Countdown To Classic

It's the last episode before Blizzcon and the inevitable Classic announcement that is coming with it, so we check in with Josh and the crew for some final thoughts and predictions. Also, Fred, Arcos, Ubi and Josh go over a complete SoD review in light of what we hope makes it into Classic Plus from the great petri dish that it was.

C+ Final Thoughts and Predictions - 3:20
SoD Review - 1:46:10

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The Countdown crew put on their Nostradamus hats and make some bets on what is coming our way in Classic Plus. We also hear from DaBlasta again on some technical news, touch base with Ubi's cope, and talk to a group of LoL Classic players about the parallels between its launch and WoW Classic.

C+ Technical News w/ DaBlasta - 3:35
Classic Plus Predictions - 44:20
Copealot w/ Ubiquitous - 3:49:45
LoL Classic & WoW Classic Parallels - 4:28:20

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Leak season has begun and we sink our teeth into the purported Blizzard product, 'Camelot' . Listen in as the Countdown crew disects the latest news and turns cope into dope.

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Ayle drops into Australia to podcast live with Josh and discuss TBC, Classic Plus and the pros and cons of vegemite.

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Josh and the guild get together to discuss the first month of TBC Anniversary. Then Marcus joins to discuss Blizzard's approach to PvP ratings.


Month One - 3:35
PvP - 3:16:20

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The old man has finally lost it, and has decided to drop the first near 10 hour episode of the show. Sit back, relax and enjoy the last month's worth of recordings touching on a smorgasbord of issues, beginning with, oddly enough, a non-WoW topic as Josh chats with Ashes of Creation players about the huge and unfortunate news that the project has been sidelined for now. Following that, tuck in for hours upon hours (in descending chronological order!) of TBC chat with the Countdown crew.

Ashes of Creation - 7:30
TBC Call #1 1/30/26 - 2:46:40
TBC Call #2 1/23/26 - 5:09:15
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Josh talks TBC in an extensive monologue and then tries his hand at starting up a guild in a large guild meeting.

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Josh and Arcos take a cultural excursion to China to see what's going on with their Titanforged servers. Then the crew breaks down the pre-nerf/post-nerf TBC flip flop.

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Josh comes crawling back to Anniversary servers after every other server on the planet either falls apart or is terrible. The Countdown crew discuss the TBC news and the changes coming with TBC Classic 2.0.

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Josh is back with a vengeance after IRL tried to hold him down, and he assembles the Countdown crew to discuss Bronzebeard, the Turtle WoW vs. Blizzard lawsuit and a supposed 'leak' regarding Classic Plus.

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A second private server has hit the scene as the Countdown crew peeks over at Bronzebeard to see the huge contrast between what it offers and how Epoch did it.

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The Countdown crew assembles and discusses whether or not Epoch players should start to get a bit itchy over the lack of a road map. We also discuss all the happenings from the past week and bring back another installment of Kangaroo Court.

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Josh has hit 60 so now we can all move on from Epoch, right??!? WRONG! The journey is just getting started as the Countdown crew discuss more goings on from this week in Epoch and talk about bugs and the possible presence of toxic positivity.

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Countdown has decided to ruin another server, and Project Epoch has been served with a Cease and Desist letter. But, does that mean it's over? Listen in to the Countdown crew sound off on the legal side of things before turning to the Kangaroo Court for Epoch crimes against the guild.

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Countdown has become a force to be reckoned with on Project Epoch...hear the continued adventures of the crew along with some commentary on the Turtle WoW lawsuit. and a great tank debate.

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The guild continues to grow on Project Epoch...hear what their thoughts are on what they've seen and heard this week.

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A highly anticipated private server has dropped in Project Epoch, and Josh and the Countdown crew were there to tear through it on week one and give their thoughts on this take on Classic Plus and what it could mean going forward.

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Week one for two new servers is now in the books, as MoP Classic and Project Epoch launched this past week. Listen in to the Countdown crew discuss a tale of two servers and the wins and losses of both.

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With the 'greatest PvP expansion ever' arriving today, Josh figured it was time to get the big boys together to discuss whether or not the prepatch has lived up to PvP expectations, how the classes have felt, and tell some war stories from BG's. After that, we check in with the devs to ask a few questions about re-releasing Mists of Pandaria in 2025.

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Huge class changes have hit Mists of Pandaria Classic, which ensures that MoP will play a little differently this time around from how you remembered it. Listen to content creators Scottiejaye, Joardee & Doublezug sound off on an in depth analysis of what's happening, why and what it means for you and the class/spec you love going forward.

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The devs are passing the baton from Season of Discovery to Mists of Pandaria Classic and we got told this past week via a series of blue posts how this will go about, and some extra details on MoP Classic's makeup. In addition, a 'Classic Plus' survey went out to players feeling them out on what's to come post SoD. Josh invites a boat load of callers on to discuss how they feel about all the recent developments.

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Mists of Pandaria Classic raid testing is underway on the beta and so Josh grabs a group of content heavyweights to sound off on content creation in the MoP scene, bugs in the raids, and the raid content of MoP in general.

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Season of Discovery players kicked me out of bed and forced me to record an improptu conversation, send help, I'm blinking Morse code! We chat Scarlet Enclave reviews after a month, whether or not there will be a phase nine, and whether or not SoD has been better or worse due to the GDKP ban.

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Mists of Pandaria Classic is right around the corner so it's time to help out the Countdown faithful with a class picking guide based on FUNSIES! How fun is every spec to play? Let's figure it out and help you through your crippling class selection anxiety.

MoP Class Selection 'Guide' - 2:35

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The new raid has arrived and people are excited! Josh gathers the Conclave to discuss what's shaking in the Enclave as we get our VERY early impressions out there on this brand new raid content for Season of Discovery.

Day Two - 3:05
Day Five - 3:44:50

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The chad healers out there can rest easy, Countdown has you covered as you begin to plan your move into Mists of Pandaria from Cataclysm as we chat with two great voices on the role, Joardee & Doublezug. After that, the Countdown peanut gallery sounds off on saving seats, and the advantage Aussie sport has over American sport. But then, we smash back into WoW chat with a thorough, fantastic discussion on Mythic Plus Season Two with the one and only Jason Lucas of The Starting Zone to finish off this HUGE episode, enjoy!

Healing in MoP/Cata - 5:35<...

The SoD PTR has been slammed with curious Phase 8 material that has everyone guessing as to what is next for the little MMO that could. Josh and the Countdown crew speculate on all the rumours such as Undead Paladins, Hyjal, and more. After that, the group has a spirited debate about what's going on with Black Lotus on Anniversary servers and how this seems different to 2019.

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SoD has new hit content and the Countdown team is here to discuss their first impressions of the Karazhan Crypts and the SoD remix of Naxx.

After that, Josh sits down with WoW Associate Game Director Morgan Day for a chat about what's coming in the future of retail and in patch 11.1: 'Undermine(d)'..

Kara Crypts + Naxx in SoD - 4:40
Retail Dev Interview w/ Morgan Day - 4:32:05


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Countdown is back for 2025 and Hunk drops in for a live appearance in the chair next to Josh to catch up with the callers on everything that's been happening across the 85 different versions of Classic.

WoW Classic Catchup (Recorded late Jan) - 3:00
SoD Talk (Recorded late December '24) - 2:47:00


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Yet another epic episode is waiting in the wings for you as we slap you with almost 7 hours of Countdown goodness! We go back to basics and Josh tells some tales of triumph in Fresh, Hunk tells a joke or two, and we have a really lengthy discussion about something that you think we couldn't possibly talk for that long about. See the details in the timestamps below!

Wailing Caverns Tale of Triumph - 9:20
Crossroads Twink Dueling Guy - 49:20
Gold Buying Indicia - 1:04:10
The Corpse Camping Code - 1:18:55
Messing With Your Own Faction - 1:32:20<...

It's time for an epic monologue, so Josh steps up to the plate to tell a few home truths about Classic Fresh, its players, and what it all means for what's next.

Monologue - 4:15

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Fresh arrives tomorrow and somehow the news keeps rolling in. This episode has it all, laughs, cries, screams, and, most importantly, friendship. Uwu.

See you in Fresh.

Dual Spec News - 6:35
Dr. Classic Class Choice Therapy - 2:13:30
'Twas The Night Before Launch Beer Chat - 4:15:15
Rhian & Roo - Still Married, Still Rolling Fresh - 5:38:00
The Rollercoaster OCE News - 6:15:40

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Here we go again. World of Warcraft Classic fresh servers have been announced and it's starting to feel like deja vu all over again. Listen in as the Countdown crew breakdowns the big news and how we feel about it. After that, we also touch on the news for Retail's Patch 11.1 and what player housing could mean for WoW players going forward.

Classic Fresh - 15:10
Player Housing in WoW & 11.1 News - 3:32:45

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Warcraft's 30th Anniversary is here and Blizzard has a big event planned that will likely contain some game announcements.....we think? So listen in as we discuss what that might mean for Classic gamers in the near future. After that, we sit down and chat Retail's class balancing in 11.0.5 with a particular focus on Ele Shaman.

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The War Within is now almost 2 months old and the honeymoon period is over. As is tradition, we grab the amazing hosts of The Starting Zone, Jason and Spencer, to chat with the Countdown crew about their thoughts on the expanions so far, and talk some of the bigger issues in its early days.

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Phase 5 is here with some funny chnages to PvP. Arcos chimes in on what's going and and after that we get a rare Josh monologue and then touch on a Phase 5 preview that was recorded a week before the phase dropped!
PvP changes - 2:05Josh Monologue - 1:24:20Phase 5 Preview - 2:07:05
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Phase 4 is almost in the books so it's time to give it a review from the Countdown callers as we look back on a phase that arguably saved SoD. After that, we touch on more of the server consolidation conversation and what it means for the Oceanic region.
Phase 4 Review - 1:35Shadowstrike/Oceania - 1:26:35
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As we look ahead to whatever is coming next for the Classic franchise, the community turns its eye to what the classes may look like going forward if the Classic team doesn't wind up going with the 1.12 version of the game. We also touch on some guild management chatter going into Phase 5 flex raiding and then, we discuss early impressions of the newest retail expansion, 'The War Within'.
Classic Plus Shaman - 2:00Guild Management in Phase 5 - 1:16:20The War Within - 1:53:55
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Phase 5 is around the corner and the Countdown crew looks ahead to some things that we know, and some things that we're guessing, are coming to SoD. After that, we turn to the analysis of the results from Ubiquitous' huge Classic Plus survey.
Phase 5 Info - 5:10Survey Results - 2:03:30
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The Countdown crew discusses the big news about an upcoming server consolidation coming to Season of Discovery.
Server Consolidation - 1:30
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