BlizzCon 2008 panel list revealed
by Daniel Whitcomb 
Aug 13th 2008 at 2:00PM
Now that the scramble for tickets is over, it remains for the wounded and battered veterans of the battle against the Fail Murloc to gird themselves and march forward, looking for succor where they can get it.
Luckily, a list of panels for BlizzCon 2008 has been released, giving us something awesome to look forward to as we count down the days. For those of you who can't make it, be sure to check WoW Insider. We'll have liveblogs and notes from each WoW panel so you'll know exactly what was said and how it will affect your gameplaying experience. For the Diablo III and Starcraft II stuff, you'll be able to get the same treatment from our sister site, Joystiq.
Check after the break for a complete list of panel titles.
- World of Warcraft Class Design
- World of Warcraft PvP
- World of Warcraft Art
- World of Warcraft Dungeons & Raids
- World of Warcraft UI and Mods
- Blizzard Cinematics
- Blizzard Sound and Music
- Diablo III Class Design
- Diablo III Game Design
- Diablo III – Lore and Art
- StarCraft II Gameplay
- StarCraft Lore
- StarCraft II Art
Looking back at our BlizzCon predictions, it looks like we're probably right about a New Diablo III class, and the cinematics panel makes me think that we will see some sort of Wrath-related cinematic. I, for one, am in full fanboy mode, and suddenly find myself almost able to forgive Blizzard for the Fail Murloc.
Again, if you can't be there or can't afford the PPV package, expect WoW Insider and Joystiq to be your source for all the juiciest information from these panels. If you can be there, we'll see you at BlizzCon!
Filed under: Events, Blizzard, News items, PvP, Instances, Raiding, BlizzCon
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joepayne Aug 13th 2008 2:10PM
You guys should cover how pissed people are at blizzard for making so hard to buy a ticket.
Mitch Aug 13th 2008 2:37PM
/signed
Nogun Aug 13th 2008 2:49PM
Honestly they didn't make it much harder than last year.
Only thing they changed this year was the announcement of an exclusive blizzcon mount that you can Ebay for +500 USD easily.
Raverach Aug 13th 2008 2:51PM
This may sound extremely cynical but the fact that there has been no blue response to the still-growing angry thread on the official forum may be a reason why there's no coverage on this elsewhere.
tomhennessy Aug 13th 2008 3:02PM
I think WoWinsider should take this moment to speak for it's readers - people are not happy that tickets were handled the way that they were. Many in the community feel that they were not shown any respect.
Voice that.
Iwanttobeasleep Aug 13th 2008 5:01PM
Yes, this.
And from my understanding, in the past they didn't have the same kind of website troubles. One thing to blame it on an increased demand, but increased demand didn't make it so I couldn't buy them the moment they went on sale.
byron Aug 17th 2008 5:25PM
Stop your goddamn whining. Christ. The worst part of it is the xclusive crap like the mounts and Beta keys. that shit pisses me off. I can watch the panels and stuff later. Sure, I don't get to BE there, but either way because of the limited number of tickets it would have been hard to go to the show.
You will all live if you don't get to go to BlizzCon. There is always the next one. Maybe next year will have it expanding to several cities. BLIZZCON IN SEATTLE DAMNIT!
Jonathon Aug 13th 2008 2:12PM
"...suddenly find myself almost able to forgive Blizzard for the Fail Murloc."
Really?! I am one of the lucky ones who got their ticket, but a guildie of mine who I was planning on attending with did not.
Anywho, back on topic... I agree with the cinematic for wrath and new classes for diablo, but what do you think might be reveled for starcraft2?
Peter Aug 13th 2008 2:58PM
A release date.
Randy Aug 13th 2008 2:12PM
Actually, they should cover things that actually matter, like the game.
rick gregory Aug 13th 2008 2:19PM
This is basically the same panels they had last year plus the D3 stuff.
Aubrey Aug 13th 2008 3:34PM
They should have sold tickets via a lottery.
Guy Aug 13th 2008 3:58PM
I guess i was just lucky. my wife pretty much got online and bought the tickets on monday around noon with almost no issues. i do feel bad for anyone not able to go that really wanted to(and had the money, its gonna cost me around 2500 altogether), but i have a feeling just like the bow issue from last week, theres ALOT of peeps whining about this that have no business complaining. im not trying to fight, im just saying, like me for the last 2 blizzcons, how many of you could/would REALLY be able to go??.
..FYI the mount item is being givien to direct tv ppv subscribers too i heard.
Risa Aug 13th 2008 5:00PM
Funny. They don't have a gripe session at the con like some others do? Imagine the attendance to that one if they did.
vlad Aug 13th 2008 5:45PM
seems like a pretty dull list of event. no dance or costume or voice contests. hardy any sc or d3 stuff. for $100 it should be a full event not just a half day worth of stuff.
leads me to believe as in the past, they are not releasing the full schedule
Ugkul Aug 13th 2008 10:11PM
Guess there's no need for a WOW lore panel. The game's lore has been flushed down the toilet, in exchange for disco balls, motorcycles and whatever cutesy things they can put in.