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Rumor: Blizzard to announce Starcraft 2!
« on: May 6, 2007 10:20 pm CDT »
It's been a rollercoaster the last few weeks. First it WAS StarCraft 2, then it wasn't, then it was a SC MMO, then it wasn't...what to believe??

Here's where it started: http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/04/27/ru ... -2-in-may/

And here's the MMO news: http://kotaku.com/gaming/nooooooooooo

And then they said it isn't an MMO: http://sc.gosugamers.net/news/6224


Thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: May 6, 2007 10:23 pm CDT »
get some pussy
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« Reply #2 on: May 7, 2007 08:51 am CDT »
if they make the MMO I shall shed some silent tears.
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« Reply #3 on: May 7, 2007 09:59 am CDT »
It won't be an MMO.  They've been working on it since the last one came out as far as I believe.  It's just that from what I know about Blizzard, they've probably scrapped it several times and started over again because it wasn't good enough to release.  I don't think they have the type of team they had for wc3 and WoW, so that's what's taking forever.

After the hype ruined StarCraft: Ghost, Blizzard learned that it's best not to announce a game until it's ready to release.  The only thing I've noticed that might hint at it is the job openings Blizzard is advertising.  Apparently it also hints for a Diablo 3.
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« Reply #4 on: May 7, 2007 05:19 pm CDT »
MMO is where the money is. Wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being MMO, anyway.
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« Reply #5 on: May 7, 2007 10:59 pm CDT »
Quote from: "Kyrie"
MMO is where the money is. Wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being MMO, anyway.


Blizzard can not handle maintaining two different MMO's at the same time.  You have to look at business capibility as well.  Not to mention that StarCraft has made them so much money because people buy other Blizzard games just because of how good StarCraft was.  They would not risk displeasing those people.  Not to mention that they left the storyline in a cliff hanger.  If they follow the same trend they did with WarCraft then they will have to end it without a cliff hanger before moving on to an MMO.

StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 are being made.  There have been subtle hints that Blizzard has been purposefully leaking without announcing it.  Like I said before announcing it is what screwed Ghost over.  I've found articles about Diablo 3 music being made, and with how StarCraft ended and how much Blizzard has been making off of it, it's inevitable that StarCraft2 would be made.  Considering how StarCraft is starting to lose momentum in Korea, I'm guessing they'll do StarCraft2.  Not to mention that they're still having problems with Blizzard North since their members ditched to make Guild Wars, so it can't be Diablo 3 yet.

Around a year ago I saw Blizzard post job openings for level designers for RTS games and RPG games similar to Diablo's style.  Right now they just posted MMO jobs that means in around a year they'll probably announce something MMO related.  It's their way of hinting at things to come.
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