I HATE WoW with a passion. I have never played it and never plan on playing it. Now i especially never want to play WoW just for the fact that it is taking up all of blizzards time and not allowing them to finish D3. There are already 2 expansions last time i checked thats still one more expansion that diablo 2 never got and now you making a 3rd. it fucking sucks WoW sucks and Blizzard sucks right now for makin the D3 fans wait the longest and acting like we havent waited long enough.
I'm thinking blizzard HQ disagrees because they have proven themselves
Yeah, they have great games, which makes being idiots completely okay.
Grow up. Power corrupts.
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You silly, compare the games graphic wise and content wise (as what we've seen till now.)
What looks harder to make?
What requires much more work because it's not a few drawings but actual models that need animation?
Hmmm?
What has much more content to play though and has more quests aka more scripting?
Hmmm?
I guess you understand now that Diablo 3 is much more harder to make then Diablo 2. :confused:
For the note, what you just said doesn't really prove anything. It's still a shitty time to announce a game. If the fans grow tired, well Blizzard's fault. Making the fans angry is not a good thing, not in anyone's position.
And, did you really think they started developing Diablo 3 right after Diablo 2?
Well they didn't.
And Diablo 3 actually has less exciting content than Diablo 2 had. They think they're doing a good thing by reducing, for example the skills just to 5, but they are really just making the game boring.
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
While in Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
There's the difference for you.
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Diablo 3:
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage hammer + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
Blizzard North made Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. Blizzard north pitched their D3 idea to Irvine Blizz, and they didn't like it. Then things started happening between Blizz and Viacom, and Blizz North quit and half formed Flagship Studios (FLAGship, NOT FAILship. NOTICE HOW I SPELL IT? I PLAYED MYTHOS!). The other half formed some other company that didn't even get a game out before it failed. Flagship's game was a futuristic FPSARPG that was published and supported by EA (that was their first mistake) called Hellgate: London. Something I noticed is that there's an endgame boss whose arena is eerily simmiler to the small arena where Diablo spawns, and the silloete of the monster looks a lot like Diablo. This makes me think that the idea Blizz North pitched to Irvine was essentially Hellgate: London, but without the London part.
Basically, in 2003 North pitched the new D3 to Irvine, Irvine didn't like it, 2005 North disbanded, then Irvine took control. The fact that Irvine (WoW/SC people), took control of the game North had been making is the ONLY reason ANYBODY is complaining about ANYTHING. North wouldn't have changed the graphics to semi-WoW, and if they had taken away stat points and hadn't brought Necro back people would've probably for the most part been okay with it. The fact that Irvine is making it is why people are getting up in arms about graphics, auto-stats, etc. It's for all purposes a different company, and it's changing things that North did.
Anyway, D3 started production probably 2006, so if you factor in the increased time for models (since D2 was sprite based), that's about 5 years production time. Which actually makes sense. 2 years for better graphics is normal really. We just had to wait so long because of the burrocratic things going on over at Irvine and North.
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"All of my items are guaranteed for life, and come with a two-day warenty."
I have to say it I am sorry. You are being stupid. You are talking about a game that you never played. I don't see the point of reckless hate. Please be objective..
World Of Warcraft is a GREAT game. It is revolutionnary. Unfortunately I don't play anymore but for me and many it is definitely one of the best games of all time.
Yeah, no. It's an MMO. Not really that revolutionary. It also costs way too much. I mean, really, I can have a lot more fun doing things other than running around for an hour and then finally getting to where you want to be, and then killing animals.
Really, I hate WoW too. And I've actually played it. Got to level 20, got bored.
What's more annoying is that you're hard-pressed to find a pic from Blizzcon that is about Diablo and not WoW. It's like, "hey idiots, I liked Blizz BEFORE WoW. I liked Warcraft back when it was a TACTICAL GAME, NOT A GRINDFEST."
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"All of my items are guaranteed for life, and come with a two-day warenty."
Well, they naturally get better at creating content for Diablo III, and they get faster at doing so. So it is entirely possible they could make an extremely LATE 2010 release, but if they are absolutely positive it will be 2011, then I would think it would be within the first half of the year.
Yeah i absolutely agree with ROYALKIN!!!!BLIZZARD CAN SOMETIMES BE FOOLS!!!I MEAN,BY 2011,WE DON'T KNOW WHATS GONNA HAPPEN?????
I THINK BY THEN THE DIABLO-TYPE (SIMPLE)GRAPHICS WILL BE UNACCEPTABLE!!!!BECAUSE BY 2011,EVERY SINGLE GAME WILL HAVE LIKE-CRYSIS LEVEL GRAPHICS!!!C'MON BLIZZARD IT HAS BEEN 10 BLOODY YEARS IN THE WAITING!!!!!
Yeah i absolutely agree with ROYALKIN!!!!BLIZZARD CAN SOMETIMES BE FOOLS!!!
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Isn't that a sign of underdevelopment from your part ?
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As for the topic, Diablo III has still a long way too go yes
Big words, no arguments. Scientifically, it's not a smart game. It's a big ass "elves and orcs" classical fairytale with poor graphics. Some like it, some don't.
Consider what you're actually playing, before you call him underdeveloped. Actually, consider not saying such things in the first place.
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Diablo 3:
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage hammer + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
Yeah, no. It's an MMO. Not really that revolutionary. It also costs way too much. I mean, really, I can have a lot more fun doing things other than running around for an hour and then finally getting to where you want to be, and then killing animals.
Really, I hate WoW too. And I've actually played it. Got to level 20, got bored.
What's more annoying is that you're hard-pressed to find a pic from Blizzcon that is about Diablo and not WoW. It's like, "hey idiots, I liked Blizz BEFORE WoW. I liked Warcraft back when it was a TACTICAL GAME, NOT A GRINDFEST."
nicely said man, I mean, I have played until 39 with a ten day trial with friend and it look exactly what u said: run around kill mob. And your more right about WTF IS THE FUCK WITH BLIZZ FOCUSING WoW WHEN NO ONE FUCK CARE ABOUT AHHAHA...... wow became a social network such as facebook all of my friends quitted it... np.. why the fuck they used half the blizzcon for wow instead the whole for starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 and a lil part for wow..... Starcraft Warcfat Diablo are Blizzard.... WoW is just another part of something...
What I have to say now.... you guys fool......dont wonder about when it will be rdy IT WILL NEVER BE READY MOUAHAHAH! lol nope seriously ... Im thinking bout dec 2010 or very early 2011... Its almost done but need more to do...
nicely said man, I mean, I have played until 39 with a ten day trial with friend and it look exactly what u said: run around kill mob. And your more right about WTF IS THE FUCK WITH BLIZZ FOCUSING WoW WHEN NO ONE FUCK CARE ABOUT AHHAHA...... wow became a social network such as facebook all of my friends quitted it... np.. why the fuck they used half the blizzcon for wow instead the whole for starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 and a lil part for wow..... Starcraft Warcfat Diablo are Blizzard.... WoW is just another part of something...
I was so worried about this guy's grammar. That is, until I saw his location. WoW is not a bad game. I used to be just as closed minded as all the rest of you "D2 IS TEH ONLY GAIME BLIZZ MADE TAHT WAZ GOOD!!" elitists, but then I actually PLAYED the game with an open mind. Also, you can't pass 20 with a trial account. LERN 2 LIE, NUB.
i gave it a try, played till 48 (b4 BC)
not my style.
takes a lot of time to get to the mobs, to kill them, to retrieve your body...
i found out i've spent most of my time riding a horse or running than playing, i know though many like it. I love the concept, not the execution. hope blizz next MMO will be more Chaotic, fast paced, put your foot off the city and just get rushed by demons and etc...
I was so worried about this guy's grammar. That is, until I saw his location. WoW is not a bad game. I used to be just as closed minded as all the rest of you "D2 IS TEH ONLY GAIME BLIZZ MADE TAHT WAZ GOOD!!" elitists, but then I actually PLAYED the game with an open mind. Also, you can't pass 20 with a trial account. LERN 2 LIE, NUB.
D3 is taking way to long.
lol nice of u ditchng me.... I do not really take care of the way i type in the forum once my point is understood even if your teeth scratch. I dont care, but maybe you'll be able to tell me something in my own language so you can prove yourself being better to me?
Man stop complaining its 2011 no more shit about complaining 2 game in 2010 said 2 game announed.
NOT THE FUCK d3 NOW STOP CRY. was that typed correctly? well i played wow like 2 years ago if i havent said that I bough 1 card after the trial LOLL.... u not mad anymore now kid? like kind to me to remember like np
i gave it a try, played till 48 (b4 BC)
not my style.
takes a lot of time to get to the mobs, to kill them, to retrieve your body...
i found out i've spent most of my time riding a horse or running than playing, i know though many like it. I love the concept, not the execution. hope blizz next MMO will be more Chaotic, fast paced, put your foot off the city and just get rushed by demons and etc...
or maybe i just stick with other games.
IMO, the only problem with WoW is that you basically had to beg people to help you do major city raids, like say, Orgrimmar. Because most every one was hooked on getting purples like a crack head needs meth (trust me, I liked it too, but), it was very very hard to get the needed amount of people to do said raids.
My guild did a couple 50 man raids on Orgrimmar, I used to pull Thrall from his room (with my Rogue) to a small hut outside his main hut, and the guild would then fend off other Horde PvP'rs and also battle Thrall and the other NPC's. This was pre-TBC. IT WAS KICK ASS - EPIC BATTLES. But to be successful we would have needed more people and no other guild would take the time to walk their warlock alts into Orgrimmar, the key to getting your infantry inside Orgrimmar. We never killed Thrall, but had him down to the last 20% a couple times. We also raided the Undead city a couple times, and that was just as epic.
Thats where WoW is lacking, IMO, they never advanced or gave incentive to raid and kill World/City Bosses, outside of say Kazzak and the Dragons and those that dropped loot. Im specifically talking about City bosses, were PvP and protection of your home citys comes into play.
Are you f*** kidding me? 11 years to make a slashing game? Well if the game take 2 more years from now, it has better be truly amazing or this is going to fail like "Duke Nuken Forever". And we all know Blizzard. They ALWAYS delay the release. it is probably going to take until 2012 or 2013.
And what kind of crappy marketing is this? How can Blizzard keep generating so much hype over a game that will take such a long time? Moreover, by the time they finish developing the game, the D3 engine may looks like crap compared to the competition.
This is madness. Forget it. I am truly switching to Guild Wars 2.
aww man said this way its sad..... but im pretty sure the game will meet players but bout 10years...they have abused delay to make d2 survive more than natural...
But it will be 2011...keep it in mind ahah!
Dagget,
before you can do those fuckin epic battles and raid with 50 ppl.. you have to run...kill...die...run....kill...dun.....run...die...run...kill...die....until you get something worth it.....this is what made me quit after the first gametimecard with a poor 39huntertwink....
before you can do those fuckin epic battles and raid with 50 ppl.. you have to run...kill...die...run....kill...dun.....run...die...run...kill...die....until you get something worth it.....this is what made me quit after the first gametimecard with a poor 39huntertwink....
To be honest man, you must not have been "good" at that game.
I used to level an alt to 60 in a week, when I did all mine. Hunter, Warlock, Rogue(first), Warrior, Druid, Paladin.
I dont mean to brag, Im trying to just point out that I didnt do a lot of dieing. And once you do have a max level, its easier to get others there too.
It's an opinion, and we're right; D2 separates from the other concepts. Majorly.
As for the topic:
And 2011 (or later) is a likely release date, considering Blizz have decided to bet on WoW and the new expansion that's coming soon now, as well as StarCraft 2 which will be released soon. After that, they have to let time go, so fans will last with SC2 and WoW before they release Diablo 3, to avoid having 2 years of fun for their fans, and 5 years of absolutely nothing.
Blizzard either are very lucky, or will have driven their fans out by 2011 - They're in a lottery.
Let's just hope they don't get the idea that SC2 needs to stand out from WoW as well. That'd mean a lot of more waiting for us.
If they don't give a release date, and don't give much more info on D3 (I haven't seen much of it lately).. that is a sign that they are "putting your mind on ice", not to remind you of D3 so they can let it last longer without giving you the game.
If they make it seem "Far away" and "hopeless" without making you biting your nails, they can survive by waiting that long.
Who knows, they may even plan on releasing it sooner; But it would be bad for the business.
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Diablo 3:
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage hammer + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
2011 eh? Well it's almost 2010 already so one more year won't hurt... i'm happy to wait if it means the game is at it's peak. Why is everyone getting up Blizzard? They've been selling games since (correct me if i'm wrong) the Warcraft, i'm sure they know what they're doing.
It makes sense to leave it till after Cataclysm and SC2 to avoid potentially poor sales. Imagine if all 3 games came out at once...D3, WoW: Cataclysm (expansion not a game i know) and SC3. They would not get the top sales they would normally get if they were all sold seperately. Like any company, they wanna get the best buck for their product.
Just be patient my friends, good things come to those who wait
Are you f*** kidding me? 11 years to make a slashing game?
Well it's not 11 years that they have been doing Diablo 3.
2001 LOD came out.. then the old diablo 2 team (blizzard north) probably started planning diablo 3 and started developing it. But was it 2004 when they left Blizzard. Diablo 3 was forgotten for a while but 2005 a new time started to develop it pretty much from scratch.
Cause people are starting to wake up to the fact that Blizzard is at fault for these hype cycles.
Why cant more people just relise that this is abnormal, and something that other companys are trying to fix also. Square Enix openly admitted months ago that it takes them too long to make games, that they need to get faster.
IMO, square is leading the industry in admitting that it takes too long to create games, and for the customer, this is good news. It means either SE will ramp up their production teams in the future, or alter the developments somehow in order to get games out faster that 5+ years.
Honestly, if something doesnt change within the industry, in years to come we might be seeing 5-10 year development cycles becuase games are getting so big, and so technical. In other words, something has to change. The Dev teams need to get bigger, or the games need to be easier to create. Something has to give, cause as you can see, people are getting tire of these multi year waits. One year of hype is all you need. EVER.
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Yeah, they have great games, which makes being idiots completely okay.
Grow up. Power corrupts.
For the note, what you just said doesn't really prove anything. It's still a shitty time to announce a game. If the fans grow tired, well Blizzard's fault. Making the fans angry is not a good thing, not in anyone's position.
And, did you really think they started developing Diablo 3 right after Diablo 2?
Well they didn't.
And Diablo 3 actually has less exciting content than Diablo 2 had. They think they're doing a good thing by reducing, for example the skills just to 5, but they are really just making the game boring.
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
While in Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
There's the difference for you.
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage hammer + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
Diablo 2 lasted 20 so far.
There's the difference for you.
Blizzard North made Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. Blizzard north pitched their D3 idea to Irvine Blizz, and they didn't like it. Then things started happening between Blizz and Viacom, and Blizz North quit and half formed Flagship Studios (FLAGship, NOT FAILship. NOTICE HOW I SPELL IT? I PLAYED MYTHOS!). The other half formed some other company that didn't even get a game out before it failed. Flagship's game was a futuristic FPSARPG that was published and supported by EA (that was their first mistake) called Hellgate: London. Something I noticed is that there's an endgame boss whose arena is eerily simmiler to the small arena where Diablo spawns, and the silloete of the monster looks a lot like Diablo. This makes me think that the idea Blizz North pitched to Irvine was essentially Hellgate: London, but without the London part.
Basically, in 2003 North pitched the new D3 to Irvine, Irvine didn't like it, 2005 North disbanded, then Irvine took control. The fact that Irvine (WoW/SC people), took control of the game North had been making is the ONLY reason ANYBODY is complaining about ANYTHING. North wouldn't have changed the graphics to semi-WoW, and if they had taken away stat points and hadn't brought Necro back people would've probably for the most part been okay with it. The fact that Irvine is making it is why people are getting up in arms about graphics, auto-stats, etc. It's for all purposes a different company, and it's changing things that North did.
Anyway, D3 started production probably 2006, so if you factor in the increased time for models (since D2 was sprite based), that's about 5 years production time. Which actually makes sense. 2 years for better graphics is normal really. We just had to wait so long because of the burrocratic things going on over at Irvine and North.
-Gheed
Yeah, no. It's an MMO. Not really that revolutionary. It also costs way too much. I mean, really, I can have a lot more fun doing things other than running around for an hour and then finally getting to where you want to be, and then killing animals.
Really, I hate WoW too. And I've actually played it. Got to level 20, got bored.
What's more annoying is that you're hard-pressed to find a pic from Blizzcon that is about Diablo and not WoW. It's like, "hey idiots, I liked Blizz BEFORE WoW. I liked Warcraft back when it was a TACTICAL GAME, NOT A GRINDFEST."
-Gheed
I THINK BY THEN THE DIABLO-TYPE (SIMPLE)GRAPHICS WILL BE UNACCEPTABLE!!!!BECAUSE BY 2011,EVERY SINGLE GAME WILL HAVE LIKE-CRYSIS LEVEL GRAPHICS!!!C'MON BLIZZARD IT HAS BEEN 10 BLOODY YEARS IN THE WAITING!!!!!
Caps makes you cool. And obvious.
Big words, no arguments. Scientifically, it's not a smart game. It's a big ass "elves and orcs" classical fairytale with poor graphics. Some like it, some don't.
Consider what you're actually playing, before you call him underdeveloped. Actually, consider not saying such things in the first place.
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage hammer + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
Diablo 2 lasted 20 so far.
There's the difference for you.
nicely said man, I mean, I have played until 39 with a ten day trial with friend and it look exactly what u said: run around kill mob. And your more right about WTF IS THE FUCK WITH BLIZZ FOCUSING WoW WHEN NO ONE FUCK CARE ABOUT AHHAHA...... wow became a social network such as facebook all of my friends quitted it... np.. why the fuck they used half the blizzcon for wow instead the whole for starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 and a lil part for wow..... Starcraft Warcfat Diablo are Blizzard.... WoW is just another part of something...
What I have to say now.... you guys fool......dont wonder about when it will be rdy IT WILL NEVER BE READY MOUAHAHAH! lol nope seriously ... Im thinking bout dec 2010 or very early 2011... Its almost done but need more to do...
I'm looking for a static group NA EAST 5-10PM.
twitch.tv/nastypeon
youtube.com/c/nastypeon
I was so worried about this guy's grammar. That is, until I saw his location. WoW is not a bad game. I used to be just as closed minded as all the rest of you "D2 IS TEH ONLY GAIME BLIZZ MADE TAHT WAZ GOOD!!" elitists, but then I actually PLAYED the game with an open mind. Also, you can't pass 20 with a trial account. LERN 2 LIE, NUB.
D3 is taking way to long.
not my style.
takes a lot of time to get to the mobs, to kill them, to retrieve your body...
i found out i've spent most of my time riding a horse or running than playing, i know though many like it. I love the concept, not the execution. hope blizz next MMO will be more Chaotic, fast paced, put your foot off the city and just get rushed by demons and etc...
or maybe i just stick with other games.
Good idea.
lol nice of u ditchng me.... I do not really take care of the way i type in the forum once my point is understood even if your teeth scratch. I dont care, but maybe you'll be able to tell me something in my own language so you can prove yourself being better to me?
Man stop complaining its 2011 no more shit about complaining 2 game in 2010 said 2 game announed.
NOT THE FUCK d3 NOW STOP CRY. was that typed correctly? well i played wow like 2 years ago if i havent said that I bough 1 card after the trial LOLL.... u not mad anymore now kid? like kind to me to remember like np
I'm looking for a static group NA EAST 5-10PM.
twitch.tv/nastypeon
youtube.com/c/nastypeon
IMO, the only problem with WoW is that you basically had to beg people to help you do major city raids, like say, Orgrimmar. Because most every one was hooked on getting purples like a crack head needs meth (trust me, I liked it too, but), it was very very hard to get the needed amount of people to do said raids.
My guild did a couple 50 man raids on Orgrimmar, I used to pull Thrall from his room (with my Rogue) to a small hut outside his main hut, and the guild would then fend off other Horde PvP'rs and also battle Thrall and the other NPC's. This was pre-TBC. IT WAS KICK ASS - EPIC BATTLES. But to be successful we would have needed more people and no other guild would take the time to walk their warlock alts into Orgrimmar, the key to getting your infantry inside Orgrimmar. We never killed Thrall, but had him down to the last 20% a couple times. We also raided the Undead city a couple times, and that was just as epic.
Thats where WoW is lacking, IMO, they never advanced or gave incentive to raid and kill World/City Bosses, outside of say Kazzak and the Dragons and those that dropped loot. Im specifically talking about City bosses, were PvP and protection of your home citys comes into play.
Anyways, Diablo 2011
aww man said this way its sad..... but im pretty sure the game will meet players but bout 10years...they have abused delay to make d2 survive more than natural...
But it will be 2011...keep it in mind ahah!
Dagget,
before you can do those fuckin epic battles and raid with 50 ppl.. you have to run...kill...die...run....kill...dun.....run...die...run...kill...die....until you get something worth it.....this is what made me quit after the first gametimecard with a poor 39huntertwink....
I'm looking for a static group NA EAST 5-10PM.
twitch.tv/nastypeon
youtube.com/c/nastypeon
To be honest man, you must not have been "good" at that game.
I used to level an alt to 60 in a week, when I did all mine. Hunter, Warlock, Rogue(first), Warrior, Druid, Paladin.
I dont mean to brag, Im trying to just point out that I didnt do a lot of dieing. And once you do have a max level, its easier to get others there too.
Anyways. To each his own.
It's an opinion, and we're right; D2 separates from the other concepts. Majorly.
As for the topic:
And 2011 (or later) is a likely release date, considering Blizz have decided to bet on WoW and the new expansion that's coming soon now, as well as StarCraft 2 which will be released soon. After that, they have to let time go, so fans will last with SC2 and WoW before they release Diablo 3, to avoid having 2 years of fun for their fans, and 5 years of absolutely nothing.
Blizzard either are very lucky, or will have driven their fans out by 2011 - They're in a lottery.
Let's just hope they don't get the idea that SC2 needs to stand out from WoW as well. That'd mean a lot of more waiting for us.
If they don't give a release date, and don't give much more info on D3 (I haven't seen much of it lately).. that is a sign that they are "putting your mind on ice", not to remind you of D3 so they can let it last longer without giving you the game.
If they make it seem "Far away" and "hopeless" without making you biting your nails, they can survive by waiting that long.
Who knows, they may even plan on releasing it sooner; But it would be bad for the business.
"Throw a fireskull!... Throw another fireskull! Oh hell, throw ANOTHER fire skull.."
Diablo 2:
"Omg I found a new combination that makes my charms enpower my runeword enigma combined with jewels, so I get 13 K damage hammer + aura YAY :D:D:D This is my own secret recipe!"
This guy spent what, 4 years to do this? So that means, still playable and original after 4 years..
Diablo 2 lasted 20 so far.
There's the difference for you.
It makes sense to leave it till after Cataclysm and SC2 to avoid potentially poor sales. Imagine if all 3 games came out at once...D3, WoW: Cataclysm (expansion not a game i know) and SC3. They would not get the top sales they would normally get if they were all sold seperately. Like any company, they wanna get the best buck for their product.
Just be patient my friends, good things come to those who wait
2001 LOD came out.. then the old diablo 2 team (blizzard north) probably started planning diablo 3 and started developing it. But was it 2004 when they left Blizzard. Diablo 3 was forgotten for a while but 2005 a new time started to develop it pretty much from scratch.
RIP: Demon Hunter: lvl 50 | Barb: lvl 60 (plvl 5) | Monk: lvl12 & lvl70 (plvl 200)
Cause people are starting to wake up to the fact that Blizzard is at fault for these hype cycles.
Why cant more people just relise that this is abnormal, and something that other companys are trying to fix also. Square Enix openly admitted months ago that it takes them too long to make games, that they need to get faster.
IMO, square is leading the industry in admitting that it takes too long to create games, and for the customer, this is good news. It means either SE will ramp up their production teams in the future, or alter the developments somehow in order to get games out faster that 5+ years.
Honestly, if something doesnt change within the industry, in years to come we might be seeing 5-10 year development cycles becuase games are getting so big, and so technical. In other words, something has to change. The Dev teams need to get bigger, or the games need to be easier to create. Something has to give, cause as you can see, people are getting tire of these multi year waits. One year of hype is all you need. EVER.