We know that a Diablo 3 WILL be around soon. We know this because:
a) Blizzard has clearly stated on more than one occasion that the Diablo Universe will be visited in the future.
b)It seems overwhelmingly obvious that work on this series will be next, as warcraft and starcraft have just had their turns with Brood War and WOW. In the past, when i brought this up, people argued that blizzard can work on more than one project at once, this is only partly true. Blizzard can split its factions up to work on patches, but to create an entirely new game requires the majority of the team to complete properly. Diablo also hasn't had any serious work done on it for many many years, and it has come, in my mind, to the front of the queue.
c)We can pretty much conclude that work done on this series will be focused on an entirely new game, not an expansion pack, as the diablo 2 engine is outdated visually. It will also not be possible as the jump in storyline will have to be intense for anything to make sense, something which will require an entirely new game.
d) I reckon Diablo 3 will follow diablo2s example, by being a single player game with a free multiplayer option. It will not be an mmo, as the last thing that blizzard wants is to draw attention from its millions of online WOW players away from the product and to divert their monthly fees to something new a fresh. Guild wars is a fine example of success without a fee, and Diablo 3, I am sure, will not dissapoint.
e)Blizzard has started work on Diablo3 already, as it started gathering a team for it more than a year ago, and hints to its release have become increasingly obvious and prominent.
f) I bet you Diablo3 will be released in less than 2 years. maybe even one, as if they took any longer, the engine that they were working with would become outdated and visually stale. These points make sense to me, and I have been trying to press them upon you for more than a year. Please tell me what you think.
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Yea these posts kept on reoccuring a year ago on this site but with still basically the same amount of information they are still happening. I honestly don't think they'll stop until we learn the release date.
We didn't mean no offence (at least I didn't) It's just that whenever people join a new forum they post to their hearts content without looking around first and checking what already exists. Which often leads to people pointing in the direction of the search-function.
However, since diablo3.com isn't that old yet, and most information resurfaces from time to time, most info can be found on the first pages on every forum.
PlugY for Diablo II allows you to reset skills and stats, transfer items between characters in singleplayer, obtain all ladder runewords and do all Uberquests while offline. It is the only way to do all of the above. Please use it.
Supporting big shoulderpads and flashy armor since 2004.
We know that a Diablo 3 WILL be around soon. We know this because:
a) Blizzard has clearly stated on more than one occasion that the Diablo Universe will be visited in the future.
b)It seems overwhelmingly obvious that work on this series will be next, as warcraft and starcraft have just had their turns with Brood War and WOW. In the past, when i brought this up, people argued that blizzard can work on more than one project at once, this is only partly true. Blizzard can split its factions up to work on patches, but to create an entirely new game requires the majority of the team to complete properly. Diablo also hasn't had any serious work done on it for many many years, and it has come, in my mind, to the front of the queue.
c)We can pretty much conclude that work done on this series will be focused on an entirely new game, not an expansion pack, as the diablo 2 engine is outdated visually. It will also not be possible as the jump in storyline will have to be intense for anything to make sense, something which will require an entirely new game.
d) I reckon Diablo 3 will follow diablo2s example, by being a single player game with a free multiplayer option. It will not be an mmo, as the last thing that blizzard wants is to draw attention from its millions of online WOW players away from the product and to divert their monthly fees to something new a fresh. Guild wars is a fine example of success without a fee, and Diablo 3, I am sure, will not dissapoint.
e)Blizzard has started work on Diablo3 already, as it started gathering a team for it more than a year ago, and hints to its release have become increasingly obvious and prominent.
f) I bet you Diablo3 will be released in less than 2 years. maybe even one, as if they took any longer, the engine that they were working with would become outdated and visually stale.
These points make sense to me, and I have been trying to press them upon you for more than a year. Please tell me what you think.
However, since diablo3.com isn't that old yet, and most information resurfaces from time to time, most info can be found on the first pages on every forum.