Phase 3 of SoD is almost in the books and with news about Phase 4 just around the corner, now is the time to review what we thought of Phase 3. After that, we briefly touch on the fresh vanilla community driven movement. SoD Phase 3 Review - 1:40 Semi Fresh Vanilla - 2:41:50 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: ht...
Jun 10, 2024•3 hr 16 min
The Race To World First for Tier 11 is in the books, and we nabbed a couple of race participants in North & Juggs for an in depth breakdown of what went down. After that, Riggz stops by for a deep chat about Blood DK's in Cata. Race To World First - 3:40 Raids & Blood DK's - 2:01:00 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one ti...
Jun 03, 2024•3 hr 18 min
The Cataclysm is here, a threshold we were unsure that the Classic franchise would cross. So, how is it the second time around? Let's find out as we first speak to Blizzard and get an intro from devs Nora Valetta and Kris Zierhut, and then chat with Scottejaye and Mijae about all things Cata Classic and help out with a light class picking guide. After that, we touch base quickly with the SoD crew to figure out what's been going on with SoD while Josh was on holidays. Cata Dev Interview - 4:15 Ca...
May 27, 2024•3 hr 41 min
Blizzard has asked for class suggestions and so we give them some! Listen in as the crew discusses a bunch of ins and outs with classes in phase 3. Then we turn to the brilliant minds of Fred and Manny as the boys talk about what difficulty in SoD means to them and how we feel about Sunken Temple and raids going forward. Class Suggestions - 2:30 Raid Difficulty in SoD - 3:09:10 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or ...
Apr 22, 2024•4 hr 27 min
Phase 3 has arrived and 24 hours into the content, the Countdown crew has come together to discuss some verrrrrrry early impressions of the new Nightmare Incursions and also discuss what we were seeing from the best guilds in the world taking on the new raid in Sunken Temple. 24 Hour Review - 5:10 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a...
Apr 10, 2024•3 hr 12 min
SPOILER ALERT!! The Phase 3 datamining has come in, and we're mixing it up on Countdown and discussing all the runes that may or may not be in the game so you're on full spoiler warnings if you don't want to hear that!!! First up though, we review phase two, and then dive in on a few of the classes and their datamined runes. Phase 2 Review - 3:05 Paladin Runes - 1:11:30 Priest Runes - 1:48:50 Rogue Runes - 2:20:30 Shaman Runes - 2:51:35 Warrior Runes - 3:23:15 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Cou...
Apr 01, 2024•4 hr 9 min
The Phase 3 news has arrived and there is a lot to go through. Check in with the Countdown crew to have all the news broken down and discussed from new content and systems through to classes and raids. Phase 3 Announcement - 4:45 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out J...
Mar 26, 2024•3 hr 4 min
We've been hit by another truckload of SoD news, so we spend a bunch of time debating back and forth on the merits of buffed experience, buffed gold, inflation concerns, class changes, Kha'damu's demise and more. News - 1:35 Inflation - 3:48:20 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclas...
Mar 05, 2024•4 hr 53 min
Phase Two has dropped and the early impressions are in. Listen in as the Countdown crew sinks their teeth into STV, Gnomeregan, new profession content and new class changes and spits out some verrrrrrry early thoughts on Phase Two after one week. Phase 2 Early Impressions - 2:55 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here...
Feb 19, 2024•3 hr 48 min
Phase Two arrives tomorrow and it wouldn't be a launch without a developer interview, so listen in as Countdown chats with Classic devs Tim Jones and Josh Greenfield about what's coming our way. After that, we finally publish two amazing conversations that circumstances have (grossly) delayed, as Jimmy from The Fantasy Nuttwork & Allen from The Library of Allenxandria stop by to discuss story telling in gaming, and then, with the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 right around the co...
Feb 07, 2024•4 hr 26 min
The Phase Two preview has arrived, and there is a good amount of new information to digest. Join the Countdown crew as put everything we heard under the microscope, and all just wind up super excited for what's next in Season of Discovery. Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic C...
Jan 30, 2024•4 hr 30 min
Phase One is just about in the books and so the time is here to review every aspect of it! The Countdown crew assembles to grade every class and other parts of the game to voice how we feel about Season of Discovery as players and consumers at this first turn. WSG/Premade Review - 3:36 Druid Review - 49:49 Warrior Review - 1:09:31 Shaman Review - 1:37:31 Paladin Review - 2:02:13 Rogue Review - 2:20:33 Priest Review - 2:47:45 Mage Review - 3:12:49 Hunter Review - 3:36:28 Warlock Review - 4:02:13 ...
Jan 25, 2024•6 hr 4 min
Phase Two is on the way in a month, and so the Countdown Crew sits down to discuss some of the issues that we hope are placed under the microscope as the new content arrives. Touching on Premades, Rogue tanking, PvP design, the release date and much, much more, please enjoy this all you can eat buffet of SoD chatter. Phase Two Date, Cata, & Rune reveals w/ Chainmeta, Craig, Fredmunroe, Gho, Holybones, Jooda, Punchy, & Ubiquitous, - 1:35 Ashenvale Rep Change & STV in Phase 2 - 44:30 H...
Jan 11, 2024•5 hr 42 min
After one month of level up raiding, Countdown puts BFD under the microscope to discuss fun, difficulty, raid size and lockout timers moving forward through SoD. After that, we sink our teeth into whether or not quests rewarding gold at cap is the right call, and then touch on classes, and finish up with a chat about premades in SoD. Raid Logistics w/ Craig, Drew, HideousJohn, Porkrot Shagga, Sig, Spookay, SquirrelFarmer, Tareyak, Teedo, Ubiquitous, Wonder & Ziimm - 1:50 Quest Gold at Cap - ...
Jan 04, 2024•4 hr 33 min
We got the first of what is supposed to be weekly class tuning changes with Season of Discovery, so we gathered the crew to discuss all the buffs and nerfs, covering not only classes, but also Ashenvale and BFD. Also, we sound off on the topic that has been hot on the lips of the subreddit, gold buying, as the community has started to loudly voice their displeasure with the early presence of bots and bought gold, and shame those who engage in it. The Call w/ Actriev, Atsu, Balazarth, Drew, Fredm...
Dec 18, 2023•4 hr 19 min
Season of Discovery is here, and it is good. The hype has been met and players seem very happy for the most part as they've spent the past 10 days tearing through this remixed Classic adventure, with many mysteries to uncover and new challenges to be overcome. Josh sits down with a bunch of NA, and OCE, players to gather their initial impressions on the game, the development, and the Classic team in relation to the newest season. The NA Call w/ Alenya, BeaverBeanie, ChainMeta, Crius, FlexLuthor,...
Dec 11, 2023•5 hr 40 min
The launch of Season of Discovery is just 10 days away and we need to biggest episode of Countdown To Classic ever to cover all the classes in the game. Listen in as the Countdown community comes together to have a bit of fun and lightly breakdown eveything to try and make your choice easier, or harder! Fear not if you're avoiding spoilers as we avoid datamined material, with a notable exception in the Hunter and Mage calls, as they had some issues that we thought were OK to note as exceptions t...
Nov 30, 2023•4 hr 27 min
The launch of Season of Discovery is just 10 days away and we need to biggest episode of Countdown To Classic ever to cover all the classes in the game. Listen in as the Countdown community comes together to have a bit of fun and lightly breakdown eveything to try and make your choice easier, or harder! Fear not if you're avoiding spoilers as we avoid datamined material, with a notable exception in the Hunter and Mage calls, as they had some issues that we thought were OK to note as exceptions t...
Nov 20, 2023•9 hr 19 min
The Season of Discovery has been announced and accompanied with excitement and hype here on the Countdown To Classic end of things! We now (kind of) know the road map ahead for Classic, and we speak with a bunch of guests about their impressions of the announcement, the demo, and the small amount of info Blizzard has made public about the game. No spoiler concerns here, as we only discuss the stuff that has been announced somewhere by a Blizzard source, helping keep that sense of discovery alive...
Nov 10, 2023•5 hr 50 min
No cute episode titles today, just the facts. We came to chew gum and make predictions and I'm all out of gum. First up, we have an amazing community call with a crowd of Countdown regulars discussing what they believe the basic tenets and specific content of a potential Classic Plus should include. After that, we talk Blizzcon and hear from the amazing Jason of The Starting Zone podcast about what may be getting announced this weekend. Classic Plus w/ Alenya, Arcos, Bawlsosteel, Fahq, Fredmonro...
Oct 29, 2023•6 hr 23 min
There were two huge accomplishments on Hardcore servers since our last episode, and I had only time to cover one, so as tough as it was not to talk about my Warrior hitting 60, I opted to invite Ahmpy, GM of <Frontier> on to the show to discuss their kill of KT. After that, we run into a couple of old friends at the WoW Classic bar as I sit down with Defcamp and Melderon to catch up and get their takes on Blizzcon and what's been happening lately with WoW Classic. The Final Frontier w/ Ahm...
Oct 18, 2023•4 hr 12 min
And so Wrath's back, from outer space, I just walked in to find it here with that sad look upon its face. ICC is coming! We grab our resident Wrath raid enjoyers and get back to some boss chat on the show. The episode also breaks down the trials and tribulations of tanking with each class on Hardcore WoW, as well as discussing the mild controversy that was the Stitches server issues last week that resulted in the death of a large number of characters. It's Not My Opinion That Counts, But Having ...
Sep 28, 2023•5 hr 21 min
We stick to the theme of Hardcore as we chat the day away with all the highlights and lowlights of the first three weeks of the official HC servers with a colourful cast of loveable recurring characters on the show! The Aussie Haters Strike Back - Feat. Hunk, Jay, JDee, Juno, NTys, & Tier - 2:10 Return of the King - Feat. Madseason, Teedo & Jay. - 1:49:25 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscription...
Sep 13, 2023•3 hr 20 min
Totally Hardcore Hardcores, get in here for all the hardcore gamers and don't forget to tip! Enjoy a couple of great chats with the Aussies and the Americans as we talk about what life will be like on HC servers, class selection, and guilds to consider. After that, Josh delivers a monologue on the RDF news from Wrath Classic.. The Aussie Hater's Guide To HC - Feat. Hunk, Jay, Juno, Ozijak, & Teedo - 3:05 HC's #1 Guild - Pushing Up Peacebloom Feat, Buda, Roo, & TianSG - 1:49:10 RDF To Pay...
Aug 24, 2023•3 hr 40 min
Big streamers, Bigger tweets, and heart warming father/son moments, this episode has it all! Listen in as we sit down and chat with Hap & Zeeke, about a father introducing his 6 year old son to WoW via HC duo play. Then we introduce Countdown listeners to an amazing up and coming streamer already making huge waves in the content creation scene, as we chat with Shobek about all things Rogue PvP in Classic Era, and more. And finally, Josh drags in a bunch of Countdown friends to see whose tinf...
Aug 08, 2023•3 hr 41 min
One of the more infamous WoW incidents occured since our last episode, and Countdown To Classic is there to break down all the angles of the hardcore dramedy that was 'The 5th Horseman'. Following that guests N_Tys, North, and Hunk take a look at the brand new ranking overhaul in Era, and then discuss random topics ranging from Blizzcon to the most satisfying abilities in Classic. Hardcore Drama - 3:00 Era PvP Overhaul - 1:16:17 Random Classic Chatter - 2:23:12 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Co...
Jul 19, 2023•3 hr 51 min
Former WoW Classic lead Brian Birmingham drops by the show for a huge chat about the behind the scenes chat in the making of WoW Classic, his departure from Blizzard and his new gaming venture. Current WoW Classic devs Josh Greenfield aka Aggrend, and Nora Valletta also drop by to tell us more about the Hardcore PTR that has just been released. And finally, Hunk & Ayle hang out over a beer and chat some Diablo IV impressions, and some random WoW ball busting. The Brian Birmingham Interview -...
Jul 01, 2023•4 hr 35 min
North, Hunk, Cleavis, Tokens, Warriors, SoM2, this episode has it all! The discussion surrounding the token warranted a bit more exploration and so here's another two hours on it on top of the two you got last week (*obsessed much?*). Listen in to the blossoming bromance that is North and Hunk (Horth? Nunk?) as the guys zero in on the token, what is pay to win in 2023 and the dream that is an instance-less BRD. After that, Cleavis joins the show to provide more dulcet tones from north of the bor...
Jun 07, 2023•4 hr 25 min
A bombshell has rocked the Classic community with the announcement that the WoW token has gone live on Wrath Classic. While everyone is discussing the ins and outs of this news, the show managed to put together a group of listeners to sound off in the moment on how they felt about it. After that, we turn to TotGC and Heroic++, and go through the action that PTR testers have encountered, and what the phase may look like for dedicated raiders. The WoW Token w/ Bawlsosteel, Dom, Galleyboi, Parallax...
May 25, 2023•4 hr 26 min
The big announcement has taken place and who could have possibly seen this coming.....except for the Countdown community who were all over it like a fly on shit. Official hardcore servers are on their way and it's a great piece of news to get, along with a very welomce tease about the next seasonal server. Join the gang as we break down all the angles like it's the Zapruder film. Hillsbrad Man - 0:00 Hardcore All Stars/Hardcore Servers Announcement w/ Alenya & Nogs - 8:00:00 Seasonal Server ...
May 14, 2023•2 hr 42 min
