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Currently Playing: BANS OVER BOOSTING IN WOW & WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT 11.2 | The Bench Ep. 57

Netease in China banning over RMT and Boosting, What should you do in 11.2, and much more! Twitter: https://x.com/TheBenchWOW Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1O51OOcq7FwLAFCVDMxe5p Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-wow-podcast/id1760085356 Hosts: https://www.twitch.tv/tettles https://www.twitch.tv/yumytv https://www.twitch.tv/squishei Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19cgcYm-SpA43GzwU4ZdkD062V7G_OG37rq9jyN5W0_8/edit?usp=sharing 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Optional Raid Bosses 10:20 - Reminiscing about the past 16:25 - Why classic raids are so easy 23:00 - The history of pull counts 25:30 - Simming in WOW 31:45 - What to do if your spec sucks (Tettles coping) 37:00 - "Sandbagging" and content creator influence on Blizzard 42:00 - Solo player content 47:15 - 11.2 Is coming out 51:30 - Growl missing the mythic+ title 54:45 - China Drama (Resilient Keys) 57:25 - Destiny raids too hard & wow raiding 01:02:15 - China Bans for Boosting 01:21:40 - More Class Tuning 01:23:00 - Hero Talent Tier Sets 01:32:10 - Q: Did you like Dinars? Would you change the implementation? 01:37:00 - Very Rare Items 01:42:20 - Deterministic loot 01:45:40 - Bring Back Affixes?