Solo Queue – A World of Warcraft Podcast
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Sobre o podcast
A monthly+ podcast about adventuring alone in the World of Warcraft! Host Dave Gagne shares his years in Azeroth steering clear of most group content for various reasons. Why do you adventure alone? Even if you don’t, come for tips on casual play, solo play, diving into various aspects of WoW, exploring new and old places in Azeroth and beyond, and even finding your first steps into dungeon and raid content. Stay for the aural ambience, the drink of the month, and WoW news affecting solo players. This podcast adventure is now in its third exciting year! Available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon/Audible, YouTube, Podbean, Goodpods, and many other podcast feeds. To contact, find @soloqueuewow on all socials and at Gmail. I’ll see you out there!
Episódios 47
Forever Begins Now (Part 1) - Ep 46
Forever Begins Now (Part 1) - Ep 46 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Honestly, I can’t even with the show notes this episode, partly from exhaustion, partly from the …
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Forever Begins Now (Part 1) - Ep 46
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Honestly, I can’t even with the show notes this episode, partly from exhaustion, partly from the fact that the new production process to create video does not easily offer up the info for timestamps. Hopefully that will return soon.
Welcome to Episode 46!
Video. Solo Queue hits video.
“What have you done lately?”
A bunch of stuff, actually.
- Warcraft 3
- Just a little Diablo 3
- Prey system in Retail
- I streamed on Twitch for the first time!
- 1.5 story content and the raid
- My thoughts on the events of the raid and cinematic – SPOILER WARNING HERE
- Labyrinths
- Talebound beta
And just before I could get to Forever, I listened to my lovely and supportive wife and cut this episode in two parts because editing the first video episode was taking forever. More to come.
Outro
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, Podbean for hosting the show, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Metacognition, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, Rak, NotSoSlimJim, and Krucifix!
- And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, William, Uihu, and welcome to Bob, Matthew, Willis, Aaron, Greyborn Herc, and Taco Makes Noods!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. I am @sweeperdave on Discord (and also Twitch…) where you can join the Solo Queue Discord channel.
“I will see you out there."
I Didn’t Know I Needed Blizzcon - Ep 45
I Didn’t Know I Needed Blizzcon - Ep 45 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 45! – 2:03 Let’s just get to Blizzcon stuff. News – 8:03 Blizzard news is …
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I Didn’t Know I Needed Blizzcon - Ep 45
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 45! – 2:03
Let’s just get to Blizzcon stuff.News – 8:03
Blizzard news is dominated by Blizzcon announcements and the follow-up announcements. Here are the non-Warcraft announcements in order of how they affect me multiplied by their hype factor. Then we get into the good stuff.Overwatch Reveal – 16:54
I am not an Overwatch person. They announced a new somebody after a cool cinematic. Don’t ask me the name of the hero.Heroes of the Storm Reveal – 18:22
You can ask me the name of the new hero in HotS, it’s Xal’atath! With another on the horizon, HotS is back!Hearthstone Reveal – 23:30
Hearthstone was my entry to Blizzard games. There is a new expansion coming soon diving back into the Black Empire. Also, I invent my second Blizzard game in back-to-back episodes—Hearthstone Classic! Who’s with me?!Diablo Reveals – 29:10
Never really played Diablo, but with a Netflix show and an intriguing announcement of Diablo V, I’m open, or will be in 2029 when it arrives.Starcraft Reveal – 35:27
Also not a Starcraft player, but dude…did you see that cinematic?! An open-world, story-driven shooter game just might pull me into the SC universe.Retail WoW Reveals – 49:12
All of the news related to the five remaining patches coming in Midnight.12.2 news – 49:44
12.2.5 news – 1:02:53
12.2.7 news – 1:04:57
12.1.5 news – 1:06:04
12.1.7 news – 1:06:58
Talebound Game Mode – 1:07:12
New standalone game mode that is definitely not Plunderstorm. Looking forward to this as a solo player!Next Remix is…Wrath! – 1:13:33
Not Shadowlands, we are heading back to Northrend to speedrun it all before the story returns to Northrend for The Last Titan.The Last Titan Teaser – 1:14:56
Slightly unexpected and thin on any details, this brief cinematic definitely teases what’s on the horizon. Giant titan robots.Warcraft III…What? – 1:22:22
An expansion for what now? The new campaigns added to Warcraft III give us insight into the fall of Lorderon and set up the story at the opening of the next new way to play World of Warcraft…WoW Forever! – 1:28:43
Finally, we put the moniker “Classic+” to bed once and for all. WoW Forever has enchanted a large portion of the WoW player base and this is only beta. Launch is November 4. So excited for this sweet spot combination of Classic and Retail, possibly greater than the sum of its parts.So, What is the Character Limit in WoW Forever? – 1:58:40
There are 52 possible combinations of race and class in WoW Forever as of the beta. Does the character limit allow you to try them all? At this moment, yes! Seems the cap is 70, just like Retail.“What have you done lately?” – 2:05:18
A little bit of my bumping around in retail and switching the main back to feral druid for the rest of Midnight and beyond.Main Topic – Highlights of My Blizzcon! – 2:13:26
Talking through my own experiences with the people I met at Blizzcon!Closing Thoughts – 2:39:21
What Blizzcon meant to me. Go figure, set the announcements and the decorations and the hype aside. Blizzcon is about the community and the people you know or are about to know. I fully intend to return. And if you need to know someone at Blizzcon before you commit to going, I will be that person. And, a couple of changes coming to the show, the kind that might make it more interesting to watch on YouTube. Stay tuned.Outro – 2:24:51
• Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, Podbean for hosting the show, and YOU for listening.
• Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
• Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Metacognition, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
• And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, William, Uihu, and welcome to Bob, Matthew, Willis, Aaron, Greyborn Herc, and Taco Makes Noods!
• Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
• You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. I am @sweeperdave on Discord (and also Twitch…) where you can join the Solo Queue Discord channel.“I will see you out there."
Going to California With a Blizzcon in My Heart - Ep 44
Going to California With a Blizzcon in My Heart - Ep 44 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 44! – 5:23 Summer is at a close. There is a buzz in the land …
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Going to California With a Blizzcon in My Heart - Ep 44
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 44! – 5:23
Summer is at a close. There is a buzz in the land. The fog of the Coiled Isle has lifted. The Blizzcon stage is set. The Race to World First is reaching its crescendo. And I managed to kill my first Delve Nemesis. Also, sorry to Spotify listeners who got two versions of Episode 43 or was missing the episode altogether. On the other side of the ledger, Solo Queue hit an all-time high ranking of #79 on the Apple videogame podcast charts!
News – 20:52
- 1 content and Season 2 are live, including beloved Story Mode
- Race to World First update, followed by numerous updates throughout the episode (be sure to listen through the end credits)
- 1.5 is on the PTR, but no official news yet, which I find nice
- Blizzcon 2026 is coming!
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 33:36
I actually killed Nullaeus in the final day of Season 1! Add-on troubles at 12.1 launch. And the first thing I did? Take a level 44 Undead Warlock to 55 because. In the Barber Shop, I saw the Azure Somnowl druid flight form and immediately headed to Amirdrassil to hunt it down! Neighborhood activities are a bit of a chore. Not awful, but…
Playing 12.1 – 54:45
I am digging the storytelling methods employed in 12.1, including the flashbacks used with Nek’zali and Valeera. One suggestion from the SQ Developer Bench for identifying the abilities when playing as a different NPC in game. Zone music is great. The Vaults are dangerous. I appreciate the lore connections being established on the Cursed Isle.
Side Quest – Boss Encounter Design – 1:33:24
YouTube channel of @Candlesan is Wyatt Cheng, Senior Design Director at Second Dinner and former Blizzard game designer. The video “How I Designed Patchwerk the Naxxramas Boss” is the one that caught my eye. He has others on WoW design and other game design as well. Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b2Jw4rsbnpk
Main Topic – Blizzcon 2026! – 1:38:02
September 12-13 is the height of hype in the Warcraft and Blizzard world! My thoughts on possible announcements, things I’m hoping for, what I would like to see in Classic+ (and why I cannot wait to stop calling it that), and a bold prediction of a brand new IP. I will be there and will post updates of my trip to the Solo Queue Discord. If you want to meet up, reach out by socials or Discord or email or something. I hope to literally see you out there…in Anaheim!
Outro – 2:24:51
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, Podbean for hosting the show, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Metacognition, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
- And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, William, and Uihu!
- ONE FINAL RtWF UPDATE CRAMMED IN HERE! DON’T MISS IT!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. I am @sweeperdave on Discord where you can join the Solo Queue Discord channel.
- If you are attending Blizzcon, reach out. I would love to say hi to you.
“I will see you out there (maybe even in Anaheim)."
Shieldwalled Off Cooldown, Part 2 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 43
Shieldwalled Off Cooldown, Part 2 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 43 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 43! – 1:22 A few news updates and then back into the …
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Shieldwalled Off Cooldown, Part 2 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 43
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 43! – 1:22
A few news updates and then back into the conversation with Jason Lucas.
News – 3:48
- We got word that Décor Duals will get some feature changes, but only until it gets removed when 12.1 arrives spurring my own speculation of the fate of other possible game systems with a similar style of name.
- The M+ cheating scandal gives Blizzard a funny opportunity next April.
- “Legacy of Rage” comic has been released; check it and all sorts of other media out here at the WoW media page: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/media .
- Dungeons & Dragons has embraced Azeroth with a ruleset for WoW coming in November.
- 1 launches on Tuesday with all its new content, though Season 2 begins arriving one week later on Aug. 18.
What Have You Done Lately? – 22:18
- I did earn the Spawn of Vyranoth mount for Timewalking and the Sporefall raid mount!
- Finally got a second character to level 90.
- Pandaren Heritage Armor questing completed, with a brief review here. Good story and story presentation.
SQ Development Bench – 34:05
An idea for Blizzard: characters who have something new or updated in their text dialogue box should get a visual indicator such as a yellow outline across all questing, like they did for the end of the Pandaren HA questing.
Main Topic – Part 2 with Jason Lucas – 36:30
The rest are topics and questions posed in the second half of the conversation.
10 Years Hosting TSZ – 38:11
The most consistent weekly Warcraft podcast out there, through the ups and downs.
A Solo Player Asks About Raiding – 54:25
I share my observations about raiding from a non-participant perspective and ask some whys and why nots.
Value of the Race to World First – 55:31
What is the value of the RtWF to the game? Who benefits?
Raid Difficulty Levels and Nerfing – 1:09:49
Why is there so much nerfing over the course of a season?
Social Responsibilities of a Raid Leader – 1:21:23
Leading a productive group requires some firm decisions and conversations (also known as why I don’t do group content).
Variance in Encounter Design? (He says no) – 1:29:58
Why does the boss do the same thing every time? Why not add some variance in abilities? Oh, that’s why.
Current State and Future of WoW and Azeroth – 1:37:06
Lightning Round! – 1:56:29
Closing Thoughts – 2:10:08
Outro – 2:15:11
- Big thank you to Jason Lucas for joining me for a monster conversation!
- Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Metacognition, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Find me at sweeperdave on Discord and at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Find Jason on Twitter as @shieldwalled, on Bluesky as jlucas.bluesky.social, on Twitch.tv/shieldwalled, and on Youtube.com/shieldwalled, and of course weekly on The Starting Zone podcast.
- Behold, the Cursed Isle arrives on Tuesday (or rather, we arrive at it).
“We will see you out there."
How Do You Not Solo Interview, Part 1 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 42
How Do You Not Solo Interview, Part 1 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 42 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 42! – 1:00 Pardon the ripoff of The Starting Zone …
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How Do You Not Solo Interview, Part 1 with Jason Lucas! - Ep 42
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 42! – 1:00
Pardon the ripoff of The Starting Zone intro, but welcome Jason Lucas to the Solo Queue Zone.
Talking Tanking – 4:13
Sure, as a solo player, I have little need for tanking, which means I don’t know much about it. Who better to ask than @Shieldwalled? What is tanking, how has it changed through the expansions, how to learn the art of tanking, and other questions.
The Move Towards Solo WoW – 42:42
Asking the commensurate group leader about the addition of features for solo play in recent years.
WoW Game Design – 50:12
More general discussion of recent features and the 8-week patch cycle.
All Things Blizzcon – 1:11:27
What we can expect at Blizzcon 2026? Will we see any mention of The Last Titan? Any advice for a first-time attendee?
What will Classic+ Be? – 1:24:26
It seems likely that whatever Classic+ is it will be front and center at Blizzcon. What will it be?
Jason’s First Blizzon – 1:37:24
Memories from Blizzcon 2015.
Intermission – 1:48:31
There is more Warcraft conversation including talking about the state of raiding, Jason’s experience co-hosting The Starting Zone for ten years, and a Lightning Round!
Outro – 1:49:47
- Big thank you to Jason Lucas for joining me for a monster conversation!
- Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Metacognition, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Find me at sweeperdave on Discord and at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Find Jason on Twitter as @shieldwalled, on Bluesky as jlucas.bluesky.social, on Twitch.tv/shieldwalled, and on Youtube.com/shieldwalled, and of course weekly on The Starting Zone podcast.
- See you soon for part two!
“We will see you out there."
Jason Lucas will return in “Part 2: Shieldwalled Off Cooldown”
Revelations: WoW Storytelling and a Midsummer Resurrection - Ep 41
Revelations: WoW Storytelling and a Midsummer Resurrection - Ep 41 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 41! – 4:22 I’m finding more time in game, a bit of …
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Revelations: WoW Storytelling and a Midsummer Resurrection - Ep 41
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 41! – 4:22
I’m finding more time in game, a bit of a resurrection! Update on my keybinds change and a preview of the episode. Also, sorry speakers of Finnish for my appropriation of your language in the intro bit!
News – 15:45
- Sticking to my prediction that 12.1 will arrive on August 11 at the end of TT and right on the 8 week cadence
- List of 12.1 features, courtesy of Blizzard Watch
- Discord integration coming for WoW Guild/Community Chat – look for it in the SQ Discord site
- Short story “The Bitter Truth” now available as PDF and 21 minutes of lightly animated audio narrations on YouTube; good flavor for the Amani-Blood Elf rivalry, but nothing you need to succeed in game
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 32:18
The Fire Festival brings all the boys to the yard, apparently. I’ve been taking some of my own advice and running Dragon Soul, celebrating the Fire Festival, and doing both Timewalking dungeons for the cool mount and running the Sporefall raid four times for that mount. Go me hitting the group content!
Drink of the Month – 43:30
Fiery Festival Brew is the Drink of the Month celebrating Midsummer Fire Festival!
Main Topic – Quality of Storytelling in WoW – 1:03:07
The 12.1 announcement spoiled some of the 12.0.7 story even before it hit the live game. Why is it difficult to tell the story of Warcraft in an MMO? Discussion of those issues and a breakdown of the YouTube video “The Inherent Problems With World of Warcraft's Storytelling (And How To Enjoy It Anyway)” from Discordian Kitty. Check it out at: http://youtu.be/B1USxjQUO4U
Side Quest – Are You Hiding in WoW or Healing In It? – 1:54:28
YouTube creator Saltynips posted a video discussing the nature of the solo experience in WoW. It is thoughtful, though differs from why I play solo. Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4f5Q0heiD0&t=54s
Closing Thoughts – 2:00:41
I haven’t been hiding in WoW, but am working on healing in it. Thanks for all of you for supporting me and the show even in some slow WoW times for me.
Outro – 2:04:04
- Big thank you to Spencer and JASON at The Starting Zone, the folks at Blizzard Watch, Discordian Kitty, and Saltynips for making great content that I used or commented on in this episode!
- Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
- And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, William, and Uihu!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads (it’s true).
- See you soon for a monsterously long interview coming next!
“I will see you out there."
School’s Out! Report Card Time - Ep 40
School’s Out! Report Card Time - Ep 40 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 40! – 2:13 40 episodes! Happy 25th birthday to my Alex! Big thanks to Rak and …
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School’s Out! Report Card Time - Ep 40
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 40! – 2:13
40 episodes! Happy 25th birthday to my Alex! Big thanks to Rak and Kael for inviting me to celebrate episode 20 of The Ready Check! Good to finally claw some time out to get this show out to you all!
Corrections – 9:44
Ep. 39 had a few stinkers. Sorry.
SQ Mailbag – 16:43
Rak’s review, Cyn checks in, Vantacor writes once more, Wooley, Jerzey, and Sorchaduin have comments on Spotify brewin’
News – 26:17
- Another Grrgle housing décor item as a Twitch drop from June 16-July 14
- 0.7 arrives today with extended maintenance, along with extended extended maintenance
- Story portion of 12.0.7 drops July 7
- Turbulent Timeways will run from June 30 until August 11
- I’m calling it, 12.1 will arrive on August 11 at the end of TT and right on the 8 week cadence
Drink of the Month – 32:29
In Pandaria and I have to sadly settle for a Flagon of Dwarven Mead - oof
SQ Development Bench – 34:52
Free ideas for Blizzard - A stable of NPCs that can gain experience and power available for Follower Dungeons and #FollowerRaids
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 42:53
Testing out Midnight features and systems, but most recently, IRL boss has wiped me day after day from playing
Guiding Principles for Time-Crunched Players – 56:09
How to navigate not having enough time in Azeroth, not getting overwhelmed, and staying productive – all advice I need to take myself
Top 10 List – My Favorite WoW Activities – 1:06:59
These are my go-tos
Main Topic – Midnight report card – 1:22:28
I posed the question to the SQ of how long are your breaks from WoW? Times varied, but it is becoming clear to me that it is okay to take some time away.
Closing Thoughts – 2:12:04
Overall grade for Midnight so far and wondering what it is I can’t put my finger on that isn’t pulling me into Midnight as heavily as other expansions
Outro – 2:16:35
- Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- OGRE’s May 15, 2026 show video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uto-Zlk3Z1Q
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, , Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
- And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, William, and Uihu!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Enjoy the 12.0.7 content or wherever you are in Azeroth!
“I will see you out there."
The Keys That Bind Us - Ep 39
The Keys That Bind Us - Ep 39 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 39! – 2:13 Feeling lots of gratitude and a little sadness which we will talk about. Big …
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The Keys That Bind Us - Ep 39
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD available at: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 39! – 2:13
Feeling lots of gratitude and a little sadness which we will talk about. Big thank you to you for supporting long-form audio content! Gratitude for the recent wave of growth of SQ, which has been downloaded in 57 countries, including a small wave in Vietnam. And, my wife and I have a strange, yet predictable real-life WoW interaction at a car dealership, of all places. Listen on, my friend!
News – 6:37
- Race to World First update, really? Don’t look here for final scores, but I love the surprise secret phase which generated excitement in WoW and even in the wider gaming community – WoW in the wider culture!
- And then they released 12.0.5 which launched many features and many more bugs to fix. What is going on at Blizzard that this gets released in this state?
- I suggest the 8-week patch cycle be returned to the 11-week model of the Legion era.
A Farewell to Bricco – 34:57
April saw the loss of former WoW podcaster and bright light in the WoW community Bricco. What started as sad news went deeper for me the more I looked into his WoW life. Husband, father, friend, and so much more, he will be missed by many, especially for his unending positivity. The Third Faction podcast’s tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-v6QITm9Mo
Drink of the Month – 49:51
This real glass of Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel-Strength Rye checks in at 130.1 proof. I tip the glass in honor of Bricco.
More Than a Quest Giver – The Chronicle of Lesser Known Azerothians – 51:35
The first of hopefully many short introductions to below top-tier NPCs beginning with the badass orc Ritssyn Flamescowl!
Emergency Bonus News – 56:34
- 0.7 gets announced chock full of features, but will it be another 8-week patch cycle fiasco?
- Bellular 12.0.7 preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzQuzJtQfqk&t=180s
- I invent the Running of the Kul Tirans community event with a sweet customization as a reward – make it so, Blizz!
- TurtleWoW gets shut down and I get a content creator invite to a brand new “private” server – I call them illegal servers.
Main Topic: Changing Keybinds After 11 Years – 1:13:57
One-button rotation breaks the logjam of not wanting to change my keyboard commands and keybindings. The images will appear in the SQ Discord. I claim no expertise on this topic, but hope you enjoy me explaining my process that took nearly as long as this segment.
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 2:00:11
Crickets. Busy time of year. Getting alts to work on side questing. The debate about getting time in game led me to actually say the b-word out loud, burn out.
Question Queue – 02:09:27
I posed the question to the SQ of how long are your breaks from WoW? Times varied, but it is becoming clear to me that it is okay to take some time away.
Closing Thoughts – 2:15:26
But, I am still loving making this show, even when it’s difficult. BlizzCon is in 4 months! One last thanks to Bricco…
Outro – 2:18:25
- Thanks to you, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, , Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak!
- And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, AehanNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Eric, Wednesday, Case, TJ, Denethar, TheChampz, Michelle, Donald, AggroManagement, Brian, and William!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Take time for yourself, whether in the game or out.
“I will see you out there."
Midnight Meanderings - Ep 38
Midnight Meanderings - Ep 38 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 38! – 2:13 Time to pin you down and force you to listen to what I think of Midnight so …
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Midnight Meanderings - Ep 38
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 38! – 2:13
Time to pin you down and force you to listen to what I think of Midnight so far. Or maybe just entertain you while you work or commute or mow the lawn or whatever it is you are doing. Thanks for bringing Solo Queue along! By the way, the countdown checklist idea on a podcast on the day that the U.S. launched four astronauts towards the Moon is sheer coincidence. In fact, my intro preview came out to Patreon supporters days ago. Serendipity, baby!
News – 6:37
- SQ Socials news
- Horde neighborhood – Desolate Collective – finally figured out how to add members beyond those on the original charter; not great for momentum, but the key was, as I suspected, strip down to no add-ons and the invite button on the roster actually functioned properly! The test was Gershom and she is the first new member; reach out in game or out if you want to move your Horde house to the Desolate Collective
- The SQ Guild Solo Together is strong and growing. You can find it in the Alliance Guild Finder, but it is open to both factions. We have an Alliance side Guild Neighborhood that is open to members of the guild. If you want to join, just reach out and we will get you an invite, Horde or Alliance. It is a bunch of cool people of many different backgrounds hanging out, checking in on each other, all very casual.
- New Discord link: https://discord.gg/N86fhRkDem If you are good people, come check it out. I am @sweeperdave on Discord and of course, soloqueuewow on everything else out there.
- GT change/delay – yeah, life finds a way into all of my plans; GT on hold, but will return; also quietly on hold is this year’s 64-competitor single-elimination tournament among Warcraft characters will take a year off.
- Rufus is available, Habitat for Humanity; through May 12; The mini war hammer in the mouth is amazing.
- Music video/marketing from WoW and the musician Aurora is fantastic
- S1 – what is open, what is left?
- A lot of S1 is now open with the arrival of M+ keystones last week and the Darkway delve. For raids, the Voidspire and the Dreamrift both opened on Mythic difficulty. All other diff of the Dreamrift, the one-boss raid, opened the previous week. For the Voidspire, LFR wing 2 is available, as is the as-yet-unimproved Story Mode version.
- Coming this week with the March 31 reset is wing 3 of LFR for VS along with the Normal, Heroic, and Mythic versions of the 3rd raid of Midnight, March on Quel’Danas. This is a 2-boss raid. The Raid Finder/LFR and SM versions arrive the following week on April 7. And the final delve, the Parhelion Plaza opens this week as well. New nemesis for the season is Nullaeus, and Valeera Sanguinar is here to help you through all of the Delves.
- A Race to World First update? On Solo Queue?
- 9 bosses from all 3 of the raids, with of course the final 2 bosses taking the stage on Tuesday with the launch of the March on Quel’Danas.
- As of the time of recording, there are three familiar names that have cleared the first two raids and are awaiting the penultimate boss: Liquid, Echo, and Method. Six more teams are trying to take down the final boss, identified as the Crown of the Cosmos in the Adventure Guide.
- Spring sale on Bnet – pets and mounts and packs of stuff, along with certain game services
- Twitch drop is the Cuddly Void Grrgle; before April 23; watch 4 hours of WoW on Twitch
- 0.5 preview of what is interesting
- No release date yet, but an 8 week cycle would be April 28, so there is still plenty of time.
- The Voidforge will help to upgrade gear. That said, the Nebulous Voidcores that you will need to upgrade gear come from M+ d, raids, Bountiful Delves, and Nightmare level Prey Hunts.
- More open-world activities launch with 12.0.5 with Void Assaults comprised of Void Strkes and Void Incursions.
- Another activity is Ritual Sites, a tiered scenario that can be tackled solo or with a party of up to five players.
- Add the underwater fishing activity called Abyss Anglers and it seems like there will be a lot of options to freshen up your routine midway through Season 1 of Midnight.
Class Identity Challenge – 27:45
On Azeroth Morning Radio, Jibbs described his connection to the Paladin class to his own life and that got me thinking about why I identify with my favorite class, Druid of course.
Hero’s Call Co-Opted – 36:33
And continuing with AMR-adjacent content, I low-key (as my 9th grade students say) stole the Hero’s Call Board segment from them for a good reason, to highlight someone awesome in the WoW community.
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 53:56
Honestly, not enough Warcraft, but both Haranir characters have been created bringing the active roster to 69. My oldest active character, and possibly my first character, is the first Horde character to start an expansion for me, and he has hit 90 and already wiped once in the “Story” Mode raid. Oof.
Main Topic: My Midnight Experience – 1:29:19
Walking through the leveling campaign going through my thoughts on the zones, storylines, music, graphics, and selected systems in Midnight.
- Silvermoon City – 1:39:22
- Eversong Woods – 1:45:20
- Arator’s Journey – 1:55:22
- Zul’Aman – 1:59:48
- Harandar – 2:07:41
- Voidstorm – 2:17:40
Closing Thoughts – 2:25:26
Wrapping it all up, including my brief thoughts on the so-called “Story” Mode raid for the Voidspire and a potential reveal of the final boss…
Outro – 2:37:10
- Thanks to all of you for your patience in waiting for this episode, Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, and TJ!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Race to World First is…still a thing. Go team.
“I will see you out there."
- SQ Socials news
State of Warcraft with Gershom 2, This Time It’s Midnight - Ep 37
State of Warcraft with Gershom 2, This Time It’s Midnight - Ep 37 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/N86fhRkDem Show Notes Welcome to Episode 37! – 3:13 Gershom is back for our second annual …
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State of Warcraft with Gershom 2, This Time It’s Midnight - Ep 37
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/N86fhRkDem
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 37! – 3:13
Gershom is back for our second annual State of Warcraft conversation! Here are some of the topics we get into:
Looking back at TWW – 9:06
Midnight First Impressions – 16:18
Revamp of Zones – 39:42
Troll Talk – 48:48
Arator's Journey – 57:44
Looking Ahead – 1:06:34
Housing – 1:14:58
Overall State of Warcraft – 1:42:04
Outro – 1:53:12
- Thanks to Gershom for joining me once again, to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, to my lovely and supportive and healing wife, my PodBean for hosting the show, and to YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, Pasta Matt, Luch, and Rak! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, TJ, Denethar, TheChampZ, Michelle, Donald, and AggroManagement!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- You can contact Gershom on Twitter @huntergershom or on Instagram @huntergerrshom.
- You can check out Thrall’s Balls at thrallsball.com for links to socials and the Discord, and the show comes out every Tuesday with WoW news and opinions.
“We will see you out there."
Seeking Acceptance - Ep 36
Seeking Acceptance - Ep 36 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 36! – 2:49 Who knew it was so hard to get four player signatures to start a guild? A sign …
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Seeking Acceptance - Ep 36
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 36! – 2:49
Who knew it was so hard to get four player signatures to start a guild? A sign from the universe, perhaps? Too late, we started a guild!
News – 13:05
- Solo Together Guild open – Yes! But, RANT #1 INCOMING – the long road to 4 signatures
- Loner’s Run, the ST Guild neighborhood open
- Solo Together Community up and running
- Community neighborhood for Horde side houses? Desolate Collective needs only 1 more signature!
- Discord is alive and running at https://discord.gg/N86fhRkDem
- Mini-Mailbag
- Johnnietips from TB
- Jibbs from AMR
- Rak nice comment; R not just a fan, not just a member of that SQ Discord, R and Kael have started up…
- Welcome Ready Check podcast to the community; Weekly show of 2 friends talking WoW and tackling what is going on in game
- Meggoart – 4th Interlude is out at https://interludecomicanthology.carrd.co/ and her WoWKEA YouTube channel is going strong at https://www.youtube.com/@meggoart
- The Jan. 29 WoW Showcase event with the 2026 roadmap
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 32:51
- RANT #2 INCOMING. Short version is yes, I lost all 800,000+ bronze that I collected when Blizz shut down the Remix event earlier than two of the three times is announced. Me not happy, for sure.
- Pre-patch event nearly done and maybe not the best of these events
- Void Elf DH unlock relatively brief; Devourer DH seems cool, but only doing 1-button rotation
- Catchup experience not useful after a level 70 boost
Main Topic: Grand Tour Actually Announced – 1:05:19
This will be a recurring segment exploring the dungeons and raids of each expansion
Grand Tour: Classic Kalimdor – 1:16:14
The ten dungeons and two raids of Classic on Kalimdor discussed in an overview
Raid(s) of the Month – 1:33:33
The Temple and Ruins of Ahn’Qiraj are the two raids in Classic Kalimdor. Are they worth farming?
SQ Book Club warm-up: The Void Between – 1:39:13
The recently published short story written by Alex Acks is a great little story before Midnight arrives
SQ Book Club: Blood Ties – 1:47:24
The latest novel by Christie Golden is a great read, but one you do not have to finish before the launch of Midnight. Read it now or read it later, but read it.
Outro – 2:37:10
- Thanks to all of you for your patience in waiting for this episode, Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, Pasta Matt, Maccus, Luch, and Rak! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, and TJ!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Gershom is up next in the Queue. Enjoy early access for those who celebrate!
“I will see you out there."
Kicking off 2026 with Denethar! - Ep 35
Kicking off 2026 with Denethar! - Ep 35 SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU Show Notes Welcome to Episode 35! – 1:24 Welcome to the Solo Queue to Denethar, host of Azeroth United …
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Kicking off 2026 with Denethar! - Ep 35
SOLO QUEUE DISCORD now available: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 35! – 1:24
Welcome to the Solo Queue to Denethar, host of Azeroth United, another fantastic podcast started in 2023
“What Have You Done Lately?” and a bit of news – 14:57
Projects and spreadsheets and Housing and Remix
Grand Tour Kind of Announced – 18:29
Over the course of 2026, I will be diving into every dungeon and raid in World of Warcraft. Each month another expansion’s worth of end game to report on. Stay tuned.
News – 38:16
- Pre-patch is nigh. Blizzard video explains it all: https://youtu.be/fp8Ngxzrwxg?si=isQBdEBmsZSiTf7U
- Legion Remix ends January 19 at 1:00 (this turns out to be utter bullshit – tune in next time, rant incoming)
- Haranir introduction video from Blizzard: “Everything You Need to Know, featuring Fiamma” https://youtu.be/Jk1t4FhXyyc
- Customization of races imbalance
- Burning Crusade Anniversary pre-patch rollout
- Solo Queue Discord site now open to fans of the show; here is the invite code: https://discord.gg/nXQVqERcSU
- Twitch drop now available is the Cuddly Green Grrgle Housing Décor Item, from Jan. 20 to Feb. 17.
- Sad news that podcast Live, Laugh, Lore will be stopping its run next month as it hits episode 200; Gin and Ali, you will be missed by many!
Drink of the Month – 1:24:53
Without prompting, Denethar created the first original drink for the Solo Queue, the Nightwatcher! Try it.
- 2 oz. Bourbon
- 1 oz. Chambord or other blackberry liqueur
- ¼ oz. simple syrup
- ¼ oz. lemon juice
- 2-3 dashes of bitters (experiment, the world’s your oyster)
- Top with ginger beer
Main Topic: Denethar – 1:28:06
A conversation about WoW, Classic, names, life, podcasting, and so much more.
Lightning Round! – 2:18:38
Will Denethar survive the relentless assault of my inquisition?
Outro – 2:37:46
- Thanks to Denethar for this long overdue conversation, Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, Pasta Matt, Maccus, and Luch! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, and TJ!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Find Denethar on Twitter @denethar
- Find the Azeroth United website at azerothunitedpod.com and on Twitter @azupodcast
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Enjoy the pre-patch everyone, it’s going to be a 12.0 world.
“Take care. We love you all. And we will see you out there."
Down to the Bitter End - Ep 34
We had some technical difficulties at Solo Queue Headquarters as the year came to a close. Fortunately, lost data was recovered and the episode is ready! But, given it is New Year's Eve (here), I am skipping …
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We had some technical difficulties at Solo Queue Headquarters as the year came to a close. Fortunately, lost data was recovered and the episode is ready! But, given it is New Year's Eve (here), I am skipping the show notes for now. Enjoy and on to 2026!
Dave
HDYS Interview with Jibbs and Kash of Azeroth Morning Radio! - Ep 33
HDYS Interview with Jibbs and Kash of Azeroth Morning Radio! - Ep 33 Show Notes Welcome to Episode 33! – 2:29 We dodged two goblin toughs for a few moments, but we will need to get the show going before they …
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HDYS Interview with Jibbs and Kash of Azeroth Morning Radio! - Ep 33
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 33! – 2:29
We dodged two goblin toughs for a few moments, but we will need to get the show going before they return.
“What Have You Done Lately?” and a bit of news – 3:07
- Great response to Episode 32 and in particular the profile of my deceased uncle
- Did anyone notice the missing intro and outro music in Ep. 32? Had to do a quick fix and re-upload
- 11.2.7 is out and I have not jumped into Housing
- Exciting to see all the creativity around Housing
- Will drive players into a lot of old content
- Please be patient while it all gets sorted and adjusted – this is a monumental addition to WoW
- I need to get into the 11.2.7 questline before it gets spoiled all over the place for me
Main Topic: Interview with Jibbs and Kash – 14:54
We chat about the success of Azeroth Morning Radio, its inspirations, and all the work behind it. Of course, we mix in plenty of WoW talk along with some 11.2.7, our outlook on WoW in general, possible systems improvements, what they identify with in game, and, yes, Housing (they snuck in before we recorded without me – see if they ever get invited back to this show)
Lightning Round with two people! – 1:27:52
This is my chance to pit co-host against co-host and see who know whom better. Will it be quick? No. Will it cause a podcast divorce? Maybe, but if so, we have that covered, too.
Outro – 1:43:28
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, and Pasta Matt! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, and TJ!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Find Kash on Twitter @kashquests; email AMR
- Find Jibbs on Twitter @jibbsirl
- Contact Azeroth Morning Radio by email at [email protected]; visit the website azerothmorningradio.com
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Happy Winterveil and Merry Christmas!
“We will see you out there."
My WoW Family (Part 2) and the Story of Norm - Ep 32
My WoW Family (Part 2) and the Story of Norm - Ep 32 Show Notes Welcome to Episode 32! – 1:06 After the first part of My WoW Family dropped, I was sidelined by some horrible throat cold. Hard to record without …
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My WoW Family (Part 2) and the Story of Norm - Ep 32
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 32! – 1:06
After the first part of My WoW Family dropped, I was sidelined by some horrible throat cold. Hard to record without a voice. Having mostly recovered, it is time to continue the journey.
“What Have You Done Lately?” and a bit of news – 6:53
- I am going to Blizzcon! Tickets and hotel acquired! Will I see you there? Let me know.
- Beta access has launched but I don’t have access because unlike when you buy a Blizzcon ticket, your Battle.Net account is not connected to your purchase of the Collector’s Edition. Will I have early access to Housing on December 2?
- Little progress in Legion Remix; wouldn’t screenshots from the game make for great wall paintings for Housing décor?
- Surprise! I am NOT actually participating in the 21st anniversary events; stopped after a single trivia question
Main Topic: On Final WoW Family Story – 20:44
The most recent member of my WoW family appeared when helping me kill a K’aresh rare and hung out to teach me about Devourer Invasions
Raid of the Month: Manaforge Omega? – 29:11
Now a few weeks ago, but the Lion’s Pride Tavern raid team was kind enough to let me run through 6 bosses of Heroic with them! They might not have known it was my first ever current content raid, but they might have guessed from a few of my actions or inactions.
Profile of My Uncle Norm – 57:01
My uncle Norm was 9 years older than me and took me under his wing when he didn’t have to. Then we drifted apart, and even stayed apart despite both playing WoW. And then he passed away. This profile dives into his WoW roster to see what I can learn about my uncle in his final years. Thanks for listening along. And thanks to my Aunt Connie for sharing Norm’s story and his account with me.
Drink of the Month – 1:46:13
Straight from my uncle’s bank, we crack a couple of Nethergarde Bitters and toast those who we all have lost.
SQ Mailbag – 1:47:37
Apple and Spotify and email – we finally catch up in the SQ Mailbag; keep the feedback coming!
Big Solo Queue Announcement! – 2:01:36
Why not start a Solo Together Housing Neighborhood and maybe even a guild? Interested? Let me know.
Outro – 2:05:33
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, Greybeard, Case, and Pasta Matt! And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Wednesday, Eric, and TJ!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Lots of gratitude as we approach American Thanksgiving. See you in December for an interview episode.
“I will see you out there."
My WoW Family (Part 1) - Ep 31
My WoW Family (Part 1) - Ep 31 Show Notes Welcome to Episode 31! – 3:13 After playing World of Warcraft alone for many years, it turns out that I have made some listeners, supporters, and friends along the way …
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My WoW Family (Part 1) - Ep 31
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 31! – 3:13
After playing World of Warcraft alone for many years, it turns out that I have made some listeners, supporters, and friends along the way. This episode (and the second half to follow shortly) aims to introduce you to my WoW family, the people who fit into my somewhat unsolo solo WoW life.
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 7:39
- Grateful to have guested on Lion’s Pride Tavern, episode 450!
- Roster changes, now up to 66, but still leveling through Headless Horseman and candy buckets
- Have jumped into Legion Remix, but not quite to the crazy bronze grabbing level – close
- Couple of Headless Horseman encounter stories
News – 27:52
- A second new podcast alert – The Journey – A World of Warcraft Podcast has launched with a couple episodes; Winkari found inspiration for his casual WoW podcast from right here in Solo Queue!
- 2.7 coming with various features
- Midnight news includes beta testing on Nov. 11, portal room changes
- New Xbox will run on Windows, which can run Battle.net, which can run WoW
- Add-on culling; will I soon have to give up my Elvui?
- My thoughts on Blizzard’s push to reduce WoW complexity, including my Three Game Analogy where I compare WoW with the board games Scrabble, Risk, and my personal favorite, The Longest Day from Avalon Hill
Main Topic: My WoW Family – 54:04
- My first WoW friend Kraise
- Two partitions on a Dell Precision M6800 17” that were my first two WoW computers
- Solo from 2015 to 2023 for various reasons
- Birth of Solo Queue
- Fellow WoW podcasters begin connect with me beginning with Gershom from TB; also Gin, Ali from LLL, Ease from RM, Denathar from AU, briefly Scott Johnson, and Jason from TSZ
- Snek of Vol’dun is my far away friend!
- Running M+2 keys with CasualCoo – check him out on Twitch
- SQ patron Case runs me through some Legion Remix dungeons and raids, including getting my M+30 achievement transmog!
Announcement
Going to split this big topic into two halves and return shortly with a unique Raid of the Month, my profile of a special WoW player in my life, the SQ mailbag, and a big announcement!
Outro – 1:47:51
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, my family, and YOU for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, and Greybeard. And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Case and welcome to Wednesday, Eric, and TJ!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Solo Queue will return in My WoW Family (Part 2).
“I will see you out there."
Midnight Re-Launch 2.0 Redux - Episode 30
Midnight Re-Launch 2.0 Redux - Episode 30 Show Notes Welcome to Episode 30! – 2:25 Could there be a few more roadblocks set to getting this episode out in an already busy part of my calendar? Yes, I left that …
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Midnight Re-Launch 2.0 Redux - Episode 30
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 30! – 2:25
Could there be a few more roadblocks set to getting this episode out in an already busy part of my calendar? Yes, I left that exact line from the Ep. 29 show notes because, well, same! Couple people close to me needed some medical attention and they are on the mend now! But here we are in a news-filled episode
News – 7:43
- Some of my fellow podcasts hit some milestones – TSZ hits 700, TB hits 200, AU hits 100
- And welcome to Azeroth Morning Radio which posted its second episode this week. Check them out!
- Busy holiday calendar for October plus includes Brewfest, Harvest Fest, Darkmoon Faire, Great Gnomeregan Race, Hallow’s End, and Day of the Dead
Legion Remix Preview – 13:31
- What race/class combo should I create for Remix?
- Oh, I don’t have to level every class to 80 for the class mounts – you can BUY them!
- Mounts, mog, toys, and even housing décor are all available for a total well over 8 million bronze
- Spreadsheet to track it all: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vQ3Y8LmZKuCiINTq8QASJsxTZI4O5LJYTh0brnmV3i4/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0
- Or use this website which connects to your actual characters (thanks SoulsoBreezy): https://wowchievement.com/tracker/legion-remix
More News
- Turbo Boost starts Oct. 7, but the rest of it kicks in on Oct 21
- 2.7 launch on December 2 will include Pandaren heritage armor and Housing for those who pre-purchased the Midnight expansion!
Midnight Deep Dive – 36:37
- Midnight alpha is now out there; avoid spoilers as best you can
- Collector’s Edition is available for pre-order after its sneaky announcement
- The retirement of valorstones was greeted warmly by WoW players
- Walking through the Midnight Deep Dive and Developer Q&A videos on YouTube
Drink of the Month – 1:31:33
My goodness, it is Brewfest! After chugging a Barleybrew Dark, it is time to talk about the new additions to Brewfest, which given my delays, ends minutes after you likely get this podcast in your hot little hands.
“What Have You Done Lately?” – 1:34:51
- I have played some, but not much Brewfest and done a little leveling
- And that leveling got me to 80.3% of the maximum possible levels on a 65-character account just as the cap expands to 70
- Hoping for more WoW time and less IRL stuff in the coming weeks
Outro – 1:40:05
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru, Raven, and Greybeard. And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, Case and welcome to Wednesday and Eric!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
Midnight Oil Definitely Got Burned - Episode 29
Midnight Oil Definitely Got Burned - Episode 29 Show Notes Welcome to Episode 29! – 3:27 Could there be a few more roadblocks set to getting this episode out in an already busy part of my calendar? Ep. 28 saw …
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Midnight Oil Definitely Got Burned - Episode 29
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 29! – 3:27
Could there be a few more roadblocks set to getting this episode out in an already busy part of my calendar? Ep. 28 saw great numbers and a huge contribution to the recent surge was Denethar graciously interviewing me on Azeroth United and I am very grateful. Also, I’m darn tired and dying to upload this episode, so notes may be a bit short this episode
“What have you done lately?” – 9:43
The IRL boss certainly got its licks in over the past 30 days, with school starting up, a sick relative, moving my entire WoW and recording setup and stuff and bookcases and books up to a new location in our house. But, it was the confusion around the Midnight launch announcement that really was the biggest roadblock for me diving into this episode.
“What ELSE have you done lately?” – 21:38
First I checked out completely and leveled my Earthen monk in MoP (not even Classic). When I returned to K’arech, I did a small pile of Delves, finally hit Story Mode and the Follower Dungeon, but perhaps most exciting was earning the P.O.S.T. Master's Express Hearthstone from Katy Stampwhistle and her impromptu mailroom in Tazavesh. And if you ever wondered if you lose a Great Vault if the week passes and you earn another one, you don’t. I tested it for you. Your welcome.
Drink of the Month – 58:42
For a break from collecting bees and honey in Stormsong Valley for Ecological Succession, I head over to The Golden Flagon in Brennadam. “Nasty” Buck serves up a Mildenhall Mead.
Nostalgia Moment – 1:02:17
A new segment for WoW moments that take me back. In the inaugural segment, remember one retired podcast, Azeroth Public Radio and one mostly retired podcast, the Goblin Goldcast after hearing Mac on Lion’s Pride Tavern! Go check out LPT! Both are SQ’s forefathers.
News – 1:14:56
- Legion Remix coming on Oct. 7 and bits of the Midnight features come in 11.2.7, like character cap of 70.
- Apple’s iOS 26 will have a feature that can boost voices in its Podcast listening app by suppressing background music and noise. DON’T USE IT or I will be sad with you.
Main Topic: Midnight Announcement Kerfuffle – 1:24:13
The Gamescom announcement was a bit of a mess that took a couple of weeks to sort out, and this seems like a strange mistake for Blizzard. Second mistake was the timing that saw the Midnight cinematic spoil the Manaforge Omega raid for anyone planning on LFR and Story Mode people unless you did it immediately after weekly reset. This launch featured less mystery as well All combined for much lower hype levels for me.
Midnight features of interest to me with my thoughts:
- Level cap to 90
- New or renovated zones of Eversong Woods, Zul’Aman, Harandar, and Voidstorm
- Character news: Haranir allied race, Void Elves as DHs, and a 3rd DH spec
- End game: 8 Dungeons, 3 Raids with 9 total bosses (but only 2 with Story Mode – WTF Blizz?), 10 Delves plus a Nemesis Delve
- Prey system is a neat idea for optional challenge
- Community Events return with some variety and in all zones
- Experiences for new and returning players getting needed updates and options
- UI improvements continue by targeting damage meters, encounter assistance, and name plate info; the beginning of Blizz bringing some add-on functions into the game
The janky launch made it difficult to be positive about Midnight. Looking forward to that feeling fading into the past.
SQ Mailbag – 2:08:11
You all responded! Many new ratings on Apple Podcasts returned SQ to a 4.8/5.0 and we have multiple new reviews on Apple and Spotify. So grateful for the support!
Outro – 2:20:56
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Voldun, Jon, Scott, Jeru and the newest members of the Solo Crew, Raven and Greybeard. And thanks to free members Max, Eddie, Bear, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Curro, Aronaar, AedinNahkriin, Guardian Sandy, Alice, Don, Kamil, and Case!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
11.Who Cares, It's Almost Midnight! - Episode 28
11.Who Cares, It's Almost Midnight! - Episode 28 Show Notes Welcome to Episode 28! – 1:45 There is so much to discuss as we are on the cusp of the eleventh expansion of World of Warcraft. Naturally, I …
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Welcome to Episode 28! – 1:45
There is so much to discuss as we are on the cusp of the eleventh expansion of World of Warcraft. Naturally, I suggestions for Blizzard for improving the game as the main topic
“What have you done lately?” – 6:09
Holy crap, there is so much I have done. Buckle up. It all seems to revolve around stories this episode. Some piled up unlearned recipes leads three of my characters onto huge tangents in Northrend, I discover a flight school in Hallowfall with a weak, indecisive headmaster, and I reach an account-wide leveling milestone (only to learn later this episode that I am actually still 2 levels shy)
11.2 Reactions – 55:21
The final major content patch for The War Within is live; Tazavesh is a cool city; comparing K’aresh to Argus, the (one) new Delve is solid; Bliz nailed it with optional depth of storytelling in the campaign questing.
Drink of the Month – 1:27:18
Sneaking some Badlands Bourbon north into Farstrider Retreat.
News – 1:32:08
- Legion Remix announced in a post and video here: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24224370
- My thoughts on it
- 2 is in full swing, including RTWF
- LFR Wing 2 and “Story” Mode raids launch today, August 19
- LFR Wing 3 comes August 26
- One more thing in the news…?
Main Topic: Midnight Expansion Announcement – 1:45:02
Tuesday, August 19 (the day I FINALLY get this episode out), Blizzard will officially announce and introduce to us the Midnight expansion at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. 2:00 PM at SQ HQ, 11:00 AM on the West Coast at Blizzard HQ, and I believe 3:00 on August 20 for my friend the Snek of Vol’dun!
My Midnight Wish List – 1:49:47
My list of 10 requests, the 10 great ideas I have for improving WoW for everyone, but certainly solo players. Free of charge, Bliz, free of charge.
SQ Mailbag – 2:08:11
One negative rating has me upset, but maybe not in the way you would expect. But that is balanced by a new Patreon supporter who also likes my Solo Crew Refuge proposal for a player housing neighborhood. And, if you have the time and interest in entering your own ratings or reviews of the show in your podcast app, that would make me feel good and further balance out that negative.
Outro – 2:38:30
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun, Jon, Scott and newest patron Jeru! And thanks to all the free supporters as well!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
Episode 27 – Gotta Collect Them All
Episode 27 – Gotta Collect Them All Show Notes Welcome to Episode 27! – 2:59 A celebration in three parts, the first of which is celebrating my return to WoW and the SQ mic after an unforeseen absence. Big …
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Welcome to Episode 27! – 2:59
A celebration in three parts, the first of which is celebrating my return to WoW and the SQ mic after an unforeseen absence. Big thanks to Ali for coming on for Episode 24 and to Ali and Gin for having me on Live, Laugh, Lore to talk starting zones!
SQ Book Club – 8:11
A review of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the first book in a fantasy series by Matt Dinniman. It gets the official SQ book recommendation for portraying the immersive MMORPG experience through an involuntary live-action global dungeon crawl with Carl and Princess Donut.
News – 13:14
- March of the Sethrak 2 on July 20 a success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABnqfS8YeKs
- Greedy Emissary event ends July 29 – collect them all!
- Winds of Mysterious Fortune event is live until Aug. 12
- Horrific Visions will continue into S3 but at S2 difficulty levels.
- Collector’s Bounty event ends July 29 as well – more collect them all!
- MoP launch event for the mount ends July 30
- “Doom of K’aresh” short story just released to give us backstory on the world we will be adventuring in, written by Adam Christopher and voiced by Ray Porter as Locus Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSw8rW7fZ5c&t=2s
- The passing of Ozzy Osborne; will there be a WoW NPC in-game, or at least one everyone can reach?
- Housing update – types of neighborhoods and the endeavors
- Midnight expansion announcement at Gamescom on August 19!
- Changes to your bank tabs – level 80s need not worry
Drink of the Month – 58:57
A wild goose chase for an adult beverage all over the southern tip of Kalimdor.
“What have you done lately?” – 1:04:29
The lull before 11.2 is about as busy as could be with MoP Classic Pandaren starting zone, Lorewalking, One Button Rotation, Turbulent Timeways all kept me busy, until I hit…
Main Topic: Collector’s Bounty Event – 1:52:07
Discussion of the monthlong event, including my farming tips, and a list of my haul for this month, including getting a new mount live in the show!
Outro – 2:38:30
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening. OGRE’s “King of the Wood” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7iErMhstlY
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun, Jon and Scott! And thanks to all the free supporters as well!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
Episode 26 – HDYS Interview with Matt Rossi!
Episode 26 – HDYS Interview with Matt Rossi! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 26! – 2:03 A wide-ranging interview with games journalist and fiction writer Matt Rossi! I’m not even going to pretend to make a list …
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Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 26! – 2:03
A wide-ranging interview with games journalist and fiction writer Matt Rossi! I’m not even going to pretend to make a list of topics, but we talk about starting hit WoW career with his wife, how to approach WoW when your job demands that you spoil all new content as soon as it hits test servers, and his need to dive into lore in any game.
Plenty of talk about lore and storytelling in WoW throughout the years and how the Wrathgate was a turning point in how the stories are delivered to us, the players. We even get into the true purpose of any fiction in our human existence.
We also discuss Matt’s ongoing visual disability, a form of blindness that he explains in more detail. July is the celebration month for Disability Pride, and in hopes of sharing awareness of disability and accommodations in video games, he explains how his severe visual impairment affects his play of Warcraft and other types of games. It turns out that flexible difficulty and voice acting are two great accessibility options. Developers take notice.
Lightning Round! – 1:19:53
This round of 8 questions is not quick, but it takes the form of “Two Lizzes and a Joe (and a Cory)”.
Outro – 1:31:13
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Big thank you to Matt! BlizzardWatch puts out podcasts weekly and you can find Matt as a regular host on BlizzardWatch and LoreWatch. He also writes a column and other videogame coverage for the news site. You can also check out Matt’s published fiction at the Goodreads and Amazon links!
- https://blizzardwatch.com/author/matt/
- https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01M6BQ5SF
- https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/308134.Matthew_Rossi
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to contributing patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun, Jon, and Scott! And thanks to all the free supporters as well!
“We will see you out there."
Episode 25 – Celebration! Warcraft 30, Down Time, and the Best NPC is…
Episode 25 – Celebration! Warcraft 30, Down Time, and the Best NPC is… Show Notes Welcome to Episode 25! – 1:54 A celebration in three parts, the first of which is celebrating my return to WoW and the SQ mic …
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Episode 25 – Celebration! Warcraft 30, Down Time, and the Best NPC is…
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Welcome to Episode 25! – 1:54
A celebration in three parts, the first of which is celebrating my return to WoW and the SQ mic after an unforeseen absence. Big thanks to Ali for coming on for Episode 24 and to Ali and Gin for having me on Live, Laugh, Lore to talk starting zones!
Warcraft 30th Anniversary Event in Boston – 16:22
The second celebration was 90 minutes south of SQ headquarters in the fair city of Boston. While my plan to get news and good audio for the podcast was thwarted, I did spend quality time with an old friend, make a new friend, and get away from my normal routine for a night. Afterwards, I connected with WoW community members Stromgarde Enjoyer (https://bsky.app/profile/nilocor.bsky.social) and meggoart (https://bsky.app/profile/meggoart.bsky.social) to get their reactions to the Boston event.
News – 48:24
- Player Housing update from May – looking good!
- Mists of Pandaria Classic on July 21, pre-patch July 1
- Legion arrives as a Remix late this year or early 2026
- World of Warcraft: Blood Ties is the new novel from Christie Golden that arrives Nov. 18, 2025 as the lead-in to the Midnight expansion, pre-order now!
- “Faith and Flame” short story continues the journey of Faerin Lothar, written by L.L. McKinney and voiced by Paris Blu, the voice of Faerin herself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJtigy8U-_8&t=3s
Drink of the Month – 52:15
Stopping into the Snug Harbor Inn in Boralus for a Hook Point Porter and some Tiragarde Sharp cheese.
11.1.7 Launches June 17! – 1:00:28
Patch 11.1.7 launches with the Legacy of Arathor storyline, Lorewalking, Turbulent Timeways, Overcharged Delves, the Lightning-Blessed Spire and Sea-Blessed Shrine toys to transform you into a Sethrak or K’Thir, and new features including the rotation helping technology of Single-Button Assistant and Assisted Highlight.
“What have you done lately?” – 1:24:03
It was Horrific Visions that eventually grabbed my interest and got me back into the game. Nightfall and Dastardly Duos haven’t quite had the same effect.
Professions Pre-Planning? – 1:30:46
The other exciting project that returned me to the game was establishing a roster to cover all the professions and getting them all to 80. This is the beginning of the prep for an eventual episode on professions, a system that I think borders on being too complicated.
Main Topic: Best WoW NPC Tournament Coverage Rounds 4, 5, and 6 – 1:42:28
Probably not really the main topic, but this is the exciting culmination of a process that took far too long.
Outro – 1:54:57
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun, Jon and Scott (welcome Scott)! And thanks to all the free supporters as well!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Next episode will arrive in less than two months, light willing.
“I will see you out there."
Episode 24 – HDYS Interview with Ali!
Episode 24 – HDYS Interview with Ali! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 24! – 1:45 An interview with the creator of the now-retired Dungeon Fables podcast and the current co-host of Live, Laugh, Lore, Ali Andras! A …
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Episode 24 – HDYS Interview with Ali!
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 24! – 1:45
An interview with the creator of the now-retired Dungeon Fables podcast and the current co-host of Live, Laugh, Lore, Ali Andras! A variety of topics listed below but beginning with the current game in Undermine, DRIVE, and 11.5.
Talking some WoD – 28:35
How Does Ali Solo? – 39:44
Player Housing – 49:00
No Mo FOMO? – 54:11
Books and Libraries – 59:21
Why the lore? – 1:02:46
Why content creation? – 1:05:54
Lightning Round! – 1:17:51
Outro – 1:31:00
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Big thank you to Ali! Find the weekly episodes of Live, Laugh, Lore (I hear the next one will be amazing…) wherever you get your podcasts and reach out to Ali on Twitter @aliandrask or on Bluesky @aliandras
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to contributing patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun and Jon! And thanks to all the free supporters as well!
- Remember to watch socials and r/wow on Reddit for the next 3 rounds to crown the best WoW NPC!
“I will see you out there."
Episode 23 – The 10 Years Ago Thing
Episode 23 – The 10 Years Ago Thing Show Notes Welcome to Episode 23! – 4:42 Another full episode as we dive into three areas! Best WoW NPC Tournament Coverage Rounds 1, 2, and 3 – 6:43 The upsets, the lopsided …
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Welcome to Episode 23! – 4:42
Another full episode as we dive into three areas!
Best WoW NPC Tournament Coverage Rounds 1, 2, and 3 – 6:43
The upsets, the lopsided victories, and the first three rounds of this grueling six round tournament. Coverage by region. We end the segment with 8 NPCs left to fight for the (someday) famous title of Solo Queue Tournament of 64 Champion and Best WoW NPC!
News – 49:26
- Season of Discovery Phase 8 – some new content in the old WoW? Is this the next phase of a test drive for Classic+? https://www.wowhead.com/classic/news/season-of-discovery-phase-8-patch-notes-new-avalon-scarlet-enclave-raid-and-376282
- Use your Sparks of Fortunes to upgrade gear, but look at this article because it is still a mystery to me. https://www.wowhead.com/news/fourth-spark-of-fortunes-available-for-crafting-this-week-in-the-war-within-376283
- The C.H.E.T.T. system demystified. Turns out you need Renown 13 to interact with the system. https://blizzardwatch.com/2025/03/26/wow-undermine-chett-list-cartel-reputation/#google_vignette
- And…
11.1.5 Launches April 22! – 54:32
Patch 11.1.5 rolls out in 3 phases beginning on April 22 with the Nightfall scenario, the Winds of Mysterious Fortune experience and reputation buff, and the new Cooldown Manager feature. Listen for more details and the details in the blue post here: https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-11-1-5-release-date-is-april-22nd-376279
“What have you done lately?” – 1:09:34
Interesting interview about the disappearing role of Vulpera in WoW, but I need to build a story around this. Stay tuned. Also an interview with Ali from Live, Laugh, Lore coming in Episode 24! A few Delves. And lots of leveling in Draenor of all places which leads to the main topic!
Main Topic: Revisiting Warlords of Draenor – 1:12:34
A walkthrough of the lore setup for WoD, a playthrough of the excellent WoD intro questline, talking about the questing in the Horde zone of Frostwall, how the graphics hold up, building a Garrison, not flying (but then getting weak and flying), hitting the Bloodmaul Slagmines dungeon, and wrapping up with the first of three raid tiers from WoW’s most maligned expansion.
Drink of the Month – 2:09:11
Couldn’t find a tavern, so knocking back bottles of Ogre Moonshine on the steps of the raid entrance to get acclimated to battling ogres.
Raid of the Month: Highmaul – 2:11:48
And, on to battling said ogres (but not OGRE, of course).
Verdict on Mythic Highmaul – 2:27:29
You have to listen to find out, but let’s just say you probably aren’t going to be camping on the steps where we drank the moonshine each week.
Solo Queue Mailbox – 2:29:52
Kind words on Apple Podcasts and the first SQ episode on YouTube!
Outro – 2:33:08
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun and Jon! And thanks to all the free supporters as well!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Next episode is Ali from Live, Laugh, Lore!
- Remember to watch socials and r/wow on Reddit for the next 3 rounds to crown the best WoW NPC!
“I will see you out there."
Episode 22 – Bookending Gallywix, Best NPC Tournament, and Putting Light into the World
Episode 22 – Bookending Gallywix, Best NPC Tournament, and Putting Light into the World Show Notes Welcome to Episode 22! – 3:06 Big thanks to Ease, the host of Realm Maintenance, for interviewing me for that …
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Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 22! – 3:06
- Big thanks to Ease, the host of Realm Maintenance, for interviewing me for that podcast a couple weeks ago; great conversation about WoW, 11.1, and Solo Queue; check it out on your podcast feed of choice or (hopefully) it will hit YouTube in video form
- A trimmed down episode for “early” March
- Goblin starting zone revision
- 1 discussion
- Brief news segment
- The Main Event – Tournament of 64 launch!
- But first, indulge me for a few minutes…
Special Topic: Podcasthon, Watts of Love, and Raising Awareness of the Power of Charitable Giving, All Through Podcasts Like This One – 7:30
Podcasthon is a global effort running this week on more than 1,000 podcasts worldwide in which podcasts are choosing a charity of their choice to highlight. This is part of a wider effort to raise awareness for the continued need for altruism and charitable giving in the world.
I chose to have Solo Queue to participate because I agree with that message of doing something in your power to help in your own way.
Solo Queue is highlighting Watts of Love, a non-profit dedicated to giving solar lamps to households and communities that lack electrical power all over the world. Watts of Love also helps reinvest the money saved my not purchasing kerosene or other power sources. Solo Queue and my family are donating $100 to Watts of Love because I am impressed with their mission and their reputation as a charity.
My call to action for you, the Solo Crew of listeners, is to find a way for you to lend assistance to those in need in a way that is meaningful to you. If it is also donating to Watts of Love, great! Go for it! If it is donating to a charity of your choice, be it local or one with a wider mission, also great! Maybe it is volunteering. You may have skills that can benefit a charity just as much, if not more, than money. Please do what you can. That is my request. Drop me a message or email and let me know what you did. Thanks.
Watts of Love: https://www.wattsoflove.org/
Podcasthon: https://podcasthon.org/
“What have you done lately?” – 18:17
- Revisiting the Goblin starting zone storyline in Kezan and the Lost Isles by starting my 65th character (yes, that is the cap); similarities to Undermine; story line is long and interesting; why does Thrall choose to put Gallywix back in charge and how does he have that power?
- My thoughts on the full story of 11.1 [THERE WILL BE STORY SPOILERS], including the Delves, Operation Floodgate dungeon (on Follower mode), Liberation of Undermine raid (NOT on Follower mode, just Story Mode - #followerraids), and the final storyline, Homecoming
- Delve gearing video on Icy Veins: https://www.icy-veins.com/wow/news/get-item-level-639-649-gear-every-week-fast-optimal-delve-gearing-strategy/
- My idea for Blizzard – Solo Questing Mode for an immersive experience!
News – 1:04:34
- Video from Blizzard: Building Azeroth: The Liberation of Undermine. Check it out! Lots of visual effects creation talk and that audio and sound creation, a topic near to my podcasting heart!
- Another Video from Blizz: 11 Solo Activities in Undermine. Hosted by HazelNuttyGames. She walks through activities solo players can tackle.
- Huge housing update. The WoWhead article is here: https://www.wowhead.com/news/how-decorating-your-house-will-work-in-player-housing-new-dye-feature-375821. Focused on interior decoration, the level of detail and customization exceeds what most of us were expecting.
- And BlizzCon will return! Well, in 18 months or so. Mark your calendars for September 12-13, 2026. You might even see me there for my first BlizzCon.
Main Topic: The First Annual Solo Queue Tournament of 64 to Determine the Best NPC in WoW – 1:18:02
64 NPCs square off against each other in a bracket-style tournament to determine who is “the best.” That can mean whatever you want. Voting determines who advances to the next round. Here are the directions:
- Each round will be live on social media (Bluesky, Twitter/X, Insta, Facebook, Threads) for 3 days.
- Reply to a post or DM or email me at [email protected] with your votes for who wins each matchup in each round. List names or even just the numbers of your choices.
- First round only – can send a full bracket of predictions for all rounds up to the champion in addition to your votes.
- After 3 days, I will tally votes, update the bracket, and post the next round matchups
If you want to hear about the NPCs participating, I walk through the matchups by region:
East – 1:28:41
North – 1:40:06
South – 1:50:49
West – 2:06:27
Outro – 2:21:07
- Thanks to Blizzard for the amazing music and sound, to OGRE for intro/outro music, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Darkblade Cyn, Snek of Vol’dun and Jon!
- That said, my sincere hope is that you find a way to support a charity of your choice this month, be it with your money or time or expertise. I am proud to be participating in Podcasthon this year and donating to Watts of Love!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Remember to watch socials and get your votes in and we will talk about the first 3 rounds of the tournament in the regular March episode coming soon!
“I will see you out there."
Episode 21 – Undermine, You Get My Drift?
Episode 21 – Undermine, You Get My Drift? Show Notes Welcome to Episode 21! – 8:58 Busy world in life, in game, and in podcast. Lots of 11.1 going on! “What have you done lately?” – 16:17 Love is in the Air …
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Episode 21 – Undermine, You Get My Drift?
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 21! – 8:58
Busy world in life, in game, and in podcast. Lots of 11.1 going on!
“What have you done lately?” – 16:17
- Love is in the Air recap
- Library in our Player Housing when?
- Barely hitting the 2000 points for the Trading Post
- An unexpected and difficult adventure to earn the Troll Heritage Armor
Main Topic: First Laps Around Undermine and Patch 11.1 – 36:03
- First thoughts of Undermine and connections to the OG Goblin starting zone of Kezan
- First playthrough NOT on my Night Elf Druid main, Human Paladin instead on a whim
- Opening cinematic and Orweyna do tie Undermine to TWW storyline
- Missing voice lines for Renzik the Shiv? https://gamerant.com/world-of-warcraft-patch-11-1-renzik-voice-acting-missing/
- Also, run, don’t walk to check out the new audio short story, Tipping Point! https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/media/audio/Warcraft%20Short%20Story
- Undermine the city – too much straight story; incredible detail; DRIVE is tricky at first but growing on me; SCRAP piles are fine; doing the jobs in DRIVE is a bit of a time sink; reached 2/6 storylines; one Delve down, one to go; skybox is hilarious; Bilge Rat Swabbie’s Brush mop transmog acquired; what is CHETT and how do I get the amazing double rocket-pack?
Drink of the Month – 1:13:30
Is this a dry town? Went with an IRL Old Fashioned instead.
Question of the Month – 1:16:18
Results - What should the next playable race be?
15 races suggested, but the top three vote getters were Naga, Arakkoa, and, by a landslide, Sethrak!
New question: What has you excited about WoW? For me, it is story and story delivery.
News – 1:24:52
- Warband camp scenes and ability to create new camps now available
- 30th Anniversary event in London looked good; hoping to get to it in Boston AND hopefully land an dev interview of some sort
- Welcome back podcast Realm Maintenance and congrats to Ease and family on birth of their first child!
- Twitch drop is Tock the Clocker Spaniel – a must get
- WoW services and other stuff sale – might have bought some realm transfers
- Why Kalimdor Cup as 11.1 launches?
- Map adds the Events tab to track Ongoing and Timed events
- 1 introduces 2 new Delves, Dungeon
- Raid schedule and Story Mode only comes week 2 (#followerraids when?)
Raid of the Month: Firelands (Cataclysm) – 1:39:57
One of the most loved raids in the game? When you add raid achievements, there are three solid mounts to chase here. I have the rare ground mount, I do not yet have the super rare flying mount, and I am one achievement away from the third one. In this episode, I bring you along as I try to sew up that last achievement. Do I get it? Does Charlie Brown ever kick the football?
Verdict on Firelands– 2:05:00
Yes. This is a simple verdict. Park a toon or two or many in Hyjal.
SQ Mailbox – 2:08:07
Voila and comments show up on Spotify! Some praise and one former listener who seemed to take issue with a single sentence from a single episode. I have a response to that.
Outro – 2:16:37
- Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely and supportive wife, and you for listening.
- Hoping OGRE will write the song “Mai'Zoth the Unkillable” for me
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, and Snek of Vol’dun!
- Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Bear, Jon, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Lavie, Curro, Aronaar, Aedan, Guardian Sandy, and Alice!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a written review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
Episode 20 – The 1st Annual State of the Warcraft World Conversation with Gershom!
Episode 20 – The 1st Annual State of the Warcraft World Conversation with Gershom! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 20! – 3:10 Solo Queue welcomes back Gershom, co-host of the Thrall’s Balls podcast and a big …
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Episode 20 – The 1st Annual State of the Warcraft World Conversation with Gershom!
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 20! – 3:10
Solo Queue welcomes back Gershom, co-host of the Thrall’s Balls podcast and a big early supporter of me and this show one year after being the first How Do You Solo? Interview guest.
We are here to talk about the state of World of Warcraft just before the 11.1 content release. We look back a little, forward a little, but mostly talk about what we are liking and looking forward to in the World of Warcraft.
- Delves
- Follower Dungeons
- The shortcomings of Story Mode (#followerraids)
- Warbands
- The occasional lack of patience of some WoW players
- The flexible delivery of story in WoW
- The pace of the current trilogy expansions
- What the heck is Beledar (Sargeras’s sword?)
- Which big characters are not going to survive the trilogy (I call my shot – Arator)
- Potential for new racial starting zones
- Player Housing
- Is there more story to come on the demise of Dalaran?
Enjoy!
Outro – 1:43:43
- Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening.
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a review to help grow Solo Queue.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, and Snek of Vol’dun!
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- Thanks Gershom! Find her at X/Twitter and Bluesky @huntergershom, Instagram @huntergeRRshom (that extra r tho!), thrallsballs.com to join the Thrall’s Ball Discord, and find Thrall’s Ball podcast on your feed of choice.
“WE will see you out there."
Episode 19 – Three Drinks in on Lunar Love, Confucianism, Socrates, 11.1, and a Meh Castle
Episode 19 – Three Drinks in on Lunar Love, Confucianism, Socrates, 11.1, and a Meh Castle Show Notes Welcome to Episode 19! – 8:04 A few words from me on the guiding principles of Solo Queue and why consistent …
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Episode 19 – Three Drinks in on Lunar Love, Confucianism, Socrates, 11.1, and a Meh Castle
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 19! – 8:04
A few words from me on the guiding principles of Solo Queue and why consistent publishing is not really one of them. Sorry to miss the two episodes a month pattern on the very first month. I am okay with that and hopefully you are as well. Still hoping to get you 24 episodes this year.
And a big thank you to Snek of Vol’dun for the fantastic interview last month, the most downloaded episode in a first week of release!
“What have you done lately?” – 13:00
- Anniversary Trivia Recap – 942 total levels and now 40 characters are level 70 or above
- Fix for losing in-game dialog audio
- Nelf Druid main finally in all epic gear and Circlet maxxed to 658
- Kirin Tor questline is good story-telling
- Plunderstorm – I already bought out the vendor!
News – 45:37
- SoD Phase 7
- Cata Classic XP buff
- Anniversary Classic Phase 2
- To Retail news, Turbulent Timeways trick
- Can search for characters in the select screen
11.1 News and Previews – 56:55
List of selected features coming in 11.1 at an unknown date, likely Feb. 25?
Love is in the Air and Lunar Festival – 1:11:25
New stuff in Love is in the Air and I encourage you to hit respect your elders, if for no other reason than achievements and a new mount for Lunar Festival, which traces its roots to Confucianist ideas honoring your ancestors and the Chinese celebration of Lunar New Year.
Drink #1 – 1:22:50
Moonglow, a special Lunar Festival drink to tide me over to the Drink of the Month
Drink #2 – 1:23:45
Yup, a second drink. Must be big stuff afoot. To steel the nerves for Raid of the Month, a Shadeskin Brandy from a dude named Slabchop. “It burns like sin,” as they say in Revendreth.
Question of the Month – 1:25:33
What should the next playable race be?
Sethrak, ogres, jinyu, hozen, valkyr, naga, or something else?
Raid of the Month: Castle Nathria (Shadowlands) – 1:27:35
It has been four years and that means the raids of Shadowlands should be available to be soloed by mere mortals. I tackle Castle Nathria for the first time, and of course, I do not remember all the story bits going into it. #followerraids
Drink #3 – 1:40:06
All that raiding has me thirsty for a second Shadeskin Brandy.
Verdict on Castle Nathria – 1:40:29
The first raid of Shadowlands has no mount? And it has large swaths of RP dialog and slow-walking NPCs? And it took much longer than an hour? And it yielded only 500 gold? What do you think my recommendation is?
Main Topic: Did You Hear What Denathar Said About Me and Fellow Podcasters Unite! – 1:47:17
A passing comment by Denathar on Azeroth United has me fired up to defend my honor and reputation as a podcaster! My defense includes comparing myself to Socrates. What ego? What are you talking about? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Socrates
Then I long for a tighter community of podcasters and celebrate the growing Solo Crew community, even though I tend to steer clear of groups and communities in WoW and life. #wowpodcastersinBoston?
Outro – 1:59:23
- Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, and Snek of Vol’dun!
- Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Bear, Jon, Friends of Wumpus, Sean, Lavie, Curro, Aronaar, Aedan, and Guardian Sandy!
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest. Leave a 5-star rating and a review to help grow Solo Queue.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
Episode 18 - How Do You Solo? Interview with The Snek of Vol'dun!
Episode 18 – How Do You Solo? Interview with The Snek of Vol’dun! Show Notes Welcome to Episode 18! First episode of 2025 and Season 2 of Solo Queue is an interview with The Snek of Vol’dun, a vocal proponent …
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Episode 18 – How Do You Solo? Interview with The Snek of Vol’dun!
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 18!
First episode of 2025 and Season 2 of Solo Queue is an interview with The Snek of Vol’dun, a vocal proponent of making the Sethrak a playable race. A chance social media encounter turned into a great conversation with a fellow solo player.
Still planning for a regular episode in January as part of the twice-monthly plan for this new year.
Interview with The Snek of Vol’dun – 8:52
- Why the Sethrak?
- A connection with the many snakes in Australia?
- Lore of the Sethrak
- A role to play fightinh Xal’atath?
- A Sethrak in a Delve? “Enough to get you hooked.”
- What classes could Sethrak play? Give us a Sethrak monk!
- All the pieces are there: starting zone, back story, models, more
- WoW 30th Anniversary Tour headed to Sydney
- How did you start playing WoW, especially as a younger player?
- Obligatory crapping on the writing during Shadowlands
- Obligatory praising of Chris Metzen and his return
- Snek as a solo player
- Time zones are strange
- Bits of Sethrak info in the Exploring Azeroth: Islands and Isles book
- Should Sethrak be available to Horde or Alliance or both?
- Predictions for what’s to come in the WoW story?
- Updating “old” world zones for graphics and story could be easier with story progress and the presence of so many “Classic” versions
- Blizzard, heed the command of The Snek of Vol’dun, the Sethrak’s strongest soldier!
Closing comments – 1:34:48
My thanks to The Snek of Vol’dun for coming on the show.
Outro – 1:36:30
- Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/c/soloqueuewow
- Thank you to contributing patrons Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, Cyn, TheSnekofVol’dun, and Friends of Wumpus! Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Tim, Bear, and Jon.
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.
- The Snek of Vol’dun is on BlueSky at bsky.app/profile/snekofvoldun.bsky.social, on Twitter at x.com/TheSnekofVoldun and has a YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/@TheSnekofVoldun
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
- January episode coming soon…
“We will see you out there."
Episode 17 – The Real Anniversary Episode
Episode 17 – The Real Anniversary Episode Show Notes Welcome to Episode 17! First year of Solo Queue in the books and stumbling into some creative WoW-adjacent media got me thinking about all the value added to …
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Episode 17 – The Real Anniversary Episode
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 17!
First year of Solo Queue in the books and stumbling into some creative WoW-adjacent media got me thinking about all the value added to WoW by content creators outside of Blizzard.
Four Tanks and a Healer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A47d3fjDNSQ
Stormwind University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sgpgEy-UW8
Karazhan Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDNwkGDS84
“What have you done lately?” – 16:52
- Trivia is now 42 characters every day – the end is in sight, January 7
- For max leveling efficiency, that meant getting 5 characters to 80
- I made my 2 Earthen characters
- Monthly inventory for first time in 3 months
- Sporadically getting weekly meta quests done to keep gearing the 5 level 80s
Addon Recommendation: Altoholic – 25:39
Tracks gold, levels, achievements, time played, and many more bits of individual character info account-wide, server by server, faction by faction.
…and Siren Isle – 27:03
- Yes, it feels a lot like 10.0.7, but it is kind of different
- Gameplay is…fine; better than the alternative of nothing until 11.1
- Story is hard to take in, maybe just for me?
News – 46:34
- Still 2 story questlines to come in 11.0.7, Dalaran epilogue and Lingering Shadows
- Turbulent Timeways coming January 7 – 5 weeks of timewalking
- New game modes coming to the Character select screen? Might it be…
- Plunderstorm returns January 14 with less demanding reward system, new rewards, same battlefield
- And two holidays are wrapping up next week, Anniversary event January 7 and Winter Veil January 5!
Winter Veil in your Garrison! – 56:36
The second-best place to celebrate Winter Veil is in your WoD Garrison, which naturally gets decorations and there are WV dailies to add more decorations. If you haven’t done it, why not now? I did, during the recording.
And, I’ve been thinking about WoD lately, which had its 10th anniversary in November. 2025 is my 10th anniversary in WoW. Throughout the coming year, I am going to go through some of the highlights of this much-maligned expansion to show what is still enjoyable, including featuring the 3 WoD raids in Raid of the Month throughout the year.
Raid of the Month: Antorus (Legion) – 1:12:02
Speaking of RotM, we visit the final raid of Legion, Antorus, the Burning Throne and see where that giant sword came from. Is it worth it? Lots of running around, Eonar a slow encounter, but if you want the 2 mounts and various transmog, then yes, get in there, at least a few times. Did I get any mounts? Listen to find out – no spoilers!
Also a plug for the website simplearmory.com – check it out to see all of your collectable items, along with a planner to go hunt them all down!
Drink of the Month – 1:30:20
All that raiding has me thirsty for Dwarven Mead and Greatfather’s Winter Ale at the Stonefire Tavern in Ironforge, in sight of Greatfather Winter himself!
Main Topic: Yep, more Winter Veil, including *SPOILERS* presents opened! – 1:31:50
We head across the molten channel in Ironforge to check out Winter Veil activities, including a ride out to kill the Greench, unwrapping the 2024 presents live, and sharing my Winter Veil wish list, now for 2025.
Plans for 2025 and gratitude for the influences that led me to SQ – 1:41:18
SQ plans for the coming year, a Season 2, if you will. Biggest is the goal of two episodes each month, a traditional (and shorter) episode, and a second episode of various formats, including interviews, single topic deep dives, or overflow topics for the month.
I want to close this episode with gratitude for my sources of inspiration for Solo
Queue including traditional radio, some Blizzard podcasts no longer with us, and many that are. Thank you, fellow podcasters! Honored to be among your ranks.
Solo Queue Mailbox – 2:04:16
The second and third reviews on Apple Podcasts from Mr Rascolwitz and Cyn (psmst1). #grateful
Truly, thanks for a great first year of Solo Queue! I hope you keep listening and sharing it with friends.
Outro – 2:08:47
- Thanks to Blizzard and OGRE for audio, my lovely wife, and you for listening.
- Support the show at Patreon.com/SoloQueueWoW
- Thank you to patrons, Andrew, Righteous Bandy, ThatSkyGuy, and welcome Cyn! Thanks to free patrons Max, Eddie, Tim, and Jon.
- Subscribe to the podcast at your podcast feed of choice, Apple, Spotify, and all the rest.
- You can contact me at soloqueuewow at gmail.com, Bluesky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
“I will see you out there."
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