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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 09: In which Anne Stickney joins the crew

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as ex-Blizzard Watch lore master extraordinaire Anne Stickney hops aboard the crazy train playing the violence-prone Fairy Key. The band of adventurers then incite a Bullywug civil war, recover a sack full of ponies, and pit King Gallup XIX and Illig, Baron of Muckstump against each other. And it only gets weirder from there.Keep up on all the episodes as they air or catch up on earlier sessions with this playlist: https://so...

Oct 20, 20221 hr 41 min

What WoW could learn from Diablo Immortal’s battle pass system

This week we discuss the probably launch date of the Dragonflight prepatch, Overwatch 2’s launch still being super buggy, and the implications of tagging mobs no longer being faction restricted. Plus, what games we want to play during spooky 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. Your answers are...

Oct 14, 20221 hr 3 min

Will every game get a battle pass now?

This week we discuss the Overwatch 2 launch, Dragonflight’s newly announced release date, the return of the need/greed looting system to WoW, and the problem of battle passes. 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...

Oct 07, 20221 hr 4 min

Wrath Classic launch and what’s next for Classic servers

This week we discuss the Wrath Classic launch as well as ideas for future Classic servers, the new Hearthstone mini-set allowing ranked play against AI opponents, the new leveling-friendly Terror Zones in Diablo 2 Resurrected, the Legendary Crest update in Diablo Immortal, and the upcoming launch of Overwatch 2 that comes with a new anti-toxicity feature. 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,...

Sep 30, 20221 hr 5 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 08: Battling an Elder Brain Dragon for fun and profit

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party gets an unpleasant surprise courtesy of the Deck of Many Things leading to a battle against an Elder Brain Dragon, a horrible aberration that spews tadpoles that can turn you into a mind flayer. No, really. 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 ...

Sep 23, 20221 hr 35 min

Ben Brode talks card apps, catchy rap, and Marvel Snap

This week we sit down with ex-Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode to talk about his new mobile card game, Marvel Snap, how to make a great grilled cheese sandwich, and, most importantly, when his next rap will be released. 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 a...

Sep 23, 20221 hr 22 min

What to expect from One D&D

In this month's episode, we deep dive into One D&D, the upcoming massive update coming to our favorite RPG. We explore the changes to character backgrounds, feats, and more from the current playtests. 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 hel...

Sep 23, 20221 hr 19 min

Is Wrath Classic’s massive mega-realm migration working?

This week we discuss Blizzard’s efforts to break up its overwhelming server populations for Wrath Classic, Diablo 2 Resurrected adding new features, and the frustrations of deck building in Hearthstone. 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!...

Sep 16, 202257 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 07: Missing vital organs is never a good sign

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party find a local whose innards have been harvested and this leads them down a trail to an unexpected confrontation. 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 ...

Sep 15, 20221 hr 40 min

Activision-Blizzard titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass

This week we discuss the announcement of select Activision-Blizzard games being added to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, the zombie pre-patch event in Wrath Classic, and if beta players have an unfair advantage when an expansion launches. 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 ano...

Sep 09, 20221 hr 5 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 06: Getting into a jam with Ochre Jellies

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party escorts a magical fountain to a new town, but not before there’s news of some no-good ooze. 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, ...

Sep 06, 20221 hr 54 min

Winter is coming with the launch of the Wrath Classic pre-patch

This week we discuss the many launches this week including Hearthstone’s Battlegrounds Season 2, Diablo 3’s Season 27, and the Wrath Classic’s pre-patch. Plus must-have healing add-ons, zone scaling pros and cons, and our favorite announcements from Gamescom. 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...

Sep 02, 20221 hr

Wizards of the Coast announces One D&D and we lose our minds

Usually we would save a TTRPG-related discussion for our monthly Tavern Watch podcast, but the WOTC announcement of One D&D was too big to wait! We also discuss the Dragonflight time skip, Diablo 4’s seasonal format, and Hearthstone’s overhaul of the Battlegrounds rewards 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 p...

Aug 25, 20221 hr 4 min

Singing the WoW Mobile Auction House blues

This week we discuss the launch, then crash, then relaunch of the revamped WoW Mobile Auction House, cross-progression play coming to Overwatch 2, and class balance changes in Hearthstone. 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 ...

Aug 19, 20221 hr 1 min

New Dragonflight talents, the Wrath Classic launch, and D&D in outer space

This week we discuss the new talent trees that just dropped in the Dragonflight alpha for Holy Paladins and Warlocks, the changes to WoW Classic with Wrath Classic launching next month, and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition update to the futuristic Spelljammer campaign. 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 sp...

Aug 12, 20221 hr 1 min

Our hopes and fears for the new Dragonflight talent system

This week we discuss our experiences with the new talent system in the Dragonflight alpha, Diablo Immortal’s rapid content rollout, and how to find a guild or group to help you get the raids for the jellycat mount. 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...

Aug 05, 20221 hr 2 min

Dragonflight alpha phase 3 brings new content and talent trees

This week we discuss the new content that just dropped in the Dragonflight alpha, the release date of Wrath Classic, and the Hearthstone pre-patch that introduces none other than Heistmaster Toggwaggle. 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!...

Jul 29, 20221 hr 9 min

Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 05: How to train your Kobold in three easy steps

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party goes from house owners to shopaholics dragging their adopted Kobold buddy with them along 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 answers are completely anonymous. We appreciate your help! If you enjoy the...

Jul 28, 20221 hr 44 min

WotC’s Greg Tito on Radiant Citadel, diversity, and the new D&D movie

In this month's episode, we sit down with Wizards of the Coast’s Greg Tito to talk about adding diverse voices to D&D in the new Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel book, the speedy pace of new D&D books, bringing D&D Beyond's digital toolset in-house, and how the upcoming D&D movie, Honor Amongst Thieves, seems to capture a true D&D experience. 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 po...

Jul 25, 20221 hr 28 min

All about that WoW Dragonflight alpha

This week we discuss our experiences so far in the Dragonflight alpha, the upcoming Hearthstone’s Murder at Castle Nathria expansion preview, and the cat video game that has taken over our lives, Stray. 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!...

Jul 22, 20221 hr 12 min

Tavern Watch Plays Witchlight 08: In which a Patreon supporter crashes the campaign

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as longtime Patreon supporter of the site, 6k, joins the party as a Changeling Warlock, the group are appointed Croaking Sages (that’s good, right?), and they all make a deal with the devi- uh bog witch. What could go wrong? 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 a...

Jul 19, 20221 hr 47 min

How could WoW implement a successful dual-class system?

This week we discuss Heroes of the Storm going into maintenance mode, the lackluster Diablo Immortal Season 2 Battle Pass, news on BlizzCon 2023, the Dracthyr customization preview, and what WoW could learn from the dual-class systems of rival MMORPGs Star Wars: The Old Republic and City of Heroes. 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 we...

Jul 15, 202259 min

How will Blizzard’s new game studio acquisition impact Dragonflight?

This week we discuss the arrival of Shadowlands Season 4, the end of Diablo Immortal’s first season, Hearthstone’s murder-mystery expansion that includes an actual murder-mystery story, and the possible impact of Blizzard absorbing Proletariat game studio. 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 answ...

Jul 08, 20221 hr 1 min

Are changes to Wrath Classic making it not so classic?

This week we discuss Wrath Classic going from “no changes” to “some changes”, Hearthstone unveiling a deadly new expansion, Murder at Castle Nathria, and Overwatch 2 beta kicking off with a new Junker Queen hero, but no PvE gameplay yet. 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 ...

Jul 01, 20221 hr

Tavern Watch Plays Witchlight 07: Seeking sanctuary in the Soggy Court

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as the party struggles to recover from their recent defeat in a town of humanoid talking frogs ruled by King Gullop XIX of the Soggy Court. As one does.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 tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is c...

Jun 24, 20221 hr 26 min

Dragonflight pre-order, price increase, and 2022 release date

This week we discuss the new announcements surrounding the Dragonflight expansion, the Season format for Overwatch 2, Arclight Rumble’s concerning pay-to-advance monetization vibe, and the details of the new Necromancer class for Diablo IV. 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...

Jun 24, 20221 hr 1 min

Our favorite games announced at Summer Game Fest 2022

This week we discuss Overwatch 2’s new playable hero Junker Queen, the Necromancer class announced for Diablo 4, and which games we are most excited for from this week’s Summer Game Fest 2022 event. 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 ...

Jun 17, 202259 min

Dragonflight talents, Diablo Immortal impressions, and Star Trek debates

This week we discuss the new talent system recently announced for Dragonflight, our thoughts about the just-released Diablo Immortal, and, by patron request, who is our favorite Star Trek character. 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 ...

Jun 10, 20221 hr 12 min

WoW patch 9.2.5 brings cross-faction play

This week we discuss the long-asked-for cross-faction play that arrives with this week’s WoW patch 9.2.5, Hearthstone’s new tentalicious patch 23.4, and our experiences in the Diablo Immortal and Warcraft Arclight Rumble betas. 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....

Jun 03, 20221 hr 10 min

How to make combat encounters fun for everyone in your TTRPG

In this month's episode, we discuss how many games are getting delayed launches due to supply chain issues, a new Giant-themed subclass currently being play tested, and how a DM can alter combat encounters on the fly to keep their players engaged. 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 c...

May 31, 20221 hr 25 min
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