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The Instance: Deep Dives for Gamers

The Instance 654: The Council

The Instance: Deep Dives for Gamers

Scott Johnson

Video Games, Leisure

4.88.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Big topic today: Should devs let players into the room, and help build their games via committee? Well, that's just what Blizzard might be asking with its new WoW Community Council. We look at that directly, but also the concept in games in general. Lots to say. Plus the games we are playing this week, and a great email about the early days of voice enabled games. And more!

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1:06.7

Welcome to the instance, everyone. This is the instance episode 450, sorry, 654, did that

1:11.9

backwards? I don't know why. It's November 5, 2021. Welcome to the new month and a new era

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of the instance. That's right. Today, we launch our brand new Patreon. Yes, that's right.

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change for you because you're already supporting us. You just shift over and do it. But for

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