The World First Victors Episode 10

Final Boss has an incredible show today for all you World First raiding junkies.  The GM and Raid Leader of <Method>, Sco and Rogerbrown, join Bay and Ana today to provide a fascinating insight to their World (of Warcraft).

On one hand we have the EU and US progression, and on the other we have the Asian progression. Sco and Roger talk a little bit about how this impacts their own progression, especially in regards to releasing kill videos early as Stars did for their Garrosh kill.  Is it time to open up communication to the Asian guilds to avoid future controversy?

Next on the plate is an open sandbox question where our guests explore the ups and downs of Mists of Pandaria raiding.  During which they talk about gating in T14, the ease or difficulty of raid bosses, how much of a difference having item level upgrades made, whether or not alts were used, what kind of roadblocks and bugs they encountered, and what their favorite fights were.  Not to give anything away, but Sco definitely fired some shots about the competition with his favored fight.

Finally, what does it take to run Method and just what goes into making this guild the top guild in the world?  Sco and Roger discuss officers, raid leaders, the amazing and dedicated players, and the few players that go above and beyond just playing well.  It’s easy to see why Method is such a strong team of players capable of sweeping an entire expansion.

Also, don’t miss Sco tell Roger’s back-story of when he originally joined Method and got kicked.  Yes, Roger, their now-raid leader, almost wasn’t part of Method at all.

As always, Final Boss and its guests love to answer community questions at the end of the show.  You can ask them via the website: http://finalboss.tv/askaboss/ - via Twitter: @finalbosstv #AskABoss& via Twitch Chat during the After Show!

Final Boss airs on Twitch.tv/FinalBossTV every Sunday at 1pmPST/4pmEST/10pmCET.

-Reesi

Episode 9 - Now Live on Youtube

Midwinter has taken over for this episode of Final Boss TV.  Bay and Ana team up with Ryethe –Enhance Shaman- and Spazo – Rogue – to discuss all things Siege of Orgrimmar and how progression has been panning out.  Slootbag also thought it prudent to add a disclaimer: “Midwinter Inc. is not responsible for any offensive language from Spazo or Ryethe.”  However, it would seem Ana is the one to break the offensive language barrier.  And she looks so sweet and innocent!

Normally we start off with discussing what our guests have been up to, but we have two players that don’t know what free time is until Garrosh dies.  Raiding > Sleep > Work > Maybe a nap > Raiding > rinse and repeat.  Don’t ever say these players aren’t dedicated to the cause!  Instead we start off with a quick discussion of just what can kill these top tier guilds, what it’s like raiding in Midwinter, and what was it like moving into a top world spot for progression.

Next on topic:  Alts, Alts and more Alts, followed by a healthy dose of class stacking.  Midwinter did five, yes FIVE normal mode runs the first week to ensure their players had gear spread out as best as possible.  Aside from the mandatory 30 warlocks, class stacking doesn’t really seem to be a thing this tier.

Moving on, the crew goes through and discusses the changes to their respective classes, what was good and what was bad, and what they liked and didn’t like.  Ana still hates DKs, in case you were curious.

Finally, we come to the crux of the show: Siege of Orgrimmar progression.  (Progression Beards?) This encompasses favorite/least favorite boss fights, what everyone thought of the first 8 bosses, and how each fight went from Malkorok on.  Spazo seems to love the fact that he can kill not one, but two groups of daily quest givers as revenge.  Little bit of a dark side, eh?

As always, Final Boss and its guests love to answer community questions at the end of the show.  You can ask them via the website: http://finalboss.tv/askaboss/ - via Twitter: @finalbosstv #AskABoss & via Twitch Chat during the After Show!

Final Boss airs on Twitch.tv/FinalBossTV every Sunday at 1pmPST/4pmEST/10pmCET.

-Reesi

Episode 8 - Now Live on Youtube

Hello Mobs and Minions! This week on Final Boss, Bay is joined by our lovely new co-host Anafielle of <Something Wicked> to talk about 10 man heroic raiding.  They are joined by Minimemage of <Dsylxeic>, the Beautifully Bearded Mage (sorry, Bay!) with the infectious smile, and Hunger from <Topped Off>, a Shadow Priest and officer.   Hunger is also joined by Hunger’s Gas Heater, which attempts to steal chat’s attention at every turn.

The show begins with a quick background of our guests; where they ended up for progression last tier and how they’re doing now.  <Dsylxeic> encountered a raid-stopping bug with Galakras gating which prevented any further progression.  The bug being, if you killed Sha of Pride and allowed a soft reset, you were unable to move past the gating to Galakras.  Bummer, Blizzard!  <Topped Off> had the same bug, but were fortunate enough to have a GM fix the issue so they could continue to kill internet dragons heroicly.

And while Hunger’s brother decided to schedule a wedding during progression (the nerve!), we have yet to find a guest that has topped Landsoul’s 35lb Lego Millennium Falcon as an out-of-game side project.  Step it up, guys!

Moving forward, Bay and Ana delve into the “When’s” and “Why’s” of 10 man raiding.  When did the first 10 man appear and when did 10 man raiding finally become an acceptable alternative to 25 man raiding?  Has the separation of 10 and 25 man achievements helped a lot?  And also, when and why did our guests switch to 10 mans?

Getting into the “Meat and Potatoes” of the show, Mini and Hunger are asked to discuss the logistics of running a 10 man.  Both concede it’s easier to run logistically and socially.  It’s easier to keep track of less people (who knew?) and they’re able to pick and choose who they want so that they mesh well with the group.  They move on to loot and how it’s handled… To avoid all the gory details, Minimemage puts it very succinctly – “Loot Sucks!”  He couldn’t be more right.

Finally, the show discusses PTR Preparation, Class balance – Bring a Hunter! – and any tips and tricks for Mages and Shadow Priests.

As always, Final Boss and its guests love to answer community questions at the end of the show.  You can ask them via the website: http://finalboss.tv/askaboss/ - via Twitter: @finalbosstv #AskABoss – via Twitch Chat during the show.

Final Boss airs on Twitch.tv/FinalBossTV every Sunday at 1pmPST/4pmEST/10pmCET.

-Reesi