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they cancelled a Warcraft game in the 90s and the lead character from that game is now deep-rooted in warcraft lore. They're definitely trying for that with the assets from Ghost.
Perhaps the next decade will be kinder to Starcraft. Diablo will probably have to have a cancelled game before it gets there, probably in the 2020s. #starcraftii
10/27/09
I doubt there will be a future Diablo title that will follow in the footsteps of Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans and Starcraft: Ghost -- at least not one the public hears about. I remember an interview relating once that Blizzard has killed many, many projects at various developmental stages due to their strict quality requirements.
As for the two publicly canceled games, Starcraft: Ghost and Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans? The former was a victim of bad timing, Blizzard's inexperience with console development, and Blizzard's inability to develop a game in what is considered a sane time-frame to other developers. The latter can be chalked up to a dying adventure game genre, too strict a timeline, and poor outsourced work.
Anyway, I really don't see the Blizzard of now having the same problems as the Blizzard of yesteryear. I'm sure they will still start and stop projects and cancel things internally, but I'd put money on every game they announce from now on seeing a public release. #starcraftii
10/27/09
Of course they have loads of games that never made it off the dev shelf, it's natural in pretty much all types of production companies.
It was partly a joke, also partly a pattern. I don't think they made these games to cancel them, just victims of circumstance. If it fits then yeah we might see the same happen with Diablo. Also you really can't say, if they stick to the PC then yes there would be no problem but if they try a console venture they have to start pretty much at its inception considering their long dev cycles. It's too late at the moment for them to make one for the current generation which is why they said in an interview they aren't right now. Next generation if they get details early, perhaps. Still you can't say what will happen. #starcraftii
10/27/09
As far as canceling an announced game? I just don't think it can happen with a Diablo game at this point in Blizzard's life. I'm not claiming to know the future, but Blizzard has some amazing resources these days and knows how to budget and produce (albeit slowly). They also tend to listen well to fans and learn from mistakes (mechanic and business-wise). I'm just saying that they're not going to announce a high profile game and kill it before release, like the case would be for your example. There'd be rioting on the interwebs for sure! #starcraftii
10/28/09
Rioting on the interwebs is over-rated :). Honestly it's success rate is 50-50 or less, taking for example all the boycotts it works if they realize it's profitable .
@SwissArmyKnife: It's not improbable, they have had a starcraft MMO idea for a while, dunno how far it actually is or if it's been shelved.
@Johnny: Yeah I think I remember reading about that. They have wasted a lot of resources into that character and want something to come of it. #starcraftii
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no one needs to keep up with the most extremely newest technology but the fact that a small subset of the population choses to is what drives the innovations that keep mid range boards cheep and powerful (like the ones in consoles). i shudder to think what the GPU world would look like if the innovations where only made with each new console. i imagine it a dark and dismal place. #starcraftii
10/27/09
Maybe that is the current definition of PC gaming, but that doesn't change the fact that that's what's killing it. #starcraftii
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...From this sentence I can only surmise you've never met a Korean, and that you totally just made that up off the top of your head. #starcraftii
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Alright then, rock on! Anything specific which comes to mind? #starcraftii
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Also, it's amusing that Blizzard now can't be discussed without a bunch of people complaining about WoW the way most people do about their ex-girlfriends. Seriously: We get it. They wronged you. You thought you were the 'special' one, that suddenly it's 'casual' this and 'everyone should be able to experience content' that. It's okay man, there are other MMO's in the sea! And hey, I hear Aion is hot! #starcraftii
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In other words, Battle.net is not secure.
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Only have the first WoW, no expansion and one character that's lvl 19 so NO BIG LOSS for me if I have to start over and buy a new account. Because by the time I'll get one is once they release the complete package with all the expansion for a REASONABLE price (which probably never in my life time).
10/14/09
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I'm just saying that it really should be a mandatory thing for WoW accounts to be integrated with Battlenet but a voluntary one and by doing that you'll get the penguin pet (which everyone will have :rolls eyes). By threatening that I'll loose my WoW account or can't play it if I don't. It doesn't fair well with me because then I'll be expected to do a another hassle in the future or lose my account again. Would I be upset because of this, well for this game not really but it's the principle of it and well because I didn't invest too much back into the game when I bought a new account. I know eventually someone will point out the stupid ToS clause. If it was something that was seamless like how STEAM did their upgrades then it wouldn't really matter but as a PC gamers with multiple accounts with multiple gaming log in, I do not feel that I need to create a new one for something I already did when I first created it.
Also calling me a scrub just because I'm not into WoW really shows your character as a person. I feel pity for you and hopefully you'll grow up in time.
@MikeRox: I'm not in the UK, I'm in the US. I might wait until the next expansion comes out and if it's still reasonably priced I'll get it. It's just that I'm not into MMOs like I was use to and I can't sit playing hours on end either, I must be getting old :p.
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So you're complaining that you need to do a 5 minute registration process (for free I might add) if you ever want to go back to your crummy account. Just to note you won't lose it but simply won't be able to play til you merge.
Seriously big whoop, a quick signup is hardly a hassle.
10/14/09
@Odin:
Who cares if it's free, would you want HIV/AIDS if I offer it to you for free?
The Battlenet 2 was a optional thing before now it's mandatory. I don't care that it takes 1min or 5min to set up the account for something that I've already registered for. To set up another account that I have to keep track of just so Acti/Bliz makes sure that I don't sell my account (I don't but that's beside the point).
I'd be laughing my ass off if Battlenet 2 falls apart and they end up dropping it and revert to the old system.
I don't care for BN2, I'm not saying it isn't good and I'm sure it'll add many services that people will like. But I don't see why people like me who don't care to have the extra (mostly social networking) have to create a account again on something that already works. Why can't they have both is beyond me? I mean would it hurt you the gamers if it were a optional choice?
10/14/09
The point that you may be missing is that this does not give you one more account to manage, as it is simply replacing one you've already got. And if you ever plan to buy any Blizzard games in the future, it actually reduces the number of different accounts for you to juggle, by consolidating them into a single one.
10/14/09
@pressstart: I never said I thought highly of myself. I'm just stating out that WE should have a CHOICE. If you haven't noticed that overall companies these days don't give us choices anymore.
@rageofthemage: After a good rest and coming back to read that made me LOL. Don't say that I don't have a sense of humor and I do understand both side of the coin but most have forgotten to look at it both sides and what it means to us as a consumer and as a gamer. People are just going along with Blizz just because most people think they can do no wrong (like STEAM).
I'm not afraid of change, but come one the new Battlenet2 only support 3 (4 if you count the new MMO they've been working on) games and that doesn't sound like it's worth it using a single account integration for. If they (Blizz) actually had more games and if somehow it uses not only Blizz games but Activision then I may see the point.
@To all the rest: I'm not trying to STOP Blizz at all but I was just speaking out my mind but apparently most of you readers take it way to personally. I know I have a choice to follow or not and most likely I wouldn't because it's not for me but I did not state that YOU and EVERYONE should do the same.
Here's my a point, let's say you have a WoW account and Diablo 3/Starcraft 2 also tied in (when released) and you have multiple computers. You bring one of your friend over and they want to try out D3 or SC2 since they're not into MMO. You let them try it and while you let them play, you wanted to play WoW, well since it's tied to your account only one of you can play those games. Yes I know that may not happen to a lot of you but for people who have siblings or significant others it will be a hindrance.
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To clarify, I approve of Kadin's comment.
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It's good to see that Blizzard is confident enough for a full fledged switcheroo to battle.net.
But would it be weird to see battle.net turn into steam? Include games other than ones developed by Blizzard?
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Competition isn't a bad thing.
I was able to register all the cd keys for all the blizzard games I have and they let you download the game files from the website which was cool.
09/01/09
Even if that criteria is met, it seems far more likely to me that games will join film and television as part of the popular entertainment bedrock. Most people enjoy TV and most people enjoy movies, and most people don't really bother to keep score beyond that. I suspect that in the future, most people will regard video games in the same way.
I also wouldn't be surprised if it gets harder to tell games and shows apart from one another in the future. We may start to see pick-your-own adventure shows that require simple button presses and dialogue choices once every 15 minutes or so.