Gaming Worlds Collide

In the second Twitter Topic, Esh and Kat tackle the subject of sexism in World of Warcraft. From chicks in chainmail (or even heavy plate!!!) bikinis to S&M succubi to the roles of male and female NPCs. Share your thoughts with us. Follow Esh on twitter and join the discussion! http://twitter.com/Eshtariel/

Joining Esh and Kat this week to talk about the ever fascinating Draenei Lore within World of Warcraft is Achloryn from casuallyhardcoregamers.blogspot.com and hordereview.com. The Draenei were one of two new races introduced during the Burning Crusade, but they have a history that goes much deeper than that. We had some audio problems during the live cast and apologize for any inconvenience. There are a few moments of the sound cutting out.

Esh and Kat starting a new monthly feature here at Gaming Worlds Collide. Esh is introducing the following Twitter Topic: Guild Recruitment - the best and worst ways. Follow @eshtariel on twitter and reply to her with your answers. We will discuss them on this week's podcast, as well as what World of Warcraft players are talking about in regard to the game.

Next up in our series of Cataclysm previews: Druids! Joining Esh and Kat this week are Lissanna from restokin.com and Achloryn from casuallyhardcoregamers.blogspot.com and hordereview.com. Find up what is coming down the pipeline in Cataclysm for druids and, perhaps, what we hope will be changed (or not changed) before launch of the expansion.

Paladins finally received some love in the latest beta build for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. Joining Kat and Esh to talk about these changes will be Asros (who appeared on our Evolution of the Raid episode). Asros' guildmate Valkyrierisen may also be joining us.

Most gamers agree that any successful, long-term game has a good foundation based of mechanics and storyline. A good storyline is based on good lore and the storytellers at World of Warcraft do an exceptional job at building and maintaining that lore for past, present and future generations of players. Join Esh and Kat, with our special guest Anne Stickney from WoW.com (aka Shade from the All Things Azeroth), as we discuss one aspect of WOW's ever expanding storyline - Dragons! Be there or be squished!

Do you live for melting faces? Do you measure your epeen in honorable kills? Is your day not complete until you've been stun locked by a rogue? Join Esh and Kat as they talk about PvP in World of Warcraft, the various battlegrounds as well as arenas and world PvP. They'll even cover how PvP can help with your end game raiding career. Srsly! *coughs*

Change of plans for this week (sorry for anybody who was looking forward to Easter Eggs)! Esh is in the closed beta and this week, we're going to talk about some of the new things and some of the cooler things she's witnessed so far. Join us in the chatroom with your questions or @ esh on Twitter as Eshtariel.

Blizzard recently announced the talent changes for priests coming up in Cataclysm. Joining Esh and Kat this week to discuss these changes and what they see happening for priests is Fox Van Allen from wow.com and Derevka and Avalonna from talesofapriest.com. It promises to be a lively and very entertaining show.

Kat and Esh talk about this really fun holiday in World of Warcraft, including achievements and quests and tips for completing them.

Are you paralyzed with fear at the mention of role-play around you? Do you break out in hives if someone emotes at you? Does it keep you up at night to worry about whether you're using your 'thee's and 'thou's properly? Doctors Esh and Kat are here to help you through your anxiety. There is no reason to fear the RP regardless what server or game you play on. Join Esh and Kat as they discuss RP, how to find it and how to avoid it if you really need to.

Kat and Esh tackle the topic of gear scores and how they, and other arbitrary measuring sticks, appear to be affecting the gaming environment.

Ruby Sanctum being on the PTR got us to thinking about patch and extended maintenance days. What do you do when your favorite game is down? We don't know about everybody else, but we'll share our favorite things to do to pass the time.

There was way too much for us to pack into a single podcast. We're back for round two of dealing with guild politics and the drama that goes along with it.

Raiding has changed since the Vanilla Wow days. Listen in while we chat with experienced raiders about how it's changed, for better or worse, and how it will change in the future. Special guests include Lissana from restokin.com and Asros who has taken down the Lich King.