I Love The BlizzCon Polar Bear Mount.

I knew I wanted the mount from the time it was announced. The plan was to go to BlizzCon and get my hands on one, then that fell through. I still figured I'd have my shot by ordering the BlizzCon PPV on DirectTV though, but no, that too didn't pan out. Since BlizzCon I've been trying to convince myself that I didn't miss much and that listening to the audio of the panels is just as good... then I saw someone on the mount.

There I was heading to Wailing Caverns to work on fishing (damn those new achievements!) when the notice flew up that Crossroads was under attack. Nothing new there, but I figured if I joined in the fight I'd have a chance to /hug a corpse and mark off another achievement. I arrive and frostbolt a rogue, then I see this beautiful specimen go bounding past me. What distracted me more was that she was riding the BlizzCon mount. I mean how can you not love that? You've got a Murloc sitting there like a bobblehead on your dash.

As an avid pet/rarity collector in game things like this just make me think about all the items I'll never be able to get. Grrrr.

WoTLK Bonus Footage From BlizzCon

The wonderful folks over at WoW Radio have uploaded some bonus footage from BlizzCon. I have tried to keep my head out of the spoiler/rumor mill when it comes to WoTLK for the most part, but considering how close we are to release and all the public announcements by Blizzard I figure I can start diving in. I don't want to ruin my experience, but there are a few spoilers that are just too good not to look at.

This video is getting me excited. I've recently upgraded my video card and I'm hoping that these new areas are actually going to take advantage of it beyond just increasing my FPS. That said, here is the video:

Live coverage of the BlizzCon panels starts in a few hours. I'm debating on if I'm going to actually stay awake and listen to them or just catch the archived audio later. No matter what I decide to do I should probably wear headphones because I think my wife is getting tired of hearing all the WoW talk.

BlizzKhaaan!

All week long I've been annoyed that I'm not attending BlizzCon. Earlier this year I had serious plans to, but life got in the way. It probably wouldn't be bugging me so much if I was still living in Chicago because I could convince myself that it's just too far to travel. Now that I'm sitting in Portland Oregon I'm teased by the fact that while BlizzCon is still far away, it's only a straight drive south.

Being the podcast addict that I am I spent part of yesterday listening to Gnomewise and Grail from WoW Radio's Casually Hardcore as they broadcast live from their car. That's right, I listened to two guys on a road trip. I don't know if that makes me a pathetic individual or not, but I don't care. I enjoyed it. Although I did keep having strange ideas about finding them on the road and yelling at them from a car with a megaphone.

Today I'm listening to the live stream of the panels at BlizzCon thanks, once again, to the folks over at WoW Radio. I haven't heard anything groundbreaking or stunning yet, but it's been solid entertainment and discussion. I must say that some of the Blizzard art design team really know how to work a crowd, a few of the comments made were hilarious. I think my favorite was when a little kid asked about different skins for Druids and one of them responded with a deep growling voice "NEEEEVEEER!".

The Diablo III Gameplay panel just started so I'm going listen to that and go check on the roast I have in the slow-cooker.