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SHOUT OUT BLIZZARD FOR ALLOWING US TO ASK THEM SOME QUESTIONS. WE APPRECIATE GEORGE VELEV AND STEPH YOON TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE TO HANG OUT WITH US. 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: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Cartel Chips 01:37 - Turbo Boost 02:10 - Defensive Creep 03:48 - Tank and Healer Representation 05:32 - Questing and Story 07:22 - Plans to Open Story Mode Earlier 08:14 - Addons and Raid, When Are Addons Being Removed 09:38 - Liberation of Undermine & Expected Raid Difficulty 10:50 - M+ Changes, Thoughts About Resilient, Solo Queue 12:37 - One Button Rotation 14:18 - Sky Riding and Ka'resh 16:19 - Which Patches Need Prologue 18:01 - Tier Sets 21:38 - Gearing Process 23:11 - Raid Buffs and DK Grip 25:11 - M+ and Raid Buffs 25:51 - Legion Mage Tower Skins 27:13 - What Are the Devs Looking Forward to in 11.1 31:00 - Raid Buffs 42:20 - Raid Renown Track and Dinars 53:49 - Class Balance 01:04:12 - M+ Attunements 01:06:50 - Storytelling in WoW 01:10:56 - Raid Difficulty 01:15:46 - Pushing Keys & Pugging