Three of your favorite creators are in the spotlight this week as we dive into creativity, discipline, vulnerability, burnout, passion, and how WoW content is evolving in the Midnight era.

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Welcome back to Brutally Honest: A WoW Podcast - a weekly World of Warcraft roundtable hosted by Brutall. Each episode brings together top players, creators, and theorycrafters to break down class design, game direction, encounter philosophy, and the future of WoW.

🎙️ Episode 6 – Why We Create

This roundtable digs into the emotional, creative, and strategic side of making content in the WoW community. From passion to burnout, inspiration to monetization, this episode explores what drives creators to keep showing up, keep building, and keep sharing their voice in a constantly changing game.

This Week's Guests:

Luxthos

► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Luxthos

► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Luxthos

► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6r5k4DOgGfuZx-uFJQfegg

SoulSoBreezy

► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SoulSoBreezy

► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SoulSoBreezy

► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCeWYVWMwAuCDS4bgAhPoYwA

TouchpadWarrior

► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@touchpadwarrior

► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/TouchpadWarrior

► Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TouchpadWarrior

► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCqnWKmh3uFi2aD5kGoUH0BQ

⏱️ Timestamps, Chapters, and Key Moments

0:00 Intro

6:30 Luxthos: What was your very first piece of content?

8:36 SoulSoBreezy: What was your very first piece of content?

11:36 TouchpadWarrior: What was your very first piece of content?

16:09 Luxthos: Why do you create content?

20:29 TouchpadWarrior: Why do you create content?

23:11 SoulSoBreezy: Why do you create content?

26:32 What do you get from creating that you don’t get anywhere else?

32:53 Are you creating to solve something? Or...

34:25 What part of your personality shows up most in your content?

41:56 Brutall realizes he's the oldest one in the room...

42:46 Luxthos lookin' good!

43:24 Was there a moment where you thought, "Yeah, I’m a creator now!"?

46:25 Brutall gets four subscribers

47:50 Do you feel like creating content is a calling?

50:24 If you suddenly had no audience, would you still make content?

56:05 Luxthos: How does a fresh WoW cycle affect your creativity?

1:02:56 SoulSoBreezy: How does a fresh WoW cycle affect your creativity?

1:05:48 TouchpadWarrior: How does a fresh WoW cycle affect your creativity?

1:08:21 TouchpadWarrior: Walk me through your process

1:10:08 SoulSoBreezy: Walk me through your process

1:13:55 Luxthos: Walk me through your process

1:18:10 Scheduling's the hardest part about this thing

1:20:05 How do you decide when an idea is ready and not just “a thought”?

1:21:02 Do you feel pulled toward a certain type of content?

1:26:13 What does your editing routine look like?

1:30:05 Least skillful podcast?

1:31:32 When was the first time content creation genuinely stressed you out?

1:35:53 What’s your relationship with burnout?

1:42:06 Do you feel pressure to stay relevant?

1:46:42 What do you think the next wave of creators will look like?

1:49:15 What excites you most about the next year of creating content?

1:52:16 Will housing overtake M+/raiding in popularity?

1:55:42 Luxthos' $1,000,000 idea (for real)

1:56:50 If you could send one message to every aspiring content creator

2:02:33 Outro

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