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14 May 2007 - 01:32 AM Posted by mockery

In case you haven't noticed already, Blizzard has just posted a Teaser Timeline on their homepage to countdown to their next game announcement on the 19th of this month. Take a look!

From the color scheme and style of the design, it looks very Starcrafty to me. Aside from the fact that Starcraft is the only game on there without a sequel, those vertical blue scanlines just scream of sci-fi. What do you guys think? Are they just trying to throw us Diablo 3 hopefuls off or is this further confirmation that another Starcraft is coming up next? Or will the long-rumored Tacocraft finally be unveiled?

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#1 PhrozenDragon

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:35 AM

I don't think there are any predominant hints, but they are definately trying to mess with our minds, that's for sure.
And blue lines? Isn't everything with Blizzard blue? ;)

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#2 mockery

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:40 AM

Yeah their logo is blue 'n all, but I still think that's just too "techy" of a design to be something for Diablo 3, unless they're simply trying to throw everybody off.

I also think there would be riots in Korea if they announced anything besides a new Starcraft.

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#3 MijnWraak

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:48 AM

woah,

i never knew you were an admin, mockery

*salut*

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:52 AM

Yeppers, I actually started the site way back in the day and it's gone through a bunch of changes over the years. Umaro is the co-webmaster because I can't dedicate all of my time to this site and it definitely deserves that kind of attention. So with his help, the two of us try to run a smooth ship (along with the moderators of course).

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#5 PhrozenDragon

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:54 AM

[quote name='rizexagainst']woah,

i never knew you were an admin, mockery

*salut*[/quote]
You neve noticed the "Administrator" under his name? :D

In regards to how the design is, I would have to agree though that it looks more like a Starcraft theme. But that might just be me and my mind making me see what I want to see.

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#6 Doppelganger

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 02:42 AM

Well i know one thing, Blizzard likes to play with our minds, regardles of there being a secret message on the site.

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#7 MijnWraak

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 02:56 AM

[quote]
You neve noticed the "Administrator" under his name? :D
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well i never noticed him post anything or saw him anywhere

but thanks for making this site ^_^

we are like a family here.

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Your logic just blew my mustaches backwards.

#8 elninio

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 04:33 AM

I swear to god, if its not tacocraft, im going to....

If its tacocraft, then ill go buy 100 tacos and videotape myself eating them.

#9 elninio

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 04:38 AM

there is a good chance its diablo, looking at the background image it looks like molten rock, the type yo would expect to find in HELL!

As regarding the blue lines. if you go on battle.net you will notice that all planets are in blue lines, even the DIABLO PLANET!

However, the molten rock could be the type found on that protoss planet -__- give us diablo 3 FFS!

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 04:38 AM

I was just wondering what this whole Tacocraft thing is? I've heard talks about it but I've never actually asked what it was. I know it probably has the same concept as Starcraft and Warcraft but I was just wondering what kind of setting it's supposed to be etc...

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#11 MijnWraak

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 04:42 AM

lol calm down elninio

as for tacocraft

i assume its just a joke of some sort.

though i have hear a lot of it.

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#12 soulflame

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 05:52 AM

you have to ask yourself 1 question how badly do you want diablo3?

i want it so bad i would do just about anything to even get a look at the real cover........

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 07:15 AM

All is fake i think even the diablo 3 rumor is fake.

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#14 Millitia

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 08:26 AM

i noticed something that looked hidden in the picture, if you look on the left it resembles a Protoss's body armor and on the right it resembles a Marines shoulder pad. maybe theres a secret message in the picture?

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 09:43 AM

In case nobody else have noticed, the image changes day by day, possibly to finally reveal an image of the game to be announced the 19th. Take a look-see:

[url]http://blizzard.com/images/splash/day1.jpg[/url]
[url]http://blizzard.com/images/splash/day2.jpg[/url]

Any significance?

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#16 gimliff

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 09:49 AM

i think the background images hint at diablo. they remind me of the D2 cinematic video, u know the starting of each video showed what act it was and its background looked kinda like that background. i dunno maybe im just getting desperate now =P

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 09:58 AM

I'd say that they made it so that its a neutural design, which does not actually have any hints at any one world. That would be the smart thing to do. They probably figured that you would try to make something out of it anyway, no matter what they did. Which is true. But yeah, somehow I think that its starcraft. Also considering the recent patch update for starcraft.

#18 manisto

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 09:58 AM

Okay, see the image below?

[url]http://d2.xhost.ro/images/Diablo-2.jpg[/url]

I think it's pretty obvious that this is the image seen in the background of [url]http://blizzard.com/images/splash/day2.jpg[/url]. You can clearly see the claws both to the left and to the right.

I'm sure the background of [url]http://blizzard.com/images/splash/day1.jpg[/url] contains a clue to a Warcraft wallpaper as well... :)

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 10:04 AM

[quote name='manisto']Okay, see the image below?

[URL]http://d2.xhost.ro/images/Diablo-2.jpg[/URL]

I think it's pretty obvious that this is the image seen in the background of [URL]http://blizzard.com/images/splash/day2.jpg[/URL]. You can clearly see the claws both to the left and to the right.

I'm sure the background of [URL]http://blizzard.com/images/splash/day1.jpg[/URL] contains a clue to a Warcraft wallpaper as well... :)[/quote]

Wow you're good, and right, and good. MAN I want diablo3, if diablo3 is announced on the 19th, I'll get the new box cover tattoo'd on my back.

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 10:04 AM

u sir are my hero.