On this episode of The Instance Turpster claimed that he wanted finally get us crazy colonials what was coming to us and he has not been heard from since, WoW down to 8.3 million subscribers, watch people fight with their pets in real time, why Silvermoon is forever doomed, what Blizzard liked most about MoP (and us all), striking that balance between classes is hard, tri-spec and why blizzard may never do it, why there’s Monster Power in Diablo 3, what about FIVE specs or SIX or TEN, Dark Riders on sale now, and loads more!

Our team has a ton of calls this week and we do our utmost to convey intelligible answers.  Are there folks in AIE or fellow listeners in the community who can tell a Marine what to except when they’re expecting – to be a Marine? Remember that there is (booming voice) MONSTER POWER!!! Will there ever be more hero classes? All of these questions and much more will be answered in the order that they were received. And these show notes were brought to you by listeners like you.

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On this demonic-loving episode of The Instance, Marvel does Diablo, Neverwinter has a real connection problem, wow in the crossword, Superman enjoys the WoW, twitter roundup, 5.3 is coming and sooner than you might think, Nerdtacular tickets are growing, deodorant is a must at Blizzcon (or in general really), 20 man content, level boosting helps us all, Children’s Week breeds in-game conflict, what about level 100, and more!

You all have a unique opportunity to incite a riot or, even better, rekindle a war between the US and Great Britain with your contacting our trigger-happy Instance crew. Are there still Nerdtacular tickets to be had? (Answer: Yes!) We answer this all-important question and much more. All of this, and, we have the complete video footage of show for your viewing and listening pleasure. Enjoy:

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On this trio-tastic episode of The Instance, 5.3 is coming and XP nerf is not far behind it, Blizzard Twitter Roundup, Blizzard and Twitter, books you should read as a WoW fan, we give away some mega-blocks, and loads more!  As many of you know, the first wave of Blizzcon tickets have come and gone in a matter milliseconds and most (myself included) came up short. The next round of tickets will be available tomorrow, April 27th at 10 am PST. And God be with you all replacing your F5 key for tomorrow. How do you feel about the queuing system? The Instance team discusses.

For some odd reason Scott, Dills, and Turpster have decided to address the unwashed masses directly in an attempt to “engage the community” and “build an audience”… we’ll see how well that works out.  What does one do after you hit 90? (Answer: Dailies) What advice would you give to folks attending Blizzcon for the first time? (Answer: Water) And, embarrassments outside of WoW. All of this, and, we have the complete video footage of show for your viewing and listening pleasure. Enjoy:

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On this non-April Fools episode of The Instance, Blizzcon Tickets are going up for sale and soon, the Hearthstone roundup from earlier this week, April Fools was a bust at Blizzard, Throne of Thunder gets bigger for LFR players, Titan has a few leaks, why the blood elves are due, and why the others just don’t cut it, and lots more!

The proliferation of “free-to-play” has seeped into all aspects of gaming on any platform. With the addition of Hearthstone, Blizzard would seem to be simply be joining the masses in an attempt to nickle and dime their players, or are they? Are there too many free-to-play games out there? Our team shall give us the answers to these questions from on high, and more!

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On this episode of The Instance, our Bio-breaks are shockingly infinite, three specs coming with some clarification, Blizzard admits real money hurt Diablo 3, Heroic Sceneros are coming, how you’ll earn cards in Hearthstone, so you think you’re ready for Starcraft, PVP and you, why it’s the USA that needs to get on the daylight savings stick, checking your REP, and loads more!

April Fool’s Day is coming, what do you all think Blizzard has in store for us? In year’s past, we’ve seen a new class called the “Bard”, P1mp My Mount, and Blizzard Kidzz. Also,  what would you do with a customizable level cap? Our team gets into these questions and more!

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Lots of great Blizzard news dictated (not read) by our venerable team. On this episode of The Instance, taking down Blade Master Butthole, our Heart of the Swarm Impressions, T has some hands-on with ESO, we dig deep into what Hearthstone is, you will never fly in Pandaria again, no to the bigger backpack, a mystery call, drinking with Hodor, women still don’t like Rush, WoW just got more trivial, and lots more! Scott has begun streaming his raiding session via Twitch.tv and I highly recommend checking those out. Also, Mr. Sam Raimi would seem to have some strong opinions about what went wrong in the development of the WoW movie.

The Postal Service has started making commercials stating that they are tired of Congress giving their money away… I wonder if Congress okay’d that commercial. But there’s this thing called electronic mail on the internet, and people have submitted their questions to the trio and they have come back with responses. One individual would seem to have a DJ Hodor connection, and another wants to know on how to start on his journey of WoW literature.

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Hodor. Scott had a chance to sit down with Kristian Nairn, he plays Hodor on Game of Thrones, and is a very big WoW player (HA!). Good times were had by all. Scott and Kristian discuss Game of Thrones, WoW, life, and a whole lot more. It’s amazing to listen to Kristian for any length of time, he has an accent and everything! This is our second of many “extra” interviews, we all hope you enjoy them! Hodor.

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Our revered team returns to the audio airways for all of your WoW-y information and entertainment. In doing so, Dills and/or Turpster continue to do their best to have everyone believe they are one person… this becoming a challenge for them, I mean him. On this episode of The Instance, we quest and raid in the thunder, Sim City smells like Diablo 3 with the always-on DRM server issues, ToT raid schedule released, no more slash follow in battlegrounds, heirloom shields will have to wait, Starcraft 2 day coming up really quick with Heart of the Swarm, forgetting what you’ve done in WoW (or wishing you had), your paladin did get something with 5.2, how the blind play WoW, and lots more!

Letters have come through the internet, even during off-hours and weekends, and our crew does their best to respond.  People need to know how we got all our gold, and how would permadeath work in WoW, especially in PvP. Getting that far without dying would seem to be a major accomplishment. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’ve seen the look of a man who lost a high level character in Diablo III to permadeath… it’s not pretty (some harsh language as you might expect).

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Scott had a chance to sit down with Danielle Mackey, one of the contestants on this season of King of the Nerds, and a big Youtuber where she covers WoW in a way that few do. We got to talk about her life in the game, what she misses, and what she loves about WoW to this day, and a whole lot more. This is the first of many “extra” interviews coming to the instance soon!

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You ever have that feeling when things just appear too good to be true, and then you wake up buried alive in a shallow Mexican grave with nothing but a thin layer of dirt to cover you? I equate that analogy with our hosting trio, of which we only have two this week. To be fair, it’s fairly expensive to do an entire show with one of our hosts pretending to be two people, so enjoy it when it happens. On this episode of The Instance, Blizzcon is making a big comeback in November, Diablo 3 finally makes it official with consoles, a HUGE interview coming to the show next week, we check the 5.2 temperature and see if it’s still planning on coming out next week, the middle class of WoW, account bound leveling ideas, one listener just ain’t feeling talented, what 10 years of wow will mean in 2014, how Bungie and Blizzard might surprise us, and lots more!

This week in emails, is there an even greater significance to Blizzard halving our leveling progression per expansion? Could both the upcoming Bungie title ‘Destiny’ and Blizzard’s Titan be able to play nice together, or could it be that they are essentially the same kind of game? And finally, are the new character talent systems making individual characters less unique? These questions shall be answered in the order that they were received.* Also, be on the look out both on the site and on Twitter for the upcoming interview with Greg Street this week.

*This is in no way a statement of fact.

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