Sunday, April 25, 2021

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 705 - Welcome Daisy

 Recording Sunday, April 25, 2021 2000


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 705 - Welcome Daisy


Aprillian, Constraxx, Grand Nagus and guest hosts discuss another week of playing World of Warcraft, Blizzard's greatest MMORPG. The show features audio segments and email submissions from our lovely listeners. Guild Round up from Constraxx.

If you want to join the conversations on the show, we have a live chatroom with in-game giveaways moderated by chatroom-guru Constraxx. We record Live on our Twitch.tv page twitch.tv/ctrlaltwowpodcast

We also have an ongoing contest. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play WoW, either as an altoholic or dealing with it in your family life to being placed in a drawing for a WoW Pet or an Authenticator.




This week in WoW:


ONGOING :             

  World Quest Bonus Event (this week)


ENDING Tuesday (reset) : 

  World Quest Bonus Event (Ends at Reset)


BEGINS Tuesday (reset): 

  Timewalking Dungeon : Wrath of the Lich King 

  PvP Brawl Deep Six

  ON WEDNESDAY : Volunteer Guard Day (salute a guard in SW or Org to fight off mobs to 50 stacks)


What We've Been Doing:

The second charity pet, Daisy, has been unlocked after the donation goal of $1M has been reached.

Announcement of the next World of Warcraft Book, World of Warcraft: SYLVANAS.


It is available for pre-order, and it has a release date too, that being Nov. 9th.

Written by Christie Golden  and the audiobook is, finally there is one, narrated by none other than Patty Mattson, the voice of Sylvanas, much like World of Warcraft: Before the Storm was narrated by Josh Keaton, the voice of Anduin.

That fact alone leads me to believe that there will be something going on in some way with BlizzCon this year.

9.1 removes the battle pet limit, so you should abstain from getting your pet limit raised before 9.1 unless absolutely needed, since you basically waste 1k pet charms.


Aprillian



Constraxx

Gear Gnome Death Knight to tank, Crit + Versatility build, doing a few world quests to upgrade weapons to 138 iLvl with the Aiding the 4 covenant quests, only Night Fae left to do.  Run Dungeons for experiences about 3 dungeons per level, it’s more time effective to do world quests that reward gear, you are guaranteed the drop at the end and can focus on difficult to fill slots.  Gear drops in dungeon (2 or 3 per day) are higher iLvl but can be very RNG in nature and stats.  Crafted gear stops at 57, nothing craftable until 60 so you need some luck with the world quests that are up for trinket and rings.


Patience doing Pet battle dungeons, Wailing Critters and Deadmines, long process to get all the pets, new pet from damp supplies this week (flying serpent)


Taking great care not to burnout on Ember court and Anima gathering for Rogue, very time consuming to do all the side quests for the court and equally complicated to gather enough anima for the next building upgrade 5000 required.


Wife aggro on dungeon runs and pet battle adventures, had to abandon a group mid dungeon in halls of atonement, nobody’s fault, real life got in the way and that is how things go, profuse apologies to teammates, no tank wants to leave a man behind enemy lines.


Leveling the Dwarf Shaman upgraded the 4 slots with Draenor gear for 3 and the gloves from the garrison 2nds mission iLvl 50, crafted all my level 50 enchants by mistake, only the glove enchant for +7 haste are equippable.


Grand Nagus

TBC Classic Beta invite.

Checking “the little things” out on the Beta.

The Flight Master has the “wing icon” now when you hover over the NPC.

I’ve checked out the prices and requirements for riding/flying changes from Vanilla Classic.

TBC Apprentice Riding: Level 30 for about 35g (not sure about the discount with rep).

TBC Journeyman Riding: Level 60 for ~600g.

TBC Flight Form for Druids: Level 68. Not sure about the acquisition or price.

TBC Expert Riding: Level 70 for ~ 800g. 

TBC Artisan Riding: Level 70 for ~5000g.


My Troll Hunter reached level 40 and learned to equip Mail gear.

She was able to upgrade her quiver that gave me +1 to ranged attack power bonus from +12 to +13 and from 14 to 16 slots as well as upgrading my arrows from +7,5 dps to +13 dps.


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You can find GrandNagus on Twitter @GrandNagus1, or by email at towerofcommerce@gmail.com


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Guild Updates: XXX-XXX

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Koretanah

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Melindraya


Last week’s 60’s:

  Melindraya has reached max level this week.



Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:





Guild Chat App - Discord 


Trying a 24/7 chat app for guildies to join and just keep in contact and have chats with during IRL :) Also has a voice channel just like vent/mumble! And very easy to use! :)


The App is Discord - https://discord.gg/0gr8ON8GpXJQrJHy 


And we have a CtrlAltWoW Server - so check out the link above for invite.


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Shout Outs & Thank You







Sunday, April 18, 2021

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 704 - What’s Going On?

 Recorded Sunday, April 18, 2021 2000


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 704 - What’s Going On?


Aprillian, Constraxx, Grand Nagus and guest hosts discuss another week of playing World of Warcraft, Blizzard's greatest MMORPG. The show features audio segments and email submissions from our lovely listeners. Guild Round up from Constraxx.

If you want to join the conversations on the show, we have a live chatroom with in-game giveaways moderated by chatroom-guru Constraxx. We record Live on our Twitch.tv page twitch.tv/ctrlaltwowpodcast

We also have an ongoing contest. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play WoW, either as an altoholic or dealing with it in your family life to be  placed in a drawing for a WoW Pet or an Authenticator.




This week in WoW:


ONGOING :             


ENDING Tuesday (reset) : Arena Skirmish Event.

                                      PvP Brawl: Packed House

BEGINS Tuesday (reset): World Quest Bonus Event



What We've Been Doing:

Deleted scenes from the Warcraft movie have been posted on YouTube.


First look at the new Raid Sanctum of Domination. I love the art!


9.1 will let us transmog each shoulder separately 


Secret Finding Discord Discovers Solution to Slime Serpent Mount

The Slime Serpent mount has been available in game since the launch of Shadowlands, but no one was sure of how to obtain it. Well, thanks to the Secret Finding Discord, the answer has finally been solved!


In order to get the mount, you must:

  • Solo the last two bosses of the Plaguefall dungeon, Domina Venomblade and Margrave Stradama, on heroic difficulty or higher.

  • Afterwards, a friendly mob named Curious Slime Serpent will appear in the slime pools around Domina Venomblade's area. Take the portal back up to find it.

  • Right Clicking the Curious Slime Serpent will cause you to pet it and the mount will be learned!


Currently, this seems easiest on tank specs that are pretty geared. Most of the dungeon can be skipped, save for the 3rd boss and the trash before Stradama, with stealth and invisibility potions.



Aprillian




Constraxx

 Pet battle : Family Exorcist accomplished and earned Spriggan Trickster.

 Many many LFR for the 5000 anima needed for upgrading the Ember Court.

 Bellular has had a look at the PTR and it seems to reward extra items if all your covenant upgrades match level, one extra item if they are level 1, 2 extra items if they are level 2, 3 extra items if they are all level 3, it pays to level the correct Blizzard way.  You also get items if you do the warmode on way and you get flags and wagons and different items for doing the PvP world quests.

 Shaman leveling with various world pet battles in Vale of eternal blossoms and frost fire ridge, I kgot 2 levels out of it, 38 and 40.

 Adventures in the Maw right before reset and waited 5 minutes to go back in to do it all over again because of the tier 3 and tier 5 debuff.


Grand Nagus

When trying to get another Broot pet i got the Acorn of the Endless to give me Warden’s Crown the hidden appearance for the Resto Druid spec of the Legion artifact. Broot, though, is unique and can’t be caged.


Classic WoW Troll Hunter first to reach level 35.

Need to catch up on Mining. Cooking, First Aid and Fishing are well on their way.

The Tauren Druid, currently at level 23, is doing his best to make use of the mats for Leatherworking that the Hunter provides. Currently just shy of skill 200, and he needs to reach level 35 too to skill past 225, using Thick Leather.

The Priest is 33 and well on her way to 35 too.

We are running SM a lot atm and intend to dual-box those runs now with the hunter and the priest getting exp for both toons.

Once those two are done, the Druid (23) and Warrior (29) will be next.

I’m focussing on those four classes atm since Classic is that entirely different level experience.

I have my side projects, but they are not really in the picture atm.



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Each week GrandNagus takes a closer look at some of the most useful World of Warcraft addons out there.

Addon(s) of the week: Outfitter - Classic 

You can find GrandNagus on Twitter @GrandNagus1, or by email at towerofcommerce@gmail.com


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Guild Updates: XXX-XXX

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Last week’s 60’s:



Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:





Guild Chat App - Discord 


Trying a 24/7 chat app for guildies to join and just keep in contact and have chats with during IRL :) Also has a voice channel just like vent/mumble! And very easy to use! :)


The App is Discord - https://discord.gg/0gr8ON8GpXJQrJHy 


And we have a CtrlAltWoW Server - so check out the link above for invite.


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Shout Outs & Thank You







Sunday, April 11, 2021

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 703 - Everything Old is New Again

 Recorded Sunday, April 11, 2021 2000


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 703 - Everything Old is New Again


Aprillian, Constraxx, Grand Nagus and guest hosts discuss another week of playing World of Warcraft, Blizzard's greatest MMORPG. The show features audio segments and email submissions from our lovely listeners. Guild Round up from Constraxx.

If you want to join the conversations on the show, we have a live chatroom with in-game giveaways moderated by chatroom-guru Constraxx. We record Live on our Twitch.tv page twitch.tv/ctrlaltwowpodcast

We also have an ongoing contest. Send an email to ctrlaltwow@gmail.com telling us how you play WoW, either as an altoholic or dealing with it in your family life to being placed in a drawing for a WoW Pet or an Authenticator.




This week in WoW:


ONGOING :             

Ending on Monday: Noblegarden.

ENDING Tuesday (reset) : Timewalking: The Burning Crusade.

BEGINS Tuesday (reset): Arena Skirmish Event.


What We've Been Doing:

The Burning Crusade Classic servers have tested the daily quest hubs over the weekend and will start Raid testing next week.



Aprillian



Constraxx

Pet battle apocalypse is over, Fresh start in Shadowlands.  After some Mechwarrior 5 Mayhem.


Grand Nagus

WoW Classic:

Really enjoying WoW Classic.

Being run through some dungeons on low toons.

The Hunter retrained to Skinning and MINING, dropping Herbalism to be able to support her hunger for ammo.

The Druid reached 23 and has started his trek on using Heavy Leather for Leatherworking.

The Priest is at the stage where she has started using Mageweave Cloth, first for Mageweave Cloth, then making gear and bags with it.


I’ve been invited to the Diablo II: Resurrected Technical Alpha. Not sure how many invites have gone out but i was surprised to see the invite in the mail and happy to play it for a bit. Going to go back in and do more testing over the next few days. So far i like it a lot!

You can play Barbarian, Amazon or Sorceress at the moment and only single player campaign



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Hello everyone!


I have an audio this time!  Had a little fun with Nobel Garden and had to share.  


The Blast from the Past for this week is from episode 435.  Enjoy!


--Kyle









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Each week GrandNagus takes a closer look at some of the most useful World of Warcraft addons out there.




You can find GrandNagus on Twitter @GrandNagus1, or by email at towerofcommerce@gmail.com


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Guild Updates: April 4 to April 11

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  Mataroza

  Vashti

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Mataroza

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Khiriel


Last week’s 60’s:

  This week’s max level Khiriel



Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:

  New to this achievement is Mataroza




Guild Chat App - Discord 


Trying a 24/7 chat app for guildies to join and just keep in contact and have chats with during IRL :) Also has a voice channel just like vent/mumble! And very easy to use! :)


The App is Discord - https://discord.gg/0gr8ON8GpXJQrJHy 


And we have a CtrlAltWoW Server - so check out the link above for invite.


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Shout Outs & Thank You