Tauren Think Tank: The Podcast About the Blizzard Gamer Behind the Keyboard

Wiping on Gara'jal at 3%; we now have show forums at signalsmedia.com; Jules has a new show coming up; a new Mama Rem story; Rem is done doing dailies; Tell Us One Thing; an update about turning off Battle.net broadcast messages; The Brawler's Guild invites are getting everybody mad; the new Cinder Kitten pet benefiting the Red Cross efforts for Superstorm Sandy; we answer questions from a husband about to lead a raid team containing his own wife; a new GM who has a sensitive officer; and an openly gay player who is feeling shut down by his guild.

We give away our Winged Guardian mount; Jules is healing with Vuhdo now; Rem meets a listener in a random instance; Jules tries to heal in Boomkin spec; a new Mama Rem story; an update about our Hurricane Sandy experiences; Tell Us One Thing; we answer questions from a former warrior that wants to find the love of the class again, a bored hunter not happy on his PvP server, and a reluctant social media user not happy with how the RealID broadcast feature is used in game.

Happy Halloween, Moo Crew!Rem's mom has joined WoW; no more dailies for Rem; last week to send your epic leveling stories to win a Winged Guardian mount; Tell Us One Thing; increase in Valor points from dungeons and challenge modes; Brawler's Guild in the PTR; we get an update from Taurence from Episode 21; we answer questions from a new guild member asks for tips on how to be less shy and make friends in the guild, a tale of two guilds and wishing that an old raid team would return to the game, and a situation between two friends where one leaves the guild and the other ignores him.

Koltrane from Convert to Raid returns for another guest host appearance with Rem and Jules; we are giving away a Winged Guardian mount; what we have been doing in MoP so far; Tell Us One Thing; we discuss our thoughts about why female gamers often play healers; we answer questions from a serviceman looking for advice on how to prepare for unexpected absences from the game, a PvP guild that has trouble recruiting members, and a friendship that has lasted multiple guild switches and is now on the rocks.

We're getting ready for raiding; we talk about some of the stuff that's been irking us in MoP; Tell Us One Thing; Rem's mom got some mail from listeners; we talk about Patch 5.1 notes; we answer questions from a learning disabled player who has trouble finding a guild willing to take him, a raider who is raiding on two different teams and is getting burnt out; and a RealID friend dilemma with a twist.

We're level 90!; Tell Us One Thing; are all tanks doing amazing dps?; changes to justice points & reputation; 5.1 is coming; a discussion about how gamers are perceived in the "outside world"; we answer questions from a raid leader whose GM has tried to oust him, a knowledgeable player in a guild where people don't do their research, and a pair of guild leaders who are looking for tips on how to identify great people to fit their guild culture.

Pat Krane (Zhug) from Convert to Raid joins Rem and Jules; Rem shares the result of his launch night plans; lots of MoP discussion; a jam-packed Tell Us One Thing; a discussion about overload with so much to do now; Jules announces our new advice blog; we answer questions from a previous writer whose guild now has too many officers, a new RP'er looking for how to enter the field, and a new guild member wanting to know how to become an officer some day.

Jules got the Raven Lord mount; Jules' panda name reveal; Tell Us One Thing; we reveal the winner of the guild meme submission contest; a discussion on cross-realm zones (CRZs); Appear Offline is coming; we answer questions from a new father trying to balance his family with his love of raiding, a guild leader who is rebuilding his guild after having to leave the game for a while, and a guy who is trying to salvage a friendship with his female realID friend and raid leader.

Team Number One Pickle are Dragonslayers with Twilight Harbinger mounts; contest for this week: tell us your best guild meme; some best-of moments from Episodes 1-10; free 7-day invitation to previous players to return to the game; Death Knights went on the rampage; we answer questions from a guild member looking for some more structure for the guild, from a raider who wants to know what expectations a raiding guild has for him, and a long-time guild member trying to decide his next steps after his GM locked the guild bank.

Jules was in Vegas for work; a surprise guest appearance on the DogHouse Systems podcast; Rem and the team got H Cho'Gall to 18%; Rem's computer decided to freak out this week; Tell Us One Thing; we give away a Gregarious Grell to the chat room; updates from previous writers; a discussion about inflammatory words being used in the gaming community; we answer questions from a player whose GM is threatening to leave, an older gamer looking for understanding people to play with, and a new GM who has taken over the reigns of a shrinking guild.

Patch 5.0.4 has arrived; we share some big show news; Rem is looking for a midnight release; Rem has an unexpected visitor; Tell Us One Thing; things that you didn't know from the patch notes this week; we answer questions from a long-time Alliance player who wants to raid as Horde but doesn't want to abandon a RL friend, a long-time guild member who is conflicted about staying with his guild after many have left, and a new guild member whose once-stable guild is now in flux.

Rem & Jules take on Sinestra for the first time; Jules had a wild week outside the game; changes to our guild's recruitment policy; Tell Us One Thing; we're giving away more prizes to good deeds done in LFG/LFR; some updates from previous writers; more on the new talent system; the mobile auction house and guild chat is free to use; we answer questions from a boyfriend trying to get his girlfriend back into WoW after he treated her like a jerk in the game, a young player trying to convince his outdoorsy parents that more gaming time is a good thing, a guy wanting to play with friends that have all left to play on private servers due to financial issues, and a potential heartbreaker who wants to know if it's okay to date a girl that used to date his friend.

Rem has been doing...PvP?; we give away a Sand Scarab pet to a lucky listener; LFG stories are recounted; Tell Us One Thing; did you change your password?; the new patch date has been announced; time to learn your new talents; new LFR loot rules; Spirit of Harmony is the new tradeskill resource; we get an update from a previous writer; we answer questions about creating a welcome environment for a husband to get his wife to try WoW again, is it a good idea to go to conventions like PAX or Nerdtacular alone, should you level what you want or what your raid team needs to start raiding right away, and what to do about a guild that used to be a home, but is abandoned after the core players have left.

Rem & Jules give away stuff, Tell Us One Thing; Blizzard had a security issue this week; Scroll of Resurrection and Recruit a Friend and monks; no tabard faction rep in MoP; the ongoing LFR debate come around again; we answer questions from our listeners about trying to schedule raids around everyone's lives, a boyfriend who wants more space and time to play WoW, is paying for a friend to server transfer a good idea and how to help the challenges of inexperienced players in LFG.

Rem and Jules talk about the current state of their raid team; Tell Us One Thing becomes Tell ME One Thing this week; follow-ups from Episode 13; a listener suggestion to beat the boredom before MoP; a special e-mail from a non-WoW player; we answer questions about ways to try and motivate a stalled raid team to try and finish Dragon Soul before MoP, whether it's a good idea to join a guild if all you want to do is play casually, how to still gear up through the current woes and fail groups happening in the current LFR scene, and when it might be a good time to let a date know that you play WoW.