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Nerf Culture – Peak of Serenity Podcast Ep. 116
Blizzard has hit Sepulcher of the First Ones with YET MORE NERFS. On this episode of the podcast, our hosts emallson and Anomoly break down the nerfs to Lihuvim (2 heal now?!), Halondrus, Anduin, Rygelon, and the Jailer.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson
Timestamps
00:00 More Jailer Jail!
12:17 Accessibility: Shadow Priest Voidform Speech
15:29 Wowhead Dragonflight Talent Calculators
16:53 Classic Realm Consolidation
22:08 Halondrus Hotfixes
24:51 Yet More Nerfs: Lihuvim
32:02 Yet More Nerfs: Halondrus
34:49 Yet More Nerfs: Anduin
40:07 Yet More Nerfs: Rygelon
42:40 Yet More Nerfs: The Jailer
53:55 Raid Tuning, Power Progression & System Complexity
01:24:17 Fated Tuning
01:29:06 Question: BoK Usage for DPS as MW?
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin
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Mythic+ Nerfs! Fervent Strikes Removed – Peak of Serenity Podcast Ep. 115
This week, Blizzard announced that they were removing the miserable Fervent Strike mechanic from trash mobs across the Shadowlands dungeon pool! This change has been oft-requested since the mechanic was introduced in Battle for Azeroth---and it comes along with other nerfs for pain points across the dungeon pool.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson
Timestamps
00:00 Progression Recap: Jailer Jail
12:21 Diablo IV Beta Pre-Registration Now Open
13:47 Dragonflight: Internal Alpha on Launcher
15:58 Cross-Faction Rated PvP & (More) Sepulcher Nerfs
21:47 Mythic+ Boss Nerfs: Sanguine Depths, Necrotic Wake, Theater of Pain
25:55 Overwatch 2 - Beta Announcement
28:24 Fervent Strikes - What They Are, Why They Suck, & Their Removal
44:55 Undocumented Changes to Codex of the First Technique
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin
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We Have (Druid & Death Knight) Talents! – Peak of Serenity Podcast Ep. 114
On Friday afternoon, Blizzard released a preview of the new Druid & Death Knight talent trees! This week on the podcast, emallson and Anomoly walk through the new trees and speculate about what their structure means for Monk talents. We also had Patch 9.2.5 release this week, and recap some of the fun bugs, hotfixes, and changes from the patch.
Dragonflight Talent Preview
MythicTrap Talent Calculator
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson
Timestamps
00:00 Rygelon Progression
11:27 Diablo Immortal Released
16:43 Cross-Faction Play & Faction Transfer Sale
24:21 Dark Ranger Transmog & Customization Unlocks
27:14 The Veilstrider Meta-Meta-Achievement
32:19 New Mythic+ / PvP Catchup Gear
35:27 9.2.5 Hotfixes: Pandemic Broken (& Fixed), M+ Scaling Fixes, and Codex Broken
45:30 Dragonflight: Restoration Druid Talent Walkthrough
01:07:24 Dragonflight: Death Knight Talent in Contrast
01:12:44 Dragonflight: What About Monk Talents?
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin
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Saving the Alliance with Patch 9.2.5 – Peak of Serenity Podcast Ep. 113
Patch 9.2.5 arrives this reset, and with it come a number of buffs and hotfixes for Monks, nerfs to Sepulcher of the First Ones, and---of course---cross-faction raids and dungeons!
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction & Progression Recap
08:43 Diablo Immortal: Release June 2nd
11:01 Blue Post: Addons & Accessibility
21:11 PTR Bug (?): Cross-Faction Guilds
23:33 Season 4 "Later This Summer" - CE/AotC/KSM still open
25:06 Cross-Realm Mythic Opens on Reset
28:49 Massive Renown Buffs, Legendary Crafting Cost nerfs
33:30 Cross-Faction Instanced Content
39:04 New Social Contract (and its implications)
43:46 Windwalker / Mistweaver Buffs! Threat Buff! Brewmaster Fixes!
01:01:29 MASSIVE Sepulcher Nerfs (again)
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
Raid Nerfs & Season 4 Mythic+ Affix: Shrouded – Peak of Serenity Podcast Ep. 112
Anomoly has returned! This week on the show, we catch up on the massive nerfs to Mythic Sepulcher of the First Ones and discuss the newly-present-on-PTR Mythic+ Affix for Season 4: Shrouded.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:39 Progression Recap & Mythic Sepulcher Nerfs
17:27 Week in Review: Mobile Games, Narrative Director & Curseforge
31:25 MDI Last Stand!
37:53 BDGG Sepulcher Interview
47:39 Patch 9.2.5: Fated Raid Loot & Windrunner Easter-Egg
51:19 Season 4 Mythic+ - Shrouded Affix & New Dungeons
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
Talking Windwalker (and Deterministic Loot?!) with Babylonius – Peak of Serenity Podcast Ep. 111
With Anomoly on hiatus for real life this weekend, emallson is joined by Peak owner Babylonius to talk about the state of Windwalker in Sepulcher, what kinds of talents we want, and about the deterministic loot system that has been announced for Season 4 of Shadowlands.
This show is also available on YouTube and is streamed live every week at 1:30pm EDT over at https://twitch.tv/emallson
Timestamps
00:00 Windwalker in Sepulcher w/ Traitorlonius
22:59 What Would Windwalker Talents Look Like?
51:39 Season 4: Deterministic Loot!?
01:05:35 Our Best Interests
01:14:08 Cross-Faction Shenanigans in 9.2.5
Music: Skye Cuillin by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4371-skye-cuillin
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Customer Reviews
Great Podcast, even if you're not a Monk!
Love hearing the thoughts and opinions of the show hosts. Very well structured yet relaxed enough to go off the rails and have fun tangents. Monk players should get a good idea of the current state of the show topics but are very relevant for players of all classes and spec roles. Anom's lore dumps are always a great off the rails experience!
Glad I found this show.
I’m glad to have found this show. Monk is my favorite class but as a returning player, there are a lot of whole in my game.
I look forward to listening as we move into Shadowlands.
Thank you for this!
Thank you for everything you do for the monk community. By far the #1 resource for monk help and insightful information.
- Dyemonk, DPS/MW monk on Stormrage-US