Controversial Hearthsteel Incident + Discussions About The Light + WoW News
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Episode Topic 1
Midnight Season 1 Begins March 17 — But M+ Waits Until March 24
Midnight Season 1 officially kicks off on March 17th, bringing the new raid, PvP season start, Season 1 delves, and Mythic 0 dungeons all at once.
- Despite billing this as the full Season 1 launch, Mythic+ keystones are delayed a full week to March 24th — after the raid opens. The stated reasoning is to prevent raiders from pre-gearing via keys before the Race to World First.
- Community reaction has been split — some appreciate the intent, others argue the season doesn't meaningfully "start" until M+ is live, calling the stagger frustrating and unnecessary.
On the table
- Do you think staggering the raid and M+ launches is good design, or does it just create a dead week where nothing feels fully open?
- With M+ delayed, how are you planning to spend that first week — pushing the raid, farming M0s, or something else entirely?
Wowhead — Squishei
Episode Topic 2
Hearthsteel Housing & Shop Controversy: Squirrels, Kobolds, and $125+ in Decor Bundles
Blizzard dropped several new paid collections: the Scurrywind Groveglider Collection (four flying squirrel mounts) and the Cozy Kobold Collection (four kobold romper transmogs), along with four new Player Housing Decor Packs — totaling over $125 in Hearthsteel purchases if bought à la carte.
- The Springblossom Tree — a housing decor item — launched so overpriced that Blizzard later issued refunds and added two extra trees to affected orders after widespread community backlash. Blizzard called it an "incorrect price"; many players called it deliberate limit-testing.
- A recurring complaint: shop mounts have noticeably higher visual polish than earnable in-game rewards — custom summon animations, unique particle effects, and special footprints — which many players feel is an intentional imbalance designed to drive purchases.
On the table
- Do you buy Blizzard's explanation that the Springblossom Tree was just "incorrectly priced," or do you think the rollback only happened because the backlash was loud enough?
- Where do you draw the line on acceptable monetization in a subscription game? Does the quality gap between shop mounts and earned mounts bother you?
Wowhead — PopularTopular
Episode Topic 3
New Content Live: World Events, M0 Mounts & the Arcantina Key Nerf
Two world events are now live: Legends of the Haranir — a weekly story quest series about the new allied race — and the Abundance event, where players harvest materials to honor Dundun the Loa for crafting reagents including Fused Vitality. Completing the Haranir achievement requires a minimum of 7 weeks with no missed lockouts.
- Two new Hawkstrider mounts — including a variant with spectral in it's name but the current wowhead model only shows an added spell effect on a otherwise identical mount— are now farmable from Magisters' Terrace and Windrunner Spire on Mythic 0 difficulty.
- The Key to the Arcantina was hotfixed to a 15-minute cooldown Silvermoon Hearthstone after players discovered it could teleport directly into any Midnight dungeon, bypassing the normal portal system.
On the table
- The Haranir achievement is locked to 7+ weeks minimum with no catch-up — is that reasonable pacing or just another frustrating timegate?
- The Arcantina Key nerf is a classic case of Blizzard patching out unintended convenience — players loved using it as a dungeon teleport. Did they make the right call, or should they have just leaned into it?
Wowhead — Archimtiros / iMX3 / Squishei
Episode notes
Welcome to the Last Attempt Guildcast. In this episode, Squirrelthug is joined again by guildmates — Shakatan & Templrivanho — we cover some news about a controversial pricing mistake by Blizzard with a shop item and some issues players have with how The Light is being portrayed.We cover:• Recruiting update: Mythic team needs (tanks, heals, DPS) — Discord app link below• The beginning of Season 1 and if it counts if Mythic+ doesn't start till a week later.• Hearthsteel controversy covering the Cherry Blossom tree and it's initial pricing.• World events and the Arcantina Key nerf___If you’re looking for a Mythic team going into Midnight Season 1, we’re actively recruiting all roles. If you’re a consistent raider who wants a focused-but-chill group that’s still pushing, reach out.Raid schedule:Tuesday–Thursday, 9:00–11:30 PM PacificMake sure to follow our Guest-Host Templrivanho at his twitch streamhttps://www.twitch.tv/templrivanhoAs well as our Co-Host Shakatan on his twitch channelhttps://www.twitch.tv/shakatan_360You can follow me, Squirrelthug on twitch as well. And I make it a habit of streaming our raid nights, schedule above.https://www.twitch.tv/squirrelthug_Join the guild / apply:Discord + application link: https://discord.gg/7hrBH5G7Hf