Revision as of 14:28, 18 July 2014

The Diablo Podcast is a weekly (or more often) podcast produced by The Unofficial Diablo Site, Diablo.IncGamers.com. Hosted by long-time Diablo community member Flux, TDP covers recent news and controversial issues in the Diablo community, features in-depth discussion and debate about game issues, and hosts regular interviews with game developers and members of the Diablo Community.

• New episodes are posted regularly on [Diablo.IncGamers.com] and can be listened to through iTunes or via direct mp3 download, or watched via YouTube.
  • All Diablo 3 Podcasts by news category.

Full show archives are listed below, sorted by year.

TDP Episode Guide

Brief summaries of each episode. Click the "view it here" links to see the full news posts and links to grab each episode via iTunes, YouTube, or via the direct mp3 file.

For reasons of space, this page shows only the shows from the current year. Past shows are fully described on the archives pages, and all episodes can still be viewed and listened to via their original news posts.

• The Diablo Podcast: 2011 Episodes -- 54 episodes counting down to and covering the Diablo 3 beta test.
• The Diablo Podcast: 2012 Episodes -- 30 episodes covering the run up to release and the first half-year of Diablo 3.
• The Diablo Podcast: 2013 Episodes -- 43 episodes covering the first full year of Diablo 3, with the Reaper of Souls announcement in late 2013.

2014 Episodes

TDP #129: Reaper of Souls Beta, Legendaries, Bounties, and Slow Paragon Levels

Reaper of Souls beta discussion covers legendary item drop rates, power, and build-changing, plus why bounties are probably too rewarding, why the Inventory is definitely too small, and Paragon levels are too slow. Featuring Flux, Rankil, and Xanth.

• Posted on: 13 January, 2014.
• Length: 1:01:00
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #130: Reaper of Souls Beta, Gambling, Nephalem Rifts, and Patching

Reaper of Souls beta discussion covers gambling and Blood Shards, the highs and lows of Nephalem Rifts, changing (or not) the game incentives to always rush through everything, class balance and new RoS builds, and top fixes requested in the upcoming RoS beta patch. Featuring Flux, Rankil, and Xanth.

• Posted on: 15 January, 2014.
• Length: 51:50
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #131: Legendary (non) Drop Rate and Patch Skill Changes

Reaper of Souls beta test discussion with a focus on the very disappointing Legendary item drop rate, the new Infernal Machine, big patch skill changes, Blizzard’s D3 MVPs growing restless, EXP issues, and more. Featuring Flux, Xanth, and Wolfpaq.

• Posted on: 21 January, 2014.
• Length: 1:1:25
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #132: No Legacy Enchanting and Class Balance

Big changes lately in Diablo 3. Split-farming fixed, legacy items are no-enchant, legendary item drop buffs, Torment-only legendaries, Nephalem Rifts buffed, and class balance issues. Featuring Flux, Neinball, and Xanth.

• Posted on: 6 February, 2014.
• Length: 1:12:34
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #133: Diablo 3 Developer John Yang Livestream

Diablo 3 developer John Yang joins a livestream for an hour of Reaper of Souls conversation. Topics include Barb nerfs, Demon Hunter changes, crafting costs, legendary items, and much more.

• Posted on: 21 February, 2014.
• Length: 1:07:24
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #134: Dev Chats, Build-Changing Legendaries, and the Launch Party

Reaper of Souls beta chat including recent D3 dev livestreams, build-changing legendaries, the power of Paragon Points now that experience grows so quickly, and RoS launch party plans. Featuring Flux, Neinball, and Holyknight.

• Posted on: 24 February, 2014.
• Length: 1:05:47
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #135: Diablo 3 v2, Clans, Class Changes, and 17th Anniversary

Diablo 3 version 2 had a great first week with much player excite. Topics include class changes pros and cons, build-defining legendaries, too-smart Smart Drops, First World clan Problems, and Diabloii.net’s 17th anniversary. Featuring Flux, Rankil, and Sentarius.

• Posted on: 4 March, 2014.
• Length: 1:14:12
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #136: D3v2 and the Reaper is Approaching

Reaper of Souls is approaching fast, with Diablo 3 version 2 and new awesome legendary items to keep us busy until then. Paragon levels and Pools of Reflection, plus Diablo 3 ladder teases. Featuring Flux, Katniss, and Neinball.

• Posted on: 18 March, 2014.
• Length: 1:23:03
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #137: RoS Launch Party & First Impressions

The Reaper of Souls launch party was a blast, and the game’s launch went nearly flawlessly. Surprised? Relieved? Excited? All of the above? Flux, Katniss, Wolfpaq, and Neinball discuss their launch party experience and offer first impressions of Reaper of Souls.

• Posted on: 29 March, 2014.
• Length: 1:08:20
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #138:RoS Week One!

Reaper of Souls has been live for a week, and there’s much to discuss. Changes since the Beta test ended, first classes played, Adventure Mode, Gambling and Blood Shards, Paragon Points, Nephalem Rifts, and more. Featuring Flux, Xanth, and Ynzerg.

• Posted on: 2 April, 2014.
• Length: 1:18:38
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #139: “RoSS” Reviews and Crusader Patch Buffs

Patch 2.0.4 brought big changes and buffs, including major changes to skills, especially for the Crusader. Is the class awesome now? Also, Reaper of Souls reviews are running lower scores than D3, even though everyone says RoS is a big improvement. Rush of IncGamers.com discusses the sad state of gaming reviews and “journalism.” Podcast features Flux, Rush, and Katniss.

• Posted on: 12 April, 2014.
• Length: 1:06:32
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #140: The “Weakest” Crusader, Torment, and Toughness

Fans have named the Wizard the strongest and the Crusader the weakest class. How can the new guy be so unloved? Also, DPS meters, Torment 4-6 item hunting, Toughness strategy, and the Monk’s terrible Sets. Featuring Flux, Muggs, and JrMint.

• Posted on: 22 April, 2014.
• Length: 1:12:08
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #141: Conspiracy Theories!

Diablo 3 conspiracy theories! Can RNG can be cheated, do we know the weighting for all legendary drops, and more. Also the joy of clans, legendary material hunting, and feeling forced to play Torment. Featuring Flux, Rankil, and Muggs.

• Posted on: 6 May, 2014.
• Length: 1:22:31
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #142: Crusader Buffs and Patch 2.0.5

Patch 2.0.5 buffed many things, but most of all the Crusader. Is the class awesome now? Xanth argues that WD is the best class. Community double legendary drop rate should last forever? How would Diablo 3 change with hard caps on Crit Chance and Crit Damage?

• Posted on: 19 May, 2014.
• Length: 1:16:02
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #143: Leg Mats RIP and v2.1 Anticipation

Legendary Materials were junked in the recent Patch 2.0.6. Why are they gone and how is the game poorer for their absence? Also, ladders and Patch 2.1 anticipation, plus lots of rambling digressions. Featuring Flux and Neinball.

• Posted on: 13 June, 2014.
• Length: 58:15
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #144: PTR, Greater Rifts, and Legendary Gems

Diablo 3 Patch 2.1 is up on the PTR and bristling with new features. Flux is joined by first time podcast guests N3rdwards and Empty1 to discuss Greater Rifts, Legendary Gems, Death Penalties, and go in depth into the Wizard class.

• Posted on: 14 July, 2014.
• Length: 48:55
• Watch, listen, or download.

TDP #145: Greater Rifts and Monk Problems

Greater Rifts are a great new feature, but there are pros and cons. Monks are not so great, with devoted Monastics deeply worried about the class. Higher difficulty is the source of all rewards in RoS, putting huge pressure on the devs to balance the classes. Show features Xanth, Neinball, and Flux.

• Posted on: 18 July, 2014.
• Length: 58:46
• Watch, listen, or download.

Older shows are detailed on the annual archives pages:

• The Diablo Podcast: 2011 Episodes
• The Diablo Podcast: 2012 Episodes
• The Diablo Podcast: 2013 Episodes