<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;" data-node-text-align="center" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;This week &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/Spencer_Downey" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Spencer Downey&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/Shieldwalled" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Jason Lucas&lt;/a&gt; discuss the early access experience so far, recent updates, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"&gt; &lt;div class= "_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"&gt; &lt;div class= "_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement"&gt; &lt;h5 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Episode #725: Early Access Impressions!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h5&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;h4&gt;What's New this Week in World of Warcraft!&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Weekly Event - Not live yet&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;PvP Brawl - Deepwind Dunk&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Mythic+ Affixes: Not live yet&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Outland Cup - February 24th to March 10th&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Darkmoon Fair - March 1st to 7th&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h5&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Don't miss it Weekly Checklist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h5&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;World Boss - Reshanor, in Karesh&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Special Assignment World Quests&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Theater Troupe&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Awakening the Machine&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Spreading the Light&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Severed Threads Pacts&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Worldsoul Memories&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Nightfall Scenario&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h5&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Important Posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h5&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24264416/midnight-raid-overview-and-schedule"&gt; Midnight Raid Overview and Schedule&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24263354/welcome-home-a-returning-players-guide"&gt; Welcome Home: A Returning Player's Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24266319/new-players-starter-guide-welcome-to-world-of-warcraft"&gt; New Players Starter Guide: Welcome to World of Warcraft&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24244406/a-look-ahead-at-housing-in-midnight"&gt; A Look Ahead at Housing in Midnight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24261471/live-laugh-and-love-your-way-to-the-march-trading-post"&gt; Live, Laugh, and Love Your Way to the March Trading Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24263356/warcraft-short-story-the-quiet-at-the-end-of-us"&gt; Warcraft Short Story: "The Quiet at the End of Us"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgC5PqD23ew&amp;feature=youtu.be"&gt;Watch the Arator Cinematic: Immolation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24244646/midnight-content-update-notes"&gt; Midnight Content Update Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24266320/hotfixes-february-28-2026"&gt; Hotfixes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;and much more!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;h6 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;You can find us on Discord at &lt;a href= "https://discord.com/invite/tTFNTu9nmw"&gt;The Starting Zone&lt;/a&gt; or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt; &lt;h6 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Have you heard about our &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone"&gt;Patreon?&lt;/a&gt; It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! 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Episode #725: Early Access Impressions!

MAR 2, 2026115 MIN
The Starting Zone: The World of Warcraft Podcast!

Episode #725: Early Access Impressions!

MAR 2, 2026115 MIN

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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 early access experience so far, recent updates, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth! Episode #725: Early Access Impressions! What's New this Week in World of Warcraft! Weekly Event - Not live yet PvP Brawl - Deepwind Dunk Mythic+ Affixes: Not live yet Outland Cup - February 24th to March 10th Darkmoon Fair - March 1st to 7th Don't miss it Weekly Checklist World Boss - Reshanor, in Karesh Special Assignment World Quests Theater Troupe Awakening the Machine Spreading the Light Severed Threads Pacts Worldsoul Memories Nightfall Scenario Important Posts Midnight Raid Overview and Schedule Welcome Home: A Returning Player's Guide New Players Starter Guide: Welcome to World of Warcraft A Look Ahead at Housing in Midnight Live, Laugh, and Love Your Way to the March Trading Post Warcraft Short Story: "The Quiet at the End of Us" Watch the Arator Cinematic: Immolation Midnight Content Update Notes Hotfixes and much more! You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at [email protected] Have you heard about our Patreon? It's a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We've got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!