This past weekend, BlizzCon made some major waves in the gaming community with their annual
convention.
Some of those waves were positive ones.
And some, well, not so much.
So here’s all the deets on what you missed from Blizzcon 2018!
WoW Classic Let’s start off with the positive!
Blizzard showed off World of Warcraft Classic; a game they had announced last year that is
a retro version of the MMORPG, and so far, the reviews have been positive.
It basically takes old code and pops it into newer framework, ditching the streamlining
and simplifying the devs had been toying with since 2005, and is essentially Blizzard restoring
WoW history, which in itself is really cool.
Which is interesting, because there’s been lots of changes to the games mechanics since
it was first released.
There’s a lot of meandering, since the quest tracker didn’t really exist back in the
original, but according to those who have tested out the demo, it’s pretty darn great.
There’s also a bunch of Chuck Norris references and according to Kotaku, the Barrens in the
demo is an escapable nightmare, which is exactly the kind of thing everyone wanted it to be.
The game officially releases sometime next year in the summer.
WoW 3 remastered Warcraft 3 Reforged was announced at the convention,
right off the bat in their opening ceremony.
It’s a remastered version of Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos, and the company showed off
not only an epic cinematic, but also gameplay trailers that looked rather promising, with
remodeled characters and environments.
Another major selling point is that the remastered game will also include the World Editor tool,
which is a fan favourite, and Battle.net will support the functionality to create custom
game lobbies along with balance changes.
The game is set to be released sometime in 2019, and you can pre-order it now.
New HearthStone Expansion There’s a new Hearthstone Expansion coming
out!
It’s called Rastakhan’s Rumble, and it features a new solo mode, and a new Key Word;
Overkill.
Overkill allows a weapon or minions to attack more than once per turn if its previous attack
destroys a minion by dealing out damage that is at least 1 point greater than that minion’s
health.
There are nine legendary troll champions, one for each of the classes in the game.
The theme for the expansion concerns itself with the spirit of competition and an ancient
fictional civilization.
It will be available on December 4th of this year.
D.Va statue There was a giant Lego D.Va statue at the
convention.
Kind of self explanatory, and no, you won’t be able to buy your own in the future, but
still really darn neat to look at.
New Overwatch Character Ashe Many feel that Overwatch’s presentation
stole the show at Blizzcon.
And hey, they’re not entirely wrong there.
Overwatch announced a new character on the block; a gunslinger named Ashe who is assisted
by a loyal robot butler known as B.O.B.
And people are loving B.O.B!
According to devs, Ashe’s inspiration came from story and franchise development rather
than an exploration of new game mechanics, derived from the team building out what the
Deadlock Gang’s backstory would be, and what they would look like.
Ashe has an ability called Coach Fun that is quite flexible in terms of defense.
New Heroes of the Storm Exclusive Character Heroes of the Storm usually has characters
from other Blizzard franchises, and this is their first exclusive character, brand spanking
new, not from any of their other games.
Her name is Orphea and she’s born entirely in the Nexus, and is the 83rd character to
join the game since it launched back in 2015.
So who is Orphea?
She’s the daughter of the Raven Lord, hence her nickname, Heir of Raven Court.
Her official bio reads, “Rejecting the dark power her father had begun to consort with,
Orphea tried to run away from the Raven Lord’s influence.
But after witnessing King Crest’s fall to his machinations, she was convinced she needed
to stand and fight.
She now vows to protect the innocent, as a hero of the nexus.
Orphea will be available after the next major patch of the game drops.
Diablo Immortal Perhaps the most prevalent news to come out
of BlizzCon is the announcement of Diablo Immortal.
Not Diablo 4, not a remastered Diablo game, oh no.
Diablo Immortal is a mobile game.
And it’s got a lot of fans of the franchise pissed off.
Diablo Immortal is co-developed with a Chinese Company called NetEase, and many people feel
it looks a whole lot like a reskinned version of their mobile game Crusaders of Light.
In addition to this, the gameplay demo was incredibly easy, provided zero challenge to
most, and fans of the franchise feel as if this is a spit in the face, considering how
long they’ve been waiting for Diablo news pertaining to the launch of a new game or
remastered one for PC.
Blizzard’s response to the negative backlash has also been a concerning one, with many
feeling the company is out of touch with the fan base.
There we have it friends!
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And, more importantly, are you offended by Diablo Immortal?
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