Episode 10. – Back on the Horse!

Posted by Toman on June 4, 2013
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Hello everyone! We’re glad to be back after a very brief hiatus (crafty work, holiday, and assorted other scheduling issues!), filling your ears with inane ramblings and self-absorbed banter. Today we’re in the company of show regulars Reliq, Hunnibunni and Toman; three finer amigos there never were.

On today’s show:

  • We talk 5.3, and what we’re enjoying so far;
  • New Mount!!1eleven;
  • Titan’s ‘reset’ – big deal, or not? (spoiler: not!);
  • How to solve recruiting issues;
  • How to gear a fresh 90 (according to this Reddit post);
  • Mod(?) of the Week – AskMrRobot Premium;
  • And much more!

As always, we’re still looking for people to come and guest on the show, and we’d love to feature your own show bumpers too! If you run a podcast, send us a bumper at mailbag@readycheck.co.uk and we’ll return the favour!

We’ll be back next week, but in the meantime, love, hugs and successful PUGs.

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Episode 9. – The Lost Episode!

Posted by Reliq on May 15, 2013
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What’s this? A new podcast? And TOMAN not around to write the show notes? MUAHAHAHA!

We’re back after a week of an-episode-that-we-remember-recording-but-somehow-vanished with an all-star lineup!

Reliq and Toman are joined yet again by Best Bear EU, Hunnibunni as they dive into the latest happenings in World Of Death Knights Warcraft!

This episode we cover:

  • upcoming 5.3 changes
  • the complete lack of need for Blood DK nerfs
  • We Gonna Die! And how to encourage your raid team to participate in tactic discussions outside of raids
  • the amazingness that are Blood DKs
  • and the Doom Doom DOOM of WoW subscriber numbers dropping. Again.

We’d love to have your thoughts on all the topics we cover, so feedback to @ready_check or mailbag@readycheck.co.uk!

These show notes totally not written by Reliq.

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Holy Nothing-to-do-with-the-Podcast Post, Batman!

Posted by Toman on April 30, 2013
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Hi folks! Indulge us a little while, would you? Our show guild, <Harvest Moon> on Ghostlands EU (Alliance) are in desperate need of a few decent raiders. We’re currently traipsing through T15, having fully cleared T14, and are working on Council of Elders at the time of writing. Unfortunately, we’ve lost a couple of key members to the ol’ Real Life boss, and need to fill a couple of gaps. Come join us, yo!

Here’s the blurbage…

Our aim is to find players who, like us, have several responsibilities outside the game, but who are passionate about raiding and want to progress. We’re not recruiting people whose only job is to warm the bench for us, so if your application is successful, you’ll be considered as an equal when it comes to raid spots.

Hit the link to see what we’re after!

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Episode 8. – Nostalgia Trip, Ho!

Posted by Toman on April 29, 2013
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TOO SOON! YOU HAVE AWAKENED ME TOO SOON, EXECUTUS! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS INTRUSION? Oh, you’re not Executus. Ahem. Sorry about that. I get a bit cranky, sat around in my fiery pit of doom, resting up and… oh, you think I could be eligible to reclaim missold PPI payments? I don’t even know what a credit card is. Loans? Why should I need a loan when I can just melt my foes in pools of molten burniness? No, I don’t want to talk to your supervisor.. wait, how did you get my address, anyway? EXECUTUS! FOOL! YOU ALLOWED THESE INSECTS TO RUN RAMPANT THROUGH THE HALLOWED CORE? AND NOW YOU LEAD THEM TO MY VERY LAIR? YOU HAVE FAILED ME! JUSTICE SHALL BE MET, INDEED!

And that, ladies and gents, is why Ragnaros is grumpy with Excecutus. True facts.

On today’s show:

  • Reliq and Toman are joined by special guest Simes, aka Sivation, to talk vanilla, hardcore raiding, and how MoP is the best expansion yet;
  • Hunnibunni, a feral/guardian druid, fills in for her fiancé Flapz, who isn’t feeling well (get well soon!);
  • We discuss Manaflask‘s interviews with Paragon and Method;
  • We talk personal accountability, and Toman gets a bit grumpy (sorry);
  • Mod of the Week – EnsidiaFails;
  • And much more!

Huge thanks to Simes for joining us this week, it was fun chatting with you! As always, we’re really interested in having guests on the show, and we’d also love to guest on your own shows if you’ll have us… Also, we want to hear from you! Get in touch via email or Twitter with your thoughts on the show so far and we’ll read ’em out on air next week.

Until next week, love, hugs and UBRS PUGs (must have key).

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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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