Episodes – Ventchat

Eivez joins us to talk about the priest changes in Cataclysm.  We talk about a few listener emails, then we discuss what can only be called the biggest WoW "leak" in history.  We turn Turdhat loose on a listener to offer advice about transferring servers, and we go into our discussion topic involving the change with the raid lockouts. OUR WEEK IN WOW Children's Week - Let's fustercluck PVP for everyone for a week Sauce on vacation misses his drop, poor baby PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS NEWS LEAKS, HUGE LEAKS, MASSIVE LEAKS TURDHAT'S CORNER BGO's guild transfer questions answered DISCUSSION TOPIC: How will the "proposed" change to 10 and 25 man raiding/lockouts change your play?  Will you be moving to only 10s?  Changing guilds?  Trying to run 25s?  What effect will this change have if it is implemented? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Leaks! Are they good or bad. Do you want to know everything early or would you rather be surprised? Are these leaks ultimately a good or bad thing for Blizzard? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Olley Raey - I'm Giving Up, I'm Giving Up Trafic de Blues - Fin de cavale, Time to funk Hemplicitt' - Hemplicitt Demo, Boris All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

Oh there be some changes a-brew-ing.  Some of them aren't so pretty in the eyes of the old Ventchat crew.  Sauce is on a well deserved vacation this week, and the other boys were planning on taking a week off....but then the news dropped...and Esta and Fen knew they HAD to do a show.  This is the type of news that has far reaching sweeping implications for many many guilds out there, not to mention all of the other proposed changes.  YES, we know that not all of these changes will make it to a server near you....we HOPE not all of these changes make it...because the results could be less than ideal. Beyond the big news that dropped, we also have our usual Turdhat segment, some impressive discussions from the forums, listener emails, and a whole lot of otther goodness you won't want to miss. OUR WEEK IN WOW Putricide, Dreamwalker and Blood Queen down in 25s Esta got his Iron Bound Proto from Ulduar 25s Turdhat's Worst Contest In The World Forums BLOWING UP PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS! NEWS Dude you're going to have to just listen to this one...seriously.  This is why we got off our asses and did a show this week.  I'm not going to repeat it all. TURDHAT'S CORNER DISCUSSION TOPIC: The relic/wand/ranged/idol etc slot.  Do we change this to be something "the same" for all classes, if so how, or do we leave it alone? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: How will the "proposed" change to 10 and 25 man raiding/lockouts change your play?  Will you be moving to only 10s?  Changing guilds?  Trying to run 25s?  What effect will this change have if it is implemented? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW Frank Thorstien:  Patent Pending - Lag dot com, Jovian Dawn All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

We're all over the place this week.  We talk about some raiding with heroic Putricide, we talk a little about mods, we talk about battlegrounds, arenas...stuff IN WoW and stuff OUT of WoW.  If you like listening to things with your ears, we'll probably talk about something you will like. OUR WEEK IN WOW Fen DPSing in healing gear on Saurfang heroic Heroic Putricide Esta and Sauce arenas Storytime with Fen Is the PJC LOST? PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS! NEWS More about THE STEED AVR Mod Lich King Heroic 25 U.S. first kill by Premonition Upgrading the 16 slot backpack Haste spells in Cataclysm Heroic leap and other "old" abilities 2010 Arena pass service Starcraft 2 beta keys TURDHAT'S CORNER DISCUSSION TOPIC Two parter, first part from Umbrage: So I know you've talked about pvp vs pve before, and now I've read that the emphasis is going to be on rated battlegrounds not arenas. This obviously changes things, because balancing for 3v3 is different than 10v 10 or 20v20. Do you guys think this is a step towards pve and pvp mechanics being closer or farther apart? Second part: Would you take part in the prune juice challenge for a chance to win 5k gold, or are we nuts? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC The relic/wand/ranged/idol etc slot.  Do we change this to be something "the same" for all classes, if so how, or do we leave it alone? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW Keep Cool Vibration, Conquest of the Empire - Let My Children Dabra, ccmixter - Maybe I Should Stay All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

Oh man.  This week we go over our experiences in The Prune Juice Challenge, some of the class changes, plus a lot more.  Let me tell you...this particular offering isn't for the squeamish.  We will be releasing the entire PJC later this week or the following week, but this episode definitely goes into some of the highlights of that endeavor...If people talking about things like that give you issues, turn back now.  If you find such things humorous, if you enjoy hearing about others painful intestinal issues, if you are a fan of schadenfreude...you're going to love this episode.  Oh, and we also dive into the first three classes worth of class changes:  Druid, Hunter and Pally.  That plus much much more is in store for you, if you are strong enough to listen. OUR WEEK IN WOW The Prune Juice Challenge...Let's start talking about it. Sauce: Icy Hot on his privates?  Or no?  A Pugcast Journey. Esta Pugs Yogg+1 PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS! NEWS Druid class changes in detail Paladin class changes in detail Hunter Class changes in detail Developer Twitter highlights More micro transactions Mount Hyjal Vashj'ir TURDHAT'S CORNER DISCUSSION TOPIC What get's you PISSED in WoW? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC Two parter, first part from Umbrage: So I know you've talked about pvp vs pve before, and now I've read that the emphasis is going to be on rated battlegrounds not arenas. This obviously changes things, because balancing for 3v3 is different than 10v 10 or 20v20. Do you guys think this is a step towards pve and pvp mechanics being closer or farther apart? Second part: Would you take part in the prune juice challenge for a chance to win 5k gold, or are we nuts? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW Art Yenta - Ferme te jolis yeux(Barbarie thème), Funky - Landing Pitx - See You Later (ft. Fireproof Babies, Bmccosar) - CCMixter JT Bruce - Rigel - Universica All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

We took down heroic Dreamwalker this week, and we go into how that went for us and the strat we used.  We also ran a bunch of battlegrounds this week so we spent some time bitching about that as well.  Aim from our guild made a video about Holysauce, the Prune Juice Challenge details are finalized, we dig into the news, Turdhat's corner makes fun of Fen and MORE! OUR WEEK IN WOW Dreamwalker Heroic Down! New Holysauce video from Aim! Battlegrounds Battlegrounds Battlegrounds Starfall is silly Prune Juice Challenge April 16th Turdhat sends prize...refuses to explain WHAT NEWS Latest Account Scam ICC Buff At 10% Eyonix Leaves Blizzard BB says Cataclysm beta to start in April Aprils Fools stuff everywhere TURDHAT'S CORNER DISCUSSION TOPIC: What's your gaming environment like? (THE BAT CAVE!) NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: What gets you MAD in Wow?  Do you get ticked off when you PVP?  Does wiping on a boss over and over or losing a roll on that one drop you need piss you off?  WHAT FIRES YOU UP??? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW GALLARA - GALLARA 3: Il grande colpo dei 4 uomini d'oro PeerGynt Lobogris - Broken Dreams:  Siete lunas All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

We pushed quite a bit further in heroic ICC 10s this week.  We go into detail about the fights we faced, and what worked and what didn't.  The new patch hit this week, Blizzcon dates were announced, and we hit those topics as well.  We also talked a bit about the PJC.  What's the PJC?  You're going to have to tune in to find out.  Let's just say....it's quite a cleansing experience. OUR WEEK IN WOW Pugcast Broken Razer Naga The PJC Heroic 10s: Saurfang Rotface Festergut Princes Blood Queen NEWS Blizzcon Dates Announced Cryptozoic and the TCG Pets and the ICC buff Gold cap in cataclysm? TURDHAT'S CORNER DISCUSSION TOPIC Do you get teased/hassled/bothered about playing WoW, and do you not tell certain people you play WoW? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC What's your game room or gaming environment like?  What do you HAVE to have in there?  Blinds open or closed? Do you keep it clean?  Do you have a cave like Sauce, or do you game from a laptop anywhere?  Tell us about your set-up! MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW trustno1: Butterfly - Butterfly Manuel Galan:  Open Song V1 All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

We started working on Heroic ICC this week, and we talk about the fights we've seen.  We also went back and did Yogg +0, and we go into detail of that fight as well.  After that we talk about the minor news this week, and pass along some World of Warcraft statistics from a really fascinating video.  Then Turdhat joins us and gives us nice long rant.  Join us for this week's shenanigans. OUR WEEK /Slash2 Yogg +0 Heroic Marrowgar Heroic Deathwhisper Heroic Gunship Battle Heroic Saurfang Esta is a LETHAL WEAPON Phrases people use to find the show NEWS Little XT Strath opening skippable TED talks Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world Reclaiming Gnomer will be in patch 3.9 World first Shadowmourne 3.3.3 should hit this week TURDHAT'S CORNER DISCUSSION TOPIC Do you or will you go back to old content, and if so why? For achievements? For gear? Just to see it? (Will you head back to kill Yogg, Lich King, or any other kills you may miss?) NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC Do you get teased/hassled/bothered about playing WoW, AND do you NOT tell certain people you play WoW so you don't get hassled? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW trustno1: Sit Down And Clap Your Hands - Publishers Dust Harvesting:  Для рисования - Йинн + Я не верю в русалок All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

First off this week we talk about our own Lich King kill! Then we have an absolutely fantastic interview with Skroesec from Tyranny from the Drak'Tharon server, and we get an inside look at the inner workings of a high end raiding guild, one that's been raiding at a very high level for literally years.  We talk about their entire process for tackling new content, from testing on the PTR all the way to killing a new boss for the first time.  We talk about their craziest kills, all of the important questions and not so important ones, all the way down to "Do you yell at people on vent?".  DON'T miss this interview. Then we hit the news, and THEN Turdhat's contest pic is revealed and the winner is chosen!  After that we tackle our discussion topic, and mention our video of the week. OUR WEEK We kill the Lich King!  We talk all about our kill, and we go in-depth into our experiences with this LONG LONG fight. Deluxa and Turdhat get hacked! Deluxa authenticates and can't find the app on his phone mid raid, and button-pushes (We love you Deluxa) INTERVIEW Skroesec from Tyranny with GREAT insight into all things high end raiding.  We pull back the curtain and take a look at how they do things.  They also offer tons of video content at their site, along with some really funny stuff. They raid Sun-Thurs 8pm EST to midnight.  Go take a look over there and if you think you would be a good fit, see if you have what it takes. They stream much of their farm content and some of their progression content, so again, go take a look over there.  http://anarchy-guild.org Our thanks again to Skroesec, we hope to have him back in the future. NEWS Not a lot of news this week, but we cover what's there: UK PC Gamer 6 page article sheds possible confirmation on rumors in Cataclysm Major Horde Lore Changes Deepholme: Possible major Horde/Ally battle including Airships in caverns and flying mounts Raids and dungeons: 8 dungeons released not including Shadowfang or Deadmines, and FOUR new raids at launch.  Grim Batol and Uldum to be patched in after launch. Harrison Jones will be back with the archeology system Looking for GUILD system! Frozen Orbs will be GREED only in 3.3.3! TURDHAT'S CORNER We discover exactly what the contest picture is, and who our big winner is! DISCUSSION TOPIC Do you care about Horde or Alliance, or is it all the same thing with different pixels? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC Do you or will you go back to old content, and if so why?  For achievements? For gear? Just to see it? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW trustno1: Resonance - It Doesn't Hurt trustno1: Resonance - Spacerun All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

This week after Fen was on Pugcast his recording computer exploded and there was almost not a show.  With that fixed, they boys hop right into it and talk about The Loony Festival, raiding this week, and the news and blue posts you just HAVE to hear about.  Also Turdhat. OUR WEEK IN WOW Fen is on Pugcast The show gets a new Logo Loony Festival We get Festergut, try Putricide NEWS 5% ICC Buff Lich King Heroic 10 World First Kill/World first Glory of the Ice Crown Raider LOTS of raid nerfs... People with Authenticators HACKED Interesting blue posts...Skipping content, Voice Chat BattleCry Mosaic Complete Patch 3.3.3 PTR Highlights Cataclysm Gear Changes TURDHAT Lots of stuff...just listen DISCUSSION TOPIC If you were the boss at Blizzard what's the first thing you'd change about this game? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC Do you care about playing Horde or Alliance, or is it all the same thing with different pixels? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW Hermelin - Hermelin LP - avv revisted Hermelin - Hermelin LP - intro/i felt xetrov All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

This week we find a new Dev Twitter session, chock full of information and "Yes but no promises".  We go over that, Sauce gets a sex change, Turdhat hates gum and Fen and anyone chewing on vent, and we talk about everything that happened this week. OUR WEEK IN WOW Sauce gets a sex change /Slash2 SupaFan 8.8 Quake Esta's 7 minute Anub kill BOOB PIC! ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK:  Play this thing!  http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html Terrible random finder NEWS Ruby Sanctum - We have more details Recapturing Gnomer - more details Seasonal bosses - Why only in dungeon finder? Random Dungeon Kick Timer - GONE Overcloak (I think we forgot to mention this!) Developer Twitter!  We go over the highlights...and lowlights TURDHAT TURDHAT'S GAME!  Head to the forums to see the pic we talk about, in the "Talk about the show" section! He hates chewing...he hates gum...he wants more boobs!  Listen to what else he has to say this week! DISCUSSION TOPIC: How do you balance real life and WoW? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: If you were the boss at blizzard what's the first thing you'd change about this game? Making pvp mechanics independent of pve mechanics; more holiday events; more classes; a third faction; more story based gameplay? (These are just some examples) MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Luminous Flesh Giants - Duma I Upadek: Horyzont zdarzen Luminous Flesh Giants - Duma I Upadek: Wyprawa do reszty Swiata All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

This week's news?  Another patch before Cataclysm is coming, which means Cataclysm is that much further away.  We give you our opinions of the ins and the outs of what is changing.  Fen is boozing, Esta is cracking jokes, and Sauce gives us a new song.  Join us as we take your calls and destroy our own egos in an attempt to make you laugh. OUR WEEK N WOW: Love is in the Air Fun with the Dungeon Finder Lich King 10s BONE STORM!!! NEWS: 3.3.3! Gnomer no more? Vendor to sell orbs, eternals and lotus? Extended deserter debuff for true deserters World event bosses in the dungeon finder Titansteel cooldown GONE!  Tailoring cooldowns GONE! Auction house changes = auction house mods WINTERGRASP:  EXPOSED! Battleground and honor changes, random daily battleground ahoy! Frost Lotus drop rate increased! Pandaren sales, 1.1 million given to Make-A-Wish Tom Chilton interview thoughts YOUR PHONE CALLS! TURDHAT'S CORNER! DISCUSSION TOPIC: Holiday Achievements:  Do you like them or are they a waste of your WoW time?  Would you like to see more "tangilbe" rewards for holiday type achievements like the 310 speed mount, or should rewards be left to raiding? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: How do you balance real life and WoW?  Does WoW take the place of other leisure activities?  Do you set limits on your play time?  Do you only play certain times or do you just play as much as you like? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Le Zaarth - Evolution, V § R T 3 X Sonar - Celluloid, Kalamar All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

Turdhat joins us for the whole show this week.  We talk about our attempts on the Lich King and our other current events this week, then we dive into the news of the week.  At that point the show heads completely into Turdhat territory.  We turn the tables and ask Turdhat the tough questions, like the ones he's been throwing at us in past shows...no holds barred.  Also this week there are two terrible, terrible songs....one sung by Fen and one sung by Turdhat.  Oh dear... OUR WEEK IN WOW: Dreamwalker on 25 kicks our butt... We fight the Lich King!  We dive into some of his mechanics. Holiday stuff is here!  Hooray? Esta is healing! NEWS: Limited attempts removed from normal mode ICC Probably no more 40 man raid encounters Ice Crown difficulty 1v1 balance? More content coming before the next expansion Lovely Charm farming nerfed Vanish still screwy, staying screwy Rawrcast & wow.com...hmm (I said rawr.com but meant Rawrcast.com, my bad!) Authenticators for andriod New plushies Activision Blizzard 4th quarter info TURDHAT INTERVIEW & SONGS Oh man.... DISCUSSION TOPIC: Where do you draw the line between clever game mechanics and "cheating"?  Is beating a broken encounter cheating? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Holiday achievements:  Do you like them or are they a waste of your WoW time?  Would you like to see more "tangible" rewards for holiday type achievements like the the 310 speed mount, or should rewards be left to raiding? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW: JT Bruce, Universica - Bellatrix Jt Bruce, Universica - Altair All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

Are game bugs used to your advantage "cheating"?  Are strange mechanics in game that are used in ingenious ways "cheating"?  This week we tackle that topic, the news, our thoughts on the new bosses released, Turdhat's corner, discussion topics, and more.  We even spend a solid ten minutes talking about balls.  Enjoy. OUR WEEK IN WOW: Fen was sick this week so the boys talk about fighting the new bosses. Dreamwalker Sindragosa NEWS: Ensidia:  Did they cheat or was it clever use of the cards they were delt.  This is our in-depth view, based only on what we know.  We want YOUR opinion on the forums. We dig DEEP! Also, go check this out... Go check THIS POST: http://ensidia.com/muqq/blog/4078/ Versus the end of (bottom of the page) THIS POST:  http://www.legacyofsteel.net/oldsite/arc27.html Look quite a bit alike?  The first is from Muqq from Ensidia, the second is from Jeff Kaplan, Lead Game Designer and FORMER Everquest end-game raider....posted YEARS ago. New Weekly Icecrown Raid Quests! Dungeon Finder loot system changes soon? Dungeons made faster...except for Stratholme... PVP healing 10% nerf Love Is In The Air holiday stuff  (new boss) New I-Phone Auction House app on the way WoW Facebook dealy DISCUSSION TOPIC: Using gear designed for other classes NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Where do you draw the line between "clever game mechanics" and cheating?  Is beating a broken or bugged encounter "cheating"? MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Jardin de la Croix: Pomeroy - Antioquia, Polyhedron All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.

We tear apart everything from this expansion and rate it.  All of the raids, and as much of the new stuff as we can handle.  Tune in and find out what we did this week, our ratings for everything WotLK, interesting news, Turdhat's Corner, our discussion topic...and so much more.  Check it out or you'll be sorry. OUR WEEK IN WOW: Our raids this week!  Guild gets realm second achievement! Esta and Bacon "pug" Nax 10 for the Immortal achievement... The Aftermath... Sauce's random dungeon story THE RATING OF THE LICH KING We rate EVERYTHING to do with this expansion, rating A-F... Turdhat sends us something to rate... NEWS Invincible Mount DPS race fights Titles mistakenly given out to 2v2 arean teams Are trinkets the new tier sets? Tier 10 tank armor changes Night Elf Mohawk - GONE! Gunship Battle development article:  http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/gunship-battle.xml 6 points about Cataclysm talent trees TURDHAT CORNER Class in WoW with the biggest..."jerks"? Guild Leader and Raid Leader roles, and discipline Turdhat's poem DISCUSSION TOPIC: If you could add a new boss encounter, what would it be? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Using gear designed for other classes.  (So potential questions to answer may be:) Is it ok? Has it ever pissed you off? Are you happy changes are being made in Cataclysm to promote wearing "your" gear? Etc. MUSIC FROM THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Daniel Bautista, "15" - Fuego Camina Conmigo and In The Desert

On this episode we have four amazing women who not ONLY are tanks, healers and DPS that play World of Warcraft, they raid at an endgame level.  Fen, Sauce and Esta chat with Val, Sachi, Arcy and Eivez about their experiences as WoW players, gaming in general, and anything and everything else...no holds barred.  The ladies are even subjected to a few filthy questions from our old pal Turdhat.  Hold on to your hats, you're not going to want to miss a minute of this one. OUR WEEK IN WOW: Meet the ladies! Pugcast rocks, listen to them. Authenticated. Esta is OVER 9000! (What's wrong with you!) How many achievement points do you have? Our raids this week: Blood Prince Council 25/10 Royally screwed on Queen (UPDATE: Got her right after we recorded this, tune in next week!) Rotface/Festergut LET'S TALK TO THE LADIES Sachi - Tank -Paladin Eivez - Healer -Priest (Disc) Arcy - Healer - Priest (Holy) Valerial - DPS - Mage Do you visit "girl gamer" sites? Have you met people that thought you wouldn't be "good" or a knowledgeable gamer BECAUSE you're a girl? Have you ever embarrassed a guy in game and laughed in his (virtual) face? Do people ever not believe you're REALLY a girl? Have you even been hit on in game?  How do guys try to pick you up? TANK GIRL! Introverted male gamers and mixed signals... Has the fact that you are female in real life ever been an advantage to you in game?  Do you get treated better in game?  Given free stuff? What do you think about the female outfits in WoW or other games? PUG GROUP HORRORS OF THE WEEK All of our stories of terrible groups... NEWS! New raid boss fixes Lich King unlocks February 2nd(US)/3rd(EU) Resilience Changes (Val's potty mouth!) Hunter Ammo (Costly!) Heroism/Bloodlust - More credit then it deserves? Classes in general and power swings with patches Healing numbers versus doing the right things in raids Sauce pick-up line PHONE CALLS Deluxa! TURDHAT CORNER Have you ever tried to benefit from an exploit? Turd's message to the ladies How did you get into gaming? Val's Japanese gaming experiences! Our raid leader's wife is more hard core than he is? (We kid) What do the women wear when they game? Turdhat's song/send me your pics DISCUSSION TOPIC: What would you like to see changed about the way we acquire gear? Choices of set bonuses? More Badge gear, ALL tokens in raids (even for weapons)? Things only drop for classes IN the raid? More class specific loot? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: If you could add a new boss fight or encounter, what would it be?  Fighting in the air on jetpacks?  New vehicles?  Underwater combat? (Sauce has something in the works...) ITUNES AND EMAIL SHOUT OUT! CdubCity - You rock our socks, thanks man! MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW Orlando, Co2, Co2 Daniel Bautista, Recycle Bin, Fractal 1 All music on the show is Creative Commons Licensed and is freely available.  If you enjoy any of the music please support the artists that created it.