Episodes – Ventchat

To start off this week, Fen Esta and Sauce talk about the latest scam to get your precious account information. We talk about messing with "botters",  go over our raids this week, and then we hit the news.  After that it's time for Turdhat (with a T) and his call-in segment Q&A, followed by our weekly discussion topic. OUR WEEK IN WOW: Watch out for the armory scam! Authenticators...waiting to be safe Our 25s this week:  Damn you Rotface Our 10s this week...what the hell made Putricide easier this time? Esta's OVER 9000 Achievement Points Report "The Insane" title Why don't we have speed kill on Patchwerk? Messing with Bots Bot on Bot action Esta breaks A'Nub! (Fen eats his words!) RAIDS: Professor Putricide buff??? (Conan quote) Putricide small fixes Strength DPS rep ring on the way ICC will be getting easier with the in-raid buff, but you can turn it off No proc weapons in ICC 25 for Ferals or Frost DKs DUNGEON: Stratholme, Old Kingdom and Nexus changes Quit the dungeon or stay with a slow (bad?) group... Party leader rewards...gone! PVP: Battleground Armchair Generals No one wants to stay at stables Horde vs. Alliance hatred in Cataclysm Meaningful world PVP? Is burst damage too high? Possible resilience, health pools, and healing changes Slower kills instead of huge burst? Last season before and expansion is a sandbox PVE: Proc per minute stealth nerfs! CATACLYSM: No "sanctuary' city in Cataclysm like Dalaran Heirlooms will work No guild housing Possible increase to initial backpack? Realm-wide banking Hunter pet scaling...have fun waiting Tabard and Armor set storage (Smoke grenades) "Gimmick" fights MISCELLANEOUS: Esta's creepy face Armory changes! RSS character activity feeds Export in-game calendar data and keep it updated (in game calendar sucks) Calendar events in our guild mean you're dumb Elitist Group Add-on vs Gear Score Gear score doesn't equal skill Mages need more than just main city ports TURDHAT'S CORNER: Have you ever peed in a jug to keep gaming? Have you ever purchased ANYTHING with real money for a video game? (Turdhat HAS...and SAUCE???) Have you ever pretended to be a noob to get stuff? (Turdhat is sleezy, FYI) Do you ever play naked?  (Are you in the sweatpants club?) Do you drink or do....other stuff...while gaming? You ever uh..."help yourself" while on vent? Turdhat's poem... And his call back poem... DISCUSSION TOPIC: What new abilities/talents would you like to see introduced in this next expansion, what shortcomings if any, would you like addresssed? NEXT WEEK'S 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? ITUNES REVIEWS PLEASE! MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW: Temporal Distortion:  Anomalous Material, JT Bruce Looking Forward(Radio Edit):  Binary, ED3-Studio 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 it's just the boys (Fen even took a shower!) , but they're joined by some very interesting phone calls, including one by the infamous Turdhat.  If you don't know, you better ask somebody!  After introductions we hop into our week with the new raid content, then the week's news, the phone calls, and finally the weekly discussion topic. OUR WEEK IN WOW: We talk authenticators, Fen breaks down and buys one Hacked guild bank stuff is returned (again!) The new Stinky and Precious trash & traps Raiding Rotface Raiding Festergut Raiding Professor Putricide RAIDING: Lady Deathwhisper Nerf Rotface 10 man nerf (snarky!) Rogue's won't spring traps a mile away Professor Putricide working as intended - One Abom Wing end bosses meant to be harder DUNGEON: Occulus change rocks our sockkulus EoE and Occulus drake drops Halls of Reflection requires slightly higher gear Dungeon finder screws up, welcome to 15 minute wait HoR mob nerfs "Slow down DPS, you'll break the game" PVP: Arena season ends Jan 19th What the hell do we spend arena points on? New guy in VoA?  Let's see some more tier 10! Low rolls with the "RNG" PVE: Deathbringer's Will change Greatness deck card still rocks! Nibelung Staff buff Heroism/Bloodlust DRUMS??? Rogue nerf, big or not so big of a deal? Elemental tier 10 4 piece set bonus Warlock damage in PVE getting buffed Prot warriors may be nerfed, but just in PVP Druid tanking boring? Threat reducing talents out the window next expansion (Can I get salvation please?) MISCELLANEOUS: Are authenticators going to be mandatory? Blizz backlogged restoring accounts Account admins encouraged to offer "care package" Authenticate, Authenticate, Authenticate. "Onioning?" PHONE CALLS: Who is Trudat/Turdhat? Turdhat corner: Who has secret alts?  Bank alts? Non-Vent users...are they quick to go? Esta's voice is HOT Reading (or NOT reading) raid chat vs talking on vent "Lady Gamer" Roundtable? Turdhat's Poem Arcy's call Sauce's...call THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Are mods making the game too easy?  Everyone uses mods like DBM Grid, Healbot.  Do these things make the game so easy now people don't even need to think?  Should Blizzard add these mods to WoW by default like they did with Questhelper and others? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: What new abilities/talents would you like to see introduced in this next expansion, what shortcomings, if any, do you feel Blizzard should try to address? MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW: Caf Connection:  Morgantj I Like It Like That(S.Thaens):  Stefsax 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 Eivez joins us and we cover the last two weeks worth of WoW.  We start off catching Sauce professing his love for Esta's buttery smooth voice (in a manly way).  Good times.  After introductions we jump right into it. OUR WEEK IN WOW: HOLY CRAP WE GOT AN EMAIL! HOLY CRAP WE GOT AN ITUNES REVIEW! (Fen will do dirty things for more!) We got Saurfang two weeks in a row, and we're one/two shotting all four of the current bosses We chat about what we've been doing to improve on Saurfang (yay for the achievement!) Healers talk about Marrowgar and issues regarding healing that fight It's all on farm(?) Someone is suicidal on the gunship battle every week Another player in our guild gets hacked New Dungeon Finder stories Is Occulus still the worst instance? Christmas Presents! Razer Naga mouse opinions/what mouses we use RAIDS: New raid content opens this week! Professor Putricide, Rotface & Festergut 10 attempts is kind of a lot! (For us) DUNGEONS: Occulus is indeed random, states blue posts "Randomly" getting dungeons that no one else wants What dungeons do you "randomly" get the most? What's the longest dungeon? Sachi loves to pull LOTS! PVE: Earthquakes (out of game and in!) Cataclysm starting events... How does a floating city have earthquakes? Blue post smarmy responses... Why would anyone make 900 pygmy oils? Mailbox snubbing Winterveil gift 2009 was TERRIBLE We reminisce of gifts past We talk bank space/bag space MISCELLANEOUS: We talk about World of Raid's "Biggest Surprises of 2009" article Why have we NOT hit up Blizzcon? ToC wasn't very exciting...2 rooms, 5 bosses Why get rid of multiple lockouts for normal/hard modes? Opinions on faction changes Cataclysm by this summer or people will split WoW the magazine! Collector's Editions and WoW art books Mike Schramm leaves WoW.com One authenticator will work for multiple accounts linked to one battle.net account, blue post says Latest hacking in our guild may move more of us to get authenticator DISCUSSION TOPIC: Cataclysm stat removal:  Taking the math out of being a good player or dumbing down WoW? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Are mods making the game too easy?  Everyone uses mods like DBM Grid, Healbot.  Do these things make the game so easy now people don't even need to think?  Should Blizzard add these mods to WoW by default like they did with Questhelper and others? MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW: La Sedia Vuota:  Talco, Combat Circus Silver Surfer:  FOOL DADAZ FIRE, CNSM SESSIONS #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.

This week the boys are joined by Arcy, secret priestess queen of all things healing.  We talk about our experiences in the Dungeon Finder, our raids this week, pets and mounts, and a million other things.  Sauce starts off the podcast by eating a muffin.  Nice and classy Sauce. OUR WEEK IN WOW: Tales from the Dungeon Finder - 497 DPS Our fun with Lady Deathwhisper Gunship Battle - Esta's on a boat! (The wrong boat) Saurfang is sour Arcy dings a druid, Fen becomes an (off spec) tree! Rogues - Spec Mut + spam two buttons = profit Icecrown Loot - Bows and healing leather only...thanks Stupid Winter Veil - Fen is a Grinch PVPing with a gnome illusion (destroy them and drink their tears) Arcy's stuff collecting!  Pets and Mounts ahoy! Favorite pets and mounts Corehound pet and authenticators Blizzard Store Pets Things that make noise passively destroy Fen's mind RAID: Phasing bugs in Icecrown - have fun summoning with people who can't see you Ashen Verdict rep reward rings  - You get 4 choices...Because Blizz CAN'T give you 5 Proc happy loot in Icecrown Loot table discussion PVP: PVP gearing system in Cataclysm Arena style loot without the arena? Comp dependency in arenas Wintergrasp built in bonuses for losing factions? PVE: Battered hilt drop rate increased - for everyone except us The new dungeons - They ain't no Magisters' Terrace MISCELLANEOUS: Tom Chilton interview from Champions' Carnival in Taiwan and WorldofWar.de -Wardrobe feature to bank -Heirloom items for every slot -In-game voice chat (sucks) -"Instance spectator" mode for arenas and raids -No plans for in game housing -Arenas a mistake because of balancing issues? -No Old Ironforge in the expansion but...changed Stormwind? -Patch 3.4 before the expansion??? DISCUSSION TOPIC: Is Blizzard removing the immersion of the game by making getting around too easy? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Cataclysm stat removal:  Taking the math out of being a good player, or dumbing down WoW? MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW: Waiting So Long:  METISSE, Jeunesse The Dreamer's Overture:  JT Bruce, The Dreamer's Paradox 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 Fen, Esta and Sauce talk about their experiences in the new raid content, patch day, the new dungeons, and all things patch 3.3 and beyond. We introduce Sauce, talk about how we came to know him, and Fen reveals that before he knew Sauce well he didn't think highly of him.  Esta's cats and Fen's dogs do their best to destroy the show. Off we go into this week's topics: PATCH DAY: How was your patch day? Dungeon Finder New Instances (cannot be launched) NEW RAIDS: Our opinions and experiences of  all of the new bosses in depth (Jetpacks burn the dingleberries off of Bear asses) New reputation rings! (Bastard Paladins can wear anything) FIXES AND NOTES: Raid: Epic item drop rate decreased Tanking Bug 28 days later (we get new content) Attempts increased on Icecrown bosses Dungeon: Halls of Reflection ramp fixed Epic item drop chance reduced Hilt + Auction House = profit Dungeon finder & gear score PVP: Wintergrasp ranks for vehicles changed Wintergrasp exploit(?) discussion MISCELLANEOUS: Authenticator = Core Hound Pups Hunter pets level faster DISCUSSION STUFF: Joystiq.com's interview with Frank Pearce Blue post:  Why do dungeon runners get/need tier gear? Blue post:  Has the game gotten too easy? Gear Score add-on, and "GearScoreBreaker" Armory changes coming in January (supposedly) THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: 25 man raids versus 10 man raids.  Which do you like better, what differences make them easier or harder, should they drop equal level gear? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Is Blizzard removing the immersion of the game by making travel too easy?  (Automatically transport to and from dungeons, meeting stones, etc) MUSIC FROM THIS SHOW: Gars Trans:  Picanté, Demo 2008 Diablo Swing Orchestra:  The Butcher's Ballroom, Balrog Boogie Diablo Swing Orchestra:  The Butcher's Ballroom, Heroines 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 Fen is joined by Bacon and Esta, and they chat about specific 3.3 notes that they find interesting, among other things. First we introduce everyone, and talk about our WoW background, our guild's background, and what we're looking for the show to be.  (We learn Bacon has a cell phone that sounds like an alien whistling, and Bacon is also a pro PS3 mechanic.) We jump into the 3.3 notes of interest, here's a few highlights of what we talk about: RAIDING: Taunt diminishing returns changing Sapphiron/KT easily accessible "Looking For Raid" Weekly Raid Quests PVP: Minimum gear requirement for pick-up groups? Vote Kick feature Can your group leader decide you're done? Deserter debuff for dungeons Dungeon Finder rewards Perky The Pug Pet...throw yourself to the wolves Any party member may mark targets (yikes...) SHAME SQUARE! DUNGEONS: Battleground daily quests will reward 25 arena points...will this change PVP? All player pets now get 100% of their master’s resilience Unit nameplates visual range Unit nameplates line-of-sight limitations in battlegrounds New extra stats on Arena Set Bonuses MISCELLANEOUS: Quest Tracking Feature (Hooray for broken UIs on patch day!) Random Crash fix? Reputation grinds sped up! Top level shoulder and head enchants (from rep) are bind on account Hodir rep gains increased New fishing derby THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: Is getting gear too easy, and does Blizzard make their own content irrelevant? NEXT WEEK'S DISCUSSION TOPIC: 25 man raids versus 10 man raids.  Which do you like better, what differences make them easier or harder, should they drop equal level gear? Music from this show: Gars Trans:  Picanté, Demo 2008 DJ Kryptide:  All_I_Need(Onza Remix) Usta:  Pierwszy pocałunek, Bańka mydlana trustno1:  Spacerun, Spacerun Part 1