Countdown To Classic - A World Of Warcraft Classic Podcast

Did you love Molten Core? Do you crave to take down Ragnaros once again? Listen in as Josh speaks with three elite vanilla raiders, from back in the day and on the private server scene, as they discuss everything and anything Molten Core. The guys touch on great loot commentary, obscure boss strats, and Thunderfury chat  and more during an extensive chat about this beloved vanilla World of Warcraft raid. Josh then takes a great call all about mounts, and finishes up with the lore of Maraudon. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Molten Core With Ayle, North & AK - 2:00 Calling Countdown #2 - Mounts With Fahq - 1:27:15 That's Lore Like It - Maraudon - 1:59:10   Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or grab some awesome Countdown To Classic merch @ Red Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/joshcorbo82?ref=artist_title_name&asc=u Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the sh

Listen in on a fun group chat all about one of the more beloved instances in vanilla WoW - Scarlet Monastery. Join Josh, Defcamp, Melderon and Orcbit as they reunite and talk all about why High Inquisitor Sally Whitemane and her loveable band of religious zealots are so much fun to go and visit time after time. The episode also touches on Enhancement Shaman and The Four Horsemen, before finishing up with fan favourite segments Anger Management and Memory Lane. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Scarlet Monastery With Defcamp, Melderon & Orcbit - 2:10 Calling Countdown #2 - Enhancement Shaman With Sakuraba - 1:26:10 Forum & Fauna - The Four Horsemen - 1:41:35 Anger Management - 2:10:35 Memory Lane - 2:16:50   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.

Calls, calls, calls!!! Countdown To Classic brings you a bonanza of listener interaction as Josh takes a handful of great calls from the dedicated listeners of the show covering a wide variety of topics.   Then we finish up with the epic finale to the Old Gods lore that we started up last week. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - PvP Issues With OhGee - 2:00 Calling Countdown #2 - Faded Vanilla Memories/Playing With WoW Celebs With Colbyjack7 - 58:25 Calling Countdown #3 -  Was There War in Wow Part 3 With Forbes - 1:13:05 Calling Countdown #4 - Role Playing With Zaynzibar - 1:32:40 Calling Countdown #5 - Learning Languages Through WoW With Sir Francis - 1:51:20 That's Lore Like It - The Old Gods Part 2 - 2:02:25   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.li

Countdown To Classic isn’t messing around in 2019 as we stuff this episode full of chatter, with three great calls covering a great variety of topics. Prepare for Australia Day by listening to a pack of rabid Aussies talk about how the game is played down under, then we turn to a business call with a few economist gamers, as we break down exactly how Activision Blizzard works from a corporate standpoint and what’s been going on with them and their stock price lately, and finally we hear from a couple of avid WoW players who power through the game in spite of their physical impairments. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 – Aussies & WoW – 2:40 Calling Countdown #2 – The Business Of Blizzard – 40:20 Calling Countdown #3 – Playing With Physical Impairments – 1:59:45 That’s Lore Like It – The Old Gods (Part One) – 2:30:30 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 suppo

It’s 2019 and Countdown To Classic triumphantly returns from holidays with a huge episode to open up the new year! We’ve got it all including interviewing a guild that owns Redridge, putting three lawyers up against a listener in the witness box to get to the bottom of a ninja looting incident, speaking with a hardcore multiboxer, hearing more about raid leading and which encounters can break up a progression guild, as well as hitting the forums to hear all about professions. Highlights Below:  Quick 2018 Highlight Reel – 0:15 Calling Countdown #1 – Lowbie Ganking with The Pirates of the Pancreas – 6:00 Calling Countdown #2 – The Trial Of A Ninja Looter with Crackerman – 40:05 Calling Countdown #3 – Multiboxing with Helbefkar – 58:45 Calling Countdown #4 – Raid Leading with Tole – 1:20:00 Forum & Fauna – Were Vanilla Professions Any Good? – 1:38:25 Memory Lane – 2:11:20   Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: h

It's Christmas time and Countdown To Classic has stuffed your stocking full to the brim with some good old fashioned WoW Classic content! Listen in as this episode has a bit of everything to celebrate a range of interests this holiday season. Josh sits down and talks about the fun of Elemental Mages, the similarities and differences between Everquest and WoW and what drew that crowd over, the Diablo mobile situation and why Diablo players love WoW and vice versa. Then it's time for a talk about the Feast of Winter Veil, some Jaina Proudmoore lore, and then some anger management and memory lane listener submissions, and rounding out the year with some listener emails. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - 2:40 Calling Countdown #2 - 26:40 Calling Countdown #3 - 1:04:40 That's Lore Like It - 1:20:05 The Feast Of Winter Veil - 1:57:35 Anger Management - 2:09:00 Memory Lane - 2:15:10 Listener Feedback - 2:27:05 Shout Outs - 2:39:40   Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/co

Today, Josh takes on a number of big topics in a huge, special episode of Countdown To Classic, whilst also announcing a special Christmas giveaway! Firstly, we talk to Gamasutra and The Verge contributor, Katherine Cross, all about whether or not we should dampen expectations of Classic due to nostalgic reasoning. Next, Josh turns to a number of calls on the important topics of gaming addiction and depression/mental health, as we hear from addiction professional, and listener of the show, Jamie all about the correlations between WoW addiction and other more familiar addictions. Josh then takes 3 more calls from other listeners who tell of their stories of WoW addiction and how they dealt with it. Finally, Josh breaks down all things spell batching, finishing up with a great call from Ohgee all about why it is an important issue worth your consideration. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Katherine Cross on Nostalgia - 2:15 Calling Countdown #2 - Jamie on Gaming Addiction - 49:30 Calling Countdown #3 -

Praise the light! Countdown To Classic is ready to talk everything Paladin PvP as Drakova comes in for an extensive chat about why you're using your Paladin wrong, and how you can improve! After that, Josh sits down with a bunch of listeners to chat about the databases at Blizzard, and whether or not the concept of progressive itemisation in Classic can truly R.I.P. Then the show wins up with a trip through the lore of Scholomance, as well as some tidbits about the beloved instance, which includes a healthy dose of Lich King and Kel'Thuzad background as well. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Paladin PvP With Drakova - 1:50 Calling Countdown #2 - Databases/Itemisation - 1:24:15 That's Lore Like It: Scholomance - 1:55:20 Clean Up/Show News/Shout Outs - 2:39:10   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 f

Countdown To Classic finally takes the plunge on arguably the most popular class in vanilla World of Warcraft with a deep dive on everything and anything Warriors in a featured group call. After that, the show discusses Content Creators, Josh returns to the forums to discuss dishonourable kills, and we finish off with another dose of Memory Lane. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Warriors - 1:45 Calling Countdown #2 - Content Creators - 1:42:45 Forum & Fauna: Dishonourable Kills - 2:07:10 Memory Lane - 2:49:15 Shout Outs - 2:57:50   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_84_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 gives thanks for everyone tuning in to this episode! It's a Thanksgiving special and we've crammed the proverbial turkey full of content, as we have listener calls, heaps of lore, and the debut of a new segment in Dramacraft! Listen in as Josh runs through more of what makes Classic, Classic.  Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Dueling Tournaments With Guzu - 1:50 Calling Countdown #2 - Metal + WoW With Jason + Defcamp - 20:53 Calling Countdown #3 - Answers: Was There 'War' In WoW With Minorou - 1:03:34 Dramacraft - 1:24:14 That's Lore Like It - 1:32:54 Shout Outs - 2:39:50   Find Jason Here: The Starting Zone Podcast - http://thestartingzone.spazbotstudios.com/  Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/shieldwalled  Twitter - https://twitter.com/Shieldwalled?lang=en  Find Guzu Here: Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/guzutv  Twitter - https://twitter.com/guzutv?lang=en  Find Defcamp Here: Web - http://classicwow.live/  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGm8RmKIW0EF1RfmNFVr2-Q  Tw

Josh is back from a wild trip to Blizzcon and has rallied the troops to voice their opinions on everything that we heard from Anaheim! Listen in to an episode packed full of voices as Countdown To Classic takes two separate group calls and another one on one call regarding the big issues that have arisen, sharding, loot trading, content timetables and overall thoughts on the demo. Blizzard asked for our input and Countdown To Classic is here to help provide it! Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 With FredMonroe, NostalgiaDad, PWJ, and Vel - 3:35 Calling Countdown #2 With Ayle, Sommerlin, and TianSG - 1:42:35 Calling Countdown #3 With MooseTheDog - 2:18:15 Shout Outs & Show News - 2:51:00   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

In Part One of Josh’s huge Blizzcon recap we hear Josh’s running diary  of his time in Anaheim as well as a replay of the WoW podcast panel he was part of for the World Of Podcasts panel. Tune in to hear a day by day casual account of what went on when Countdown To Classic went to Blizzcon. In next week’s part two, when he’s back home in Australia, Josh will go through a detailed analysis of the demo and the panels. Highlights Below: Blizzcon Recap - 3:15 Calling Countdown - 1:10:55 World of Warcraft Podcast Panel - World Of Podcasts - 1:20:30 Shoutouts and Show News - 2:19:15   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=c6JKxJeSRCeL

Josh checks in from the start of Blizzcon Day #1 and chats with the fans.   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/id1352967778 Or @ Stitcher (As above, can take a short while to upload after posting): http://stitcher.com/s?fid=174762&refid=stpr Send your Memory Lane stories, Anger Management rants or just say hello to Josh at feedback@countdowntoclassic.com or get in touch on social media: Twitter: @count2classic FB/Insta/YouTube: @countdowntoclassic Add Countdown To Classic

The eagle has landed as Josh brings you this episode of Countdown To Classic from LA! Today, Josh takes a call from a number of content creators about a classic websites, content creation and the community.  After that it's time for memory lane and some listener feedback. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown - 5:40 Memory Lane - 51:45 Listener Feedback - 56:05 Shout Outs & Show News - 59:30   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/id1352967778 Or @ Stitcher (As above, can take

Josh is getting out of dodge! Just before jumping on a 14 hour flight to Blizzcon, Countdown To Classic unloads with a take on the latest round of purported leaks from the Classic Demo. After that, Josh speaks with a number of listeners on a broad range of topics including Paladins, judgement stacking, theorycrafting, the community at large, hit tables, testing and analysing the Classic demo, and reputation grinds. Highlights Below: Josh's Take On The Leaked Screenshots - 2:45 Listener Call #1 - Paladins, Theorycrafting, and the Community - 23:25 Listener Call #2 - Classic Demo & Hit Tables - 1:26:15 Listener Call #3 - Reputation Grinds - 1:43:45 Listener Call #4 - Devs Analysing The Classic Demo - 1:54:35 Shout Outs & Show News - 2:07:45   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

Countdown To Classic checks off another bucket list item for the show by sitting down with former NFL punter, Chris Kluwe, to talk about balancing life in the NFL with hardcore raiding in World Of Warcraft. Chris chats and laughs along with Josh over a variety of topics including, raiding as a rogue, Blizzard games, the state of eSports, and a few funny football memories. Highlights Below: Meeting Chris - 2:50 Becoming A Top Flight Raider - 7:55 How To Apply For A Top Raiding Guild As An NFL Player - 9:50 Easily Fund Your Real Hobbies Via An NFL Career - 13:35 Writing A Sci-Fi Book - 16:35 Balancing Hobbies With Life In The NFL - 19:10 How To Raid & Keep Your Job In Training Camp - 27:55 Enjoying Azeroth Anonymously - 30:20 Lingering Memories Of Raiding - 36:15 DKP, The Warglaives Of Azzinoth & Paying Your Dues - 39:00 Did Somebody Say 'Thunderfury - Blessed Blade of the Windseeker'? - 41:30 Building Wife Aggro - 46:20 Dealing With Kids & Online Gaming In 2018 - 49:15 Life As The Guild's Celebrit

Blizzcon is just around the corner and Countdown To Classic has you covered for all the Blizzcon speculation and predictions that you can handle. Josh calls in three avid listeners, Palfuris, Viv, and Niel, for a group call to cover off on all angles of the event, being the fans who will be there in person, the fans watching at home via the virtual ticket, and those keeping an eye on things from within the gaming industry.  Listen in for a lot of analytical chat, and many a laugh along the way as we discover that Josh has no idea what beat boxing is! After that it's time for everybody's favourite segment, memory lane, and then Josh cleans up with an epic listener submission about why there was actually NO WAR going on in World Of Warcraft. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown - 3:20 Memory Lane - 1:47:40 Clean Up - 1:59:25 Show News + Shout Outs - 2:04:55   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/Y8Y

The thrilling trilogy of ex-dev interviews concludes with Monster/Raid/Encounter designer, Alex Brazie! Listen in as Countdown To Classic rounds out what has been a fascinating run of interviews with former WoW devs about some of the design principles that went into the making of the game. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 2:30 Thoughts On John Staat's WoW Diary - 3:30 Alex's Work On WoW - 6:30 What Alex Works On Now - 8:40 The Blizzard Employee Guild - 11:05 Playing WoW vs. Making WoW - 18:15 The Blizzard Guild Adjusts To TBC Raiding - 20:00 J. Allen Brack & Others As Raiders - 24:35 Do All WoW Staff Love MMO's? - 27:30 Other Games Alex Wanted To Work On - 33:00 Geeking Out At Irvine - 35:30 Visiting Bill Gates - 41:00 Making Monsters In WoW: Monster Design 101 - 47:30 Favourite Monster Design - 55:45 Naxxramas Design Observations - 1:02:20 Four Horsemen Difficulty Design - 1:06:10 Post Vanilla Boss Design/Lord Marrowgar - 1:09:15 Warlock Overhaul Post Vanilla/Warlock Tanking - 1:12:40 Early Impres

In the second part of the trilogy of talks with former World Of Warcraft developers, Josh sits down with exterior level designer Bo Bell, for a lengthy chat on the making of vanilla WoW. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 2:35 Bo's Resume - 3:20 Working At Blizzard - 7:50 Working in QA - 9:50 Speaking Publicly About Games - 16:05 What Bo Works On Now - 19:35 Artistic Freedom Working On Exterior Designs - 24:30 Balancing Metzen's Vision With Personal Tastes - 31:30 Fighting For Keeping Duskwood Dark - 37:10 Love For The Planned Emerald Dream - 41:45 Real World Inspirations In WoW Exteriors - 47:50 WoW Planned To Be Everquest? - 53:40 Smoke Break Ideas/Cutting Wee From WoW - 1:05:25 How Close Were We To Flying Mounts In Vanilla? - 1:09:45 Lord Of The Rings Inspirations - 1:13:20 Runemasters In Vanilla WoW - 1:22:50 Other Scrapped Classes - 1:27:25 Favourite/Challenging Zones That Bo Worked On - 1:31:00 Seeing Cataclysm Change Bo's Work - 1:37:50 Blizzard's Level Design Approach Now vs. Then - 1:42:45 Origi

It's raining former Blizzard staff as Countdown To Classic brings you the first of three straight fantastic interviews with the people that helped make the game that we've all come to know and love. Listen in as Josh chats with Kevin Jordan, one of three original game designers who was brought on early to World of Warcraft, and who helped design many of the abilities that we'll be using again soon when Classic drops. After that, Josh finishes with a Memory Lane segment, and then a quick comment on the big news that J. Allen Brack would be replacing Mike Morhaime as President at Blizzard. Highlights Below: In Depth Interview - 3:10 All About Kevin - 4:10 Working With Blizz Personalities - 8:00 State of WoW/Blizz When Kevin Arrived - 11:45 Designing/Balancing Abilities - 14:30 Designing Talents + Talent Trees - 17:40 Cookie Cutter Builds - 21:20 Spec Failures/Ret Paladins - 25:10 Elemental Mages - 29:20 Things That Hit The Cutting Room Floor - 31:25 Class Design Pride/Warriors - 36:05 Warriors Being OP - 37:35