How much of a time gap can there be between Blizzard's completion of Diablo III and their release of it? I know this is also up for speculation as it depends on numerous factors, like when it's the best time in the market and such, but what is a reasonable estimate.
I'm sure they would have finished making the game once they announce the release date, which could be over a month later.
My guess is that its been done for years and its so awesome and epic and they've made so much gold from WoW that Blizzard is hoarding it to themselves until they all get epic gear sets on their mains.
So the real question is when are they going to fill their epic sets so we can play?
I think one major flaw in people's thinking is that Blizzard does not set timelines/deadlines. Any company has to set these in order to keep progress at a a reasonable rate. Goals must be made. However, what sets Blizzard apart from most companies is that if they are unhappy with the work at the deadline then they will extend it. I guarantee you that Blizzard has a ideal release date in mind and they are working hard to meet this goal. So, I don;t think they finish the game and then say "ok when is the most opportune time to release it". It is more like "Ok, we want the game to come out on this date, lets try to finish it by then". I am pretty sure that they do not sit on completed games for more than a month waiting to release it. They will set a goal date and work up until then to finish it. If it is not done then they will change the date and then continue to work on it until that date. Given a probable three month announcement to release, I would say that if they are not where they want to be or above it before this announcement, then they will not announce it so they can extend the deadline.
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I think one major flaw in people's thinking is that Blizzard does not set timelines/deadlines. Any company has to set these in order to keep progress at a a reasonable rate. Goals must be made. However, what sets Blizzard apart from most companies is that if they are unhappy with the work at the deadline then they will extend it.
Totally agree. They extend the deadline or simply scatter the project.
I"ve personal theories that D2 was rushed and released before it's done, but thats a exception.
I'm pretty sure that the game is really close of being finished. Don't forget guys that it's been what.. 5years? that it's been in development. I know it probly takes a long time to create all the classes, acts, items and such but they can't really be that far from completion. For sure they won't say that they're almost done.. cuz you never know what could happen.. like SC2 with the technical problems that made it take more time.
I believe it'll take 1-2 months after completion to release the game, to test it and stuff. I'm not sure if there will be a beta test tho.. . And what Scyber said in the post "How Soon is Soon" makes sense, I'd say the game will be released sometime around this date next year.
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I will think it is going to be almost finished when they start to create the disks and the manuals since it will take some time to make enough of them for launch day. Most of the game will be done when they likely will start the Beta testing. Beta testing is likely going to take at least 3 months if not half a year.
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I'm sure they would have finished making the game once they announce the release date, which could be over a month later.
So the real question is when are they going to fill their epic sets so we can play?
Hehehehehe. I have no clue.
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Totally agree. They extend the deadline or simply scatter the project.
I"ve personal theories that D2 was rushed and released before it's done, but thats a exception.
I believe it'll take 1-2 months after completion to release the game, to test it and stuff. I'm not sure if there will be a beta test tho.. . And what Scyber said in the post "How Soon is Soon" makes sense, I'd say the game will be released sometime around this date next year.
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