So, I feel like a killjoy here.
Blizzcon 2016 has come and gone and we were all excited for
the big reveals and commotion that comes with this event ever time it is
hosted. We were excited for Diablo,
Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and other Blizzard IP
news. This is where there is a ton of
cinematics, news, and upcoming features and games announced. I honestly feel that it was cool, but not
great this year.
Obviously my first love is for World of Warcraft, this is a
WoW blog and it is the only game that Blizzard has that I play on a regular
basis. I hop into Diablo III on rare occasion
or Hearthstone but the other games I haven’t gotten into. Mostly because I have limited time and I don’t
want another big time sink pulling me into another direction.
As someone who has played all three Diablo’s, I was disappointed
that there isn’t an expansion or Diablo 4 coming. I think the idea of going back to old Tristam
is cool. I love the thought of
Necromancers, but I only played them a little in Diablo II and getting me to
pay for a character pack is not likely to happen. I think Diablo III needed something bigger
this year. These little tokens are not
going to appease folks for long.
Hearthstone, I will be honest. New content is cool, but as a casual player I
know I’m not going to see the majority of it.
I might hop into the first wing if it is free to see what is happening,
but further than that I don’t want to grind the gold or pay the money on an
expansion that might last three to four months if it lasts as long as the last
expansion. Which feels like it just
barely dropped.
Overwatch, let’s be honest.
If you were a fan you knew Sambra was coming. Now one was surprised at her announcement.
Her Cinematic was cool, and I enjoyed it, but as far as everything else goes
you would have to talk to someone else on what it means.
Starcraft, I honestly don’t remember hearing anything. If I missed it then I am sorry.
Heroes of the Storm, the Varian Wrynn/Ragnoros reveal was
awesome, and it tempts me to dip my toe into that game a little. At the same time, the rest of the game you
would have to ask someone who plays a lot more.
And that brings us home to World of Warcraft. (Yes, I know there are other announcements
etc. in other IPs, but like I said, unless I delve deeper they don’t mean a lot
to me.)
In Wow we got a little preview of things coming up. We now know that flying will be available in
7.2. We know that we will get a new raid
at that time as well. Oh, and the
biggest announcement was that we will be going to Argus in 7.3.
Thank you Blizzard for not making Legion a two raid tier
expansion, I would have been seriously disappointed.
We are getting a new set of dungeons in 7.2. Arcway and Court of stars will become Queue
able. Artifact weapons will have further story line
to them. Dungeons gear and difficulty
will rise with the raid level to keep them relevant. Not sure how I feel about that last one. Another make a wish pet for those who like to
donate and get a digital cutie. And
other announcements like that.
So, a bit of news on World of Warcraft side, but nothing
that blew me away. I feel that it was
all very standard information that wasn’t a big surprise. There was no wow factor for Wow this time
around. Even Argus I was guessing from
the information given at the beginning of the expansion and the book
Illidan. Honestly given his history and
goals, it would be strange to get Illidan back and not go to Argus. That is his main goal at this point. Go to demon home world; destroy demons in a
place where they can’t come back. My
guess is that we won’t Armageddon it, and simply throw a bomb into Argus to
blow up the planet.
Am I off base here though? Was there anything amazing at
Blizzcon this year I am overlooking or undervaluing? What is everyone else
thoughts on this?
Lag.
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