Best Raid Queue Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 25 – Celebration! Warcraft 30, Down Time, and the Best NPC is… 1:58:30

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Episode 25 – Celebration! Warcraft 30, Down Time, and the Best NPC is… Show Notes Welcome to Episode 25! – 1:54 A celebration in three parts, the first of which is celebrating my return to WoW and the SQ mic after an unforeseen absence. Big thanks to Ali for coming on for Episode 24 and to Ali and Gin for having me on Live, Laugh, Lore to talk star…

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ep41: Blizzard Accidentally Bans Tons of Players? 1:25:46

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This week Blizzard bans players, Swag says Shadowlands was great, and Chicken wants to Make Affixes Great Again. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Swag's X: https:/…

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ep40: The Mythic Dungeons Starter Guide! ft. Jrob 1:27:21

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We got together with Jrob this week to talk through all things Mythic+! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Swag's X: https://x.com/TSwaglock Want To Partner With The…

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ep39: Class Balance Is Impossible 1:34:06

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Could Blizzard actually balance classes well enough to make everyone happy? Or are WoW Players just perpetually upset? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Swag's X: h…

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ep38: To Addon or Not To Addon 1:31:36

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Are addons killing the game or is killing addons going to kill the game? Lots of controversy this week in World of Warcraft! Join Swaglock and Chicken as we discuss all things WoW! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Sw…

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ep37: Our Player Housing Has an HOA 1:19:58

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Huge news for player housing this week! Also why do Valorstones even exist? Checkout this weeks episode as we discuss what's happening in WoW! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/…

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ep36: Delete Racials or Delete M+? 1:25:53

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Legion Remix, More M+ Complainers, and plenty of other WoW news this week! Join Chicken and Swag as they crashout over the simplest topics in World of Warcraft. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https:…

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ep35: One Button To Rule Them All! ft. VibingGorilla 1:39:54

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Is the One Button Rotation the end of World of Warcraft or is it a good thing? Join us this week along with content creator VibingGorilla as we discuss all things wow! VibingGorilla's Content: https://x.com/VibingGorilla_ https://www.twitch.tv/VibingGorilla https://www.tiktok.com/@thevibinggorilla Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://disco…

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ep34: Dungeons vs Raids, Who Should Get Loot? 1:43:09

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Big news this week! Dinars, Player Housing, Warcraft Show(?), and so much more! Join Chicken and Swag as they dig into everything happening in WoW this week. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://w…

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Episode 24 – HDYS Interview with Ali! 1:34:43

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Episode 24 – HDYS Interview with Ali! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 24! – 1:45 An interview with the creator of the now-retired Dungeon Fables podcast and the current co-host of Live, Laugh, Lore, Ali Andras! A variety of topics listed below but beginning with the current game in Undermine, DRIVE, and 11.5. Talking some WoD – 28:35 How Does Ali Sol…

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ep33: Why Auto-Queue M+ Could Never Exist 1:44:03

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Big changes happening soon in season 2 but many things are still up in the air. This week we got a viewer question about M+ solo queues, and despite how much better it sounds, can it actually work? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.t…

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Episode 23 – The 10 Years Ago Thing 2:36:42

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Episode 23 – The 10 Years Ago Thing Show Notes Welcome to Episode 23! – 4:42 Another full episode as we dive into three areas! Best WoW NPC Tournament Coverage Rounds 1, 2, and 3 – 6:43 The upsets, the lopsided victories, and the first three rounds of this grueling six round tournament. Coverage by region. We end the segment with 8 NPCs left to fig…

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ep32: Patch 11.1.5 Unpacked: Gear, Events, and Theories! 1:43:26

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Tanks are good again? Swaglock and Chicken deep dive into World of Warcrafts next patch, 11.5! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Swag's X: https://x.com/TSwaglock W…

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ep31: What's Wrong With Toxic Players? 1:38:27

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Chicken and Swag recall this week's content experiences from Raid to M+. But the question that's really been on everyone's mind, why do toxic players behave the way they do? What causes this problem in World of Warcraft? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitc…

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ep30: Where Are All The Healers? ft. Mothravita 1:49:44

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Season 2 has brought a ton of positive changes to the game! But have things also improved for our healers? Plenty to discuss this week, especially with our special guest and Cutting Edge raider, Mothravita! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www…

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ep29: Class Balance Is NOT a Real Problem 1:41:04

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After a RWF with no DK's in it, we ask the question "Does Class Balance Even Matter?". The answers will surprise you on this week's episode of The Warband where we discuss everything wow related. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/…

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Episode 22 – Bookending Gallywix, Best NPC Tournament, and Putting Light into the World 2:24:41

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Episode 22 – Bookending Gallywix, Best NPC Tournament, and Putting Light into the World Show Notes Welcome to Episode 22! – 3:06 Big thanks to Ease, the host of Realm Maintenance, for interviewing me for that podcast a couple weeks ago; great conversation about WoW, 11.1, and Solo Queue; check it out on your podcast feed of choice or (hopefully) it…

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ep28: Could Season 2 Be Better Than Season 1? 1:38:34

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We take a quick break from binging season 2 content to bring you another episode of The Warband, your favorite podcast for all things World of Warcraft! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.yo…

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ep27: Season 2 First Impressions w/ Friends 1:48:09

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Join Swag and Friends this week as we discuss our first impressions of Season 2 from The War Within. While Chicken is out of town, we've got 4 extra guests to fill his spot and talk all things World of Warcraft! Xortiq's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xortiqdn Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https…

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ep26: D.R.I.V.E. into Undermine: Exploring Patch 11.1 1:35:05

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Join us as we dig into World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.1 "Undermined," spotlighting the gritty Undermine zone, customizable D.R.I.V.E. mounts, and the epic Liberation of Undermine raid. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock …

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Episode 21 – Undermine, You Get My Drift? 2:20:11

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Episode 21 – Undermine, You Get My Drift? Show Notes Welcome to Episode 21! – 8:58 Busy world in life, in game, and in podcast. Lots of 11.1 going on! “What have you done lately?” – 16:17 Love is in the Air recap Library in our Player Housing when? Barely hitting the 2000 points for the Trading Post An unexpected and difficult adventure to earn the…

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ep25: Season 2 Actually looking Good? A First Look ft. Kaipo 1:48:50

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This week, we bring on CE Raider and M+ title competitor Kaipo to discuss Season 2 PTR, the shortcomings of M+ content, and once again why Tanks need to be better. Kaipo's X: https://x.com/KaipoLive Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.…

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Episode 20 – The 1st Annual State of the Warcraft World Conversation with Gershom! 1:47:19

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Episode 20 – The 1st Annual State of the Warcraft World Conversation with Gershom! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 20! – 3:10 Solo Queue welcomes back Gershom, co-host of the Thrall’s Balls podcast and a big early supporter of me and this show one year after being the first How Do You Solo? Interview guest. We are here to talk about the state of Worl…

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ep24: Are Specs Too Complex For Most Players? 1:31:15

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Season 2 is around the corner and we're so excited to see how new changes play out. Should follow raids be added to wow? Will Blizzard ever add more UI elements to learn your abilities? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglo…

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ep23: Why WoW Sucks For New Players 1:38:23

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Will Player Housing entice new players into World of Warcraft? Maybe, but if the leveling experience isnt fixed they wont stay. Can WoW get and retain enough new players to stay alive? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swagloc…

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Episode 19 – Three Drinks in on Lunar Love, Confucianism, Socrates, 11.1, and a Meh Castle 2:02:57

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Episode 19 – Three Drinks in on Lunar Love, Confucianism, Socrates, 11.1, and a Meh Castle Show Notes Welcome to Episode 19! – 8:04 A few words from me on the guiding principles of Solo Queue and why consistent publishing is not really one of them. Sorry to miss the two episodes a month pattern on the very first month. I am okay with that and hopef…

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ep22: Season 2 Mythic+ Changes Don't Look Great 1:24:32

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Season 2 is around the corner, and recent changes have us worried! Come hangout with Chicken and Swag for another episode of The Warband as we discuss everything happening in the World of Warcraft. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.t…

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ep21: Should Alts Start With Better Gear? 1:41:21

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Season 2 is fast approaching, and things are generally looking pretty good! WoW Toxicity, Piratesoftware, and so much more to discuss about the World of Warcraft this week. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's You…

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Episode 18 - How Do You Solo? Interview with The Snek of Vol'dun! 1:40:07

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Episode 18 – How Do You Solo? Interview with The Snek of Vol’dun! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 18! First episode of 2025 and Season 2 of Solo Queue is an interview with The Snek of Vol’dun, a vocal proponent of making the Sethrak a playable race. A chance social media encounter turned into a great conversation with a fellow solo player. Still plan…

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ep20: Should You Do Competitive Gamemodes? ft. XortiqDN 1:37:32

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Let's talk high keys, mythic raiding, and so much more! Hunters have their pets back, and everyone in the World of Warcraft is watching the PirateSoftware drama unfold! Checkout Xortiq's Platforms Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xortiqdn X: https://x.com/xortiq Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https…

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ep19: How Good Will Season 2 Be? 1:12:46

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Everyone's ready for Season 2 of The War Within! World of Warcraft's #1 Podcast (in our opinion) is back with a new episode discussing major changes for Season 2 of WoW and if we think they're actually an improvement on the game. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swa…

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ep18: How Can WoW Save Dungeons Next Season? 1:43:52

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Dungeons in WoW have been going downhill this season! Can Blizzard save World of Warcraft by making a change to their dungeon philosophy? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheS…

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Episode 17 – The Real Anniversary Episode 2:12:27

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Episode 17 – The Real Anniversary Episode Show Notes Welcome to Episode 17! First year of Solo Queue in the books and stumbling into some creative WoW-adjacent media got me thinking about all the value added to WoW by content creators outside of Blizzard. Four Tanks and a Healer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A47d3fjDNSQ Stormwind University: htt…

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ep17: Are Delve Rewards Good Enough? 1:16:04

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Delves are going to be dropping Gilded Crests now! But is it enough? Listen to this week's episode all about World of Warcraft! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Sw…

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ep16: The Leaks Were Fake and Your Keys Will Deplete 1:32:41

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Major World of Warcraft news this week with datamined information about patch 11.1, mythic+ changes, and even some fake leaks that have everyone talking about new classes! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouT…

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ep15: Has Mythic+ Finally Been Fixed? ft. Touchpadwarrior 1:08:43

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We're so excited to have Touchpadwarrior join us for our 15th episode! Major M+ changes this week, new zone, and so much more happening in the World of Warcraft! If you want to find more from Touchpadwarrior checkout his socials https://www.twitch.tv/touchpadwarrior https://x.com/Touchpadwarrior https://www.instagram.com/touchpadwarrior Send us a t…

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ep14: Should WoW Be Easier? 1:32:40

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Should content too hard for most players to complete be removed from World of Warcraft? Is max power gear supposed to be easily available for everyone? And of course more player housing! Checkout Zygor a powerful addon for World of Warcraft and use code: SWAGLOCk for 20% off at checkout: https://zygorguides.com/ref/Swaglock/ Send us a text Join us …

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ep13: Should Mythic Leavers Be Banned? 1:26:17

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Blizzard is banning key leavers, Swag left keys for classic, Chicken can't stop making alts, and so much more! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Swag's X: https://x…

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ep12: What Addons Do We Suggest? 1:26:17

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Is Swag wrong about LFR and Delves? Do Mythic+ Dungeons get easier the higher up you go? This week we're discussing World of Warcraft updates, dungeons, raids, delves, community, and more! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swa…

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Episode 16 - How Do You Solo? Interview with Josh Allen! 1:29:37

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Episode 16 – How Do You Solo? Interview with Josh AllenShow Notes Welcome to Episode 16! Not a lot in the way of show notes for this episode. There is an intro with me trying to dream up the perfect person to talk about the past, present, and future of the Warcraft universe in the wake of Warcraft Direct. Then… Interview with Josh Allen, aka Lore, …

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ep11: Warcrafts 30th Anniversary 1:29:52

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Warcraft just had their 30th anniversary announcements and things look incredible for classic, the war within, midnight, and so much more! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The…

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Episode 15 - Princes and Paupers 2:26:01

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Episode 15 – Princes and PaupersShow Notes Welcome to Episode 15! Anniversary Trivia returns, it is good to be in game and behind microphone again, hanging at the 20th Anniversary event, and so much going on! November News at the 20th Anniversary Celebration – 13:50•07 is coming, including Siren Isle zone.•Classic News – Cata Classic gets the Firel…

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ep10: Making WoW Enjoyable For All Players ft. Spell 1:31:48

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For our 10th episode we are excited to have our favorite guild master Spell join us to discuss what it's like to manage a guild, and create a culture that brings people together. Also PvP players are Third-Rate Citizens of Azeroth. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband S…

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ep9: Should WoW Go Free To Play? 1:45:47

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Another week of our incredible podcast discussing all things World of Warcraft. This time we're asking some hard hitting questions like Should WoW be free to play? How to start doing m+? Are gnome racial abiolities worth the short stature? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/w…

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ep8: Ranking Every Mythic+ Dungeon 1:40:21

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We've finally concluded that Mythic+ is good this season, sorta. Especially if you get the Gilded Brutosaur buff. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_swaglock Swag's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwaglock Swag's X: https:…

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ep7: Is TWW Killing World of Warcraft? 1:21:09

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We take a look at The War Within to see the impact it's had on WoW's player base. Are less players playing, or at they just not doing Mythic+? Also, should Looking For Raid be removed from WoW? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/th…

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ep6: Do Addons Make WoW Better or Worse? 1:27:16

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Mythic+ is the hot topic again this week as Blizzard announces major nerfs to dungeons. Will this fix people's M+ complaints or is this not nearly enough? We're also discussing raiding, addons, and everything wow this week. Leave us questions for future episodes! Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: h…

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ep5: Is Mythic+ No Longer Fun? ft. Overbugg 1:04:28

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We've had a few weeks to experience the current mythic+ rotation and there's a lot of talk going on. Tanking and Healing are rough, keys are difficult, and many players are complaining. Is Mythic+ even fun anymore? Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: htt…

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Episode 14 - Losing the War Within My Schedule 1:50:12

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Episode 14 – Losing the War Within My ScheduleShow Notes Welcome to Episode 14! Getting the episode started, an apology for how I got it started, and can I mention my busy schedule any more times? Hold my Thunder 45… September News – Where better to do the news than at Brewfest! 15:131.RWF is over. Nuf said.2.Getting into Raid Story Mode and Max Le…

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ep4: Drafting The Perfect M+ Comp 1:24:49

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We're back this week and having a draft to see who can make the best mythic+ comp! This is your favorite podcast for all things World of Warcraft from Raids to Dungeons to Drama. We're excited to talk about it all. Send us a text Join us on Discord at: https://discord.gg/2usJfbCMAe Warband Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/warband Swag's Twitch: htt…