Sunday, June 26, 2022

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 752 - Dragonflight In 2022, Are You Serious?

 Recorded Sunday, June 26, 2022 2000


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 752 - Dragonflight In 2022, Are You Serious?


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 : 

        PvP Brawl Deep Six

        Shadowlands Dungeon Event

(MICRO)HOLIDAYS :            

        Midsummer Fire Festival (June 21 to July 5)

ENDING Tuesday (reset) : 

        PvP Brawl Deep Six (Ends)

        Shadowlands Dungeon Event (Ends)

BEGINS Tuesday (reset): 

        PvP Brawl Arathi Blizzard (Begins)

        Pet Battle Bonus Event (Begins)


This week in FFXIV:




NEWS:

ABK:


WoW Classic: 

In preparation for the launch of WotLKC some TBCC servers will be taken offline. (This is the first time I know of that WoW servers of any kind have been discontinued.) I assume they will be launched again, maybe another name or something, as the new fresh WotLK servers that are spoken of.

You can choose to transfer from one such server for free or choose to do nothing and be forcefully transferred to a server chosen by Blizzard.

Joyous Journeys - Summer XP Buff Event - 6-8 weeks before WotLKC launch. +50% XP from all sources.


Overwatch:

I think I said on the last show that OW2 will be f2p for PvP and paid DLC of some kind for the PvE side.

It looks like they now go with totally f2p.

Loot Boxes are gone, since laws in some parts of the EU prohibit those.

9 week Battle passes / seasons. 

Ingame currency (not real world currency to scheme players out of their money like almost any f2p game does).

Regular new content. 2 new heroes and skins at launch and 1 more new hero at the start of season two.

No carry over from OW1 to OW2 like POE to POE2 will have. (You will have access to ALL your purchased items from POE in POE2, no money you spent in POE is lost when you play POE2).


Diablo: Immortal:

Indefinite delay of release in China. Rumors go that an unfavorable comment about Winnie the Pooh was made by some people that better shouldn’t have made it, because, in China, Winnie the Pooh is said to be a synonym for Xi Jinping, the Chinese head of state.

With that said, Diablo: Immortal has, apparently, lost one of, if not the, biggest markets it was designed for. The principal developer of the game, NetEase, is a Chinese company after all and one of the leading developers of mobile game profit schemes.


WoW Dragonflight: 

Release date: On or before Dec. 31 2022.

Preorder has started. To hide the real numbers of Diablo: Immortal?

WoW Gold = WoW Token = Blizzard Balance = P2W in Diablo: Immortal = Blizzard extra profit


 

 

Prices have all been increased by $10 to $50, $70 and $90 with the physical CE costing around $130.

Nowhere is it mentioned that the pre-order unlocks the ingame digital items for purchasing the physical Collector’s Edition, contrary to the explicit mention of that fact in the digital only product section!






What We've Been Doing:



Aprillian

https://www.twitch.tv/aprilpvd

https://www.twitch.tv/aprillianpvd

https://www.youtube.com/aprilpvd

https://wowchallenges.com

Joined WoWChallenges on their celebration of 300 episodes!

Used Mount equipment for the first time.

Pants Mi put up for auction

https://www.pop1stats.com/player/975CAD7C1261BBB6?leaderboard=WeeklyWinsTotal


First Person Tennis


Constraxx

  Tazavesh Mythic 11 run to 75% complete.  Donated a vial of the sands to organizer of the run for a good effort being nice to everyone, reminding the tank that it is a game.


Grand Nagus

I finally got my shark mount.

I kept track of the patch MSQ story completion and start of HW pre-story starting.

As I assumed, the ARR story basically finished with 2.3 and the setup of the HW story started with a bang the first quest of the 2.4 patch.

Almost at the end of Post-ARR in 2.5. 

That means i can finally upgrade my toon to HW quest status and get lvl 60 gear, since i’m almost level 60 on my two main jobs.



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Each week GrandNagus takes a closer look at Final Fantasy XIV!


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, June 19, 2022

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 751 - Light The Fires!

 Recorded Sunday, June 19, 2022 2000


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 751 - Light The Fires!


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 : Timewalking Cataclysm Ends

        PvP Brawl Packed House Ends


(MICRO)HOLIDAYS :            


ENDING Tuesday (reset) : Timewalking Cataclysm Ends

        PvP Brawl Packed House Ends


BEGINS Tuesday (reset): Shadowlands Dungeon Event begins

      PvP Brawl Deep Six Begins

      Midsummer Fire Festival Begins


This week in FFXIV:




NEWS:

FFXIV:

The date for the next Letter from the Producer has been announced. 

It’s gonna be on July 1 and will cover the first real info about upcoming 6.2.

ABK:

ABK investigated ABK and ABK came to the conclusion that ABK did nothing wrong.

Overwatch 2 Beta will start on June 28.


What We've Been Doing:



Aprillian


https://www.twitch.tv/aprilpvd

https://www.twitch.tv/aprillianpvd

https://www.youtube.com/aprilpvd



Constraxx

Sold 5 Vial of the Sands, Donated 2.

Purchased a lot of Pyrite Ore to keep the market flow high.

Recipe available from cataclysm vendor for 1500 Timewarped badges.


Grand Nagus

The Fashionista YouTube channel: The Fashionista 

Omega Alt:

Summoner / Scholar job at 57.

White Mage job at 47.

Bard job at 31. I only leveled that job because music.

MSQ progress: Patch 2.2 started. There are always 5 content patches per expansion with the first 3 expanding and wrapping up the expansions main story and the X.4 and X.5 patches setting the stage for the next expansion.

Unlocked Fisher job on my main alt, since you need a toon to level fisher on.

Finished the Crystal Tower raid quest chain for the ARR (24 man) Alliance Raid.

Some achievements:

First try on Ocean Fishing getting the achievement. 




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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: XXX-XXX

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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


Hi Kyle, hi Jeppy!





Wow Challenges 300 Episode 

http://Wowchallenges.com




Sunday, June 12, 2022

Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 750 - Dailies In Every Game Needs to be Done Daily

 Recorded Sunday, June 12, 2022 2000


Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 750 - Dailies In Every Game Needs to be Done Daily


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 :    Battleground Bonus, Classic Ashran Brawl


(MICRO)HOLIDAYS :            


ENDING Tuesday (reset) : 

                      Battleground Bonus Ends.


BEGINS Tuesday (reset): Torghast Unbridled event

                                  Timewalking Cataclysm (Firelands Raid)

                                  PvP Brawl Deep Six Begins.




This week in FFXIV:


ONGOING : Make It Rain - until June 20.


This week in Population One:



NEWS:

FFXIV:

New Prefered worlds to balance server population:

On worlds that receive the preferred status existing characters will not receive the Road to 80 buff after creation.

On worlds that have the preferred status removed the buff will be removed from all characters.

ABK:

A thing Hazel, from HazelNuttyGames, reminded me of, is the fact that you can now send mail between any of your toons on the same server, regardless of their faction.


Diablo Legendary Crests vs ETERNAL Legendary Crests explained Josh Strife Hayes explains the difference. 

In short: Legendary Crests drop BOUND gems where ETERNAL Legendary Crests (exclusively acquired in the ingame shop) drop unbound gems you can sell to other players.

Nowhere in the game is the difference between the two explained. 


Diablo IV’s fifths and final class has been announced: The Necromancer.

Hardly a surprise, but it’s confirmed now.

Launch of Diablo IV is still 2023


Overwatch 2 early access date has been announced. 

Early access is on Oct. 4, even though it was previously announced to be postponed until 2023.

I guess they had to speed it up to have it work for OWL, maybe.

OW2 PvP will be f2p and the PvE side of things will be b2p, i think.

The reveal event will be on June 16.



What We've Been Doing:



Aprillian

https://www.twitch.tv/aprilpvd

https://www.twitch.tv/aprillianpvd

https://www.youtube.com/aprilpvd

Moneybags PJ = 10,000 seeker silver




Constraxx

  Farming from the AH herbs Vigil’s Torch and Rising Glory (88K) for 5600 herbs split down the middle.

  Cooldowns for Volatile Waters, and Pyrium Bars, also fishing for Volatile fires.


Grand Nagus

I only did the minimum on FFXIV this week, running a couple of dungeons and some Gold Saucer games, since it’s Make It Rain where you get a +50% bonus to all MGP earnings. 


Played some POE this past week.

Made a new seasonal, Witch, toon. She’s 25 atm and will be a mage skeleton necromancer.

She’s in Act 2

I love POE's take on skills and abilities.

There are a few novel concepts in POE that i really like:

There is no gold in the game. There is an item currency system.

The abilities you use come from the gems you socket into your gear.

There are ability gems, both active and passive as well as support gems.

There are 3 colors of gems, blue, red and green. Intellect, strength and dexterity.

The gem slots in your gear, a maximum of 6 per item in endgame content, CAN be linked, but don’t HAVE to be linked. Only linked gems can interact aka can be supported.

One of the items, that is also a currency, since every item is a currency, can link two gem slots not previously linked.

The gems have stat and level requirements.

The gems have their own exp bar, you level them up as you use them, using them gives them exp.

Your potions have charges. A potion has a specific amount of charges that award a specific amount of mana or like over time.

The potions recharge when you kill enemies.

You update your flasks by selling 3 of the lower versions to get one higher.

My all time highest POE toon is in the low 50s.

Once a season is over, much like in Diablo III, the seasonal toon gets converted to a regular toon.



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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: June 5 to June 12

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Last week’s 60’s:


Time Flies When You’re Having Fun:

Ashburgers has earned this achievement.


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.


https://www.youtube.com/user/CtrlAltWoW/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0



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Shout Outs & Thank You


Hey Kyle, keep up the good work.


Wow Challenges 300 Episode 

http://Wowchallenges.com