I didn't take the time to search this post for dupe links, but I do have some links to offer (I love offering links).
This time it's not Surfer Girl, but equally credible sources (maybe less-so, but certinaly mainstream enough) that tout the clues and have started to pick up hype signals about the next iteration of Diablo.
Wired I realize it's an article on Vaporware, but D3 has been vaporware since 2001, so let's call it like we see it hmm?
Softpedia This one echoes our community's giddiness about the subject and points to an interesting forum addition at a sanctioned Blizzard fansite page.
Keep hope alive. I don't think we have to wait til 2009 for an announcement. Maybe for a playable demo, but certainly not for an announcement.
So you're telling me that a community which have fat banners for sites like:
"WoW gold cheaper then ever here" "Get your World of warcraft Bot here" "new prices at World of warcraft gold, check it now!"
should be a source that could give me suspicions about a diablo III just because they made a new forum named "Diablo III"
No way, sir. There's no way in heaven that they would know anything special.
Why would blizzard tell them?
that doesn't matter, look at what they are saying... a BLIZZARD AUTHORIZED site has a link named Diablo III.... blizzard authorized site being keywords
also blizzard didn't tell them, they just noticed and posted
3rd edit.. woot! those links have raised my excitement immensely lol... a few minutes before i logged on here i was worrying about girls and when i looked at those links i didn't remember what a girl was until a few minuets aFTER i was off the site
Umm having a forum titled Diablo 3 hardly means anything. Doesn't matter if the pope Blesses it, it's still an independant website and it is still just a place people can talk about it whether it's imminent or vaporware.
i wont play diablo if its an mmo.. simple as that.. im not about to pay for a game that i have already bought. That just forces me to play something and takes the fun out of it.
I'm certainly not insinuating that any of these sites are gospel by any means.
I'm saying that the mainstream media is starting to get a whiff of hysteria surrounding the new and Blue-confirmed "next-gen MMO." Until Blizz outright hits us with the news none of this is evidence. I merely provided some links for discussion. The fact that a sanctioned site has been either A) given the green light for a Diablo III related forum or has yet to be contacted to remove it from their site remains somewhat exciting.
Blizzard is wise to sanction a site for Diablo discussion as they are unable to host the boards on their own site for various reasons. Sure, it would be a lot more reassuring to have a Diablo III board on the Blizz site (that would be the Blizz blessing), but that is clearly against their long-standing doctrine of non-disclosure. You'll see a Diablo III (or World of Sanctuary or what have you) discussion board when the game is announced or released.
Discounting or swearing-against a Diablo MMO this early before any information has been released solely based on the fact that WoW is a somewhat mediocre experience is also unwise in my opinion. How did traditional Warcraft players feel about having their pride and joy mutated into what it is today? Its hack-n-slash roots will shine through in whatever form the game takes in its next iteration. Blizzard might be figuratively cruel and unresponsive at times, but they are far from ignorant when it comes to these matters. Alienating a community and fanbase as savvy and dedicated as the one gathered here is a sure way to lose business for life.
I'm certainly not insinuating that any of these sites are gospel by any means.
I figured that; and the links are appreciated. I just wanted to temper the information with some perspective. A lot of these tidbits are entirely unimportant in their own right, but as they increase, along with teh "Blizzard leaks" it certainly indicates things are progressing.
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sorry for this post:)
What I think is going on is that Blizzard is actually hiring MMO experts to create a new Battle.net. Basically, Battle.net is a MMO server. Since Blizzard has over a thousand people actively engaged with WoW and its expansion, they would need to hire the same number of people to create and maintain a Diablo MMO. Because Blizzard is not hiring a significant number of new employees, it is safe to assume they are utilizing these MMO experts for another project. Keeping that in mind, the original Diablo fans are used to a 2D, one time purchase game. They know if they make a dramatic change to their game, they will loose most of their original fan base. Furthermore, they will get a massive amount of negative reactions from the Blizzard community.
Sincerely,
SteelVelocity :cool:
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What is normal? Normal is a concept that everyone or a majority of people are the same or similar. However, we know that everyone is unique. If everyone is unique, then everyone is different. If everyone is different, then everyone is weird. If everyone is weird, then everyone is normal.
So basically, when i talked to Elfen i wanted to get back on here... I hope that when this comes out that its not as repetitive and then it will be the best game ever.
What I think is going on is that Blizzard is actually hiring MMO experts to create a new Battle.net. Basically, Battle.net is a MMO server. Since Blizzard has over a thousand people actively engaged with WoW and its expansion, they would need to hire the same number of people to create and maintain a Diablo MMO. Because Blizzard is not hiring a significant number of new employees, it is safe to assume they are utilizing these MMO experts for another project. Keeping that in mind, the original Diablo fans are used to a 2D, one time purchase game. They know if they make a dramatic change to their game, they will loose most of their original fan base. Furthermore, they will get a massive amount of negative reactions from the Blizzard community.
Sincerely,
SteelVelocity :cool:
I wouldn't say that Blizzard wouldn't make that dramatic of a change to Diablo, I think they are fully capable of making a great Diablo game whether they change dramatically it or not. Warcraft fans were also used to RTS, that didn't stop Blizzard from releasing WoW...
To Spaz.: i'm trying not to get my hopes up but i can't help but be excited haha
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Well iam not a huge fan of WoW..infact i hate WoW so i guess if it was ne thing like WoW i probably wouldent buy it witch it probably will be because blizzard is making both games...
This time it's not Surfer Girl, but equally credible sources (maybe less-so, but certinaly mainstream enough) that tout the clues and have started to pick up hype signals about the next iteration of Diablo.
Wired I realize it's an article on Vaporware, but D3 has been vaporware since 2001, so let's call it like we see it hmm?
Softpedia This one echoes our community's giddiness about the subject and points to an interesting forum addition at a sanctioned Blizzard fansite page.
Keep hope alive. I don't think we have to wait til 2009 for an announcement. Maybe for a playable demo, but certainly not for an announcement.
that doesn't matter, look at what they are saying... a BLIZZARD AUTHORIZED site has a link named Diablo III.... blizzard authorized site being keywords
also blizzard didn't tell them, they just noticed and posted
3rd edit.. woot! those links have raised my excitement immensely lol... a few minutes before i logged on here i was worrying about girls and when i looked at those links i didn't remember what a girl was until a few minuets aFTER i was off the site
and i'd much rather blizzard bless it than the pope =]
I'm saying that the mainstream media is starting to get a whiff of hysteria surrounding the new and Blue-confirmed "next-gen MMO." Until Blizz outright hits us with the news none of this is evidence. I merely provided some links for discussion. The fact that a sanctioned site has been either A) given the green light for a Diablo III related forum or has yet to be contacted to remove it from their site remains somewhat exciting.
Blizzard is wise to sanction a site for Diablo discussion as they are unable to host the boards on their own site for various reasons. Sure, it would be a lot more reassuring to have a Diablo III board on the Blizz site (that would be the Blizz blessing), but that is clearly against their long-standing doctrine of non-disclosure. You'll see a Diablo III (or World of Sanctuary or what have you) discussion board when the game is announced or released.
Discounting or swearing-against a Diablo MMO this early before any information has been released solely based on the fact that WoW is a somewhat mediocre experience is also unwise in my opinion. How did traditional Warcraft players feel about having their pride and joy mutated into what it is today? Its hack-n-slash roots will shine through in whatever form the game takes in its next iteration. Blizzard might be figuratively cruel and unresponsive at times, but they are far from ignorant when it comes to these matters. Alienating a community and fanbase as savvy and dedicated as the one gathered here is a sure way to lose business for life.
I agree, Blizzard is smart!
Long live the Diablo Franchise!
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
I figured that; and the links are appreciated. I just wanted to temper the information with some perspective. A lot of these tidbits are entirely unimportant in their own right, but as they increase, along with teh "Blizzard leaks" it certainly indicates things are progressing.
www.neverlands.ru/cgi-bin/go.cgi?uid=1391511
sorry for this post:)
What I think is going on is that Blizzard is actually hiring MMO experts to create a new Battle.net. Basically, Battle.net is a MMO server. Since Blizzard has over a thousand people actively engaged with WoW and its expansion, they would need to hire the same number of people to create and maintain a Diablo MMO. Because Blizzard is not hiring a significant number of new employees, it is safe to assume they are utilizing these MMO experts for another project. Keeping that in mind, the original Diablo fans are used to a 2D, one time purchase game. They know if they make a dramatic change to their game, they will loose most of their original fan base. Furthermore, they will get a massive amount of negative reactions from the Blizzard community.
Sincerely,
SteelVelocity :cool:
--Steel :cool:
What I think is going on is that Umaro is not here.
Sincerely,
AlphaX :cool:
It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
That was one of the fucking greatest posts ever.
Sincerely,
Chaosdragon94
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
I wouldn't say that Blizzard wouldn't make that dramatic of a change to Diablo, I think they are fully capable of making a great Diablo game whether they change dramatically it or not. Warcraft fans were also used to RTS, that didn't stop Blizzard from releasing WoW...
To Spaz.: i'm trying not to get my hopes up but i can't help but be excited haha
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It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last
By helping a neighbor
Or even a stranger
And to know who needs help
You need only just ask
hes baaaccckkkk
Battlenet ID: EDC_TeHAJ
lets do some baal runs