I would love to see a successful sci-fi mmo. Eve was OK from a gameplay standpoint and the scenery was beautiful , but I'd like to see what Blizzard can produce with a team with such creativity.
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Any news that sheds a bit of light on Blizz projects is good news. I'm anxious to learn more.
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This would probably sound weird, but maybe a modern setting? I've read some good dark-modern fantasy. I don't know how much fun it would be in a game, though.
HG:L is post-apocalyptic. There's a huge, huge difference between modern and post-apocalyptic. So a modern dark fantasy MMO, not a post-apocalyptic MMO.
I can't help but wonder what type of 'adventure' this new franchise is. With Diablo we've got angels vs. demons. With Warcraft it's the traditional dragons & magic & swords (and I suppose some intergalactice elements too). And then Starcraft itself is all a outer-space themed game with aliens, etc. Blizzard's even done racing games and side-scroller shooters/platformers. What new theme can they come up with now that'll surprise and amaze us all?
I don't understand the point of making another mmo when they arleady have an mmo thats accumulating a majority of their income. Making another would cause people to possibly quit WoW or not be interested in the other mmo due to WoW being better.
Essentially the only reason I'm interested in this is that I'm stumped as to what Blizzard would do outside of their already established IPs. They've been locked into them for so long that it is utterly alien to me. I like alien.
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It has been said a few times by Blizzard officials, and Dev's, that if they make a new mmo and some people will quit wow for that new mmo, its not something that will hurt the company, and its not something that they fear or don't want. Those people will still be playing a Blizzard game, and thats what they want.
The first thing that pops into my head when you mention "Modern dark-fantasy" is vampires
Me too, I don't really know how to feel yet, Underworld Vampires = Win. Twilight anything = fail... Depends on how they end up pulling it off if it was vampires, and werewolves ,maybe.
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A cool, unrelated video; "Dude Bids 420 on Price is Right" ("420, Bob")
"I'm nasty, I'm old and a little bit ornery; I look like Patrick Stewart and sound like Sean Connery."
Patch 1.13 = (click here)
just check up on wikipedia...there all there
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment
There we go, just scroll down and you can see them all
1. Steam Punk
2. Cyberpunk
3. Modern day
Both are relatively not seen in the MMO market. Especially Cyber Punk, I have yet to even come across many games in that genre.
Only reason I added modern is because it is a posability. Its very far away from any of their other games.
So if they are making something completely different from all their franchises I really only see these as being possible.
I personaly would love to see a Cyberpunk MMO. After reading Altered Carbon, that genra is by far my favorite.
It says in the OP quote that the WoW engine is for testing purposes only; I'm guessing until they finish whatever engine they want to run it on.
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Me too, I don't really know how to feel yet, Underworld Vampires = Win. Twilight anything = fail... Depends on how they end up pulling it off if it was vampires, and werewolves ,maybe.
O.o
Modern day Alien invasion
FPS MMO