I've attended 2 BlizzCons so far, and gotten the Virtual Ticket for every BlizzCon I couldn't attend. It's worth it to me. I really enjoy watching SC tournaments, I enjoy teasers, I enjoy the costume and dance competitions. I don't have to pay for travel or hotel fees, nor do I have to stand in line for an hour to get a handful of things.
...and I get my baby murloc.
It's a high price for an in game pet, but I get stuff I really enjoy about BlizzCon without the hassle of physically being there. It's worth the price, to me, and is a better deal than actually attending.
This sort of thing is really up to each individual though - some of us just get more or less satisfaction from the bits and pieces the virtual ticket has to offer. If I found SC tournaments boring, or the costume contest, or the interviews obnoxious, then no - the murloc alone wouldn't be worth the virtual ticket cost. But I do, so it's pretty efficient for me.
I'm rather curious about how much they make between actual attendees, and virtual ticket sales - and then where they decide to funnel that money. Some of it goes back into the next BlizzCon event I assume, but not all of it.
"Bananas, like people, sometimes look different when they are naked." Grace Helbig
Not worth it for me. $40 is a lot of money for a few virtual items and stuff we'll eventually see on youtube/fansites. Make it $15-20 and I'd be fine with that, just like an Esports season sub. Consider that this is just 2 days of info too, not pulled out to a full seasons worth.
I always *want* to get the ticket, but eventually don't since the price is too high IMO. If it was like half of the current price I'd buy it right now.
Edit:
I think Blizz can actually benefit alot if they offered 2 kinds of tickets, one with all the pets and stuff, and one cheaper, for stream access only.
Last edited by Shnitzel; 2013-10-25 at 08:27 PM.
Everything I will want to watch will be uploaded to YouTube almost immediately anyways.
Yes worth it. Loved it last time, felt like I was there. Like watching some sports in HD often feel the tv perspective is best ^^
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Already purchased my ticket. I haven't had the chance to attend a Blizzcon yet, so this is as good as it gets for me. The companion was the incentive, and I hope the virtual ticket gives me access to those awesome Cute but Deadly figurines.
Only you can decide. I didn't, though.
Part of me really wants to see them finally announce a WoW expansion for the first time when the world doesn't know what to expect. Blizz got good at trademarkin'.
I decided I didn't want to watch ghetto streams this year so I fessed up and bought the virtual ticket.
That, and I actually bought some of the Blizzcon stuff from the store this time.