Episode 27 – Gotta Collect Them All

Show Notes

Welcome to Episode 27! – 2:59

A celebration in three parts, the first of which is celebrating my return to WoW and the SQ mic after an unforeseen absence. Big thanks to Ali for coming on for Episode 24 and to Ali and Gin for having me on Live, Laugh, Lore to talk starting zones!

SQ Book Club – 8:11

A review of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the first book in a fantasy series by Matt Dinniman. It gets the official SQ book recommendation for portraying the immersive MMORPG experience through an involuntary live-action global dungeon crawl with Carl and Princess Donut.

News – 13:14

• March of the Sethrak 2 on July 20 a success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABnqfS8YeKs
• Greedy Emissary event ends July 29 – collect them all!
• Winds of Mysterious Fortune event is live until Aug. 12
• Horrific Visions will continue into S3 but at S2 difficulty levels.
• Collector’s Bounty event ends July 29 as well – more collect them all!
• MoP launch event for the mount ends July 30
• “Doom of K’aresh” short story just released to give us backstory on the world we will be adventuring in, written by Adam Christopher and voiced by Ray Porter as Locus Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSw8rW7fZ5c&t=2s
• The passing of Ozzy Osborne; will there be a WoW NPC in-game, or at least one everyone can reach?
• Housing update – types of neighborhoods and the endeavors
• Midnight expansion announcement at Gamescom on August 19!
• Changes to your bank tabs – level 80s need not worry

Drink of the Month – 58:57

A wild goose chase for an adult beverage all over the southern tip of Kalimdor.

“What have you done lately?” – 1:04:29

The lull before 11.2 is about as busy as could be with MoP Classic Pandaren starting zone, Lorewalking, One Button Rotation, Turbulent Timeways all kept me busy, until I hit…

Main Topic: Collector’s Bounty Event – 1:52:07

Discussion of the monthlong event, including my farming tips, and a list of my haul for this month, including getting a new mount live in the show!

Outro – 2:38:30

• Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening. OGRE’s “King of the Wood” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7iErMhstlY
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