Didn't Metzen just say at the Sony event that Diablo 3 on Ps3 would be playable at PAX?
I remember when we used to look at that and were able tp predict the short term future. You know...when they weren't behind schedule by like 2 years. Looking at it now just makes me laugh at how they have completely failed from their goals.
I mean it's to be expected, but it's further proof that they aren't even living up to their own expectations from a production cycle standpoint. And no this isn't bashing them, but it does make me a little disappointed, because the games haven't been delayed for 'perfection' like they used to be.
They're literally just starting to drag.
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The problem with Blizzard and their own release schedules is that they have this reputation now where we are kind of expect Blizzard not to release their new titles in a timely fashion which allows them to overdevelop their content. "When it's done" has become a mantra which hides the fact that they are a bunch of guys with the luxury of changing their minds several times with nothing binding them to their internal schedules. This is all well and good when it works out for them, such as with WoW and SC2, but Diablo 3's extended development cycle and critical reception must have certainly damaged the largesse from stockholders which allowed Blizzard their laissez-faire attitude to development.
Unfortunately hasn't really happened in a positive way since WotLK unfortunately. You're right that it just lets them change their mind more...which has started to translate as determining more ways to victimize their players on the sly. Though Mists completely breaks that mold IMO, because other than Dailygate it's their most solid offering in a while.
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I think it's Blizzard All-stars and tbh I hope it is that(well if I wanna be truthful to myself I hope it's war4/sc: ghost but chances of that happening are negative)... I am bored of LoL and disappointed with DotA2...
I honestly hope they don't waste resources and send Blizzard All-Star the way of Ghost and Warcraft Adventures. Blizzard MOBA would be almost as ridiculous as Blizzard tetris or Blizzard chess.
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Hm, I think it'll be Blizzard All-Stars, in which case I'll be a little bit disappointed since I hate the genre.
So, another moba ? /yawn
Something that was brought up by one of the shows hosted by Penny-Arcade was introducing a way that people playing different blizzard games could interact. My hope would be this may be a step towards this direction.
Shot in the dark - civilization like game, or farmivllesque.
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While it may probably turn out to be simply Blizzard All Stars...
I can't help but notice that... looking at their "announcement" document - I'm inclined to believe it might also be a reimagining/reboot of the Lost Vikings for iOS.
http://media.mmo-champion.com/images...izzPAXEAST.jpg
The parchment, the simple swirly rune, the semi cartoony "splat" of a wax seal underneath the Blizz logo - coupled with their font choice that's very whimsically fantasy... smells of cartoon nordic/medieval to me.
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yeah considering everytime a rmah for wow comes up the person proposing it is bashing blizzard/diablo 3 and its pretty much completely looked at as a horrible idea i highly doubt many people other than people who already buy wow stuff illegaly would call a rmah a good idea
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Will probably just be their MOBA game, but in the unlikely event that it's not a new Rock N Roll racing game would be kind of cool. I could also maybe see a lost vikings game, but I'm not sure how well that'd do anymore. Maybe for tablets or something though.
I'm going to take a wild guess and say they're going to ditch All-Stars and they've started development on a new franchised based fighting game. Don't get me wrong I really wanted to see All-Stars happen but it seems like they'd be a little late to the party with the popularity of League of Legends only rising. Trying to join that market now would be like having a taste of their own medicine.