Countdown To Classic - A World Of Warcraft Classic Podcast

Countdown To Classic rings in the new week with another interview all about those stealthy, shadowy rogues in vanilla World of Warcraft! After that, Josh takes a listener call from a very special place in the world all about raiding on insanely low population servers and fire mages. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 1:55 Anger Management - 1:08:00 Memory Lane - 1:09:45 Calling Countdown - 1:14:20 Shout Outs + Show News - 1:41:10   Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend!   Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w Or @ iTunes (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting): https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/countdown-to-classic/id1

Try Hard Warning Alert!! Try Hard Warning Alert!! This episode contains over ten minutes of a nerd trying to voice act! Consider yourself warned! Countdown To Classic gets dark as we go through everything you could ever want to know about the history of Duskwood, one of Josh's favourite zones in World of Warcraft. Highlights Below: A Scoop Of Vanilla - 1:50 That's What We Said - 54:10 Anger Management - 1:10:35 Tidbits - 1:16:00 Shout Outs - 1:19:10   Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_56_Final.mp3  Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w Or @ iTunes (As above,

As Countdown To Classic gets closer to dinging 60 it's time to start thinking about raiding and we get warmed up with some blanket raid coverage with AK, the guild leader of well known private server progression guild, Grizzly. After that, Josh gets stuck into another couple of listener calls touching on how to hate the alliance and influence people, and some thoughts and attitudes on potential changes to World of Warcraft: Classic. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:20 Anger Management - 1:29:30  The Hot Seat - 1:31:50 Calling Countdown #1 - 1:43:00 Calling Countdown #2 - 1:57:30 Shout Outs & Show News - 2:13:50   Find AK online at Twitch here - https://www.twitch.tv/ak_grizzly and on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3czJ2KZ-g5o  Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directl

Countdown To Classic gets holier than thou with the show's first ever spec focus interview as we take on all things Holy Priests with listener and previous caller, Boradin! After that, it's time for some Calling Countdown as Josh hears from two listeners, firstly about changes, and then the second part of love in Azeroth and asking your significant other to play WoW with you. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:35 Anger Management - 1:01:00 The Hot Seat - 1:02:20 Calling Countdown #1 - 1:12:05 Calling Countdown #2 - 1:34:10 Shout Outs & Show News - 1:48:05   Find Boradin's videos on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Padde9105  Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_55_Final.mp3  Also listen @ Spotify h

The middle chapter of Interview week sees Josh speak to an old friend of the show in previous interviewee, Funknasty, about the fine art of level 19 twinking! Then it's time for two 'shorter' calls on Calling Countdown as Josh takes on the subject of the parallels between Magic: The Gathering and World of Warcraft with listener Bawlsosteel, and then answers a listener email with a call from listeners Voikoira and Luolahuora about playing WoW as a couple. After that, we finish off with Memory Lane and then Josh answers a quick listener email about playing WoW at age 35. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 2:10 Anger Management - 1:02:05 The Hot Seat - 1:07:00 Calling Countdown #1 - 1:25:10 Calling Countdown #2 - 1:41:30 Memory Lane - 2:12:20   Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly downloa

It's Interview Week over at Countdown To Classic HQ as we start the week off with the first of three in depth interviews, supplemented with a mini interview afterwards. Today, we go over a bit of blanket coverage of Mages in vanilla World of Warcraft as hardcore raider North stops by to discuss everything and anything in relation to our frost/fire/arcane spell slinging friends. After that, Josh takes a 'shorter' call (being less than an hour....just) from listener Deathlace, who talked Smite Priests, theorycrafting, arcane mages, and eventually unveiled himself as a game dev/designer for a well known title (which shall remain nameless!) and finished off by briefly discussing game design & itemisation in vanilla WoW. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:20 Anger Management - 1:31:35 The Hot Seat - 1:32:50 Calling Countdown - 1:42:25 Shout Outs & Show News - 2:24:10   Catch North streaming @ Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/norththemage  Find Deathlace's theorycrafting over at Taladril's Theoryc

Countdown To Classic closes out the week with a long overdue forums episode! Listen in with Josh as we tackle the big issues of whether or not PvP or PvE is the 'authentic' World of Warcraft experience, as well as whether or not WoW Classic should be a 'living world' with the eventual addition of a Patch 1.13. Highlights Below: Forum & Fauna - PvP vs PvE Authenticity - 2:10 Forum & Fauna - Patch 1.13 - 45:20 Anger Management - 1:36:00 Winners & Losers - 1:43:05 Memory Lane - 1:47:00 Clean Up, Shout Outs & Show News - 1:58:40    Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_52_Final.mp3 Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://o

Countdown To Classic brings you another loooooong chat about vanilla World of Warcraft with friends of the show, Defcamp & Melderon. Listen in as the brothers break down everything and anything about healing in general in vanilla WoW, as Josh pokes and prods with a million questions during a near 3 hour chat. The healing chat starts up around the 30 minute mark but I highly encourage you to listen to the introductions to the boys before that for a bit of a laugh and to get to a bit more about them before getting to the nitty gritty. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:15 Healing Chat - 29:50 Anger Management - 2:29:55 The Hot Seat - 2:31:55 Shout Outs - 2:46:20 Defcamp & Melderon TV @ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGm8RmKIW0EF1RfmNFVr2-Q Defcamp & Melderon @ Twitter - https://twitter.com/def_meltv Defcamp @ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/defcamp Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: ht

Countdown To Classic triumphantly returns after a few days off with another in depth interview! Today, Josh sits down with 1-60 vanilla world record holder, Joana/Mancow/FuriousPaul about speed levelling in vanilla World of Warcraft, world firsts, being 'WoW famous', and speed running other games. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:15 Anger Management - 1:10:20 The Hot Seat - 1:11:45 Shout Outs - 1:21:00 Find all of Joana's work and social links here: https://www.joanasworld.com/ Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_49_Final.mp3  Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCe

Countdown To Classic hits you with yet another fantastic interview as Josh sits down with theorycrafter Keftenk, to chat about the phenomena that is the 'vanilla stigma rut'. Keftenk touches on a variety of issues such as melee hunters, holy weavers, moonkins and warlocks, and gives some test results to back up a few misconceptions that should be dispensed with by the vanilla community. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 1:50 Anger Management - 1:02:40 The Hot Seat - 1:03:50 Shout Outs - 1:09:05   https://discord.gg/SDxvF7r - Theorycrafting By Taladril Discord https://discord.gg/uscwdeP - Classic Druid Discord Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_48_Final.mp3  Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after

Countdown To Classic kicks another week off with the first ever in person interview on the show, as Josh speaks with two good friends of his IRL, who Josh somehow didn't realise were hardcore WoW players back in the vanilla days! Listen in to retired players Chanz and Loy speak about some of their wilder stories from their youthful days in WoW, and what it would take to drag them out of retirement and back into Classic. After that, Josh keeps the party going and takes a couple of calls in Calling Countdown about the do's and don't's of drunken raiding, including a few more fun stories from listeners NostalgiaDad and Stalina. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:10 Anger Management - 56:55 The Hot Seat - 58:35 Calling Countdown #1 - NostalgiaDad - 1:05:25 Calling Countdown #2 - Stalina - 1:20:20 Shout Outs and Show News - 1:38:45   Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leavin

Better a day late than never! Countdown To Classic finishes off the week with the story of Josh's favourite character in WoW - the force of nature that is Lady Sylvanas Windrunner. Josh runs through her background and role in WoW, with a bit of fun voice acting along the way, and then hits on community opinions of Sylvanas via the forums, and finishes off with some memories in Memory Lane and then a bit of clean up and shout outs. Highlights Below: A Scoop Of Vanilla - 1:45 That's What We Said - 45:35 Anger Management - 1:07:05 Tidbits - 1:09:35 Memory Lane - 1:14:05 Clean Up & Shout Outs - 1:20:45 Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_45_Final.mp3  Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, ch

Countdown To Classic celebrates everything cats as he tears into the ins and outs of Feral Druid DPS with Cat Form guru, Shedo! Listen to some of the wise words from the frequent Classic Druid Discord contributor as he runs Josh through some of the do's and don't of Cat DPS as well as stopping to dispel a few common misconceptions along the way. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 2:20 Anger Management - 52:00 The Hot Seat - 53:40 Shout Outs & Show News - 1:00:25   You can find Shedo and his work via these links: https://www.twitch.tv/shedothedruid https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1SlB9gHufWFvQ5cs8dVXZOAftup-WteZ3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNBNhIAeMwFrCEFM10Koaw/videos https://discord.gg/SDxvF7r – Theorycrafting By Taladril Discord https://discord.gg/uscwdeP – Druid Classic Discord Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes

Countdown To Classic rings in another week with an in depth interview with several interviewees, a few of the women of WoW! Join Sommerlin, Surnami and Rarebitt, as they sit down and chat with Josh about common misconceptions about female players in WoW and their experiences within the game. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 1:50 Anger Management - 1:07:15 The Hot Seat - 1:10:20 Clean Up & Shout Outs - 1:23:30   Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_44_Final.mp3 Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w Or @ iTunes (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting): htt

Countdown To Classic swishes it from halfway as Josh beats the buzzer just ten minutes of Friday left on the East Coast - winning on technicalities here people!! Today, Josh gets out the microscope and puts last week's Dev Watercooler update under it, as we figure out exactly what we know, what we don't know, and where WoW Classic may be heading from here now that we have this information. Josh takes a trip to the forums to assist in dispelling a few thoughts that popped up throughout the community in the wake of the bombshell. Highlights Below: Forum & Fauna - 2:00 Anger Management - 1:12:20 Winners & Losers - 1:18:30 Memory Lane - 1:25:30 Shout Outs & Show News - 1:32:30   Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_43_Final.mp3  A

Whilst still putting everything together for the show's take on the big news, Josh calls up friend of the show, DaReal MarkyMark, for a spotlight on Warlocks. After this interview, it's time for Calling Countdown as we hear from listener Eron, all about altoholism, asperger's and archetypes in World of Warcraft. Josh finished off with some long overdue Memory Lane stories and a few clean ups from a previous episode and some shout outs. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 2:40 Anger Management - 45:45 The Hot Seat - 47:30 Calling Countdown - 53:50 Memory Lane - 1:20:30 Clean Up & Show Notes - 1:27:55 Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_42_Final.mp3   Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posti

Countdown To Classic shakes off the rust after a few days off and comes roaring back to podcast prominence to cover the epic news! Josh sits down for an in depth interview with AAA staff member, Niel, who has worked in the games industry for 15+ years through many areas of title development, to give a technical translation of the big update that we got on Friday from Blizzard. After that, Josh takes a quick (pre-Classic update) call from listener PWJ all about private server raiders and facerolling in Classic. Highlights Below: Show Update - 1:10 In Depth Interview - 6:20 Anger Management - 1:01:55 The Hot Seat - 1:03:05 Calling Countdown - 1:09:45 Shout Outs & Show News - 1:21:45 Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_42_Final.mp3 Also

Previously....on Lost. Wait, wrong show! Don't sue me!! Countdown To Classic is back to answer the cliffhanger question that we left you with last week and many more in finishing off the epic chat with Partypooper about everything and anything regarding the vanilla WoW economy. After that, we get through the regular fun segments and then finish off with a bit of Calling Countdown, as two listeners phone in at the same time to doubly inform Josh about the epic quests and effort they went through in obtaining Rhok'Delar and Benediction/Anathema, as well as a bit of light Hunter chat. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 1:40 Anger Management - 1:07:20 The Hot Seat - 1:10:20 Calling Countdown - 1:24:30 Shout Outs & Show News - 1:55:25 Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a c

Mount up as Countdown To Classic dings 40!!! Monday is Dragon Day over at Countdown To Classic HQ as we dive back into the lore after a week away from it! Josh breaks down the story of the Dragon Aspects and how they came to be, breaking down getting the band together and then breaking the band up. All your favourites are here - Malygos, Ysera, Alexstrasza, Nozdormu and Neltharion! Then find out what we thought of these majestic beings (particularly Alexstrasza...) and how Blizzard treated them over the years. Highlights Below: A Scoop Of Vanilla - 2:10 That's What We Said - 1:03:25 Anger Management - 1:19:05 Tidbits - 1:24:20 Shout Outs & Show News -  1:28:50 Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend!   Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there):

Josh gets off his bum and gets this episode to you all a day late as it's time to call and end to the week with a trip to the forums. First Josh touches on whether Retail or Classic is the best place for new WoW players to start. The we touch on everything and anything Fury Warriors. Then we finish off with whether or not Retail or Classic is the harder version of the game. Highlights: Forum & Fauna - 2:20 New Players - 2:50 Fury Warriors - 39:10 Retail vs. Classic Difficulty - 1:17:35 Anger Management - 1:50:35 Winners & Losers - 1:53:00 Memory Lane - 2:05:40 Clean Up & Show News - 2:16:10 Pick up awesome show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Directly download here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_38_Final.mp3  Or listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, chec