Dan O'Halloran
Tavern Watch Podcast: The aftermath of Wizards of the Coast’s OGL debacle
In this month’s episode, though Wizards of the Coast has backed off on its controversial OGL changes, the damage is done.
Blizzard Watch Podcast: Blizzard’s mobile monetization misadventures continue
This week, we discuss how the monetization strategy behind Hearthstone’s Mercenaries might be the blueprint for the upcoming Blizzard mobile title, Warcraft Arclight Rumble.
Blizzard Watch Podcast: The overwhelming creep of multiple and confusing reward currencies
This week, we discuss Overwatch 2 reviving a retired reward currency as a new avenue for players to acquire Legendary skins, WoW’s new reward currency for the Trading Post feature, and the new talent tree system coming in Diablo 3’s Season 28 where, to the surprise of no one, the currency to unlock it is sacrifice.
Lore Watch Podcast: Dreaming of a Caverns of Time WoW expansion
This week, we explore the idea of a WoW expansion based on the Caverns of Time where we could adventure in Azeroth’s past, what could be next for the dragon flights after we conquer the threat of the primalists, and in the Diablo universe is there a world where Tyrael turns against humans?
Blizzard Watch Podcast: What happened with Blizzard games in China?
This week, we discuss how many of Blizzard’s games are no longer available in China, the introduction of the Revival Catalyst in Dragonflight with patch 10.0.5 to upgrade gear, and which healing specs is the best (and worst) in today’s game.
Lore Watch Podcast: Reconciling character headcanon with Dragonflight’s storyline
This week, we explore how to bridge the gap between your character’s history and their interaction with NPCs that they may have wronged in the past, the future location of the homeless Night Elves, and the possible fate of the dragonflights by the end of the expansion.
Tavern Watch Podcast: What Wizards of the Coast’s draconian OGL proposal means for players
In this month’s episode, we dive into the details of Wizard of the Coast’s controversial proposed update to its Open Gaming License that would allow it to control, prohibit, and seize the rights to third-party published content compatible with Dungeons & Dragons.
Blizzard Watch Podcast: Are we leveling too quick in Dragonflight?
This week, we discuss if the speed of leveling in Dragonflight discourages exploration, the best addons for healers, and what we are looking forward to with next week’s 10.0.5 patch.
Tavern Watch Plays Weirs 09: The pros and cons of adopting a dragon
As we enter into the home stretch of our homebrew D&D campaign, Into The Weirs, the party sets off for an ancient citadel, but along the way meet a childlike dragon that may or may not be responsible for massive carnage.
Lore Watch Podcast: What would an Elf-centric WoW expansion look like?
This week, we explore the history of the different elf races in World of Warcraft and envision our dream WoW expansion focused on their struggles and conflicting agendas.