The Mailbag Special!

WoWBox: Pulling Hydross, Alliance pvp boycott, emotes in pvp, Disc Priest discussion, opening up pvp to tanks.

WoW News: Afkers get pwned, more holiday event content, Magister's Terrace loot info, more Hunter hax fixed.

Duration: 50m

*Important Note: We had a major complication with the sound quality for the first half of our Wowstalgia recording that wasn't noticed until some time later. We debated leaving out the segment altogether, but decided to put it in for posterity and if you can bear the audio quality or would find our comments on Maulgar helpful, it's there to listen to. Otherwise, feel free to skip that part of this episode. In any case WoW Factor apologises for the disruption.

WoWBox: Speed buff question, suggestions for Shaman and Druid.

WoW News: Jeff Kaplan's PC Zone interview, Death Knight tidbits, and more.

Wowstalgia: We review Maulgar and Gruul.

Bigger Picture: Alliance vs Horde...how did pvp get like this?

Duration: 1hr 17m

WoWBox: Feral Druid arena macros, more reflections on the casual experience.

WoW News: Sunwell Isle news, Chuck Norris sues, and more.

Wowstalgia: Great PvP moments.

Bigger Picture: Class Improvements pt 3: Warrior, Mage and Priest

Podcast Duration: 1hr 27min

Also on the technical side, WoW Factor continues to get tweaked a little behind the scenes. We've been responding to feedback regarding podcast size and volume...the sound quality has been roughly halved, which has brought the file size down, still working on the volume issue. At the moment we seem to lose a lot of volume in the export process. More changes to come!

WoWBox: Feral Druids in arena, Pally changes, more casual options at 70.

WoW News: Winter Veil let down, two more WoW commercials, and more.

Wowstalgia: The pleasure and pain of Arathi Basin.

Bigger Picture: Class Improvements pt 2: Hunter, Shaman & Rogue.

WoW Box: A listener asks, what's a casual to do at 70?

WoW News: Vivendi-Activision merger, Icy Veins and Ghost Wolves.

Wowstalgia: Money money money! or: ways to earn gold fast.

Bigger Picture: Class Improvements pt 1: Pally, Lock and Druid

WoWBox: A listener explains the finer points of an RP server.

WoW News: Bank robbers, DreamHack and more.

Wowstalgia: Which classes are easier to level?

Bigger Picture: Warcraft Culture and its importance to an MMO's lifespan.