sport and news: BlizzCon 2011: Day two round-up

Monday 24 October 2011

BlizzCon 2011: Day two round-up

BlizzCon 2011 rolled into it second day with players excited about Friday's revelations and eager to get in front of the panel microphones to complain about their classes. You know, in these troubled economic times, if you want to be a jerk to the developers, it really makes more fiscal sense just to use the forums where you can do it for free. Fortunately for the rest of us, that wasn't all that was going on.

Liveblogs If you aren't at BlizzCon and don't have the livestream, fear not: We've got you covered. The Classes, Items, and Professions Q&A, Open Q&A, and Lore Q&A panels were all faithfully liveblogged for you. Brace yourself for the aforementioned angry players in the former two.
News tidbits from the panels There were a surprising of changes either announced, confirmed, or clarified during the Saturday panels. To answer the question that we've gotten more than any other, yes -- Blizzard is working on new character models for the older races! Enchanters will go back to creating wands (don't forget, wands can be primary weapons for casters in Mists of Pandaria). For all those of you who loved Scholomance and the Scarlet Monastery during classic, heroic versions of these dungeons are also being designed for the next expansion. We got a peek at the art going into Pandaren and their starting zone, and a preview of the Pandaria dungeons. In more immediate news, the guild transfer and guild name-changing services should go live in about two weeks, and Blizzard plans to publish both a graphic novel and a four-part novella concerning the Pandaren.
People, interviews, and events G4 got some professional studio pictures of some of BlizzCon's most famous cosplayers, and we have a gallery of Friday night's costume contest. Episode 216 of the WoW Insider Show was recorded from the convention and features 7 staffers discussing the Friday announcements. Lisa interviewed a couple honeymooning at BlizzCon, and Gray made the rounds on the floor show with a camera. New to BlizzCon? Sue, the convention center's nurse, has some good advice for you.
Commentary In which Rossi turns out to have been slightly psychic, Blizzard weighed in on the Guardian Cub controversy, and readers shared their thoughts on the Friday announcements.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2011 Floor Show

Gallery: BlizzCon 2011 Costume Contest Gallery

The news is out -- we'll be playing Mists of Pandaria! Find out what's in store with an all-new talent system, peek over our shoulder at our Pandaren hands-on, and get ready to battle your companion pets against others. It's all here right at WoW Insider!

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