Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Lady Atia]

Diablo Immortal is really not meant for the western market. They added PC support because they felt they could and it would be cost effective given they are likely to make a solid amount from whales in the west through this. But the focus is the mobile market, every interview makes it clear the game is mobile first and they also tell us upfront this is a beta and there may well be controls that won't even work properly (but likely still better than emulation). So I don't see DI taking away from D4's market. It likely will kill D3 a bit earlier, sure but they aren't making any money from that; they kept supporting it to keep the franchise alive.

As for D2R, I mean I am sure some people were excited for that. I expect a similar situation with Retail and Classic; some people will play both but most will chose. If anything it keeps everyone looking at Battle.net. That's the most important part for them.

This. D2R and D3 will mostly be played by either the hardcore fans or people who wanna see the story. DI will be the new core experience 'till D4 comes out and that will take atleast 2-3 more years. And even than, DI will have found it's core audience and people will be able to play it on their phone if they cant play on their pc right now.

[Ersula]

This. D2R and D3 will mostly be played by either the hardcore fans or people who wanna see the story. DI will be the new core experience 'till D4 comes out and that will take atleast 2-3 more years. And even than, DI will have found it's core audience and people will be able to play it on their phone if they cant play on their pc right now.

Which just makes less sense when you take in to account Diablo 4 was initially planned to be out by now.

But considering Overwatch 2 was advertised as having entirely new maps & gamemodes and the Beta doesn't have any of that, and the fans are still raving about it, Blizzard clearly knows its audience.

[Nokster10]

Which just makes less sense when you take in to account Diablo 4 was initially planned to be out by now.

But considering Overwatch 2 was advertised as having entirely new maps & gamemodes and the Beta doesn't have any of that, and the fans are still raving about it, Blizzard clearly knows its audience.

Not sure if you're trolling, but the OW 2 beta has 4 new maps and 1 new game mode.

[Ersula]

Not sure if you're trolling, but the OW 2 beta has 4 new maps and 1 new game mode.

Push is just Payload with a turret and not at all like they advertised at the OW2 reveal.

[Nokster10]

Push is just Payload with a turret and not at all like they advertised at the OW2 reveal.

That's exactly what they advertised and it's still a new game mode and 4 new maps in the first beta. And still more than "none of that" like you said.

[Nymrohd]

Which just makes less sense when you take in to account Diablo 4 was initially planned to be out by now.

But considering Overwatch 2 was advertised as having entirely new maps & gamemodes and the Beta doesn't have any of that, and the fans are still raving about it, Blizzard clearly knows its audience.

I mean it makes a lot of sense if they realized D4 would take more time and pushed to get DI on PC. And really from what we've gathered, D4 had its concept completely scrapped at least twice, including when it came to art style. So much of what they were working on before 2018 is probably completely unusable.

As for Overwatch, the game is supported by the fans of the characters (be it normal shippers or the other kind) more than the gameplay. I still think that if they manage to push a single player story campaign out for that, they will strike gold. But doing it up to the visual standard of the game is probably a tall order.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

There will be more content later on, its a live service game now. The 2 is mostly for the Purchase of the PVE Content. The PVP is a free update.

[Nymrohd]

There will be more content later on, its a live service game now. The 2 is mostly for the Purchase of the PVE Content. The PVP is a free update.

And really, that's what got people excited for OW2, the PvE content.

[Ersula]

Let it be known I don't try to derail these threads, its all on you deciding to simp in the form of wild tangents.

[Nokster10]

Let it be known I don't try to derail these threads, its all on you deciding to simp in the form of wild tangents.

No, you just lie. Remind me again, how many new maps are there in beta at the moment? zero?

[Dracullus]

Do you think there are any chances for more Warcraft related news to spice up tomorrow? Like pre-order or/and 9.2.5 date?

[Nymrohd]

Do you think there are any chances for more Warcraft related news to spice up tomorrow? Like pre-order or/and 9.2.5 date?

Nah, you don't want to distract people from a new release imo. Give it a bit time to breath. We might get a blog and talent calculator for 1-2 specs late in the week imo.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

Do you think there are any chances for more Warcraft related news to spice up tomorrow? Like pre-order or/and 9.2.5 date?

I have zero idea about what the marketing is doing. It looks like they are readying for a new embargo at some point. We know that animated Shorts will be part of marketing. Maybe it will be another Gamescom reveal of those shorts. May is Blizzcon info, so we'll see what the status on that will be.

Other than that, 9.2.5 is most likely when we get the Preorders available as the shop panels are available in it. Although they are also available in Live. So I don't know what's going on there. (Upcoming Information in 9.2.5 is also obscured, most likely due to it being tied to the preorders in 9.2.5 and also maybe their datamining stance actually has changed now.)

Definitely uncharted territory with the current situation.

[Blayze]

Maybe it will be another Gamescom reveal of those shorts.

There's also Summer Game Fest, which should be larger now Keighley can cannibalise even more of E3 this year.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

There's also Summer Game Fest, which should be larger now Keighley can cannibalise even more of E3 this year.

With context of usual Alpha timings. Time between first encrypted Alpha build and unencrypted Alpha build are two months. We might be on a accelerated timeline. If such is the case late May may be the time for more info.

There will be a big Blizzcon announcement this May. So there could be things timed around that.

[ZyntosAran]

With context of usual Alpha timings. Time between first encrypted Alpha build and unencrypted Alpha build are two months. We might be on a accelerated timeline. If such is the case late May may be the time for more info.

There will be a big Blizzcon announcement this May. So there could be things timed around that.

Blizzcon announcement? Blizzcon is canceled until further notice.

[huth]

No, what i ask for is a method to tame beasts to become mounts. Without the grind you are obviously used to. Simple as that. Without blizzard having to sell another 2 years of gametime.

Then what you want isn't mount taming, but just to be able to ride anything you come across. You're not looking for a taming system.

[Nymrohd]

Then what you want isn't mount taming, but just to be able to ride anything you come across. You're not looking for a taming system.

I guess he should move to Goldshire

[Nymrohd]

To do what? Not everyone shares your preferences.

Lol you had to edit to add the second sentence. Did you actually not get it the first time?

[Dracullus]

Blizzcon announcement? Blizzcon is canceled until further notice.

No point to start usual Blizzcon this year, late 2023 would be perfect for that:

- first time since Microsoft buyout (and Phil should open whole thing)
- if they won't screw up initial DF patch schedule WoW would be fine and on track for 10.2 reveal (considering ~Q1 for DF launch)
- probably DIV release around that time
- more chance for big reveals, for sure that new survival game.

They usually start selling tickets around April anyway if I remember correctly.