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Bobby Frankenberger

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1574 total appearances

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The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

The official website on the thing has all the links. You just go to the official accounts on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok, and you'll be able to watch the thing live. You can earn rewards for watching it. It looks like you get Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble, and World of Warcraft items possibly, but they don't have any details on that.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

The official website on the thing has all the links. You just go to the official accounts on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok, and you'll be able to watch the thing live. You can earn rewards for watching it. It looks like you get Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble, and World of Warcraft items possibly, but they don't have any details on that.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

No. And you know what? I hate to say it, but they never really figured out a way to monetize those in a way that would make him happy. And that's really it. That's all it was. StarCraft II was outperformed. StarCraft II, what was the first one called? Wings of Liberty. Yeah. Was the most successful launch of an RTS in history.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

No. And you know what? I hate to say it, but they never really figured out a way to monetize those in a way that would make him happy. And that's really it. That's all it was. StarCraft II was outperformed. StarCraft II, what was the first one called? Wings of Liberty. Yeah. Was the most successful launch of an RTS in history.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Despite that, World of Warcraft's first premium on-store sparkly horse made more money than the entire game did. So I'm not saying I side with Bobby. I just get why he did it. And by Bobby, I mean Kodak, not Bobby Frankenberger. Very different Bobby.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Despite that, World of Warcraft's first premium on-store sparkly horse made more money than the entire game did. So I'm not saying I side with Bobby. I just get why he did it. And by Bobby, I mean Kodak, not Bobby Frankenberger. Very different Bobby.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

That was such a mess. Oh my God. That's still the word. I still think it's the biggest fumble I've ever done.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

That was such a mess. Oh my God. That's still the word. I still think it's the biggest fumble I've ever done.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

We didn't really say this earlier. I do want to make this clear. I think Bobby agrees, and everyone I've talked to has read it. I think this book is, if you are a Blizzard fan or a WoW fan or any just sort of interested in games and the back end of all this...

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

We didn't really say this earlier. I do want to make this clear. I think Bobby agrees, and everyone I've talked to has read it. I think this book is, if you are a Blizzard fan or a WoW fan or any just sort of interested in games and the back end of all this...

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

um which has always been fascinating to me this is a must read i think it's amazing and i have it on some pretty good authority that factually speaking this thing is dead on like they didn't miss any of that they may not always cat the book doesn't always capture the passion behind some of what looks like just lunacy yeah it's hard to do that because there's magic involved and how do you describe that in a book and it's hard and you don't have every voice but

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

um which has always been fascinating to me this is a must read i think it's amazing and i have it on some pretty good authority that factually speaking this thing is dead on like they didn't miss any of that they may not always cat the book doesn't always capture the passion behind some of what looks like just lunacy yeah it's hard to do that because there's magic involved and how do you describe that in a book and it's hard and you don't have every voice but

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Well, you think you do, but you don't. Bobby, let's talk about power. Let's talk about Mythic Plus power. You've acquired it all. You are now lord of your domain.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Well, you think you do, but you don't. Bobby, let's talk about power. Let's talk about Mythic Plus power. You've acquired it all. You are now lord of your domain.

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Yeah, the diamond one. It's kind of... I don't always like these when they're just all... alternate skins. It's not that I don't, I don't, I really do love and respect the work that skins provide or that, you know, those artists are doing amazing work. Like, like we talked about with the expensive mount, uh, that's one point I didn't bring up. I kind of wish it was just more, uh,

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Yeah, the diamond one. It's kind of... I don't always like these when they're just all... alternate skins. It's not that I don't, I don't, I really do love and respect the work that skins provide or that, you know, those artists are doing amazing work. Like, like we talked about with the expensive mount, uh, that's one point I didn't bring up. I kind of wish it was just more, uh,

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

about this expansion we're in or more overall wow and not just another one of those dinosaur models with the new skin sure anyway yeah but but in this case too i kind of just wish for special achievements like where they really hit you with the uniqueness and it's hard to get or whatever i wish they were just more than this is that one you got accidentally by questing but it's prettier because it looks like diamond you know what i mean

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

about this expansion we're in or more overall wow and not just another one of those dinosaur models with the new skin sure anyway yeah but but in this case too i kind of just wish for special achievements like where they really hit you with the uniqueness and it's hard to get or whatever i wish they were just more than this is that one you got accidentally by questing but it's prettier because it looks like diamond you know what i mean

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Difficulty reasons or some other factor, do you think?

The Instance: World of Warcraft Podcast
The Instance 670: Dino-Sour?

Difficulty reasons or some other factor, do you think?