Nick, Rei, Eric, and Kurabara are back from California to talk further about their experiences at Blizzcon as well as their experiences in the WoW Forever beta. First, Rei talks about some of the meals the gang shared at Blizzcon and some friendship bracelets they made and some pins that were collected. In WoW, she talks further about people applying to join the guild and Nick imagines LinkedIn connectivity for guild chat. The gang also shares quest suggestions they left for Blizzard.

Eric talks about how touring the Blizzard offices made him sad. He also mentions that the raid has progressed over the last few weeks as well.

Kurabara talks about the zerg-themed drink he purchased at the Blizzard Starbucks. He also talks about finally receiving his metal collector’s disk.

Then the gang talks about their experiences with the Forever beta. They talk about some of the bugs they encountered as well as all the other players and the need for grouping. They discuss the camping system and how the addition of last names are affecting the game. They also talk about ideas for the future and where they think WoW Forever could go.

Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk!  Our next live show is scheduled for October 5th 2026 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  For any scheduling updates, please follow us on Bluesky @wowtalk.mash.gg.  Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback to wowtalk@mash.gg.

Hosts

Nick Zielenkievicz

Host of WoW! Talk! and The Tauren & The Goblin. Sometimes known as the Video Games Public Defender. Wants to play more Destiny and Marvel Heroes but WoW is all-consuming. Decent F2P Hearthstone player. Sad that he lost the Wii that had Wrecking Crew on it. Would be happy if the only game ever made was M.U.L.E. Gragtharr on Skywall-US. Garresque on Ravencrest-US.

Rei Liou

Rei is the 1 of the 5 SEELE members and the Ops Director at MTB. She enjoys anime, baking, cooking, gaming ( fighting, puzzle, rhythm, RPGs ), and spending WAY too much time working on spreadsheets. Current Games: Tales of Crestoria, WoW

Eric Knutson

Auto mechanic, car enthusiast, gamer, runner and almost never serious, Eric has been ditching responsibilities and gaming since age 7. His favorite genres are FPS and racing, although most of his game time is currently spent on WoW

Cory Treadway

Cory has been gaming ever since he fished an NES out of a trash can. A broad gamer who enjoys everything from FPS, Racing, RPGs, MMOS, RTS, World Building, Puzzles, Dating, Horror, Cooking, Sports. If its a game I will give it a try.

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