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Blizzard Watch

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The Blizzard Watch Podcast is a weekly show covering the latest news on World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and other games by Blizzard Entertainment! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes

Tavern Watch Plays Witchlight 06: In which our intrepid party raid wipes to the sound of bagpipes

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as the party encounters a boss fight involving blue scarves, bagpipes, and bondage. No, not that kind. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy the show, pleas...

May 30, 20221 hr 44 min

We welcome our new mobile game overlords

This week we discuss our first impressions of the new Warcraft: Arclight Rumble beta, Hearthstone’s future plans, and Marvel Snap, the new mobile game announced by former-Hearthstone devs at Second Dinner. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your he...

May 27, 20221 hr 3 min

Where does WoW Classic's Season of Mastery go from here?

This week we explore if WoW Classic needs to adopt the Diablo 3 Seasons concept, the unforeseen ramifications of removing Master Looting in WoW, and the very important and scientific question of just how orcs and trolls kiss with those big tusks in the way. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your ans...

May 20, 20221 hr 1 min

That Warcraft Arclight Rumble mobile game announcement

This week we discuss the new Blizzard mobile game reveal, Azshara and her Naga minions coming to Hearthstone Battlegrounds, the start of Burning Crusade Classic Phase 5 with the Sunwell Plateau launch, and more. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate y...

May 13, 202256 min

What exactly is a mid-range class in WoW?

This week we discuss the role of a mid-range caster as described by the new Evoker class, if Diablo 4 is going to launch sooner than Soon(tm), and the upcoming launch of Diablo Immortal on mobile as well as the surprise announcement of a PC version going into beta. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. ...

Apr 29, 202257 min

Tavern Watch Plays Witchlight 05: Bavlorna Blightstraw’s bog, bullying brigands, and busted balloons

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as our intrepid party navigate a treacherous swamp ruled by a cruel hag, aid a faerie dragon trapped after a hot air balloon crash, and chase after mercenaries harassing the locals all in search of things they’ve lost that still remain hidden somewhere in the feywild. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will b...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 34 min

All about that WoW: Dragonflight expansion announcement

This week we discuss the newly announced expansion, WoW: Dragonflight, including the new Dracthyr Evoker race/class, the dragon riding feature, the UI update, the talent overhaul, and more. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 8 min

Did we leave the Shadowlands better than we found it?

This week we discuss how our characters impact the game world for better or worse, the high cost of raiding, and which TTRPG system to use to run a Warcraft-themed game. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy the show, please su...

Apr 15, 20221 hr 1 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 04: The great baby emerald dragon rescue operation

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, Delver gets his soul sucked into a magic skull, Creo makes a lifelong enemy of a demon, and the team must fight off a giant brain. With teeth. And they must save baby emerald dragons who hopefully won’t eat them. Hopefully. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as w...

Apr 13, 20222 hr 58 min

Game recommendations for your WoW breaks

This week we discuss Hearthstone’s Year of the Hydra, Overwatch’s event remixing, and our favorite games to play when we need a break from WoW. Plus our continuing conversation about negativity in the gaming player base. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We app...

Apr 08, 202258 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 03: This is what happens when you deck many things

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, our intrepid adventurers embark on ye olde dungeon crawl where they encounter brain-eating brains, fight statue guardians, and end up getting carded, but in a good way.Miss our earlier podcast kicking off the campaign? You can find it on our playlist: https://soundcloud.com/blizzardwatch/sets/tavern-watch-plays-weirs If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This ...

Apr 06, 20221 hr 31 min

Diving into WOTC’s new BIPOC-written adventure announcement

In this month's episode, we discuss the implications of WOTC’s new direction with feats, the new Dungeon Alchemist software for AI-powered dungeon building, and Journeys to the Radiant Citadel, an upcoming compilations of adventures written by BIPOC creators. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your a...

Apr 05, 20221 hr 4 min

The neverending struggle for game/life balance

This week we discuss Diablo Immortals’ character class swapping feature, Liquid bowing out of the WoW World First race for their own health, Shadowlands patch 9.2 catch up mechanics, and how this all reminds us to prioritize a better game/life balance. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers ...

Apr 01, 202257 min

Tavern Watch Plays Witchlight 04: Mr. Witch’s watch and the mirthless Witchlight Monarch

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as our intrepid party embarks on a chaotic heist involving giant swans, discover a new use for Mr. Witch’s magical watch, and witness the crowning of the grumpiest Witchlight Monarch to ever hold the title.Keep up on all the episodes as they air or catch up on earlier sessions with this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/blizzardwatch/sets/tavern-watch-plays-witchlight If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to te...

Mar 29, 20221 hr 47 min

The future of the World of Warcraft

This week we discuss the Sylvanas book coming out next week after months of delays, the idea of returning to the old talent tree system in WoW, and what we expect (and hope) to hear from next month’s Warcraft franchise announcement. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anony...

Mar 25, 20221 hr 4 min

What can be done with the jaded WoW fanbase?

This week we discuss the negativity of a big portion of the WoW community, the continuing Race to World First for the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, and if the announced Overwatch 2 beta is ready for prime time. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciat...

Mar 18, 20221 hr 2 min

The race to world’s first in the patch 9.2 raid

This week we discuss the race to claim the title of World First for the just released Mythic Sepulcher of the First Ones raid, Diablo 3 Season 26 testing reveals a new end-game mechanic, and the chances for our long-asked-for pumpkin farming mechanic in the upcoming WoW expansion reveal. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attra...

Mar 11, 20221 hr 6 min

What game genres should Blizzard explore next?

This week we discuss the lore you need to know going into WoW patch 9.2, our continuing impressions of Horizon Forbidden West, and with the news of a new survival game being developed by Blizzard, what other genres should they explore next? If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are complete...

Mar 04, 20221 hr 4 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 02: When three kobolds in a trench coat is the least of your problems

In the 2nd play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, our intrepid adventurers discover that their new mansion, like any good fixer-upper, comes with ghostly sounds, a pirate invasion, and a kobold in a parrot costume. And we're not supposed to talk about what lies beneath the house, right? RIGHT?!Miss our earlier podcast kicking off the campaign? You can find it on our playlist: https://soundcloud.com/blizzardwatch/sets/tavern-watch-plays-weirs If you have a few minutes, ple...

Mar 01, 20221 hr 33 min

WoW patch 9.2 Eternity’s End launches

This week we discuss the features that went live with WoW Patch 9.2 Eternity’s End including the double legendary system, the new currency Cosmic Flux, and unlocking flying in Zereth Mortis in week 3. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! I...

Feb 25, 20221 hr 1 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 01: Defying the gods, character introductions, and home ownership

In the first play session of our new homebrew D&D campaign set in the Weirs, we get to know our intrepid adventurers as they battle the Two-Horned God, reward themselves with fast food, and are surprised to discover they are now roommates.Miss our earlier podcast detailing the setting and cast? You can find it here: https://soundcloud.com/blizzardwatch/tavern-watch-plays-weirs-00-introducing-our-new-homebrew-dd-campaign If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what yo...

Feb 24, 20221 hr 56 min

The mystery of Warcraft’s upcoming mobile game

This week we discuss the possibilities of what kind of mobile game Blizzard is developing for the Warcraft franchise, where you should start playing if you are new to Diablo, the new Hearthstone mini-set Onyxia’s Lair, the class revamp for the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO, and what elements from WoW we would like to see in D&D. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be u...

Feb 18, 202258 min

WoW Classic's Blackwing Lair levels up

This week we discuss the announcement to make Blackwing Lair in WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery a lot tougher, how the introduction of Buddies has changed Hearthstone, and the ramifications of Diablo 2 Resurrected prepping to introduce the ladder scoreboard system. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. ...

Feb 11, 20221 hr

The importance of character concept in TTRPGs

In this month's episode, we discuss the streamlining of spell casting for monsters in D&D, the controversy surrounding upcoming Monsters of the Multiverse bestiary, and why players should start with character concept before they dive into classes and stats. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your...

Feb 08, 20221 hr 6 min

Blizzard announces WoW cross-faction raids and dungeons

This week we discuss the cross-faction gameplay announcement coming in patch 9.2.5, Sony's acquisition of Bungie, and our site's 7th anniversary this week. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy the show, please support us on Pa...

Feb 04, 20221 hr

Tavern Watch Plays Witchlight 03: The perils of custard-related saving throws

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as our intrepid party finally encounters the carnival's enigmatic owners only to have some carousel unicorns reveal the true danger behind the scenes. And somewhere along the way, they also meet a clown suspiciously named Mr. Thaco and face their most challenging challenge yet: a cupcake eating contest.Keep up on all the episodes as they air or catch up on earlier sessions with this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/blizzardwa...

Jan 31, 20222 hr

Is it time for the game industry to unionize?

This week, we discuss the union that Activision Blizzard subsidiary Raven Software is trying to form as well as the new survival game that Blizzard is working on which will be based on a brand new IP. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! I...

Jan 28, 20221 hr 4 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 00: Introducing our new homebrew D&D campaign

Tavern Watch kicks off a new monthly D&D play session podcast, "Into the Weirs"! Our game is set in the Weirs, a trading town on the River Danae. But dams along the river have led to rapid industrialization and growth, and this small town is struggling to hold its own against beasts and nature spirits that have been displaced by the town's growth; avaricious eyes keen on getting their share of the town's newfound wealth; rumors of restless dead in the ruins of the Cenotaph Gardens; dragons r...

Jan 26, 20221 hr 16 min

The Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard

This week we discuss the surprise announcement by Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard, what it could mean for World of Warcraft, and how it could affect ABK CEO Bobby Kotick. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy the show, ple...

Jan 21, 20221 hr 14 min

What would a Void vs. Light WoW expansion look like?

This week, we discuss our favorite pop culture references in WoW, the short-lived Shards of Domination feature, and how we would like to see a Void vs. Light expansion play out. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy the show, p...

Jan 14, 20221 hr 2 min
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