So, BlizzCon 2007. What a trip!

I went to BlizzCon with my guild’s 5v5 team, The Huks AKA Team EG, as well as a few other guildmates. Even though I live only a half-hour drive away from Anaheim, I stayed with Nuvas, Team EG’s Shaman. It worked out pretty well, as Blizzard flew them all out (as well as covered all the food and room service - I didn’t spend a nickel on food).

So, the con itself. As was expected, they announced their second expansion pack for World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King. Level cap 80, first hero class Death Knight, the Inscription tradeskill and the usual gamut of new expansion pack stuff. Then they had Starcraft 2 on the floor, which was available to play. It was all well and interesting, with plenty of fun panels and information which you can find. However, as mentioned above I spent the majority of my time with the Huks.

The 5v5 fights I watched there were absolutely insane - these guys are absolutely at the top of their game. The Huks placed third, due to the European team Sashwan, but ‘We lose cuz Daorok sucks’ managed to eke out being first place, as well as being the only 5v5 team running a hunter. The Huks had beat that team at the US regionals, but due to Sashwan running the cookie cutter setup, they were not able to push past them to fight them again. However, they still managed to place third, and I still love them.

I was getting the crowd pumped during the finals, though. I was holding up ‘GO HUKS’ signs, and the Huks were definitely the crowd favorite.

If anything, it has revitalized my interest in the PvP game, so I’ve started playing WoW again on my Warrior, who just got his Thunder last night, and is happily smashing faces.