Topics Covered: DKP Systems, Algalon Design, Raid Role Class Difficulty, Relevancy of Healing Meters
Episode Cast: Nick Cassidy, Jason Dawson, Matthew Falk
Produced By: Nick Cassidy
Production Notes: Very late release but material is still pertinent. We included a new motion graphic intro created by: Austin Lord. Let us know what you think about it!

So where the hell have we been???
With summer upon us, we haven’t forgotten about our loyal fans or the show. Finals week, moving, and a 40 hour summer work week really just put a damper on our production schedules. That being said, we have been fairly busy behind the scenes, so I thought I would take a moment to explain some of the changes that we will be making to our release schedule, the show format, and production values associated with upcoming episodes.

Changes to the Show:

1. Each future episode will be cut down from 20-22 minutes (current length) to 15 minutes, as a means to streamline the show a little bit. We ultimately felt that the show was a bit long given our target audience - you guys!
2. Episodes will consist of 7-10 minutes of WoW news related content, interpretation, and opinions both from the OOM team and community (the current format of the show), while the second half will consist of a brand new segment each episode. These segments could include discussion on topics such as mods, class talent specs, newbie education, one-on-one interviews with players / influential individuals within the WoW community, and pointers on raiding. This is essentially our way of mixing it up each week while keeping the show interesting for community members with varying levels of experience.
3. Episodes will now be released on a bi-weekly schedule. This change will provide the team with enough time to put together a new segment each episode, collect news related content worthy of discussion (2 weeks of news is better than 1), and allow us to enjoy the summer while still producing content that you’ve grown to enjoy.
4. Episodes will now include higher production values. We will be tweaking and introducing a new site related video intro, a new show video intro, and cutaways between each show segment - while still retaining the fundamentals that have made the show as successful as it has been.

In closing, I hope you all are as excited as we are about the upcoming changes. My apologies for not getting episode 6 out sooner or shedding light on where we’ve been over the last few weeks. With all of these changes in mind, it will most likely take a couple of weeks to get everything in order and episode 7 out the door.

Stay tuned!

-Nick Cassidy

Topics Covered: Ulduar First Impressions, Nerd Rage, UI Changes, Player Motivations
Episode Cast: Nick Cassidy, Jason Dawson, Matthew Falk, (and Bruce the Cat)
Produced By: Nick Cassidy
Production Notes: We played with the aspect ratio a little bit this time around. We’re probably going to revert back to the previous setting for upcoming episodes.
Sites Mentioned: worldofraids , mmo-champion

Topics Covered: Raid Difficulty Changes, Ulduar Loot Comparison, I-Level Achievements, Emblem Loot, Engineering Fixes, and Dave Arneson.
Episode Cast: Nick Cassidy, Jason Dawson, Matthew Falk, (and Bruce the Cat)
Produced By: Nick Cassidy
Production Notes: Being that this episode was filmed last week, it does not cover our first impressions of Ulduar post patch release. Stay tuned for next week’s episode!
Sites Mentioned: worldofraids , mmo-champion