#209: Hexagons and Holes (on Journalism and Leaks)

Nick ponders what journalism is while everyone speculates on the expansion and also the Jailer is falling.

Nick, Rei, Harv, and Eric are back to talk about the latest goings on in World of Warcraft. First, Rei talks about her experience raiding through Sepulcher of the First Ones with a growing raid team. She and Nick get into a discussion about LFR and solutions for the problem of people quitting before the wing is completed. They talk about adjusting the rewards or even reworking LFR to allow people to queue for individual bosses. Rei also brings up the old Leroyspeltz scandal when he received a special wand from Blizzard and got banned.



Eric, meanwhile, talks about raiding on his warlock and enjoying Mythic+.



Nick talks about what he’s been doing in Zereth Mortis and then talks about what journalism means when applied to sites like WoWhead. He talks about how they are a fansite and there are considerations to be given about what it means when Blizzard employees leave the company. He talks about how the primary news service they offer is datamining, and compares the reaction to Lost.



In the news, Blizzard hired a new Cheif Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and is increasing the conquest weekly cap.



Then, they discuss the possible leak that the next expansion will be called Dragonflight. This seems plausiable and everyone is on board with the idea. Nick talks about how Shadowlands’ announcement had Ion invoke the cosmic chart and he does not expect that to happen again for this announcement.



Finally, they look back at episode #109 when the pre-Legion comics were released.



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