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Blizzcon 2008 DVD production panel reveals WoW tidbits
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Here’s a secret gem from BlizzCon from our sister site, Big Download: The DVD Production panel. The DVD Production team, despite the name, actually oversees most of the video produced by or at Blizzard. That means that they had a hand in the South Park episode “Make Love Not Warcraft,” as well as the “What’s your Game” and “Lawgiver” commercials.

They additionally work on the gameplay trailers from World of Warcraft, and walked us through the creative process for the patch 2.1 Black Temple trailer, revealing some interesting lore behind Akama’s betrayal. Finally, they revealed that they were the force behind the Wrath Gate cinematic. It’s no wonder they were able to form such an epic cut scene though: One of their team members was a member of Rufus Cubed Productions, the creations of the epic machinima Return.

There’s some other nice knowledge from the panel, including the real identity of the villain from “Make Love Not Warcraft” and a preview of the lore of Diablo 3. Be certain to go check it out at Big Download!

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Original post by Daniel Whitcomb



Mounts to be usable in water
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During the Q&A Panel at BlizzCon, Blizzard surprised the audience by responding obtusely to the question of when mounts will be usable in dungeons. One of the most annoying things in the game is probably those times when you’re trying to cross a stream or something, only to get dismounted and have to summon your mount again after you cross. Well, Ghostcrawler Tigole — in a BlizzCon exclusive — says that will soon be a thing of the past. All ground mounts will be usable in water in the first patch following Wrath of the Lich King. It took us a bit to confirm that considering, well, it sounded like a joke. You all know how Blizzard loves to kid around.

This probably means you’ll be able to submerge with your mount. In one of the older patches in The Burning Crusade, flying mounts were adjusted so that you are no longer dismounted when coming into contact with water. That additionally made it impossible to dive into the water without manually dismounting from your flying mount. A different behavior will probably happen for ground mounts. Thanks to the change, we can happily cross that off the list of annoying things in the game.

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Mounts to be usable on water
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During the Q&A Panel at BlizzCon, Blizzard surprised the audience by responding obtusely to the question of when mounts will be usable in dungeons. One of the most annoying things in the game is probably those times when you’re trying to cross a stream or something, only to get dismounted and have to summon your mount again after you cross. Well, Ghostcrawler — in a BlizzCon exclusive — says that will soon be a thing of the past. All ground mounts will be usable in water in the first patch following Wrath of the Lich King. It took us a bit to confirm that considering, well, it sounded like a joke. You all know how Blizzard loves to kid around.

This probably means you’ll be able to submerge with your mount. In one of the older patches in The Burning Crusade, flying mounts were adjusted so that you are no longer dismounted when coming into contact with water. That additionally made it impossible to dive into the water without manually dismounting from your flying mount. A different behavior will probably happen for ground mounts. Thanks to the change, we can happily cross that off the list of annoying things in the game.

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Original post by Zach Yonzon



Blizzcon 08 Starcraft2 Gameplay coverage
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Here’s some coverage from the Starcraft 2 Gameply Panel at Blizzcon 08. Check out our BlizzCon Articles section for new stuff. An outline of…

Original post by Charles D.



BlizzCon 2008 Live Contest Winners
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The winners were announced on the official Blizzcon site. Creativity and craftsmanship were in huge supply at Friday night’s Costume, /Silly, and…

Original post by Charles D.



BlizzCon: World of Warcraft Art Panel
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BlizzCon is now by. The WoW Vault Staff is on their way home. We still have more fun stuff from it for you to read! Our most recent editorial is…

Original post by Charles D.



Wrath of the Lich King: Concept Art
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Long overdue for an update, the WoW Vault’s Concept Art section has been updated with eight new Wrath of the Lich King pieces straight from…

Original post by Charles D.




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