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The Grinding Gear Podcast

Burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.

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#385 - Into the Nexus: “Zagarmageddon”

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2021/08/05

Into the Nexus is back with all the Heroes of the Storm happenings and our new segment, Eye on Blizzard. Garrett is back, enjoying Zagara, and has some thoughts to share on the recent patch. Kyle shares stories of his time in CCS. We’ve also got a Blue Post hinting at two upcoming reworks! But the show doesn't end there, we want to keep you informed on the ongoing situation at Blizzard. Stay tuned after the Heroes news for that coverage.

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#384 - Into the Nexus: “#ActiBlizzWalkout”

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2021/07/29

Today’s episode is our support of the Blizzard Walkout. We will be covering the lawsuit and accounts of harassment against Blizzard the same as we would any other news regarding Blizzard and Heroes of the Storm. We are not ending Into the Nexus and plan to be back next week with Heroes news, but this week is our support of the Blizzard Walkout. After the news we will be having a fun chat as always… but about non-Blizzard games. Think of it as a Weeksauce revival.

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#383 - Into the Nexus: “Oh the Banelings” w/ Bahamut

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2021/07/22

Patch Cadence! Seems we have a new schedule for Heroes of the Storm balance, once a month. Perfection. Kyle is joined by Bahamut, caster for the CCL tournament, to talk about their approaching Grand Finals and the impact the balance patch might have on the weekend's play. The duo also go in depth on the various changes including a Morales Rework and a dangerously devilish update to Zagara. Artani also rejoice! This and more, enjoy!

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#382 - Into the Nexus: “The Cavalier Coach” w/...

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2021/07/15

CavalierGuest, OXG Esports and community coach, returns to the show! In his last appearance, Hogger was fresh in the Nexus and we sped ahead talking strategy for the recently released Hero. In this episode, Kyle goes a little deeper about what it means to be a top coach for Heroes of the Storm through Cav’s own experience with gaming: World of Warcraft raiding, HGC history, roster building, people management and high level play. CCL is on everyone's mind as the tournament heads towards the round of

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#381 - Into the Nexus: “Is it exciting? Is it broken?”

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2021/07/08

The Council of Garrett and Kyle, with the powers gifted to us by Kofalt, are here to decide the fate of your balance inquiries. The quote "trying to make things that sound really exciting on paper, but aren't as broken as you think they are" guides our way as we review Reddit’s recent spree of talent suggestions to the balance designer. It doesn’t have to end here though. Share your balance and talent ideas with the show at Itncast@gmail.com.

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#380 - Into the Nexus: “with HOTS-Dev Kofalt”

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2021/07/01

Associate Game Designer for Heroes of the Storm Josh “RawrJar” Kofalt joins the show! Garrett and Kyle get to sit down with the man behind the balance curtain and ask your questions! Kofalt has a rich history with the game, joining in the technical alpha, Cloud9, coaching and eventually making his way on to the Q&A team. Now part of the developers, Kofalt has taken up the mantle on Reddit for balance updates and inquiries. This episode is a catalogue of design philosophies, strategies and a

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#379 - Into the Nexus: “Kiyeberries Returns”

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2021/06/24

Into the Nexus, The Heroes of the Storm Podcast, is joined by Kiyeberries: CCL Live Coordinator, Healer Streamer Extraordinar and fellow NGS Teammate! Our guest brings stories from the Gold Leagues and the Twitch sphere, fresh to your ears.

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#378 - Into the Nexus: “Building a Better Blaze”

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2021/06/17

Balance time! Delivered fresh from the devs. Garrett and Kyle walk you through all the changes which are already live inside your game! Blaze, Garrosh, Muradin, Stitches, Imperius, Anduin, Raynor, Valla, Johanna and Orphea. But wait, where is Stukov? Well the infested man is out for the weekend due to bugs. Stay tuned and find out more.

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#377 - Into the Nexus: “Garrett Really Hates Subdue”

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2021/06/10

Kofalt is on the case! Blue posts, it’s what’s for dinner on Into the Nexus. The new, and we assume, Lead Balance Designer has taken to Reddit to show us the future. Updates incoming soon for Raynor, Malfurion and Johanna. Garrett and Kyle have opinions on Subdue and go through your emails.

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#376 - Into the Nexus: “UnQuest”

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2021/06/03

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#375 - Into the Nexus: “Azmodunking with Jhow”

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2021/05/27

Jhow, streamer, educational YouTube and former HGC caster rejoins the show to bring the good word of Valla… or Azmodan! Yes the self proclaimed valla one trick has a secret weapon up his sleeve.

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#374 - Into the Nexus: “The Reign of Vengeance”

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2021/05/20

The patch is live! Garrett and Kyle walk you through all the goodies inside to prepare you for your weekend’s Heroes-tastic adventures. Hots is in the public eye this week as not only Blizzard, but other news sources have been talking about our humble little game. Next comes the big patch rundown. Week one playtesting feelings on the reworks and covering the ins and outs of all the balance chances. Just ban Valla (unless you’re GM quality Zeratul is ready).

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#373 - Into the Nexus: “UnDead Game”

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2021/05/13

The long awaited patch is here and its BIG! Five Hero Reworks, eleven balanced Heroes, new XP Orb changes and two hosts ready to guide you through. These are the big strokes. Loan Talents are coming and they showcase new tools the developers have to adjust and argument heroes. XP orbs are being reinforced as a learning tool. Anduin, Johanna, Raynor, Stitches and Valla are all getting a fresh coat of talent paint. We’ll see you next week with the more minute crunchy details.

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#372 - Into the Nexus: “The Blue Barrage”

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2021/05/06

The Blues have spoken! Is Kofalt the new balance designer? Or just a brave soul helming the communication ship? Either way, the lines are open and we have a glimpse in the happenings over the Heroes team. Garrett and Kyle walk you through the important bits: Bug fixes, balance incoming and future skin updates. We also take a healthy dose of emails. Enjoy this Into the Nexus!

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#371 - Into the Nexus: “Whip it Out”

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2021/04/29

Into the Nexus is your SOURCE for Heroes of the Storm news! Garrett and Kyle continue through our long meta with a host of new discoveries thanks to CCL. Heroes Devs have returned to the reddit to bring us a reminder of tasty breadcrumbs, which might be only 2 weeks away. Tensions are high and moral is low across the Heroes of the Storm community as they attempt to gauge their expectations. All this and more on this hearty edition of ITN.

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#370 - Into the Nexus: “Redrafting the CCL” w/ Bahamut

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2021/04/22

With HeroesHearth’s Community Clash League Season 2 upon us, Bahamut joins the show and gives us the rundown of the team which starts play this weekend. Garrett and Kyle walk you through the tournament draft, teams, meta, rules and map pools as we head towards some top tier Heroes of the Storm action. The gang also theorizes how the game has shifted since the previous Season 1 and what we can expect on the horizon. Emails and more! Enjoy this packed episode of Into the Nexus.

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#369 - Into the Nexus: “Get Low”

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2021/04/15

Into the Nexus is back to throw the bones! Let’s divine up some patch information. Garrett and Kyle take a look at the old AMA and Dev comments to find the future patch.

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#368 - Into the Nexus: “Tiers & Tears”

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2021/04/07

Into the Nexus returns with your weekly Heroes of the Storm update! The community is hungry for communication! Blizzard as a whole seems to be struggling to release content across their games, with Hearthstone currently the exception. CCL is right on the horizon, but will that exacerbate the perception of the community should balance not happen. Sonya, Hogger and DVa currently dominate the bruiser seen and bruisers are slowly taking over the tank roles. Does the next update need to be a

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#367 - Into the Nexus: “What the Tank?”

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2021/04/01

The HOTS devs are being really quiet this week and during their silence some convincing community-made Heroes of the Storm pranks sent players into a sad spiral. Kyle and Garrett talk about this long period of no changes, the latest HOTS dev, CCL’s player drama, CavalierGuest’s new tanking guide, and take your questions.

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#366 - Into the Nexus: “The Smurf Special”

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2021/03/25

Fresh off the Internet, Garrett and Kyle bring you the tidings from around the moba sphere. While we eagerly await out patch in two weeks, eyes have turned towards Dota 2’s new initiative to ban all smurfs from their games. Naturally Heroes of the Storm wants to get in on the smurf banning action. CCL is firing up with their Free Agent Tournament this weekend. All this and more on your Heroes of the Storm podcast of choice. Enjoy!

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