At this point with Overwatch, and the eSports direction Blizz is taking, I doubt there is much of a future for D3 or Diablo in general unless they can find a way to make it more competitive. But based on the fact they couldn't figure out PvP for D3, that prob. won't happen.
As far as i read, HotS matchmaking times have gone up since the release of overwatch. Overwatch cannibalized a part of the player base. They already have a multiplayer cardgame, a multiplayer strategy game, a multiplayer battle arena, a multiplayer shooter and of course that one MMO. Replacing diablos spot with another competitive multiplayer game doesn't make sense. They already have those players playing their games.
Me for example, i don't play multiplayer games because i can't stand the social aspect with the players asshole attitude and diablos purely optional multiplayer fits my needs just fine. It's not that diablo is not competitive or not social at all. But it allows to play solo and at your own pace and schedule. That is someting HotS, Overwatch and WoW can't deliver and a diablo expansion or a new diablo would be a must buy for players like me.
I completely agree with this. I played more than enough of that MMO over the years to know that being forced to team up with random people generally leads to headaches and frustration all round, whereas Diablo has a nice mix of letting us play solo (even if they make it harder from time to time) and easily being able to join with friends or strangers if you want to.
I lost interest in Hearthstone once all I had left to do was play online matches, and I stopped playing HoTS in alpha when I realised how punishing the game was if you didn't play with people on your friends list (which was doable even with the small alpha population but I don't feel like jumping through their hoops "just because.") I didn't buy Overwatch despite how nice it looks because it's solely a multiplayer team game (which seems to be the general theme these days) and I'm bored of that. Multiplayer is a great option for those who want it, but some of us still want the ability to play singleplayer too. I think they're better off offering choices for all types of gamers across a range of titles.
I completely agree with this. I played more than enough of that MMO over the years to know that being forced to team up with random people generally leads to headaches and frustration all round, whereas Diablo has a nice mix of letting us play solo (even if they make it harder from time to time) and easily being able to join with friends or strangers if you want to.
I lost interest in Hearthstone once all I had left to do was play online matches, and I stopped playing HoTS in alpha when I realised how punishing the game was if you didn't play with people on your friends list (which was doable even with the small alpha population but I don't feel like jumping through their hoops "just because.") I didn't buy Overwatch despite how nice it looks because it's solely a multiplayer team game (which seems to be the general theme these days) and I'm bored of that. Multiplayer is a great option for those who want it, but some of us still want the ability to play singleplayer too. I think they're better off offering choices for all types of gamers across a range of titles.