Last round of BlizzCon tickets (Update: Sold Out)
Aug 12th, 2008
The maintenance SCV is back for one more round of BlizzCon ticket selling. Here's hoping that if you haven't seen tickets yet, you'll get them in this final round.
We'll keep an eye on what's happening here on this post -- feel free to comment if you're waiting for tickets, and if we see the sold out sign (or a notice from Blizzard that they're all gone), we'll let you know when to refresh. We don't know exactly how many tickets Blizzard wants to sell tonight, but we know it'll be less than they've sold so far, and actual selling time is less than an hour or so by our count. So these will likely go fast. Updates after the break.
Update: At 11:21pm, the main site is reporting that tickets for BlizzCon are completely sold out.
We'll keep an eye on what's happening here on this post -- feel free to comment if you're waiting for tickets, and if we see the sold out sign (or a notice from Blizzard that they're all gone), we'll let you know when to refresh. We don't know exactly how many tickets Blizzard wants to sell tonight, but we know it'll be less than they've sold so far, and actual selling time is less than an hour or so by our count. So these will likely go fast. Updates after the break.
Update: At 11:21pm, the main site is reporting that tickets for BlizzCon are completely sold out.
11:02pm: We're at two minutes after Blizzard promised ticket sales would go live, and we're still stuck on the SCV. We kind of miss the Failoc, actually -- "The site is down for maintenance" doesn't really have the same mysterious ring as "An error has occurred."
11:06pm: We're getting stylesheet errors, which usually means the site is up but being hammered. No surprise there. But if you're aiming for tickets, looks like now might be your chance.
11:09pm: Yup, it's loading. Tickets are being sold, though for how long we have no idea.
11:15pm: It occurs to us that the Blizzard Store site is buckling under the pressure, and yet the BlizzCon forums run just fine. Are the same web people working on both?
11:17pm: Now Blizzard.com is down completely. We only have one question: what dropped? /roll
11:19pm: Worldofwarcraft.com is officially reporting BlizzCon sold out. Looks like that's it. Congrats to everyone who got tickets, and our condolences to anyone who didn't. Now, what we really want to know is: what does Blizzard have to say for themselves after this debacle?
11:24pm: Here's the official pronouncement on the forums. People are, unsurprisingly, not happy. How many hours did you spend this week trying to get BlizzCon tickets?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
8-12-2008 @ 11:04PM
Kush said...
WTF! What PST are they out of - 8:02 and still undergoing maintenance? I AM GETTING SICK OF BLIZZARD!
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8-12-2008 @ 11:08PM
Nathan said...
I get a white screen with only this text:
BlizzCon 2008 is open to attendees of ages 5 years and above. However, due to the nature of some of the content at the show, anyone under the age of 16 cannot purchase their own tickets and must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult (18+ years old) at the event.
Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment releases
Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
Areas and activities devoted to licensed products such as the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game
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8-12-2008 @ 11:10PM
blizzlol said...
rad blizz now i have to go alone cuz my buddy couldn't get his ticket...
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8-13-2008 @ 9:59AM
jargann said...
You should've both tried buying two tickets just in case....
You could have just sold the extras on ebay.
8-12-2008 @ 11:13PM
naga said...
same here, T_T
keep tapping F5. the site is going down.
so disappointed
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8-12-2008 @ 11:14PM
naga said...
I JUST GOT TWO TICKETS!!!
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8-12-2008 @ 11:15PM
Sendil said...
Haha! Finally downed that raid boss. :')
The site crashed in the middle of my order, and I kept slamming refresh until I got to the checkout page. Managed to squeek through.
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8-12-2008 @ 11:15PM
Jackjeckel said...
I GOT MY TIX :) GOOD LUCK GUYS
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8-12-2008 @ 11:19PM
DJScythe17 said...
WoW front page has just called it: sold out.
8-12-2008 @ 11:18PM
Saltypoison said...
Finally, got my two tickets. Best of luck to everyone trying!
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8-12-2008 @ 11:18PM
Jonathon said...
Woot Just got my two... Safari was the fastest surprisingly, out of firefox3, safari, and opera
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8-12-2008 @ 11:19PM
Admiral Snackbar said...
Aaaaaannnnnnd they're gone. Guess I'm not going. -_- Good God this is the worst system ever. Seriously.
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8-12-2008 @ 11:20PM
Brundle said...
/searching eBay for Blizzcon tickets................
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8-12-2008 @ 11:23PM
Timbo said...
hope you realize in order to get your badge you need an the credit card used to buy the ticket and an ID.
8-12-2008 @ 11:21PM
Xearo said...
Managed to snag a ticket for myself!
So glad I get to go, I wasn't able to make it to the first 2, and I finally had arrangements to be able to make this one!
Good Luck to anyone still trying to get one, hope to see you there!
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8-12-2008 @ 11:21PM
asalisbury said...
The site wouldn't even load for me :(
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8-12-2008 @ 11:23PM
Brundle said...
Found them on Stubhub for $1500 each.............
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8-13-2008 @ 2:48AM
Randy said...
That would be completely fake considering to pick up said tickets you must not only take the credit card used for the purchase, but also provide the physical ID of the person who bought them. In other words...that person better be a Cali local and plans to pick them up themselves and give them to you (getting caught of course will get your badge taken away).
8-12-2008 @ 11:23PM
toddjeaton said...
Thx Blizz - for hardly giving anyone a fighting chance to get tickets... As a network engineer, I'll say with full confidence that their IT department is run by a bunch of amateurs.
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8-28-2008 @ 1:30AM
tiff said...
yeah probably w/o any kind of degree i remember when i went to blizzcon last year. i was talking to him and asked him what kind of education you need to become a game developer. and he said he didn't have one. and was lucky...
i was thinking in my head. wtf.