WoW Insider Show Episode 61: Filling the achievement tank
Here's episode number 61 of the WoW Insider Show, recorded last Saturday over on our Ustream page. On the show last week, we welcomed WoW Insider's Matthew Rossi back to the virtual airwaves, along with blogger Amanda Dean and our good friend Duncor of WoW Radio. And we talked a little more about achievements and which ones we liked the most, what was going on with all the zombie action, and of course since Rossi was around, we churned up some good discussion about what's up with Warriors, other tanks, and Shamans since the big Wrath patch.Lots of people have been asking questions about how to get the show, so after the break, I've included an exhaustive guide to how you can get our show nowadays. I apologize to everyone who's had problems so far -- obviously, with the switch from WoW Radio, we've had to deal with some tech roadblocks, but if you check after the break, you should find a way to listen to the show that fits what you want to do.
Thanks for listening -- we'll be back as always next week!
[Ustream] Listen to the unedited recording in Ustream.
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[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
Or listen to Episode 61 right here:
So here's the breakdown:
We record the show every Saturday at 3:30pm Eastern over on Ustream. While we're live, you can chat with us, vote in the polls, and do all the other fun stuff we do during the show. If you've never been, definitely check it out, it's a fun time.
Directly after the show, Ustream will have an uncut archive of the show to listen to. You can see those on the page under where it says "wowinsider's video clips." Again, those will go up directly after we finish recording, so Saturday at 5pm Eastern, you can tune in there and hear the show if you like.
Our feed is finally working, but we're not yet up and running in iTunes. If you want to add the feed to iTunes manually, you can click "Advanced" in the menu, and then "Subscribe to podcast..." When the window comes up, enter "http://wow.joystiq.com/tag/wow-insider-show/rss.xml" (without the quotes), and you'll get a podcast feed in your podcasts window. The mp3 of the show will automatically be downloaded into your podcast folder every week.
And if you can't make the Ustream recording, and you don't want to mess around with feeds, you'll be able to listen to the show right here on the site when the show notes are posted. Usually, we've been posting them on Tuesday, but due to reader feedback, we'll be aiming to post them every Monday morning for you. If you want to hear the show before then, you can hit up the Ustream page -- as I said, that'll be there every Saturday. There's even an RSS icon there, so you can hook that into your reader if you like.
Everybody clear? We're still working on putting our new feed into iTunes (where you'll be able to search for it under Podcasts), but eventually it'll be in there, too, where you'll be able to leave reviews and so on.
Finally, thanks for bearing with the technical issues -- we restarted the show, essentially, and because of that we've got a few more bumps to get through (we know about the robot voices in the recording -- it's an artifact of the way we get the show from Ustream, and we're working on coming up with another way), but we'll get through them. We really appreciate everyone tuning in to listen. If you have more questions, feel free to ask them in the comments, and I'll answer as best I can.
Oh, and one more thing: I totally forgot to tell you all how to do the "Going Down" achievement on the show (without a Pally bubble --- that's cheating). Here's the deal: On the Scryer's tier in Shattrath, there are some decorations out on one of the platforms. Under the easternmost decoration, there is a canopy, way down below. If you have a flying mount, just fly right in front of the decoration tablet thing, and then unmount -- the falling distance will be enough (depending on your stamina) to fall the amount you need without dying. If you don't have a flying mount, you can try jumping, and obviously if you're not 70, you might not have enough HP to fall that far anyway.* There are lots of other ways to get the achievement, I'm sure, but that's the one that worked for me.
Never mind -- fall damage, according to our sage commenters, is a percentage of health, so the amount of HP you have isn't a problem.
Filed under: Podcasts, Analysis / Opinion, Humor, Lore, NPCs, Wrath of the Lich King, WoW Insider Show, Achievements






Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Haderic Oct 28th 2008 3:07PM
Sir, stop shouting into the mike!
FireStar Oct 28th 2008 3:42PM
Lol i haven't listened to this episode but i know my ears always hurt when he's like..
"HELLO and welcome to the wow insider show".
Arvenis Oct 28th 2008 3:12PM
Fall damage is a percentage of your total health. If you can survive as a level 70 tank with 40k health you can survive as a naked level 1 clothie with a cold.
Strict9 Oct 28th 2008 4:13PM
I stopped listening after the 5th or so mic spike. Please put some effort into audio quality control.
It would be nice to have an alternative to those terrible podcasts on iTunes which are hours long and where they spend half the time talking about themselves.
Skye Oct 28th 2008 3:13PM
Isn't fall damage based on a percentage of maximum HP?
Turtlehead Oct 28th 2008 3:29PM
It's possible to kill someone by putting fortitude on 'em while they're falling. Rude and darn funny. My favorite Stupid WoW Trick.
scyllz Oct 28th 2008 3:17PM
Good god, only 20 seconds into the podcast and the harshness of the host's mic is killing me.
I turn it down so I don't lose hearing, and then can't understand what is saying because Mike starts getting quieter. I cautiously start raising the volume and then he blasts out with a "RIGHT" and made the portion of my brain that stored elementary school memories die.
You killed my ability to recite the A B Q's.
Thanks.
Mike Schramm Oct 28th 2008 3:25PM
Sorry man -- we aren't sure what's up with the volume thing yet. Might be something with Ustream or something with the programs we use to hook Ustream and Skype together, or I may just have trouble controlling the volume of my voice. I'll keep an eye on it next week and see if we can figure it out.
popz Oct 29th 2008 6:14PM
"and then he blasts out with a "RIGHT" and made the portion of my brain that stored elementary school memories die."
omg i loled ;DD
bsides88 Oct 28th 2008 3:22PM
Dude,
Wow insider used to be one of my favorite podcasts! What have you done to it? Its un-listenable!!! I dunno what you guys gotta do to fix the audio, but you should do it.
I also can't find you on itunes anymore. I'd say the switch from wow radio has so far been a massive failure.
Bring back duncor!
Mike Schramm Oct 28th 2008 3:26PM
As I said above, the iTunes feed isn't in there yet, but it will be soon. And audio problems are being worked on, give us another week or so and we should have it all evened out. :)
Zuldim Oct 28th 2008 3:51PM
Duncor is in this one.
Balino Oct 28th 2008 3:46PM
Long time listener here. While this wasn't the best episode (too much chit-chatting and talking about off-topic things for my taste), I very much like the show in total. Hope you get your sound and crash troubles fixed soon!
Out of curiousity, how many listeners are there in average on each episode?
Mike Schramm Oct 28th 2008 4:36PM
I've seen around 200 people on during any given show, I think. That usually goes up or down depending on when we do giveaways, but I'm always surprised with how many people tune in.
We definitely appreciate everyone that comes to check us out. Thanks for listening.
Alazasthas Oct 28th 2008 3:48PM
One good place to get the achievement is in Winterspring. If you fall from the hill where the Wintersaber reputation quest giver is, you can get the achievement....just remember not jumping before going down as the extra height might prove fatal
Arcaria Oct 28th 2008 4:19PM
Just fly all the way up on your any flyer and dismount. You don't need to find anywhere special. Right before you land just iceblock.
Kuhtarl Oct 28th 2008 3:55PM
I suffer from voice immodulation Tina. I'm unable to control the pitch or volume of my voice. Also known as Van Horton's Syndrome, VI is a recognized psycho-medical condition which you may have read about in Newsweek or Crack Magazine. Numerous prominent Americans suffer from this debilitating disease Tina, including the guy who played Rodge on "What's Happening" and tennis great Pete Sampras.
Tina Fey: Jacob, I've heard Pete Sampras speak and he doesn't shout all the time.
Will Ferrell: Pete Sampras has low grade voice immodulation. He is a poster child for voice immodulation awareness and proof that even the voice immodulated can contribute to a society filled with prejudice people like you. Tina.
imo
charles82 Oct 28th 2008 4:01PM
hi guys im new to wow a friend told me about this site so i checked it out my ? is since im new to wow i have alot of ?'s about the game an i was wondering if someone could play on my server or i could play on theres with them an someone could help me out/ teach me a few things thanks
bsides88 Oct 28th 2008 4:06PM
ok, i love your show, so i'll stick around, just frustrated with it.
bsides88 Oct 28th 2008 4:07PM
glad to hear duncor is back.