Episode 8 – So You Want to Start WoW NoW?

  Episode 8 – So You Want to Start WoW NoW? Show Notes The Basics of WoW • What is an MMORPG (and why is this a solo podcast?) • What is WoW? ◦ Scene - Azeroth, Draenor, Argus and other planets in the universe ◦ High-fantasy world of physical combat, magic, cosmic forces, politics, conflict, and the lives of various everyday characters of many races ◦ Timeline of WoW ◦ Predecessors RTS I, II, III • Retail vs. classics ◦ Retail since 2004, expansions 2 years or so; next in late summer, trilogy, so great time to begin! ◦ Classic flavors ▪ Classic ▪ Advancing classic flavors, now WotLK, soon Cata ▪ Hardcore mode ▪ SoD   Into Azeroth for the First Time • Server types and populations and choosing ◦ Character creation screen ◦ Factions ◦ Races, classes, specs, roles, armor classes ◦ Customizations • Talents - points every level that enable choice of new spells, abilities • Who are you playing with and how do you want to play? • Exile’s Reach vs. starting zones – both have their benefits • How to level ◦ Chromie time after first character. Will be leveling right now through BfA for first time.  Can also start in WoW Remix MoP. ◦ Expansion summaries and history ◦ Suggestion for leveling ◦ This is a good place to list all of the expansions and give a brief rundown. ◦ Quests, XP, gold, reading text or not ◦ Gear – levels, BoE, BoP, Soulbound, Warbound, Account-bound   End of Part I of Starting WoW NoW - but more to come!   Outro Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening. If you want to support the show, SoloQueueWoW at Patreon.com Thank you to current patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, and ThatSkyGuy!  Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.  You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Good luck choosing which version of WoW to immerse yourself in. “I'll see you out there."