Big contest announcement, and MORE Blizzcon news keeps trickling in a week later. Dills and Scott kick it off, and Turpster joins us later! Dig in!

Big News of the Week
A lot more talk about what it means to get Diablo III for free, way more Mists talk, with some clarifications post-Blizzcon, raids, dungeons and more! Too much to list here.

Rumors & Scuttlebut
Blizzard’s Morhaime: F2P not right for WoW “I think that there’s an underlying, a fundamental assumption right now, that the less you charge, the more money you make. Which isn’t true. And it doesn’t necessarily make for a better game. I mean, everybody likes free… I think that definitely, players have seen a lot of really great quality free-to-play experiences, but I’m not sure it’s the best model for us right now,” Morhaime explains.

Drop of the Week
New Guild Services Now Available! Guild Master Faction Change costs $40 US. The Guild Master Realm Transfer costs $35 US. The Guild Name Change costs $20 US. You will receive a $10 discount when purchasing Guild Transfer and Faction Change in the same transaction, for a new total of $65 US.

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Welcome to our Blizzcon episode, taped live at the AIE Guild Hall at Blizzcon 2011, in Anaheim, California. Let the fun begin!

Big News of the Week
Pandas. Duh.

Rumors & Scuttlebut
That we were there!

Drop of the Week
Pets!

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Brian Ibbott of Coverville and TMS fame joins us today! We talk a bunch about Race to World First, and the Podcast Awards.

Big News of the Week
Blizzcon Next Week! What are we planning, what can you expect, what matters most?
- New expansion news.
- Other weird announcements?
- We will have full coverage with a show Saturday night, posted that evening or next day.

Big Cauldron of Battle and Cauldron of Battle…were recently changed on the PTR to Bind to Battle.net Account from Bind on Pickup. No more hassle with using your Alchemist alts! Also, how awesome are the new Hurricane and Wrath Animations?

Rumors & Scuttlebut
Sneak Peek: Guardian Cub Tradable Pet! “A new pet is coming to a Blizzard Store near you and … you can trade it and sell it at the auction house! Coming soon to a Pet Store near you: the new and titanically cute Guardian Cub companion. You’ve soared across Azeroth on the majestic Winged Guardian. Soon, you’ll be able to purchase a pint-sized Guardian of the Titans sidekick to accompany you on your adventures.”

Suspending LFG Queues?! An interesting client string that hints at a feature to “suspend” your LFG queue.
IN_LFG_QUEUE_BUT_SUSPENDED = “Your queue has been temporarily suspended. You will retain your position in the queue.”

A note about firelands progression. Blizzard says these are wrong.

Drop of the Week
Blizzard Charity Auction Benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Coming Soon! Want to own a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history? After a series of World of Warcraft infrastructure upgrades, we’ve preserved the retired HP server blades that once hosted many realms in our archives. In the near future a selection of these blades will be made available for auction, and the net proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Also, Turpster did some videos for Doghouse Systems!

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At the top of the show, we talk about lifted NDA’s, tier 12 stuff, and game changing. And then, off to the races!

Big News of the Week
Blizzcon 2011 Guide App is OUT now! Have we played with it? What do we think?

New in 4.3: Inactive Guild Leader Replacement. We talk about what this feature means to you.

Rumors & Scuttlebut
Role Bonus?! It looks like people who have the proper role for an item will get a bonus when they roll on it … or something like that.

Trion Worlds Announces Codename Red Door. What the hell is that?

Drop of the Week
“World of Warcraft Ruined My Life” – (by talk to snakes)

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