[Mista]

Blizzard announced on Wednesday that hopes to bring the event back in 2021 have also been dashed by the "ongoing complexities and uncertainties of the pandemic".

However, a hybrid event mixing the formula of February 2021's BlizzConline "with smaller in-person gatherings" will be held in early 2022.

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[mcz117chief]

I have a feeling that the "pandemic" isn't the only reason they are cancelling it. If they wanted to have it then they would just require PCR tests from people or something to attend.

 

[Mirabilis]

Not a shocker, but yeah to echo @mcz117chief probably more to it than that given how things have been going for them of late.

 

[Arkam]

Good. I am sorry for those who liked going... but this is for your own good. Now if we can just get confirmation of no ComicCon.

Those types of events simply fleece people out of money in exchange for cheap trinkets and false sense of inclusion. Kinda like those Disney 5k runs.

 

[and 3 others]

Don't you guys have livestreams?

 

[regawdless]

But what will happen to the reveals of all the huge new games by Blizzard? All the announcements?

 

[mcz117chief]

But what will happen to the reveals of all the huge new games by Blizzard? All the announcements?

You'll get a call from the Blizz team. Do you not have a phone?

 

[HeresJohnny]

Living in Nashville, TN, the only thing I can tell you about the "complexities and uncertainties of the pandemic" is that you can't find a parking space when you go downtown. The pandemic is over, by and large. Shit's opening up pretty much everywhere so I can't help but think this isn't the reason, but an excuse.

 

[Arc]

Living in Nashville, TN, the only thing I can tell you about the "complexities and uncertainties of the pandemic" is that you can't find a parking space when you go downtown. The pandemic is over, by and large. Shit's opening up pretty much everywhere so I can't help but think this isn't the reason, but an excuse.

Yeah. My first reaction to the thread was, 'People are still excited about Blizzard games?'

We're a long way off from the fervor of peak WoW, D3, and early Overwatch.

 

[MildWolverine]

Don't you guys have livestreams?

Remember that time they had Metallica on Twitch and Twitch didn't buy the rights.

 

[Calcium]

A convenient excuse that'll save them a lot of money and effort. Not surprised by this at all, especially when they don't have anything WoW related to share. Updates on Diablo lV and Overwatch 2 weren't going to be enough.

 

[SpartanN92]

Good. I am sorry for those who liked going... but this is for your own good. Now if we can just get confirmation of no ComicCon.

Those types of events simply fleece people out of money in exchange for cheap trinkets and false sense of inclusion. Kinda like those Disney 5k runs.

People use them as meetups with friends and family to do something they all enjoy together.

I used to have a circuit of Cons I'd attend every summer from 2013-2017 it was E3, RTX, and PAX Prime. I loved it.