Show Notes
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Episode 149 | World of Warcraft has changed a lot over the past 20+ years. But if you stepped away during Vanilla, The Burning Crusade, or Wrath of the Lich King and came back today, just how different would Azeroth actually feel?
This week, Denethar takes a journey through the history of World of Warcraft, from Vanilla all the way to Midnight, looking at the major systems, features, and fundamental changes that transformed WoW along the way. From flying mounts, achievements, Dungeon Finder, and transmogrification to Mythic+, World Quests, Warbands, Delves, player housing, and everything in between, we're tracing how the WoW we started with became the game we play today.
Plus, this week's news includes the departure of Blizzard composer Adam Burgess, reports of Blizzard becoming Xbox's top-performing studio, another mysterious Project Camelot development, Burning Crusade Anniversary Phase 3 PTR testing, the latest Twitch Drop, Raider.IO's Midnight Season 1 recap, and everything you need to know as Curse of Ula'tek Season 2 gets underway.
Whether you've been playing for twenty years, recently returned to Azeroth, or simply can't remember when half of these systems were added, this one's for you.
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00:00:00 Greeting 00:09:47 Mailbag 00:14:31 News 00:27:49 This Week in WoW 00:32:32 Main Topic - Patch 12.1 01:12:37 Outro
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Azeroth United is a weekly Podcast about World of Warcraft. Covering Dragonflight, The War Within, Midnight, World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria, Remix: Legion, World of Warcraft Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Hardcore Classic, Season of Mastery, and Season of Discovery.
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