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[Blizzc ON] Rampant speculation oh my!
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Even though they're not saying anything about unveiling a new game (yet), it's pretty obvious at this point that August 3rd is when we'll finally get the skinny on Starcraft 2/Diablo 3/Whatever.
There's no way I'm going to California for this, but still... *grabs chair and popcorn*
(mods, please lock if there's another thread for this, I didn't see one)
EDIT: I won't fucking change the number of days everyday, dammit.
Even though they're not saying anything about unveiling a new game (yet), it's pretty obvious at this point that August 3rd is when we'll finally get the skinny on Starcraft 2/Diablo 3/Whatever.
There's no way I'm going to California for this, but still... *grabs chair and popcorn*
(mods, please lock if there's another thread for this, I didn't see one)
EDIT: I won't fucking change the number of days everyday, dammit.
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historically, they have done every Blizzcon so far.
We need Starcraft 2!
Wikipedia is telling me that there was only one Blizzcon.
So, I mean, you're right, but...
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
oh dear i've wet my pants.
Really? I though this was at least the fourth one, never mind.
I think this was the joke.
But yes, this thread is not based on much.
I heard that, but I never saw an article or anything. I'm skeptical.
It's going to be tough to beat ProgressQuest.
Then again, the next Diablo maybe? That would be great... at least to compare it to Hellgate: London and decide. Though chances are the next game won't come out for like 3 years.
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Although, if they made it as good as it deserves to/could be (ie combining elements of a persistant world with GTA 3s freedom in a Diablo setting with a bazillion items and free online muliplay on BattleNet) it might hurt sales of wow. So it will never happen.
Instead we will get Starcraft 2, which will be fun but will have the exact same command and control problems that all RTS games have and bring nothing fantastically exciting to the table.
Have we?
All the signs have been kinda subtle, but yeah when adding everything up it's been kinda obvious. They'd said Starcraft: Ghost was meant to be the story bridging between Starcraft 1 and 2, they were hiring for Sci-fi RTS positions (quite a few if I recall), had the Korean event just recently for top starcraft players where they were showing something confidential, and a bunch of other things I can't remember offhand. Also, the namedropping by Blizzard reps in recent months of the name Starcraft 2 when they'd been tight lipped and refused to acknowledge or even refer to it before this year.
To add to what Houk said, yeah, there's some other...things...that help paint the picture too.
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Considering the original SC is considered by many to be a "perfect" RTS, it wouldn't surprise me at all if Blizzard ends up going the C&C3 route - i.e. taking everything that made SC1 great, making it pretty, and adding a few modern streamlines/tweaks. Perhaps up the faction count to 4, etc. Given their focus on story with their previous games, I don't think they would get much of a backlash if what we ended up with was just a bigger, prettier game with a good story that continues the great lore established in the first game.
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Personally I want Diablo III I'm not big on RTS
I considered Ghost (the Game) dead and buried when I saw the Novelization.
(Similar to what happened with WarCraft Adventures)
StarCraft: Legacy will be a remake of StarCraft and Brood War using a new engine and more robust Battle.net features. It will also offer a new 20 mission campaign entitled "Ghosts of Korhal," which will feature the storyline from the now defunct StarCraft: Ghost. It will retail for $30.
Diablo II: Legacy of Blood will be both an enhancement and expansion to the 7 year old game. It will feature an enhanced graphics engine (though the game will still be sprite based with a 2D isometric view) that supports a much higher resolution. It will add an entirely new act to the game, as well as two new character classes, new items, new quests for the existing five acts, and more PvP options. The game will also feature a remake of the original Diablo, which features 20 floors of randomly generated dungeon crawling. The original Diablo II and Lord of Destruction content will be included, and it will retail for $50.
Otherwise, it's some other MMO (wasn't this confirmed a while ago?).
Oh dear god, no. That better not happen. I don't want frigging remakes. This isn't PSP territory.
Watch the second WoW exp being announced at E3 and Starcraft 2 at Blizzcon.
I wish.
While this would be acceptable, it's disappointing. Also, link your source.
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Blizzard has already stated that after TBC, they'll launch a new expansion for WoW each year in succession. So for the next three years we'll have an Emerald Dream, Northrend, and Maelstrom expansion (the order: who knows?). It's possible they'll just make a big scene about which is coming in 2008.
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