BlizzCon 2023 is coming November 3-4

[Ihavewaffles]

Now that the EU approved of the merger with Microsoft n Blizz, will Microsoft allow Blizzcon?

Are they for or against big conventions that cost lots of monies??

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[MiiiMiii]

Cool looking forward to SoM 2 announcement mostly personally. Not really much on Diablo will happen nor OW2.

Unless a new PC game is announced? The "Unnanounced Survival Game".

[Unlimited Power]

This whole event is basically a massive press release/investor presentation and has been for multiple years at this point.

It was pretty obvious the year where their headlining announcement was a mobile game that turned out to be years out anyway.

Much as Blizzard likes to claim otherwise, Blizzcon is most definitely not for the players.

At least the fact that a Blizzcon is happening means leak season will be all the more hilarious when the usual suspects start spitballing their every delusional desire for WoW in a fictional expansion.

[Darknessvamp]

Now that the EU approved of the merger with Microsoft n Blizz, will Microsoft allow Blizzcon?

Are they for or against big conventions that cost lots of monies??

They'd probably be against it and see it as a regression to bring it back over the digital showcase which requires less funding and set up to execute especially with how quick they were to drop E3 and adopt the digital showcase format for the Xbox and Bethesda announcements . Plus the fact people are still easy sells on the 'VIP' rewards when delivered digitally. It also doesn't help that the last memorable in-person Blizzcon was the Overwatch 2 meme announcement and fucking Shadowlands and before that was Diablo Immortal phone gaff and Reforged bs.

[Ihavewaffles]

They'd probably be against it and see it as a regression to bring it back over the digital showcase which requires less funding and set up to execute especially with how quick they were to drop E3 and adopt the digital showcase format for the Xbox and Bethesda announcements . Plus the fact people are still easy sells on the 'VIP' rewards when delivered digitally. It also doesn't help that the last memorable in-person Blizzcon was the Overwatch 2 meme announcement and fucking Shadowlands and before that was Diablo Immortal phone gaff and Reforged bs.

They should announce Starcraft 3.

[aceperson]

i will honestly be surprised if the convention is as packed as it used to be given how blizzard is crumbling. they seemed to be turning around with wow and then everything else just started crumbling again not long after.

[baskev]

what blizzcon is happening again...WoW ( pun intended).

But with HotS being in its "cancelled state", and them just nuking OW into oblivion....jikes. they better have something cool to show us.

[Mustardisbad]

That hotel page is not even showing anything for me lol

[qwerty123456]

Isn't this the traditional "lame duck" Blizzcon timing, given that a WoW expansion released last year and D4 is releasing this year? What are they going to feature?

That new survival game that's going to be years late to the party?

They didn't release that one mobile game yet did they? I don't they have said anything since they announced it.

They should announce Starcraft 3.

At this point do you really trust them with Starcraft 3? Gonna have 4 diffferent battle pass levels and story told in 4 small missions spread out over a year.

I can see it now. Everyone gathered in the main conference hall and some dude comes on stage and starts stammering about new projects at Blizzard, restructuring, delays and etc when the room goes pitch black, strange hushed alien voices start whispering over the speakers and everyone get hyped expecting new ip announcement. A sudden firey sunburst appears in the distance on one of the screens and a familiar female voice starts monologing as she reminisces and reminds the audience about the Terran, Zerg and Protoss and the many wars they fought as well as lamenting a great sacrifice that was made to save the galaxy. One that came with an unexpected burden. The sunburst has moved closer and closer to view before revealing it's Phoenix Savior Kerrigan, to make it extra she's extremely pregnant Phoenix Savior Kerrigan. She expositions she didn't blow up Amon at the end of SC2 but absorbed him with the Xel'naga powers she had and since then for centuries has had to deal with sealing him away but her limit has been reached. She suddenly screams as she glows suddenly brighter and explodes into a detailed animation of the formation of a planet before making some vague statement about life finding a way as the words Starcraft III: Birth of a Nation are seared onscreen and the lights come back on. Some random comes out clapping and yelling "yeah" as the audience looks on, silently dumbfounded and someone pipes up with "You know Halloween was a couple days ago if you wanted to trick us."

It would fit the pattern for sure.

You forgot to mention the new race the Hugbearians.

[Darknessvamp]

They should announce Starcraft 3.

I can see it now. Everyone gathered in the main conference hall and some dude comes on stage and starts stammering about new projects at Blizzard, restructuring, delays and etc when the room goes pitch black, strange hushed alien voices start whispering over the speakers and everyone get hyped expecting new ip announcement. A sudden firey sunburst appears in the distance on one of the screens and a familiar female voice starts monologing as she reminisces and reminds the audience about the Terran, Zerg and Protoss and the many wars they fought as well as lamenting a great sacrifice that was made to save the galaxy. One that came with an unexpected burden. The sunburst has moved closer and closer to view before revealing it's Phoenix Savior Kerrigan, to make it extra she's extremely pregnant Phoenix Savior Kerrigan. She expositions she didn't blow up Amon at the end of SC2 but absorbed him with the Xel'naga powers she had and since then for centuries has had to deal with sealing him away but her limit has been reached. She suddenly screams as she glows suddenly brighter and explodes into a detailed animation of the formation of a planet before making some vague statement about life finding a way as the words Starcraft III: Birth of a Nation are seared onscreen and the lights come back on. Some random comes out clapping and yelling "yeah" as the audience looks on, silently dumbfounded and someone pipes up with "You know Halloween was a couple days ago if you wanted to trick us."

It would fit the pattern for sure.

[Ihavewaffles]

At this point do you really trust them with Starcraft 3? Gonna have 4 diffferent battle pass levels and story told in 4 small missions spread out over a year.

Who knows what will happen with Microsoft in charge n Bobby out??

[tromage2]

They should announce Starcraft 3.

This blizzard team will come out with starcraft the mobile game mutch sooner then a PC game and they will make it about genderless aliens fighting the older races and make political themed lore about how bad males are in 2023.

[Biomega]

They should announce Starcraft 3.

RTS are deader than dead, sadly. They would have made one if that genre had any legs, but it doesn't. Not anymore. MOBAs have eaten up all their audiences, so the remaining people are super hardcore, super niche fans - that's not exactly Blizzard's target demographic. They want to make broad-audience games, and that's not what RTS are anymore. I'd love more StarCraft myself, but it ain't the time.

[Frozenbeef]

this should be the next expansion after dragon flight announcement right?

[Brewhan]

yawn... save yo money bois

[Mojo03]

What big announcement would they have aside from a WoW expansion? Another Hearthstone expansion? I guess a Diablo 4 DLC/"expansion"?

Feels like this might mean they have a new game they want to show off? Because if not, I don't see why this year needs a Blizzcon after so many years without one.

Probably this: https://earlygame.com/gaming/blizzar...ly-almost-here

Their survival game is first new IP since OW and has been in development for 5-6 years. Supposedly now it's an MMO survival game with raids, dungeons, sieges, building, etc, so pretty big announcement and lot to talk about. Not 100% it's going to be shown, but it's very likely.

New WOW expansion is 100%, Hearthstone expansion 100%, OW2 hero/map 100%, very likely a D4 expansion, and probably launching the Warcraft mobile game.

Maybe a new Starcraft game (haha ya right)

They used to be like 90% talking about just WOW, so there is plenty to show just from what were 100% certain will be there and a lot that we don't know.

[flan1337]

Just booked my hotel room - first blizzcon ever. Lets see if I even get tickets though haha

[Baine]

this should be the next expansion after dragon flight announcement right?

Yes. If we follow the usual pattern, it is the announcement year.

[stoffe]

oh finally! I have missed those 2 long night i sit home and watch via my virtual ticket with snacks up to the roof! Looking forward to this!

[khazmodan]

My cynical side says this is just another cash grab to save there jobs when the Microsoft purge happens.