Blizzcon 2015 expectations

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I don't know about you guys, but i've been counting down the days to Blizzcon again! It's like early Christmas but instead of sitting next to a tree, i'll be sitting next to my monitor hoping for some amazing presents. Blizzcon 2015 will be hosted in Anaheim on 6th and 7th of November. It's an annual convention where Blizzard presents their latest information on their IP's. So.... What news can we expect this year?

Warcraft
Blizzard already announced the brand new expansion Legion on August 6th during Gamescom. So we obviously know a new expansion is on the horizon. This blizzcon will most likely contain information about the following:

- Brand new Hero Class Demon Hunter
- New Features like Artifacts and a brand-new PvP system
- More information on Class-specific Order Halls and followers
- The Broken Isles
- Storyline
- A date for the release of the Alpha/Beta plus an indication of the release

Besides all of that, we will definitely see the full trailer for the upcoming movie Warcraft. You can see the teaser trailer here. Oh and before i forget, Blizzard has stated in an interview to IGN that they may revisit the Warcraft franchise once the Starcraft 2 story has been completed.

"It’s very rewarding for us to hear that there’s demand out there for more RTS content in the Warcraft universe so once we’re done with Void I think we’ll get together as a team and talk about what would inspire us to work on next. There’s no question, though, that we’ll consider Warcraft, StarCraft, or even new ideas. Anything is possible."

And with Blizzard posting a new position recently (hiring software engineers to fix up older games). There is a big chance we will see announcements of HD released of Warcraft!

Starcraft
With the release of the newest expansion set three days after Blizzcon (November 10th) We know most of the details and if you have a close look at the Blizzcon Schedule there is only a panel that will discuss the future of Starcraft 2, and that will mostly likely consist of patches.

Hearthstone
With Hearthstone its always a surprise what we can expect, however with the most recent expansion release, it's a bit silly to expect another expansion announcement. Blizzard likes to surprise us tho, remember last Blizzcon? Where they announced the Gnomes expansion pretty quickly after the release of Naxxramas. We can most likely expect new card announcements and possible changes plus a small glimpse into the future.

Heroes of the Storm
So what can we expect for our beloved game Heroes of the Storm? Well according to a Czech fansite who allegedly got an e-mail from the Blizzard team:

- Two new maps
- Four new heroes
- Additional features and improvements made to the game
- Possibly the announcement of the first season
- Hero Changes

What does that mean? Well with the recent release of the Eternal Conflict patch/expansion we can expect that Blizzard will be focusing on another francise then Diablo. I've got a feeling we will see a good amount of Warcraft heroes. Especially with the recent released Heroes like Artanis, Medic, Butcher, Monk. Yes yes, i know they added Rexxar recently. But so far there have been more Starcraft/Diablo releases then Warcraft. So the question is... What sort of maps/heroes do you expect to be announced?

Overwatch
With the recent release of the Closed Beta for Overwatch, we can expect a decent amount of information for Overwatch. Containing new maps/heroes/features. HOWEVER with only two blocks of Overwatch on the schedule. One purely consisting of Lore. we can expect only so much information... Please end the first block with an announcement of more beta invites tho! Oh and before i forget, they might announce Overwatch for consoles, this thanks to a datamine found by Overpwn.

Diablo
It's been a while since we've seen an expansion announcement, a year and a half ago to be exact. And with only one block reserved at Blizzcon. There is a small chance we will see this new announcement. We will however have a look at new zones, armor sets, legendary items, features,seasons and more. However, with a recent career request by Blizzard. There is a chance that they are working on a new expansion behind closed curtains.

So all in all, there will be more then enough information to discuss about after Blizzcon. With Blizzard adding more and more ip's to their franchise, I'm starting to think two days of Blizzcon should soon be changed to a long weekend of Blizzcon extravaganza. (Yes please!)

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Spoke to a GM that *smiles mysteriously* when i asked him it would be beta announcement.
So yeah, it will have the beta announcement.

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I'm expecting the Warcraft movie trailer, and then Legion cinematic trailer out of this blizzcon.

I think that it's a bit to soon for the cinematic isn't it? I mean beta is not even live yet!

[Darksoldierr]

Starcraft wise, they are planning to keep on making Co-op missions for the allied commander gameplay, so i think they will demo that one.

[Ryme]

I know we've already seen a WoW leak that's accurate, so I'm looking forward to the class changes that should be revealed.*evil grin*

For HoTS, I'm very excited to see what they bring with the new maps, I'm expecting a new Specialist, hopefully a melee one to changes things up. Depsite their claims to the contrary, I'm also expecting an Overwatch hero to be announced.

Overwatch, I'm expecting a large beta wave, potentially a tie in with another game.

Hearthstone, I'm expecting an Ulduar expansion.

Not too interested in in SC2 or D3 - perhaps they could hint at a new D3 expansion?

[Techno-Druid]

I think that it's a bit to soon for the cinematic isn't it? I mean beta is not even live yet!

Usually the CG cinematics don't happen until the expansion is on it's stage of being live. With that being said, I do hope we see some more Legion content

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I hope one of the arena teams I enjoyed so far is going to win. We don't seem to care much about the arena championships compared to world first PvE races, which is sooooo saaaaad (to me) :´(

Otherwise:
- infos about professions and rogues
- Murkidan, weeeeeh
- classes I really want to hear a lot about classes
- Lore questions

[Soeroah]

I know we've already seen a WoW leak that's accurate, so I'm looking forward to the class changes that should be revealed.*evil grin*

Must have missed that, so that's cool.

I'm expecting a lot of information that'll get me hyped about Legion, offset somewhat by one or two spoilery reveals that will dilute the storytelling, but hopefully not to the degree MoP's was, and a LOT of people complaining no matter what direction Legion will be going in.

Specifically, though, I'm expecting an actual decision on when flying will be made available, possibly the announcement of another animated short series like Lords of War to set Legion up, and the Legion cinematic. It would be early for the cinematic, but at Gamescom they showed a clip and said it wasn't part of the cinematic, which was 'still being worked on', so it MIGHT be ready.

[Flutterguy]

Battle.net
I'm using B.net for a potential announcement of adding the old games library to the launcher so you can play the oldschool without jury rigging it on your machine.
If we're good boys and girls, there's a chance for HD updates to these old games.

Warcraft

Movie trailer.
Legion beta announcement plus more information on Legion in general including more in depth class info.

Diablo

Given the single panel being made available for Diablo this year, I'm not expecting any kind of an expansion announcement.
Plan on discussions regarding next patch, class changes, etc

Starcraft

Since LotV is right around the corner for release, I expect some more detailed elaboration on the potential future of the game as well as planned feature updates in addition to the new expansion. Like Diablo, not a lot to announce.

Hearthstone

I'm calling a new expansion announcement. I know the Tournament was only back in August, but never too early to get hype going for this game.
More class alternate portraits and such.

Heroes of the Storm

New heroes and maps are what I expect. Further discussions on balance and ranked play. Maybe an announcement for unranked draft mode.

Overwatch

Don't expect a release date. This beta is considered "very early."
Announcement of first stress test open beta weekend.
New hero(es) and new map(s).


Ultimately, I predict the lightest BlizzCon year since the Diablo 3 demon hunter anouncement. lol More than half the schedule is esports.

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So we all agree that for Heroes of the Storm we will see at least one new map, but what sort of mechanics will they add?

- We've seen multiple Shrine objectives
- Multiple Collect mechanics
- We've seen multiple control the boss

[Ryme]

So we all agree that for Heroes of the Storm we will see at least one new map, but what sort of mechanics will they add?

- We've seen multiple Shrine objectives
- Multiple Collect mechanics
- We've seen multiple control the boss

A capture the flag style map would be really interesting.

[kyoloco]

i have none

i dont want to be disappointed

[Flutterguy]

So we all agree that for Heroes of the Storm we will see at least one new map, but what sort of mechanics will they add?

- We've seen multiple Shrine objectives
- Multiple Collect mechanics
- We've seen multiple control the boss

Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be neat.

A capture the flag style map would be really interesting.

Capture the flag sounds interesting. Bring flag to your base, base attacks opponents base. Could be neat.

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Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be neat.



Capture the flag sounds interesting. Bring flag to your base, base attacks opponents base. Could be neat.

They would need to come up with some rules for CTF tho, this due to heroes like Brightwing and highly mobile heroes.

[Ryme]

They would need to come up with some rules for CTF tho, this due to heroes like Brightwing and highly mobile heroes.

Probably a good argument against it for the time being, sure they could add things like you automatically drop the flag but I think it would be too confusing to new players in their eyes.

Perhaps a pay load style map, tug of war in essence.

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Only thing that I want to hear..

-Lore

This topic has been very messy lately so any fresh info will be great. Otherwise we might see again super hype as always.

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Nah. Nobody expected MoP scinematic to be revealed in Gamescom either, but it still happened.

True, but didn't they announce that the cinematic would be shown at Gamescom?