Last round of BlizzCon tickets (Update: Sold Out)
by Mike Schramm 
Aug 12th 2008 at 10:57PM
The maintenance SCV is back for one more round of BlizzCon ticket selling. Here's hoping that if you haven't seen tickets yet, you'll get them in this final round.
We'll keep an eye on what's happening here on this post -- feel free to comment if you're waiting for tickets, and if we see the sold out sign (or a notice from Blizzard that they're all gone), we'll let you know when to refresh. We don't know exactly how many tickets Blizzard wants to sell tonight, but we know it'll be less than they've sold so far, and actual selling time is less than an hour or so by our count. So these will likely go fast. Updates after the break.
Update: At 11:21pm, the main site is reporting that tickets for BlizzCon are completely sold out.
We'll keep an eye on what's happening here on this post -- feel free to comment if you're waiting for tickets, and if we see the sold out sign (or a notice from Blizzard that they're all gone), we'll let you know when to refresh. We don't know exactly how many tickets Blizzard wants to sell tonight, but we know it'll be less than they've sold so far, and actual selling time is less than an hour or so by our count. So these will likely go fast. Updates after the break.
Update: At 11:21pm, the main site is reporting that tickets for BlizzCon are completely sold out.
11:02pm: We're at two minutes after Blizzard promised ticket sales would go live, and we're still stuck on the SCV. We kind of miss the Failoc, actually -- "The site is down for maintenance" doesn't really have the same mysterious ring as "An error has occurred."
11:06pm: We're getting stylesheet errors, which usually means the site is up but being hammered. No surprise there. But if you're aiming for tickets, looks like now might be your chance.
11:09pm: Yup, it's loading. Tickets are being sold, though for how long we have no idea.
11:15pm: It occurs to us that the Blizzard Store site is buckling under the pressure, and yet the BlizzCon forums run just fine. Are the same web people working on both?
11:17pm: Now Blizzard.com is down completely. We only have one question: what dropped? /roll
11:19pm: Worldofwarcraft.com is officially reporting BlizzCon sold out. Looks like that's it. Congrats to everyone who got tickets, and our condolences to anyone who didn't. Now, what we really want to know is: what does Blizzard have to say for themselves after this debacle?
11:24pm: Here's the official pronouncement on the forums. People are, unsurprisingly, not happy. How many hours did you spend this week trying to get BlizzCon tickets?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, How-tos, Events, Fan stuff, Odds and ends, Blizzard, BlizzCon, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Kush Aug 12th 2008 11:04PM
WTF! What PST are they out of - 8:02 and still undergoing maintenance? I AM GETTING SICK OF BLIZZARD!
naga Aug 12th 2008 11:13PM
same here, T_T
keep tapping F5. the site is going down.
so disappointed
Nathan Aug 12th 2008 11:08PM
I get a white screen with only this text:
BlizzCon 2008 is open to attendees of ages 5 years and above. However, due to the nature of some of the content at the show, anyone under the age of 16 cannot purchase their own tickets and must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult (18+ years old) at the event.
Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment releases
Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
Areas and activities devoted to licensed products such as the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game
blizzlol Aug 12th 2008 11:10PM
rad blizz now i have to go alone cuz my buddy couldn't get his ticket...
jargann Aug 13th 2008 9:59AM
You should've both tried buying two tickets just in case....
You could have just sold the extras on ebay.
guy Aug 13th 2008 11:28AM
I hope WotLK isnt as botched as this Blizzcon. I agree, Blizzard is really sucking.
naga Aug 12th 2008 11:14PM
I JUST GOT TWO TICKETS!!!
Sendil Aug 12th 2008 11:15PM
Haha! Finally downed that raid boss. :')
The site crashed in the middle of my order, and I kept slamming refresh until I got to the checkout page. Managed to squeek through.
Jackjeckel Aug 12th 2008 11:15PM
I GOT MY TIX :) GOOD LUCK GUYS
DJScythe17 Aug 12th 2008 11:19PM
WoW front page has just called it: sold out.
Jonathon Aug 12th 2008 11:18PM
Woot Just got my two... Safari was the fastest surprisingly, out of firefox3, safari, and opera
Saltypoison Aug 12th 2008 11:18PM
Finally, got my two tickets. Best of luck to everyone trying!
Admiral Snackbar Aug 12th 2008 11:19PM
Aaaaaannnnnnd they're gone. Guess I'm not going. -_- Good God this is the worst system ever. Seriously.
asalisbury Aug 12th 2008 11:21PM
The site wouldn't even load for me :(
Brundle Aug 12th 2008 11:20PM
/searching eBay for Blizzcon tickets................
Timbo Aug 12th 2008 11:23PM
hope you realize in order to get your badge you need an the credit card used to buy the ticket and an ID.
Xearo Aug 12th 2008 11:21PM
Managed to snag a ticket for myself!
So glad I get to go, I wasn't able to make it to the first 2, and I finally had arrangements to be able to make this one!
Good Luck to anyone still trying to get one, hope to see you there!
larsiezwei Aug 12th 2008 11:24PM
got to checkout screen CC info and all....i just needed to Confirm..uggh.
toddjeaton Aug 12th 2008 11:23PM
Thx Blizz - for hardly giving anyone a fighting chance to get tickets... As a network engineer, I'll say with full confidence that their IT department is run by a bunch of amateurs.
tiff Aug 28th 2008 1:30AM
yeah probably w/o any kind of degree i remember when i went to blizzcon last year. i was talking to him and asked him what kind of education you need to become a game developer. and he said he didn't have one. and was lucky...
i was thinking in my head. wtf.