Diablo IV! Overwatch 2! Is it enough to forgive?
I’ve seen every BlizzCon in the history of the company, and this one has got to be one of the weirdest. After the crowd turned on Blizzard last year overDiablo Immortal, we gotDiablo IVin the best way possible: a really good horrific cinematic trailer and actual gameplay.
Following up Blizzard confirmed a few menial announcements, like the fact that all characters are free-to-play inHeroes of the Stormuntil November 10, andStarcraft IIwas getting its token commander Arcturus Mengsk.Hearthstoneis ending the Year of the Dragon cycle with…dragons, and Sylvanas crushed the Lich King’s helmet to set up the events of the newWoW Shadowlandsexpansion, due in late 2020.
Overwatch 2capped off the event, with confirmation that all cosmetics would carry over, and allOverwatch 1players will be able to play on all maps for the PVP component of the game. Ambitious! Let’s see if it works out and the userbase isn’t too fragmented. After all, a release window and platforms weren’t even mentioned.
I’m surprised more wasn’t done in terms of making amends (my pipe dream was makingWarcraft III Reforgedfree for all and issuing refunds), but I’m sure a darkDiablo IVwas all a lot of people needed.
