For Azeroth!: A World of Warcraft Podcast

Lex, Sean, and Manny discuss the last Midnight Beta Build of the year, hopes for the 2026, and all the latest Warcraft news.

The spirit of player housing has inspired Lex, Manny, and even Sean to decorate. Midnight Raid testing may have broken the crew; but, dungeons give hope to the improvements through Midnight Beta testing.

Lex is decking the halls. Sean searches for mistletoe. No, wait. That is later in the month. Right now, housing is the talk of the town! Midnight continues to develop with news that is giving Sean reason to cheer. The schedule for season 1 of Midnight is revealed as Sean worries for the poor 0.1%. News Housing 1st Impressions The talk of the town is the town as Warcraft early access opens up to all who have purchased the upcoming Midnight expansion. Links Housing Early Access Trailer | World of Warcraft: MidnightWhat's Next for WoW Housing? Interview with Devs Jay Hwang and Garth DeAngelis 11.2.7 is Here The prologue to the midnight expansion is live in NA and EU. Midnight Prologue CampaignRevamped New and Returning Player ExperienceLorewalking: ElvesPandaren Heritage ArmorTurbulent Timeways (through to Feb 9th)Brawler’s Guild (Next Week) Links https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2424444211.2.7 The Warning Launch Trailer | World of Warcraft Dungeon Philosophy in Action Changes to the dungeons begin reflecting the team’s new philosophies. Standardized short castImportant casts with 4 sec or greater cast timeReduced number of castersBolt-slop reduced damageAnti Focus Fire behaviorCast Audio Notification (player and target) Links New Interrupt Philosophy Showcased in Midnight's Mythic+ Testing - Wowhead News Seeing Red Combat Addons are still allowed to provide a competitive advantage as Blizzard reneges on the entire reason for the addon de-escalation. Through a use of conditionals Platynator was able to color code:BossesLieutenantsCastersMeleeMinor enemiesCasters would only change to their colour when they first cast an interruptible spell.Blizzard has said this is okay but has not made any commitment to put this functionality into the default UI.  Links Color-Coding Enemy Nameplates is Returning in Midnight - Wowhead News Midnight Epic Edition Contest is over Congratulations to Pandachow, NickBeresford, and Random.ffxiv

Sean and Manny discuss the developments on the Midnight Beta as the next expansion gets a release date. We enter the home stretch with pre-expansion events and early access on our doorstep. Launch Date Revealed Mark your Calendars. Midnight launches on the 2nd of March, 2026. World of Warcraft®: Midnight™ Goes Live March 2!Midnight Arrives 3.2.26 | World of Warcraft World of Decorcraft: Azeroth’s Next Top Builder A Panel of judges are searching the neighbourhoods of Azeroth to find the most beautiful and most creative player houses. Check Out World of Decorcraft December 2-10Apply here Damaged Meters Over the weekend, Kaivax took to the forums to provide context to the state of the damage meters on the beta. Feedback: Damage Meters - Page 2 - Midnight Beta Test - World of Warcraft Forums. Transmog Troubles Datamined transmog details created an uproar amongst the community. It Costs Up to 5,700 Gold to Save a Full Set of Transmog to an Outfit Slot in Midnight - Wowhead NewsTransmog Beta Updates - November 25Warband transmog slots - #2 by Kaivax - Midnight Beta Test - World of Warcraft Forums Mythic+ Changes and Impressions Changes have come fast and without preamble on the beta. The 2 of the 4 returning dungeons for Midnight season 1 have received adjustments.  Feedback: Midnight Season 1 Dungeon Testing November 18 - December 2Nameplates somewhat improved Voidspire Last Boss The Last Boss of Midnight's First Tier Shows Off Blizzard's New Encounter Design - Wowhead News

Raid Testing and Dungeon testing have commenced and the current reality of the add-on replacements hits home. Was last week's anxiety justified?