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Splash Image 426 Jun 2008, 08:15
by shadowie
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As expected we got a new splash image today, right on time. Something is definitely breaking through the ice, are those 2 eyes btw? :shock: As for Mr Purple he got one of his legs today, named 16.jpg which equals the letter P (the letters makes less sense every day):



Tox came up with a likely explanation for the numbers:
Quote:Like o_O wrote.. the numbers are from Lost.
http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers
http://en.lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Valenzetti_Equation
The Valenzetti Equation = The End of the Human World
-> Why the End of the World?.. Diablo is rising up again..

Blizzard developers do love Lost, check out the last doodad here:
http://www.sc2pod.com/news/The_Doodads_of_Starcraft_2/


We also got a new rune, looks like a solar system or something to me:

Image


I won't have time for an in-depth analysis today as I'm driving to the airport in a bit, I'm sure you can figure it out in the comments though! You can also check out starfeeder for more info.

Don't forget to follow the live gallery for updates during WWI.

115 comments

1 month 3 weeks ago

#1 sharkyzor United States(us)

 
first + i compared the pic to that of the ltych king and they are a direct match if those are eyes in the center. blizzard just took us all for a ride. not to say diablo 3 isn't a real possibility just not the splashes.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#2 rezi Austria(at)

 
I am not good at painting or something else but look @ this http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ice4kd3.jpg

What do you think about it ?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#3 Lomendil France(fr)

 
I don't think the A=1, B=2, ... thing is working, maybe we should try to find something else ? It was just a supposition after all.

The solar system might be representing the next-gen MMO, linking whole worlds. Just my first guess.


Good flight to Paris and Bienvenue ! :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#4 o_O Poland(pl)

 
numbers like from Lost :D
(4) 8 (15) (16) (23) 42
:P
1 month 3 weeks ago

#5 shadowie Sweden(se)

 
Blizzard developers do love Lost :) Check the last doodad:
http://www.sc2pod.com/news/The_Doodads_of_Starcraft_2/
1 month 3 weeks ago

#6 tox Germany(de)

 
Like o_O wrotes.. the numbers are from Lost.

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers
http://en.lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Valenzetti_Equation

The Valenzetti Equation = The End of the Human World
-> Why the End of the World?.. Diablo is rising up again..

---------------

Diablo 3 confirmed? Check out http://www.diabloii.net/n/667423/diablo ... ent-at-wwi
1 month 3 weeks ago

#7 rezi Austria(at)

 
Ok, new pic:

http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ice4newsl8.jpg

The Eyes looks exactly like the ones from the LichKing Arthas
1 month 3 weeks ago

#8 Lomendil France(fr)

 
New hint for Diablo3 : http://www.diablo3.fr is now working, but not other domains. It can be related with the WWI taking place in Paris.

PS : Where do you see eyes ? I can't see any !

Edit : OK, found 'em ;)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#9 Reliknom Hungary(hu)

 
D - O - W - P + E + N = POWNED? :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#10 Stew France(fr)

 
Since the numbers are from LOST maybe it will be a new Lost Viking ??
1 month 3 weeks ago

#11 Stew France(fr)

 
1 month 3 weeks ago

#12 Xadus United States(us)

 
If the numbers are supposed to be representing LOST, then doesn't that defeat the whole lettering system? One of the numbers from LOST is 42 and there aren't 42 letters in the alphabet. :roll:
1 month 3 weeks ago

#13 nkoplm Antarctica(aq)

 
POWNED theory? haha awesome. considering the big furry purple blob, i wouldn't be surprised if it was a hoax.... except it's usually pwned not powned isn't it?

Lost theory? even awesomer. lost fekkin rocks, and that hatch dodad is neato. I doubt it is anything though,
1 month 3 weeks ago

#14 v3xx0r Bulgaria(bg)

 
@#12 No one said it's sure that the numbers redirects to letters
1 month 3 weeks ago

#15 Xadus United States(us)

 
v3xx0r wrote:@#12 No one said it's sure that the numbers redirects to letters


That is true, but everyone else seems to think that's the case. Guess we'll find out when midnight tomorrow hits. :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#16 SteakBaconman United States(us)

 
The eyes aren't The Lich King's, they're Diablo's.

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/9527/omfgcs1.jpg

Credit to dizbjosh on DiabloFans.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#17 Cronoo United States(us)

 
This screenshot from The Lost Vikings reminds me of the latest rune.
Image Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#18 Feste Poland(pl)

 
The theory that the numbers are from "LOST" seems plausible - actually, it's the only reasonable explanation now for those numbers...
IF it's true, then:
- the only numbers left are: 8, 42, right?
- those numbers, if I understand correctly (not a fan of LOST), are a part of a equation that predicts the end of the whole humankind
- the runes are really, really, really beginning to form a pentagram
- tomorrow we wil get 42.jpg - ok, I wish we would get 42.jpg because....

that leaves 08.jpg for saturday... isn't it Diablo II 8th anniversary this year?

Here's an equation :
end of humankind + pentagram + 08.jpg = that Old Red Bastard

The hope lives on, I guess...:)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#19 Sefar Germany(de)

 
if you look at this picture:
http://www.lostpedia.com/images/0/0e/Puzzle3.jpg

you can see in the right upper corner "I survived and...."
maybe diablo survived?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#20 Cro-Mag Australia(au)

 
Image ThE ice In this Pic of The Lich King IS THE SAME ICE AS THE SPLASH ON BLIZZARD.COM!!! OMG THE EXPANSION SHOULD COME OUT TOMORROW!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#21 v3xx0r Bulgaria(bg)

 
@#20 EPIC FACEPALM! & EPIC FAIL!

1. Blizzard said that there will be announced something new
2. Blizzard won't just get the game out, because they need to send it all around the world and no one have made pre-order...
1 month 3 weeks ago

#22 Xadus United States(us)

 
Feste wrote:that leaves 08.jpg for saturday... isn't it Diablo II 8th anniversary this year?



Indeed it is the 8th anniversary this year, this Sunday to be exact. :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#23 Cro-Mag Australia(au)

 
v3xx0r wrote:@#20 EPIC FACEPALM! & EPIC FAIL!

1. Blizzard said that there will be announced something new
2. Blizzard won't just get the game out, because they need to send it all around the world and no one have made pre-order...


No I mean Coming Out as Being able to Pre-Order it
1 month 3 weeks ago

#24 DaOarge Austria(at)

 
Ok Guys here is my theory.

The Splash Screen and those purple-monster-pictures are about two different games.

Obvious the SplashScreen is about WotlK - its all about ice and the eyes fit exactly to Arthas.

Now to the purple Stuff - most abvious is that new Lost-Numbers-Theory. And now my Crazy thought ... about every Team that has VIKINGS in their name is playin in PURPLE shirts. Crazy ? Of course but i think thats the Hint to some new LOST VIKINGS Stuff.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#25 Sefar Germany(de)

 
i think the new rune is really a solar system and it is a symbol for the 3 big blizzard-games: Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft. these are the three planets in the rune and they circle the new project which will be shown ath the WWI. its just one more possibility :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#26 Ice Germany(de)

 
Hi
my english isn“t very good - i found this in another forum... the explanation for the 4th rune??

Image

so we have:
1 rune for WoW
1 rune for Starcraft
1 rune for Diablo
1 rune for Warcraft

I also think, that a pentagramm is really possible... i found this picture:
Image - you see the eyes ? =)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#27 shadowie Sweden(se)

 
I'm off to the airport now, a lot of good theories so far :) The eyes of Diablo really match those eyes!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#28 v3xx0r Bulgaria(bg)

 
I hope blizz will give some explains about the runes :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#29 fooffstarr Australia(au)

 
Image

Still fits the pentagram.

It's obviously D3.

Anyone ever thought about the 5 seals that free diablo in D2? There are 5 seals on this image arranged in a pentagram. What more evidence do you need?

Wait, just a bit more to make you all think.

Remember the WWI promotional image?

I can't believe how you all missed Diablo's hand:

Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#30 ei8th United Kingdom(uk)

 
</unlurk>

I'm absolutely certain I know what today's rune is, but I can't get it together anymore :D It's like somewhere there in my mind but I can't come up with it.

Initially I thought it was an old(er) Battle.net logo or button? But I guess you guys would know if it were.

Anyway I think today's rune stands either for the Warcraft series (even though that should be covered with WoW already) or the battle.net.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#31 Keraoc France(fr)

 
Hi,

I think you're wrong. You just want absolutly then the new game IS Diablo, so you're not thinking right. Instead of look the elements, and see what it's could be, you juste "know" this is Diablo, and search the elements related to Diablo.

We are talking about three thinks here :
1. The purple monster
2. The splash screen
3. The new game.

Who ever said that the splash screen = new game annoucement ? It could be two different thinks.

1. The purple monster : i think then the number of Lost (who should have the approbation tomorrow) are just for the fun, maybe an atwork of the new game, or something like that. I don't think there is a link between the splash and the monster.

2. The splash screen : if Blizzard didn't buy diablo3.com, didn't hiring someone for work with 'DI et DII guys', have you also think about D3 ? Just look the evidence : the ice is the same then the artwork of Arthas, the sky too. Diablo live in hell, not in ice storm, or ice castle. The eyes could be a lot of things, like we can see on starfeeder. The theory of the pentagram doesn't think right. The eyes are not at the center, the runes didn't apparear in the order of the drawing. The bigger probability is an annoucement about the Wratch King, just be honnest. Even it seems weird to me, because on blizzard.com the talk about their game, not details or extensions. (PS : maybe ou didn't pay attention, the picture resolution changed with the time).

3. New game : could be a total different think then the splash, nothing tell us it's related. The new game can be Diablo3 (domain stuff, hiring, etc .. ).

These guys really play with our mind. The most of you just really want Diablo 3, and look the evidence for this game. But too much element are not right.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#32 immek Poland(pl)

 
Image
I think that additional symbols near the 3 runes are tips which game is which "planet" in the 4th symbol. And now look closer - the diablo planet is kind of highlighted O_o.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#33 syeack France(fr)

 
what melts the ice?

Certainly the fire.... :twisted:

:)

Edit: Maybe it can be this eyes: http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/1448/diablo21mk5.jpg

But it could be evrything!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#34 Keraoc France(fr)

 
The ice doesn't seems to melt ... but to "dislock", or move appart. Like an ice door. If the ice was melting, we've seen water. Doesn't seems to be the case.

Immek, like we said in French "It's pulling by the hair". You overreacting. If there was a big "Wow" on the sky, would you say "It's probably because when you're going to see D3, we're going to say "Wow, the game seems good ! ".
And your scheme doesn't seems right : the 4th rune is not at center, but on the border, at the same level then the 3 others.

The most probably it's battle.net, one for each blizzard environnement. Look at battle.net website, the symbol is a planet's cercle, with the three rings of games around.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#35 Diablo3 Cambodia(kh)

 
Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#36 immek Poland(pl)

 
Keraoc,
Ok, lets take 4th symbol as the "battle.net". There are 3 BN games: SC, Diablo, Warcraft (not WoW). SC rune (according to my theory) is closest to the center (SC2 was announced), Diablo is a bit further and highlighted (it will be announced now), and Warcraft may be announced in some future time..
Or I can be wrong ;)


EDIT: the BN rune is also the only one without the additional symbol. I can't think of any other association between them.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#37 syeack France(fr)

 
Omg I think that this picture is not here in order to anounce a new game, but to anouce the WWI !!!!
Why is there 4 differents runes of differents games ? It is not about diablo...
This eyes could be everything, and the ice don't "stick" with diablo, but "stick" with blizzard.

I like the theory of the numbers of lost and the artwork of mister purple :p

I want diablo 3 but... but it is less sure than somes days ago.

See you in D2
1 month 3 weeks ago

#38 ElemenTPL Poland(pl)

 
the http://www.battlenet.pl team solved the meaning of the new rune. we think so.... :)

http://www.battlenet.pl/portal/pl/4/617 ... rawdy.html

we think that this new rune (solar system) is a mark on Nagrand from World of Warcraft
in the news there is a screen from sons of the storm artwork
1 month 3 weeks ago

#39 Stew France(fr)

 
other therory

Using the image numbers as sperate digits, and applying them to their corresponding css class names to get the letters, using 0 as the first letter in each word you can get 2 letters per day.

Tundra - 04: T, R
Glacier - 15: L, E
Icy - 23: Y, I
Cold - 16: O, L

Knowing that there will be 4 more letters, you can create TYR_EL I_ LO__

With the The Valenzetti Equation from Lost being 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 which so far fits the numbers we have, the final result can probably be guessed to be

TYRAEL IS LOST

So then, 08 will be Artic, giving us, A from 0, and T from 8. Leaving us with 42 something like _ _ S _ S??
1 month 3 weeks ago

#40 Cro-Mag Australia(au)

 
Image
In response To Diablo 3's post I works Both ways

[edit]Also the sky is the same Behind the lich king

So everyone get your camping gear out for pre-ordering the Lich King Expansion
:worship: [/edit]
1 month 3 weeks ago

#41 v3xx0r Bulgaria(bg)

 
Stew wrote:other therory

Using the image numbers as sperate digits, and applying them to their corresponding css class names to get the letters, using 0 as the first letter in each word you can get 2 letters per day.

Tundra - 04: T, R
Glacier - 15: L, E
Icy - 23: Y, I
Cold - 16: O, L

Knowing that there will be 4 more letters, you can create TYR_EL I_ LO__

With the The Valenzetti Equation from Lost being 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 which so far fits the numbers we have, the final result can probably be guessed to be

TYRAEL IS LOST

So then, 08 will be Artic, giving us, A from 0, and T from 8. Leaving us with 42 something like _ _ S _ S??



Great Theory!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#42 DooM Poland(pl)

 
Guys, look!

Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#43 Cro-Mag Australia(au)

 
no.....
1 month 3 weeks ago

#44 immek Poland(pl)

 
Stew, Great ! :D
But
Stew wrote:So then, 08 will be Artic, giving us, A from 0, and T from 8.

You mean "Arctic"? There's something wrong here :\ .
Code:
Arctic
012345
678...

0 = A
8 = C
Did I misunderstand?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#45 Stew France(fr)

 
mmm ok miss-spelling for arctic, i thought there were no C before the T.

Maybe an other word then :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#46 Dark_Nemesis Malta(mt)

 
I hope we don't see just empty space when all the crack is open :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#47 DooM Poland(pl)

 
One guy over diablofans forum came out with something like this:

Image

What ya think? I think it fits very well.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#48 Sefar Germany(de)

 
i think that these white marks are...white marks and not eyes or something lieke that
. i think the only things we have are these runes, the solar system or whatever it is and the evil purple...thing
1 month 3 weeks ago

#49 lonewulf South Africa(za)

 
Looks cool. :)

I think the clues point to 3 possible outcomes.

1. D3 will be announced
2. WotLK will be given a release date.
3. All this is just to advertise WWI 08.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#50 Lookdavook Germany(de)

 
the fog, the eyes.. sc GHOST!?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#51 citte Sweden(se)

 
it can't be ancient's for 08 can it ?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#52 Cro-Mag Australia(au)

 
unlikely lol
1 month 3 weeks ago

#53 Stew France(fr)

 
big hint for the 4th rune :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Imperi ... ent_Domain

And it's a blizzard game

Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#54 ei8th United Kingdom(uk)

 
I bet it's all about nothing. They're all jus tplaying us, laughing like mad when they read all the discussions :D

I really liked the 2-letter theory (even though it fell apart), but it would have made great sense :) Re Pax Imperia:

"In August 1996, Blizzard Entertainment announced having sold the game rights to THQ"

Here's some more on the Lich King theory though:

from buffed.de
Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#55 Stew France(fr)

 
it didi'nt fell apart, will see tomorrow, maybe the word will do match with 8 (or 42)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#56 Stew France(fr)

 
just try this domain => http://www.battle.net/forums/board.aspx ... d3-general

it says that the forums are down atm

if this forum wouldn't exist it should redirect you to the mainpage, like http://www.battle.net/forums/board.aspx ... me=fuckoff

D3 INC Cheesy
1 month 3 weeks ago

#57 kds71 Poland(pl)

 
I have created page showing changes of splash screen. It is really simple, but it does what it should do:

http://files.pixelshroom.com/splash/
1 month 3 weeks ago

#58 Revenant13 Hungary(hu)

 
So... My friend and I have our theories too. Its probably connected to Warcraft. Why? Here are two pictures, the first one with the classical eye comparison (of course, theye are the lich king's eyes)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7660/frozen1hv0.jpg

... and the second one is obvious. Look at the top.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/9919/frozen2vx0.jpg

Btw I think diablo's color is red. In the LoD we had a winter scheme - but when people say "Diablo" I always think about "red". So...?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#59 marklar Russia(ru)

 
what do you thing about inverting the colors of the splash? then everything becomes red just like hell?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#60 Dark_Nemesis Malta(mt)

 
Man i got a feeling thats its justa count down for the WWI.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#61 Freeek Germany(de)

 
@marklar:
That's what I proposed yesterday. Afterwards it was said that the Blizz-Fans never had to invert colours or rotate images or whatever to find out what Blizzard was up to. But I must admit, that this thought does not easily let go of me, too ;-)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#62 kds71 Poland(pl)

 
1 month 3 weeks ago

#63 eLFootman Chile(cl)

 
I think its just so much simpler than what most have posted here
1 month 3 weeks ago

#64 Cronoo United States(us)

 
Revenant13 wrote:Btw I think diablo's color is red. In the LoD we had a winter scheme - but when people say "Diablo" I always think about "red". So...?

Act V in Diablo II takes place on Mount Arreat which is where the Worldstone was kept until it was destroyed. The entire end of the game was a winter scheme.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#65 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
cant wait till tommorow ^^
1 month 3 weeks ago

#66 immek Poland(pl)

 
it's like christmas!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#67 wifi United States(us)

 
First off I think most of the theories that people come up with are fun to read. I also believe that blizzard wins for generating this much hype over a jpg file that changes each day.

Anyways, this is far fetched but the new symbol reminds me of the Sun, Earth, Moon and Dark moon. If you're ever play WoW then you know blizzard has used the term "dark moon" before for their "dark moon fair" The dark moon is basically a term for a second moon that's not really there but appears to be there at a certain alignment of the moon, sun and earth. Dark Moon is also a name for "Lilith". Lilith is said to be a daughter of Mephisto and was placed in as a quest giver for patch 1.11. Lilith is also a main character of the Diablo: The Sin War trilogy books that came out last year.

There's some fun facts i thought i'd share. :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#68 Cro-Mag Australia(au)

 
That Puts a New Edge on things.........
1 month 3 weeks ago

#69 Freeek Germany(de)

 
Did you hear about the rumour that the gamona internet page received information from a reliable source (probably an ex- blizzard- worker) that Diablo 3 will be announced? I really hope that this is true... :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#70 Demolution Bulgaria(bg)

 
Whatever is announced, won't everyone be happy at least? :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#71 noodles United States(us)

 
not advocating or slamming this idea here, but if anyone wanted to make a 6 letter word out of d-w-o-p, the only option is 'powder.' what that does to the spelling a word theory i dunno, but i cant seem to find any other 2 letters that could fit. powder is kind of a snowy word, so fits the theme, and according to the mr purple picture, powder can be spelled from the bottom right and moving counter-clockwise.

but of course, this word is a really big stretch, and if that's the best that the spelling theory has...(unless it spells a name or word from a different language, etc.)

but im totally stumped, so i make no ventures either way.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#72 Cronoo United States(us)

 
noodles wrote:not advocating or slamming this idea here, but if anyone wanted to make a 6 letter word out of d-w-o-p, the only option is 'powder.' what that does to the spelling a word theory i dunno, but i cant seem to find any other 2 letters that could fit. powder is kind of a snowy word, so fits the theme, and according to the mr purple picture, powder can be spelled from the bottom right and moving counter-clockwise.

but of course, this word is a really big stretch, and if that's the best that the spelling theory has...(unless it spells a name or word from a different language, etc.)

but im totally stumped, so i make no ventures either way.

An acronym is another possibility.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#73 SteakBaconman United States(us)

 
About the "TYRAEL IS LOST" theory.

First, the word CAVERN from day 2 was replaced with GLACIER (which is incorrect), meaning the theory was thrown off. Its not wrong though, not yet. It just means, TYRAEL Isn't LOST, he's something else.

It just means we have this instead:
Tundra - 04: T, R
Icy - 23: Y, I
Cold - 16: O, L
Cavern - 15: A N

Forming this: TYRA_L, plus I, O, N

Perhaps, TYRAEL IS GONE?

So our remaining words (from the 08 and 42 from the LOST theory) are the mystery.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#74 greegga Chile(cl)

 
you saw taht inverted color picture?
it really looks freaking awesome
like a dark portal n stuff
like some evil energy flux is pulled from out of the center where the "ice" (in the picture looks like rocks) is breaking
pretty strange
the color also is the same as of the worldstone and it also has some resemblance with it because of the shape
1 month 3 weeks ago

#75 Rk2 United States(us)

 
The 4th rune isnt come from any blizzard game that I can recall . Maybe its represent new title or the key idk
1 month 3 weeks ago

#76 greegga Chile(cl)

 
if you read the comments before yours there are hints to a game blizzard made that afterwards sold to another company or something like that
1 month 3 weeks ago

#77 immek Poland(pl)

 
SteakBaconman,
TYRAeL ON Ice ;) .
1 month 3 weeks ago

#78 SteakBaconman United States(us)

 
I like it Immek, 'cept it's a letter short :P
1 month 3 weeks ago

#79 immek Poland(pl)

 
I know, I know...but I couldn't resist ;)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#80 Pinki Poland(pl)

 
NEW TEASER!!!!! Highlighted symbols and 8.jpg!!!!!!!!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#81 immek Poland(pl)

 
and 42.jpg - evil penguin.

[But no "E" in new letters]
1 month 3 weeks ago

#82 Pinki Poland(pl)

 
Tak Immek, ale mamy 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 i 42 xD
1 month 3 weeks ago

#83 immek Poland(pl)

 
True, true :)

Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#84 powerpyc China(cn)

 
well, i have to say, it's an ugly penguin :roll:
Image

besides, i'm more firm on that it will be diablo 3
Image
the wrinkle between the eyes does by no means belong to lich king
Image
1 month 3 weeks ago

#85 Sefar Germany(de)

 
look at the pinguins hand, it looks like diablos one!

btw: TYR_EL I_ LO__
---->TYRAEL IN LOVE!

ungly pinguin + tyrael = <3
1 month 3 weeks ago

#86 Bertis Australia(au)

 
And since when did penguins have 3 fingers? Wait... since when did penguins have any fingers? :P
1 month 3 weeks ago

#87 MichaelRyannH United States(us)

 
Is it just me.. or is the face of that penguin basically an expression of amusement?

Blizzard is laughing at us because of the fact we don't honestly know what these pictures mean, maybe?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#88 Cronoo United States(us)

 
The face in the ice looks like a Protoss now more than anything =/
1 month 3 weeks ago

#89 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
my skills in paint are perfect so does 'the star' doesn't look at it should, but i think you get the idea
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8205/beztytuuua1.jpg

and do you see smilaritiy? :D mb it's goat in middle?

http://api.ning.com/files/fGzcjFD3KMThw ... _white.jpg

but yeah, i gotta agree that it looks like protoss, though it's still big unkown what this splash screen is suposed to mean and wheter it is protoss or not

also for the new rune, could it be that?

oh well, all the numbers are from lost, so is blizzard pulling us for a prank, or for serious matter, towards... Lost Vikings!
http://brentberryarts.com/bjork_art/4a697960.jpg

that's, a viking compass

the numbers
/*.tundra {background:url(_images/04.jpg) no-repeat 0 0} */
/*.harbinger {background:url(_images/08.jpg) no-repeat 0 0} */
/*.cavern {background:url(_images/15.jpg) no-repeat 0 0} */
/*.cold {background:url(_images/16.jpg) no-repeat 0 0} */
/*.icy {background:url(_images/23.jpg) no-repeat 0 0}/.. */
and at very bottom of the page
.evilpenguin {background:url(_images/42.jpg) no-repeat 0 0} */

=have to do something with lost (probably the word LOST)

and the rune being probably viking compass, that must be The Lost Vikings, game by Blizzard, but why? They are releasing 'newer' LV? Damn blizzard, so confusing, we'll see tommorow. But still, what does the 'evilpenguin' means? Also look at his arm, he got fingers, since when penguins got them?

And meaning behind harbringer?

there are some 'harbinger' items in wow, also i've found one refference to diablo, but it's kinda, stupid i think. http://www.wow-arsenal.com/sec/300320/? ... =0&tLvl=70

Here, http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/harbinge ... id=2687093 you find this sentence "Like Blizzard's Diablo games, Harbinger features ...." could it be? or it's just random fact?

there's also 'vengeful harbinger' quest on WoW, maybe he will take his vegeance now? http://thottbot.com/q10842
1 month 3 weeks ago

#90 irfan Poland(pl)

 
1 month 3 weeks ago

#91 BTM Poland(pl)

 
"A harbinger is a sign of things to come. Throughout history and literature, harbingers and omens figure prominently, and are responsible for major decisions which have altered the course of both."

The "thingy" between the eyes is the socket/stone that is/was stuck in Diablo's forehead. It' looks nothing like a part of the Light King's helmet.

Furthermore - as someone said - invert the colors of the splash image:

http://toya.net.pl//~btm/odd/inv.PNG

Now it looks more like hell than ice ;-)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#92 Stew France(fr)

 
Sulfuron the Harbinger was one of Magma Core boss in WoW
1 month 3 weeks ago

#93 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
i reedited my post, read whole please :P
1 month 3 weeks ago

#94 Herea Germany(de)

 
I think ValGaav is right with the compass, it seems to be a Vegvisir.

Vegvisir:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegv%C3%ADsir
to guide people through rough weather

And the Harbringer is old germanic, maybe also Norse:
http://www.langmaker.com/db/Eng_harbringer.htm
One that provides advance notice of things to come.


I do not think that the "star" fits like that, its not symmetrically and to me it looks crippled.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#95 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
well yeah, i don't know is it either to me being bad at painting or the star being like that, but still they are placed in kind of pentagram way, and remember that blizz might 'move' the ice tommorow, so they form ideal star
1 month 3 weeks ago

#96 ElemenTPL Poland(pl)

 
in our opinion this eyes are the eyes of zealot :)
screens avialiable at http://www.battlenet.pl/portal/pl/4/625 ... staci.html
1 month 3 weeks ago

#97 VallThore Poland(pl)

 
And this is my theory of what's hidding on the blizzard's splash image:
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4844/qwepf6.jpg
:-)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#98 Hindsight Bulgaria(bg)

 
Heyy, the 5'th symbol is online! Okey, now I understand it - All those sumbols are the five blizzard UNIVERSES - pax, sc, wc, lv and diablo. In the center we see the lich king - the new exp. for WoW - cool! Okey, nothing cool. Do this have some bigger purpose? A big new gen. MMORPG with all the 5 universes in one? Uh, I don't know. But for one I'm sure - tomorow will be ... another day :worship:

Sorry for my english, I've just wake up!
1 month 3 weeks ago

#99 Mandrakas Germany(de)

 
Forget about all this symbols :)
Image

http://www.battle.net/forums/thread-sea ... d3-general
The D3 forum is "searchable"!

@VallThore: grml, i thought it will take longer until somebody discover it :P
1 month 3 weeks ago

#100 VallThore Poland(pl)

 
@Mandrakas:
Actually, it isn't. Just look here: http://www.battle.net/forums/thread-sea ... d6-general
Diablo 6? I don't think so :P
1 month 3 weeks ago

#101 Gallean Romania(ro)

 
Hehe...tried that one myself. :D
1 month 3 weeks ago

#102 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
maybe it's just a prank
1 month 3 weeks ago

#103 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
lol i tryed with war4, and i got war4 : ghost ;D look
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9241/beztytuufi5.jpg
1 month 3 weeks ago

#104 rezi Austria(at)

 
They just kidding us, http://www.battle.net/forums/thread-sea ... d5-general , edit the "d5" in "d3" "d4" "d6" or whatever u want, its only fake by the site off blizz, sry for the bad english
1 month 3 weeks ago

#105 Bertis Australia(au)

 
Not anymore it's not. Is that a fake?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#106 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
yea it is :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#107 LaughingSkull Bulgaria(bg)

 
Stew wrote:Sulfuron the Harbinger was one of Magma Core boss in WoW


I saw your theory about Tyrael is Lost. Today, they changed Glacier back to Cavern again. So, there is no E for Tyrael, and it wouldn't work out. However, I think that your theory is right, and that this is the way to get letters and words. Have you come up with something new?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#108 Hindsight Bulgaria(bg)

 
Image

4'th "rune" is Pax Imperia! Old Blizzard Game :cool:
1 month 3 weeks ago

#109 VallThore Poland(pl)

 
Look at this!
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8034/faithv23tk1.jpg
A friend of mine gave me it five minutes ago. What do you think of it? Fake?
1 month 3 weeks ago

#110 Undifty Finland(fi)

 
VallThore wrote:Look at this!
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8034/faithv23tk1.jpg
A friend of mine gave me it five minutes ago. What do you think of it? Fake?


I hope it's not.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#111 Sefar Germany(de)

 
it is a fake...the wwi is tomorrow! but there are many more pictures. but it looks very nice :)
1 month 3 weeks ago

#112 apec766 United States(us)

 
Just one thing about the Diablo III gen. forums.

Others have noted that you can also view the D4, D5, D6, etc. forums, but there's one key difference.

If you look at the drop down menu for searchable forums above D3, it will show the selection as "All Forums".

However, when you visit the Diablo III General Discussion (http://www.battle.net/forums/thread-sea ... d3-general), the Drop-down menu now has a selectable (and defaulted) "Diablo III General Discussion".
1 month 3 weeks ago

#113 ValGaav Poland(pl)

 
what about this http://www.battle.net/forums/thread-sea ... d4-general
it says diablo IV general discussion, your argument sucks and already been denied, why you keep bragging it
1 month 3 weeks ago

#114 apec766 United States(us)

 
That just changed for me then, as it kept showing as "All Forums" to me. Way to be an ass though.

And how the hell am I bragging it? I said 1 damn thing.
1 month 3 weeks ago

#115 LaughingSkull Bulgaria(bg)

 
I am positive that Blizzard are having a special team that keeps lookout on such discussions. They learned about their flaw with the d3-general forums, so they made it work also for d4-6, so that we think it's nothing special.
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