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Nick and Katie are back to talk about the Patch 9.2 Eternity's End announcement. They begin with Nick talking about how the Halloween Hershey Kisses look like Old Gods, in particular C'Thun. Then, Nick talks about how he's been fascinated by videos of a guy trimming and fixing broken cow hooves, and how he realized it might appeal to him because its like watching a Tauren get a pedicure. Katie talks about how she decided to use all her Hallow's End alts to try for the anniversary mount, and sacrificed all their Hallows End currency, only for Blizzard to change the mount to a 100% drop rate the next day. Then they get into talking about Patch 9.2. They talk about the concept of Zereth Mortis as a crucible for the Progenitors or First Ones, and Nick points out how that's a pattern repeated with the Titans and Un'goro Crater, and then mentions how the repetition is like a Fractal, which was one of the concepts that Al'firim was mentioning in his notes found in Tazavesh. He also talks about how Al'firim is now just Firim and that apparently he has transcended the need for a Cartel. They also talk about how the Enlightened Brokers have the ability to inhabit different armors and wonder if the same can be done with souls. Katie wonders if we're going to see Arthas, and Nick theorizes about him returning to mentor Anduin. Finally, they talk about the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid and wonder about how the expansion is going to end. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 12/1 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us then! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2x0Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Katie is back and Nick is here and the pair are ready to talk about lore! First, they get off on a tangent about Hearthstone Mercenaries and talk about how Katie can't play card games. Then Katie talks about her struggles getting the Headless Horseman mount again this year, and talks about how her alts still have all their currency and items from Hallow's End last year. They begin talking about Elune, and how she admits to her sister that she tried to send the souls to Ardenweald and didn't know about the souls being rerouted to the Maw. Nick mentions that this shows that Elune is not omniscient and some people were upset because she should be. Nick makes an extended lemonade metaphor. Then he goes into his theory that Elune is the agent sent from Revendreth by Denathrius and she has usurped power in the realm of Life. They speculate on the relationship between LIght and Life magic and try to figure out where Elune fits between the two. They talk about the origins of the Eternal Ones, and try to figure out the order they would have been born in, if they were born. Nick wonders if they are Eternal like the characters in the Sandman who still have a birth order and can die, yet are always around. They try to consider the origins of the Universe and how the Eternal Ones and Titans could have fit into that. They also wonder if Elune is the Moon, could she be like a Titan and could a smaller moon still house such a being? Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 11/10 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2wmDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick is here for a short episode since real life prevented a proper episode. First, Nick talks about his and Katie's recent appearance on Live, Laugh, Lore #30, so go check that out! Then, he talks about Hearthstone Mercenaries, and how he can't stop playing it but he doesn't know why. They he gets into how Hearthstone has managed to introduce new characters and have them fit within the Warcraft lore and compares that to how WoW has done introducing Yrel and Zappy Boi, usually introducing a character and then leaving them behind after the expansion. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 10/27 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2wdDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick and Katie are back (well, technically more like still here) to finish talking about Grimoire of the Shadowlands! They get right into it, talking about the process of dying and how anima is related to experience. They also question if the Broker's knew that the Jailer used to be the Arbiter or if they only recently learned that. Next, they talk about Oribos. They ask if the Arbiter was created by the First Ones and then discuss a possible reference to when Zovaal was the Arbiter. Then they discuss Ardenweald, and get into the relationship between the Winter Queen, Elune, and Cenarius. They talk about the possible Pantheon of Life. They also talk about the relationship of the Winter Queen to the physical land of Ardenweald, and wonder what that means for Ysera. Bastion is the next topic. They talk about the formation of the Mawsworn and try to figure out how Asprirants can falter when the Arbiter is allegedly infallible. Next, they consider Revendreth. Nick is surprised that Sinfall was the original home of the Court of Harvesters. They talk about whether Denathrius was intended to betray the Eternal Ones by the First Ones, and discuss Free Will and the Purpose. Do NPC's on Azeroth have Free Will or is it only player characters? How did orcs and draenai, aliens to Azeroth, gain free will? When looking at Maldraxxus, they evaluate the status of the realm, and if it is truly alive or just made of living parts. They talk about the forethought of the Primus and how he seems infallible. They also talk about Domination magic and whether it should get its own sphere on the cosmology chart. The next topic for discussion is the Maw. They mention Sylvanas was the first Maw Walker and wonder if the First Ones knew the Maw Walkers would arrive some day. They also discuss Bwon'samdi's origin and phylacteries for Liches. The major topic is the First Ones. They consider other locations the First Ones may have information to be found. They also talk about Al'firim's work, and the meaning of the term Zereth. They also talk about the Prologue which features Cartel Ta deciding to breach the mortal plane. Finally, they speculate based off what they read. The Sepulcher seems likely to be the final raid of the expansion. Al'firim could be a raid boss. The Sepulchur could be on Azeroth, if it isn't Azeroth itself. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or

Nick and Katie are back and finally ready to talk about Grimoire of the Shadowlands. They start off by talking about how the book wasn't quite what they expected, as they were looking forward to hearing more about the First Ones and their origins, and looking for more of a Chronicle style book. Instead, they got what Nick compares to a textbook for the Shadowlands, and he points out that most of what was mentioned was information gleaned from playing the game. They get a bit sidetracked comparing the cosmology maps. They talk about Elune and her seemingly shifting role, as Nick insists that Elune used to be mentioned on the old cosmology map but in fact she is not. They mention how she seems to be moving from Light to Life. Also, they discuss the snakes on the new map,, and that leads to a discussion of Zul'drak and the trolls (and snake found there.) They also talk a bit about the borders on the original cosmology map and Katie wonders if the shell icons could have some significance. Finally they get into Grimoire proper. Nick mentions the introduction which is a letter from Ta'lora who is the broker that Al'firim referenced as looking down upon in the Tazavesh lore. They also talk about Chapter 1, which focuses on Azeroth funeral rituals. They talk about how Trade Prince Donais is interviewed about his death, which excites Katie since he is a goblin. They also talk about Tamaala, Cairne's wife, and her revelation that Tauren are able to delay the Kyrian from coming so they can stay close to their loved ones and be available should they be summoned at Red Rocks. Finally, they talk about how even the Brokers view Odyn as scummy. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Please follow us on twitter to see when we will next go live at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2vlDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick and Katie are back after their brief hiatus this week with a look at two characters and redemption arcs. But first they get into talking about some quick initial thoughts on Grimoire of the Shadowlands (spoiler: Nick didn't like it), which they'll have more to talk about next time. Nick jumps into the main topic talking about how the community is split over the possibility of Sylvanas being redeemed. They talk briefly about the Fate of Sylvanas cinematic from the end of the Sanctum of Domination raid. Nick points out that the cinematic really didn't show Sylvanas' fate, and Nick and Katie speculate about what might be in Christie Golden's Sylvanas novel coming out next year. Nick then gets back on topic talking about how he thought of another character that committed genocide and did some bad things but was still able to be redeemed, and brings up Darth Vader. He talks about how Vader's redemption is canonical by Luke's action. They also talk about whether Leia or Tyrande was better at avenging the loss of their home and people. They discuss how Star Wars fans had little connection to Alderaan when it was destroyed, but WoW players had a strong connection to Teldrassil, making the destruction of the latter more unforgiveable. Nick then compares Sylvanas to Luke, as the characters age has set expectations that need to be met, while for characters like Vader, their story was over during the relatively short time of the original trilogy. They also compare Anduin to Luke and evaluate Anduin's relationship to Sylvanas. They talk about how Anduin seems to be the key to Sylvanas' possible redemption. They talk about Anduin has evolved in their relationship and how the tables have turned somewhat. They also talk about how Anduin and Luke had to suffer while Sylvanas and Vader watched, hinting at their coming redemption. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 9/15 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2v7Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick and Katie are back to finally finish up their discussion of Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth! First they talk a little about how things have been going, and then they get into the stories. First up is "Stones, Moss, and Tears" by Molly Knox Ostertag. This is a tale of found family among a trans Night Elf Sentinel, the scribe that records her deeds, and the alchemist that helps her court the scribe. Nick says it is his favorite story in the book. Then they discuss "The Embrace" by Christie Golden. This is the telling of the Night Elf creation myth and discusses why the blue moon sometimes disappears. Nick talks about the power of Elune's tears. This also leads to a discussion about how myths are passed down through generations, and how that might work when the generations can last for over 10,000 years themselves. Next they talk about "Why the Mermaids Left Boralus" by Tamsyn Muir. Katie runs through the plot of the mermaid and the tidesage that fall in love and then risk everything to protect Boralus Harbor. They also discuss where mermaids would fit into our knowledge of Azeroth, given that for 10,000 years the Naga have dominated the seas. They also cover "The Courageous Kobold and the Wickless Candle" by Allison Irons. They both enjoy the twist that the Wickless Candle is the sun in the sky, and Nick takes advantage of the story featuring a grandmother sharing a tale with her grandkids to talk about the book overall is about sharing information that is obscured by the imperfect knowledge of an unreliable narrator. Finally, they review "Visage Day" by Steve Danuser. Nick wonders when the Visage Day tradition started based on the Visages of the Aspects, especially given that Alexstraza is a high elf and the Black Dragonflight tend towards humans, both of which are younger races. Then they go through the story and talk about how well put together it was to cover Chromormu's transformation. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 8/18 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2uiDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

On July 21st the State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing announced it was pursuing litigation against Activision-Blizzard due to multiple claims of harassment and discrimination against their female employees. Nick and Katie discuss the news ranging from their reaction to their concern for the victims and their disappointment with Blizzard and attempt to process what happened. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin. Please believe women and fight harassment and discrimination wherever you may find it. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2u4Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick is here all alone to talk about the recent lore reveals from the Tazavesh Lore Book datamined by WoWhead. Nick goes through Al'farim's saga as he starts describing fractals and geometry that he encountered in his study of the First Ones. He talks about how the First One's Sepulcher is not the same as the Sepulcher of Knowledge in Maldraxxus. He compares Al'farim to Copernicus as someone who drastically changes a society's cosomological perspective and is derided as a heretic until proven right. He speculates that this is what the Grimoire of the Shadowlands will be like. He talks about the potential for there to be other Pantheons we don't know about yet, including the possiblility that Elune is actually multiple beings. He discusses how Al'firim sees fractals and compares those fractals to the way that the lore expands as you dive into it. He talks about how Zovaal is also looking for the knowledge of the First Ones, and wonders if part of that knowledge is the use of Domination magic, which could the Al'firim's mysterious seventh force. Next, he discusses some reveals from the Patch 9.1 cinematic of Tyrande vs Sylvanas. He talks about how Elune abandoned Tyrande just as she was about to go in for the kill, and wonders if this could relate to the Ilgynoth whisper about the Light making a deal with the enemy of all. He then speculates that the Jailer and Elune could have worked together once, and Elune got away while the Jailer was left behind to become the Banished One. He talks about how he thinks that Banshee Sylvanas is the "her" in the "the hour of her third death" whisper, and expects we'll kill her in the raid. He thinks that with the Jailer free, he could go after Elune for betraying him, or to reclaim what should have been his/theirs, and thinks it would be fascinating if this story takes us into the realm of Light. Finally, he compares the Sylvanas-Tyrande fight to pro-wrestling, with a turn by Elune and the Jailer and Sylvanas ending with beef. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 7/14 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2toDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick and Katie are back to talk more about the Folk & Fairy Tales of Azeroth book. They begin by getting into "Sister is Another Word for Always" by Catherynne M. Valente. They begin by talking about how this doesn't feel like a folk or fairy tale and is a bit out of place in this book. Then they get into the story itself, discussing how it is written such that it never names anyone except for a single character (the Kyrian Watcher) and makes sure you know where they are by description. They discuss how Vereesa would have found out about her sister's death and rebirth as a banshee and consider that this story must have happened before she would have known all the details. They review the statues of Regret and Acceptence and their relationship to Elomia, the Spirit Healer who watches over them. They try to consider where it may be in game. They talk about Vereesa going into the Shadowlands and finding herself first in Ardenweald, and then the Maw. They talk about her encountering the Jailer, and after a seemingly benign conversation, he reveals a part of Sylvanas. They debate just what part the Jailer has, as Sylvanas missing her courage does not make sense for her actions. They talk about how Vereesa is similar to Orpheus. They discuss how Vereesa fails to recover Sylvanas. Next, they talk about "The Paladin's Beast" by Madeleine Roux. Katie runs through the story of Uther leaving Alonsus Chapel in search of deeds to perform and getting thrown from his horse. He travels through a puddle and wakes up in another land where a maiden mentions a challenge to fight a beast. They try to figure out where this story could take place and what significance the beast may have. Uther ultimately faces the beast and wins by laying down his hammer, and the Princess warns him that he will face another such beast and die. Nick points out that the story makes sense if you assume that Uther had a concussion and fever-dreamed the entire event. They talk about some of the parallels between the story and Arthas and Ali in the chat points out that the Princess' name, Miatharas, is an anagram of Arthas. Finally, Katie recounts "For Lies and Liberty" by E.C. Myers. They both agree it is a fun story. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 7/14 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebutto... Visit website for full summary. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2tbDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick, Rei, Eric, and Harv are back on what should be an off week to talk about the latest (or lack thereof) in WoW news! First, Eric talks about how Order of Corrupted Souls is struggling again on Sire Denathrius, as just because they beat him once doesn't mean that he is on farm yet. Rei talks about bringing some odd pugs into the group to tank dungeons who behaved weirdly. And Harv is progressing through Burning Crusade Classic, with his mage almost to 61 and his hunter almost to 62. He points out that the hunter is easier to level because he can pet tank mobs. He also talks about almost running into the Felreaver on the Path of Glory but he got away before he could be smushed in with all the other skulls. In the news, Blizzard has announced that Battle.Net is global now, and this will allow players to befriend each other across regions. This will also allow for cross-play in certain games, such as Overwatch pc players being able to play with Console gamers. This leads to a discussion of adding people to friends lists, and how Harv can never find anyone to play classic with because anyone he does friend in classic is always on retail when he checks. He talks about a player who joined a pug with him and kept hitting his polymorphed sheep, and then the player made a video and sent it to Harv, and that culminates in a story about an old lady putting a shopping cart near Harv's car. They also talk about the update to Shadowlands Flying where Blizzard clarified that you will not have to pay for Shadowlands flying. The original post was referring to how characters have to buy Expert Riding to be able to fly at all, but once that is done (which most characters should have done long ago), you will get Shadowlands flying once you complete the relevant covenant quests. This week's question of the week is "What is your favorite zone to level in?" Harv says Nagrand, but then changes to Val'sharrah. Rei just likes leveling with people. Eric likes Zangarmarsh, and Nick likes Valley of the Four Winds and Krasarang Wilds. We also look back at episode #87 when store mounts drove up the price of the WoW Token and Nick was annoyed. Thank you for listening to WoW! Talk! Our next live show is scheduled for 6/28/21 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. For any scheduling updates, please follow us on twitter @wowtalkmtb. Send any emails about your thoughts or feedback or to answer our question of the week to wowtalk@mash.gg. Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2t0Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

KATIE. IS. BACK!!! Katie is back and Nick is here as always to talk about what's going on in the World of Warcraft. After making some jokes about game development, Katie mentions that her raid group is up to the Stone Generals in Castle Nathria. Then, she mentions that some people have been receiving their copies of the upcoming Fairytales & Folklore book early, leading to some interesting leaks. Nick complains that he wasn't going to get the book but then because of the spoilers he had to get the book. Nick dives into the lore by talking about how "Time is not a construct of death," and what if, when we kill the Jailer (assuming that we do), we wipe him from ever having existed? He talks about how Ardenweald supplied anima to the Maw to keep the Jailer bound, and that perhaps Ardenweald would never have had to do that. He then wonders if someone would wind up taking the Jailer's place, and so they would be made the Jailer for all time, including the past. Nick makes fun of the Jailer's neckwear (headwear?) a little, and then they talk about the possibility of the Jailer and Sargeras facing off against each other. Katie brings up the Old Gods, and Nick brings up the Cosmology chart, and then they discuss how time is related to Nature, Light, and Arcane which are the three primal forces of life, according to Tel'arn in the Nighthold. They also talk about how Elisande claims that "Time eddies about [us] in fits and starts," and Nick repeats his theory that we don't experience time in a straight line. They wonder what bringing time to a timeless realm would look like. Finally, they discuss Ve'nari and Stygia and the nature of the Brokers and what could their relationship to everything be? Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 6/9 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2skDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

***WARNING: CONTAINS PATCH 9.1 SPOILERS. DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED*** Nick is joined by Dracoris and Sirithe from the LFR podcast to talk about the juicy spoilers coming in Patch 9.1. First, Dracoris and Sirithe talk about why they started LFR and how they approach the lore. Nick talks about how he enjoys their character-centric approach. Then, the trio get into the spoilers. They begin by talking about the recent sighting of a Kirin Tor crow that implies that Khadgar may be showing up soon. This transitions into a discussion of Odyn's involvement with respect to Helya, and a debate about who will be the Lord of Ravens when it comes time to turn the key. The trio get into how Elune is revealed as the Winter Queen's sister when Tyrande's Night Warrior powers are addressed. We find out that Huln Highmountain was also a Night Warrior and Nick is excited that we see that famour Tauren again. Next they discuss Uther and his role in uniting the Kyrian faction. They debate if Arthas will show up, which he does, but only in memories so far. They also talk about the long awaited Thrall and Draka reunion as spurred on by the reveal that the Primus is the Runecarver. Finally, they talk about the role that Dreadlords will play in the patch and how they are all serving at the behest of Denathrius. We find out what happened to cause the Light to invade Revendreth and the group debates whether Lothraxion is truly light-forged or a spy. Thank you to Dracoris and Sirithe from LFR for coming on! And thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 5/26 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2s7Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Host: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick is alone once more as Katie is still busy with her schoolwork. In the interim, he talks about he was rewatching Wandavision, and noticed some similarities between Wanda and Sylvanas. He talks about how they both reacted to being challenged by saying "Can't I?" and then they both had their adversaries tell them to use their power instead of holding back. He then goes over their histories of losing family and suffering, and becoming more powerful as a result, and how they both commit terrible acts with Wanda mind controlling an entire town while Sylvanas burns Teldrassil. He considers whether or not Wanda has earned her redemption (and points out that her story will continue so the struggle of earning redemption may be yet to come) while Sylvanas' time may be short, so redemption may not be possible. He talks about Grommash's abrupt redemption at the end of Warlords of Draenor and how that felt unearned, and how players will be looking for more from Sylvanas. He also points out that Sylvanas is so polarizing a character, it may be impossible for Blizzard to find a satisfactory resolution that everyone can appreciate. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 5/8 at 1:00 pm EDT at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Our show after that will be live on 5/12 at 10:30 pm EDT. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2roDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick goes it alone this week as Katie is off working on schoolwork. Nick first talks a little about the great work that Spazz Wesson and Kurabara did handling the Covenant campaigns, and how that set the bar high for him. Then he shouts out Katie for her work at completing her school work. Then he plays a clip from the Halfhill Report episode #157 talking about the Ascended and how much he enjoyed the joke. Then he talks about how he and Katie were on Scrubs vs the World recently. Finally, Nick gets into the Kyrian campaign. He runs through the beginning where there is a ceremony to celebrate you joining the Ascended, and then you run off and do the Torghast and Maw quests that everyone does. You return to Bastion and the it is time for some aspirants to Ascend. So you do a ritual that takes you to Azeroth where you see the last moments of a farmer before he dies in a Scourge attack. Then Kleia takes him and throws him into the soul river in Oribos which sends him to the Maw, and Nick talks about how stupid the Kyrian were. We return to Bastion and Kleia ascends, but then the Forsworn show up and destroy the Crest of Ascension. We go into the Spires of Ascension dungeon and defeat Devos, and now we need to rebuild the Crest. We get Mikanikos, the Forgelite Prime, to rebuild the crest. Then we go to Maldraxxus where we defeat the House of Constructs for their role in attacking Bastion. We claim Margrave Gharmaul's heart and use it to empower the new crest. Then we go to Revendreth where we work with the Curator and the Countess to get the Seal of Contrition. Finally, we go to Ardenweald where a Night Fae pays a heavy price for us to get a vessel for use in the crest. We attack the Forsworn and drive them back to the Maw. We head into the Maw and free a betrayed Uther. We attack the Mawsworn only for them to turn and attack the Archon, and together we finally defeat them and save Bastion. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 4/28 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2reDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Host: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick is joined by Spazz Wesson once again who is filling in for Katie. They talk about Spazz playing all four covenant campaigns and how there might be plenty of time before patch 9.1. They compare the patch delay to Warlords of Draenor and lament how the pandemic is affecting Blizzard's output. Next, they talk about some of the April Fool's Jokes that are already out, including the "leak" about Undermine being the next expansion. Nick talks about how the best April Fool's Jokes are ones where the audience is in on the joke, and everyone can laugh together, instead of the audience's credulity being the punchline. Nick talks about how Blizzard can look bad when a fan makes a poor April Fool's joke. FInally, Spazz dives into the Venthyr campaign. He talks about gathering the Court of Harvesters for Prince Renethal, but no one trusts him yet. He talks about going to the Countess to find out who is betraying her only to find out everyone is betraying her. Next, players work with the Curator. Then, Draven and Theotar reveal a secret mirror that connects to Bastion, and go to meet with Prime Forgelite Mikanikos. They get him to craft several Harvester medallions into a crown to be used against Denathrius. At this point, players would venture into Sanguine Depths and then the Castle Nathria raid to face Denathrius. After freeing him in the raid, Kael'thas becomes involved in the campaign. The Accusers wants to help redeem him, but she discovers his soul is burdened with sins from other souls. We are effectively quizzed on Kael'thas' history to purge the excess anima, and then we discover a plot by the Tithelord to send anima to Maldraxxus. This leads into the finale of the Necrolord campaign, as we first fight Maldraxxi in the Endmire to discover the Kel'thuzad is involved. We fight the Tithelord and Kel'thuzad gets away. Then, we join the Necrolords at the House of Rituals to defeat Kel'thuzad, who still manages to escape. In the aftermath, Renethal forms a council to rule Revendreth. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 4/14 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons. Come join us! Episode URL: https://mtb.gg/2qmDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick and Katie are back to talk about the Necrolord Covenant Campaign. But first Katie talks about how she's been to busy to play WoW lately. Then they dive in. Nick first talks about some quotes from Draka and Vashj that set up the Necrolords and their philosophy. Then they talk about meeting Ve'nari and rescueing Baine from Torghast. Next, they get into the campaign proper. They talk about how you recruit a crew from the House of Eyes, and this crew will help you steal a necropolis from the House of Rituals. After you have Zerekiss (the necropolis), you go to Bastion and work with the Paragon of Courage to defeat the remaining Maldraxxi forces from the House of Constructs. After that is done, Alexandros Mograine asks the Paragon why he was sent to Maldraxxus when Bastion more closely matches what he thought the afterlife would be, and he learns that his motivation for fighting comes from his attachments. Nick tries to apply this lesson to Draka. Next, the Paragon of Courage joins us in assaulting the House of Constructs in Maldraxxus. We learn about the plan to attach wings to the constructs, and Katie talks about how Kyrian skin is special for fleshcrafting. Draka defeats Margrave Gharmaul and we find anima that was sent from Sire Denathrius. Draka meets with the Accuser and we get Kael'thas as a new team member. Kael'thas mentions Kel'thuzad's involvement in the desecration of Silvermoon to foreshadow his appearance, as after killing a Lich Overseer Kel'thuzad's involvement is made known. Balmedar comes to the Seat of the Primus from the House of Rituals looking to betray Kel'thuzad. We work with Balmedar to scout the House, and do some quests for Kel'thuzad to stop a ritual. Finally, we attack the House of Rituals, and after fighting a Maw Infernus summoned from the Maw, we defeat Kel'thuzad. Before we can kill him, the Mawsworn appear and take him away. Nick and Katie talk about our history of failing to prevent problems because we argue about killing someone. Nick theorizes about how we could be preparing for the Primus to return. He also talks about rescueing Thrall from Torghast, and speculates about what could happen if he meets Draka. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter. Our next live show is scheduled for 3/31 at 10:30 pm E at

SPOILERS FOR THE NIGHT FAE CAMPAIGN AHEAD! Katie couldn't be here this episode so Nick is joined by Spazz Wesson and Kurabara to talk about the Night Fae campaign. First, Spazz talks about what he's been up to in game getting through three of the four Covenants. Kurabara meanwhile has been raiding Castle Nathria. After some comparison with the Kyrian campaign, they get into talking about the Night Fae campaign. They jump through the first two chapters as that is common for everyone, as that is when we meet Ve'nari and free Baine from Torghast. After that, the campaigns differ. In chapter three, Shandris Feathermoon helps us to search for Tyrande. We work through the Maw and eventually encounter her, but she opts to stay in Torghast fighting the Jailer's forces. We also help get some souls from Teldrassil out of the Maw. In chapter four, we find a mask of Bwonsamdi and meet up with him, as he is concerned about loa disappearing in Ardenweald. After searching through some Spriggan dens, we discover Muehzala's forces are encroaching. He has two loa working with him, and we push them back into De Other Side. We kill one of the loa, and that leaves Muehzala and Hakkar to be bosses in the dungeon. Nick has at least managed to play De Other Side, and talks about how Muehzala drops some significant lore about what he is responsible for. In chapter five, we meet the Night Warrior Theonax and his husband Quedarin who were Night Warriors on a different planet. They became Night Warriors to help defeat the Legion on their planet, but despite trying to share it, they were consumed by it. In chapter six, Aralon helps us fight off some Drust. We go and visit Ulfar the Thornspeaker in Drustvar, who sends us back to Ardenweald to commune with his teacher. Aralon disappears. In chapter seven, we work with Huln Hightmountain (to Nick's delight!) to search for other Night Warriors to help save Tyrande. In chapter eight, we help Bwonsamdi to interroate Muehzala. Several loa have wound up in the Maw since they died in Battle for Azeroth, and we go and rescue Ashamane, Hireek, and Shadra from the Maw. We do so with the aid of Vol'jin. The chapter ends with Bwonsamdi and the Winter Queen interacting in an amusing fashion. In the final chapter, the Drust return. We learn who dies in the campaign story and work with the Kyrian, who arrived to help with the Drust. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin! Please send any comments or questions... Visit website for full summary. Episode URL: http://mtb.gg/2ppDiscord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

Nick and Katie are back to talk about the big information to come out of BlizzConline!  But first Katie talks about her thoughts on the convention and how she enjoyed the panels and thought it was well put together.  Nick enjoyed it as well, and then they get into talking about the cinematic. The Chains of Domination content update was revealed at BlizzConline, and it featured a cinematic.  Nick and Katie run through the cinematic, first talking about how the Archon was talking about the Winter Queen.  Then they talk about Anduin and his encounter with Uther that caused Uther's chest injury to ache.  They compare Uther and Arthas, and then talk about Anduin attacking the Archon.  They talk about Anduin taking the Archon's key, and then wonder who the other keys might be.  They speculate that Draka and Renethal could be keys, as well as the Winter Queen, and of course they mention that the Arbiter is the final key.  They talk about the Maldraxxus campaign and try to understand the Primus' role in what has happened thus far. Next they talk about Anduin having been possessed by the Jailer, and talk about Sylvanas' reaction to it.  Nick mentions that The Boy King was supposed to have shared three lies, and one of them was that Sylvanas Windrunner is lost, because it is clear he no longer believes that. They go over some of the artwork for Korthia, the nexw zone that will be added to the Maw in 9.1. Finally, they end on a discussion of which zone in World of Warcraft is the smelliest. Thank you for listening to The Tauren & the Goblin!  Please send any comments or questions to taurengoblin@mash.gg or @taurengoblin on twitter.  Our next live show is scheduled for 3/3 at 10:30 pm E at twitch.tv/mashthosebuttons.  Come join us! Episode URL: http://mtb.gg/2p8Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons

This week Nick is joined by hosts from WoW! Talk!, Warcraft Reloaded, The Tauren & the Goblin, and Push the Point to discuss BlizzConline that happened this weekend. Nick kicks off the main panel with Rei and Eric from WoW! Talk! And Kurabara from Dropping Spicy and Clan of Three. The panel starts by discussing their impressions of BlizzConline. Eric mentions that he liked the interface and how easy it was to watch the panels on YouTube, while Kurabara complains about having to choose between panels. Nick mentions that Blizzard could have stretched this out over a week and not had to program against themselves. Then they talk about the Blizzard Arcade announcement, and Eric shares his experience playing Rock ‘N Roll Racing. Bob, Mel, and CognitivePit from Overwatch discuss the Burning Crusade Classic announcement. They talk about blood elves and draenai being made available in the pre-patch so players can get a jump on getting to max level. They also talk about the attention Classic got as they were the first franchise featured after Brack’s introduction and even had developers present for the WoW Dev Q&A. They also look at how the character copying will work when transitioning from Classic to Burning Crusade. The main panel discusses the World of Warcraft Chains of Domination content update. Eric is excited for the new raid. Rei has questions about the cinematic. They talk about flying coming and the updates to the covenant campaigns. Katie from the The Tauren & the Goblin joins Nick to talk about the Patch 9.1 cinematic in detail. Katie is hyped up for the lore implications. Nick was underwhelmed at first. They debate if Anduin is playing the situation properly but they are looking forward to seeing what happens to Sylvanas next. The panel reviews some of the other presentations from BlizzConline. They talk about the debut of the Wandering Ancient mount. Nick praises Andrea Toyias and her work on the Voice actor panels. They also talk briefly about the Hearthstone expansion announcement. Eric is excited for Diablo II Resurrected crossplay. Nick liked the rogue video for Diablo IV and appreciated the focus on the ears. Jarret joins Ramses and Lobosco from Push the Point to discuss the Overwatch 2 Behind the Scenes panel which revealed what to expect with Overwatch 2 PVE. They also discussed the lack of announcements regarding PvP in Overwatch 2. Finally, the main panel wraps up ... Visit website for full summary. Episode URL: http://mtb.gg/2p3Discord: http://discord.me/mashthosebuttons Hosts: Jarret Redding twitter.com/jaastradamustwitch.tv/churchofjaa Nick Zielenkievicz twitter.com/WookieeBHtwitch.tv/wookieebh Eric Knutson Katie Grace twitter.com/hyrulemaster77 Rei Liou twitter.com/BishounennoMikotwitch.tv/BishounennoMiko Bob Schissler twitter.com/Blazzin_Bobtwitch.tv/blazzinbob Julian Quezada twitter.com/ramses_ow Chris Lobosco twitter.com/LoBoscotwitch.tv/LoBosco1 Ryan West twitter.com/CognitivePittwitch.tv/cognitivepit_ Cory Treadway twitter.com/kurabarastwitch.tv/kurabara Melissa Schissler twitter.com/MelOverwatch Thank you for listening to a Mash Those Buttons podcast! You can keep up with all of our podcasts in the following locations. Mash Those Buttons Website twitter.com/mtbsite facebook.com/mashthosebuttons