Titanforge WoW Podcast

This week we're taking a look at the Awakened affix, and telling you everything you need to know before playing it for the first time! We've also covered some recent events and given you a crash course in Horrific Visions, since those are coming out this week. Here's Trell's article on M+ tanks next patch on WoWHead: https://www.wowhead.com/news=304828/what-tank-should-you-play-in-season-4-of-myth...

This week we're taking a look at Operation: Mechagon now that it's heading to M+ to prepare you for some of the most deadly abilities. Next week we'll talk about the Awakened Affix and then we'll move into raid-focused Ny'alotha content! Find the tuning changes for Freehold and Operation Mechagon here: https://www.wowhead.com/news=298772/patch-8-3-build-32712-freehold-and-operation-mechagon-tuning...

Tettles, Trell, and Dratnos are joined by our friend Squishei who has created a game show for us! We were tested on our knowledge of Mythic Plus, and our fans and patrons got to participate in shaping the game! Follow along and see how many points you would have gotten. Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/titanforge Come join our Discord: https://discord.gg/6BcJ3Tu Music: Take a Chanc...

This week, your hosts are travelling for the holidays, but we've pre-recorded this special episode to take a retrospective look at 2019 in WoW, and the first year of the Titanforge Podcast. We talked a little bit about how the show's format has developed, and about how WoW (mostly Mythic Plus) has gone this year. We've also covered our expectations for 2020 - which Healers, Tanks, and DPS will gai...

This is the final part of a 4-episode series on BFA Dungeon Mechanics - check out Episode 25 for notable boss fights, and Episodes 26 and 27 for trash mechanics. Find all the clips and videos referenced in this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ILTj1X8RElMBzlZ70bV6LsJ11TXVxITGwgLxP6lox0/ Check out Sjele's Warlock Gateway Skip video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o_XCpLnjzU And Me...

We're finishing up our series by covering the last five dungeons' trash pulls: 08:17 Tol Dagor 25:20 Temple of Sethraliss 50:12 Freehold 1:06:15 Underrot 1:26:32 Motherlode Follow along with our show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zp4cLsBbtIrEgjFxkynVtWS0aKD0JfZDr_6xqpk52MQ/ Next week we'll finish out this series by explaining skips in the different dungeons! Check out our Patreon at h...

This week we're tackling the most salient trash pulls in five dungeons: 13:21 Atal'Dazar 32:25 Waycrest Manor 45:36 Kings' Rest 1:03:40 Siege of Boralus 1:16:04 Shrine of the Storm Follow along with our Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HEsXKacz2qaqYbDRTzzIyZbNj4Ze6DfbjwcO9_AGlew/ Over the next few weeks we'll continue this series with the other five dungeons and then common skips. C...

We bit off a little more than we could chew this week and ended up with a super long episode! For starters, we covered the recent changes to itemization from Raid and Mythic Plus, and then we moved on to our main topic, where we picked 12 of the most interesting BFA Dungeon Boss fights and explained exactly how they worked and the strategies we use to defeat them in high keys. To follow along with...

This week we're tackling a frequently asked question - how does one go from doing a weekly +10 to pushing keys at the 15 or higher level? See statistics on which dungeon/affix combos are easiest: https://bestkeystone.com/#/ or https://mplus.subcreation.net/all-affixes.html Find out how much damage you'll take from abilities at different keystone levels: http://justhealus.com/ Check out our Patreon...

This week's guest is Nerf, the tank of Method NA, Blizzcon MDI Finalists! Check him out at https://www.twitch.tv/nerftanktv Here's some info on the covenants we discussed: https://www.wowhead.com/news=296010/shadowlands-covenant-abilities-uncovered-utility-abilities-for-all-covenants Here's info on Torghast, the new infinite dungeon/vertical island, depending on who you talk to: https://www.wowhea...

We're joined by Special Guest, MDI Host and healer expert AutomaticJak to talk about the state of Healing going into patch 8.3. We also took a look at the new Corrupted Items, which you can find out more about here: https://www.wowhead.com/news=295789/corrupted-items-is-the-new-titanforging-details-how-it-works We covered the new Corrupted Affix also, learn more about that here: https://www.wowhea...

This week we started by taking a look at some nerfs to Azshara's Eternal Palace: https://www.wowhead.com/news=295722/eternal-palace-end-of-hall-of-fame-nerfs-ashvane-and-queen-azshara We moved on to a discussion of the new Waking City raid, and then briefly discussed the process of simming yourself and how useful it is in a Mythic Plus setting. Finally we talked about Dratnos' Tier Lists - check t...

This week we're taking a look at the exciting new content coming with Patch 8.3! Watch the official content preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0oaxj5P80 Changes to existing essences and classes: https://www.wowhead.com/news=295493/first-patch-8-3-ptr-build-class-essence-changes New essences: https://www.wowhead.com/news=295496/patch-8-3-visions-of-nzoth-new-essences-for-the-heart-of-azerot...

This week some high level players have switched faction to Alliance in order to better deal with the Void Emissaries using Shadowmeld. We've used this happening as a jumping off point to talk about Affixes in general - which ones are good, which ones need some work, and which should be deleted outright! We also briefly covered the nerfs to the Blood of the Enemy grind, and our thoughts on the Esse...

Brewmaster Monk is the new frontrunner for tanking Mythic Plus, and this week we have the current World #1 tank (by RaiderIO Score) Andybrew on the show to talk about why exactly the spec is doing so well. Here are some clips of Brewmaster Ring of Peace against emissaries: https://clips.twitch.tv/UninterestedGrossEggplantCoolStoryBob https://clips.twitch.tv/TriangularDeterminedFrogRedCoat Watch An...

This week we're covering a variety of topics! We discuss Teeming, and how it's changed from Legion to BFA; the emergence of the 4 DPS/0 Healer strategy in keys; creating Routes tailored to your group comp; the East MDI; and the Shadow of Zul. Here's Trell's image for how to handle the Shadow of Zul: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/572592697441910786/624729036677185578/unknown.png Here's the...

This week we're analyzing our second dungeon: Siege of Boralus! Learn all the tips and tricks and bugs used in high keys and the MDI! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/titanforge Come join our Discord: https://discord.gg/6BcJ3Tu Here are the screenshots and clips mentioned in this guide: SS 1 How to ROP - https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/572592697441910786/621476048617340938/u...

This week we have Dratnos' GM, Jason on the show to talk about Guild Leading and Raid Leading. Jason is also an accomplished MDI competitor, and we cover leadership and group dynamics in an M+ setting also. Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/titanforge Come join our Discord: https://discord.gg/6BcJ3Tu Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under the Creative...

We're joined this week by WoWHead's Squishei to talk about the Eternal Palace raid now that we're all done with it. We also cover the MDI starting with Tettles' recent article: https://www.wowhead.com/news=294648/mdi-rules-that-would-improve-class-diversity-opinion Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/titanforge Come join our Discord: https://discord.gg/6BcJ3Tu Music: Take a Chance by...

This week we're announcing the launch of our Patreon page! Check it out if you want to help support the show and get some neat rewards: https://www.patreon.com/titanforge We're also launching our Discord server (open to all!) - come join! https://discord.gg/6BcJ3Tu Our show this week is all about Void Weeks (one of the Beguiling patterns), Priority Damage vs. Overall Damage (aka Padding) in M+, an...

This week, learn the secrets to success that your three hosts have accumulated in numerous different MDI teams, live push groups, and raiding guilds. What is the ideal mindset to have, and how important is it to share that mindset with your group? How can you best keep the lines of communication open with your teammates and what are some warning signs that your team may be headed for problems? We...

It's finally happened! Moments ago, Blizzard announced sweeping nerfs to the Outlaw AoE kit - find all the details here: https://www.wowhead.com/news=294358/upcoming-class-tuning-on-august-13th-outlaw-rogue-nerfs-resto-shaman-frost-unhol Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under the Creative Commons 3.0: By Attribution license.

This week we're providing a full guide to the Atal'Dazar dungeon! Learn how it's pulled in high keys on the live servers, as well as changes that get made in the MDI setting. Here's a link to the MDI teams discussed in this episode:  https://raider.io/mythic-dungeon-international/summer-2019-time-trials-teams/west-1/world Music: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under the C...

The second season of the BFA Mythic Dungeon International is upon us! All three of your hosts are back and are using our experience as MDI competitors and commentators to discuss the metagame in this upcoming tournament. Week 1 time trials: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/535554802499977216/606486553702825988/unknown.png MDI Beguiling patterns: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/5355548...

This week we've got some perspective on both Beguiling and the Eternal Palace now that they've been out for a few weeks, and we're sharing our thoughts on the state of both, as well as the Race for World First, which concluded less than a day after this was recorded with a Method World First! Here's a link to our article on Wowhead: https://www.wowhead.com/news=293879/titanforge-podcasts-thoughts-...