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"Next-Gen" Blizzard MMO officially confirmed as NOT a WoW expansion

Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal EliminatorRegistered User regular
edited December 2007 in Games and Technology
Probably not a surprise to most of you, but this was posted on the wow forums
<job listings about a next gen mmo could> just be additional manpower for Wrath<of the Lich King>.
No, it is an unannounced Next-Gen MMO.

And that doesn't mean an expansion for World of Warcraft either.
Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=3168513730&pageNo=2&sid=1#38

So, Diablo: Sanctuary Wars? StarCraft Universe? Lost Vikings Online? Or *gasp* a new franchise?

Or maybe it's just WoW 2. :D

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    Guitar Hero: Online Adventures

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    MMO. Not MMORPG.

    Starcraft MMOFPS?

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  • LegatoLegato Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I hope it's Diablo related.

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  • bigwahbigwah Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    As much as I loved WoW (even tho I dont play it now, not enough time to play it how I want too, which is all the time), I hope whatever it is, is radically different, and not just the same ol same ol'

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Duke Nukem Forever.

    ...

    Wait a tick.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    bigwah wrote: »
    As much as I loved WoW (even tho I dont play it now, not enough time to play it how I want too, which is all the time), I hope whatever it is, is radically different, and not just the same ol same ol'

    One thing that'll be nice about this new MMO is that all the kinks and must have engine and UI features that have gotten added to WoW over the past three years should be in this new game from day one.

    Well... Hopefully.

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  • bigwahbigwah Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    bigwah wrote: »
    As much as I loved WoW (even tho I dont play it now, not enough time to play it how I want too, which is all the time), I hope whatever it is, is radically different, and not just the same ol same ol'

    One thing that'll be nice about this new MMO is that all the kinks and must have engine and UI features that have gotten added to WoW over the past three years should be in this new game from day one.

    Well... Hopefully.

    Yea, couldnt believe it took them almost what... 2 years to add guild banks?

    Anyways, I'm still hoping for that Starcraft Universe MMOFPS, but my guess is on the Diablo 3: Quit your Job now MMO

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Starcraft: Worlds, please.

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  • Soviet WaffleSoviet Waffle Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I knew this for a bit, but I sit next to an ex-GM in my Comp Sci class :P. I have a feeling this will be a radically different game just because it's Blizzard's style. They've released 2 RTS series, Starcraft and Warcraft. Do we really have to compare them? I mean some concepts aren't all that different in the games, but that's just the genre. (WELL IN BOTH YOU KILL OTHER DUDES).

    I'm excited for this, whatever it is (MMORTS? Pretty Please? You can make out with me blizzard.)

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  • MonoxideMonoxide Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    They're pairing with NCSoft to come out with a highly anticipated expansion for one of their most popular products.

    Auto Assault: Rock n' Roll Racing

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Lost Vikings Online

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  • Soviet WaffleSoviet Waffle Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Monoxide wrote: »
    They're pairing with NCSoft to come out with a highly anticipated expansion for one of their most popular products.

    Auto Assault: Rock n' Roll Racing

    :^:

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    The Lost World of Diablo: Brood Wars Beyond the Dark Lich Crusade.

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  • MorskittarMorskittar Lord Warlock Engineer SeattleRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I don't think they've hit on Necromunda or Mordheim yet, so it could be a new IP.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Is it an MMO adventure game? I wish Blizard had released that adventure game. ):

    Edit: Is there any chance that this is WoW2? I can't imagine them making another one so soon.

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  • king awesomeking awesome Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    Is it an MMO adventure game? I wish Blizard had released that adventure game. ):

    Edit: Is there any chance that this is WoW2? I can't imagine them making another one so soon.


    Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans Online


    It'll be great, everyone will be an orc warrior and we'll all fight over clicking on pixels to find hidden items... oh man I'm excited.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    titmouse wrote: »
    Is it an MMO adventure game? I wish Blizard had released that adventure game. ):

    Edit: Is there any chance that this is WoW2? I can't imagine them making another one so soon.


    Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans Online


    It'll be great, everyone will be an orc warrior and we'll all fight over clicking on pixels to find hidden items... oh man I'm excited.

    No no no. You will having to click objects for a random chance to actually pick up the objects. You then randomly put the objects together and then hope they actually do something. Whether or not they do anything depends completely on luck.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I understand mmofps but how does mmorts work? I like the name :D but I just can't figure what exactly you'd be doing.

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  • AccualtAccualt Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Monoxide wrote: »
    They're pairing with NCSoft to come out with a highly anticipated expansion for one of their most popular products.

    Auto Assault: Rock n' Roll Racing

    You have no idea how hard I would play that.
    God, Rock n' Roll Racing was my reason for living in grade school.
    That and watching Nicole in gym class.

    Diablo MMO :v:
    Starcraft MMO :^:

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  • eelektrikeelektrik Southern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I would like to see them make an MMO not based on one of their existing franchise. Obviously their first MMO being Warcraft made sense as it had an attachable fanbase already, that then proceeded to explode. At this point they can make a new universe and just slap "From the makers of WoW" on the box and get sales like crazy, and not have to try and fit existing lore around MMO mechanics and have to retcon things.

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  • BlueBlueBlueBlue Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Variable wrote: »
    I understand mmofps but how does mmorts work? I like the name :D but I just can't figure what exactly you'd be doing.

    Spawning more overlords.

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  • KazhiimKazhiim __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    Uniracers Online


    or was that rockstar?

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  • plufimplufim Dr Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    Uniracers Online


    or was that rockstar?

    Was rockstar, when they were known as DMA design. They also made the awesometastic "body harvest" for N64.

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  • FatsFats Corvallis, ORRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Nooooo. No more MMOs.

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  • LegacyLegacy Stuck Somewhere In Cyberspace The Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    WoW 2.

    That's not an expansion.

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  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    That one with the Bagel.

    Bastards just teased us with that one.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Legacy wrote: »
    WoW 2.

    That's not an expansion.

    that would be foolish.

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  • JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    brand new IP it will be.

    Hell, can they keep reusing shit they invented over 10 years ago? Well okay SC is not quite 10 years old.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    JJ wrote: »
    brand new IP it will be.

    Hell, can they keep reusing shit they invented over 10 years ago? Well okay SC is not quite 10 years old.

    But they've already gone over Warhammer and Warhammer 40k. All of Games Workshop's other games are based off of those two settings so what can Blizzard actually do now that's new?

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  • squirlysquirly Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Thank freaking goodness, but please, don't be a Diablo MMO.

    Just make Diablo3 already.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Kazhiim wrote: »
    MMO. Not MMORPG.

    Starcraft MMOFPS?

    God, please, let it be so. This would be the best thing ever. I would quit playing every other FPS.

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  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Not necessarily a Blizzard series though, they could be digging into Activision's bag of IPs for the MMO.

    Personally, I'm guessing Starcraft on the heels of SC2 coming out, like WoW did after Frozen Throne.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Variable wrote: »
    Legacy wrote: »
    WoW 2.

    That's not an expansion.

    that would be foolish.

    Not necessarily. If they get a jump on it now, and spend a few years in development, it'll be an acceptable release. Especially if they do something about accounts transferring over.

    I'm not saying they should, nor am I saying this is likely. I'm just throwing out the argument of it being a possibility.

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  • Cynic JesterCynic Jester Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Pancake wrote: »
    JJ wrote: »
    brand new IP it will be.

    Hell, can they keep reusing shit they invented over 10 years ago? Well okay SC is not quite 10 years old.

    But they've already gone over Warhammer and Warhammer 40k. All of Games Workshop's other games are based off of those two settings so what can Blizzard actually do now that's new?

    Blood Bowl: Online

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Henroid wrote: »
    Variable wrote: »
    Legacy wrote: »
    WoW 2.

    That's not an expansion.

    that would be foolish.

    Not necessarily. If they get a jump on it now, and spend a few years in development, it'll be an acceptable release. Especially if they do something about accounts transferring over.

    I'm not saying they should, nor am I saying this is likely. I'm just throwing out the argument of it being a possibility.

    that's fair, for some reason I was thinking of an upcoming release, too soon to be WoW 2. but you make a good point.

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Pancake wrote: »
    JJ wrote: »
    brand new IP it will be.

    Hell, can they keep reusing shit they invented over 10 years ago? Well okay SC is not quite 10 years old.

    But they've already gone over Warhammer and Warhammer 40k. All of Games Workshop's other games are based off of those two settings so what can Blizzard actually do now that's new?

    Blood Bowl: Online

    They can't do that.

    BloodCraft Basin: Online

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Kelor wrote: »
    Not necessarily a Blizzard series though, they could be digging into Activision's bag of IPs for the MMO.

    Unlikely, as this has been in development for at least a year now.

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  • Soviet WaffleSoviet Waffle Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Kelor wrote: »
    Not necessarily a Blizzard series though, they could be digging into Activision's bag of IPs for the MMO.

    Unlikely, as this has been in development for at least a year now.

    :^:

    I've heard it's something new, but in all honesty, my source hasn't really been, uh, good, so take it with a grain of salt.

    I do believe Blizzard can pull off a MMO(whatever), they're just good at making games (Ok Ghost, but c'mon, it looked good before it got horribly mauled, than horribly mauled, than unhorribly mauled, then shelved and mauled).

    MMOFPS from them would be great though

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  • DunamDunam Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Fats wrote: »
    Nooooo. No more MMOs.

    But you have no clue what this will be like. This MMO is Next-Gen.

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  • AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I'm going to laugh if it's a racing MMO or something

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