This weekend is Blizzcon. It is a Blizzard fan's holiday and the excitement is in the air for all we will learn this weekend. The slow news is going to stop, and there will be a torrent of information thrown at us. Diablo, Hearthstone, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, and anything else Blizzard with be discussed, thrown before the masses, and devoured by millions of fans everywhere. So what are the bets on what we will see? Well my predictions are as follows.
Diablo- We will get game play and more information on the upcoming expansion "Reaper of Souls." I don't believe there will be any big spoilers or announcements on this one as Blizzard has already given us the expansion trailer that highlighted upcoming new class, changes etc....
Hearthstone- I imagine that there will be an announcement on when this game will go live for everyone. As those like me who have played with it in the beta know, it feels like a finished product at this point. It' finished enough that the announcement could even be, "November 10th, day after Blizzcon, Hearthstone goes live!"
Starcraft II- We will get a preview and trailer from "Legacy of the Void" the upcoming Starcraft II expansion. I don't think there is going to be a world of surprise here, but a lot of excitement as we see what the Protoss expansion of this game looks like for Starcraft II players.
World of Warcraft- Here is where my excitement is. I think we may see some promo footage for the World of Warcraft movie, however, I don't believe it starts filming until January so we won't see actual movie clips etc.... We will have an expansion announced. Blizzard would be insane not to have an announcement for the next expansion at this Blizzcon, and whether you still believe the expansion is going to be "The Dark Below," (which had been fairly well debunked) or "Warlords of Draenor," which was just copyrighted by Blizzard, or something completely different, you will find out what is in store here. Also, after the success of the program last Blizzcon, expect another deal where if you promise to keep your sub active you will get a goody for free. Last time it was Diablo III, and I wouldn't be surprised if they are targeting the same audience if the do the same deal with the Diablo III expansion. However, if they do that I think Diablo III will be included, otherwise the offer won't pick up anyone new. They could also do this with Starcraft II and Heart of the Swarm, positioning more people to want to buy the new expansion when it comes out.
I would also like to see them talk about their past product. For those who don't know, the Blizzard game "BlackThorn" which was released for the SNES is available to download for free to your computer right now. You just have to go to battle.net and find the right spot to download the client.
Now, I don't expect them to talk about Titan this year, after the project was reset earlier this year it's unlikely it's in a place where they are ready to promote it. I also don't expect them to have gnomes in the new trailer for whatever Wow expansion we are about to be faced with.
So, if your fortunate enough to be going to Blizzcon, give an extra Cheer for Blink 182 at the ending concert for me. If you bought the streaming package, enjoy. I will be sitting here, sifting through news excitedly, ready to give my take on the different things we are about to learn.
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