Episode 88 - Producing WOW Esports

Technically PVP Show Notes

 

Episode 88 - Producing WOW Esports

 

19:47 - Upcoming WoW PVP Events

• https://challonge.com/games/world-of-warcraft/tournaments
• Resurgent tournaments - http://www.resurgentesb.com/
  (Resurgent does not have any upcoming tournaments currently)
• Dalaran Gaming hosts 5v5 1v1 duels.  So teams of 5 that 1v1 duel (pokemon style?).  Keep an eye out - https://twitter.com/dalaran_rogue
• Flark’s RBG Tournies Soon™
• GCDTV - RBGs
• • https://twitter.com/GCDTV/status/1169345156266561536
  • EU #2 Oct 10/11 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-eu-tournament-2/5d6d77b0aaa82e3c3e767c96/info?infoTab=details
  • NA #2 Oct 12/13 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-na-tournament-2/5d6d798d05a011161d1e27e7/info?infoTab=details
  • EU #3 Oct 17/18 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-eu-tournament-3/5d6fe0d0c43e5f7205fe7ae8/info?infoTab=details
  • NA #3 Oct 19/20 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-na-tournament-3/5d6fe151226460718e8fdb9b/info?infoTab=details
• Tipsout and Asmongold Classic Duelers League
• • https://twitter.com/TipsOutBaby/status/1176151876946948096?s=19
  • https://twitter.com/TipsOutBaby/status/1179075535307071488?s=19
  • Oct 17th
  • $50,000 prize pool?
  • Also a speed-running competition.

 

29:04 - Subject of Analysis

Today we will discuss what it takes to produce a World of Warcraft esports broadcast!

 

Questions

• What’s your favourite: MDI or AWC?
• Do you guys play WOW?  What class/spec?
• What goes on in the control room?  Is there much talking?
• How many people does it take to run the AWC?
• How’s it feel to have the MLG stadium closing?
• Any favourite moments?  Any WTF moments?

 

WOW PVP NEWS

• AWC NA/EU Summer Finals happened! - Congrats to Cloud9 for their amazing performance and taking first place (again)!
  • Cloud9
  • Method Black
  • Wildcard Gaming
  • The Gosu Crew
  • Team Prismatic
• • This set up the final list of teams from NA and EU going to Blizzcon:
• AWC APAC Finals happened - Congrats to Order for taking first place and earning their way to Blizzcon!
• Hotfixes - https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23164374/hotfixes-october-2-2019
• • Arcane mages got an 8% buff.
• PVP Essence achievement stealth nerf - https://www.wowhead.com/news=295386/epic-battleground-honor-quests-nerfed-and-no-longer-count-towards-essence-achiev
• • Merc mode doesn’t get bonus honour (in patch notes)
  • Epic BG quest Honour rewards nerfed in AV and Ashran (not in patch notes)
  • https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/honor-requirement-changes-for-specific-essences/319246
  • Nerfs minimized - blizzard lowers the honour required via hotfix
• Party-Sync is now live in 8.2.5!  Take your 120, and join friends in lower BG Brackets!
• • Scaling seems a bit off, 120s still very powerful
  • Take your DK or DH into <60 brackets and own!
• Virtual ticket announced - https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/23156371
• • Cute pets for WOW
• Vicious Saddle Bug - The progress bar no longer shows progress after you earn the season reward. https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/vicious-saddle-pvp-season-reward-bug-8-2-5/310853/16

 

Technically Challenged 

In this segment, we challenge you the listener to do something different in game.  Each episode we will give a new challenge. After you have completed the challenge, write in to [email protected] with your experience.

 

Last week’s challenge was: Be the FC in a BG!  Try and cap the flag, regardless of the class/spec you normally play.

 

People said:

 

 

Shoutouts

 

Finding Us

Guests

Shawn Buell - https://twitter.com/shawnbuell

Carter Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/carter_shade

Podcast Cohosts

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Windstead - https://twitter.com/windstead84