Blizzard Watch

This week we discuss all the new features that have arrived with phase 2 of the Dragonflight prepatch including the new playable race/class, the Dracthyr. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your answer...

This week we discuss the easy gear drops and generous experience buffs that are available with the WoW Anniversary event, the second phase of the Dragonflight pre-patch event kicking off on November 15th, and our favorite games for destressing. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and w...

This week we discuss balance changes to classes in Dragonflight, the new Death Knight-focused Hearthstone expansion, and ridable murlocs. You heard me right. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential sponsors. Your ans...

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as our intrepid adventurers enter the realm of the hag Skabatha Nightshade to face curses, ghosts, and a disastrous encounter of dragon vs. hot air balloon. Keep up on all the episodes as they air or catch up on earlier sessions with this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/blizzardwatch/sets/tavern-watch-plays-witchlight If you have...

This week we discuss that massive talent system revamp that arrived with this week’s Dragonflight prepatch, the implications of the new Galakrond animated short, and if the Classic servers have become the “what if” version of original WoW. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will b...

This week we discuss the two-part Dragonflight prepatch that rolls out on October 25, the launch of the new digital card battler Marvel SNAP, and which games stay in beta/early access too long. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as...

In this month's episode, we discuss the recent One D&D playtest changes to Bards, Rangers, and Rogues, as well as the addition of rules for handling more social, less combat oriented campaigns. We also cover Vox Machina, the Critical Role Campaign 1 animated series that is debuting its second season in January and the Avatar TTRPG that is now shipping to Kickstarter backers. If you have a few minu...

DM Liz Harper's Wild Beyond The Witchlight D&D adventure continues as ex-Blizzard Watch lore master extraordinaire Anne Stickney hops aboard the crazy train playing the violence-prone Fairy Key. The band of adventurers then incite a Bullywug civil war, recover a sack full of ponies, and pit King Gallup XIX and Illig, Baron of Muckstump against each other. And it only gets weirder from there. Keep...

This week we discuss the probably launch date of the Dragonflight prepatch, Overwatch 2’s launch still being super buggy, and the implications of tagging mobs no longer being faction restricted. Plus, what games we want to play during spooky system. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast,...

This week we discuss the Overwatch 2 launch, Dragonflight’s newly announced release date, the return of the need/greed looting system to WoW, and the problem of battle passes. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential...

This week we discuss the Wrath Classic launch as well as ideas for future Classic servers, the new Hearthstone mini-set allowing ranked play against AI opponents, the new leveling-friendly Terror Zones in Diablo 2 Resurrected, the Legendary Crest update in Diablo Immortal, and the upcoming launch of Overwatch 2 that comes with a new anti-toxicity feature. If you have a few minutes, please fill out...

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party gets an unpleasant surprise courtesy of the Deck of Many Things leading to a battle against an Elder Brain Dragon, a horrible aberration that spews tadpoles that can turn you into a mind flayer. No, really. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data i...

This week we sit down with ex-Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode to talk about his new mobile card game, Marvel Snap, how to make a great grilled cheese sandwich, and, most importantly, when his next rap will be released. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us...

In this month's episode, we deep dive into One D&D, the upcoming massive update coming to our favorite RPG. We explore the changes to character backgrounds, feats, and more from the current playtests. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as w...

This week we discuss Blizzard’s efforts to break up its overwhelming server populations for Wrath Classic, Diablo 2 Resurrected adding new features, and the frustrations of deck building in Hearthstone. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as...

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party find a local whose innards have been harvested and this leads them down a trail to an unexpected confrontation. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as...

This week we discuss the announcement of select Activision-Blizzard games being added to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, the zombie pre-patch event in Wrath Classic, and if beta players have an unfair advantage when an expansion launches. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be use...

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party escorts a magical fountain to a new town, but not before there’s news of some no-good ooze. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract potential s...

This week we discuss the many launches this week including Hearthstone’s Battlegrounds Season 2, Diablo 3’s Season 27, and the Wrath Classic’s pre-patch. Plus must-have healing add-ons, zone scaling pros and cons, and our favorite announcements from Gamescom. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast hos...

Usually we would save a TTRPG-related discussion for our monthly Tavern Watch podcast, but the WOTC announcement of One D&D was too big to wait! We also discuss the Dragonflight time skip, Diablo 4’s seasonal format, and Hearthstone’s overhaul of the Battlegrounds rewards system. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collect...

This week we discuss the launch, then crash, then relaunch of the revamped WoW Mobile Auction House, cross-progression play coming to Overwatch 2, and class balance changes in Hearthstone. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attra...

This week we discuss the new talent trees that just dropped in the Dragonflight alpha for Holy Paladins and Warlocks, the changes to WoW Classic with Wrath Classic launching next month, and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition update to the futuristic Spelljammer campaign. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by o...

This week we discuss our experiences with the new talent system in the Dragonflight alpha, Diablo Immortal’s rapid content rollout, and how to find a guild or group to help you get the raids for the jellycat mount. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve...

This week we discuss the new content that just dropped in the Dragonflight alpha, the release date of Wrath Classic, and the Hearthstone pre-patch that introduces none other than Heistmaster Toggwaggle. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as...

In the latest play session of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party goes from house owners to shopaholics dragging their adopted Kobold buddy with them along the way. If you have a few minutes, please fill out our survey to tell us what you think about the podcast. This data is collected by our podcast host, Acast, and will be used to help us improve the show as well as attract pote...