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Blizzard Launches First BlizzCast

Krellie — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:04:14 MST

The artwork bit was mildly interesting. The WoW part was extremely pointless (couse you might as well just read the patchnotes).

If they would go a bit deeper on the topic of how they come up with new WoW content, the whole process, or just something more "in-depth geeky" id be happy to tune in to the next cast.

(I dont play wow (anymore), but the game still oddly interests me.)

Krellie

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ERazER — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:27:53 MST

@DaiMacculate: Ok, np.

ERazER

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DaiMacculate — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:19:39 MST

@ERazER: Yeah dude it was a freaking star wars joke, cool off over there. I didn't capitalize Follow or mention Kotaku: you yourself merely made it clear that you had noticed another person hating in other threads, and I made a joke of it. It wasn't directed against you personally.

DaiMacculate

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EnigmaNemesis — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:50:10 MST

@ERazER:

Hey man, dont get personal... it is just a game!

EnigmaNemesis

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ERazER — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:36:27 MST

@DaiMacculate:
So because I made fun of him it suddenly means I'm following him? I dunno if you're stupid or you're just pretending, but in both cases what you said has no revelance whatsoever.

ERazER

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willyolio — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:54:22 MST

@maximus9:
while i agree that SC was by far more fun than WC3, that doesn't make WC3 a bad game at all. if i had to choose between WC3 and another RTS right now (like CoH or SupCom)... i'd still pick WC3.

sure, they experimented with a totally new engine (their first 3D game), and a new gameplay element (heroes). that's quite a bit of risk and it was still a fantastic game. just not as good as SC.

willyolio

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JASONSPAZ — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:32:37 MST

Enough! of the Warcraft crap. Lets see and hear the DIABLO news.

JASONSPAZ

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:26:45 MST

@ERazER: To Paraphrase Obi-Wan: Who is the bigger hater, the hater himself or he who follows the hater?

DaiMacculate

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ERazER — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:53:43 MST

Aparently there is not enough grind in wow to satisfy ANEMONE's taste, so it obviously sucks and he has to state it in every article about wow in some way or another.
Now just imagine if petty hate post grind dropped epic loot, he could've had the best character in his imaginary better than wow MMO, that he doesn't even play.

ERazER

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EnigmaNemesis — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:51:29 MST

Oh no, they can brainwash their rabid fanbase even more ... as if they are not addicted to WoW enough. Not saying they make bad games, cause they do have some of the best polish around, but them fans be rabid!

EnigmaNemesis

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Brightzide — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:05:44 MST

Interesting SC bit - especially regarding the dev side, some WoW info which is neither here nor there. It's just a podcast to give people who don't read the fan sites some side info.

However, from a wow-addict I found the 2.4 info to be quite interesting, mainly from the way Kaplan talked more than what he actually said (in terms of addressing the Hardcore / Causual elements).

Brightzide

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Suzaku — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:28:24 MST

@taftsearlobe33: To be fair, they have a large staff globally consisting of support (both technical and in-game), lots of developers and similar employees, guys that run their servers and janitors and everything. It's not like a group of 12 guys is getting millions of dollars.

Oh, and this wasn't supposed to be a video podcast, which might be why it wasn't a video podcast. Crazy, I know! Video podcasts are planned to start with episode 2.

Suzaku

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taftsearlobe33 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:05:23 MST

cool now we get to see them do lines of coke off of hookers with the money they get from WoW

taftsearlobe33

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falthorn — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:49:36 MST

Fahey: Your link has an anchor tag on it

falthorn

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skewt — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:25:10 MST

It's nice that they're doing one. They, along with Valve are the companies I'd actually be interested to hear about some behind the scenes/meet the developers style podcast.

This first one was pretty simple, no info or insight you wouldn't get from the most bare bones interview though. Hopefully it grows into something entertaining or insightful. Not just a bunch of fan-site level interviews with key players and patch talk.

skewt

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Maximus9 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:20:58 MST

@ScytheRexx: Dude, I never said they used to be great, that was the other poster. I think they are still great, I just didn't think WC3 was as good as SC, that was my point. I'm trying to play through it, just not as compelling as SC, and Gawd I wish they had more quick match maps for 1on1 on battle.net than the measely 6 or so they do now....all the custom games are '$$$' this or 'RPG' that!

Maximus9

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Durandel — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:19:16 MST

@maximus9: That's why StarCraft is one of the best games ever made. In fact, it often amazes me how many gamers haven't played it before.

It may be 10 years old, but once you get over the low resolution, it still goes above and beyond any other RTS currently in existence.

Durandel

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ScytheRexx — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:13:04 MST

@ErickTheRed:

First, it had to be subscription based as most MMOs of the size need more income then the box price, that subscription gives us updates and content. Diablo patches took years to come out, not so with WoW. Even so, WoW was special, Battle.net is still and always will be free.

Second, not to be mean, but I don't think you actually played WoW if you think you don't do anything in combat, it just requires less needless clicking for the regular attack, I have like triple the abilities I need to use compared to the few you would use in Diablo 2.

@maximus9:

That is fine, you don't have to love every game a company makes. However, even though you didn't like WC3, some did, myself included. Just because someone does not like a game as much as the last suddenly means the company "jumped the shark" and only "used" to be good, like said by the other poster. They are still good and I would think the millions that play all games they have developed would prove that.

Whew, that was longer then I thought.

ScytheRexx

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:03:57 MST

@azithinkibe: I know, it shouldn't be possible, but I've seen it on the AI side, it was a single player one-off game and he had two dwarf heroes on the AI side. I was so pissed I quit immediately, I should have done a screenshot so I wouldn't sound like a dumbass in the here and now (this had to be at least 4 years ago) ;)

DaiMacculate

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azithinkibe — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:56:21 MST

@DaiMacculate: Actually, it's not possible to have more than one hero of the same type, whether you/the AI wants to build it or not...

azithinkibe

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raptorsrevenge — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:47:04 MST

I don't understand the vivid hate that Blizzard gets at times. I think everyone has the right to like or dislike a game, but to shrug these designer off, is a mistake. You can really learn a lot about MMO gameplay/design, keeping up with user expectations, and the issues/prolbems they have faced with designing and updating WOW.

raptorsrevenge

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Siegeman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:43:17 MST

@DaiMacculate: About a quarter of it directly concerns SC2, but it's just a discussion with Blizzard's art director about his concept drawings of a Dark Templar and Zergling.

FYI you don't need to actually listen to it. There's a full transcript, so you can only read the parts you want.

Oh and I agree with the above, I hope SC2 makes a better transition than WC3 did.

Siegeman

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:36:50 MST

@maximus9: Totally agree, WC3 was disappointing, and the AI was all but broken. I've seen the AI have multiple Heroes of the same class, for instance. I hope Heroes are no part of SC2, has been no mention of them so far fortunately.

DaiMacculate

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DaiMacculate — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:34:57 MST

Yeah, can those who have listened to this let us know if it concerns games other than WoW? I can't bring myself to care about WoW, no offense to those who enjoy it, but I don't want to miss it if its going to concern upcoming games like SC2.

DaiMacculate

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Riven — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:32:33 MST

@ErickTheRed:
You point and watch your char attack? Thats awesome man, Oh the WONDERS you will BEHOLD when you progress pass level 2! I'm so excited for you!

Riven

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Siegeman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:29:14 MST

Man, that little piece from the town theme of Diablo I made me remember the good ol' days of gaming. Had to go out and download it, since Actard's not selling the soundtrack. That was probably the best example of music meshing with the environment that I've seen in any RPG I've played.

Siegeman

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Maximus9 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:17:34 MST

@ScytheRexx: I agree Blizzard makes great games, but for some reason, I thought WC3 was a step behind SC in terms of fun and gameplay. I never got into the Heroes thing and think SC is a much better RTS. So in that respect, I hope SCII picks up where WC3 lost it.

Maximus9

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ErickTheRed — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:12:35 MST

@ScytheRexx: Its subscription based - BattleNet was free and there was actual combat involved, point and click was basic, but much better IMO then point and watch your char. attack

ErickTheRed

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ScytheRexx — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:08:26 MST

@Anemone:

Used? If anything the games are just as good if not better then the older games. I don't know why developing WoW generate so much hate with gamers these days, its a massive success and the most fun you can find in MMOs these days.

ScytheRexx

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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:03:32 MST

@Anemone: Nicely crafted complement there ;)
...
I just subscribed to this with my Zune (plug) software, it should be interesting.

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

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Anemone — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:00:37 MST

Yay, a look behind the scenes at a company that used to make good games! I hope Lucas Arts follows suit.

Anemone

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Norellicus — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:59:31 MST

I'm confused, there's no mention of a video podcast, so it's not like they're not delivering on something they already promised to do...

Norellicus

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Banned for Nothing — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:53:17 MST

My lvl 70 paladin lay's in anguish until Lich King arrives, no point in going anywhere else with him...

... But as I just, bu the skin of my teeth got a wii (i'm in the UK) i'll happliy play Zelda and Mario Galaxy until that cold day arrives.

Banned for Nothing

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The Confessor — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:45:13 MST

See, I thought Didier was actually Didler, and I was thinking 'Pervy hobbit fancier!'

The Confessor

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newtonvoig — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:40:25 MST

It's not Tier 7 armor in Sunwell.

newtonvoig

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ErickTheRed — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:36:14 MST

Let me know if there is anything Diablo related in there, I won't be tuning in otherwise

ErickTheRed

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dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:33:27 MST

Any mention of Ghost? That Nova chick is kinda foxy.

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