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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 11:08AM PornOfBabylon said

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Please announce a release date for Diablo 3.....

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 11:22AM Ohhlaawd said

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@PornOfBabylon

Ya I'm hoping for a big announcement as well. Last year was lacking in that department.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 12:25PM gangcar said

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@PornOfBabylon

Q1 2023
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 11:10AM Ninjasoup said

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The amount of money people have to pay for this is ridiculous.

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 11:37AM Cavall said

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@Ninjasoup I think what you mean to say is the amount of money people WILL pay for this is ridiculous.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 1:33PM Mechazawa Prime said

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@Ninjasoup

Supply and demand.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 11:34AM Misfit Toy said

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Wow... so its now $175 just because they can. Amazing. Its moved beyond being a service to the fans to a cash-grabbing opportunity.

Still, I don't doubt people will pay for it and feel its worth it so I guess whatever... Just feels like its taking advantage of people. That is quite the markup.

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 1:38PM Mechazawa Prime said

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@Misfit Toy

If it was truly a fan service you would think it might change locations each year anyway. I can't afford to fly or drive out to California, let alone get tickets on top of it. That said, Blizzcon has been getting bigger and bigger. It kinda makes sense that the admission would go up, though the price was high to begin with.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 1:43PM Colin said

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@Mechazawa Prime

It stays in one place because it's staffed by Blizzard employees and it's a short drive from their HQ. If they moved around, the price would skyrocket exponentially.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 2:14PM Mechazawa Prime said

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@Colin

Which was my whole point.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 6:54PM DeadInside said

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@Colin
You're right, because Blizzard would have to pass on the cost of roaming Blizzcon locations to their fans. There is no way a small, independant company like Activision Blizzard (ATVI) could ever foot some of the bill to move Blizzcon occasionally or reduce ticket prices. Maybe if they were as big a company as Penny Arcade they could have a Blizzcon East. Hopefully someday they can afford to expand a little. They only made $4.4 billion last year, give them a break guys.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 1:08PM (Unverified) said

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Red Shirt guy better get his own fact checking panel.

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 1:15PM SuperAngryMeatBirdBoy said

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It seems like the more expensive it gets the more dissapointing this convention becomes. BlizzCon 2010 was such a let down. I mean what did they really announce last year?
"Hey we're making Cata!", "No shit?"
"And we also released Starcraft 2, 2 month's ago!", "NO WAI!?"
"And here's the new Diablo class!", "WOOOOOOHOO, no wait.."

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 3:09PM iceveiled said

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$175 for probably the weakest Blizzcon to date. I predict: No Diablo 3 release date (blizz doesn't do official release dates until they are within a couple months of release), no new WoW news (too early for next expansion details), no new info on their next MMO (obviously) , and MAYBE some new info on the next StarCraft 2 content.

Other than that, you pay $175 for smelly, poor hygiene socially awkward nerds and take home a nasty contagious disease free of charge.

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 3:31PM Mechazawa Prime said

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@iceveiled

Idk man, Diablo 3 seems likes it's going to be the focus of this years show where as last year none of the games really stole the spotlight. Just look at the blizzcon page and it seems kinda obvious. I wouldn't be surprised to hear some big Diablo 3 news there even if it's not a release date.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 6:11PM DeadInside said

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They better have some face-melting Diablo 3 news, or else. *shakes fist*

Posted: Apr 13th 2011 8:52PM Mechazawa Prime said

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@DeadInside

If things turn out for the worst I'll shake something else at them.
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Posted: Apr 13th 2011 10:46PM holmcross said

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it would never happen, but it'd be incredible if WoW got it's own convention. These prices and the lack of availability seems to be directly because it's essentially the WoW convention.

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