(Spork) Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Much news and excitement has derived from BlizzCon today but a release for Diablo III next year is not happening. CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed that the just-revealed World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm and StarCraft II are the two titles the company expects to hit in 2010. Not sure about most of you folks but, these World of Warcraft expansions are coming out rather pretty quick and it just keeps coming. Just one year after their release of Lich King, they plan for a second, and in less than another year apart it?ll be out again. This comes in no surprise to me but it still is a huge disappointment. Its become a trend of Blizzard to announce their games at least 2 years before the actual release date, forcing us to wait in agony. Not sure if this would actually build hype or lost of interest but their games has always hit at full force. With the ?Next Gen MMO? and a new IP, I wouldn?t be surprised if Diablo 3 gets pushed back to 2012, but lets keep our fingers crossed and hope for 2011. If you?ve missed it, Blizzard also revealed the Monk class with a new trailer and gameplay video. linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I find this extremely disappointing. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lezard Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 MMO cashcow>D3 single player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted August 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2009 Oh well. StarCraft II will keep me busy until Diablo III is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildunn34 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchthisspace Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 :( I am saddened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Very sad news indeed =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted August 23, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted August 23, 2009 I just died a little inside :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Sad, but this won't kill the hype train at all - Blizzard are the best at prolonging releases to better their product (even better then Valve, IMO). They don't keep releasing information every few weeks if they know it won't be released any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted August 23, 2009 Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 23, 2009 Bit of a letdown really, but Starcraft II might bring a little relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Blood Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I seriously doubt, diablo 3 or starcraft 2 will be very good games. I mean look at the big picture, Blizzard basically hasn't released a new game for over 5 years. I don't think they have the necessary experience and people to make titles like they used to. Ever since WoW, they just milked the cow, and released recycled content over and over again. They can't possibly keep up with current game trends and quality. Plus, a lot of their best developers left for other companies. I don't expect much from these games nor should other people because they might end up being very dissapointed. Diablo 3's delay only confirm the fact that Blizzard has lost most of it's touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance. Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 d3 over sc2 anyday :cry:! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Symons Veteran Posted August 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ouch :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I seriously doubt, diablo 3 or starcraft 2 will be very good games. I mean look at the big picture, Blizzard basically hasn't released a new game for over 5 years. I don't think they have the necessary experience and people to make titles like they used to. Ever since WoW, they just milked the cow, and released recycled content over and over again. They can't possibly keep up with current game trends and quality.Plus, a lot of their best developers left for other companies. I don't expect much from these games nor should other people because they might end up being very dissapointed. Diablo 3's delay only confirm the fact that Blizzard has lost most of it's touch. Haha, what? Blizzard have always released games when they want to. Diablo 3 hasn't been delayed at all, they haven't actually announced a date yet. They just said it's not coming in 2010, like people expected. Also, Blizzard have still been developing content within that five years, for games such as Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. This is like saying Silicon Knights can't turn out a great game because they've only released 1 in like 7 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighwayGlider Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Maybe they don't want to affect the Cataclysm release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nero78 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Dont know why people even bother to wait for blizzard games? You know that starcraft II is finished and diablo III probably too. They just play ******* with the people to get them wait in pain so they have to buy it when it comes out. And wait... starcraft and diablo is just a boring game anyways. But noone will admit its boring and dull because they have waited for SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many years for this shitt! Thats the brand of blizz. Keep em waiting and hype up the ****ty game almost for ever. lol Well... blizzard keeps pukeing out wow expansions then. Destroy the poor people who are addicted. I hope blizz rot in hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Blood Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Haha, what?Blizzard have always released games when they want to. Diablo 3 hasn't been delayed at all, they haven't actually announced a date yet. They just said it's not coming in 2010, like people expected. Also, Blizzard have still been developing content within that five years, for games such as Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. This is like saying Silicon Knights can't turn out a great game because they've only released 1 in like 7 years. My point was that, Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 won't be amazing, OMG so great.. games. Yes,they will be good games but not as good as people expect. They will copy the good things from other games, refine them a tiny bit and that's about it. And as I was saying, Blizzard lost some darn good people that lead the development of some of their best games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted August 23, 2009 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2009 2011 for Diablo III?! Damnit.. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 My point was that, Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 won't be amazing, OMG so great.. games. Yes,they will be good games but not as good as people expect. They will copy the good things from other games, refine them a tiny bit and that's about it. And as I was saying, Blizzard lost some darn good people that lead the development of some of their best games. May I borrow your time machine? You don't know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabron Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 That can't be right, Diablo 3 slogan ad is in every game site, it is suppose to be almost finish, how in hell they will not finish it by 2010? unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draigo Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Dont know why people even bother to wait for blizzard games? You know that starcraft II is finished and diablo III probably too. They just play ******* with the people to get them wait in pain so they have to buy it when it comes out. And wait... starcraft and diablo is just a boring game anyways. But noone will admit its boring and dull because they have waited for SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many years for this shitt! Thats the brand of blizz. Keep em waiting and hype up the ****ty game almost for ever. lolWell... blizzard keeps pukeing out wow expansions then. Destroy the poor people who are addicted. I hope blizz rot in hell. Bitter much? If you don't like the game(s) then don't come into this topic to whine about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buio Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 2011 for Diablo III?! Damnit.. :( Now to be perfectly correct that is not promised. There is no release date for D3, even though 2011 is probable. Seeing how Blizzard pushed Starcraft 2 into 2010, it's not unlikely Diablo 3 will also be pushed back. Back in the 90's Blizzard first promised Diablo 2 in 1998. They missed that and then said 1999. They missed that too and it was released in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstanov Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 We need WoW to die and to get as many expansions packs out as possible before we consider getting a game from any other franchise out of Blizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDEAN Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Typical Blizzard fashion. I bet they release along side of WINDOWS 8! Just think Direct X 11 and Windows 7 will be a thing of the past by the time this came is released. They would rather spend their time and effort on that WoW junk. Game was great, don't get me wrong, FOUR years ago. It just needs to die already. No one I've talked to is even remotely happy about the new WoW expansion. Wake up Blizzard, WoW is getting stale...move on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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