Tickets will be hard to get

The first and second year, you could go a few days after they started selling the tickets and still get a one. This year and last year, you couldn’t go a few minutes. I blame scalpers. Hopefully they’ll do something different next year so you won’t get several thousands of tickets on Craigslist and Ebay.

Lines will be longer than at Disneyland

The lines were deadly. I had a press pass, which meant I could move in front for the demo lines, but all the other lines were just too long. There were even lines getting out of places. Sadly, that will probably never change.

Everything you get will be worth something

There will always be someone, somewhere, willing to pay something for the stuff that you get at Blizzcon. There are still people selling the QQ noobs tissue boxes from Blizzcon last year. If you play your cards right and don’t care about Blizzcon swag, you can probably pay for your entire trip by selling Blizzard merchandise.

You will be touched by someone you don’t want to be touched by

Like it or not, Blizzcon will be crowded. Blizzcon also has some people who don’t practice good hygiene. Put those two together, and you will get touched by someone you don’t want to be touched by. Good thing Blizzard gives hand sanitizer in the goody bag.

Blizzard will blow your mind

Blizzard knows how to create something epic. They will always have great contests, booths, and presentations and their games never disappoint. Whether it be comedian Patton Oswalt or a World of Warcraft expansion that changes the entire game, Blizzard delivers. There’s a reason their tickets sell out!



RT @Raptr 5 Things That Happen Every Blizzcon

An ancient evil lies dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire.

Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.

Blizzard Entertainment’s third expansion to World of Warcraft forever alters the face of Azeroth, as the destruction left in Deathwing’s wake reshapes the land and reveals secrets long sealed away. Players will be able to re-experience familiar zones across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, areas rewrought by the cataclysm and filled with new opportunities for adventure.

In an effort to survive the world-shattering cataclysm, two new playable races–worgen and goblins–will join the struggle between Alliance and Horde. As players journey to the new level cap of 85, they’ll explore newly revealed zones, acquire new levels of power, and come face to face with Deathwing in a battle to determine the fate of the world.

Key Features:

• Two New Playable Races: Adventure as one of two new races–the cursed worgen with the Alliance or the resourceful goblins with the Horde.
• Level Cap Increased to 85: Earn new abilities, tap into new talents, and progress through the path system, a new way for players to customize characters.
• Classic Zones Remade: Familiar zones across the original continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms have been altered forever and updated with new content, from the devastated Badlands to the broken Barrens, which has been sundered in two.
• New High-Level Zones: Explore newly opened parts of the world, including Uldum, Grim Batol, and the great Sunken City of Vashj’ir beneath the sea.
• More Raid Content than Ever Before: Enjoy more high-level raid content than previous expansions, with optional more challenging versions of all encounters.
• New Race and Class Combinations: Explore Azeroth as a gnome priest, blood elf warrior, or one of the other never-before-available race and class combinations.
• Guild Advancement: Progress as a guild to earn guild levels and guild achievements.
• New PvP Zone & Rated Battlegrounds: Take on PvP objectives and daily quests on Tol Barad Island, a new Wintergrasp-like zone, and wage war in all-new rated Battlegrounds.
• Archaeology: Master a new secondary profession to unearth valuable artifacts and earn unique rewards.
• Flying Mounts in Azeroth: Explore Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms like never before.

RT @Raptr World of Warcraft Catacylsm Full Details

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Nov. 8 – Euphnet in Sunnyvale, CA (Near San Jose)
Nov. 8 – Gigabits LAN Center in Orlando, FL
Nov. 8 – Netlans in Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 8 – Vertigo Game Center in Wausau, WI (Between St. Paul and Green Bay)
Nov. 9 – Strike Zone Gaming in Fenton, MI (Northwest of Detroit)
Nov. 14 – Crazy Penguins Gaming in Rockford, IL (Northwest of Chicago)
Nov. 14 – CyGamZ in Ypsilanti, MI (Between Ann Arbor and Detroit)
Nov. 15 – Citadel Games in Brainerd, MN (North of Minneapolis)
Nov. 15 – 8wire LAN Gaming Center in Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 15 – Xtreme Gaming Cybercafe in San Antonio, TX

On November 22, up to 35 iGames LAN centers will participate in an event called “All Out WAR”, where players from across the country will work together to capture end-game enemy territory in Warhammer Online.

For more details, including specific times and LAN center addresses, go to http://www.igames.org/war or contact the iGames events team at events@igames.org.

Of course, no matter where you play from, Raptr will  post updates regarding your Warhammer Online characters right to your profile in Raptr.

Good Hunting!

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