Episode #697: Season 3 First Impressions!

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the New Season first impressions, Class Balancing, Gamescom Schedule, 11.2.5 Development notes, Hotfixes, and everything going on around Azeroth!

Episode #697: Season 3 First Impressions! What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!

• Weekly Event - World Quest Bonus Event
• Weekly Quest - Choose One
• PvP Brawl - Cooking Impossible
• Mythic+ Affixes - Xal'atath's Bargain: Pulsar
• Winds of Mysterious Fortune - July 15th to August 12th
• Eastern Kingdoms Cup - August 26th to September 9th

Don't miss it Weekly Checklist

• World Boss - The Gobfather, in Undermine
• Special Assignment World Quests
• Theater Troupe
• Awakening the Machine
• Spreading the Light
• Severed Threads Pacts
• Worldsoul Memories
• Nightfall Scenario

Important Posts

• Kick off gamescom 2025 with Opening Night Live!
• The War Within Patch 11.2.5 Development Notes
• Class Tuning Incoming – August 19
• Hotfixes
• and much more!

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