Monday, July 26, 2021

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 716 - Why Blizzard, Why?

 Recorded Sunday, July 25, 2021 1700


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 716 - Why Blizzard, Why?

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 chat room 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 : 


MICROHOLIDAYS: Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl            


ENDING Tuesday (reset) : 

  PvP Brawl : Deep Six 

  Arena Skirmish Bonus Event


BEGINS Sunday: 

Darkmoon Faire - August 1st


BEGINS Tuesday (reset): 

  World Quest Bonus Event

  PvP Brawl : Arathi Blizzard 

  Sanctum of Domination next wing of LFR unlocked


What We've Been Doing:



Aprillian




Constraxx

Finding what makes you happy in the game.  Avoiding stress in real life, high anxiety disables everything for me including sleep.  Watching Ash vs Evil Dead on Netflix, occasional in game death.

  

Grand Nagus

Being in a relationship with a survivor of sexual violence i can’t bring myself to even open my Blizzard App.

I’ve taken it off of Auto Start for the time being. 

I have to just see, but more feel if / when the time is right to return to WoW.

Hearing all the horrible stories about the things that happened and about the people that acted shamefully, disgustingly shameful and so, oh so wrong, it breaks my heart.

For people that want to cancel the sub, as someone, and I can't remember who, said, it’s ok to do so, if you feel you need to do that to feel better.

On the other side, if you feel like you shouldn’t, for any reason, then continue to play.

The game is not at fault for the IRL things the people higher up did.

The community isn’t at fault.

I will always love the product, the IP, that is Warcraft.

I think I said last week that I would love nothing more than to have FF14 with the story from Warcraft be one game.

Think about the victims at Blizzard, still working there now. Think about the ex-employees, that are victims, from Blizzard that still play the game(s), because the love the CONTENT they created and are, rightfully so, proud of what they created.

If you don’t like the game, and there are enough reasons to, just stop playing.

If you stop playing just to “burn down Blizzard”, that’s not a good reason to do so.

According to some sources production at Blizzard has all but halted for the moment.

That could result in delays in releases patches and expansions and entire games, because I highly doubt that this was only a thing in the WoW team. This was systematic, is systematic and effects Diablo Immortal, Diablo IV

This is really funny, I play a game where you don’t want alts.

Where everything can be done by one toon.

If you need a tank in the raid and you play a dps, you just click one button and you, or anyone else for that matter becomes a tank.


Remaking WoW and Blizzard at the same time?


Golden Saucer in FF14 is a casino much like the DMF in WoW

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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:


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


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Guild Updates: June 13 to June 20

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Last week’s 60’s:

 

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:



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







Monday, July 19, 2021

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 715 - Finally

 Recorded Sunday, July 18, 2021 1700


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 715 - Finally

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 chat room 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 :  

           

MICRO HOLIDAYS: Auction House Dance Party on Thu July 22nd.


ENDING Tuesday (reset) : Timewalking: Warlords of Draenor

                                       PvP Brawl: Packed House


BEGINS Tuesday (reset): Arena Skirmish Bonus Event

                                     PvP Brawl: Deep Six 


What We've Been Doing:

As of the recording of this podcast 4 guilds, according to MMO-Champion’s website, are at 9/10 in the Mythic race to world first in the new Raid.


Aprillian




Constraxx

New mount off world boss : Sinfall Gravewing.

Follower level 60, new follower level 1, quality purple.

  

Grand Nagus

The feeling of finding a feature in a friend's car / house or, whatever other thing, and wishing yours had it.

That is how I feel playing FF14.

WoW 2.0?

Why Chromie time?

Getting used to the large amount of loading screens takes time.

Surnames in the game is great!

One toon can do EVERYTHING!

WoW is one large world, FF14… is not!

Please rework crafting!

In FF14 each profession / job is it’s own class to level. You ARE the carpenter and start your toon at level 1 when learning the profession, and you only do that job, no fighting or anything else, just leveling carpentry.

Put the “Hero” in the center of the story!

Linear storytelling.

Main storyline vs side quests.

Mentoring.

Expand the trial playing experience.

One downside to FF14: You can’t link an authenticator to your account UNLESS YOU HAVE A PAID version of the game. Authenticators can’t be activated on trial accounts.

That is unacceptable, imo.

Another thing that I miss is the lack of Voice Acting.

For the amount of cinematic interaction there is in FF14, only a few are voice acted.

Didn’t have any login without queue time to log in.

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Hello everyone!


Hope you have all been enjoying the new patch!  I gave it a few days for the inevitable post-patch updates and then only did a few covenant daily quest things.  I have not yet gotten into the new storyline but hope to continue questing soon!


Today I have clips from episode 439.  Enjoy the Blast from the Past!


--Kyle









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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:


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


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Guild Updates: July 11 to July 18

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Last week’s 60’s:

 

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:




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