Blizzcon 2008

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In 1-2 Hours the Blizzcon08 will be opened! Diablo 3 will be playable, a new Character class and new gameplay movies! More Stuff on StarCraft 2 and infos about the Beta test (visitors get a SC2 Beta key in the goodybag)

One of the highlights of any BlizzCon is the opportunity to sit down with Blizzard Entertainment developers to discuss new game features and delve into the development process behind your favorite games. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the developer panels we’ll be hosting at BlizzCon 2008. Check back in the weeks ahead as we add more panels to the list.

Diablo III Class Design


You’ve witnessed the raw physical power of the barbarian and the terrifying alchemy and diseases of the witch doctor. Now you can learn more about these heroes -- and see if any other champions emerge to defend the mortal world.

Diablo III Game Design


Get a detailed look at the design and development process behind the visceral gameplay of Diablo III. We’ll explore the influence previous Diablo games have had, as well as the new and exciting features the upcoming sequel has to offer.

Diablo III – Lore and Art


From lore to spell effects, from creature design to quests -- sit down with our writers and artists as they discuss the creative process of building Diablo III’s rich world of Sanctuary.

StarCraft II Gameplay


Join the StarCraft II designers as they break down the deep, exciting, and sophisticated gameplay of this real-time-strategy sequel in a live demonstration.

StarCraft Lore


Learn more about the StarCraft universe and how we conceive and develop the continuing story for our award-winning real-time-strategy series.

StarCraft II Art


Join Blizzard artists for a discussion about the style that makes the StarCraft universe so visually captivating -- and how that style continues to evolve with the development of StarCraft II.

World of Warcraft Class Design


Hear the designers who develop and maintain World of Warcraft’s classes discuss the complex process and principles, from early conception to continuing evolution.

World of Warcraft PvP


If you consider yourself a battle-tested PvP veteran, you won’t want to miss this discussion of the current and future plans for World of Warcraft PvP.

World of Warcraft Art


From the green hills of Stranglethorn to the cold crags of Icecrown Glacier, Blizzard artists discuss the style that makes the World of Warcraft universe so visually unique and appealing.

World of Warcraft Dungeons & Raids


Learn how World of Warcraft’s dungeon and raid encounters are designed and tuned -- and get the unique opportunity to glimpse future dungeons currently in development.

World of Warcraft UI and Mods


The World of Warcraft Game Systems Team returns to BlizzCon 2008 to discuss what makes the World of Warcraft user interface (UI) such a flexible, innovative, and integral part of the game.

Blizzard Cinematics


Learn how we bring our epic stories to life through high-quality cinematic sequences -- and meet the people who make it possible.

Blizzard Sound and Music


The Blizzard Sound Team shares its insights on creating sound effects and music for the vast and varied Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes. Learn the role that sound design plays in creating believable worlds.
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if anyone has a link to a free live stream\blog we need it :D

http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/
http://www.diii.net/articles/comments/blizzcon-2008-live-blog/

€1:
WoW Radio, a fan-run internet radio station, is promising live audio streams of all panels and events. I'm not sure how they'll do, given that they are not a huge corporate professional media outlet, but if you are looking to listen to live streams of events that's the only place I know of. If anyone else knows of other video/audio streams I will be happy to post them here. WoW Radio's audio streams will be posted as downloadable MP3 files for people who missed the streams.

Here is today's schedule of events (excluding gaming tournaments):

Friday October 10th (All Times are PST)
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM - Opening Ceremony
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM - Diablo 3 Panel
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM - World of Warcraft UI Panel
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM - World of Warcraft Class Panel
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM - Blizzard Sound
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM - World of Warcraft Art Panel
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM - Starcraft 2 gameplay
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM - Diablo 3 Gameplay
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM - Starcraft 2 Art
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM - Contest - Dance, Cosplay, Machinima
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a look inside the goody bag

a look inside the goody bag2


StarCraft 2 infos

free streams of the tournaments:

http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/video/stream-wow.xml

http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/video/stream-rts.xml

some kind of blog:

http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/coverage/
 
Are they not doing free streams over the net anymore? Guess it would be kinda weird since they are doing the whole pay-per-view DirectTV thing but I find it really lame that they would break out of their old model of internet streaming.
 
SleazyC said:
Are they not doing free streams over the net anymore? Guess it would be kinda weird since they are doing the whole pay-per-view DirectTV thing but I find it really lame that they would break out of their old model of internet streaming.
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As you put it why give their fans something for free when they can get people to sign up for PPV Blizzcon. Its tough surviving on 200 million plus a month
 
Epix said:
Please announce dual-spec'ing........Please announce dual-spec'ing
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They said news on it will be said at blizzcon but they also said they realize dual speccing would overpower hybrid classes in a raid enviroment and they dont want that to happen so its hard to know what they intend to do.
 
laserbeam said:
They said news on it will be said at blizzcon but they also said they realize dual speccing would overpower hybrid classes in a raid enviroment and they dont want that to happen so its hard to know what they intend to do.
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I know but as it is my Pally is underpowered and I almost never get into raids Ret spec'd (unless I lie and say I'm prot). I'd love to be able to Ret spec for solo'ing and Prot spec for raiding.
 
Awww crap, I was halfway through making an information thread. Here's everything I put together......you might want to add the information about the schedule and the streaming audio to the original post:

WoW Radio, a fan-run internet radio station, is promising live audio streams of all panels and events. I'm not sure how they'll do, given that they are not a huge corporate professional media outlet, but if you are looking to listen to live streams of events that's the only place I know of. If anyone else knows of other video/audio streams I will be happy to post them here. WoW Radio's audio streams will be posted as downloadable MP3 files for people who missed the streams.

Here is today's schedule of events (excluding gaming tournaments):

Friday October 10th (All Times are PST)
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM - Opening Ceremony
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM - Diablo 3 Panel
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM - World of Warcraft UI Panel
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM - World of Warcraft Class Panel
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM - Blizzard Sound
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM - World of Warcraft Art Panel
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM - Starcraft 2 gameplay
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM - Diablo 3 Gameplay
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM - Starcraft 2 Art
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM - Contest - Dance, Cosplay, Machinima


A few pictures to set the mood:

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The Wizard from Blizzard?
:D Seriously though, yay for playable Diablo III and hopefully impressions. Still dont see why Blizz never releases Blizzcon build demos to the public.
 
Teknoman said:
:D Seriously though, yay for playable Diablo III and hopefully impressions. Still dont see why Blizz never releases Blizzcon build demos to the public.
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Not just blizzard, but most companies dont' release any build demos to the public until the game is released.

Looking at the rate of starcraft2, diablo3 won't be out until 2010 the earliest.
 
Part of me still hopes they'll announce Death Knights will be included with 3.0.2. The rumor has been swirling for a month or so, and they have yet to deny anything as far as I'm aware, so hey it's still a possibility :D

Secondly, those banners they have hanging all over the convention are fucking gorgeous.

Looking at the rate of starcraft2, diablo3 won't be out until 2010 the earliest.
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Well, they've said Diablo III is farther along than Starcraft II (even though they've apparently been working on SCII for nearly five years -_-') and that Diablo will more than likely be released before SCII, since it's "a lot closer to being done than people think".
 
Loxley said:
Part of me still hopes they'll announce Death Knights will be included with 3.0.2. The rumor has been swirling for a month or so, and they have yet to deny anything as far as I'm aware, so hey it's still a possibility :D

Secondly, those banners they have hanging all over the convention are fucking gorgeous.
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would be totaly awesome but the chances are little :lol anyway we will see it on patchday next week!
 
WoW:
Upcoming patches

* Patch 3.1 - Patch 3.1 will be the first content patch of the expansion and is already done. It will include Ulduar raid instance (10 and 25 Man) (Source)
* Patch 3.2 - Patch 3.2 will add a new and still unknown raid instance to the game. (Source)
* Patch 3.3 - Patch 3.3 will introduce Icecrown Citadel and should also resolve the storyline of Ashbringer. (Source)


Others

* New dances will be added in a content patch, one of the objective with the dance studio isn't to just add new dances but also let players combine moves to create their own dance. (Source)
* Guild ratings might be added in the future, guilds could receive a rating based on their PvE and PvP accomplishments.(Source)
* Achievements based on guild accomplishments could be added to the game. (Source)
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source: http://www.mmo-champion.com/
 
Oddly enough, Blizzcon will have more exciting news come out of it than all of TGS combined. :lol
 
Loxley said:
Part of me still hopes they'll announce Death Knights will be included with 3.0.2. The rumor has been swirling for a month or so, and they have yet to deny anything as far as I'm aware, so hey it's still a possibility :D
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It'd be nice, but part of the whole DK when WOTLK launches philosophy is that it divides the playerbase into three seperate areas so the servers won't die horrible deaths.
 
Loxley said:
Well, they've said Diablo III is farther along than Starcraft II (even though they've apparently been working on SCII for nearly five years -_-') and that Diablo will more than likely be released before SCII, since it's "a lot closer to being done than people think".
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Do you have a link for this? I'm hoping for SCII first.
 
border said:
Blizzcon attendees get an invitation to the Starcraft 2 beta -- so I'm assuming that one is much further along.
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They get a Key to the beta. The Beta could start summer 2009. Last years Blizzcon gave keys to lich king beta and that didnt happen within a month or two.
 
border said:
Blizzcon attendees get an invitation to the Starcraft 2 beta -- so I'm assuming that one is much further along.
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Wait... doesn't Blizz usually give out their upcoming beta goodie codes for "An upcoming Blizzard product"? I don't think they usually say for certain which game it'll be used for. Does it explicitly say SC2 beta on the pass?
 
Artadius said:
Wait... doesn't Blizz usually give out their upcoming beta goodie codes for "An upcoming Blizzard product"? I don't think they usually say for certain which game it'll be used for. Does it explicitly say SC2 beta on the pass?
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Look at the image in the OP. Specifically says StarCraft 2 on the bottom.
 
Epix said:
Dance studio....wtf.
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They've been in the WoTLK Beta for AGES!
Just never completed.


Database File: DanceMoves
Default fallback -EmoteTalkQuestion
All - Talk
All - Bow
All - Wave
All - Cheer
All - Rude
All - Roar
All - Chicken
All - FX - Frost Nova
Gnome - FemaleLaugh
Dance Ready
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 2
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 3
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 4
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 5
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 6
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 7
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 8
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 9
Blood Elf - Female - Dance Var 10
Hold - 2 Sec
Hold - 4 Sec
Repeat - 5 Sec
Repeat - 10 Sec


Those are in the game currently.
 
http://www.wcradio.com/schedule.php

OPENING CEREMONY is streaming now -- I would suggest using the "Low Bandwidth" stream, as the high quality one was super-stuttery for me.

laserbeam said:
They get a Key to the beta. The Beta could start summer 2009. Last years Blizzcon gave keys to lich king beta and that didnt happen within a month or two.
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My point is that they are going to give out keys for the game that is going to be in beta sooner. So Starcraft is probably further along than Diablo 3.
 
laserbeam said:
They get a Key to the beta. The Beta could start summer 2009. Last years Blizzcon gave keys to lich king beta and that didnt happen within a month or two.
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Actually took more then 7 months
 
border said:
Sounds like the opening ceremonies were kinda lame. I can't believe they didn't have any big announcements.
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Opening was lame last time too, There won't be any "big announcements" at this con, something like a game announcement would have been in the program
 
from MMO-Champion:

12:00 Blizzard's "secret project" confirmed to be a new MMO with a brand new universe, but we won't hear anything about it before a while.
 
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