The second batch of BlizzCon 2017 tickets will go on sale Saturday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. PDT through Universe. Visit www.universe.com/blizzcon2017 for a chance to grab one!

The first batch of BlizzCon 2017 tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. PDT through Universe—visit www.universe.com/blizzcon2017 for a chance to buy yours.

Topic: Mists of Pandaria gameplay and design, patch 5.2 and beyond Panelists: Dave Kosak, Ion Hazzikostas, Brian Holinka, Cory Stockton, Greg Street Moderators: Bashiok, Crithto, Daxxarri, Rygarius, Zarhym

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While our developers have been digging in deep to craft the content you'll be seeing beyond the parting of the mists, those of us on supporting teams have been plotting a course to respectably usher in this new age of Warcraft with our community.

At the Midnight Launch Party in Irvine, California this Monday, a team of five leading members from Blood Legion will be taking part in a duel against Blizzard programmers for the fastest Challenge Mode dungeon time. I recently snagged some members from the guild and asked them to talk about just how scared they are to be facing off against us. Read the interview here.

Best Buy will be hosting a World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Developer Chat tomorrow, Tuesday, September 18 at 4 p.m. PDT. Lead systems designer Greg Street, lead encounter designer Ion Hazzikostas, lead content designer Cory Stockton, and lead quest designer Dave Kosak will be on-hand to field questions from anyone who'd like to join in. The event will be held on the Best Buy chat client, so be sure to register for their forums if you'd like to participate.

Topic: World of Warcraft Class Design & Balance Hosts: Community Managers Bashiok and Zarhym Panelists: Class Designers Celestalon, Ghostcrawler, Koraa, Watcher, Wradyx, and Xelnath

Topic: World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Content & Features Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDT Host: Community Manager Zarhym Panelist: Lead Content Designer Cory "Mumper" Stockton Panelist: Lead Systems Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street

This Thursday, October 27, we’ll be hosting a one-hour live online developer Q&A with Lead Content Designer Cory “Mumper” Stockton and Lead Systems Designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT. I’ll be moderating the discussion to help facilitate a smooth and productive conversation. Given all the information revealed last weekend at BlizzCon 2011, we feel it’s fitting for this chat to be focused on the next expansion, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.