Phase Two arrives tomorrow and it wouldn't be a launch without a developer interview, so listen in as Countdown chats with Classic devs Tim Jones and Josh Greenfield about what's coming our way. After that, we finally publish two amazing conversations that circumstances have (grossly) delayed, as Jimmy from The Fantasy Nuttwork & Allen from The Library of Allenxandria stop by to discuss story telling in gaming, and then, with the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 right around the corner, we hear from game composer Will Roget and music academic Ryan Thompson all about the magic of the Final Fantasy VII soundtrack. - Phase 2 Dev Interview - 10:40 - Story Telling in Gaming - 40:55 - The Music of Final Fantasy VII - 2:50:15 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Find Jimmy's book channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@thefantasynuttwork Find Allen's book channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@TheLibraryofAllenxandria Find Will Roget @ https://twitter.com/WilbertRoget Find Ryan Thompson @ https://twitter.com/BardicKnowledge Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

The Phase Two preview has arrived, and there is a good amount of new information to digest. Join the Countdown crew as put everything we heard under the microscope, and all just wind up super excited for what's next in Season of Discovery. Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

Phase One is just about in the books and so the time is here to review every aspect of it! The Countdown crew assembles to grade every class and other parts of the game to voice how we feel about Season of Discovery as players and consumers at this first turn. - WSG/Premade Review - 3:36 - Druid Review - 49:49 - Warrior Review - 1:09:31 - Shaman Review - 1:37:31 - Paladin Review - 2:02:13 - Rogue Review - 2:20:33 - Priest Review - 2:47:45 - Mage Review - 3:12:49 - Hunter Review - 3:36:28 - Warlock Review - 4:02:13 - Ashenvale Review - 4:14:25 - 10 Man/3 Day Raid Lockout Review - 4:51:07 - Professions Review - 5:15:06 - Economy Review - 5:26:06 - Blizzard Review - 5:39:13 - Game/Phase 1 Overall Review - 5:51:28 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

Phase Two is on the way in a month, and so the Countdown Crew sits down to discuss some of the issues that we hope are placed under the microscope as the new content arrives. Touching on Premades, Rogue tanking, PvP design, the release date and much, much more, please enjoy this all you can eat buffet of SoD chatter. - Phase Two Date, Cata, & Rune reveals w/ Chainmeta, Craig, Fredmunroe, Gho, Holybones, Jooda, Punchy, & Ubiquitous, - 1:35 - Ashenvale Rep Change & STV in Phase 2 - 44:30 - Hunter Pet Issues in PvP - 1:12:25 - Meta Warlock PvP - 1:39:45 - Berking News, Hunters Have Been Nerfed - 1:42:35 - Starsurge - 1:52:15 - More Hunter PvE/PvP Thoughts Post Nerf - 2:02:05 - Priest Healing Nerfs - 2:32:50 - Constructive Criticisms - 2:51:15 - Rogue Tanking w/ Ubiquitous & Rollo - 3:20:10 - Questing for Gold w/ Ayle - 5:00:45 - Premades w/ Ayle, Rollo, Saverem, Tareyak & Ubiquitous - 5:05:20 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

After one month of level up raiding, Countdown puts BFD under the microscope to discuss fun, difficulty, raid size and lockout timers moving forward through SoD. After that, we sink our teeth into whether or not quests rewarding gold at cap is the right call, and then touch on classes, and finish up with a chat about premades in SoD. - Raid Logistics w/ Craig, Drew, HideousJohn, Porkrot Shagga, Sig, Spookay, SquirrelFarmer, Tareyak, Teedo, Ubiquitous, Wonder & Ziimm - 1:50 - Quest Gold at Cap - 1:18:50 - Phase 2 Rune Hopes - 2:24:10 - Experience Rates for Alts - 2:45:05 - Shaman - 3:04:00 - Priest - 3:10:10 - Rogue - 3:15:30 - Warlock - 3:28:50 - Mage - 3:33:45 - Paladin - 3:39:55 - Hunter - 3:46:10 - Druid - 3:50:40 - Warrior - 3:54:35 - Premades - 4:02:48 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Find Tareyak on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@Tareyak Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

We got the first of what is supposed to be weekly class tuning changes with Season of Discovery, so we gathered the crew to discuss all the buffs and nerfs, covering not only classes, but also Ashenvale and BFD. Also, we sound off on the topic that has been hot on the lips of the subreddit, gold buying, as the community has started to loudly voice their displeasure with the early presence of bots and bought gold, and shame those who engage in it. - The Call w/ Actriev, Atsu, Balazarth, Drew, Fredmunroe, HideousJohn, Hunk, JackTBlade, Leo, Mytus, Pikseh, Sig, Tareyak, Ubiquitous, & Ziimm - 2:55 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Find Tareyak on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@Tareyak Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

Season of Discovery is here, and it is good. The hype has been met and players seem very happy for the most part as they've spent the past 10 days tearing through this remixed Classic adventure, with many mysteries to uncover and new challenges to be overcome. Josh sits down with a bunch of NA, and OCE, players to gather their initial impressions on the game, the development, and the Classic team in relation to the newest season. - The NA Call w/ Alenya, BeaverBeanie, ChainMeta, Crius, FlexLuthor, Galleyboi, iTouchPigs, Robert/Fury, Rollo, Sig, Tareyak, Ubiquitous, & Ziimm - 3:30 - The OCE Call w/ Bawlsosteel, Crius, HideousJohn, Hunk, Ubiquitous, & Wonder - 3:01:45 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Find Alenya on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/alenya11 Find GalleyBoi on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/galleyboi Find Tareyak on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@Tareyak Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

The launch of Season of Discovery is just 10 days away and we need to biggest episode of Countdown To Classic ever to cover all the classes in the game. Listen in as the Countdown community comes together to have a bit of fun and lightly breakdown eveything to try and make your choice easier, or harder! Fear not if you're avoiding spoilers as we avoid datamined material, with a notable exception in the Hunter and Mage calls, as they had some issues that we thought were OK to note as exceptions to the rule. - Dev Interview w/ Tim Jones (Tim Jones) & Josh Greenfield (Aggrend) - 3:40 - Pre-Launch All in Chat w/ Everyone - 34:00 - PvP/Faction Server News Chat - w/ Alenya, Fredmonroe & More - 3:02:10 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay streams and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Find Alenya on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/alenya11 Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

The launch of Season of Discovery is just 10 days away and we need to biggest episode of Countdown To Classic ever to cover all the classes in the game. Listen in as the Countdown community comes together to have a bit of fun and lightly breakdown eveything to try and make your choice easier, or harder! Fear not if you're avoiding spoilers as we avoid datamined material, with a notable exception in the Hunter and Mage calls, as they had some issues that we thought were OK to note as exceptions to the rule. - Paladin w/ Tariyak, Templar, & Minnodin - 3:40 - Shaman w/ Galleyboi, Ziimm, & ITouchPigs - 1:02:45 - Hunter w/ FredMunroe, Hunk, & JackTBlade - 2:06:20 - Warrior w/ Arcos, & Snaxe - 2:57:20 - Druid w/ Bearisonford, Meowfurian, Monomito, & Sneakyb4rd - 3:56:35 - Mage w/ Spihana, & Zorin - 5:18:30 - Warlock w/ Axe333, Snaxe, & Waklo - 6:18:45 - Priest w/ Actriev, Hunk, & Jooda - 7:15:35 - Rogue w/ Bawlsosteel, & Ubiquitous - 8:17:00 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Find Galleyboi on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/galleyboi Find Bearisonford on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/1bearisonford Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw

The Season of Discovery has been announced and accompanied with excitement and hype here on the Countdown To Classic end of things! We now (kind of) know the road map ahead for Classic, and we speak with a bunch of guests about their impressions of the announcement, the demo, and the small amount of info Blizzard has made public about the game. No spoiler concerns here, as we only discuss the stuff that has been announced somewhere by a Blizzard source, helping keep that sense of discovery alive until we start playing the game and finding all the secrets ourselves! - Season of Discovery Playable Demo Review w/ Ayle, Rollo, Ziimm & Trill - 8:50 - SoD Faction Balance News w/ Bawlsosteel, Cleavis, Reformed & Waldo - 2:07:25 - SoD Early Thoughts w/ North, Drew, Sneakyb4rd, & Spihana - 3:07:35 - Blizzcon Event Review & A Little More SoD Chat w/ Ayle, Quissy, & Ziimm - 4:42:00 Buy Josh a beer & help keep Countdown on the airwaves over at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/joshcorbett Or if subscriptions aren't your thing, support Josh & Countdown by shouting him a one time beer here: https://ko-fi.com/countdowntoclassic Find Quissy on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@Quissy Find Ayle on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/aylegaming Find North on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/norththemage Check out Josh on YouTube for gameplay and live podcast recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/@countdowntoclassic Join the Countdown To Classic discord here: https://discord.gg/83thqw2fBw Check out Josh's hilarious movie podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/469qUDnQHBkCogdjZyFUjb?si=jNgDTiEnSvKBbZuNz2xcxw