're
absolutely right, there is a boatload

581
00:38:39,260 --> 00:38:46,100
of things coming in midnight,
but all of them are moving. They're

582
00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:50,620
moving the chains forward for
World of Warcraft as a game, as a

583
00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:55,020
franchise, and for the future
of what we're going to see. I really

584
00:38:55,020 --> 00:38:59,410
think the chains are being
moved forward. And that is not to

585
00:38:59,410 --> 00:39:03,690
undermine. Pun intended, is
not to undermine the fact that again,

586
00:39:04,170 --> 00:39:08,170
mistakes will be made, there
will be things that will need to

587
00:39:08,170 --> 00:39:11,490
be fixed, there will be
problems when it launches right off

588
00:39:11,490 --> 00:39:15,130
the bat because there is a
history there of there being bugs

589
00:39:15,130 --> 00:39:18,250
at the, at the start of
anything that they do. But those

590
00:39:18,250 --> 00:39:21,970
things eventually, for the
most part, get get hammered out and

591
00:39:21,970 --> 00:39:27,200
get addressed. But I love the
direction. I love where it's headed.

592
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:30,200
This, There's a lot of future
proofing happening and there's a

593
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,520
lot of directional changes
that are being made in order to make

594
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:35,640
the future of World of
Warcraft better.

595
00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:39,640
I agree. Now, granted, like,
like you said, you know, like the,

596
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:43,400
a lot of the updates and
things happening at once, they are

597
00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:46,920
making, they are taking risk.
Like, make no mistake, you know,

598
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:51,550
this is a lot to do at once. I
also applaud them for the fact that

599
00:39:51,550 --> 00:39:55,110
they didn't shy away from that
thing, that they just went for it,

600
00:39:55,110 --> 00:39:59,550
you know, because this is, you
know, I don't. You know, in Star

601
00:39:59,550 --> 00:40:02,190
wars they always say that Sith
deals in absolutes. It's like it's

602
00:40:02,190 --> 00:40:04,950
either this or this, you know,
So I kind of don't like to apply

603
00:40:04,950 --> 00:40:06,990
that to gaming, but it's kind
of like one of those things, like

604
00:40:06,990 --> 00:40:10,750
this has to be a win or what's
that going to look like, you know

605
00:40:10,750 --> 00:40:14,790
what I mean? And I don't want
to, I don't like drawing that hard

606
00:40:14,790 --> 00:40:17,470
line here for this, but it's
just I guess devil's advocate in

607
00:40:17,470 --> 00:40:20,910
a way. You know, like you, you
really are pushing the envelope.

608
00:40:20,910 --> 00:40:24,750
You really are kind of like
you said, taking Warcraft to that,

609
00:40:24,750 --> 00:40:30,070
that next step, that next
level that honestly I think they

610
00:40:30,070 --> 00:40:35,670
want, the players want, all of
us want, you know, we really want

611
00:40:35,670 --> 00:40:39,390
to see that next step within
World of Warcraft and I'm really

612
00:40:39,390 --> 00:40:43,150
glad that they didn't shy away
from, from taking that challenge

613
00:40:43,150 --> 00:40:48,700
because this is a huge, huge
challenge. All 42, was it 42 specs?

614
00:40:48,700 --> 00:40:53,820
40 or 42 specs all being
streamlined. On top of that you add

615
00:40:53,820 --> 00:41:02,260
housing and, and you have to,
you had to basically sign off a finish

616
00:41:02,260 --> 00:41:07,460
off the first portion of War
within which changed during the expansion.

617
00:41:07,940 --> 00:41:10,340
You know, you even see it in
the narrative, the narrative changed

618
00:41:10,340 --> 00:41:14,630
and all to set up this entire
saga. There's so much that's happening

619
00:41:14,630 --> 00:41:19,590
and not to mention add ons.
Right. Like, I mean it's honestly,

620
00:41:19,590 --> 00:41:22,070
it's kind of surreal. It's
kind of crazy when you think about

621
00:41:22,070 --> 00:41:26,590
just how much is, is going
into one expansion. It's a lot.

622
00:41:26,910 --> 00:41:31,950
Yeah. And the add on thing is
that is still a very hot button topic.

623
00:41:32,110 --> 00:41:34,950
Don't think that we're just,
you know, because we're supportive

624
00:41:34,950 --> 00:41:39,400
of the changes that we're
making that we're not blind to what

625
00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:43,160
the add on thing, the changes
to add ons, how that is affecting

626
00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:46,680
people because we're
completely sensitive to that. You

627
00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:50,840
know, everybody's having to
make changes. People are having to

628
00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:56,760
change something that they
have at a way that they've been playing

629
00:41:56,760 --> 00:42:01,320
the game for years and years
and years and the replacement for

630
00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:05,930
those items, and I'm talking
specifically add ons, the replacement

631
00:42:06,410 --> 00:42:12,410
for those tools is not quite
feature rich yet. So there is, there's

632
00:42:12,410 --> 00:42:15,690
going to be this muddy period
and, and I'm specifically talking

633
00:42:15,690 --> 00:42:22,330
about things like weak auras
and details and anything that basically

634
00:42:22,410 --> 00:42:28,770
gathers information from the
back side of your game and turns

635
00:42:28,770 --> 00:42:36,850
it into stratics and, and
tools for raiders and you know, way

636
00:42:36,850 --> 00:42:40,730
to look ways, different ways
to look at, you know, top end damage,

637
00:42:40,730 --> 00:42:44,890
top end healing, the
breakdowns that the add ons provide

638
00:42:45,130 --> 00:42:48,330
for those things that really
help some of these top level players

639
00:42:49,210 --> 00:42:55,930
make decisions. They're not
gonna be there with the base UI that

640
00:42:56,490 --> 00:42:58,410
that Blizzard is adding into
it right now.

641
00:42:58,410 --> 00:42:58,810
Right.

642
00:42:58,810 --> 00:43:01,530
They're just not there. So
this is that muddy period where until

643
00:43:01,530 --> 00:43:04,610
those things are a little bit
more feature rich and native to the

644
00:43:04,610 --> 00:43:09,210
game there's gonna be a lot of
people that are still upset about

645
00:43:09,210 --> 00:43:15,050
that. And gamers are much
like, they're much like stubborn

646
00:43:15,050 --> 00:43:19,970
old people. They don't like
change. And that is exactly what's

647
00:43:19,970 --> 00:43:21,690
happening in a big way.

648
00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:22,400
So.

649
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:26,200
And that's not, that's not a
knock on gamers IR1, so.

650
00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:26,680
Right.

651
00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:29,880
So I'm fine with it. You know,
it's. I feel the same way. They're,

652
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:33,160
they're taking basic things
that people have been used to and

653
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:36,560
reliant upon for so long to
play their game to the level that

654
00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:39,680
they do, and they're changing
those. They're taking those things

655
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:45,640
away. So again, just to wrap
this one up, we are definitely sensitive

656
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:49,340
to the way people feel about
their add ons.

657
00:43:49,340 --> 00:43:52,540
Yeah, yeah, I totally get it.
I mean, and honestly though, like,

658
00:43:52,940 --> 00:43:55,340
I mean, well, I'll just make
this point, you know, like, this

659
00:43:55,340 --> 00:43:59,500
was our referay into Warcraft,
was amr. You know, we had, we have

660
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:04,099
spent the last decade and
other IPs kind of building our craft,

661
00:44:04,099 --> 00:44:08,340
our personal craft of
podcasting, but also, you know, just

662
00:44:08,340 --> 00:44:12,860
kind of making our way
through, through the MMO world, meanwhile,

663
00:44:13,750 --> 00:44:18,910
almost always playing Warcraft
along the way. So I say that to say,

664
00:44:18,910 --> 00:44:23,070
like, we've played so many
different ips that have restrictions

665
00:44:23,070 --> 00:44:26,350
on add ons. Like, SWTOR
doesn't allow any. New world doesn't

666
00:44:26,350 --> 00:44:30,590
really allow any. You know,
ESO allows some. But even then it

667
00:44:30,590 --> 00:44:33,870
was like you and I used them
kind of sparingly. Like we have played

668
00:44:33,870 --> 00:44:37,910
so many different MMOs that
have varying degrees of either limits

669
00:44:37,910 --> 00:44:42,600
or like, for all intents and
purposes, gloves off kind of mentality,

670
00:44:42,600 --> 00:44:47,000
like, do what you want. That
from my standpoint, when it comes

671
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:52,240
to add ons, I understand why
people are upset. I get it wholeheartedly.

672
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:54,999
Especially when, like you
said, when you've come to depend

673
00:44:54,999 --> 00:44:59,320
on that thing, right, as an
integral part of your gameplay. I

674
00:44:59,320 --> 00:45:02,560
do not want to shy away from
that. I do not want to minimize that

675
00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:07,310
because I totally get it and
understand. Speaking for myself personally

676
00:45:07,310 --> 00:45:10,510
though, just because of where
we've come from, solely because of

677
00:45:10,510 --> 00:45:14,390
where you and I have come
from, it doesn't bother me as much.

678
00:45:14,630 --> 00:45:19,630
You know, Like, I will say, if
they were to like take Demodal from

679
00:45:19,630 --> 00:45:23,390
me, where I couldn't have
multiple, you know, UI windows up

680
00:45:23,390 --> 00:45:25,630
within the game and moving
them around, I couldn't do that.

681
00:45:25,630 --> 00:45:29,230
That would definitely bum me
out. Same thing with transmog stuff.

682
00:45:29,230 --> 00:45:35,430
So, like, it's. I get it. But
the same token, like, I also, like

683
00:45:36,150 --> 00:45:38,790
I and wildstar you didn't
have, you couldn't have add ons in

684
00:45:38,790 --> 00:45:40,990
wildstar, I don't think
either. But like, I like when a game

685
00:45:40,990 --> 00:45:45,950
can, I like when a game can be
made so well that it doesn't necessarily

686
00:45:45,950 --> 00:45:48,790
require those things to get a
good experience right?

687
00:45:48,790 --> 00:45:51,430
And that's the direction that
they're headed, right, to make World

688
00:45:51,430 --> 00:45:56,190
of Warcraft as standalone as
possible. And if there's some, you

689
00:45:56,190 --> 00:46:01,550
know, additional fun features
that you would like to have something,

690
00:46:01,550 --> 00:46:09,190
you know, things like that,
that don't tap into the, you know,

691
00:46:09,190 --> 00:46:12,590
the actual numbers, the things
that are on the, on the back end

692
00:46:13,070 --> 00:46:18,230
within reference to combat. If
they can make the game as standalone

693
00:46:18,230 --> 00:46:21,910
as possible and just make
those other add ons that are, that

694
00:46:21,910 --> 00:46:25,820
are out there that are still
available to you quality of life

695
00:46:25,820 --> 00:46:29,460
things and they'll probably
still be looking at a lot of those

696
00:46:29,460 --> 00:46:32,580
other quality of life add ons
that are out there and slowly start

697
00:46:32,580 --> 00:46:36,580
implementing some of that
stuff. So there is an all encompassing

698
00:46:37,060 --> 00:46:41,060
UI for World of Warcraft that
allows it to stand on its own two

699
00:46:41,060 --> 00:46:47,060
feet. It's a big enough game
with big enough resources from a

700
00:46:47,380 --> 00:46:51,430
development standpoint and
from a support standpoint that they

701
00:46:51,430 --> 00:46:55,510
can 100% do that, pick and
choose the things that they like,

702
00:46:55,590 --> 00:46:59,230
still give the add on
community the ability to be creative

703
00:46:59,230 --> 00:47:03,390
with the things that they're
doing. But man, it's, I just, I like

704
00:47:03,390 --> 00:47:07,670
the direction, I'm 100% in
support of the direction that they're

705
00:47:07,670 --> 00:47:10,390
taking it to make World of
Warcraft as standalone as possible.

706
00:47:10,630 --> 00:47:14,510
Let me ask you this before we
move on to the next segment. How

707
00:47:14,510 --> 00:47:16,070
do you see this change affecting.

708
00:47:16,070 --> 00:47:20,760
Casual players less so than it
is affecting top level players?

709
00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:21,960
I could see that.

710
00:47:22,680 --> 00:47:27,960
And in like, here's the
reason. Casual players are much less

711
00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:35,440
apt to be going into the back
end of details and which is for all

712
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:39,400
intents and purposes a DPS
meter. But it also tells you healing

713
00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:43,280
stratics and stuff like that
from your gameplay. Casual players

714
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:49,100
are much less likely to go
into details and look at the stats

715
00:47:49,660 --> 00:47:57,940
of how much one particular
ability is healing. Whereas top level

716
00:47:57,940 --> 00:48:00,620
players, when they're looking
at new specs or changes to their

717
00:48:00,620 --> 00:48:09,420
specs, say as a healer will go
into that system and look at what

718
00:48:09,420 --> 00:48:14,310
items are healing the most so
that they can optimize their, their

719
00:48:14,310 --> 00:48:17,430
gameplay, optimize their
rotation, optimize what they're using.

720
00:48:18,230 --> 00:48:22,270
And that is definitely taking
place right now. In the beta for

721
00:48:22,270 --> 00:48:26,950
Midnight, there's, you know,
healers, dps, people who are experts

722
00:48:26,950 --> 00:48:31,070
in, in their particular class
and spec and they're looking at all

723
00:48:31,070 --> 00:48:35,150
of those numbers. So this kind
of stuff, when details goes away,

724
00:48:35,150 --> 00:48:40,210
they're not going to be able
to do that anymore. So I, I mean

725
00:48:40,210 --> 00:48:44,450
that's just one example of how
this is, is affecting that when these

726
00:48:44,450 --> 00:48:48,890
add ons go away it is 100
going to affect the higher tier players

727
00:48:49,610 --> 00:48:50,890
than it will the casual.

728
00:48:51,130 --> 00:48:54,410
Yeah, I, I agree. And you know
like every casual player is different.

729
00:48:54,410 --> 00:48:58,010
You know like for me
personally and also I would say for

730
00:48:58,010 --> 00:48:59,890
you as well because you've
made the comment too. We're both

731
00:48:59,890 --> 00:49:04,520
very much taking the
experience people, you know, like

732
00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:09,200
we take in for whatever it is
and obviously lore and story are

733
00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:14,320
huge components to us as well.
But you know, like so on that note,

734
00:49:14,320 --> 00:49:16,560
I'm sure there's other casuals
out there that are like that, you

735
00:49:16,560 --> 00:49:20,320
know, and, and they can kind
of take this in experiences, you

736
00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:24,560
know, take the experience in
whatever it is which is about to

737
00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:27,240
be a lot of updates and a lot
of other things. So it's definitely

738
00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:30,250
going to be interesting to see
how this develops again. I thought

739
00:49:30,250 --> 00:49:33,170
it was cool that USA Today
covered this. Regardless opinion

740
00:49:33,170 --> 00:49:38,290
piece or not, it's awesome. So
player houses will have visible exterior

741
00:49:38,290 --> 00:49:44,010
borders in midnight. This
coming to us from wowhead.com so

742
00:49:44,010 --> 00:49:47,490
folks, Blizzard has made
another quality of life improvement

743
00:49:48,130 --> 00:49:51,890
to player housing in midnight.
Responding directly to player feedback

744
00:49:51,890 --> 00:49:57,420
from the beta which yeah I
would also call like responding from

745
00:49:57,420 --> 00:50:00,900
early access as well. Maybe
that's what they meant too but because

746
00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:03,140
I know the community, I know
we talked about it, I know other

747
00:50:03,140 --> 00:50:06,060
community people have spoken
about it, the team definitely heard

748
00:50:06,060 --> 00:50:08,700
it loud and clear like we
really wanted, you know, these boundaries.

749
00:50:08,700 --> 00:50:12,140
So anyway, in the latest
update for the beta there's visible

750
00:50:12,140 --> 00:50:17,060
exterior borders now that are
added in the edit mode. So it's going

751
00:50:17,060 --> 00:50:21,070
to going to clearly show you
where your property begins and ends.

752
00:50:21,070 --> 00:50:23,710
Which is great because for a
while I was using fencing to help

753
00:50:23,710 --> 00:50:28,030
me that thing. So this is
awesome. It's going to help us eliminate

754
00:50:28,030 --> 00:50:30,230
the, I don't know, just 100.

755
00:50:30,470 --> 00:50:33,390
So yeah, the trial and error.
You're not going to have to, you

756
00:50:33,390 --> 00:50:35,910
know, set your fence up where
you think your property line is and

757
00:50:35,910 --> 00:50:38,310
then have it jam right back
into your bag.

758
00:50:38,390 --> 00:50:38,910
Yeah.

759
00:50:38,910 --> 00:50:44,550
Which it 100 does at this
point. But this is, this to me was

760
00:50:44,550 --> 00:50:48,320
a no brainer. I don't know how
hard it is on the back end to do

761
00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:50,920
something like this, but this
is kind of a no brainer for, for

762
00:50:50,920 --> 00:50:55,440
folks and I'm just happy to
see that they're they're supporting

763
00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:59,840
it and running with, making
that QOL improvement. I think it's

764
00:50:59,840 --> 00:51:04,280
another indication that they,
they do read the forums. They do

765
00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:07,440
read. They do pay attention to
their, to your feedback and they

766
00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:11,930
will make changes if things
seem like, okay, like, we can easily

767
00:51:11,930 --> 00:51:14,490
do this. Why wouldn't we do
this? It'll help players out. Another

768
00:51:14,490 --> 00:51:18,410
example is something we talked
about last week, which is the, the

769
00:51:18,410 --> 00:51:22,210
houses, they, you know, I kind
of really read that article this

770
00:51:22,210 --> 00:51:25,010
week where they're talking
about the houses being in the air.

771
00:51:25,330 --> 00:51:25,970
Oh, yeah.

772
00:51:26,370 --> 00:51:27,369
Yeah. So.

773
00:51:27,369 --> 00:51:27,970
Oh, yeah.

774
00:51:27,970 --> 00:51:31,610
It's obvious that the team has
put in so much time and effort to

775
00:51:31,610 --> 00:51:36,130
this that they saw people, you
know, putting their houses up in

776
00:51:36,130 --> 00:51:38,930
the air and looking for tools
and stuff to be able to do that so

777
00:51:38,930 --> 00:51:41,770
they can build better
creations with their, with their

778
00:51:41,770 --> 00:51:46,970
housing plots. And they just
100% said, yeah, what, we can support

779
00:51:46,970 --> 00:51:51,210
this. Why wouldn't we? So, you
know, they're adding tools so that

780
00:51:51,210 --> 00:51:55,170
you can elevate your house,
levitate your house basically, and

781
00:51:55,329 --> 00:51:57,970
do some of those cool things
that you, that you want to do with

782
00:51:57,970 --> 00:52:01,650
it. And they also said that,
oh, well, by the way, there's no

783
00:52:01,650 --> 00:52:06,220
bottom to your house right
now, so you're gonna need to cover

784
00:52:06,220 --> 00:52:09,620
it up until we figure out how
to fix that or until we come up with

785
00:52:09,620 --> 00:52:12,180
a fix for it, basically. Not
necessarily figure it out because

786
00:52:12,180 --> 00:52:14,820
I'm sure it won't be too, too
hard for them to put a floor in for

787
00:52:14,820 --> 00:52:19,020
you. But it's just another
example. They're listening to the

788
00:52:19,020 --> 00:52:21,460
things that people want,
they're witnessing the things that

789
00:52:21,460 --> 00:52:23,620
people want, and they're just
like, yeah, we can make that happen.

790
00:52:23,620 --> 00:52:24,220
Let's do it.

791
00:52:24,220 --> 00:52:25,420
Yeah, that's awesome.

792
00:52:25,420 --> 00:52:30,980
It is probably not to the
extent that old school Runescape

793
00:52:30,980 --> 00:52:35,210
is. If you don't know anything
about old school Runescape, they

794
00:52:35,210 --> 00:52:40,850
literally have a voting system
where the players vote for what they

795
00:52:40,850 --> 00:52:45,010
want and what they don't want,
and if the vote passes, it goes in.

796
00:52:45,570 --> 00:52:49,130
Just kind of cool. So not
quite to that level yet. I mean,

797
00:52:49,130 --> 00:52:53,810
they're still developers. They
gotta figure out and know what they

798
00:52:53,810 --> 00:52:57,490
can and cannot implement. You
have to draw the line somewhere.

799
00:52:58,250 --> 00:53:00,130
But it's still cool that
they're doing it.

800
00:53:00,130 --> 00:53:03,850
Yeah, it's cool. They not only
they come out with a excellent housing

801
00:53:03,850 --> 00:53:08,170
system, bar none. The best
housing system of any mmo, you know,

802
00:53:08,170 --> 00:53:10,810
I have now, I'll say that with
a caveat. I never played Final Fantasy.

803
00:53:10,970 --> 00:53:13,729
I never had a desire to play
Final Fantasy, admittedly. It's just

804
00:53:13,729 --> 00:53:17,330
not for me from an IP
standpoint, but I believe this to

805
00:53:17,330 --> 00:53:20,250
be the best housing system
that I've ever played.

806
00:53:21,050 --> 00:53:25,920
If not, that was a very honest
assessment. It was. And you're very

807
00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:28,520
kind in what you say. I'm just
gonna throw it out there and say

808
00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:32,800
I haven't even played Final
Fantasy 14's housing. And I guarantee

809
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:35,560
this crushes it. Guaranteed.

810
00:53:35,800 --> 00:53:37,240
I mean, that's what I wanted
to say.

811
00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:39,200
I'll say it for you.

812
00:53:39,200 --> 00:53:41,840
And you know what? They not
only did. My point was not only did

813
00:53:41,840 --> 00:53:45,160
they come out with an amazing
housing system, but they continue

814
00:53:45,320 --> 00:53:49,080
to make the effort to pay
attention to feedback, crucial feedback.

815
00:53:49,470 --> 00:53:52,630
They didn't have to do that
thing because not every developer

816
00:53:52,630 --> 00:53:56,910
team does. Sometimes they
don't. Sometimes it. It felt as though

817
00:53:56,990 --> 00:54:00,510
when we were in other ips that
you were kind of, you know, like

818
00:54:00,590 --> 00:54:04,950
tossing your feedback out into
the wind. But this is something that

819
00:54:04,950 --> 00:54:07,750
clearly is incredibly
important to Blizzard. Clearly that

820
00:54:07,750 --> 00:54:11,830
they want to make the best
possible feature for you and they

821
00:54:11,830 --> 00:54:15,480
are taking that feedback in.
And look, that's. I mean, man, that's

822
00:54:15,480 --> 00:54:17,960
a good feeling as a player.
Like it just is.

823
00:54:18,520 --> 00:54:23,240
And they're turning around
what Blizzard used to be known as.

824
00:54:23,480 --> 00:54:28,040
Because this used to be an
issue being, being a good listener

825
00:54:28,760 --> 00:54:34,000
and less talking is something
that Blizzard has in the past not

826
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:36,440
been known to do very well.

827
00:54:36,600 --> 00:54:38,120
I had kind of figured out to.

828
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:42,370
Draw with you, they would draw
a hard line. And this is some very

829
00:54:42,530 --> 00:54:48,690
refreshing latest developments
on this. We're seeing that Blizzard

830
00:54:48,690 --> 00:54:53,010
is really listening and
implementing things that the players

831
00:54:53,570 --> 00:54:57,330
want and implementing changes
to those things that the players

832
00:54:57,410 --> 00:55:02,050
are requesting. So it's. It's
a good. I don't want to say new look.

833
00:55:02,530 --> 00:55:05,770
It make Blizzard seem like
they were terrible before.

834
00:55:05,770 --> 00:55:06,020
But.

835
00:55:06,170 --> 00:55:10,810
But that's. That's what was
out there, is that. Yeah, good luck.

836
00:55:10,810 --> 00:55:13,450
You know, like they're not
listening. Well, they're clearly

837
00:55:13,450 --> 00:55:16,250
listening absolutely there. So
it's a good change.

838
00:55:16,410 --> 00:55:20,930
Yeah, absolutely, man. It's a
good time to be a wow, wow fan. Folks.

839
00:55:20,930 --> 00:55:24,330
We're bringing Tool Time
Azeroth Edition back. Let's jump

840
00:55:24,330 --> 00:55:24,730
right in.

841
00:55:24,730 --> 00:55:25,530
Work, work.

842
00:55:28,250 --> 00:55:33,180
All right, so last episode we
told you that we were gonna be doing

843
00:55:33,180 --> 00:55:38,460
a housing segment this episode
and we absolutely are top housing

844
00:55:38,460 --> 00:55:42,980
add ons that we are using.
Right, Meow.

845
00:55:43,140 --> 00:55:45,060
Did you have a. Do you throw a
meow in there?

846
00:55:45,060 --> 00:55:46,900
Yeah. What movies that name
that movie.

847
00:55:46,900 --> 00:55:48,020
That is Super Troopers.

848
00:55:48,020 --> 00:55:54,020
That's right. Is Step out the
Car. Right. Meow, please. Oh, folks,

849
00:55:54,020 --> 00:55:58,520
so there are. There's a great
look there. There's a laundry list

850
00:55:58,520 --> 00:56:01,400
of add ons. And I'll be
honest. If you go to curseforge and

851
00:56:01,400 --> 00:56:06,440
you just type decor, holy cow.
I couldn't even get through them

852
00:56:06,440 --> 00:56:08,480
all. In fact, I couldn't even
install them to test them.

853
00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:10,080
So doing it right now.

854
00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:13,200
All right, so yeah, you do
that thing, just type decor.

855
00:56:14,320 --> 00:56:20,360
That reminded me of what,
twice last year? You know? You know,

856
00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:20,800
folks.

857
00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:24,090
Well, I'm going to talk about
the first one, and that is plumber.

858
00:56:24,090 --> 00:56:27,650
Now, this add on came into
into play during Dragonflight. I'll

859
00:56:27,650 --> 00:56:30,330
never forget when it came out
because Cash and I were super stoked.

860
00:56:30,330 --> 00:56:37,890
We were doing the seeds in the
emerald dream. And it is phenomenal.

861
00:56:37,890 --> 00:56:40,650
All the things they've added
since then. Coming back to it, this

862
00:56:40,650 --> 00:56:44,650
is the first time I've
installed it since that time. And

863
00:56:44,650 --> 00:56:47,330
holy cow, I just want to.
There's a couple things that particular.

864
00:56:47,490 --> 00:56:50,490
What you got look like you're
a crash dummy. Like your head's going

865
00:56:50,490 --> 00:56:51,570
all over the place. You good?

866
00:56:51,910 --> 00:56:55,070
Yeah. I have three screens and
I'm looking at the list that you're

867
00:56:55,070 --> 00:56:56,310
talking about. You're not lying.

868
00:56:56,390 --> 00:56:57,750
I know. It just keeps going.

869
00:56:58,390 --> 00:57:03,510
There's a bunch. Decor vendor.
Decor Decor treasure hunt. Oh, my.

870
00:57:03,910 --> 00:57:07,190
Yeah. Guys, you didn't know
that was a thing. Yeah, that's a

871
00:57:07,190 --> 00:57:07,350
thing.

872
00:57:07,350 --> 00:57:11,590
No, come on, man. You're
taking the fun out of it.

873
00:57:11,670 --> 00:57:14,630
Yeah, I don't. I don't want
that. Like, I want to do the riddle,

874
00:57:14,630 --> 00:57:16,750
you know, Like, I don't
understand why people wouldn't want

875
00:57:16,750 --> 00:57:20,070
to. I mean, I get it. Like
some. Not for everybody, but I mean,

876
00:57:20,070 --> 00:57:25,550
as I install it. Oh, my gosh.
What else?

877
00:57:25,550 --> 00:57:31,030
Here. Dump Decor Decor
Treasure Advanced Decoration. Crowey's

878
00:57:31,030 --> 00:57:35,270
Achievement Filter. Better
Homes and Decor. Great name.

879
00:57:35,590 --> 00:57:35,990
Yeah.

880
00:57:35,990 --> 00:57:36,950
Better Home and Gardens.

881
00:57:36,950 --> 00:57:37,510
Oh, yeah.

882
00:57:37,510 --> 00:57:38,350
Great name.

883
00:57:38,350 --> 00:57:38,910
Oh, yeah.

884
00:57:38,910 --> 00:57:43,270
Then Dar's Decor Lumber Riddle
Compass. There's another one. You

885
00:57:43,590 --> 00:57:51,530
lazy lazies. So funny. Decor
achievements. Yeah, we can keep going.

886
00:57:51,530 --> 00:57:52,490
I'm going to stop doing that.

887
00:57:52,490 --> 00:57:54,010
Yeah, yeah. It's a laundry list.

888
00:57:54,090 --> 00:57:54,970
He wasn't lying.

889
00:57:54,970 --> 00:57:59,970
Yeah. So confirmed. So anyway,
for plumbers, a couple things that

890
00:57:59,970 --> 00:58:03,370
does great for you that we
highly recommend. One, they just

891
00:58:03,370 --> 00:58:07,290
added a dye copy and paste
system. So that is now literally

892
00:58:07,290 --> 00:58:10,290
is the most recent update.
They've added dyes that you could

893
00:58:10,290 --> 00:58:15,750
copy and paste and also you
can copy the current decor item you

894
00:58:15,830 --> 00:58:20,870
are using. So the other day I
was. I was setting up presents under

895
00:58:20,870 --> 00:58:25,470
my homemade Christmas tree
setup in my house. And so all I have

896
00:58:25,470 --> 00:58:31,190
to do after I sit down said
box that I just tap alt and it generates.

897
00:58:31,910 --> 00:58:35,110
If I have it in my inventory,
in my housing inventory, my housing

898
00:58:35,110 --> 00:58:38,840
catalog, I think it's.
Whatever it's called, it'll pop it

899
00:58:38,840 --> 00:58:41,520
out immediately and set it
down right in front of me. And it's

900
00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:41,920
awesome.

901
00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:46,000
Do you feel like that should
be native to the ui and I think.

902
00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:48,560
It will be, yes. I think I agree.

903
00:58:48,800 --> 00:58:49,880
Yeah, I think it will be.

904
00:58:49,880 --> 00:58:52,919
One thing I've learned about
Plumber is and they're. I forget

905
00:58:52,919 --> 00:58:57,760
their name on X, but they're
always making tweaks and updates.

906
00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:01,680
They're all quality of life
changes. And oftentimes, like a lot

907
00:59:01,680 --> 00:59:04,080
of this stuff I feel like
actually gets added to the game later.

908
00:59:04,450 --> 00:59:06,290
Sometimes I feel like they're
just kind of ahead of the curve until

909
00:59:06,290 --> 00:59:10,050
it does get added. So anyway,
Plumber. Check that one out. Next

910
00:59:10,050 --> 00:59:11,490
one, Homebound.

911
00:59:13,650 --> 00:59:14,210
Yeah.

912
00:59:14,770 --> 00:59:17,170
This is probably the
granddaddy of them all.

913
00:59:17,250 --> 00:59:20,050
It is. We've talked about
Homebound before. Actually, we talked

914
00:59:20,050 --> 00:59:23,810
about Homebound when Homebound
wasn't Homebound. And now they are

915
00:59:23,810 --> 00:59:27,890
just like once since it came
out, like, they're crushing.

916
00:59:27,890 --> 00:59:28,450
Yeah.

917
00:59:28,450 --> 00:59:29,650
With what they're adding to it.

918
00:59:29,980 --> 00:59:32,860
Absolutely. They are. So you
can track housing rewards. You have

919
00:59:32,860 --> 00:59:36,940
vendors now that it shows you
their locations, which also can set

920
00:59:36,940 --> 00:59:40,940
markers on your map and tell
you what they sell. And then they

921
00:59:40,940 --> 00:59:44,860
have drops that shows you what
drops from the dungeon bosses. And

922
00:59:44,860 --> 00:59:48,500
also the most recent addition
was Professions. I'm going to tell

923
00:59:48,500 --> 00:59:52,140
you that's part of the secret
sauce about making money if you're

924
00:59:52,140 --> 00:59:58,070
wanting to craft decor items.
Because Homebound pairs incredibly

925
00:59:58,070 --> 01:00:02,630
well, seamlessly, in fact,
with Tradeskill Master, which tells

926
01:00:02,630 --> 01:00:06,030
you what stuff is selling for
in the auction house and how, you

927
01:00:06,030 --> 01:00:09,990
know, like the pace that it's
selling. So you know when you're

928
01:00:09,990 --> 01:00:13,670
going through that professions
tab and it will tell you all the

929
01:00:13,670 --> 01:00:16,910
professions. It has a drop
down. You click it and it starts

930
01:00:16,910 --> 01:00:19,070
at Classic. And as you scroll
down, it goes to the most recent.

931
01:00:19,150 --> 01:00:22,670
So in this case, War Within.
And as you mouse over these items,

932
01:00:23,090 --> 01:00:26,090
you're seeing what this stuff
is selling for. And if you're anything

933
01:00:26,090 --> 01:00:28,450
like me, where you're a
housing junkie, you know you're gonna

934
01:00:28,450 --> 01:00:31,170
go through gold quickly
anyway, so you got to restock. So

935
01:00:32,050 --> 01:00:33,570
definitely helps to get involved.

936
01:00:33,810 --> 01:00:38,490
So Trade Scale Master is. Is a
very helpful add on itself, but it

937
01:00:38,490 --> 01:00:43,490
does require a separate database.

938
01:00:43,650 --> 01:00:48,850
It. It's housing. Yeah. Okay.
So why say housing Trade Skill Master,

939
01:00:49,790 --> 01:00:52,670
I would highly encourage you.
If you are interested in installing

940
01:00:52,670 --> 01:00:59,350
that, watch a video on it.
Honestly, like, it's not super. It's

941
01:00:59,350 --> 01:01:03,110
not just click install and
you're ready to go. You have to install

942
01:01:03,110 --> 01:01:06,470
it. You have to also install
the App Helper and then you have

943
01:01:06,470 --> 01:01:09,270
to install the actual
tradeskill master program on your

944
01:01:09,270 --> 01:01:12,230
computer. It's just a few
extra steps that you're not typically

945
01:01:12,230 --> 01:01:16,220
accustomed to if you're, you
know, in the add on game. So just

946
01:01:16,220 --> 01:01:19,060
watch a video on it. It's
pretty self explanatory and you'll

947
01:01:19,060 --> 01:01:21,820
be able to set it up no
problem. But just keep that in your

948
01:01:21,820 --> 01:01:24,940
mind folks, that honestly,
it's not super casual friendly to

949
01:01:24,940 --> 01:01:29,100
be completely transparent.
It's not like it's but it's definitely

950
01:01:29,100 --> 01:01:29,620
worth having.

951
01:01:30,180 --> 01:01:32,340
Are you saying that you're not
a casual?

952
01:01:32,420 --> 01:01:35,860
I did not say that because I
had to watch a video to learn how

953
01:01:35,860 --> 01:01:36,980
to install it. Sucker.

954
01:01:38,820 --> 01:01:42,220
If you if we're going off of
the amount of YouTube videos that

955
01:01:42,220 --> 01:01:48,430
we watch for World of
Warcraft. Not casual. Not casual.

956
01:01:48,430 --> 01:01:51,910
That might move us up one of
those. One of those numbers on that

957
01:01:51,910 --> 01:01:54,310
video we watched a long time
ago about what kind of wow player

958
01:01:54,310 --> 01:01:59,070
we are. Yeah, well, because we
do. Well you know what though, I

959
01:01:59,070 --> 01:02:03,950
will say this like we try. We
try and do our due diligence on research

960
01:02:03,950 --> 01:02:08,110
for you. This is probably not
the episode to say that comment since

961
01:02:09,550 --> 01:02:10,830
since we really.

962
01:02:10,830 --> 01:02:15,890
Do honestly like we really do.
I still had no idea it was in the

963
01:02:15,890 --> 01:02:18,330
game. I'm still going to die
on that hill. I had no idea it was

964
01:02:18,330 --> 01:02:22,210
there anyway. And then finally
this last add on and honestly it's

965
01:02:22,210 --> 01:02:24,490
not particularly a housing add
on, but it's one that you should

966
01:02:24,490 --> 01:02:27,290
definitely have. In general.
It's called buy them all. In other

967
01:02:27,290 --> 01:02:30,930
words, it's a great way that
you can buy decor in bulk. Are you

968
01:02:30,930 --> 01:02:33,930
sitting there at the vendor
and you're pushing single clicks

969
01:02:33,930 --> 01:02:37,290
to buy this decor? You don't
have to do that anymore. You just

970
01:02:37,290 --> 01:02:41,060
shift click and then it'll pop
up and you can tell how much you

971
01:02:41,060 --> 01:02:41,700
want it to buy.

972
01:02:41,700 --> 01:02:46,780
Are you sure this isn't just a
faster way for you to buy out all

973
01:02:46,780 --> 01:02:50,220
of the other items for sale on
the auction house so you can reset

974
01:02:50,220 --> 01:02:51,780
the market on that particular item?

975
01:02:51,940 --> 01:02:53,940
No, but you know, I'm kind of
getting to that point where I may

976
01:02:53,940 --> 01:02:54,900
start setting the market.

977
01:02:56,180 --> 01:03:00,020
Yeah, I considered doing that
the other night. I think I was, I

978
01:03:00,020 --> 01:03:03,660
think I was looking at Black
Lotus. Like, ooh, I should just buy

979
01:03:03,660 --> 01:03:09,400
all the Black Lotus and reset
the price on Black Lotus. But that

980
01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:13,240
would have wiped me out. It
would have wiped everybody in our

981
01:03:13,240 --> 01:03:19,800
guild out. When I asked them
for all their gold. Anyway. Yeah,

982
01:03:19,800 --> 01:03:22,240
maybe it's just our server
that Black Lotus is so hard to come.

983
01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:25,840
No, Moon Guard is incredibly
unique for a lot of reasons. It's

984
01:03:26,880 --> 01:03:31,690
the market, the world is alive
and you know, it's a course of role

985
01:03:31,690 --> 01:03:34,010
play. But you know, like,
maybe that is part of it. I don't

986
01:03:34,010 --> 01:03:35,450
know. I don't know, man.

987
01:03:35,450 --> 01:03:38,570
I don't know. I will say, you
know, with that whole Black Lotus

988
01:03:38,570 --> 01:03:42,570
debacle where I found
something that I wanted to make and

989
01:03:42,810 --> 01:03:48,810
try to work the market, I was
actually impressed. Like holy crap

990
01:03:48,890 --> 01:03:53,450
like this. You know, the game
is complicated enough to where you

991
01:03:53,450 --> 01:03:56,850
want to dive into the market
in certain aspects of things. And

992
01:03:56,850 --> 01:04:01,060
I think it's says a lot for
the economy too. How I personally

993
01:04:01,060 --> 01:04:05,580
feel like World of Warcraft's
economy is very stable. It's for

994
01:04:05,580 --> 01:04:10,340
how many years that, that the
game has been out, the economy has

995
01:04:10,340 --> 01:04:13,820
stayed relatively stable. And
it's probably because there are,

996
01:04:13,820 --> 01:04:18,100
there's money sinks in the
game and there's, there's things

997
01:04:18,100 --> 01:04:21,860
that are built into the game
that have allowed for, for that to

998
01:04:21,860 --> 01:04:27,430
happen. Right. And this is
probably a super boring topic, but

999
01:04:27,430 --> 01:04:32,070
we have talked about on
podcasts before, like games developing

1000
01:04:32,070 --> 01:04:35,190
development companies that
have hired full blown economists

1001
01:04:35,590 --> 01:04:40,270
to design their system. And I
don't know how Blizzard did it. I

1002
01:04:40,270 --> 01:04:43,190
don't know if they have an
economist that does this kind of

1003
01:04:43,190 --> 01:04:45,950
stuff because there's a
billion servers for them to have

1004
01:04:45,950 --> 01:04:50,030
to like look at. But I was
actually quite impressed where I'm

1005
01:04:50,030 --> 01:04:53,760
like, I want to do this thing.
And the economy said, nope, you're

1006
01:04:53,760 --> 01:04:58,320
not going to now it's like
basically like pick something else.

1007
01:04:58,320 --> 01:05:03,520
Yeah, okay, I'll find
something else to do. But you know,

1008
01:05:03,520 --> 01:05:07,639
in some weird way I was like
pleased that okay, I'm not going

1009
01:05:07,639 --> 01:05:10,280
to be able to do this one. It
was just, it's just neat and it,

1010
01:05:10,520 --> 01:05:14,440
and all of that revolves
around the rarity of the one item

1011
01:05:14,440 --> 01:05:15,160
that I needed.

1012
01:05:15,240 --> 01:05:15,640
Yeah.

1013
01:05:15,640 --> 01:05:16,940
And just cool. It was cool.

1014
01:05:17,410 --> 01:05:19,490
Yeah. Folks, it feels, if
you're listening, you talk about

1015
01:05:19,490 --> 01:05:22,370
economy, you want to see
economy wildly different, you know,

1016
01:05:22,370 --> 01:05:24,490
maybe like eating dinner. Just
want to watch a video real quick

1017
01:05:24,490 --> 01:05:28,610
that you know, you can just
scroll away from. Search Swotor Economy.

1018
01:05:29,090 --> 01:05:31,090
Watch a video. Prepare yourself.

1019
01:05:31,090 --> 01:05:31,810
You're going there.

1020
01:05:31,810 --> 01:05:35,730
Prepare yourself because after
you watch that you'll walk away and

1021
01:05:35,730 --> 01:05:37,170
say, yep, Warcraft's in a good spot.

1022
01:05:38,210 --> 01:05:42,850
Oh yeah. Swotor's economy is baroque.

1023
01:05:43,220 --> 01:05:43,780
It's awful.

1024
01:05:44,420 --> 01:05:45,220
So bad.

1025
01:05:45,220 --> 01:05:46,500
Oh my gosh, it's awful.

1026
01:05:46,580 --> 01:05:50,740
You want to talk about the
amount of credits that you need to

1027
01:05:50,740 --> 01:05:55,300
buy minimal stuff. Like I
could. I would love to take Black

1028
01:05:55,300 --> 01:06:00,020
Lotus and put it onto Star
wars, the Old Republic's economy

1029
01:06:00,180 --> 01:06:05,620
and see what the, what the.
The translation is from gold to credits.

1030
01:06:05,620 --> 01:06:08,380
Oh, you'd be a
multimillionaire in seconds. Anyway,

1031
01:06:08,380 --> 01:06:13,070
folks, so check out these add
ons. There's so many more. And yeah,

1032
01:06:13,070 --> 01:06:16,510
now comes the fun part. So we
teased earlier in the episode where

1033
01:06:17,150 --> 01:06:22,510
our first live show. And you
want to take the. Take it away, Junior.

1034
01:06:23,950 --> 01:06:26,190
Okay, sure, dad.

1035
01:06:28,110 --> 01:06:30,990
We'll go throw the ball after
the. After the episode, son.

1036
01:06:31,150 --> 01:06:32,110
Oh, cool.

1037
01:06:34,190 --> 01:06:35,910
Well, I did say I was five, so.

1038
01:06:35,910 --> 01:06:37,400
Yeah, you are five friends.

1039
01:06:37,560 --> 01:06:40,960
We are. We've been touting
this for a while. I've been talking

1040
01:06:40,960 --> 01:06:45,520
about it on my portion of the
outro for a long time. And this just

1041
01:06:45,520 --> 01:06:50,720
happens to be a great
opportunity for us because upon our

1042
01:06:50,720 --> 01:06:58,120
recording next week, it is the
week of Christmas. And as. So as

1043
01:06:58,120 --> 01:07:02,120
of the release date of this
episode, when this episode comes

1044
01:07:02,120 --> 01:07:08,050
out, you'll be able to consume
this episode on December 23rd. And

1045
01:07:08,050 --> 01:07:11,570
then that evening. Doesn't
matter if you have family in town.

1046
01:07:11,810 --> 01:07:17,890
Doesn't matter if you have
family plans. Invite them all because

1047
01:07:17,890 --> 01:07:25,170
our first live show is going
to be December 23rd at 7pm EST live

1048
01:07:25,170 --> 01:07:30,950
on Twitch. Twitch TV
Azerothmorning radio. And I think

1049
01:07:30,950 --> 01:07:33,510
we're very excited about this one.

1050
01:07:33,590 --> 01:07:36,390
We are. This is the first live
show which is always, you know, just

1051
01:07:36,390 --> 01:07:40,550
a special time. Did you tell
them the name? The premise of the

1052
01:07:40,550 --> 01:07:46,710
name? No. Okay, you wanna.
Okay. Amr. The amr. The Late Watch.

1053
01:07:46,870 --> 01:07:50,990
So in other words, it's a late
night show and kind of like what

1054
01:07:50,990 --> 01:07:55,720
you'd see on tv. And it's
gonna be pretty interesting because

1055
01:07:55,720 --> 01:07:57,680
we're going to be detailing what.

1056
01:08:00,160 --> 01:08:03,680
It'S a late show. Does that
mean I can say the F word?

1057
01:08:04,400 --> 01:08:07,320
Well, let the Titans lead you.
But anyway.

1058
01:08:07,320 --> 01:08:08,000
Damn it.

1059
01:08:09,999 --> 01:08:14,120
Anyway, so we are going to be
detailing everything that you can

1060
01:08:14,120 --> 01:08:18,240
expect from us in 2026. At
least the things we can talk about.

1061
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:22,840
So come be a part of it. We're
going to do a massive Q and A. So

1062
01:08:22,840 --> 01:08:25,520
if you're there, you can
submit a question to us and we'll

1063
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:29,080
answer it live on the show.
And it will be live and uncut. So

1064
01:08:29,080 --> 01:08:31,840
what you hear, you know,
experience there, that's the episode

1065
01:08:31,840 --> 01:08:34,760
the following week. You know,
being that's the new year, we thought

1066
01:08:34,760 --> 01:08:36,560
we'd do something just a
little bit different, kind of give

1067
01:08:36,560 --> 01:08:39,360
us a little bit more room to
celebrate, spend time with our families,

1068
01:08:39,360 --> 01:08:42,840
but also still provide content
for you guys and in such a way that

1069
01:08:42,840 --> 01:08:46,400
you can get involved. So, like
Cash said, literally, as you're listening,

1070
01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:52,370
this episode tonight at 7:00pm
EST at Twitch TV. Azeroth MorningRadio

1071
01:08:52,370 --> 01:08:53,290
yeah, we thought it was.

1072
01:08:53,290 --> 01:08:56,010
It was definitely important to
let you know that if you are there

1073
01:08:56,010 --> 01:09:00,450
for the live show, this is a
live recording for the next week's

1074
01:09:00,530 --> 01:09:05,210
show. So just so you know, if
you hear it the next Tuesday as a

1075
01:09:05,210 --> 01:09:10,010
release, then we don't want to
bum you out, but you could roll down

1076
01:09:10,010 --> 01:09:11,890
your window when you're on
your way to work and just be like,

1077
01:09:11,890 --> 01:09:17,060
I was there. I was there for
this one. And then people look at

1078
01:09:17,060 --> 01:09:20,020
you weird and they'll use a
middle finger. You give them the

1079
01:09:20,020 --> 01:09:22,020
thumbs down, and then
everybody's confused.

1080
01:09:22,020 --> 01:09:22,580
That's right.

1081
01:09:22,580 --> 01:09:25,180
So that's right. That's how
we're gonna roll with that. So the

1082
01:09:25,180 --> 01:09:28,619
show format's not going to be
our regular show format. This, again,

1083
01:09:28,619 --> 01:09:32,860
is like a live, uncut show.
And the reason that we're doing this,

1084
01:09:32,860 --> 01:09:34,980
we're going to do more of
these in the future. But the reason

1085
01:09:34,980 --> 01:09:38,060
that we're giving this a test
run is because it's Christmas week.

1086
01:09:38,220 --> 01:09:41,069
So we have a. Got a bunch of
stuff going on. You're going to have

1087
01:09:41,069 --> 01:09:44,389
a bunch of stuff going on, you
know, with family and celebrations

1088
01:09:44,389 --> 01:09:49,429
and. And all that stuff. So
instead of taking a week off, we're

1089
01:09:49,429 --> 01:09:55,469
opting to dig into a live show
and make it probably even more difficult,

1090
01:09:55,469 --> 01:09:59,189
honestly, more stressful for
us during Christmas week. But these

1091
01:09:59,189 --> 01:10:01,949
are fun. So we're going to.
We're going to have a good time as

1092
01:10:01,949 --> 01:10:04,909
long as people show up. Yeah,
we'll bring cookies.

1093
01:10:06,040 --> 01:10:10,040
Bring cookies. Fel cookies.
Yeah, Fel cookies and mage cookies.

1094
01:10:11,640 --> 01:10:15,880
Long before the opening of the
dark portal, before the first war,

1095
01:10:16,360 --> 01:10:21,160
before anyone thought putting
spikes on armor was a lifestyle choice,

1096
01:10:21,880 --> 01:10:30,000
there was a warm and hearty
drink. They say it was first brewed

1097
01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:34,280
on a frozen, frozen winter
veil night in Ironforge, when a dwarven

1098
01:10:34,280 --> 01:10:40,160
brewmaster, a kirin tor mage,
and one gnome with too much confidence.

1099
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:46,200
Interesting. Gathered around a
hearth, into a large pot went one

1100
01:10:46,200 --> 01:10:52,120
full 750 milliliter bottle of
dry red wine, enough to serve four

1101
01:10:52,120 --> 01:10:55,880
to six adventures, depending
on how hard the dungeon went. I need

1102
01:10:55,880 --> 01:11:01,690
more. Add two cinnamon sticks,
four whole cloves, two star anise,

1103
01:11:02,330 --> 01:11:07,610
and one teaspoon of allspice
berries, lightly crushed. As tradition

1104
01:11:07,610 --> 01:11:12,449
demands, peel one orange, add
the peel to the pot, then squeeze

1105
01:11:12,449 --> 01:11:17,370
in half a cup of fresh orange
juice. For brightness, stir in 2

1106
01:11:17,370 --> 01:11:21,410
to 3 tablespoons of honey or
brown sugar, adjusting sweetness

1107
01:11:21,410 --> 01:11:25,270
to taste. Finish with a
quarter teaspoon of freshly grated

1108
01:11:25,270 --> 01:11:31,190
nutmeg. Because someone always
insists, heat the mixture gently

1109
01:11:31,190 --> 01:11:35,910
over low heat. Never boil
because boiling is how you summon

1110
01:11:35,910 --> 01:11:36,404
problems. Couldn't resist,
could you? Let it simmer for 15 to

1111
01:11:36,404 --> 01:11:36,426
20 minutes, stirring clockwise
to keep the foul energy out. They

1112
01:11:36,426 --> 01:11:36,448
called it Winter Veil Mulled
Wine, and legend claims it warmed

1113
01:11:36,448 --> 01:11:36,468
heroes before raids, treaties,
and at least one extremely doomed

1114
01:11:36,468 --> 01:11:36,472
dungeon pug. Now,to be clear,
none of that story is accurate, canon,

1115
01:11:09,984 --> 01:11:34,734
or even remotely Warcraft
lore. Daddy, chill. What the hell

1116
01:11:34,734 --> 01:11:36,082
is even that? But the recipe,
completely tried and true, from our

1117
01:11:36,082 --> 01:11:36,235
hearts to yours, Merry
Christmas and Happy Wintervale from

1118
01:11:36,235 --> 01:11:36,388
Azeroth Morning Radio, where
the legends are questionable and

1119
01:11:36,388 --> 01:11:36,490
the mulled spiced wine is excellent.

1120
01:12:32,930 --> 01:12:36,650
All right, everybody, thank
you so much for hanging out with

1121
01:12:36,650 --> 01:12:40,000
us here at amr. We appreciate
you all. First, if you enjoyed your

1122
01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:44,200
time here with us today, this
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1123
01:12:44,840 --> 01:12:48,680
Give us a review, tell us how
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1124
01:12:48,680 --> 01:12:52,840
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1125
01:12:52,840 --> 01:12:56,320
That's how this, this hearth
continues to get bigger. And you

1126
01:12:56,320 --> 01:12:59,880
guys have been doing that
already. It shows every week with

1127
01:13:00,120 --> 01:13:03,280
our releases and we just can't
thank you enough. So please take

1128
01:13:03,280 --> 01:13:04,970
a couple minutes, tell us how,
how we're doing. Leave us a review,

1129
01:13:04,970 --> 01:13:09,610
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1130
01:13:09,610 --> 01:13:12,890
our website,
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1131
01:13:12,890 --> 01:13:17,290
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1132
01:13:17,290 --> 01:13:19,210
that you want to send to us.
Because, you know, we'll read that

1133
01:13:19,210 --> 01:13:21,810
stuff right here on the air if
you want. So, hey, there's that cash.

1134
01:13:21,810 --> 01:13:25,730
Friends, our show is about
you. It's about the community. It's

1135
01:13:25,730 --> 01:13:29,130
about the things that you're
doing out there and any ways that

1136
01:13:29,130 --> 01:13:35,100
we can help bring you the news
and do it in digestible format. So

1137
01:13:35,100 --> 01:13:40,980
it's more fun than just
reading patch notes. So reach out

1138
01:13:40,980 --> 01:13:43,500
to us because we really do
want to hear from you. We're working

1139
01:13:43,500 --> 01:13:48,500
on ways to make it easier.
We're working on ways to bring some

1140
01:13:48,500 --> 01:13:54,540
access. But you can start now
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1141
01:13:54,700 --> 01:13:58,990
you can hit us up on Facebook
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1142
01:13:58,990 --> 01:14:04,190
are in video format on YouTube
at Azeroth Morning Radio. And very

1143
01:14:04,190 --> 01:14:09,470
soon, very soon, as in
tonight, you'll be able to catch

1144
01:14:09,470 --> 01:14:14,790
us at Twitch tv, Azeroth
Morning Radio. And this will always

1145
01:14:14,870 --> 01:14:19,830
prompt. This will always
prompt the inevitable comment from

1146
01:14:19,830 --> 01:14:27,200
people. I didn't know you look
like that. No idea. We have no idea

1147
01:14:27,200 --> 01:14:31,200
how to take it. Like, is it
bad? Is it bad? Did I break it?

1148
01:14:31,280 --> 01:14:34,880
I love your response to that.
Every time you're like, well, what

1149
01:14:34,880 --> 01:14:37,400
you think I was supposed to
look like? You know, it's like me

1150
01:14:37,400 --> 01:14:38,400
get so offended.

1151
01:14:39,440 --> 01:14:42,480
We've already told you that
we're bald.

1152
01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:44,960
Oh, gosh.

1153
01:14:45,200 --> 01:14:51,350
If you didn't know that and
you have baldrophobia, consider yourself

1154
01:14:51,750 --> 01:14:56,350
trigger warned. There's a lot
of freaking shine when we're on camera.

1155
01:14:56,350 --> 01:14:59,350
It's true. He's a car buffer.
Shines extra. Anyway, folks, have

1156
01:14:59,350 --> 01:15:02,070
a great week in gaming. We
love you and we will see you tonight,

1157
01:15:02,550 --> 01:15:06,430
hopefully at AMR the Late
Watch. Otherwise, we'll see you next

1158
01:15:06,430 --> 01:15:10,150
week right here on Azeroth's
Morning Radio. Take care, everybody.

1159
01:15:10,310 --> 01:15:11,430
Merry Christmas, everyone.