Surprisingly to me, no. I really thought we would get some info on this at this year's Blizzcon but nothing. I guess this game is a lot further away than I thought.
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or in a WWI next year. they said the team is about 50 people now and they're toying around with the basics, so it's a long time till they have enough info to show.
We will probably see a release of it around 2022 if they are just starting it now. Maybe 2023 or 2024 at the latest. Because it takes Blizzard 10-11 years to make a sequel, so it probably takes a little longer to make a great new original MMO. ;]
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I make sure people go to jail. The only thing more fun is Diablo 3.
We will probably see a release of it around 2022 if they are just starting it now. Maybe 2023 or 2024 at the latest. Because it takes Blizzard 10-11 years to make a sequel, so it probably takes a little longer to make a great new original MMO. ;]
Only thing I read on the next-gen MMO was this BlizzCon interview with Mike Morhaime:
Official Blizzard Quote:
How about your plans of releasing the next-gen MMO?
Yes, we are working on our next-gen MMO. We haven't announced any details about the project other than to say that it's not a sequel to World of Warcraft and it's not set in any of our existing universe. It will be brand-new. Our development team for that is a growing team. It's not anywhere near the full size of the team, but it is growing each year. Some of the people on that team, some of the leadership of that team are experienced World of Warcraft developers.
Why did you decide on developing a new MMO?
We did consider all of the options. I think that the development team found that there are certain things that they want to do in the game, certain situations that they might feel constrained by the StarCraft lore, which would prevent them from creating an MMO according to the some of the things that they're trying to accomplish.
Could the reference to "Starcraft II constraints" hint that it will be a sci-fi MMO?
It most likely is the case. Thanks for sharing this old but important info. Oh and i think this MMO will be released in 2014-15.
I would like it to be a new franchise. Seriously how long has it been since Blizzard did something new? I know it's risky to release something unfamiliar, but anything made by Blizzard should be awesome.
it will be a new franchise, it's confirmed
but we'll probably have to wait till next Blizzcon for an announcement (and that's the earliest i'd expect).
like the dude on that topic posted:
4.Yoshi said: October 22, 2010 at 11:51 pm
"Of course he didn’t get the memo about 2012 and the end of the world :P"
Ah yes, the rumor mill - it does keep things exciting. I'm feeling pretty strong about still being sci-fi (as opposed to fantasy) but not in the futuristic sense
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What he said.
It most likely is the case. Thanks for sharing this old but important info. Oh and i think this MMO will be released in 2014-15.
it will be a new franchise, it's confirmed
but we'll probably have to wait till next Blizzcon for an announcement (and that's the earliest i'd expect).
like the dude on that topic posted:
4.Yoshi said: October 22, 2010 at 11:51 pm
"Of course he didn’t get the memo about 2012 and the end of the world :P"
Considering their going to possibly announce something in 2 yrs time, i think 5 is being very very optimistic. id shoot for 2018 or so.
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