The Grinding Gear Podcast

#70 - Into the Nexus: "Go Away, Baiting Abilities"

Into the Nexus #70 is here and this week Garrett and Kyle are jumping in so many Medivacs they're wondering why all those Kael players aren't joining them. It's a big week for Heroes of the Storm as the StarCraft 2 Medic Lt. Morales is now live, a large new patch accompanied her, the Heroes WC European Championship has concluded, Artanis is coming early if you preorder, and hackers have been banned. The guys also talk about baiting abilities and conquering team fights.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/amovetv.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
 ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
ITN on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/K7hLlcPYcpY
ITN #70 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wnba_DdVHd88xC_bzebHreikE4GH6p0Op21ylq-NFPQ/pub
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#65 - Into the Nexus: "Two Heroes Enter"

On Into the Nexus #65 changes have and are coming to Ranked Play. The tuning of the placement system discussed last week has gone live, bonus points are back in the high ranks, and Hero League will soon limit party sizes to two players or less. Heroes of the Storm eSports are ramping up with the BlizzCon finals only two months away, and Garrett and Kyle take your emails.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/amovetv.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.


Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/mAYWFNj0dSc
ITN #65 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZPIeUVeEJEo5QpWeGNKjiMgbRTTl1zPl1bUmQ3x7iQc/pub
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#61 - Into the Nexus: "An Orc Hybrid, a Protoss, and a Monk Walk into a Bar..."

On Into the Nexus #61, Gamescom is in full swing and it has brought upon an eruption of Heroes news. Three new Heroes have been previewed. The Diablo 3 Monk, Kharazim will be the next hero added to the game. Warcraft's Rexxar, as well as StarCraft's Artanis appear to be just around the corner. Blizzard also previewed the last Diablo-themed battleground (for now), Infernal Shrines. Garrett and Kyle also talk new skins, the incoming Cleanse nerf, Dustin Browders latest musings, Blizzard's trademark of "Compete", discuss how to play against stealth heroes, and take some emails!

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.


Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://youtu.be/ivLuxJiWTIc
ITN #61 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X5SmJRASzBjKcKX2l0k30CCoaVI7EAmMUNmm4xkNVj4/pub
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#59 - Into the Nexus: "All the Mail!"

On the 59th episode of Into the Nexus Garrett and Kyle are taking a ton of your emails. With Garrett leaving town for a bit he and Kyle recorded a mailbag episode a little earlier than usual to fill the gap between episodes. You can send your emails to ITNcast@gmail.com.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmWhg4_YEA
ITN #59 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WvI33VGdA1er9KCa0X0-WhjGqpBryP5K_E-FfY86CnU/pub
Download ITN #59

#58 - Into the Nexus: "Hack the Map!"

On the 58th episode of Into the Nexus Blizzard is swinging the ban hammer at many players who have been using map hacks! After a bug with the Butcher's Ruthless Onslaught, many players started going on the look out for hacking players and it lead to many potential cheaters being brought to light. Garrett and Kyle also take a look at how the recent patch has impacted hero win rates, other Butcher bugs, how the Butcher is not over powered according to Team 1, discussed drafting tips, and an email from Brian.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MINY7WJn4
ITN #58 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19n8v5yJ6AA_gHfvxpIBzDeeBx7MrYdTJzm7qyu5Xigg/pub
Download ITN #58

#57 - Into the Nexus: "Don't be Valla-tile"

On Into the Nexus #57 the Eternal Conflict has begun! The new battleground, Battlefield of Eternity, and new hero, The Butcher, have released in Heroes of the Storm. Kyle and Garrett also talk about some of the undocumented patch changes, highlights from many other dev interviews, a new mount, dealing with griefers, new social systems, and much more!

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

Check out last week's aftershow games!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.


Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d82v2k4vMio&feature=youtu.be
ITN #57 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xU45wUE-JSutzBR22o9UmzyoD5RAfz8u6ze6WsEauCE/pub
Download ITN #57

#56 - Into the Nexus: "I See the Matrix" w/ Kent-Erik Hagman

On Into the Nexus #56 developer, Kent-Erik Hagman from the Heroes of the Storm team joins Garrett and Kyle to talk about what it's like to build a hero from the ground up, Matrix-like spreadsheets, awesome Diablo music, and much more! The Eternal Conflict also had it's soft start this week with the Battlefield of Eternity and a massive wave of balance changes going live on the Public Test Realm. The ITN crew cover all of it and and email from listener Kyle. The world of Diablo is about to make an explosive entrance into the Nexus and so far we like what we see!

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week. There is a new goal up where Garrett and Kyle will start casting a Heroes game each month... in suits! Last week's aftershow game can be found just below!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.


Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNKfGL9hVYk
ITN #56 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hlbOrYGXsLMFop_5mPhcO8Ltof50t-MCqSM5zE7Xzbs/pub
Download ITN #56

#55 - Into the Nexus: “Slipping the Monk in There”

On Into the Nexus #55 Heroes stormed E3 2015! Dustin Browder and Christ Sigaty sat down with Day[9] and brought a new Eternal Conflict trailer, previewed the King Leoric and the Monk! Also this week Garrett and Kyle talked DreamHack, the NA Open, and answered many emails regarding Hero League as well as other emails from listeners!

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week. There is a new goal up where Garrett and Kyle will start casting a Heroes game each month... in suits!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvC922MTEfI
ITN #55 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cGglbQE1tZcWVax5UIAA_5yp7BZ17zdmDTU4e9DLnkM/pub
Download ITN #55

#54 - Into the Nexus: "Eternal Conflict"

On Into the Nexus #54 the Eternal Conflict is upon us! Angels, Demons, Immortals, and the Butcher himself are coming into the Nexus as part of a massive Diablo-themed Heroes content roll out. Garrett and Kyle break down all of the new content previewed during Team 1's recent Mayhem Begins event, including the new content, Q&A highlights, the Australian launch party, Dustin Browder's recent interview with Forbes, and much more. Also discussed this week was Garrett's first outing with Murky, Kyle's maiden voyage with Lili, plus emails from listeners Ben and Christian.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week. There is a new goal up where Garrett and Kyle will start casting a Heroes game each month... in suits!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6qCvCGlNYw
ITN #54 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VG_F_XNhxYS53kpiK5eHbOmyVsq8ah6rTkEHlhp9PZY/pub
Download ITN #54

#53 - Into the Nexus: "Heroes of the Storm Launches!"

On Into the Nexus #53 Heroes of the Storm has officially launched! With it came the Diablo 3 Crusader Johanna, many cross-game promotions, the announcement of the Road to BlizzCon, a detailed look at the future of Ranked play, and more! Garrett and Kyle also discussed the two Heroes they played this week that they are noobs with and gave advice on how new players can build out their stable of Heroes.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week. There is a new goal up where Garrett and Kyle will start casting a Heroes game each month... in suits!

Check out last week's aftershow games with ITN Patrons!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbrT9Jfl2P8
ITN #53 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GeI8MIsNgZ3t8M3wSILaf5xLnHaqKsnNp15ObeyjKA0/pub
Download ITN #53

#52 - Into the Nexus: "The Trials and Tribulations of Diablo and Valla"

On Into the Nexus #52 Garrett and Kyle continue their noob hero strategies, with Garrett playing Diablo and Kyle on Valla. Also this week some much needed hotfixes came down the pipe (horay for Kael'thas's Living Bomb fix!), Korea's most-played heroes makes a lot of sense, Blizzard set the record straight on Tychus's cigar, and Chad and the Giordano brothers wrote in.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week. There is a new goal up where Garrett and Kyle will start casting a Heroes game each month... in suits!

Check out last week's aftershow games!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.


Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odes6Rd8-Rc
ITN #52 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MCBc3cPAYr4QskuLDec0Gva8Sk9n3xcxrVdYQyYyQO4/pub
Download ITN #52

#51 - Into the Nexus: “Open Beta!”

The 51st episode Into the Nexus is here and so is open beta for Heroes of the Storm! Also this week matchmaking has been improved, new skins have been added to the game, global play was unlocked, Heroes made it onto the walls of McDonalds in China and into the pages of Korean Maxim, Garrett and Kyle started week 1 of playing heroes they've never played before, and many rapid-fire emails and questions from the chatroom were taken!

Check out last week's aftershow games! Every week Garrett and Kyle play a game of Heroes with ITN Patrons.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week. There is a new goal up where Garrett and Kyle will start casting a Heroes game each month... in suits!

Don't forget to check out the ITN subreddit at ITNcast.reddit.com to submit stories or upvote existing submissions. Follow http://Twitch.tv/amovetv for the live show and game streams. All VODs of the live recording can be found at Youtube.com/starcastshow.

Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

 

Get ITN on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/into-nexus-heroes-storm-podcast/id854521079?mt=2
Get ITN on Stitcher:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ix7n8Qen1dFEWc0dv8TfONggi1VBMYGIPjV6muruXns/pub
Get ITN on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or6SDg6k4Hw
ITN #50 Show Notes: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11CFvWg39Fj6WdZUQwhLzcq-sNoxcR8exknrKmYXmSIU/pub
Download ITN #51