The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance. The original World of Warcraft podcast, covering the world's most accomplished MMO since 2006. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Instance: Never Dance Again
Why that dance studio thing still comes up we may never know. Some info about our new Youtube channel. Also, a big discussion about M+ dungeons, and the current grind to get what you need to be raid ready in 2026. The new poison zone is kinda annoying. Blizzcon special guests have been announced. Lots of back and forth with you and your questions this week as well.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/1HtqWcaAO2Q
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The Instance: Loving is Patching
Yep, we back. Let's talk new zones, new sub-zones, new story, new delves/dungeons/housing stuff, oh and a nice bunch of housing changes. Also, did you know Blizz is now the top performing studio for XBOX? Well, they are. And your hot questions answered on this episode of The Instance!
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The Instance is BACK this week! (promo)
We are ready to rock starting Friday as a new patch drops, and Scott and Bobby are here to drop with it. See you then! frogpants.com/instance for deets.
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The Instance: Pray for Prey
Season one is in full swing, and we have lots of thoughts about what’s on the menu in Midnight. The Prey system is rad and you should all be doing it. (Opinions may vary.) Would the real Lee Pace please stand up? Working on the lock when you should be working on your iLVL. Did the MSQ glitch? Raiding has begun!
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The Instance: One Past Midnight
Scott and Bobby talk all things Midnight so far, the prey system, Silvermoon, housing and loads more. Get in. The video game water is fine!
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Instance Update for 7-5-2025
Major features of the new patch! M+ Keystone Deserter Debuff - Blizzard using public shaming to stop people from. Bank overhaul - No more bag slots in character banks. They work like warband banks now. Midnight Preorders - Is it worth it?
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Update!
We finished the season, so now what??
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The Instance 674: Deeper Down
You guys ready for the Undermine(d) patch? Are you ready to dig even deeper into the center of crunchy Azeroth? Good, so are we. Let's talk about that, plus the housing update we got, Season 2 stuff, and a load of other stuff, on this episode of The Instance!
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Housing Update: With Bobby
A quick episode with Bobby about the news that dropped today with details around housing coming to WoW!
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The Jason Schreier Interview: Games, Blizzard, and The Industry
If you pay attention to the games industry, then you know our guest’s work quite well. Jason was very nice to sit down with Scott for a one-on-one discussion ranging from his career in games journalism, to what made Blizzard what they were and what they would become. And lots more. Give it a listen!
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The Instance 673: Call of The Siren
We had a very busy month, but we got a show for you right before Christmas! We talk about some of our 2024 wow highlights, our takes on the Siren Isles and new ring content, the WoW infographic, and when that brutosaur is leaving the store. Plus, big changes to Mythic+ rewards, and a CRAP ton of your emails and texts!
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The Instance 672: Long Live The Queen
Why is the Queen so hard to kill for tanks on Heroic? We'll get into it and hopefully help you with your team's attempts. Plus Arcane is great but just keeps reminding us that Blizzard should be doing this stuff. More thoughts on what we heard in the 30 year anniversary event. Everything we know about 11.0.7 and The Siren Isle. And thanks, Flame Blessed Iron, we def needed more currencies in the game. :) Whats new with Plunderstorm. 11.1 and Undermine(d), and what we expect from getting to know the Gobs a bit better. New delves, new Mythic+ rotation, and The...
The Instance: A chat with Shojo - Making WoW Relatable
Scott got a chance to sit down for a chat with Sarah, aka Shojo, and discuss what it takes in 2024 to make funny and engaging short form content around World of Warcraft. She’s really amazing and we had a great time. Also, look up her stuff at linktree.com/shojo_aie !
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The Instance 671: 30 Years of Warcraft Watch-Along
Join Scott and Bobby for some commentary on this, the 30 years of Warcraft co-stream! Video version at frogpants.tv
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The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?
Is 90 bucks too much for an in-game auction-house mount too much to spend? Was 5 million gold too much to spend? We wade into that lake for some discussion on the matter. Plus, all the Aniversary Event reactions you can stand, our raiding life, the Play Nice book takes, Paly changes are less crazy than we thought, what to expect from the 30 year Warcraft direct coming up, a hardcore look at Bobby's Mythic+ journey, your emails and texts and more!
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The Instance 669: Bug Hunters
One month in, and we are here to go deep! How is season 1? How's the story? How's the game doing on the whole? Let's do this! More on early access, Earthen missed opportunities, raiding as a tank for the first time, Delves after a month, zones a month in, the 20th year anniversary event, Race to World First check-in, Mythic+ talk, your calls and emails and more! Even a Mod of The Month Visit from Patrick!
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The War Within: Spend Those Valorstones!
Another supplemental episode of The Instance, with Bobby telling you why you should spend those Valorstones now and not later! GET IN THERE!
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The Instance: The War Within - First Impressions and Level 80!
Just a quick little extra for you from your hosts. Early expansion impressions and thoughts!
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The Instance: Welcome back, Champion
The show is back! Why? We get into it. Plus, how the one-on-one with Metzen happened, why follower dungeons changed our attitudes completely about dungeons in general, thoughts on Remix and how they could do more of those and more. In news, we breakdown ALL the things you can expect from the War Within on launch and well into the first season of content. We breakdown all the pre-patch changes. Let's meat the Earthen! Hero Talents are a big thing too. Why we hate paying for early access or this or any other game out there. Delves and their potential...
The Instance: 'Welcome back, Champion'
The show is back! Why? We get into it. Plus, how the one-on-one with Metzen happened, why follower dungeons changed our attitudes completely about dungeons in general, thoughts on Remix and how they could do more of those and more. In news, we breakdown ALL the things you can expect from the War Within on launch and well into the first season of content. We breakdown all the pre-patch changes. Let's meat the Earthen! Hero Talents are a big thing too. Why we hate paying for early access or this or any other game out there. Delves and their potential...
The Instance 2.0 - Coming Soon
Top secret. Stay tuned.
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The Instance: Metzen is back!
The title says it all I think.
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SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen
SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen: I really think you’ll all enjoy this interview. A lot has happened since we last had this opportunity, and we talk about it all. And yes, even the Blizzard stuff you have questions about. Enjoy!
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Feed Drop - Garrett's New Podcast | The Grinding Gear Podcast
Feed Drop - Garrett's New Podcast | The Grinding Gear Podcast
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An interview with Blizzard about Dragonflight
Jeremy Feasel to be precise. Enjoy all the details about the new WoW expansion! I also did a short video of my impressions today as well.
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The Instance 666: The Final Boss
Thank you for listening to this one, and all those that came before.
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The Instance 665: Yeah, MY Team Work
What does Brad Smith at MS mean when he says these Act/Blizz games should be everywhere, and that we are all gamers together? Well, we break it down a bit. Plus games we're playing right now including Lost Ark, Demeo, FF14, and more!
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The Instance 664: Cries in 1060
WoW goes cross-faction, and we go full discussion on such news. Also, we are very skeptical about the wow on mobile mention in the earnings report. Plus a look at the games we're playing right now and more!
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The Instance 663: Can Blizzard 'Survive'?
Sneaky headline there, but today it's all about Blizzard's announced un-named new survival game for PC's and consoles. Scott Joce and Garrett wrap our heads around things so you don't have to figure it all out on your own. :)
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The Instance 662: So You're Saying There's a Chance
Patrick is back and joins us for our hot take party on all things MS buys ABK! Tune in as Scott, Joce and Patrick try and make sense of this aquisition and what it all means, especially from the Blizzard point of view. That and what we played and emails too!
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The Instance 661: Constructive Haptic Feedback
Today, it's all about VR, and whether or not it has a viable place in in our gaming future. Tuck in on this one and prep that feedback. Gonna be a wild one.
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The Instance 660: 2021, we see you
It's the end of the year! We decided to talk about what we are gonna grind next year! So get in here!
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The Instance 659: Come Get Yer Booty!
On today's show, a deep dive into why Sea of Thieves is the best game you might not be playing right now. Why is it so good now? Why its systems are so different compared to what you're used to. How it made a GREAT movie crossover, and a LOT more. Plus this week's games, and more!
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The Instance 658: Halo Perpetuity
A quick discussion on Endwalker queues and how to get in when everyone else is doing other things. And why SWTOR stepped in and took Scott's heart. Our big topic this week is the launch of Halo Infinite in it's complete form, and what it means for the series, games as a service, and beyond. Come on in! The water's fine!
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The Instance 657: Arcane Online
Happy Endwalker Day. Garrett and Scott dive into what Riot's new MMO might look like. Lots of theories about where things go, including the name.
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The Instance 656: What would Juicy Jim say?
Time to discuss what is really happening with Final Fantasy 14 and it's rapid growth over the last few months. Guest Kyle joins us today as well. We also have some takes on the Bobby Kotick news that hit the Wall Street Journal. All that and your emails and more!
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The Instance 655: And SCENE
Where are we in 2021 with video games adapted for the large and small screen? Are video games like comics, and just need the time to be right to hit new heights in film? Everything from Arcane to Warcraft the movie in today's discussion, so tune in and enjoy!
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The Instance 654: The Council
Big topic today: Should devs let players into the room, and help build their games via committee? Well, that's just what Blizzard might be asking with its new WoW Community Council. We look at that directly, but also the concept in games in general. Lots to say. Plus the games we are playing this week, and a great email about the early days of voice enabled games. And more!
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The Instance 653: The Pros of Cons
We are giving away FF14 today! So tune in! And we hit the news that Blizzcon is out for the foreseeable future. Is that good? When do we want that kind of con again? How are other gaming cons effected. A quick check-in in the games we're playing. ESO, Guardians, DBD, FFXIV, etc. And more!
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The Instance 653: Better Together
Why are we getting so much co-op love right now? Well, we try and sus it out on this episode of The Instance. Plus, an emailer has us thinking about how far Destiny 2 has come with their story. All that and more!
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