blizzcon Official BlizzConline Preview

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Here comes Blizzard's official look at the BlizzConline schedule with short descriptions for each one of the panels.

BlizzConline (source)

Join us for BlizzConline—an all-digital community celebration and exhibition of Blizzard games and universes February 19-20. We’ll be updating right here throughout the weekend with the latest World of Warcraft news and coverage from the event.

You’ll be able to watch the entirety of the show completely free through the BlizzCon website, where you can choose between six channels of content covering your favorite games. You’ll also be able to watch the show on your favorite streaming platforms, including Twitch and YouTube. You can also join the Blizzard community on Twitter to take part in the conversation.

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Tune in to the Opening Ceremony beginning at 2:00 pm PST to discover the latest from Blizzard Entertainment. Then, check out the complete schedule here and set your reminders to watch the following panels and exhibitions on the World of Warcraft channel:

Friday, February 19

3:10 pm PST—World of Warcraft: What’s Next
Members of the World of Warcraft development team discuss the latest content coming to Azeroth.

3:40 pm PST—World of Warcraft Deep Dive
Delve Deeper into World of Warcraft with the development team.

4:20 pm PST—World of Warcraft: Voices of the Afterlife
Join us as we take a look behind-the-scenes with the voice actors behind some of your favorite World of Warcraft characters. Hear them share their experiences bringing vibrant characters and stories to life.

Saturday, February 20

12:00 pm PST—World of Warcraft Q&A
Got something you want to ask about Azeroth or the Shadowlands? Join the World of Warcraft development team as they answer community questions about lore, zones, dungeons, raids, and more.

We’ve opened a forum thread for your questions, which we’ll collect until February 19.

2:05 pm PST—World of Warcraft: The Evolution of Thrall
Join Terran Gregory, Christie Golden, and Sean Copeland from Blizzard’s story and franchise development team as they look back on the evolution of the iconic World of Warcraft character Thrall.

3:15 pm PST—World of Warcraft: Cooking Workshop
Chef Lulaboo is in the kitchen preparing dishes inspired by the food and ingredients of Azeroth. Join her to learn how you can craft them at home!

4:00 pm PST—Blizzard Art Studio: Margrave Krexus (Playing on the Strategy Channel)
World of Warcraft artist Jordan Powers takes you step-by-step through how to draw the former leader of the Necrolords’ House of the Chosen, Margrave Krexus.

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To stay up to date on all things BlizzConline, follow along on BlizzCon.com or on the Battle.net desktop or mobile apps. We’ll provide additional updates here over the course of BlizzConline, so check back often!

[Dejo93 984]

I hope we see more of Thrall in the future after this expansion

[t3ramos 19]

Is Chris metzen still the voice actor of thrall? Also, a Panel about his evolution without metzen.. i don't know... 

[Badadada 184]

50 minutes ago, t3ramos said:

Is Chris metzen still the voice actor of thrall? Also, a Panel about his evolution without metzen.. i don't know... 

Yes, he is. And he also voices Bastion from Overwatch (don't ask how that works).

[Yridaa 490]

15 hours ago, t3ramos said:

Is Chris metzen still the voice actor of thrall? Also, a Panel about his evolution without metzen.. i don't know... 

It's a bit strange considering he voices some characters but stopped voicing some others. He voices Deathwing in WoW for example but someone else voices Deathwing in HotS (And is really poor at it, honestly). He also still voiced Garrosh Hellscream in Shadowlands so he's at least still active, just wasn't there for Deathwing in 2019 for some reason.

[Arcling 875]

4 hours ago, Yridaa said:

It's a bit strange considering he voices some characters but stopped voicing some others. He voices Deathwing in WoW for example but someone else voices Deathwing in HotS (And is really poor at it, honestly). He also still voiced Garrosh Hellscream in Shadowlands so he's at least still active, just wasn't there for Deathwing in 2019 for some reason.

Garrosh? There was no Garrosh, I assume you meant Thrall. I think you are confusing some characters, Metzen never voiced Deathwing (Michael McConnohie, voice of LK, Uther and Kel'Thuzad, later it was Patrick Seitz) nor Garrosh (also Seitz), but he did voice Varian, Nefarian and Ragnaros. He will only keep voicing Thrall now. His other characters are either dead or replaced by others actors, like Nefarian and Ragnaros (dead in lore, but different actor in HS and HotS appearances, Matthew Mercer). However, this might have been due to higher budget, later Blizz started using same set of voice actors that you would hear in many other high-profile games, while in earlier years more voices were done by Blizzard employees, albeit there have been very few lines that were voiced back then.

Edited February 18, 2021 by Arcling