BlizzPro’s Westmarch Workshop – A Diablo 3 Podcast

Episode 38 - A Brave New Era Season 1 has come and gone and we're stuck in a holding pattern until Season 2 hits. This week we discuss a massive missive from community figure Jaetch and share our feelings on mechanics in the game that we feel still need improvement. We've also got a load of feedback and items to show from the community, so as always send us your submissions, thoughts, and comments!

Episode 37 - The Final Countdown Season 1 is almost at an end and now is the perfect time to finish up your Seasonal bucket list before it's too late. This week we discuss some things to help prepare you for Season 2 and share a little of our plans for the next season. As always, we also answer questions from the community, so keep that feedback coming!  

Episode 36 - Gimme Them Goblins We've got goblins! You've got goblins! This whole past week has been goblins, goblins, goblins! While the new goblin drops have been amazing, it does highlight a few mechanics in the game that need improving. In this episode we talk about a few mechanics we'd like to see updated in the future, the upcoming developer's Tavern Talk, the GDC, and even take some guesses at Season 2's start date. As always, we also go through your feedback and answer your questions, we love to hear from our fans!

Episode 35 - Brand New Ancient Items This week only two hosts remain, but we're not skimping on the content! We've got a new patch worth of changes to cover after all. We discuss some of the bigger changes brought with this patch, look forward to the future with some of our expectations of Season 2, and comment on how the dev's are fulling embracing console players. Kick back, enjoy the show, and farm up this week's community buff.

Episode 34 - Archon's Last Show It is with a heavy heart that we say good-bye to one of the show's co-hosts today. This will be Archon's last episode as he will dedicating more of his time towards pursuing a career in game development. News has been slow but we still have plenty to discuss about the upcoming Patch 2.1.2, thoughts on how Season 1 played out, and as always feedback from our listeners.  

Episode 33 - Play Your Way for the Holidays The holidays are upon us, but we wanted to do one more episode to close out 2014. Archon is off on vacation, but Leviathan and Neinball hold down the fort in his absence. While the news may be light as Blizzard winds down for the holiday break, we still have plenty to discuss from the recent Legendary Workshop and Play Your Way Thursday streams. Neinball shares his experiences during the Play Your Way stream and both our hosts break down John's comments from the past few weeks. From all of us at Westmarch Workshop, we wish you a merry Christmas, happy holidays, and happy New Year! See you all in 2015!

Episode 32 - Legendary Workshop Aftermath What does a dev stream, PTR updates, and vanilla ice have in common? This episode! We dig deep into the recent Legendary Workshop livestream and discuss the new details we've gleaned about how the devs make decisions when developing content for Diablo.

The PTR buffs have come to end, Season 2 is still no where in site, but we're still going strong! Not much to cover for news, but there are some interesting developments coming for console players this weekend. Speaking of this weekend, come join us in our D2 stream this Saturday Dec. 6th at 12:00pm PT. Finally, a huge congratulations to Landshark, the winner of our Augchild's Set Contest!

Episode 30 - Aren't You Thankful? Not much has changed since the launch of the Patch 2.1.2 PTR so we had time in the show to bring back a fan favorite. In this episode we bring back our build section to show off Leviathan's Vacuum Crusader that's been cleaning up Grifts on the PTR. We also have an in-depth discussion on AoE abilities and if single target skills have a role in the game anymore. One last reminder, you've got less than a week to submit your idea for our Augchild's Contest to win a copy of the Ultimate Evil Edition for the PS4.

Episode: 29 - Patch 2.1.2 PTR Has Begun Fresh off the Blizzcon hype we're rushing straight into the Patch 2.1.2 PTR! We're sad that the new sets won't be added to the game, but we're still excited seeing some of the changes to help address things like DH M6, Monk damage, and more! We're also still taking submissions for our Augchild's Giveaway to win a copy of the Ultimate Evil Edition for the PS4.  

Episode 28 Part 2 - Blizzcon Recap Sorry for the wonky audio edit in the middle there. We've still got more Blizzcon info to talk about and a very special announcement at the end of the show!

Episode 28 Part 1 - Blizzcon Recap We've been gone for far too long, but we're back and we've got a lot to talk about. A lot. As you can probably tell from the title, Episode 28 is so long that we had to break it into two parts. Blizzcon has come and gone, but our thoughts and theories are only just beginning! Log in, start up a rift, and sit back as we go over every detail we can possibly squeeze out of Blizzcon.

Episode 11: HC Witch Doctor Leveling Build With a new patch and tons of hints at future content, there is no lack of news items to discuss. This week we look at some of Blizzard's changes to help buff Monks, our very own Stephen Stewart got to stream with the dev team, and we share our thoughts at some of the hinted at changes coming in 2.1. Archon also breaks down his preferred build for leveling his new HC Witch Doctor.

Episode 10: Support Monk Even though there hasn't been much news as of late, Archon and Neinball still have plenty to talk about. This week they take a look into the 'Rift it Forward' phenomenon sweeping the servers. Is it an exploit or is it balanced? They also cover a Support build for Monks to help them get through until Patch 2.1.

Episode 9: Fire Crusader and Amazing Items! This week Archon and Neinball talk about the philosophies of game design, showcase a Fire-based Crusader build, and talk a lot about tabletop gaming.