Overly Dramatic News

#109 Trolling for a Leader

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:25:08 PDT

The election of Pope Francis combines with the ongoing leadership struggle in the Horde to form the basis of this week's ODN.

#108 Something Rotten in the State of Halfhill

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:21:24 PDT

With the debate on immigration reform heating up, ODN once again dips into political waters. To hire, or not to hire, that is the question!

#107 Pandaren Party Problems

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:15:39 PDT

I don't like to inject politics int ODN too often, but the overwhelming dominance of the sequester story in the news made it pretty much impossible to not do so.

#106 Brewery Goes Down the Hatch

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:10:18 PDT

Sometimes the news stories that inspire my ODN segments can be a bit obscure. This week is one of those times. I was listening to NPR's "Planet Money" and they did a story on the takeover of Grupo Modelo (the maker of Corona beer) by Anheuser-Busch. Not long after I heard one of Revngeek's always-funny "Real Azerothian Heroes" segments. And soon after that I had my story idea.

#105 Wrong Turn at Irkutsk

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:01:01 PDT

The explosion of the meteor over Russia was an obvious choice for an ODN segment, and even gave me a chance to stretch my vocal cords a bit!

#104 Foresaking the Foresaken

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:57:12 PDT

Sometimes multiple news events combine into one ODN story idea. This week's story is a mashup of the Pope's resignation, the conspicuous absence of Sylvanas Windrunner from Pandaria, Marco Rubio's thirst during his reply to the State of the Union address, the Weather Channel naming winter storms, and our guild leader's devotion to "My Little Pony". Let me tell you, it was tough cutting it all down to 90 seconds!

#103 Power to the Party

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:48:04 PDT

This week's ODN draws inspiration from the world of sports -- specifically, the power outage at the Super Bowl.

#102 Song Gets Glee in Treble

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:41:38 PDT

Unsurprisingly, I'm a big Jonathan Coulton fan, so as soon as the Glee/JoCo bruhaha blew up, I knew it was going to get the ODN spin. Sylvanas isn't as nice as JoCo about being ripped off!

#101 Scam in the Sand

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:34:49 PDT

This episode was inspired by the recent kerfuffle over whether Herbalife is a real business or a pyramid scheme. I never know what news story of the week will get me thinking, "How can I apply this to Warcraft?"

#100 An Unexpected Award

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:49:41 PST

ODN reaches 100 episodes! Since taking over from Acuzod this past March, I've had a great time bringing you the news. I hope you have enjoyed my slightly twisted views of the world, both real and Warcraft -- HuntsTheWind

#99 Creating Lean Mean Warcraft Machines

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:44:42 PST

Scott and Dills on The Instance were talking about how some standard mechanics were seen over and over again in raids, when it suddenly dawned on me those same drills could be used for other purposes!

#98 You've Been a Baaad Company!

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:40:20 PST

I always thought there was something suspicious about Smokywood Pastures!

#97 One Percent Drop Rate

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:02:34 PST

I had a lot of fun crafting this one. I wonder if anyone will take a liking to the E Pluribus Slay'em guild name and create one!

#96 The Day WOW Music Died

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:55:21 PST

Especially after Russell Brower's interview right after Thanksgiving, I couldn't resist revisiting the "Disney buys Blizzard" alternate universe to have some fun with his previous work on Animaniacs.

#95 Secession Is a Bunch of Bull

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:48:41 PST

Another week where the story idea just fell into my lap, but I decided to have some fun twisting it around a bit.

#94 No Laughing Matter

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:37:07 PST

First it was Gamon, now a top goblin comic. Who next will feel the wrath of the Kor'kron guard?

#93 Why - Because We Bought You

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:32:26 PST

Sometimes coming up with a weekly story idea can be a real challenge. And sometimes the idea just falls into your lap gift-wrapped. Thanks for the gift, Disney and LucasArts!

#92 Dying To Get Insured

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:27:42 PST

When the hackers managed to run around killing everyone in Stormwind and Orgrimmar, I knew I had to revisit the health insurance debate. :-)

#91 Gamon Gets It

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:23:17 PST

Gamon lets his guard down, and pays the price!

#90 Pandas In Fringe

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:18:34 PST

These lawsuits are patently ridiculous!

#89 A Voice From Afar

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:16:03 PST

Acuzod returns!

#88 Gaming The System

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:10:44 PST

The debut of our rogue reporter, Thraxxis!

#87 Princely Problems

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:01:11 PST

Anduin turns out to be a royal pain!

#86 If It Sounds Too Good To Be True

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:58:45 PST

The dark secret of Koltrane the Mage...exposed!

#85 A Leak Has Sprung

acuzod@gmail.com (James Jefferies) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:53:22 PST

Some surprising revelations result from a data breach at Blizzard. The rumor that I lead a secret life as a television meteorologist is completely unproven.