"In terms of expansions, I think a little bit more frequently is probably good with sort of the goal to get closer to an annual expansion. But I think it really depends on what content you put in the expansion. I don't think Blizzard will ever be able to do sequels of products like a "Diablo III" or "Diablo IV" on an annual basis, but we might be able to do expansions to those games close to annually.
Hmmm, is there more profit? In an ideal scenario, I think we'd probably do [expansions] a little bit more often than we've been able to do. But I agree — I think putting too many expansions out too frequently, you probably get to the point where people do need to start taking a little break."
Well. The expansion could turn our attention tword heaven. Or they can release Diablo4 and that can do the same thing
He didn't announce that there would be Diablo 4, you need to read a bit more carefully:
He said they will probably not be able to do sequels like D3 and then D4, which is what they are doing with WoW. The Burning Crusade is a seuqel and upgraded WoW to version 2.0, and WoTLK upgraded WoW to version 3.0. So they might not be doing that, but rather expansions that are like LoD for D2, (1.0 -> 1.07). There's no mention that there is going to be a Diablo 4, rather that there won't be, and if there would have been, it would mean the same engine, the same base game, and another three or four acts, seeing to which extent WoW expansions/sequels basically multiplied the content. Almost doubled it. That is what he is saying. He is saying that we probably won't be getting WoW-like expansions that upgrade the game from Diablo 3.0 to 4.0 and double the content, but rather smaller expansions like LoD.
I'd just also like to mention that I would be really glad to see several expansions to D3. If anything was disappointing about D2, it was the lack of content. Obviously since it turned out to be most popular as an online game. It surely lacked substance for a full-blooded online RPG.
Great news.
That would be great, especially if they introduced new playable characters with each addition. This increases the chance of all of us getting our favorite characters included in D3. I really hope they do more patches than they did in D2. There's still so many things they could have fixed and didn't. I guess that's why we need a D3
Diablo III release next year?!?!?!
Haha - far fetched, but hopefully possible.
Have you heard what they did to Starcraft 2? Haha... not a chance.
Have you heard what they did to Starcraft 2? Haha... not a chance.
uhh no....
We have no idea what the characters are going to be. It might not be called the necromancer. It might as well be some unHoly Paladin or something.
Bring the druids and Scosglen!
Let's explore Xiansai!
I'm so into it. Great idea. Blizzard MUST do this.
Oh, and I think we will enter hell through the crater!:evil:
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WoW makes more money in two months than D3 ever will with all the sales combined, even with the most optimistic selling rates.
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