The Grinding Gear Podcast
387 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 517 ratingsBurnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
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#324 - Into the Nexus: “Kicking it with Cassia”
June 04, 2020 21:44 - 89.7 MBA mysterious missing patch? Tracer is still running amuck and Cassia still undertuned but it seems they might be holding back for a big big Call for Help update. As fans await the balance patch, their eyes have turned on Tanks and the limited selection of the role. Can we fix and elevate our situational picks to ETC/Johanna status? Garrett and Kyle give their all to solve the equation. They also try to solve the early game fight issue. Stay tuned for answers on this week’s Into the Nexus!
#323 - Into the Nexus: “Think Tank”
May 28, 2020 21:36 - 73.3 MBA mysterious missing patch? Tracer is still running amuck and Cassia still undertuned but it seems they might be holding back for a big big Call for Help update. As fans await the balance patch, their eyes have turned on Tanks and the limited selection of the role. Can we fix and elevate our situational picks to ETC/Johanna status? Garrett and Kyle give their all to solve the equation. They also try to solve the early game fight issue. Stay tuned for answers on this week’s Into the Nexus!
#322 - Into the Nexus: “Building a Better Anomaly”
May 21, 2020 22:39 - 86.8 MBWith a very recent forum post asking for feedback on possible ways to reign the Call for Help Anomaly, Garrett and Kyle talk for almost two hours about the very interesting possibilities on the horizon for Heroes of the Storm.
#321 - Into the Nexus: “JHow Returns”
May 14, 2020 21:15 - 65.2 MBJHow is back and this time Garrett is here! It’s been a busy year full of reworks and Anomalies and our wonderful guest is here to give you full rundown. Towers, Cassia, Tracer, Xul, Tassadar and Deathwing; all are under the microscope. We also get the lowdown on what your returning roster should look like for top tier training. Thank you to all our Patrons for their continued support.
#320 - Into the Nexus: “Summertime and the living is inting”
May 07, 2020 21:13 - 75.7 MBBig patch! Garrett and Kyle give you the speedy rundown of all the Heroes happenings. Anomaly tower charges are here and they are slightly less deadly but overall cleaned up in some of their poison oddities. A surprise to some, but not to those seeing those new skins come in, we got a Tracer and Cassia rework! Buffs buffs BUFFS to follow. The much expected Tassadar adjustment as well. Join us wont you!
#319 - Into the Nexus: “Fight Beef with Chicken”
April 30, 2020 21:37 - 62.9 MBThe Heroes of the Storm developers have taken to Reddit in their most recent Ask Me Anything. All your favorites are here: KaeoMilker, BlizzAZJackson, Blizz_Daybringer, Blizz_DWarner and more! Garrett and Kyle give you the express pass through all the important tidbits and happenings. We also take a quick look at what's happening with Tassadar and what we can expect from next week’s balance patch. Your emails will have to wait because this is a PACKED episode.
#318 - Into the Nexus: “Siegeability”
April 23, 2020 21:30 - 70.7 MBBig reactions episode! The anomaly has been live for a week; Garrett and Kyle have questions. Tassadar’s popularity is up 300% but his win-rate doesn’t match the hype. What can be done for the new High Templar to bring him in line. We also help the Blizz team clarify a recent statement on losing on purpose. But the real meat of the show lies ahead, the recent anomaly has left some of our maps in an odd state. You might need to split push to get maximum value and there seems to be a grow...
#317 - Into the Nexus: “New Damage”
April 16, 2020 19:17 - 73.5 MBNew season, new meta, new strategies. That's why Garrett and Kyle have called in the professionals. Not_Paradox is here to give you the fact, opinion and run down on all the Heroes of the Storm happenings. You want tower strats? We got em. You want a Tassadar build? Oh yea, we got a great one for ya. You want a Garden of Terror strategy in 10 minutes or less, got that too.
#316 - Into the Nexus: “Call for Help”
April 09, 2020 20:54 - 70.9 MBThe season is closing and a giant patch is incoming! Call of Help Nexus Anomaly, Favoriting Talents, Tassadar Rework, Improved Ai, Grandmaster changes and more! Huge changes coming to the game. Defending and attacking will be changed forever due the new rocking towers and cores. Garrett and Kyle are here to prepare you for next week! Oh and the Dark Nexus event.
#315 - Into the Nexus: “What Did You Ban?!”
April 02, 2020 22:17 - 68.3 MBAll Heroes Free to Play! Garrett and Kyle hit you with a new/returning player guide, but not before they share all their Heroes of the Storm happenings. A wild week full of dev posts and tricky April Fools’ trickery. Your emails, nachos, Shrek, and more on this episode of Into the Nexus.
#314 - Into the Nexus: “Wacky Mac” w/ McIntyre
March 26, 2020 21:12 - 69.2 MBOn this week’s Into the Nexus, Garrett, and Kyle call in a special guest to help us run through the recent balance: McIntyre. The pro-player turned content producer for HeroesHearth gives us a peak at their recent happenings and gives us a view of top tier play past and present. He also drops on us his super secret ETC build. ITN is supported by our badass Patrons. You can become an ITN Patron by going to Patreon.com/itn.
#313 - Into the Nexus: “Bugs Be Gone”
March 19, 2020 21:46 - 67.2 MBBUGS BE GONE! On today’s Into the Nexus Garrett and Kyle run you through all this week’s Heroes of the Storm news including bug fixes, incoming mini-season events and more. While we love that you love Heroes of the Storm with us; be good to each other and yourself during these stressful times. Enjoy competitive gaming responsibly. And for goodness sakes lets update the Heroes pricing structure! Your emails and more make this a complete Into the Nexus.
#312 - Into the Nexus: “Death by Skeleton”
March 12, 2020 21:08 - 72.2 MBBig patch week! Garrett and Kyle are here to give you the rundown on all the Heroes happenings starting with a big balance patch fresh from the devs. But all is not sunshine and Arthas buffs. Bugs have snuck into the game and are starting to pile up. It’s a new frontier and Into the Nexus is here to guide you through. ITN is supported by our badass Patrons. You can become a ITN Patron by going to Patreon.com/itn.
#311 - Into the Nexus: “Salt Wall” w/ Blizz AZ Jackson
March 05, 2020 23:18 - 64.2 MBOn this very special episode of Into the Nexus, Garrett and Kyle are joined by none other than Hero Balance Designer Adam “AZJackson” Jackson. Get ready for an extremely candid and passionate episode as Adam shares everything from balance philosophies, interactions, failed tests and a glimpse at upcoming Nexus Anomalies. Get ready for a journey. ITN is supported by our badass Patrons. You can become a ITN Patron by going to Patreon.com/itn.
#310 - Into the Nexus: “Supporting Grassroot esports” w/ Bahamut
February 27, 2020 22:03 - 67 MBCaster Chris “Bahamut” Oniciu joins the show and school the dudes about all the happenings in Tournament play. Amature to Division S, Bahamut has seen it all. Check him out on the CCL, Heroes Lounge and Nexus Gaming Series. Garrett and Kyle lead our caster guest through the week’s happenings including a look at our February balance update, Blue Posts and more! This episode is sponsored by our lovely patrons over at Patreon.com/ITN.
#309 - Into the Nexus: “The Eternal Battle”
February 20, 2020 22:10 - 57.4 MBGarrett and Kyle are back to bring you all the Heroes happenings from around the web. Hotslogs uploader is functioning and for next week’s stats heavy episode we encourage you to make an account and hit that upload button over at https://www.hotslogs.com/Account/Upload. Blizzard talks Ai this week is here to give you the clickbait skinny on their upcoming Ai updates. We also have some blueposts, emails and more to share.
#308 - Into the Nexus: “Ababutt”
February 16, 2020 21:28 - 73.9 MBIt’s a weekend edition of Into the Nexus! Garrett and Kyle sit down for a relaxing and imaginative rundown of the February 12th patch. That is, after they report on their Mage homework from last week’s episode. As with our previous patch rundowns, feel free to join us in the notes as we go through and talk at the end about who was buffed, who was nerfed and who was the big money winner of the week. Good luck in your games!
#307 - Into the Nexus: “It’s Lashes!”
February 06, 2020 23:02 - 70.1 MBThis week we are joined by former Heroes of the Storm Community Manager and Heroes streamer Bethany aka: Itslashes. Garrett and Kyle head down memory lane for a bit before getting to the hard questions: How do you reach out to community leads, what was the teams favorite content to create and a brand new way to play everyone's favorite ban target Kael'thas. The gang also takes a look at the impact from the January 22nd balance patch. Don’t forget to fix your Region selection to Best Match.
#306 - Into the Nexus: “Get to 10”
January 30, 2020 23:14 - 80.5 MBOn this Into the Nexus Garrett and Kyle break down an interview from Kyle Dates Heroes Designer and deep dive on “bringing value to Heroes of the Storm”. Kyle has also been competing in the CCL by HeroesHearth and he's here to share all he’s learned in his time from the coordinated pro-sphere. Blue Posts, your emails and more on this hearty episode!
#305 - Into the Nexus: “We heard you Kyle and Garrett
January 23, 2020 23:22 - 78.7 MBThe first balance 2020 is here! Garrett and Kyle give you the scoop on who is going up, who is going down and who got some new toys to play with. Speaking of Toys, the Toys Event will be around for a while longer, but that doesn’t mean the yearly schedule is ruined, but it does mean we are coming up on our next hero release. But no time for guessing this episode, today is about the facts and the fact is that ITN got Arthas buffs.
#304 - Into the Nexus: “HOTSlogging On”
January 16, 2020 23:10 - 74.4 MBHotslogs is back! On this celebratory episode, Garrett and Kyle tells your a bit about the journey that brings you back to your favorite website. Patch time has been delayed from the holidays but fret not, the devs have gotten plenty of data and are ready to retool that Deathwing. The dudes also run down a big Alterac Pass strat from the prolific Zanehyde. Your emails and more for this hot off the press episode of Into the Nexus!