The game release in Q2 sounds right, since (it was discussed) Blizzard usually gives a two-month-ish gap between when they announce the release date and actual release date. If they give us a release date by the end of this month, we're looking at an April release, unless they really internalize their fans' rage and release with less than a two-month gap.
At any rate, it's good to know they've narrowed it down some more, but nothing is more appropriate than an actual release date after this. They should have known better to announce Diablo 3 to its fans so early. Diablo fans are intense.
They also mentioned that they will be releasing more information on the release date within the next few weeks.
given that Jay Wilson is suppose to give us another article update soon™, hopefully we will hear a more specific date/range for release then.
Well this is never going to end. November. January 17th. February 1st. February 9th. There is really NO point to hope for this. Seriously. How long does it take for you to get strung along and amped up to be disappointed. This s will never end. Blizz is freaking stupid.
Did anyone look at their numbers?!? Look at the Development Cost section...it speaks for itself. Pretty freaking lame. The Diablo team is constantly explaining that there is not that many people actually developing the game. CLEARLY. After looking at the Development cost, check out the COGS and Cost of subscription base. Look at the % to the Operating income. Its a joke. That margin on subscriptions makes me want to freaking stab blizzard in the face for all the money i put into WOW.
Soon my ass. Doorstep my ass. Q2 is just not early 2012, by any means. Blizz will keep the plate of "info" or rather bullshit coming as long as they have people to read and hype up the game. How much hype did they put out originally then cut?
No more hype from me. I will just sit the next few stupid fanbuilt hypes out. Sorry.
new method of pulling an april fools jokes as in release date April 1st?
But seriously. I do get April and May, if you stretch it, falls in 'early 2012' but June... hmmm
I just hope that the 'targeting' for Q2 doesn't mean 'it can yet be pushed back'. Otherwise, it might be possible for me to be playing RE6 sooner than D3
For god's sake all you idiots whining about "delay".... There is NO delay! Q1 was never the goal. I have no idea how people still bring this up, are you bots or something?
You should chill out mate... First of all, this is what happens when a dumb fck head (sry but i had to) like bashiok can't post properly and gets confused by their own vocabulary... Please, do yourself a favor and read again what he said. I can't be bothered to look for the links now but it was smth like
1 - "we aim for early 2012"
2 - "our target is Q1 2012" = ppl got crazy howling about the release in March or even Feb which made him come back and say
3 - and this is quote word by word : "Sorry I wasn't intending to imply anything by writing first quarter, just an honest mistake. Our official target is still "early 2012". Not sure if it makes too much difference one way or the other, but I don't want people to nitpick a mistake. :)"
And just as a bonus : "Just a mistake on my part. Q1 is definitely more literal, so I suppose I should correct it."
Now ... check the actual facts before you randomly rage at ppl... you and everyone who is saying that they never said Q1
They never said Q1. It has been early 2012 since Sept and it hasn't changed. He was simply mistaken, as he so clearly put it.
I too am a fan of Diablo and WoW but I do understand that trolls like Bashiok have nothing to do with the actual games and all the history behind them...
I am not angry or mad, I am disappointed and it's far worse. You can say that they didn't imply or specify that this game would come out this or that date but the fact remains.... we were all misslead. There was so much contradictory information here that I never knew what to expect. Actually, I don't know what to expect from this game really.
Just months away from release date, they start to remove and add key features and justify it by saying... "it's better for the game". What?!? better for the game.... and you realised this when? Removing the boss deaths sequences is just another proof that they lost focus at some point of the development. The feature was on the list for 4 freaking years and they just decided to remove it now... something doesn't add up. If they decided not to do it 2 years ago, I would of understood.... but they had 4 years to do it, there is no excuse.
Seriously, it's when I look at the Blizzard North crew that I realise how good they were. They took a total of 3 years to develop the whole game and we are still playing it. The irvine team is taking 7 years and I sadly doubt that it will be that much better against guild wars 2. I know they want to make a worthy sequel, but this is already looking like a flop to me. Not because it won't be good, but because the ratio development time/quality is diminishing very rapidly. Tic toc Jay Tic toc.
Guess i will be playing Torchlight 2 before Diablo 3.
I've always hoped it would be this way but expected T2 last year and D3 near the very end or at least Q1 of this year. I doubt I'll do anything in T2 once D3 comes out as I don't want to oversaturate myself with the genre. I can only handle one grind game at a time. Runic games really should have done a better job so they could capitalize on Blizzard's sluggishness. Instead they are just trying to emulate them but will fail because....well they aren't Blizzard and T1 wouldn't have done very well at all had D3 been out at that time.
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At any rate, it's good to know they've narrowed it down some more, but nothing is more appropriate than an actual release date after this. They should have known better to announce Diablo 3 to its fans so early. Diablo fans are intense.
But i don't care. As long as the game is good enough for the wait.
Well this is never going to end. November. January 17th. February 1st. February 9th. There is really NO point to hope for this. Seriously. How long does it take for you to get strung along and amped up to be disappointed. This s will never end. Blizz is freaking stupid.
Did anyone look at their numbers?!? Look at the Development Cost section...it speaks for itself. Pretty freaking lame. The Diablo team is constantly explaining that there is not that many people actually developing the game. CLEARLY. After looking at the Development cost, check out the COGS and Cost of subscription base. Look at the % to the Operating income. Its a joke. That margin on subscriptions makes me want to freaking stab blizzard in the face for all the money i put into WOW.
Soon my ass. Doorstep my ass. Q2 is just not early 2012, by any means. Blizz will keep the plate of "info" or rather bullshit coming as long as they have people to read and hype up the game. How much hype did they put out originally then cut?
No more hype from me. I will just sit the next few stupid fanbuilt hypes out. Sorry.
Edited for rage language.... a lot of it...
But seriously. I do get April and May, if you stretch it, falls in 'early 2012' but June... hmmm
I just hope that the 'targeting' for Q2 doesn't mean 'it can yet be pushed back'. Otherwise, it might be possible for me to be playing RE6 sooner than D3
They never said Q1. It has been early 2012 since Sept and it hasn't changed. He was simply mistaken, as he so clearly put it.
You don't know what a troll is.
I don't want the release to ruin my vacation.
Just months away from release date, they start to remove and add key features and justify it by saying... "it's better for the game". What?!? better for the game.... and you realised this when? Removing the boss deaths sequences is just another proof that they lost focus at some point of the development. The feature was on the list for 4 freaking years and they just decided to remove it now... something doesn't add up. If they decided not to do it 2 years ago, I would of understood.... but they had 4 years to do it, there is no excuse.
Seriously, it's when I look at the Blizzard North crew that I realise how good they were. They took a total of 3 years to develop the whole game and we are still playing it. The irvine team is taking 7 years and I sadly doubt that it will be that much better against guild wars 2. I know they want to make a worthy sequel, but this is already looking like a flop to me. Not because it won't be good, but because the ratio development time/quality is diminishing very rapidly. Tic toc Jay Tic toc.
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I've always hoped it would be this way but expected T2 last year and D3 near the very end or at least Q1 of this year. I doubt I'll do anything in T2 once D3 comes out as I don't want to oversaturate myself with the genre. I can only handle one grind game at a time. Runic games really should have done a better job so they could capitalize on Blizzard's sluggishness. Instead they are just trying to emulate them but will fail because....well they aren't Blizzard and T1 wouldn't have done very well at all had D3 been out at that time.