For Azeroth!: A World of Warcraft Podcast

Lex_Rants, Sean, and Tru Villain Manny

A podcast featuring the news, lore, resources, and community feedback about Blizzard's premier World of Warcraft MMORPG. Go beyond the headlines and weekly events with Lex, Manny, and Sean!

  1. Aug 10

    #398 - For Azeroth!: Calm Before the Storm

    Manny is under the weather so Sean and Lex struggle bus their way through the news. Or do they?!? Prepare for patch!Dyes are soulbound in preparation for the upcoming patch: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/housing-dye-trading-temporarily-disabled/2332674The projected scores for Umbral Champion 1% and Umbral Hero 0.1% were posted:EU: 3962 / 4207NA: 3915 / 4183https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/m-umbral-champion-and-umbral-hero-scores-updated-august-4/2333001https://eu.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/m-umbral-champion-and-umbral-hero-scores-updated-4-august/625085 The Addon Arms Race continues:Azta'rec memory game had been trivialized by two add-ons. Blizzard has now revised the API to disable these addons.https://www.wowhead.com/news/completely-automated-addons-for-memory-game-broken-on-azratec-delve-boss-382356 Some World Activities will stay relevant in Season 2In the latest PTR build, the rewards from Invasions, Ritual Sites, Void Assaults, and their caches have been upgraded for S2. This should make alts that just hit 90 more options to gear up.https://www.wowhead.com/news/season-1-activity-rewards-updated-for-season-2-382324 Additional Reward details for early Season 2During the pre-season week, the Great Vault will offer rewards based on your activities during the final week of Season 1. Season 2 Great Vault credit starts accruing during the pre-season week, with the rewards from those efforts available to claim on August 18.Crafting Sparks will also begin dropping during the pre-season.Voidcore bonus rolls will not be available in the first Great Vault of Season 2. They will become available during the second week of Season 2 (August 25) and can be selected by anyone who has unlocked at least 3 panes.For the first Great Vault of Season 2, the maximum gear level attainable from the World row will be Champion 3/6. Subsequent Vaults can reward gear from the World row at a maximum quality of Hero 1/6.https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/midnight-season-1-ending-and-season-2-information/2331696

    #398 - For Azeroth!: Calm Before the Storm
  2. Jul 23

    #396 - For Azeroth!: Nexus 23 and Me

    The gang gets excited for Blizzcon with the release of the in-game bundles! Everyone is talking about Mythic+ this week as a potential breach of trust took place in a Nexus Point Xenas 23 with a GM and some title pushers. BLIZZCON BUNDLE REVEALED With Blizzcon now less than 2 months away, Blizzard has unveiled the in-game bonuses that all ticket holders will be receiving. For those of us not attending, these are now purchasable on the bnet store. There are 6 bundles: - The Warcraft Bundle - Overwatch BlizzCon Bundle - Diablo IV BlizzCon Bundle - Diablo Immortal BlizzCon Bundle - Hearthstone BlizzCon Bundle - World of Warcraft: Murk'atath Pet Overwatch: Lich Queen Mei Player Icon and Name Card Diablo IV: Indigo's Light Trophy and Indigo's Master Trophy Diablo Immortal: Astral Celebration Portrait Frame Hearthstone: 5 Standard Card Packs Celebrate BlizzCon® 2026 with the World of Warcraft BlizzCon Bundle! DARKNESS DESCENDS UPON DECOR DUELS Decor Duels will end with the release of the 12.1 patch. With this week's reset Blizzard has made a few additional changes to help players looking to earn rewards. - Hiders will no longer be automatically revealed when thirty seconds remain in the match. - Flies have been removed from Hiders who stay in one location for too long. - The energy increase rate for Seekers has been reduced by 20%. - Players will earn double the rate of Illusionary Coins Once the dust settles and Decor Duels is no longer available, players will still be able to purchase Decor items from the vendors in Silvermoon City. Join the Final Surge for Decor Duels GM FOUL PLAY? A redditor on a supposed burner account, called attention to suspicious entry in warcraft logs. Acrobatic_Pianist688 points to the allegedly unsalvageable key, which then had many mobs dying due to GM admin abilities. Blizzard GM death touching mobs in M+23 for their favorite streamer. LOG linked. : r/wow https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/JcfwTd4L19Agx3NX?fight=4&type=resources&hostility=1&source=100.4&eventstart=4705300 Alleged Cheating in +23 Nexus Point Xe'nas Log - Wowhead News Kaivax responds

    #396 - For Azeroth!: Nexus 23 and Me
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A podcast featuring the news, lore, resources, and community feedback about Blizzard's premier World of Warcraft MMORPG. Go beyond the headlines and weekly events with Lex, Manny, and Sean!