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[archangel565]

Geeze the new interface looks like a pretty version of Steam :lol

 

[JPBrowncoat]

This is from The Guild panel at Blizzcon:

3:51PM Q: Some dude asks if the carpet matches the curtains. People boo him off -- Felicia wants to know what it means, Sean turns to whisper it in her ear and she is quite shocked and offended. Which, strangely, makes it more funny. Jeff: "I think she has blinds actually." Felicia: "We're never coming back here are we?" The crowd actually loves it.

:lol

 

[Jostifer]

Pictures of new Battle.net please.

 

[Tamanon]

Huh, so the Real ID will be integrated with Facebook and Twitter.

Cross-game/Cross-realm chats with friends!

 

[Yoshichan]

Wow this sounds ridicilulous.

 

[anaron]

This is from The Guild panel at Blizzcon:

3:51PM Q: Some dude asks if the carpet matches the curtains. People boo him off -- Felicia wants to know what it means, Sean turns to whisper it in her ear and she is quite shocked and offended. Which, strangely, makes it more funny. Jeff: "I think she has blinds actually." Felicia: "We're never coming back here are we?" The crowd actually loves it.

:lol

Poor Felicia. :lol

 

[evlcookie]

Huh, so the Real ID will be integrated with Facebook and Twitter.

Cross-game/Cross-realm chats with friends!

I dont think it's integrated with either, they just used it as an example of how it does this sort of situation right.

 

[1up]

Shared achievements! Thank god! I dont feel so bad making that Goblin Rogue now.

 

[bigmit3737]

Monk Class revealed. I don't know if this is old but here is the video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_IIe4Wufyw

 

[Tamanon]

I dont think it's integrated with either, they just used it as an example of how it does this sort of situation right.

that's true, I could've swore he said it was, but either way...cross-realm chat between friends is awesome.

 

[Yoshichan]

Monk Class revealed. I don't know if this is old but here is the video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_IIe4Wufyw

Dude... like... Dude... Come on now.

 

[Loxley]

I dont think it's integrated with either, they just used it as an example of how it does this sort of situation right.

Yeah, it's not integrated, he just brought up TwitFace as an example of what they want to achieve with battle.net.

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Hearing him describe the differences between this and any other service is so hilarious. They should have just partnered with Live or Steam.

 

[Tamanon]

Even as someone who doesn't play much Starcraft, i am really looking forward to Battle.net changes, if only for the unified friends list/achievements.

 

[vocab]

Hearing him describe the differences between this and any other service is so hilarious. They should have just partnered with Live or Steam.

It's a mix between Steam, and MSN Gaming Zone.

 

[Ikuu]

Oh nice, DLC.

 

[Tamanon]

:O

Ability to SELL maps.

 

[BananaBomb]

For pay maps? WHAT THE FUCK? THIS IS BULLSHIT.

 

[evlcookie]

Hrm making money on your map. I guess that's kinda cool ... sorta

 

[FoxSpirit]

Pay for DotA

 

[Cipherr]

Premium maps....they had better be careful with that shit


And oh yeah, this IS totally streaming on justin.tv Watching the shit right now. :lol


Jeeez pat yourself on the back much with the TD shit?

 

[Tamanon]

For pay maps? WHAT THE FUCK? THIS IS BULLSHIT.

Er....it allows people to sell maps, they can give them away also if they wanted to.

 

[Yoshichan]

Oh well... DLC:..

 

[Spruchy]

Do not want marketplace.

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Hi Activision.

This so won't take off, the whole reason charged DLC works is that it doesn't have free competition.

 

[Cipherr]

Do not want marketplace.

Yeah Im a little iffy on it myself, sounds alot like they are just about to ease us into paying for Bnet stuff. I dont think anyone used to so much free content is going to exactly like it.

 

[FoxSpirit]

I guess you could sell complete campaigns if you wanted... that could be really neat.

 

[Nelo Ice]

just got home and now i kinda want to play WoW again...MUST RESIST

but damnit i want to see how azeroth looks! if theres one thing i still like to check up on every now and then its the freaking WoW lore :lol

 

[Tamanon]

Hi Activision.

This so won't take off, the whole reason charged DLC works is that it doesn't have free competition.

I dunno, the App store is a good counter to that.

 

[Yoshichan]

Here comes the questions!

 

[OmnipotentO]

If something of DotA caliber would be considered free then I'm not worried about the premium map thing.

 

[ACE 1991]

Premium maps....they had better be careful with that shit


And oh yeah, this IS totally streaming on justin.tv Watching the shit right now. :lol


Jeeez pat yourself on the back much with the TD shit?

Link?

 

[PhoenixDark]

Premium maps....they had better be careful with that shit

I wonder how people will respond to it. Will premium maps become quite popular, and if so how will that effect the market of free maps. I mean if folks are just impulse buying maps like iTunes/iPhone type stuff, will most of the good maps wind up being premium?

 

[Tamanon]

Already these questions have been tons better than the Diablo ones.

 

[Ceebs]

Shared achievements! Thank god! I dont feel so bad making that Goblin Rogue now.

Wait...more info on this...achievements are going to be shared across accounts instead of per character?

 

[evlcookie]

I can understand the point of pricing for maps, it all depends on how much it is. They used CS an example and it's a fine example.

They also mentioned original content for paid maps, so if you use all of blizzard's assets chances are you will be a free map. if you go out and create a new game type, new artwork/assets/everything then you can probably charge some cash for it.

FUCK YEA an aussie asking about our AWESOME lag!

 

[deleted]

Maybe I misunderstood them, but: Did they just say that blizzard chooses which maps are paid dlc and which are not?

Anyway, thats not a thing you want for a competitive RTS. You split your userbase with this move.

 

[Yoshichan]

Already these questions have been tons better than the Diablo ones.

:lol Hopefully someone will come with something funny!

 

[Spruchy]

I thought after the first panel maybe the Blizzard guys really like Mountain Dew...

Now it's just obviously even MORE marketing with the hidden water bottles behind some of the bnet guys.

Man they must be really strapped for cash.

 

[Loxley]

Dunno if anyone has seen these yet, but GT just posted some zone-specific videos for Cataclysm.

Gilneas

Lost Isles

 

[Sykra]

Anyway, thats not a thing you want for a competitive RTS. You split your userbase with this move.

Custom games so its not really the same as in making some ranked maps paid dlc.

 

[BananaBomb]

Maybe I misunderstood them, but: Did they just say that blizzard chooses which maps are paid dlc and which are not?

Anyway, thats not a thing you want for a competitive RTS. You split your userbase with this move.

I'm sure only custom games will be for pay, not actual sc maps.

 

[Yoshichan]

So is anyone going to ask about LAN? Come on!

 

[Son of Godzilla]

I dunno, the App store is a good counter to that.

It's possible I'm vastly underestimating the map creator, but eh. Using custom art and such was already possible with WC3. Well, not really but it was workable.

 

[maniac-kun]

So is anyone going to ask about LAN? Come on!

forget about lan allready

 

[BananaBomb]

is the stream down for anyone else?

edit: nevermind

 

[Spruchy]

Does anyone really go to LANs anymore that don't have access to the internet? It's a nice guise for pirates to complain about I suppose...

 

[Defcon]

Ugh, I'm really disappointed I won't be playing Diablo III until 2011. It's about the only game I'm anticipating at the moment and that's such a long wait.

On the plus side, it gives me a lot of time to save up for a killer PC to play it on.

 

[Yoshichan]

Some of these cosplayers are hot.

 

[Brazil]

:O

Ability to SELL maps.

Oh God, this is so awesome.

I'm totally happy for all the developers that gave me countless (really, countless) hours of fun playing custom games on WCIII.