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Episode 7. – The ‘Blame Me’ Rank!

Posted by Toman on April 23, 2013
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Roll up, roll up, for all the fun of the fair! Our big top this evening is compered by our illustrious ringmaster, Flapz! Watch as he once again puts his head in the lion’s mouth, metaphorically speaking. Come one, come all, and see the bearded lady aka Reliq, Toman the clown, and world’s strongest woman the Godmother of Faff! Watch us walk the tightrope of raiding, juggle guilds and fiery 5.3 nerfs, and other such fairground related activities in Ready Check Episode 7!

This week’s show includes:

  • Special guest Godmother, GM of Cotton Candy (Shadowsong EU) and writer of Alternative-Blog.net! (Spoiler alert: she’s lovely);
  • More ToT hotfixes;
  • An expanded “WE GONNA DIE” section talking about guild leadership and issues;
  • Our final Race to World First, in which Reliq’s man-crush is justified;
  • Mod of the Week – WowCardioRaid;
  • And much more!

This week’s show was a lot of fun to record. We had an absolute blast with Godmother, so a massive thanks for joining us and we hope to do it again soon! If anyone else would like to guest star on Ready Check, get in touch as we’d love to hear from you. Finally, as part of our discussion this week we asked:

“How do you encourage previously hand-held raiders to use their own initiative?”

We’re really interested in hearing what you all say to this one. Email us or send us a Tweet. Until next time, love, hugs, and dinosaur rugs!

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Episode 6. – Say NOMAN to TOEMAN!

Posted by Toman on April 16, 2013
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In our last show, our daring party rolled a natural 20 and evaded the grasp of the mighty tree druid, Melgrim. This week, he continues to be banished, or so they hope. After camping overnight to regenerate their health and relearn their spells, our heroes go dungeon crawling, battle trolls and encounter legendary items… but it’s not all plain sailing. How will our adventurers cope with the pressure of finally gaining their first fans? Will Flapz ever realise he’s pronouncing Toman wrong? How will Reliq reconcile himself with the fact that he’s in purgatory, neither British nor Australian, forever stuck as a Faux-stralian? Join us for answers to these questions and more, in The Ready Check Adventure Game Episode 6.

In this week’s show, we cover:

  • Patch 5.3 nerfs, and live ToT hotfixes;
  • What separates EU hardcore guilds from their US counterparts?;
  • “WE GONNA DIE” (stupid accent mandatory);
  • Mod of the Week – Bigwigs;
  • And much more!

We have a few guests lined up over the next couple of weeks, but we’re always looking for more! Specifically, we’re bored of talking about healers, so if you’re a DPS player and want to come and talk rubbish with us, please get in touch via email or Twitter. Also, we would absolutely love it if you could rate us on iTunes or Stitcher – you can find us on both by searching for Ready Check or by clicking the links on our homepage. Until next time, love, hugs, and successful PUGs.

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Episode 5. – DERPumu!

Posted by Toman on April 9, 2013
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You’ll be pleased to know, dear listener, that our sound issues from last week have been resolved! Huzzah! So, with that great piece of news, we present to you Ready Check episode 5! We’re minus Melgrim this week, who is off jet-setting again, this time in Copenhagen. He’ll be back next week, unfortunately, so in the meantime, enjoy our streamlined, efficient, and downright sexy 3-man crew!

This week’s show includes:

  • New LFR wing impressions, specifically, the titular DERPumu!;
  • Disc priest changes in 5.3;
  • “WE GONNA DIE” – new bumper with ‘awesome’ intro! (Reliq’s words, not mine);
  • Managing a raid roster, and looking after your social members;
  • Mod of the Week – Raeli’s Spell Announcer;
  • And much more!

We’d really like any raid leaders, or people who run a guild, to get in touch this week. We’re looking for guests to talk about issues that you face, so if you’re interested in helping out with the third best UK-based raiding podcast featuring members with names starting To, Re, Fl and Me, then email us (mailbag@readycheck.co.uk) or send us a Tweet. Until next time, love, hugs and successful PUGs.

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Episode 4. – Mitigating Rubbishness!

Posted by Toman on April 3, 2013
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Good morning, evening, lunchtime, or whatever time this reaches you, kind people of the Internet. Ready Check episode 4 is here for your delectation, derision, and, perhaps, desalinisation? We’re, sadly, sans Reliq today, and are a little late due to the Easter holidays – apologies for that! Also, don’t adjust your sets as we had a bit of a… technical problem this week that means Flapz sounds like he’s on the world’s slowest dialup connection. Sorry! We’ll sort it out for next week. Today’s show includes:

  • An entire podcast discussing JETPACK JOYRIDE! (almost)
  • 5.3 features, such as Loot Specialisation and Bad-Luck Protection
  • Shaman 20% healing buff
  • “WE GONNA DIE” (bonus non-Reliq accent included)
  • Mod of the Week – ElvUI
  • And much more!

If you would prefer to listen to the show on your Mobile iDevicedroid, then you can subscribe to the show on Stitcher and iTunes! As always, we love hearing from you, so get in touch with us over on Twitter or via email. Until next time, love, hugs and squishy bugs!

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Episode 3. – Reliq Has a Man Crush!

Posted by Toman on March 24, 2013
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Hi once again from the Ready Check crew, yo. Mel is unable to join us this week (something about being in Dubai? A poor excuse), so you’re left in the (allegedly) capable hands of Flapz, Reliq and To[e]man. It’s time for episode 3 of our merry journey, where our thrifty threesome offer all sorts of news, tips, and general asshatery in the name of self aggrandising braggadocio. Or something. This week, we discuss:

  • Hearthstone, Blizzard’s new CCG
  • LFR in Throne of Thunder; wing 2 impressions
  • Will they nerf the bridge boss?!
  • “WE GONNA DIE” (stupid accent mandatory)
  • Mod of the Week – Hermes
  • And much more!

We’ve had a blast interacting with our friends and fans over on Twitter this week, and would love to hear from you. Tweet us @ready_check or email mailbag@readycheck.co.uk if you have anything you’d like us to discuss, if you’d like a shout-out on the show, if you have an opinion about how Toman should pronounce his name, or if you’re just bored and want someone to banter with. Also, let us know what you think of the new show intro – Reliq spent at least 20 hungover minutes on that. Until next week, so long!

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Episode 2. – Just the Two of Us!

Posted by Toman on March 21, 2013
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Good evening chaps and chapeaus. Welcome to Ready Check episode 2! It’s aptly entitled Just the Two of Us, with two of our posse being unavailable (Toman in Hong Kong with work, Mel being a massive slacker). Proving that Reliq and Flapz are perfectly able to talk rubbish without the aid of the other two scrubs, this week’s episode includes:

  • Tank DPS buff discussion!
  • ToT LFR – Easy mode…?
  • Race to World First!
  • “WE GONNA DIE” (stupid accent mandatory)
  • Mod of the week – SexyCooldown
  • And much more!

We hope you enjoy listening, and if you would like to get involved, please get in touch via email or Twitter! See you next week…

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Episode 1. – DINO ISLAND!

Posted by Toman on March 12, 2013
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Ladies and gents, I’m super happy to present to you episode one of Ready Check, entitled DINO ISLAND!, in which our intrepid foursome discuss all manner of idiocy including (but not limited to):

  • Who we are!
  • What we’re enjoying so far about 5.2
  • A brand new feature entitled “WE GONNA DIE” (stupid accent mandatory)
  • Mod of the Week
  • And much more!

We really hope you enjoy it. We loved making it, and are looking forward to popping more of these bad-boys out on a regular basis.

If you’d like to get in touch, or have an idea for something you’d like us to talk about, you can get in touch over on Twitter, or by emailing mailbag@readycheck.co.uk.

Love, etc!

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