Diablo RPG with open world.
Diablo RPG with open world.
Starcraft MMO
FPS MMO
Space Marines vs Zealots vs Infested Zerg
Choose!
Yes, it does. It means to allow LOTS of players to play simultaneously in the same instance. A persistent world might not be required, but its the easiest representation of it. A multiplayer game like Battlefield does allow lots of people to play on the same server, but it's still not tagged as an MMO. A game like LoL definitely isn't, as it only counts the 10 people in a single match.
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Another cardgame or mobile cash grab seems more plausible tbh. I don't see what they could do with a diablo mmo that diablo itself couldn't do. They already have team play and forced online requirements, activision is already leaving behind puddly with goo of excitement..
New diablo Csrd game
"Town Portal"
I can see it now
Terms like "cash grab" are ridiculous. A cash grab is when something you absolutely have to have costs a stupid amount or is held at bay from you until you pay up. Nobody HAS to buy any game, ever, for any reason. It's never a cash grab. Unreasonable pricing? Maybe. But yea....
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Why should all games be homogenized? Witcher 3 is great, but why do we need another open world RPG, like so many games these days? Diablo is Diablo, it's not Skyrim. It's a massive IP with a massive following, changing one of the most important aspects of the game (top down perspective) is going to be too huge for Blizzard, and it wouldn't be a smart business move given how autistic most of their fanbase is.
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Yeah, Blizzard wouldn't be crucified for that at all.
They can't do it? Mists of Pandaria was a completely made up expansion out of left field. The lore overall was pretty good (baring some of the Pandaren lore). They're more than capable of creating new lore for WoW. For Christ sakes the original Everquest STILL gets expansions and its been out nearly 2 decades. To say that they're just going to drop WoW because "theres no big bads left" is the dumbest thing I've ever read. As much as I'd love a Diablo MMO it isn't happening. WoW shutting down isn't happening. Content is dropping faster than ever before and you think they'll just stop?
Browder left HotS some time ago to join another project - what could that be? He is more the RTS guy though.
Especially with Destiny being put on battle net I doubt it. Making a product competing with one of your own products does not seem like the smart choice for Activision. I would not be at all suprised to learn it was a major force for shuttering Titan.
Tossing my hat on the Lost Ark guess. Add an arena and wows mythic dungeon system and they probably have something resembling an esport they can try to milk.