Blizzcon + Suvega/Velani = Fail :(

[Vyndree]

People seem to think there were tons of them buying up tickets, but since the tickets were a new item in the store and required additional information not required on normal store items (character names, server names, etc) I don't see how they could have scripted it in advance. It's a conspiracy theory imo.

The store was up momentarily on Monday morning. The server crashed under the load and it was up periodically but relatively unfunctional on Monday afternoon.

During this time, people had plenty of time to edit botting scripts to the correct URL and option fields necessary -- most people at this time were stuck at either entering a CVV code or clickign the "submit" button. This on-and-off functionality existed for little under an hour. I, personally, got stuck on entering my CVV code after trying 2 different Credit Cards.

The website did not return to its functional form until Tuesday, over 24 hours later. Plenty of time to either write a new or edit an existing ticket-buying bot.

When doors opened on Tuesday at approx 1:30 PST, tickets were sold in LITERALLY minutes, according to a blue. I personally saw it available for 15 minutes (and only interactable for 5).

So it was open on Monday for almost an hour, and the tickets didn't sell out (partially due to website/credit card system errors). On tuesday, they were gone WITHIN minutes -- and those errors were still present. It reeks of bots.

[Nixi]

I'm actually quite miffed about this whole fiasco also. I haven't been back home to the US for two years. Instead of picking a nice date like, oh i dunno, Christmas, to go home I scheduled my vacation around Blizzcon. I was on the website during the big rush to buy tickets and managed to make my blizzard payement account, but i didn't get to the purchase page. I'm so pissed because all this was happening at a really awkward time and I screwed up my sleep, and, and, and I'm just pissed...

[Vyndree]

www.blizzcon.com

BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing Opt-In Begins

The BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing opt-in is now live. People with eligible Blizzard Accounts who wish to enter the drawing can now do so by logging in to Blizzard Account Management. The opt-in period will last until 11:59 p.m. PDT on Sunday, August 24. After it ends, we will select 1,500 people from the opt-in pool and offer them a chance to purchase up to two tickets to BlizzCon 2008.

This is a random drawing -- everyone with an eligible Blizzard Account who opts in any time during the opt-in period will have the same chance to win. Please make sure your Blizzard Account contact information (email and phone number) is up to date. For more information, including eligibility requirements, click here or read the FAQ.

The opt-in is up! If you have a blizzard STORE account before the tickets sold out you can opt in!

[Caspian]

I can't go and I have no desire to scalp tickets to make money. If I opt in and "win the lottery" is there an issue with me selling tickets to you for my cost? Or anyone? I think I have 5 blizzard accounts too. Had to get Collector's Edition and, after getting burned by having orders reduced at Amazon and Best Buy, made multiple accounts on Blizzard's site.

I'll opt in and let everyone know if I get lucky.

[Lyonheart]

I was lucky to even get a store acnt made. It seems that if you have a beta temp acnt, it messes with you. I Made a new Bliz Store acnt and after many many tries finally got it done that first day of ticket sale. Anyway, I got my opt in done 8)

[Vyndree]

If I opt in and "win the lottery" is there an issue with me selling tickets to you for my cost? Or anyone? I think I have 5 blizzard accounts too.

You can opt in, get "chosen" in the lottery, then not buy the tickets.

From the initial store sale, I was able to fill in the "attendee information" and input any credit card I chose. I would imagine, if you get "picked" for the lotto and don't want the tickets, that you could offer to let someone else use their attendee information and credit card and you input it through your Blizzard store account.

Worse comes to worse, if you can't, you're not obligated to buy the tickets if you're picked via the lotto.

[Suvega]

Basically OPT in * 5.

If you get picked and would be gracious enough for us to buy the tickets, that would be super awesome
We'll just use our CC and our names to buy it, so we can actually pickup the tickets (you need the credit card you used to purchase the tickets to pick the tickets up at the gate).

And me and velani would <3 you forever and ever and ever and ever and....

[Zseth]

Everything that Suvega said, I would love you forever as well, and probably pleasure you sexually as well.

Seriously though, if you make it into the opt in and will allow me to purchase from you I would be eternally grateful.

[kadaan]

On the FAQ page it says that entering with multiple Blizzard Accounts isn't allowed and invalidates the entries, if you've already purchased tickets you're not allowed to opt-in for additional ones, and you can only purchase two tickets if you win the drawing and not 5.

[Caspian]

Had accounts in 4 separate names/emails, wife 2 kids and me. Good luck to me and everyone else.