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The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast

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The Instance: A chat with Shojo - Making WoW Relatable

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Scott got a chance to sit down for a chat with Sarah, aka Shojo, and discuss what it takes in 2024 t...

The Instance 671: 30 Years of Warcraft Watch-Along

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Join Scott and Bobby for some commentary on this, the 30 years of Warcraft co-stream! Video version ...

The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Sat, 26 Oct 2024

Is 90 bucks too much for an in-game auction-house mount too much to spend? Was 5 million gold too mu...

The Instance 669: Bug Hunters

Mon, 23 Sep 2024

One month in, and we are here to go deep! How is season 1? How's the story? How's the game doing on ...

The War Within: Spend Those Valorstones!

Sun, 08 Sep 2024

Another supplemental episode of The Instance, with Bobby telling you why you should spend those Valo...

The Instance: The War Within - First Impressions and Level 80!

Tue, 27 Aug 2024

Just a quick little extra for you from your hosts. Early expansion impressions and thoughts! Hosted ...

The Instance: Welcome back, Champion

Thu, 22 Aug 2024

The show is back! Why? We get into it. Plus, how the one-on-one with Metzen happened, why follower d...

The Instance 2.0 - Coming Soon

Sat, 27 Jul 2024

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The Instance: Metzen is back!

Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen

Fri, 11 Nov 2022

SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen: I really think you’ll all enjoy this interview. A lot h...

Feed Drop - Garrett's New Podcast | The Grinding Gear Podcast

Fri, 29 Jul 2022

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An interview with Blizzard about Dragonflight

Wed, 20 Apr 2022

Jeremy Feasel to be precise. Enjoy all the details about the new WoW expansion! I also did a short v...

The Instance 666: The Final Boss

Fri, 25 Feb 2022

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The Instance 665: Yeah, MY Team Work

Fri, 11 Feb 2022

What does Brad Smith at MS mean when he says these Act/Blizz games should be everywhere, and that we...

The Instance 664: Cries in 1060

Fri, 04 Feb 2022

WoW goes cross-faction, and we go full discussion on such news. Also, we are very skeptical about th...

The Instance 663: Can Blizzard 'Survive'?

Fri, 28 Jan 2022

Sneaky headline there, but today it's all about Blizzard's announced un-named new survival game for ...

The Instance 662: So You're Saying There's a Chance

Fri, 21 Jan 2022

Patrick is back and joins us for our hot take party on all things MS buys ABK! Tune in as Scott, Joc...

The Instance 661: Constructive Haptic Feedback

Fri, 07 Jan 2022

Today, it's all about VR, and whether or not it has a viable place in in our gaming future. Tuck in ...

The Instance 660: 2021, we see you

Fri, 31 Dec 2021

It's the end of the year! We decided to talk about what we are gonna grind next year! So get in here...

The Instance 659: Come Get Yer Booty!

Fri, 17 Dec 2021

On today's show, a deep dive into why Sea of Thieves is the best game you might not be playing right...

The Instance 658: Halo Perpetuity

Fri, 10 Dec 2021

A quick discussion on Endwalker queues and how to get in when everyone else is doing other things. A...

The Instance 657: Arcane Online

Fri, 03 Dec 2021

Happy Endwalker Day. Garrett and Scott dive into what Riot's new MMO might look like. Lots of theori...

The Instance 656: What would Juicy Jim say?

Fri, 19 Nov 2021

Time to discuss what is really happening with Final Fantasy 14 and it's rapid growth over the last f...

The Instance 655: And SCENE

Fri, 12 Nov 2021

Where are we in 2021 with video games adapted for the large and small screen? Are video games like c...

The Instance 654: The Council

Fri, 05 Nov 2021

Big topic today: Should devs let players into the room, and help build their games via committee? We...

The Instance 653: The Pros of Cons

Fri, 29 Oct 2021

We are giving away FF14 today! So tune in! And we hit the news that Blizzcon is out for the foreseea...

The Instance 653: Better Together

Fri, 22 Oct 2021

Why are we getting so much co-op love right now? Well, we try and sus it out on this episode of The ...

The Instance 652: Stick to the Moon & The Roads

Fri, 15 Oct 2021

This weeks topic: The massive breach at Twitch, and what it means for gamers, streamers and game-bas...

The Instance 651: A whole New World

Fri, 01 Oct 2021

We have a quick update on the Blizzard front up top, but the rest of the show today is all about New...

The Instance 650: Hurt Me Plenty

Fri, 24 Sep 2021

Scott Garrett and Joce have been seeing a lot of chatter in our circles about difficulty settings in...

The Instance 649: Tell Me a Story

Fri, 17 Sep 2021

Our topic this week deals with video games with a narrative, and why we seem to be swinging back to ...

The Instance 648: Content Warning Warning

Fri, 03 Sep 2021

From the ESRB, to big blue warning screens before you launch your games, to making sure you're not d...

The Instance 647: Play it again, Sam

Fri, 20 Aug 2021

GOOD NEWS! Jocelyn is our new permanent co-host and we are pretty stoked about it! Today we do a dee...

The Instance 646: Honor The Chicken

Fri, 13 Aug 2021

Joined by Jocelyn for a deep dive into the world of Elder Scrolls Online. Is it a game you should pl...

The Instance 645: Rubber Meet Road

Fri, 30 Jul 2021

We have one more in us for this mess, and then the real work begins on trying to do our part to make...

The Instance Suplimental: Scott and Jules

Tue, 27 Jul 2021

Scott and his guest Jules Scott sit down and have a discussion about more of this Blizz fallout, but...

The Instance 644: The Hero You Should Be

Fri, 23 Jul 2021

The state of CA is suing Blizzard and Activision and for good reason. Join Scott and guest host Jon ...

The Instance 643: A Whole New World

Fri, 16 Jul 2021

WoW on a handheld? The Steam Deck says, SURE! The big (possibly not real) WoW internal memo leak and...

The Instance 642: Got Change?

Fri, 09 Jul 2021

Things are changing, and we are here to tell you what that means. What is a single player game when ...

The Instance 641: Coming Back Home?

Fri, 18 Jun 2021

A little up top talk about how seeing next gen game environments makes us want WoW to go there. A fe...

The Instance 640: Who Holds The Bag?

Fri, 11 Jun 2021

Couple interesting stories up top about Overwatch going cross-platform, but what that change in Batt...

The Instance PSA 6-4-2021

Fri, 04 Jun 2021

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The Instance 669: Skinny McWhite Hair

Fri, 28 May 2021

There is no Blizzcon in 2021. What might they do? We discuss that. Also, More ex-Blizzard news from ...

The Instance 638: Clone Deal

Fri, 14 May 2021

More ex-blizzard people are starting cool new studios! What does Lightfordge do? We talk about it. B...

The Instance 637: The Darkest of Dark Portals

Fri, 07 May 2021

Activision and Blizzard had some revealing things to say at the earnings call last week. We break it...

The Instance 636: Wearing The Sloth

Fri, 23 Apr 2021

The WoW charity worked out great and now you all get to wear a Sloth on your back. Ready to read War...

The Instance 635: Happy Cussing

Fri, 09 Apr 2021

It's Question and Answer day here at the instance, where we answer some of your burning questions wi...

The Instance 634: Gravy After Sixty

Fri, 26 Mar 2021

You like to buy game time? Well, you just lost a couple options and we'll discuss why. Frost Giant c...

Frogpants Plays: Special Interview with Chris Metzen

Tue, 23 Mar 2021

Scott and Chris have a sit-down and chat up up about his new big project, plus lots of great insight...

The Instance 633: Where Doth The Ancient Wander?

Fri, 12 Mar 2021

We talk about all there is to know about 9.0.5, which is not a lot turns out. But we have a real Q&a...

The Instance 632: No More Bone Cloak!

Fri, 05 Mar 2021

Lots to cover this week, including the chance that Diablo Immortal might be emulatable. Oh and contr...

The Instance 631: Warcraft Junior

Fri, 26 Feb 2021

People are not happy about character customizations stopping for the foreseeable future. Suddenly Sc...

The Instance: BlizzConline 2021 Co-Coverage

Sat, 20 Feb 2021

The Instance: BlizzConline 2021 Co-Coverage with Scott, Garrett, Kyle and Joce! Learn more about you...

The Instance 630: Have you been mythically valiant?

Fri, 12 Feb 2021

Valor points are back, and we have the skinny on how those are going to work! Some of you are not go...

The Instance 629: Online and On Time for The Conline!

Fri, 05 Feb 2021

Forth Quarter results for Blizz are in, and we break down the numbers a bit and what it means for Wo...

The Instance 628: Will the Crusade still Burn?

Fri, 29 Jan 2021

We dig into the Vicarious Visions story a bit and what Blizz might be doing with them. How people ar...

The Instance 627: A Time And Season for PVP

Fri, 22 Jan 2021

We get into some Classic to start things off with the Scarab event, and then to that Battlenet updat...

The Instance 626: Scaling Torblast

Sun, 10 Jan 2021

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The Instance 625: Need a Ride?

Fri, 18 Dec 2020

We knew Torghast changes were coming, and now we know what they are all about. Ghostcrawler announce...

The Instance 624: Cool and Long but still Cool

Fri, 11 Dec 2020

How PVP rewards will work this week, and next. The big new world bosses and what you will get from t...

The Instance 623: Don't take a black light to Silvermoon

Fri, 04 Dec 2020

What you should be doing in week two of this expansion, WoW goes back on TV this week, gear scores a...

The Instance 622: Stop and Smell The Polygons

Fri, 27 Nov 2020

It's our big Shadowlands launch discussion! Join Scott, Patrick and Garrett and they dig into the ne...

The Instance 621: When did you last call your Maw?

Fri, 13 Nov 2020

We announce a MAJOR contest today! Also, no more multi-boxers allowed in WOW. Blizzard details how t...

The Instance PSA for 11-06-2020

Fri, 06 Nov 2020

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The Instance 620: Late for your date

Fri, 30 Oct 2020

How our pre-patch time has led up to today. Alts alts and more alts. Old bugs, why Pandaria is seein...

SPECIAL: A chat with Chris Metzen, and Warchief Gaming!

Tue, 27 Oct 2020

A special sit down with Chris Metzen, chatting about his “next big thing”, Warchief Gaming, and ...

The Instance 619: Floor Walker Cho

Fri, 16 Oct 2020

We have a BIG discussion about everything to do with the pre-patch and our experience so far in this...

The Instance 618: 1% is a lot less than 100%

Fri, 09 Oct 2020

Prepatch plans for the 13th are heating up, and we talk about the stuff you can expect next week whe...

The Instance 617: Delay That Order

Fri, 02 Oct 2020

We kick things off this week with a quick look at that huge Diablo IV talent tree. Then it's off to ...

The Instance 616: A Haven for Dreams and Things

Fri, 25 Sep 2020

We talk about one of the more fun wow bugs lately. The long deleted are coming back to haunt some pl...

The Instance 615: Garry The Anima Cow

Fri, 18 Sep 2020

WoW Classic goes hard into eSports this coming month. Will you have the right 15 man team to compete...

The Instance 614: Hogger In The Maw

Fri, 11 Sep 2020

TWO new Afterlives shorts to talk about, and wrap our heads around. We do just that. Plus, new music...

The Instance 613: How much gold for the 3080?

Tue, 01 Sep 2020

Will YOU get a really expensive card for your wow life this year? Two brand new books heading to sto...

The Instance 612: Expect some Pugfoolery

Tue, 25 Aug 2020

Gamescom on the 27th will debut some sweet animated goodness from WoW. What we expect from that. Ray...

The Instance 611: 68 to 71 is the new 27

Tue, 18 Aug 2020

Nvidia wants to help with your RTX fun in WoW, and they have a patch to prove it. Blizzard previewed...

The Instance Bonus for August 2020

Tue, 18 Aug 2020

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The Instance 610: Goats and Gruffhorns

Tue, 11 Aug 2020

Some tweaks to the show today! Hope you enjoy them! Blizzard honors the fallen. The Shadowlands beta...

The Instance 609: Custom Stained Night Elves

Fri, 31 Jul 2020

All the recent changes to the Shadowlands beta, all the stuff you need to do before it goes away in ...

The Instance 608: In the shadow of the lands

Tue, 14 Jul 2020

Time to break down all the finer details of the Shadowlands stream last week, includiing deeper look...

The Instance 607: The Shadowlands Update

Wed, 08 Jul 2020

Our live coverage of the Shadowlands stream dev update, and our thoughts about what they showed. Enj...

The Instance 606: Fling open the gates!

Tue, 30 Jun 2020

Classic is about to toss open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj again, and we are pretty excited about that ide...

The Instance 605: Mixing It Up

Tue, 23 Jun 2020

Mixer is no more...where will YOU stream your WoW dungeon runs now? Some ugly stuff happening in the...

The Instance 604: Ignite Spreading

Tue, 09 Jun 2020

The Shadowlands reveal event was pushed. We talk about why and what might come of it. Fire mage talk...

The Instance: Time To Listen

Tue, 02 Jun 2020

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The Instance 603: Who's The Big Bad

Fri, 29 May 2020

Blizzcon is cancelled. What will they do instead? We have some ideas. Also, the AWC 2020 schedule is...

The Instance 602: Machine Learning Disability

Tue, 19 May 2020

We touch on this saved Echoes of Ny'alotha business that has everyone in a froth this week. Plus ano...

The Instance Bonus for April/May 2020

Tue, 19 May 2020

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The Instance 601: Pain and Pride

Tue, 12 May 2020

Some more Alpha thoughts coming in, and why Patrick likes things light and airy. Diablo 2 Resurrecte...

The Instance 600: Blue Face and Glowy Eyes

Tue, 05 May 2020

Venturebeat sits down with Morhaime and he says some really interesting things. Then Ghostcrawler ha...

The Instance 599: Tripping Over A Fel Reaver

Tue, 28 Apr 2020

LOTS of additional alpha talk today, with more impressions than ever. Bastion might be ugly. Exiles ...

The Instance 598: Climb That Tower

Tue, 21 Apr 2020

Torghast is really really good, and we go pretty deep into how Blizz should make sure this thing sta...

The Instance 597: The Great UnPruning

Tue, 14 Apr 2020

The Alpha is underway, and we have things to say about it. Is Blizz making a WoW-based auto-battler?...

The Instance 596: I Am My Scarves

Tue, 07 Apr 2020

The Alpha test for Shadowlands is nigh!! We have all the details and some thoughts on how this new e...

The Instance 595: Even more classic than classic

Tue, 31 Mar 2020

We talk about the Blizz survey about how players wanna see Burning Crusade happen in a classic conte...

The Instance 594: An Afix on Life

Tue, 17 Mar 2020

What is Blizz doing during this time? They say as much on twitter. That current temp on Mythic+ and ...

The Instance 593: I like big hammers and I can not lie

Tue, 10 Mar 2020

We make some Blizzcon predictions given the "viral" nature of the day. Classic fans are getting Arat...

The Instance Classic Focus Episode

Fri, 06 Mar 2020

The Instance Classic Focus Episode: A chat with GamerChex from Stay Classic, looking at how the clas...

The Instance 591: I'll take the mecha

Fri, 28 Feb 2020

WoW Tolkens are coming to classic at least for China. Will that every happen in other regions? Got a...

The Instance 590: You Seem Very Animated

Fri, 21 Feb 2020

We get into what it means to be a part of the shadowlands beta. We go deep on the seeming confirmati...

The Instance 589: Head in the clouds

Fri, 14 Feb 2020

We try and dissect what is happening with this GeForce Now thing and how it applies to Blizzard. We ...

The Instance Bonus for Jan/Feb 2020

Mon, 10 Feb 2020

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The Instance 588: Hellscream

Fri, 31 Jan 2020

We go through the rough launch of Wacraft III Reforged in some detail. What should of happened, what...

The Instance 587: The Jenga Tower of My Own Bias

Fri, 24 Jan 2020

We are a bit into 8.3 and we take a bit of a post-mortem look at things thus far. Classic is making ...

The Instance 586: A truly horrific vision

Fri, 17 Jan 2020

8.3 is here and we are down to talk about it! And we take a LOT of your comments into the mix today....

The Instance 585: Sexy Son of Deathwing

Fri, 10 Jan 2020

WoW Classic is getting some serious updates next month and we break them down. January 14th has all ...

The Instance 584: We like a mean villain

Tue, 31 Dec 2019

We have a date for N'Zoth, and all the details surrounding his debut. Reforged took a little longer ...

The Instance Bonus for Dec 2019

Sat, 21 Dec 2019

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The Instance 583: 2020 Vision

Fri, 13 Dec 2019

Today we take a hard look at 2020 and what we all want out of Blizzard for the new year! Plus a load...

The Instance 582: You are without honor

Fri, 06 Dec 2019

The nature of holiday gaming with Blizzard games, and WoW in particular. Legendary Transmog coming a...

The Instance 581: The Eyes Have It

Fri, 15 Nov 2019

PVP honor and classic encounters came to Classic this week. Death Knights and Elves are losing their...

The Instance 580: Taking Bolvar by The Hand

Fri, 08 Nov 2019

Deep dive into Shadowlands from Blizzcon and beyond, plus everything we think about Diablo IV, the l...

Patrick and Garrett talk Shadowlands D4 And OW2 First Impressions at Blizzcon

Tue, 05 Nov 2019

Patrick and Garrett talk Shadowlands D4 And OW2 First Impressions at Blizzcon Learn more about your ...

The Instance 579: Blizzcon 2019 Commentary Day 1

Fri, 01 Nov 2019

The Instance 579: Blizzcon 2019 Commentary Day 1. With Scott and Jon and Beau! Enjoy! Learn more abo...

The Instance 578: Do it in a Murloc onesie

Fri, 25 Oct 2019

Patrick has a solution for all of Blizzards problems. We try and figure out what the fourth mystery ...

The Instance 577: Underwatch Rebellion

Fri, 18 Oct 2019

We had a Blizz post since last week, and Patrick and Scott are here to talk about it a bit. Plus all...

The Instance 576: We Don't Get To Hide

Fri, 11 Oct 2019

We talk about the huge smelly elephant in the room, and are very much looking forward to your though...

The Instance - Supplemental

Wed, 09 Oct 2019

A supplemental quick take on recent events. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

The Instance 575: Finduin yourself with Gillvanas

Fri, 04 Oct 2019

We go through all that is on offer for Blizzcon people and Virtual Ticket people at Blizzcon this ye...

The Instance 574: Walk with me...the rest of the way

Fri, 27 Sep 2019

What to do between grinding rep! Also, we go DEEEP into the final cinematics released this week in W...

The Instance 573: An interview with Jason Hayes

Thu, 26 Sep 2019

An interview with Jason Hayes, the creator of the WoW theme, and soooooo much great blizz music over...

The Instance Bonus for Sept 2019

Sun, 22 Sep 2019

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The Instance 572: I will sync to your level

Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Patch 8.2.5 brings some interesting new things to the retail table, including a sync feature we go i...

The Instance 571: We came for the backpack

Fri, 13 Sep 2019

Scott is grinding dailies, Garrett is earning gold, and Patrick is still on the fence. PTR 8.2.5 hit...

The Instance 570: Classically Trained

Fri, 30 Aug 2019

More classic stuff to talk about, including the hit nature of it this week. They are bumping up serv...

The Instance 569: Instant Classic

Tue, 27 Aug 2019

Classic is here, and we have a lot to say about our time in Old Azeroth. Queue times were not great,...

The Instance 568: What's in a name?

Fri, 16 Aug 2019

Will classic do things to WoW prime that we are not yet expecting? We go DEEP into this idea! Classi...

The Instance 567: Zuljin and his Circle Axes

Fri, 09 Aug 2019

Scott and Garrett look deep into the eyes of Classic and see what you need to be ready for in a coup...

The Instance 566: Dirt Devil Games

Mon, 29 Jul 2019

We have an important chat at the top of the show about recent events. Then we dive deep into why Fra...

The Instance 565: Classically Trained

Mon, 15 Jul 2019

WoW Classic beta news, and a look at all the hunter problems it seems to have, both real and imagine...

The Instance Bonus Show for June / July 2019

Fri, 05 Jul 2019

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The Instance 564: Mikecraft

Fri, 05 Jul 2019

What might Mike Morhaime do next? We have some theories. Wan't movie props? They are selling a ton o...

The Instance 563: What's different this time?

Fri, 28 Jun 2019

Scott and Garrett dive in this week with a look at the patch! We have lots of thoughts, including wh...

The Instance 562: Blizzard Auto-Missed Auto-Chess?

Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Scott has a beef with Blizzard on this AutoChess mess. Ashara is rising next Tuesday! We break down ...

The Instance 561: Did you say Battlepants?

Fri, 14 Jun 2019

The starcraft game we will never get...again. Overwatch 2 is happening and we discuss it a bit. How ...

The Instance Bonus Show for June 2019

Fri, 07 Jun 2019

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The Instance 560: Low Poly Slice of Cheese

Fri, 31 May 2019

Scott Turps and Garrett get another episode out the door with some more impressions of Classic, and ...

The Instance 559: Siri, what is hindsight?

Fri, 24 May 2019

We take a deep dive into our WoW Classic time this week. Talk about hanging out with much older men....

The Instance 558: How Safe Is Your Haven

Fri, 17 May 2019

We talk about the Safe Haven cinematic at length. WoW Classic is live in beta, and we get the full g...

The Instance 557: The Whale Room

Fri, 03 May 2019

We have dates, details, and concerns about Blizzcon 2019. No Gamescom sadly this year. Blizz had an ...

The Instance Bonus Show Late April 2019: Factions

Thu, 02 May 2019

The Instance Bonus Show Late April 2019, where Scott and Garrett talk about factions and how they ca...

The Instance 556: Place your bets!

Wed, 24 Apr 2019

We SHOULD have heard about Blizzcon by now so we are left wondering a little. Crucible of Storms is ...

The Metzen Series Part 03: I Am Content

Fri, 19 Apr 2019

The 3rd and final part of this most recent Chris Metzen interview series. Perhaps the most emotional...

The Metzen Series Part 02: Game Life

Tue, 16 Apr 2019

Part two in our multi-part interview series with Chris Metzen, video game legend, now retired. One p...

The Instance 555: What to do when in Mechadong

Fri, 12 Apr 2019

Metzen interviews, and Azhshara rising! Plus more about the war campaign. The new Heart of Azeroth m...

The Metzen Series Part 01: Open Book

Mon, 08 Apr 2019

Part one in our multi-part interview series with Chris Metzen, video game legend, now retired. One p...

The Instance 554: Mecha-What?

Fri, 29 Mar 2019

More old Blizz games going to GoG. What to expect in Rise of Azshara. More classic updates from Bliz...

The Instance 553: Jimmies in a Rustle

Fri, 22 Mar 2019

Introducing Instance Loot! Corn dogs. AIE taking alliance applications. The results of the recent Wo...

The Instance 552: Vote Baine in 2020

Fri, 15 Mar 2019

What if 2019 is the best Blizzcon of all time? A breakdown of what we have seen in patch 8.1.5 inclu...

Break week, take a look at CORE!

Mon, 11 Mar 2019

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The Instance 551: Fake Bacon Accent

Fri, 01 Mar 2019

No one wants my Azerite gear. We have a date with Trolls and Pirates! The art stream was really well...

The Instance 550: Eminemsplaining

Fri, 22 Feb 2019

Come to Vegas and play with us! Also, Metzen wants your suggestions! Scott gets a nice mount without...

The Instance 549: Blizzard Conditions

Fri, 15 Feb 2019

A DEEP dive into everything we saw and heard this week. The layoffs, the future of blizzard, and wha...

The Instance 548: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun

Fri, 08 Feb 2019

Method has the method and gets it twice! Hunters can ride a pet soon and Hati fans are happy about i...

The Instance 547: Mike and the catch up mechanics, or, Swine Flew

Fri, 01 Feb 2019

Get your mythic and raid finder on this week. What do you do if you are just shy of i350? We will pr...

The Instance 546: Tinker Toy Dingle Dorf

Fri, 25 Jan 2019

The Battle of Dazar'alor is upon us, so get in there. We talk all about it, and some of story stuff ...

The Instance 545: Old Zoners

Fri, 11 Jan 2019

Raid testing, what Bungie leaving might mean for Blizzard, letting you do ANYTHING in old zones, and...

The Instance 544: Wineglasses and Free Haircuts

Fri, 04 Jan 2019

Scott and Garrett try to make sense of the latest in Blizzard and WoW news, as well as think about t...

The Instance 543: Directional Cheese

Fri, 21 Dec 2018

Some deep talk about 8.1, and the cloud that currently hangs over blizzard at the moment. I think we...

The Instance 542: Pagans what dunit

Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Tides of Vengeance Arrives Starting December 11. Are we ready? Battling for the trees of Darkshore. ...

The Instance 541: We didn't start the fire

Fri, 30 Nov 2018

What the crap does Warcraft Go look like anyway?? Kotaku goes hard. 8.1 thoughts. The Sylvanas retco...

The Instance 540: Immortal and Infamous

Fri, 09 Nov 2018

Our BIG blizzcon wrapup is here and now! All the stuff we saw, all the stuff we liked, and a few thi...

The Instance 539: Brack Classic

Fri, 26 Oct 2018

Hold the door, and get on the train, and fiddle! Also, everything we know and don't know about Blizz...

The Instance 538: Kill Mother Just One More Time

Fri, 19 Oct 2018

We know what Blizzcon looks like, and it looks a little different than we were predicting. Ion talke...

The Instance 537: Mike LessHaime

Fri, 05 Oct 2018

We dive deep into the legacy of Mike Morhaime as co founder and president of blizzard for 27 years. ...

The Instance 536: Full Pants Defense

Fri, 21 Sep 2018

Big week for WoW stuff, so dive right in! Changes coming with Tides of Vengeance. Lots of quality of...

The Instance 535: Diablo Pyramid Scream

Fri, 14 Sep 2018

Scott is playing more Warcraft than in the history of the game, and he's not sure why. LFR reports a...

The Instance 534: Wipe off your Druid

Fri, 07 Sep 2018

Gettin that 370 gear is fun! Scott whips out his old Druid and plows thru Legion zones...again. Uldi...

The Instance 533: Old Cod makes a Fish Kerrigan

Fri, 31 Aug 2018

Gearing up and runnin them dungeons yo. Azshara's story gets told. Dark Iron and Mag'Har people are ...

The Instance 532: Don't get your Bwonsamdi in a bunch

Fri, 17 Aug 2018

We sum up week one of Battle for Azeroth, and have lots to say about Loas, Bwonsamdi, haunted allian...

The Instance 531: Eyes in the back of his head

Fri, 10 Aug 2018

Join Scott Turps and Garrett! We are one week away! Malfurion can sure take an axe to the back and l...

Special Interview: Chris Metzen 2.0

Thu, 09 Aug 2018

Another sit down with Chris Metzen to talk about fandom, when it gets toxic and why, and lots of oth...

The Instance 530: How sour is your fang?

Fri, 03 Aug 2018

What happens when you start all over again? We talk about the fire and the tree, and then we talk ab...

The Instance 529: Raging Nostalgia

Fri, 27 Jul 2018

Scott and Turps get down and dirty with the War of Thorns, and find out what is behind all this hord...

512 - Kristian Nairn's Chicken Checkbook

Thu, 19 Jul 2018

Our episode with Kristian Nairn, aka Hodor and house dj master! He's still playing WoW and has all k...

The Instance 521 - Get More Dark Iron

Thu, 19 Jul 2018

Join Scott, Turps and Garrett today as they talk about why Dark Iron Dwarves are rad. Why arcane tor...

The Instance 522 - War Mode On

Thu, 19 Jul 2018

That prepatch is close and we get a taste. War Mode sounds amazing and we are all kind of in on this...

The Instance 528: Dollars for Races

Thu, 19 Jul 2018

Everyone is getting the BfA itch it seems. The Duelers League thing is real. The new book so far. Ne...

The Instance 528b: Before The Storm Spoiler Show

Thu, 19 Jul 2018

Garrett and Patrick sit down and have a chat about Before The Storm, spoilers and all! Enjoy! Learn ...

The Instance 527: Gesticulating Magni

Fri, 22 Jun 2018

Blizz wants to bring you all back this weekend for free. They also wanna give you deals on character...

The Instance 526: Azeroth in Two

Fri, 15 Jun 2018

The new title music is out and it's pretty ok! Or is it? What we learned from Ion in the latest Q&am...

The Instance 525: Three Sisters is a crowd

Fri, 08 Jun 2018

Copy your main to the beta now! BfA will launch in all regions at the same time, a first for the gam...

The Instance 524: Long Time Listener, First Time Phisher

Fri, 01 Jun 2018

So you might wanna hear this beta key story. WoW gold is worth a lot in South America. Your feedback...

The Instance 523: Get Off My Launcher

Fri, 18 May 2018

What's this new invader on the Blizz launcher? Lots of blizzard stuff on a leaked memo that may not ...

The Instance 520 - Blizzcome 2018

Fri, 13 Apr 2018

Blizzcon tickets are coming and we have a date. Why it's hard to get around the con and see it all! ...

The Instance 519 - Drop That Date

Fri, 06 Apr 2018

We have a release date folks! And we know what the collectors edition is gonna look like and cost. N...

The Instance 518 - The Song of Storms

Fri, 30 Mar 2018

Stormsong Valley is open and it looks incredible! Warcrat Chronicle is out in it's 3rd volume, and b...

The Instance 517 - Babius Interuptus

Fri, 16 Mar 2018

Turps is in the US for GDC, and Patrick is in full baby mode, but here we are anyway! Let's take a d...

The Instance 516 - Click The Horse in Your Bag

Fri, 02 Mar 2018

What is up with that Zandalari moonkin form?? Seething Shore is seething with battleground goodness....

The Instance 515 - It Burns

Fri, 16 Feb 2018

There are some interesting new insights into the future of Alliance and Horde that we get into today...

Instance 514 - Alpha Males

Fri, 09 Feb 2018

An alpha landed and we played it so we are gonna talk about it! Lots about allied races, pre-orders,...

The Instance 513 - This time, with more antlers

Fri, 02 Feb 2018

LOTS to talk about this week with the new patch and the expansion up for sale. What does it all mean...

511 - Who's gonna save WoW for history?

Fri, 12 Jan 2018

Druid alts for no good reason. Tuesday is patch day. Unlock those races but know what you need to do...

510 - Forward Momentum

Fri, 29 Dec 2017

Our end of year listener call-in episode! We talk the past, present, and FUTURE of World of Warcraft...

509 - Deep Dungeons

Fri, 15 Dec 2017

Garrett joins Scott today for some talk about what makes dungeon runs so great, and why WoW lost one...

508 - Antorus for Us

Fri, 01 Dec 2017

Antorus is live and full of terrors. Can we talk about the sword? Raid Markers have a birthday. Lots...

507 - Wrynn Body Spray

Fri, 24 Nov 2017

We take a break from news this Thanksgiving weekend and sit down with Scott and Turpster and talk ab...

506 - The Battle for Talking About Azeroth

Fri, 10 Nov 2017

Our post-Blizzcon episode where we dig deep into The Battle For Azeroth! Learn more about your ad ch...

505 - The Instance at Blizzcon, with Chris Robinson!

Mon, 06 Nov 2017

Our live panel from the Blizzcon Epic Stage! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

504 - The Instance: Boxes in Boxes

Fri, 20 Oct 2017

When you know you have the boss on farm. Gettin that Yak years down the road. Vanilla WoW gets a big...

503 - The Instance: Doing his dark work

Thu, 12 Oct 2017

All the WoW stuff you can stand today on this episode of The Instance! Learn more about your ad choi...

502 - The Instance: Happy Birthday, Panda Town

Sat, 30 Sep 2017

Raiding! Beast Master is the right way. Mages get their due. The Battlenet app is out. Pandas celebr...

501 - The Instance: One Thousand Years

Fri, 22 Sep 2017

Topping off the hunter and workin on yer mage! Flying and THEN do it. Argus tells some tales. Blizzc...

500 - The Instance: I am my scars

Fri, 08 Sep 2017

We continue to love 7.3, and find some surprising things about ourselves in its corners. We also tal...

499 - The Instance: Seven Point Three

Fri, 01 Sep 2017

Today was all about 7.3, and what we think of it! A few other odds and ends as well! Tune in and che...

The Instance Gamescom 2017 Edition

Wed, 23 Aug 2017

Our Gamescom coverage of what Blizzard might do there. New WoW expansion? Maybe. Get all the juicy d...

498 - The Instance: Gamescom Cometh

Fri, 18 Aug 2017

Our pre-Gamescom coverage of what Blizzard might do there. New WoW expansion? Maybe. Get all the jui...

497 - The Instance: Beyond The Burger Story

Fri, 04 Aug 2017

We kick it off with how T's recent visit of Blizzard went. Ion had a bunch of new stuff to say about...

496 - The Instance: 7.3 Story is off the chain

Fri, 14 Jul 2017

Our lore breakdown of what is coming in 7.3. Warning: There be spoilers ahead, matey. Learn more abo...

495 - The Instance: Argus smells like burning

Fri, 07 Jul 2017

Garrett joins Scott Turpster and Patrick for a HUGE week in news, with a big look at WoW 7.3, and ev...

Nerdtacular 2017 Games Panel

Mon, 03 Jul 2017

Our big video game panel from N17, including guests Greg Street and Russell Brower, and MANY more. L...

494 - The Instance: Mail Bagging!

Fri, 23 Jun 2017

Better loot, a date with death, and YOUR emails today, on a very feedback based episode of The Insta...

493 - The Instance: How We PVP

Fri, 09 Jun 2017

On this episode of The Instance, WoW PVP, and what it might need to do to continue being a thing, an...

492 - The Instance: Jaina Proudmoore

Fri, 02 Jun 2017

Our lore episode about the great Jaina Proudmoore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

491 - The Instance: Payload Delivered

Fri, 26 May 2017

Overwatch turns ONE this week, and we are here to see how that went, and how it should go moving for...

490 - The Instance: The Spicy Guys

Sat, 20 May 2017

A deep Diablo dive today as we celebrate five years of Diablo III. We look back and forward on this ...

A quick Instance PSA

Fri, 12 May 2017

A quick Instance PSA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast....

489 - The Instance: King Varian Wrynn

Thu, 04 May 2017

We take a deep look at the beloved Alliance leader and king, Varian Wrynn. Learn more about your ad ...

488 - The Instance: No April like this April

Fri, 21 Apr 2017

Scott and Patrick break down all the recent Blizzard news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

487 - The Instance: Catching up with Russell

Fri, 07 Apr 2017

Catching up with Russell Brower, sound and music lord at Blizzard Entertainment. Loads of great stuf...

486 - The Instance: Space Goats, Coast to Coast

Fri, 24 Mar 2017

We give you the complete rundown of what to expect Tuesday from patch 7.2, and the tomb of Sargaras....

485 - The Instance: LORE 04, Thrall

Mon, 20 Mar 2017

Another Lore focused episode, where we focus on Thrall and his storied history! Enjoy! Learn more ab...

484 - The Instance: This player vs that player

Fri, 10 Mar 2017

Holinka has stuff to say about the latest in WoW PVP. Turns out paid raid clears are a big no-no at ...

483 - The Instance: Community Matters

Mon, 06 Mar 2017

Let's talk about community for a while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

482 - The Instance: Show me your cards

Fri, 24 Feb 2017

On this episode of The Instance, a special focus on Hearthstone, and what the future holds for the m...

481 - The Instance: Year over Year

Fri, 10 Feb 2017

On this episode of The Instance, Blizzard made bank last quarter. Get your primal flame on. WoW Toke...

480 - The Instance: So Competative

Fri, 03 Feb 2017

A special episode where Scott and Patrick look at the future of Blizzard's "competition in every gam...

479 - The Instance: LORE 03, The Tomb of Sargeras

Fri, 27 Jan 2017

We take on another LORE episode, this time focusing on the Tomb of Sargeras and more! Learn more abo...

478 - The Instance: Make Dungeons Matter Again

Fri, 20 Jan 2017

7.2 has some really cool stuff in store! PVP Brawls sound...interesting. Kara gets split in two. We ...

477 - The Instance: Looks like a thumb

Fri, 06 Jan 2017

On this episode of The Instance, killin that Cow King. Nighthold approaches, and that means a raid s...

476 - The Instance: The Year That Was

Fri, 30 Dec 2016

On this episode of The Instance, we sum up Blizzard in 2016, and look forward to what the new year m...

475 - The Instance: Elysium minus Matt Damon

Fri, 09 Dec 2016

Ion had more things to say, and we like to talk about those things. We go DEEP into the Elysium news...

472 - The Instance: Hozen Paradise

Fri, 02 Dec 2016

On this episode of The Instance, how mean are the Mean Streets? Bad luck in Legion NERFED! Bans for ...

471 - The Instance: 12 Years Young

Fri, 18 Nov 2016

On this episode of The Instance, Make sure you hear what Chris has to say. Private groups sound nice...

470 - The Instance: The Chris Metzen Interview

Tue, 15 Nov 2016

The Chris Metzen Interview - Scott sits down with Chris and talks about the past, the present, and t...

469 - The Instance: Lore Episode 2

Fri, 11 Nov 2016

Our second big lore episode! The Old Gods get some attention, and we try and figure out all these wh...

468 - The Instance: The Angry Instance

Tue, 08 Nov 2016

Our Blizzcon 2016 Live episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hoste...

467 - The Instance: Blizzcon Attunement

Fri, 28 Oct 2016

On this episode of The Instance, bed ridden means HS ridden. Weird Al is your dude. No classic serve...

466 - The Instance: A Change in The Guard

Fri, 14 Oct 2016

On this episode of The Instance, Chilton is out and Ion is in. What might Tom be moving to? Blizzcon...

465 - The Instance: The Holinka Files

Wed, 12 Oct 2016

A mid-week PVP interview with Holinka! Originally aired on the RallyPoint podcast. Enjoy! Learn more...

464 - The Instance: Demons need Hunting

Fri, 07 Oct 2016

More of our time in Azeroth. 7.1 has lots of little goodies in it. Huntin them demons. Wing 2 is out...

463 - The Instance: Lore Special 01

Tue, 04 Oct 2016

Our first of hopefully many lore specials for World of Warcraft and The Instance. Join Scott and Tur...

462 - The Instance: The World is your Quest

Fri, 30 Sep 2016

So we are a month in, and LOVING every part of Legion. Patrick not happy with PVP or the economy. Mo...

461 - The Instance: The Heart of The Thing

Fri, 16 Sep 2016

Blizzard loses a big one. It's a new day in Legion! 7.1 has stuff in it! Bonfire lit a bonfire. Extr...

460 - The Instance: Nailed it

Fri, 02 Sep 2016

On this episode of The Instance, A BIG Legion post-release show with lots of good stuff! Get in here...

459 - The Instance: The Naval Table

Fri, 26 Aug 2016

The post launch schedule for legion is there and ready. What we know about 7.1 ahead of launch. DVD ...

458 - The Instance: The Long Way Around

Fri, 19 Aug 2016

On this episode of The Instance, Karazhan is back! Khadgar wants to take you on a trip. Invasions we...

457 - The Instance: Invading Our Lives!

Fri, 12 Aug 2016

That patch is HUGE and we go DEEP! Everything from Demon Hunters to PVP on hit deaths! Full house to...

456 - The Instance: The Adventures of Dhadgar

Fri, 05 Aug 2016

ZOOMING still a thing. What we've been up to in the post-patch world. Blizzard did well this quarter...

455 - The Instance: Wipe out the whole village

Fri, 29 Jul 2016

On this episode of The Instance, we go DEEP into what you can expect on day one of Legion on August ...

454 - The Instance: Harbingers & Patches

Fri, 22 Jul 2016

The patch came and we have a lot to say about it. Scott is feeling very frosty. Gul'dan origins are ...

453 - The Instance: The Demons Have Come To The Thing!

Fri, 15 Jul 2016

On this episode of The Instance, it's our big Legion Pre-Launch special! We take a long loving look ...

452 - The Instance: PVP For Everyone

Fri, 01 Jul 2016

We go deep into Legion PVP and find out what the team has in store. Class trials and action cams are...

451 - The Instance: Legion Could be Legendary

Fri, 17 Jun 2016

We talk a bit more about that movie that came out. There was one really important thing missing. Ion...

450 - The Instance: SPOILER ALERT movie episode

Fri, 03 Jun 2016

IMPORTANT! A SPECIAL MOVIE EPISODE of The Instance is here. Turpster has seen the movie twice, and w...

449 - The Instance: Launch Week

Tue, 31 May 2016

On this episode of The Instance, the movie is out in 20 markets and doing pretty well. Gamers seem t...

448 - The Instance: Legion Landing

Mon, 23 May 2016

Warlords is all part of the package now. Talent and Spec changes in Legion. Movie Update! Chromie in...

447 - The Instance: The more we hear, the more we like!

Mon, 16 May 2016

We take a nice long look at the Watcherdev breakdown of the current state of Legion, and what that m...

446 - The Instance: Your own private little server

Mon, 02 May 2016

There's a new gold cap! Blizzard responds to the private server thing. Big movie details at PAX in B...

445 - The Instance: Hot Summer Date

Fri, 22 Apr 2016

On this episode of The Instance, Blizzcon tickets went fast! August 30th is still technically summe...

444 - The Instance: Overwatch Special with Michael Chu

Tue, 12 Apr 2016

An interview with Michael Chu, senior game designer on Overwatch! Give it a listen! Learn more about...

443 - The Instance: Server Down!

Fri, 08 Apr 2016

On this episode of The Instance, We have dates for Blizzcon! Nostalrius is no more. Should people be...

442 - The Instance: Old Gods First

Fri, 25 Mar 2016

On this episode of The Instance, Why did HS get N'Zoth first? More TV spots for Warcraft. D2 and WII...

441 - The Instance: Patching All The Things

Fri, 18 Mar 2016

We're going to miss Jonathan. Warcraft III and Diablo II get patches for some reason. New Warcraft m...

440 - The Instance: All the Thrall

Fri, 04 Mar 2016

On this episode of The Instance, movie pics surface. We tackle a TON of your emails. Xul likes you a...

438 - The Instance: Recommended Specs

Fri, 19 Feb 2016

On this episode of The Instance, we have Legion system specs and they are higher! Two players unlock...

438 - The Instance: Taquito Grill

Fri, 12 Feb 2016

On this episode of The Instance, so how did that earnings call go? WoW numbers are not being reporte...

437 - The Instance: That's a wild format

Fri, 05 Feb 2016

On this episode of The Instance, Duncan Jones interview coming soon! TV spots and interviews: Early ...

436 - The Instance: The greyest of manes

Fri, 22 Jan 2016

On this episode of The Instance, The alpha came back. PVP in WoW today vs tomorrow. Genn Greymane lo...