Episode #121 - Easy Money

I'm on vacation but there is no rest for the wicked, so sit back and enjoy the end of summer with some poolside WoW Classic chatter. The show sneaks in a topical fiscal discussion regarding fresh economies and what's happening across many servers worldwide right now, while also briefly touching on the recent blue post regarding layering abuse and the gathering of mats. After that, we hear all about the evolution of raids through WoW's life cycle (and what vanilla had to offer), and balancing WoW with a minor league baseball career. Finally, the show brings it on home with a fascinating chat with former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead designer, Damion Schubert, about the making of what was another huge MMORPG, and the design philosophies that went into that game while competing with WoW, as Countdown to continues to highlight the design process of the games that have helped forge the genre over the years. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - Fresh WoW Economics w/ Sayya - 3:10 Calling Countdown #2 - Raid Evolution w/ Darkuri -  27:50 Calling Countdown #3 - Sports & WoW Part 2 w/ Swilson - 56:55 Calling Countdown #4 - The Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic w/ Damion Schubert - 1:13:20   Directly download the podcast here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_121_Final.mp3 Or stream it here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/countdowntoclassic/C2C_Episode_121_Final.mp3 Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w Or @ Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/countdown-to-classic/id1352967778 Or @ Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=174762&refid=stpr Join the Countdown To Classic Discord here: https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf Find Swilson on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/johnny_beisbol8 Find Damion Schubert on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/ZenOfDesign And on the web @ https://www.zenofdesign.com/ And check out his games work at Boss Fight Entertainment @ https://www.bossfightentertainment.com Please consider supporting Countdown To Classic on Patreon @ patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or grab some awesome Countdown To Classic merch at Red Bubble @  https://www.redbubble.com/people/joshcorbo82?ref=artist_title_name&asc=u Or support the show with a tip at Ko-Fi @ https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at Apple Podcasts or by telling a friend! Write in to Josh at [email protected] or get in touch on social media: Follow Josh on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/count2classic?lang=en And on FB @ https://www.facebook.com/countdowntoclassic/ Subscribe on YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/countdowntoclassic Find Josh’s movie podcast, The Sinner Files @ https://www.sinnerfiles.com/