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Predicting Battle.net’s social future

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If you think we’ve scratched the surface of Battle.net cross-game implementation with Real ID, you are going to be amazed at what is coming next. Do I know any of this for sure? No, of course not. I base my predictions on three simple facts:

  1. Blizzard has created an account-based loyalty program that has encapsulated each and every one of its games;
  2. Blizzard is chock-full of smart individuals who understand community, as illustrated by the new community website; and
  3. Blizzard has made your account mean something into perpetuity.

If you think Battle.net is sharp at 2.0, you can’t even imagine 3.0.

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WoW Insider Show Episode 156: Pretty good at predicting these things

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Every week, we present you with the WoW Insider Show podcast — an hour’s worth of WoW community discussion, covering everything from the week’s top stories here on WoW.com, to emails from our readers, to what’s been going on with our particular characters in Azeroth.

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Warning: This episode has a lot of Cataclysm spoilers. Don’t listen if you don’t want to be spoiled!

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The Queue: Predicting the Cataclysm release date

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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column in which the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky, senior editor at WoW.com and webmaster of a new quick and dirty MMO news site, will be your host today.

The above image is what the new Cataclysm launcher looks like. It’s shown in mid-patch, with enough data downloaded that I can play the game at least respectably. It really looks quite slick, and I love the additions of the amounts that need to be downloaded.

Lagothan asked:

“Soooo, any predictions on the release date for Cataclysm? Please don’t say ‘soon’ or I will be a sad panda.”

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The Queue: Predicting the Cataclysm release date originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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