Episode 88 - Producing WOW Esports

Technically PVP Show Notes   Episode 88 - Producing WOW Esports   19:47 - Upcoming WoW PVP Events https://challonge.com/games/world-of-warcraft/tournaments Resurgent tournaments - http://www.resurgentesb.com/(Resurgent does not have any upcoming tournaments currently) Dalaran Gaming hosts 5v5 1v1 duels.  So teams of 5 that 1v1 duel (pokemon style?).  Keep an eye out - https://twitter.com/dalaran_rogue Flark's RBG Tournies Soon™ GCDTV - RBGs https://twitter.com/GCDTV/status/1169345156266561536 EU #2 Oct 10/11 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-eu-tournament-2/5d6d77b0aaa82e3c3e767c96/info?infoTab=details NA #2 Oct 12/13 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-na-tournament-2/5d6d798d05a011161d1e27e7/info?infoTab=details EU #3 Oct 17/18 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-eu-tournament-3/5d6fe0d0c43e5f7205fe7ae8/info?infoTab=details NA #3 Oct 19/20 - https://battlefy.com/gcdtv/gcdtv-6v6-na-tournament-3/5d6fe151226460718e8fdb9b/info?infoTab=details Tipsout and Asmongold Classic Duelers League https://twitter.com/TipsOutBaby/status/1176151876946948096?s=19 https://twitter.com/TipsOutBaby/status/1179075535307071488?s=19 Oct 17th $50,000 prize pool? Also a speed-running competition.   29:04 - Subject of Analysis Today we will discuss what it takes to produce a World of Warcraft esports broadcast!   Questions What's your favourite: MDI or AWC? Do you guys play WOW?  What class/spec? What goes on in the control room?  Is there much talking? How many people does it take to run the AWC? How's it feel to have the MLG stadium closing? Any favourite moments?  Any WTF moments?   WOW PVP NEWS AWC NA/EU Summer Finals happened! - Congrats to Cloud9 for their amazing performance and taking first place (again)! Cloud9 Method Black Wildcard Gaming The Gosu Crew Team Prismatic This set up the final list of teams from NA and EU going to Blizzcon: AWC APAC Finals happened - Congrats to Order for taking first place and earning their way to Blizzcon! Hotfixes - https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/23164374/hotfixes-october-2-2019 Arcane mages got an 8% buff. PVP Essence achievement stealth nerf - https://www.wowhead.com/news=295386/epic-battleground-honor-quests-nerfed-and-no-longer-count-towards-essence-achiev Merc mode doesn't get bonus honour (in patch notes) Epic BG quest Honour rewards nerfed in AV and Ashran (not in patch notes) https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/honor-requirement-changes-for-specific-essences/319246 Nerfs minimized - blizzard lowers the honour required via hotfix Party-Sync is now live in 8.2.5!  Take your 120, and join friends in lower BG Brackets! Scaling seems a bit off, 120s still very powerful Take your DK or DH into Virtual ticket announced - https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/23156371 Cute pets for WOW Vicious Saddle Bug - The progress bar no longer shows progress after you earn the season reward. https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/vicious-saddle-pvp-season-reward-bug-8-2-5/310853/16   Technically Challenged  In this segment, we challenge you the listener to do something different in game.  Each episode we will give a new challenge. After you have completed the challenge, write in to [email protected] with your experience.   Last week's challenge was: Be the FC in a BG!  Try and cap the flag, regardless of the class/spec you normally play.   People said:     Shoutouts   Finding Us Guests Shawn Buell - https://twitter.com/shawnbuell Carter Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/carter_shade Podcast Cohosts Technically - https://twitter.com/Technically_PvP https://www.twitch.tv/technically_pvp https://discord.gg/w7WZ9ab https://blizzard.com/invite/3kEld72CBvz [email protected] https://technicallypvp.wordpress.com/ Andallyn - https://twitter.com/Andallyn1244 https://www.twitch.tv/andallyn Windstead - https://twitter.com/windstead84