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In this podcast, we discuss Ulduar, hard-modes, summer-time raiding, and limited raid timers such as Algalon.

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Happy New Year! In this podcast, we discuss current raids and raid design, as well as our expectations for Ulduar

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This podcast is part of our Wrath of the Lich King Survival Guide.

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0:42 My guild is preparing for Wrath of the Lich King and is preparing it's core raiding roster in advance of leveling. Is this wise?
4:37 Warrior Shield Block -- Use it every time it's up or use it as a mini-Shield Wall?
11:10 As community leaders, are we going to lead the fight for PVP viability?
17:03 Given the new changes, what is the value of Crit Rating on PVP and Tanking Gear?
19:47 Does spell damage mitigation need to be looked at for Paladins? Is Blizzard doing anything to even out magic damage from mobs?
29:06 Why is Righteous Fury such a high Threat modifier given the goal is for tanks to deal more damage?
31:03 Can I ask a question to each of you?
31:15 Lore, what do you think of Paladins lack of a single target Taunt?
36:46 Ciderhelm, what do you think of the mentality that Warriors should be the best Main Tank just because they don't bring utility?
44:51 How do you guys feel about using Strength gems for both AP and SBV and whether it has a place outside of just Threat sets?
46:41 What could be done to make Blessing of Sanctuary a more balanced blessing?
1:00:12 If I sit in a sauna that is heated to 105 degrees celsius and then walk out will my cooldowns be affected?
1:02:18 How much should people be speccing for damage as opposed to damage reduction talents?
1:10:19 Lore, remember that time you didn't get Fallout 3?

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This podcast is an overview of what you need to pay attention to and prepare for once 3.0 launches and up through the release of Wrath of the Lich King. This details the extensive changes for Protection Warriors and Paladins.

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This podcast covers several subjects relevant to both the pre-launch 3.0 patch and the eventual launch of Wrath. This includes mechanics changes as well as gameplay and class synergy discussion. Voice quality and leveling is still a work in progress. Bear with us!

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This podcast covers several subjects regarding Wrath of the Lich King, with an emphasis on our first impressions and our experiences in the new instances and zones. This was recorded with new software and has some vocal inconsistencies as a result (bear with us!).

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Welcome to the TankSpot podcast.

I wanted to touch base quickly regarding the state of our podcast. I know you guys are bearing with us and haven't raised complaints, but it's hard on us not to be putting out regular content without an explanation.

Podcasts have become a semi-necessary function of the website. They began around the same time that we started to need individual donations to run our webserver, and they were in part created to solve that issue by providing a service that went above and beyond. It's become clear that when we have an exceptionally well done podcast that helps people out, particularly when they're tank related or guild related, people are more likely to give back.

So on the one hand, the podcasts are an integral part of the site, and with thousands of listeners, they reach an audience that we don't always reach with articles.

On the other hand, the success of this site has been driven by the fact that hardcore gamers are running it. We're not here because we want to make money, or because we're professional forum admins, we're here because we know what the heck we're talking about and we like to help people.

The downside to being hardcore gamers, of course, is that we're hardcore gamers. We push what we do very hard. With Age of Conan just releasing, both Lore and I have invested enormous amounts of time into leveling there. This is how we'll be approaching Wrath of the Liche King as well. In Lore's case, this time spent leveling is in addition to raiding Sunwell -- his guild is currently on M'uru. In my case, this is in addition to maintaining the servers -- and as you may have seen last week, that gets to be extremely time consuming. For those who aren't aware, TankSpot is the primary site on the server, but we also host other fansites and blogs that are not part of TankSpot -- you might have seen other sites you visit go down when we do. This immediately pulls all of my attention off anything else I'm doing.

There is another major project that is sapping time we might otherwise be spending on podcasts -- a full Protection guide that will be implemented sitewide into TankSpot. Though it may not have it at launch, this, too, will have a lot of audio recordings to help people quickly learn what they need to know.

What does this all mean for our listeners?

Basically, bear with us. We're going to be busy for at least 1-2 more weeks. We'll try to get podcasts out during this time, but we can't guarantee they'll be terribly on subject or terribly in-depth. You can help us with these by submitting questions, because those offer such an easy way to jump into detail on subejcts we might not think of.

The Guild Relations podcast will continue as normal. That is the only format that I feel we nailed from day one, because the questions I'm getting are so solid and allow so much depth to them. Guild subjects are also much easier to work with, since they deal with universal and broad principles of people and how they interact. It's much easier to have an interesting podcast about people than it is to have an interesting podcast about, say, tanking rotations.

Anyway, thanks for putting up with the delay. We'll be back and running once our time clears up. You'll see a skeleton schedule until that point.

This podcast is general commentary on the recently released information regarding Deathknights. The primary focus is on the announced abilities involving tanking.

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This podcast covers how you can effectively measure yourself as a raid and 5-man tank. It covers player interactions, situational awareness, mods, cooldowns, and gear issues. It also answers member-submitted questions regarding 490 Defense for Illidan flame tanks, how Expertise measures up, and how to handle a large number of abilities at once while tanking.

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This podcast covers the social aspects important to functioning within raiding guilds. It is an overview of the most common views on tank status, organization, and rank, as well as expectations for new tanks. This podcast will be most useful for unguilded or new tanks who are looking at joining a raiding guild.

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This podcast covers various web resources available to WoW players and their relative importance. This will be most useful for new players and new tanks. This also introduces a new format which will allow us to cover noteworthy community discussions over the week.

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This podcast covers many of the details regarding tank gearing choices for Warriors and Paladins. It begins with some of the trivia and an explanation of where stats for handling damage and stats for building Threat are in relation to each other. It includes a lengthy advice and suggestions section covering gear choices, gems, enchants, and other aspects of gear theory. Whether you know a lot about theory or not, this will be a good way to pass farming time.

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This podcast will be useful to any World of Warcraft player who wants or needs to learn more about effective game control. The information is relevant to players of all levels of progression. Class-specific advice is given for Warriors and Paladins.

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