I just read an interview with Frank Pierce (a Blizzard employee) discussing Starcraft 2 and the interviewer asked about Diablo 3 coming out before the first Starcraft 2 Expansion.
"When we were talking to you at... I think Blizzcon 2008, you had the ideas, at least, to release the first expansion somewhere around a year after release. Is that round about the same idea you have now?
...
The other thing said at the same event was that Diablo 3 will probably be released before the first expansion. Any comments?
Anything's possible."
Very vague, but it's seeming more and more likely to me that a 2011 Diablo 3 isn't out of the question. Thoughts anyone?
it better be 2011, by 2012 it wont matter anymore, we will either all be dead, or have forgotten about D3 by then, wtf else do they have to do to the game that will take so friggen long? I make flash games, I know it takes forever to polish a game, and im still saying this!
2012?! Are you out of your mind? If Blizz knew what was good for them they wouldn't wait that long. There is no need for it to hit later than 2011. If it does, I'm gonna be royally pissed.
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Well, Starcraft 2 was announced in 2007 and coming out this year if you don't know what year it is for some reason it is 2010, and then Diablo 3 was announced 2008 so I think both will come out about 3 years after announcement, so Diablo 3 should be 2011 is what im thinking.
Ya I still don't think that it should take till 2012 for diablo 3 to come out...I would be so mad I would be so busy then barely being able to play Diablo 3 anyways
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I know that predictions are pretty useless and have been done over and over with the "9/9/09" and all of that but, diablo 2 and lod were both released on june 28th and 29th. Diablo 3 with announced on june 28th 2008, june 28th 2011 also falls on a tuesday which is when alot of titles are released including sc2.
Hey.... everyone is allowed one release date guess per account, this is mine. :wallbash:
Get real, folks, the diablo you all knew is dead, a few years ago i said right here in this forum that D3 had a pretty good chance of being blizzard first bust (i was flamed to death ofc), and what you know, its not even beta and its already looking that way.
I don't see Diablo 3 having a 2012 release date just because of how polished gameplay videos from 3 years ago are. As to the blizzcon thing I totally see beta keys given away this year and im willing to bet a decent chunk of the focus at blizzcon this year will be on D3 and Cataclysm. Soon between Cata / SC2 / and Diablo 3 Blizzard will have all PC gamers by the balls.
Are you seriously bringing graphics in this discussion? Because they already are outdated. SC2 and D3 don't beat things made a few years ago already. If someone won't buy them in a year because the graphics are dated, they wouldn't buy them now.
im pretty sure it will come out mid next year or even earlier.
1. i remember watching a video a while back and the developers were saying all the content is down and just going back to do some fine touchup and fleshing it out a bit.
2. although the 5th class hasnt come out, the game will still be in development since it is 2 departments. Im pretty sure they have more people working on the level and story than the characters since is much larger, which in the end the time will level out.
So i say, when the next character is announced, ill give it about 4 months and the game will be out.
there.
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http://www.incgamers.com/Interviews/270/blizzards-frank-pearce-interview/3
Here's the quote:
"When we were talking to you at... I think Blizzcon 2008, you had the ideas, at least, to release the first expansion somewhere around a year after release. Is that round about the same idea you have now?
...
The other thing said at the same event was that Diablo 3 will probably be released before the first expansion. Any comments?
Anything's possible."
Very vague, but it's seeming more and more likely to me that a 2011 Diablo 3 isn't out of the question. Thoughts anyone?
IT'S THE DATE THAT DIABLO WILL DESCEND UPON US!
but yeah, like every other release date related thread, expect a late 2011 release.
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Hey.... everyone is allowed one release date guess per account, this is mine. :wallbash:
A 2012 release is just stupid.
I like your theory just because we'll know if it's true or false as soon as this October.
It will release before Christmas, most likely in March or June.
I base these facts on absolutely nothing.
Blizzard will reveal the 5th Character at Blizzcon 2010.
They will not give us the release date however.
I also base these facts on nothing.
Ever had a feeling about something, a real feeling.
And it actually happened?
me either......
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1. i remember watching a video a while back and the developers were saying all the content is down and just going back to do some fine touchup and fleshing it out a bit.
2. although the 5th class hasnt come out, the game will still be in development since it is 2 departments. Im pretty sure they have more people working on the level and story than the characters since is much larger, which in the end the time will level out.
So i say, when the next character is announced, ill give it about 4 months and the game will be out.
there.