Welcome back to a brand new episode! Despite fighting some technical difficulties and audio gnomes, the boys have a great conversation with Skolnick about the hidden gems of this wonderful World of Warcraft. Come and get a special dose of Frog Justice and learn some of WoWs hidden locations and best kept secrets!
In what turned out to be our longest show to date, Amijade teaches Hend and Rob how to play both Affliction and Demonology warlocks. If you are even thinking of rolling a warlock, this is a must listen! We even find out just how long Hendlove lasts. As if that wasn’t enough, we have even included almost 12 minutes of bonus material not heard on the live show! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. You’ll be glad you did!
We are joined by Tikari who gives us the rundown on everyone’s favorite stealth class, the Rogue. With a brief overview of all 3 specs and some more in-depth discussion on Assassination, you’ll be turning tricks… of the trade in no time! We’ve also got a new Crowd Control segment! Enjoy!
After another unplanned and unexpected vacation the boys celebrate their return with another repeat guest, Anna! This episode is packed full of tips and tricks for the Timeless Isle if you want to spend less time on the Isle. You don’t have to learn things the hard way as the crew discusses loot, upgrades, achievements and some secrets you don’t want to miss. So hop into your Noodle Cart and /dance your way to a good time!
A special thanks to Wowmartiean for his hard work on this video that shows you each and every one of the treasure chest locations! http://youtu.be/nK6n2XizIwM
With 5.4 just around the corner, we know everyone is scrambling to get their raid teams organized and back on track. Fortunately, you can tell your tanks to get their act together and check out this tanktastic episode where special guests Ceraphus and Epicinsanity cover everything you need to know about Blood Death Knight tanking. You definitely won’t want to miss an amazing surprise jam as Epic himself just can’t get enough of Hend love babe!
With 5.4 just around the corner, what better time to talk about the new location to find all the awesome new radness! And what better special guest to bring back than the king of youtube and rare guides himself, Wowmartiean. Get the latest info on what to expect when the new patch drops for rares, achievements, and those precious shiny purples!
The boys bring in the one and only sugar mama of Stormwind herself, Apsana! Despite the amount of Hendlove being thrown around, the crew covers some great tips and tricks for parents who have decided to let their children explore the great big world of Azeroth. From parental controls, to LFRs, to monitoring your play time, Apsana speaks from her own experience in how to raise your Hordlings the right way.
The Dummies are joined by PvP royalty, Kym Scally! Listen in as Hend talks about life outside of the game, Rob finally hits his personal goal of having a level 90 of each class, and Kym announces her Crowd Control segment becoming a full blown show! This show almost gets derailed when Rob decides to turn on the live stream and has no idea what is going on… Learn more about 5.4 PvP changes and exactly what it takes to make your guests comfortable. You don’t want to miss this episode!
Hathorr from The Low Pop WoW Podcast joins us today to talk about life on a low population server and running a guild in that environment. Hathorr provides some great tips on keeping a guild progression focused, while ensuring members of all skill levels, time commitments, and play styles feel welcome and included in guild activities. Guild masters and members alike can all take something away from this episode to help make their guild experience an enjoyable one. When it’s all said and done, Hend and Rob come to realize that healthy, thriving guilds can exist anywhere and when it comes to servers, size truly does not matter! That’s what she said! Honest!
Hend and Rob get in touch with their feels in this episode when they are joined by Jules from the Tauren Think Tank and That TV Show podcasts. Listen in for some group therapy as they discuss how life in game is just as real as outside of it. Jules also answers a tough listener question when a player is left feeling abandoned and used. You won’t want to miss this one year anniversary show with a great surprise montage highlighting everything from episode 0 until now.
Hend and Rob have a rage filled discussion with WoW Insiders very own legendary warrior, Matthew Rossi. This episode goes completely off the rails with everything from a Fury Warrior “how to” talk, to what jerks those Alliance folks are! Making up for missing last week, this show is the longest episode to date. Jam packed from start to finish with bearded goodness, you won’t want to miss a minute of this one.
The Dummies welcome back Kevin from the Darkmoon Herald for another round of Shaman talk. This time the tables are turned when Hend offers his own Shaman, who has been Enhancement since Vanilla, to try his hand at one of the most fun and awesome looking caster classes in game, Elemental! The audio gnomes tried their best to wreck this episode but Hend (fortunately) didn’t have his Thunderstorm glyphed and he was able to knock them back with ease.
This week Rob and Hend dig into the face melting goodness of a holy healer gone bad, the Shadow Priest! Fellow Deathwing bro, Daniel, gives us the ins and outs of how to manage your DoTs and take advantage of your insanity! As an added bonus, the guys get into some great discussion on making the most out of your UI. Rob and Hend even talk about trying ElvUI. And of course, what would the show be without a brand new Crowd Control segment from the one and only Kym Scally!
Hend and Rob finally return after a bit of a break with a brand new show! This episode is packed full of alt-o-holic goodness as we cover the ins and outs of playing alt toons… from gearing, to raiding, to beating seasonal lulls, there are more than enough reasons for everyone to try out something new! With a brand new Crowd Control segment from the one and only Kym, you won’t want to miss this one!
This week the boys discuss the nourishing side of heals with special guest Beru. Get the good, the bad, and the ugly of resto Druids as this episode covers everything from thunder stealing monks to learning to trust your HoTs. Also, episode 5 of Crowd Control features everyone’s favourite Scot answering some listener questions about capping your Conquest points and Paladin talent choices for PvP.
Hendlove is going strong for warlocks right now, so here are 2 of Hend’s favourite warlock macros.
Before the fight, set a focus target. (Try the MOTW from Ep 36!) Using the following macro will cast Havoc on that focus. If that target dies and you need to refocus and cast Havoc again, mouseover a new target and hit this. Sets as new target and casts Havoc!
#showtooltip Havoc
/focus [@mouseover,harm,nodead]
/cast [@focus,exists]Havoc
Macroexplain.com explains it like this:
If the unit your mouse is currently over is an enemy and is not dead then:
Set your focus target to the unit your mouse is currently over
If the unit saved as your focus target exists then:
Cast Havoc on the unit saved as your focus target
This gem casts your Incinerate as normal, but if you hold down SHIFT, it will cast Fire and Brimstone first. This macro can also be used for Conflagrate, Immolate, and your Curses just as effectively!
#showtooltip Incinerate
/cast [mod:shift,harm]Fire and Brimstone
/cast [mod:shift,harm]Incinerate;[harm]Incinerate
Macroexplain.com explains it like this:
If you were holding the shift key and the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Fire and Brimstone
If you were holding the shift key and the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Incinerate on the currently targeted unit
Else, if the currently targeted unit is an enemy then:
Cast Incinerate on the currently targeted unit
Time to blow stuff up!
This is my main focus macro. I have it bound to a mouse button. If I mouse over a target and hit the button, it sets focus. If I want to clear my focus, mouseover nothing and hit the button. Simple and effetive!
/clearfocus [@focus,exists]
/stopmacro [@focus,exists]
/focus [@mouseover]
The boys decide at the last minute that any show is better than no show. Listen in to this week’s mini-cast as Hendlove is slowly turning into Warlock love and Rob pulls up his soapbox to rant about LFR and gearing alts. If that doesn’t quite do it for you, there is a brand new episode of Crowd Control from the lovely Kym as she highlights some BG tactics for Temple of Kotmogu and Silvershard Mines.
How could we forget! Check out The Starting Zone for the LFR guide we talked about in episode 39!
http://thestartingzone.com/post/47045065355/episode-53-good-news-everyone
The Training Dummies have gone PVP! Yes, that’s right. Hend and Rob have finally put their big boy pants on and talked some PVP with Oliva Grace. Olivia lets us know the basics to get started plus she drops a few pro tips. All you need to know to turn your sorry PVE self into a PVP monstrosity to be feared by all! Well, maybe not, but it’s worth a listen. And if that’s not enough to make your swoon gland explode, we also have another edition of Crowd Control with Kym!
Ever wanted to try your hand at some RP? Not sure where to start? What to say? What to wear? Well grab your robe and wizard hat and listen in as the boys have an awesome time with her RP majesty, Sil from Girls Gone WoW! Whether you are a seasoned role player or someone who has no idea where to start, Rob, Hend, and Sil discuss some great tips and pointers for everyone. This episode is jam packed with international love as Kym shares some more awesome PvP info in a brand new edition of Crowd Control.
What’s great for a snack, and fits on your back? It’s log, log, log! The boys are joined by the queen of logs herself, Jasyla! Get the lowdown on logs as she goes over exactly how to get the most out of your world of logs parses. Rob and Hend even volunteer to take the beating for you as she digs into one of their recent raid logs. Finally, prepare to get your swoon on with the introduction of a brand new PvP segment “Crowd Control” featuring Kym Scally.
What’s great for a snack, and fits on your back? It’s log, log, log! The boys are joined by the queen of logs herself, Jasyla! Get the lowdown on logs as she goes over exactly how to get the most out of your world of logs parses. Rob and Hend even volunteer to take the beating for you as she digs into one of their recent raid logs. Finally, prepare to get your swoon on with the introduction of a brand new PvP segment “Crowd Control” featuring Kym Scally.
Hold on to your spell books as the boys have a blast with WoW Insiders Kristin Marshall. Join in on this epic round table discussion as they dig into Death Knight tanking, epic pet battles and BLIZZ Y U NO 5 MAN?! Stay tuned at the end of the show for an extra special treat courtesy of Rewt from Hearthcast!
Hendlove quickly turns into Annelove as the boys have an epic Q & A session with the Queen of lore herself, Anne Stickney! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might even get uncomfortable… From Garrosh being a jerk, to PVP, to Wrathion’s scandalous agenda, you don’t want to miss this story filled extravaganza!
If you’re like us, you want the battle pets added in 5.1 and you also want the super rare mounts that drop off old raid bosses. To help make this feat a little easier, Saz joined us tonight and gave us some great tips on accomplishing this! While discussing soloing old raid bosses, the discussion, at times, breaks into Super Shaman talk as well, but that’s okay. It really is the best class in the game! No really, it is. Just ask me!
This macro will randomly call any mount listed as a number in between the { }
/run if (not IsMounted()) then local t = {2,3,4} CallCompanion ("Mount", t[random(#t)]) else DismissCompanion("Mount") end
Enter the number of the mount as it appears in your spellbook. If the first mount listed in your spellbook is the Abyssal Seahorse from Vashjir, that would be 1, and if the second mount is the Albino Drake, it would be 2, etc. If you want the Albino Drake in your macro, input the number 2 in the number section between the { }. Add additional mounts by separating their corresponding number with a comma.
It can be difficult counting the number of each mount as it appears in your mount tab but it will work. When first creating it, I would suggest adding only one mount and try it to make sure you have the correct corresponding number to the mount you want. One thing you will need to watch for is getting new mounts. It will mess with your ordering since the new mount will be added alphabetically and increase the number value of any mounts listed after it, meaning you may need to modify your macro.
Have fun!.
The boys are back at it again! In this Hunteriffic episode we bring on special guest Ghemit who inspired this week’s topic. We learn how many 90s Rob actually has and that even in beautiful Mexico, Hend just can’t stay away from Azeroth. From keybinds to macros to…. warlocks? We have another great round table episode discussion digging into the class that everyone loves to hate. Special congratulations to this week’s premium Ask Mr. Robot account winner, Epicinsanity!
The filthy Alliance was hard at work tonight trying to sabotage this show. We had multiple disconnects, some weird noise skipping and not even sure what happened in the middle of the show. Kevin Old Scratch from the Darkmoon Herald talks Shaman and by the end of the show all 3 of us are re-evaluating our talents choices! Yes, even The Training Dummies learn something on this show! Be warned, after about 1 hour the sound quality deteriorates and we actually cut out a chunk of the show. If you want to hear the cut portion, it is at the end of the show.
Once again we are joined by Affinitii of Blood Legion fame! We get into a discussion on the mysterious unannounced feature and follow up on Affinitii’s world ranked progression ranking for Mists of Pandaria. In all the excitement we forgot to announce the winner of the Ask Mr. Robot premium account during the show. Congratulations Buckhunt!
These come to us via the Robot of Ask Mr. Robot fame.
#show Swift Flight Form
/cast [modifier:ctrl] Running Wild; [modifier:alt] Sandstone Drake; [swimming] Aquatic Form; [combat] Travel Form; [flyable,nocombat] Swift Flight Form; Travel Form
What it does courtesy of Macroexplain.com
If you were holding the control key then:
Cast Running Wild on the currently targeted unit
Else, if you were holding the alt key then:
Cast Sandstone Drake on the currently targeted unit
Else, if you are swimming then:
Cast Aquatic Form on the currently targeted unit
Else, if you are in combat then:
Cast Travel Form on the currently targeted unit
Else, if you are in a zone allowing flying and are not in combat then:
Cast Swift Flight Form on the currently targeted unit
Otherwise:
Cast Travel Form on the currently targeted unit
/cast [modifier:ctrl] Swift White Ram; [flyable] Red Proto-Drake; Swift White Ram
What it does courtesy of Macroexplain.com
If you were holding the control key then:
Cast Swift White Ram on the currently targeted unit
Else, if you are in a zone allowing flying then:
Cast Red Proto-Drake on the currently targeted unit
Otherwise:
Cast Swift White Ram on the currently targeted unit
We have a treat for you tonight! Training Dummy meets Robot when Zoopercat from Ask Mr. Robot joins us to discuss some of the new features on their site as well as the ever popular Gear Optimizer. Strap yourself in and get ready for a doozy!
A last minute cancellation had us scrambling but Yinxy saved the day with a great LFR healing question! We discuss some of the finer points of stepping into LFR in the Healer role including regen, cooldowns, and not forgetting to bring your Discipline Priest. Plus we share a Training Dummies mouseover macro success story! Happy Healing!
We had TWO voicemails today! TWO! Those led to discussing stuns and agro as well as Hunter macros for tricking those dirty, dirty melee. Then we get into everyone’s favourite (would I lie to you?) 5-man dungeon, the Shado-Pan Monastery.
After a short holiday break and some technical difficulties, we are back! During our break we received some questions about macro management, macro storage, and macro decisions! Does it get any better? I don’t think so!
Technical Difficulties plagued us this evening. Hoofit was out for the count and Hend had to take over recording. With a new mic and being an amateur, the quality is not where we would like it to be, so we apologize for that but hope you enjoy anyways. (It’s only 30 minutes so you can tough it out) We do announce our contest winners as well as play all of the entries we received.
Temple of the Jade Serpent filling you with doubt? We tackle this dungeon as well as some Holy Paladin Weak Auras, herb milling and using items in Macros, and standing together in a tight group.
In this episode we discuss prepping, learning, and coping strategies for LFR, and what you can do to help make LFR a friendlier environment for everyone.
/grouphug
/hendlove
In this episode we discuss some buff add-ons and revisit some past topics in relation to Patch 5.1 that include new ways to spend your valor and justice points and how to lessen the daily rep grind! There’s also a brand new macro!
What’s the best way to get Valor? There’s several ways to do it well but which way works best with your schedule?
We tackle a comment about our last show about tanking, and go into a huge discussion based on a listener question in regards to Valor and what’s the best way to get it! There’s no wrong way by any stretch, but depending on your situation, you should consider going about it one way or another and make the best of your time.
Wow, One listener’s plea for advice on how to begin tanking turns into quite the discussion! Join us as we discuss Basic, Intermediate and even a few advanced tanking behaviors and methods to help our listener, Seth, on his way to tanking greatness.
As always, comments are welcome and discussion about other great tips are encouraged. If we forgot to mention something, don’t leave poor Seth hanging, talk about it here! (P.S. Seth is a Protection Warrior specifically, though we try to discuss Tanking habits and methods that all tanks should practice)