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MTV Multiplayer Journalist Tracey John wraps up her set of interviews with Jay Wilson with a bang. Diablo 1 and Diablo II characters will be prominent throughout the storyline of Diablo 3, as well as characters from the novels that did never exist in the previous Diablo games. More interesting is that Blizzard considers Diablo 3, the wrap up of the trilogy.  Did we get a hint that Diablo MMO is to follow? Or a Diablo 3 Expansion? Read the Diablo 3 Storyline interview.

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“We also tried to focus a little more on bringing characters back, and not just from ‘Diablo II’ but from ‘Diablo I,’” he said. “We feel like a lot of the focus is on ‘Diablo II’ but ‘Diablo I’ started it all and has a lot of really good stuff on the gameplay side and on the character side. So people can expect to see characters from ‘Diablo I,’ more characters from ‘Diablo II,’ and characters from some of the books. We’re definitely going to bring a few of them in.”
Thanks, Jugzor

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Warcry interviewed FATE creator and former Flagship Studios Mythos Project Director Travis Baldree to discuss the whereabouts of the new gaming studio after the sundering of Flagship Studios.  Travis Baldree partnered with Max Schaefer (Condor / Blizzard North and Flagship Studios co-founder) to create a new Studios: Runic Games.

This may not have much to do about Diablo 3, thus far, except Warcry tossed a catchy question at Travis Baldree, asking his opinion on the Art Direction of Diablo 3. This was his response.

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Warcry: Just for fun, what do you think about the discussion swirling around the "tone and color" of Diablo 3?

Travis: Personally, I think what they've done with Diablo 3 is fantastic. It seems pretty obvious that the mandate was to make the game look like a concept painting brought to life, and I think they've succeeded pretty wildly. The contrast and use of color really works well for an Action-RPG, where there are hordes of monsters and spells, and separation of individual entities is required for satisfying play. I can't wait to play it!

Blizzard is really second-to-none, and I have nothing but admiration for their work. I know a lot of people are lamenting what they see as a move away from the grim vibe of Diablo, but I think a lot of that gothic feel is really sold by a combination of sound, content and story, and the visceral nature of the game - and Blizzard certainly isn't skimping on the visceral if the videos are any indication. I also feel strongly that there's some pretty grim content they haven't bothered to show everyone just yet.

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MTV Multiplayer Journalist Tracey John released another Diablo III interview with Jay Wilson (Diablo III Lead Designer). This time around the topic of discussion was gender choice. If you are a woman player, you want to play a woman Barbarian. Of course, that's open to personal choice. Blizzard is considering making both gender models for each class in multiplayer.

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Unlike the previous games, every controllable character in “Diablo III” can be male or female. Sound innocuous? Lead designer Jay Wilson told me the gender option was the result of “quite a big debate.”

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Note: In case you don't get a BlizzCon ticket, Diablofans.com and Blizzplanet will be giving away a few free BlizzCon tickets via contests courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.

Eyonix, from the WoW Forums Moderation team, updated info about the BlizzCon ticket sales. For further updates visit the source:

Update: 9:40 PM PDT - We have appreciated everyone’s patience as we've worked to address issues with the BlizzCon ticket sales today. To avoid having people stay up into the early hours attempting to make ticket purchases, we will take ticket sales down and continue implementing optimizations through tonight and tomorrow morning.

There are still plenty of tickets available, so if you weren't able to purchase tickets today, please check back tomorrow. We'll continue to provide updates on the World of Warcraft forums here.

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Update: 8:40 PM PDT- The Blizzard Store is still undergoing maintenance. We will continue to provide updates as they become available. Your continued patience is appreciated.

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Update: 7:40 PM PDT- Maintenance continues on The Blizzard Store as we work to resolve the issues affecting the site. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

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Update: 6:50 PM PDT- The Blizzard Store has been temporarily taken offline to address an issue that has been reported by players. We are actively working to resolve this issue while work continues on optimizing the website for faster performance. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

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Update: 5:40 PM PDT- The Blizzard Store is now back online and players may begin purchasing BlizzCon tickets. Please be aware that the Store is currently experiencing slowdowns, however, we continue to make optimizations to handle the ongoing load of purchase requests.

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Update: 5:00 PM PDT- We are aggressively working to bring the Blizzard Store back online so that players may begin purchasing BlizzCon tickets. We will be providing 30 minute ETAs at this point, and appreciate your continued patience.

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Update: 3:15 PM PDT- The Blizzard Store has been taken down for maintenance. We do not have a current ETA but will try to provide an update as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience.

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Update: 2:15 PM PDT- The Blizzard Store is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic. Please be aware that it may take some time to get through to make your purchase. Our Web Administrators are currently working to improve access to ticket sales.

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This morning, we experienced some technical difficulties with ticket sales for BlizzCon. Please be aware that no tickets were sold during the service interruption. If you reached the confirmation screen but did not receive an email receipt, the order did not go through.

We have found and addressed the source of this morning’s issues, and ticket sales are now functioning correctly (though extremely high traffic volumes may still result in occasional delays). We’d like to apologize for the inconveniences caused by these issues, and to thank you for your patience as we resolved them.
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Tickets for BlizzCon 2008 are now available [ http://www.blizzard....ess/080811.html ] for USD $100 each. BlizzCon will take place October 10-11 in Anaheim, California -- head over to the official site [ http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon ] for more information or to place your BlizzCon ticket order. [ http://www.blizzard....l?id=1100000202 ] We look forward to meeting some of you at the show!  


*For more information on the DIRECTV pay-per-view click here- http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/dtv/

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Ready? Set! Go! -- today is gonna be reload-madness fest with thousands of fans trying to get a hold of a BlizzCon 2008 ticket. It is usual to get error messages half way through the process with so many server connections trying to enter through. That if you get to load the page at all.  So, get yourself some snacks and beverages, and start camping the store. Diablofans.com staff will be at BlizzCon covering Diablo III panels, and gathering questions from you live to forward them during the public Q&As. Thus far Diablofans.com Staff planning on going to BlizzCon are: Mockery, Umaro, Medievaldragon, SilVerSurFnStud, Thasador and Zoltrix.

Tickets for BlizzCon 2008 are now available for USD $100 each. BlizzCon will take place October 10-11 in Anaheim, California -- head over to the official site for more information or to place your BlizzCon ticket order. We look forward to meeting some of you at the show!

Those who were not able to purchase a BlizzCon ticket before they got sold out, you may have a slight chance to get one. How? Diablofans.com will soon giveaway a few free BlizzCon tickets via contest, courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment. Stay tuned for more details.

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Blizzard Entertainment and DirecTV have partnered to deliver fans of Diablo, Starcraft and Warcraft a whooping 16 Hours live HD video coverage of BlizzCon 2008 via Pay-Per-View. This is historic. Blizzard fans for the first time have the opportunity to watch a Blizzard Event via TV.

The great news is that for those fans who subscribe to DirecTV ONLY through the BlizzCon website's special offer will watch the live coverage for free.  The current DirecTV subscribers who already have the service will pay only $39.95. That beats paying airplane tickets, hotel and extra costs -- that if you ever get lucky to buy a BlizzCon ticket in the first place. Those are sold like hot bread ... very fast. The offer is not yet active, but will be soon. Keep alert for updates.

DiabloFans.com wants fans to offer feedback:
- Who is going to BlizzCon 2008 on October?
- Who is gonna watch the BlizzCon 2008 Pay-Per-View Coverage?
- Who is gonna watch live streams online?

Remember Blizzard visits Diablofans.com from time to time. Share your feedback.

Blizzcon 2008: Available on Pay Per View in HD
http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/dtv/

Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11, 2008.  Live from the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California

DIRECTV Package Includes:
            
    *                 Over 16 hours of crystal-clear high-definition coverage

    *                 Exclusive interviews and commentary

    *                 Main stage presentations including opening ceremony

    *                 Select panels featuring Blizzard Entertainment developers

    *                 Tournament coverage and team highlights

    *                 BlizzCon 2008 World of Warcraft in-game polar bear mount with mounted, flag-waving murloc
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