#236 – The Instance: When Thrall Leaves His Tiny Tower

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We kick things off with a small discussion regarding EA, PopCap, and how it somehow effects wow. You’ll have to listen to find out.

Big News of the Week
Real ID Group testing is now UP! “When delving into the depths of Azeroth’s darkest dungeons, it always helps to have some friends at your side… now you’re able to issue a call to arms no matter what realm they play on. We’re pleased to announce the new Real ID Party feature is now available for testing! This new feature will allow World of Warcraft players to invite their real-life Real ID friends of the same faction to a party regardless of the realm they play on, and then queue up for a 5-player regular or Heroic dungeon. We talk about it in full.

Season 10 transition gets some relief after all.

Rumors & Scuttlebut
Ask The Devs 11 Healing Answers Coming TODAY! like, right now probably. More next week. And, attle.net Mobile Authenticator for Windows® Phone 7 Devices.

New Official Website Feature – Companions and Mounts. A visit to your character profile will reveal a new heading entitled “Companions & Mounts.” There you’ll find a complete list of in-game pets and mounts that your character can discover throughout Azeroth (and beyond). The list is conveniently divided between those that your character has already collected, and those that you have yet to find.

Drop of the Week
15 Minutes of Fame: Holding fast to Azeroth through the journey of Alzheimer’s – by Lisa Poisso. Bill Craig is doing it right. The 61-year-old WoW player has suffered from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease for half a dozen years now, winding his way through Azeroth for about half that time. He’s ridden a bicycle all the way from Carrollton, Texas, to Carrollton, Georgia, to raise money and awareness for animal welfare — not once but twice.

He’s a Vietnam vet. He serves as an advocate with the Alzheimer’s Association, having recently returned from a trip to Washington, D.C., with his wife to meet with legislators about bills impacting Alzheimer’s. Bill’s contributions and commitment to his community and country are impressive for any seasoned professional, let alone someone living with a disease that monkeywrenches a person’s thinking, memory and behavior.

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9 thoughts on “#236 – The Instance: When Thrall Leaves His Tiny Tower”

  1. Here’s my 2 copper: First, I never accept “tips” per se,…I state my price like Turpster and Dill mentioned and if they don’t want to pay…then I move on. So your right they guy should state his price and just move on.

    But I disagree on the fact that using a profession is not a big deal and it’s only “..a button push”. I don’t know what you guys did to “get” that porfession button on your screen, but I had to work my freaking tail off…you try leveling enchanting and then talk to me. You have to level the toon and the profession. Also, all professions have choke points (aka areas that are a bytch to get mats for….try finding Frostweave when you level tailoring and you’ll see what I mean!) I’m always comparing this game to the real world, so how would you (Scott) feel if I gave you ALL the mats to make me a cool a$$ 60″ x 40″ poster of Obey Henry and then gave you $5 bucks?

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  3. totally agree about best buy. I remember going there to buy a mid-range computer something where i didn’t have to run wow on the lowest settings. so after wandering around sorta lost like for a little while i finally managed to track down an employee who preceded to tell me they were out of the computer i wanted and he tried to convince me to buy this insane Alienware that was going for double want i wanted to pay. i was mortified, said that was out of my price range, he literally just walked off. left the store feeling like an idiot. without buying anything. never going there again.

  4. So I was thinking and I could be totally off, but what if the “Tip” email was a Tiny Towers joke. It was something I didn’t even relate until you guys talked Tiny towers -after- the email and mentioned the importance of tipping. Again could be totally off. If I’m not, best cross reference joke between the two games if you ask me.

  5. Hello guys:

    First of all, great work and I have been a big fan for a very long time.

    I just have a very quick question, what are the names of the music in middle of podcast 235 and 236, when Scot introduced various sponsors.

    Keep up the good work and best wishes!