How many acts there gonna be? 3? how come ppl said 75% it's stupid!
polishing and doing that little stuff like items and scripting take tons of time and what about act 2-5 (if its like diablo 2) do you know how much time they need to make those...and implant the story and stuff inside. a very long time!
Do you want a game you can finish in 1 day? I will wait even 2 years just for it to be perfect.
btw I chose 26-35%
How many acts there gonna be? 3? how come ppl said 75% it's stupid!
polishing and doing that little stuff like items and scripting take tons of time and what about act 2-5 (if its like diablo 2) do you know how much time they need to make those...and implant the story and stuff inside. a very long time!
Do you want a game you can finish in 1 day? I will wait even 2 years just for it to be perfect.
btw I chose 26-35%
You do realise that they have been working on Diablo 3 for 4 years, right?
well as one of the guys said here
they completely redo everything 3 times or so you can guess how much time it took them...and there are many stuff to flaten out before starting to create the game..(economic stuff etc.)
Do you think all the team working on it atm have been recruited 4 years ago? err...no.
and again how many acts do you think the game has?
based on acts alone its 1/5 finished.
Well, as they have most the mechanics done, the artistic guidelines done, and I'm guessing their tools are ready for fulltime use, I'd say they are at least 50% done with the game. Have a base to build content on is pretty much the thing that takes the most time to do. And I'm guessing most of the content is on paper, so it's just a matter of putting it into the game. That is time-consuming though and I'm guessing that stands for at least 40% of the game. Then there's polish, and Blizzard's known for taking their time here.
If you look timewise I'd say they are about 1/3 done. If you look at it as a product I'd say it's about 50%.
Whoever said "Whoever said below 50% thinks this game will be released 4 years from." knows nothing about coding. Percentage has nothing to do with time to completion. That being said, the game's engine along with the models are definately the hardest, most time consuming part behind balancing (For Blizzard games.), but most of that is done by the expansion. That being said, without much content, having the engine would guarantee atleast 60% - 70%, in my opinion.
Seeing as they've been in production for quite some time with this game (3-5 years on and off) I'd say they are about 65-70% done. We'll see it around end of year 09, early 10
well from a recent interview, they said that they started the game 3 years ago with blizzard north and when they got relocated they decided it wasnt good enough so they started over again (please correct me here if im wrong) and also he said that the other classes are in already good progress, the barbarian and witch doctor are the only 2 completely done, and act I is the only one that's mostly playable so my guess from there is, act II is near completion, act III is probably getting..how do i explain this..coded at the moment and act IV is maybe in concept form?
75% 80% in the making and structure, etc. But in order to release get the mechanics ironed out with the characters and damage and skill mathematics maybe 50%.
Their testers might find something that needs fixing and set the back a lot.
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Anyone who marks it above fifty percent is a fool beyond comparison.
No. They have completed the engine. they have a story worked out. Game mechanics are in. What I thought they needed to do was implement graphics (doodads, environment etc.), they need balancing, and a graphics/sound overhaul. I'd say its above 70% done.
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the first 10% probably takes the most time, because thats the foundation you need to create first. I would say they have made the foundation pretty good and they are about a total of 60% done, 40% then tweaking for like a year
I think it's around 40% done at most. Maybe not even that. We've seen, what, one level and two characters? I believe they said they had Act I finished, but there's probably at least another 3 acts or so to go. While they may have the other characters finished, they likely aren't as far done as the two we've seen. That being said, the majority of it still needs to be finished. I would love for a release by next year, but I see it being closer to 1.5-2 years coming.
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I think it's around 40% done at most. Maybe not even that. We've seen, what, one level and two characters? I believe they said they had Act I finished, but there's probably at least another 3 acts or so to go. While they may have the other characters finished, they likely aren't as far done as the two we've seen. That being said, the majority of it still needs to be finished. I would love for a release by next year, but I see it being closer to 1.5-2 years coming.
They have the other characters PLAYABLE at the office if you watched the Interviews and panels you would know.
The game is FAR ALONG according to the Dev's.
Do you think 40% is FAR ALONG?
People don't realize that Blizzard is very secretive and would not let us see anything because they need things to keep the hype going, they will release new information every month and release the game around Christmas THIS YEAR.
They have the other characters PLAYABLE at the office if you watched the Interviews and panels you would know.
The game is FAR ALONG according to the Dev's.
Do you think 40% is FAR ALONG?
People don't realize that Blizzard is very secretive and would not let us see anything because they need things to keep the hype going, they will release new information every month and release the game around Christmas THIS YEAR.
I am sure of this.
It's nice to have hope man... But I don't it's going to be that quick. But I'll be praying right along with you.
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polishing and doing that little stuff like items and scripting take tons of time and what about act 2-5 (if its like diablo 2) do you know how much time they need to make those...and implant the story and stuff inside. a very long time!
Do you want a game you can finish in 1 day? I will wait even 2 years just for it to be perfect.
btw I chose 26-35%
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You do realise that they have been working on Diablo 3 for 4 years, right?
they completely redo everything 3 times or so you can guess how much time it took them...and there are many stuff to flaten out before starting to create the game..(economic stuff etc.)
Do you think all the team working on it atm have been recruited 4 years ago? err...no.
and again how many acts do you think the game has?
based on acts alone its 1/5 finished.
Sentence of the year:
"WoW, It's like a disease"
If you look timewise I'd say they are about 1/3 done. If you look at it as a product I'd say it's about 50%.
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Their testers might find something that needs fixing and set the back a lot.
It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
No. They have completed the engine. they have a story worked out. Game mechanics are in. What I thought they needed to do was implement graphics (doodads, environment etc.), they need balancing, and a graphics/sound overhaul. I'd say its above 70% done.
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"I'm sure that in time, every bit of her will be gone and her death will be a mystery... even to me."-Secret Window
"Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will."
-Thomas Carlyle
They have the other characters PLAYABLE at the office if you watched the Interviews and panels you would know.
The game is FAR ALONG according to the Dev's.
Do you think 40% is FAR ALONG?
People don't realize that Blizzard is very secretive and would not let us see anything because they need things to keep the hype going, they will release new information every month and release the game around Christmas THIS YEAR.
I am sure of this.
It's nice to have hope man... But I don't it's going to be that quick. But I'll be praying right along with you.
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"I'm sure that in time, every bit of her will be gone and her death will be a mystery... even to me."-Secret Window