There have been release dates given after the conference call for the WOW expansions. I'm 50/50 on a release date. Looking at Blizzard's track record on announcements and the release date, they are around 2 months for the last 2 wow expansions, if that holds true for D3, then late Jan is a good possibility.
We really don't know how far along they are with in house changes, and not sure if they can make that call just 3 days after the Beta patch. But I agree with some, I think we will get a release before Dec for sure.
I don't think so, I'm pretty up to date on D3 information and all's I've ever heard was "early 2012". Don Guillotine got my hopes up that there was an official Q1 announcment by Blizzard in one of his recent news articles but he admitted it was just an assumption based on the "early 2012" estimate I already heard.
A Q1 estimate from this conference call would be new information, and a Q2 estimate would make a lot of people unhappy
I just think it's incredibly difficult for them to announce the release right now. I think these are the things that are left on the table for them and I personally don't think they can get them resolved before January or have a set time table on it yet:
1. The balancing of skills/passives which they seem to have just really started to do.
2. The full development and completion of affixes, suffixes AND Legendary items.
3. The rune system.
Now, those things don't seem like they would take a ton of time. But it is Diablo, the whole game is based off of items, so that one is obviously huge. The game will also be received by fans a lot worse if skills come out unbalanced and they are doing heavy modification once released.
Also, the rune system IS Diablo 3. It is the biggest part of customization and the latest, greatest thing added to the series. I have a feeling they are going to want to have faith that they did it the right way.
I am still guessing March is when we'll get the game, with the announcement of release date made very late this year/very early next year.
People keep saying these 3 things still need to be completed, but Blizzard has stated numerous times that they "could ship the game next month as is" but that they wanted to fine-tune things. I really don't see those 3 balance issues as "fine-tuning" which leads me to believe that a release date isn't as far as March.
I agree with the "we will get a its on track for early 2012" kind of thing.
sadly we got like 3 of those "were still on track for Q4 2011".... and then WOOPS nvm JK. so if they do say something like "were on track for..." ill take it with LESS then a grain of salt and pretend nothing has changed.
release date or bust!
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"once the pretty hardcore gamers we had testing inferno found it fairly difficult, we then we doubled it" -trolololol jay wilson
People keep saying these 3 things still need to be completed, but Blizzard has stated numerous times that they "could ship the game next month as is" but that they wanted to fine-tune things. I really don't see those 3 balance issues as "fine-tuning" which leads me to believe that a release date isn't as far as March.
Just because they "could ship it" doesn't mean they want to or will ship it. They are going to wait until they are satisfied, which I think will be March and possibly even later.
People keep saying these 3 things still need to be completed, but Blizzard has stated numerous times that they "could ship the game next month as is" but that they wanted to fine-tune things. I really don't see those 3 balance issues as "fine-tuning" which leads me to believe that a release date isn't as far as March.
Just because they "could ship it" doesn't mean they want to or will ship it. They are going to wait until they are satisfied, which I think will be March and possibly even later.
Don't get me wrong. I'd be thrilled with January.
Aye, those all just seem like things that would take quite a deal of time. And blizzard has said that they have a few models in place for each that would work, but are playing with each to see which works best. I guess the point I was trying to make is that the rune system, item stats, etc don't need to be worked on extensively. If they said that they "could ship it" back then... I think that these would all be things that are pretty much complete already, but Bliz doesn't want to reveal too much. Anyway, hoping for early 2012 here, but as the others have noted, it is doubtful that we will get a release date tomorrow . PLEASE let us all be wrong
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Taken from the latest NEWS about release date speculations:
$2000 says we will not learn any piece of new information on this call.
HA i will take that bet. new information is always release during conference calls. Investor make all the difference and are more important than any other person in the business. New information is told at quarterly calls. It provides a review from previous quarter and direction of new products for future quarter and outlooks beyond the next 2 quarters.
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Sometimes you don't always know where you stand... until you know that you won't run away.
With the kind of troll Bashiok can be sometimes I would not be surprised if he is messing around and then they do announce something. Still not betting on anything, but his words can be skewed to go anyway.
The conference call takes place (US Time Zone) Nov 08, 2011; 1:30 PM PT, 2:30PM MT, 3:30PM CT, 4:30PM ET--(EU Time Zone[correct me if I'm mistaken]) 9:30PM/21:30 GMT, 10:30PM/22:30 CET, 11:30PM/23:30 EET.
The conference call takes place (US Time Zone) Nov 08, 2011; 1:30 PM PT, 2:30PM MT, 3:30PM CT, 4:30PM ET--(EU Time Zone[correct me if I'm mistaken]) 9:30PM/21:30 GMT, 10:30PM/22:30 CET, 11:30PM/23:30 EET.
23:30 it is then...well at least I'll be studying late for my exam tomorrow, so I'll just pop on Dfans' front page when I take a break...every 5 minutes
"We at Blizzard Entertainment have decided we hate what we have done with Diablo 3 and will redevelop the game from scratch. This means..." - Blizzard employee.
"BUT THE BETA IS FUN!" - Fan
"SILENCE PEON!!!!" *Whirlwinds at said fan wielding pens that are lit on fire. Said fan moon physics through the roof* - Blizzard employee.
"Like I was saying. Diablo 3 will not be released until 2158, which we are also referring to as the year of the gopher." - Blizzard employee.
How is that a delay? They don't even have a target quarter let alone a date. They've NEVER had a target date so Diablo 3 has never had a release date...
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We really don't know how far along they are with in house changes, and not sure if they can make that call just 3 days after the Beta patch. But I agree with some, I think we will get a release before Dec for sure.
I don't think so, I'm pretty up to date on D3 information and all's I've ever heard was "early 2012". Don Guillotine got my hopes up that there was an official Q1 announcment by Blizzard in one of his recent news articles but he admitted it was just an assumption based on the "early 2012" estimate I already heard.
A Q1 estimate from this conference call would be new information, and a Q2 estimate would make a lot of people unhappy
People keep saying these 3 things still need to be completed, but Blizzard has stated numerous times that they "could ship the game next month as is" but that they wanted to fine-tune things. I really don't see those 3 balance issues as "fine-tuning" which leads me to believe that a release date isn't as far as March.
sadly we got like 3 of those "were still on track for Q4 2011".... and then WOOPS nvm JK. so if they do say something like "were on track for..." ill take it with LESS then a grain of salt and pretend nothing has changed.
release date or bust!
Just because they "could ship it" doesn't mean they want to or will ship it. They are going to wait until they are satisfied, which I think will be March and possibly even later.
Don't get me wrong. I'd be thrilled with January.
Aye, those all just seem like things that would take quite a deal of time. And blizzard has said that they have a few models in place for each that would work, but are playing with each to see which works best. I guess the point I was trying to make is that the rune system, item stats, etc don't need to be worked on extensively. If they said that they "could ship it" back then... I think that these would all be things that are pretty much complete already, but Bliz doesn't want to reveal too much. Anyway, hoping for early 2012 here, but as the others have noted, it is doubtful that we will get a release date tomorrow . PLEASE let us all be wrong
EDIT:
Taken from the latest NEWS about release date speculations:
HA i will take that bet. new information is always release during conference calls. Investor make all the difference and are more important than any other person in the business. New information is told at quarterly calls. It provides a review from previous quarter and direction of new products for future quarter and outlooks beyond the next 2 quarters.
EDIT:
Taken from the latest NEWS about release date speculations:
After the last conference call followed by the release date push back I am keeping focused on other games for now :/
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Nov 8, 2011 1:30 PM PT
Source : http://investor.activision.com/
Other Time Zones
7:30PM BRST - November 8th
5:30AM CT, 6:30AM JT, 9:30AM VLAT - November 9th
I wish we could sticky a post to the top of a thread.
"We at Blizzard Entertainment have decided we hate what we have done with Diablo 3 and will redevelop the game from scratch. This means..." - Blizzard employee.
"BUT THE BETA IS FUN!" - Fan
"SILENCE PEON!!!!" *Whirlwinds at said fan wielding pens that are lit on fire. Said fan moon physics through the roof* - Blizzard employee.
"Like I was saying. Diablo 3 will not be released until 2158, which we are also referring to as the year of the gopher." - Blizzard employee.
How is that a delay? They don't even have a target quarter let alone a date. They've NEVER had a target date so Diablo 3 has never had a release date...