After confirming it was working on a new massively multiplayer game in 2007, Blizzard Entertainment has divulged only a few details on the project. Today at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick offered another breadcrumb of information about the unnamed title--which won't be a competitor to World of Warcraft.
When asked about the efforts behind the new Battle.net online gaming service, Kotick listed Blizzard's upcoming slate. "What we've announced at Blizzard is that we have Starcraft [II] coming, Diablo has been in production?and a new, unannounced MMO that has a little more broad appeal," said the executive.
Kotick's talk of a more accessible MMORPG ads a bit more detail to the still very sketchy picture of Blizzard's mystery-shrouded project. Before officially acknowledging it was in development in 2007, Blizzard said that any new massively multiplayer game it may would not be a World of Warcraft clone. This February, now-ex-World of Warcraft game director Jeff Kaplan began working full-time on the unnamed title, which will be a brand-new property.
Besides mentioning the Blizzard MMORPG and Activision's plans to begin bypassing consoles, Kotick dropped hints of what features the new Battle.net might have. "As we start to add cash play and prize play and better rewards and recognition systems that come through the Internet, you will start to see audiences expand even further," said Kotick, showing a slide of a BlizzCon StarCraft II tournament.
When asked if Kotick's comments meant that cash prizes would be awarded directly over Battle.net, a Blizzard rep pointed out his company's longstanding tradition of having contests that begin online and end at BlizzCon with large cash prizes. "Tournament play and e-sports have been part of the Battle.net experience for years," said the rep, who declined to comment further.
vikings are badass. there aren't enough/any sweet games glorifying vikings...
what's not to like about pillaging, raping, and plundering, after all?
This is very confusing, oh well hopefully more info will come in, following SC2 relase.
It is going to be a completely new property.
As for casual play, as someone already said it woudl be like the sims. I think it could be like "real Life" or a online version of "society" (without the rl people, if you've seen the movie gamer. I think this can draw in non fantasy genre people, and they could still add a fantasy section too it. I don't know... i'm curious to see what ANY next gen mmo would be. Pretty much every single MMO on the market has teh same style play and engine....
but i'm not a fan either of a second life thing, that is too boring and casual.
know what i liked about wow? BG. cause more than just killing, we had to get some team play going, and well, i love CTF, lol. (only play that on quake)
so, if they made something like that... you know, like the need of the team playing, and that i could do it for xp and weapons... oh heck, if i could play wow from lvl 10 to 85 just in bg, and i have a progression similar to those who just go by killing everyone and doing quests, i would be playing wow till today.
not sure if that is their idea, but just telling you guys of what i would like to have.
specially coz i don't have so much time to play everyday. but i enjoy getting in sometimes and HAVING FUN (not being totally crushed by the others)
But im sure that if its Sims then it wont have people... like humans in it... it will be with monsters and shit... a fantasy realm where you live your life, and not everything is focused on violence...
There's a game called "The Entropia Universe" Which is kind of like what im talking about, but BLizz will pwn it...
Anyway....Im not gona play it cuz its an MMO. I only play mmo's in beta phase or something.
This is what im thinking to but what about that part where they say something about bypassing consoles??? I wonder what that means....almost sounds like there trying to avoid them :confused:
Lets conquer planets and destroy alien races as we delve into the dark secrets of the ancient Xel'Naga while making tenuous pacts with rebellious alien factions pursuing their own hidden agenda!
Lets engage the demonic hordes as mankind dwindles on the verge of utter extinction or assimilation! Lets take the fight to HELL!
For the Horde or for the Alliance! Let's bring honor to our faction whilst fighting back against the horrific Burning Legion, the Lich King and his dark undead army of corpses, frost wyrms, and cultists!
Lets try on this pretty new outfit. Oooh look this one comes with a bow tie! Oh I could TOTALLY accessorize with this brand new sofa that compliments the new clothes I bought today! Ooooo look at those SHOES!! Must have! Now lets go mingle with the local players and maybe have a barbecue together! Yippee hurray!!
well, that would mean cutesy avatars, cutesy world, cutesy mobs
lots of emotes.
something like Maple Story
Also, at Odin, shut the fuck up. Angsty college grad who has a shitty job and a a degree in comp sci because he wanted to make video games much? You don't know anything about video games, especially when compared to someone who helped create the most popular video game of this century/ever.