Blizzcon 2008: Day 1
Well, I got up around 6:30am and hoofed it over to the convention center to get my badge. Marrs and the gang weren't planning on showing up until at least 8:30, but I had to get my goody bag on. I'd cover the contents of the bag, but other sites have already done so extensively. After picking up the bag(s, I bought a ticket for Osheon), I figured I'd best stand in line for the opening ceremonies. Turns out that was a smart idea, as we (Marrs, Gwaendel, Kamitsuchi, Osheon and I) ended up in about the 8th row center for opening ceremonies. Good stuff. We saw the WotLK cinematic on the big screen, and they announced the third class for Diablo 3: the Wizard. An evolution of the Sorceress from Diablo 2, this is the "make it go boom" class. Very impressive special effects and gameplay. Also, the beta key we received for being at Blizzcon will be for Starcraft 2.
We stayed for the Diablo 3 Character Design panel, which was pretty cool. I was kinda meh about D3 until this panel. I'm definitely picking it up now. The WoW class design panel was okay, but most of it was stuff I'd heard before on various websites, so we went to play Diablo 3. I can safely say it's excellent, and exceeded my expectations wildly. One of the big changes is that sockets are removeable/swappable without loss of the runes.
We also played WotLK for a little bit. We tried to go five-man Karazhan, but a collective brain fart ensued because none of us could open the door with our premade 80s! So we flew to Gruul's Lair where we wiped repeatedly because no one was specced for heals. I had a devilsaur!
Kami and Osh had their pictures taken with various female draenei, blood and night elves. All the store stuff is way overpriced and really not worth it. I got a free tshirt from AMD, and a yoyo from the company that makes the Blizzard Authenticator. Not a lot of people seemed all that geeked about Starcraft II even though they have a playable demo. *shrug*
I'm taking a break for a couple of hours and catching a nap because I've gotten less than 2 hours of sleep since yesterday morning. I'll post more later as I remember it
We stayed for the Diablo 3 Character Design panel, which was pretty cool. I was kinda meh about D3 until this panel. I'm definitely picking it up now. The WoW class design panel was okay, but most of it was stuff I'd heard before on various websites, so we went to play Diablo 3. I can safely say it's excellent, and exceeded my expectations wildly. One of the big changes is that sockets are removeable/swappable without loss of the runes.
We also played WotLK for a little bit. We tried to go five-man Karazhan, but a collective brain fart ensued because none of us could open the door with our premade 80s! So we flew to Gruul's Lair where we wiped repeatedly because no one was specced for heals. I had a devilsaur!
Kami and Osh had their pictures taken with various female draenei, blood and night elves. All the store stuff is way overpriced and really not worth it. I got a free tshirt from AMD, and a yoyo from the company that makes the Blizzard Authenticator. Not a lot of people seemed all that geeked about Starcraft II even though they have a playable demo. *shrug*
I'm taking a break for a couple of hours and catching a nap because I've gotten less than 2 hours of sleep since yesterday morning. I'll post more later as I remember it
Labels: blizzcon, diablo 3, hotties, starcraft 2
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