There is a 3 hour window directly after the Diablo Anniversary section. And it has two blocks that are shaded, which means they are going to do something, but not saying what.
This seems pretty obvious to me.
Please read post #14. This "free block" isn't a free block, they never have anything in parallel with the contest, and usually just a simulcast to the panel area. But I went over that on the last page already.
Panel
Diablo III Lore and Story Q + A
19:00 - 20:00
Ended
Main
Contests
19:30 - 21:30
Bottom line, is that you cannot just look at the past and "assume" anything. Maybe they do not use it at all, but there is room for it, and the entire schedule is noted *times subject to change.
Again, unfortunately not the case. At Blizzcon 2014 there was the 2 hour opening event featuring OW and a one hour panel on Saturday. Both were huge blank spots; people speculated about a LotV announcement.
There is a 3 hour window directly after the Diablo Anniversary section. And it has two blocks that are shaded, which means they are going to do something, but not saying what.
I thought this was pretty obvious as well, and to dupe people, they put the contests on the stage that Diablo was just on so that nobody immediately drew the connection!
Their tweet doesnt make sense then, i dont get it.
I forgot about that!
To make that crystal clear: They wouldn't have tweeted that for nothing but a 20 year anniversary. We'll get *something*. We might not get D4 or D3X2, but I personally would love to see some of the player's concerns being addressed in a patch 2.5. Give me... a paragon fix. Some loot hunt that lasts for more than 30 hours. Give me runewords. I dunno, I could envision a bunch of stuff to get me excited. It's not like D3 is a bad game - if it was, we wouldn't be here, but just playing Minesweeper all day or whatever floats your boat.
Fixing Paragon is a must, and I hope it comes with an elaborate skill system such as D2. Something that boosts skills, is capped, and allows for flexible playstyles.
Adding something like runewords also fits better with that sort of system.
I am okay with current drops rates atm, due to Ancients, however, I ABSOLUTELY HATE SETS. They ruin diversity and force you to play X instead of trying Y and Z. That is a terrible concept. Set powers could be reworked and tuned into a new system, but should not lock gear slots preventing diversity.
So Diablo 20th Anniversary is a primetime panel on the main stage. I would think something is going to be announced. Why slot the game that is, for a lack of a better word, "dead" for primetime?
On another note you can clearly see Blizzard's push for competitive eSports style games. It is speculated to be the future of sports.
Exactly, and when you read "Join the Diablo III development team for a look back on two decades in Sanctuary, and get a first look at our plans to celebrate the occasion." it is clear it will not just be a "yay, we are 20, end of show" and specifically states they are doing "SOMETHING".
You are wrong actually: from 2013 (http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/3466-BlizzCon-2013-Map-and-Schedule)
Panel
Diablo III Lore and Story Q + A
19:00 - 20:00
Ended
Main
Contests
19:30 - 21:30
Bottom line, is that you cannot just look at the past and "assume" anything. Maybe they do not use it at all, but there is room for it, and the entire schedule is noted *times subject to change.
This seems pretty obvious to me.
Fixing Paragon is a must, and I hope it comes with an elaborate skill system such as D2. Something that boosts skills, is capped, and allows for flexible playstyles.
Adding something like runewords also fits better with that sort of system.
I am okay with current drops rates atm, due to Ancients, however, I ABSOLUTELY HATE SETS. They ruin diversity and force you to play X instead of trying Y and Z. That is a terrible concept. Set powers could be reworked and tuned into a new system, but should not lock gear slots preventing diversity.
Who knows what that means though, lol
There are most certainly gaps for changes, most years they run within 5-10 minutes of eachother from what I remember.
And a release usually is not more than 20 minutes of OMG THIS SHIT IS AWESOME