Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-10-28 at 16:59:11
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Chris Hartgraves, former employee of Blizzard Entertainment, has sent us word that Diablo 3 will be aired at Blizzcon.
From what we've heard Diablo 3 is going to be an MMO, as massive as World of Warcraft, with the concept of Hell invading Heaven. One rumor going around with Diablo 3 is that there will be Guild Housing included. The game is said to be looking brilliant and will be showcased at Blizzcon as their big suprise.
Word also has it that Starcraft 2 is already in development for the PC.
" I will say this in what I saw in the expansion when I was let into the secret development side (to move furniture out and make room for new designers) - They had one of those white boards where you draw ideas and stuff on ... Guess what - They have big plans for you to be able to do fighting while you are on your mount. I saw a couple drawings of MOB with mounts that you will be fighting ... the notes "70-75+" pop out as well as these will be in the Outlands, which is the new area in the expansion.
Basically the way expansion is set up is you go through a portal ("The Dark Portal") to enter that section of the game. You buy expansion, you get to go through that portal...
Wanna know the huge leak that no one yet knows (except you Gator cause I told you a while ago)? It is about Diablo 3. Last week they had a thing called "Show N Tell" which they have every 6 months to all the full time employees - Anyways Diablo 3 takes place in heaven. Hell is trying to take it over and it is AWESOME looking ... I magine the brightness of heaven being taken over by the darkness of hell ... Imagine WoW but in a Diablo world in amount of size and playability ... Also, guild housing is available in this game for those of you who know about it. They should have a gameplay demo to show at BlizzCon.
That is not the huge leak though ... Wanna know the HUGE thing they are introducing at BlizzCon?? Diablo 3 - Hell is invading Heaven and that is the concept of the game ... It looks awesome - Darkness invading light and all ... They showed it to us at this thing Blizzard has twice a year called "Show n Tell" for all the regular employess.... All I have to say is Diablo 3 will be on epic preperation like WoW will be except they are going to have guild housing FINALLY! - There was a rumor that WoW was coming to 360 which is completely false. Blizzard tried to squash the rumor saying it was just going to preview new MS Vista software ( http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145078) but Diablo is what they are really going to show coming to 360 ... Ghost is too late in development and a big fark up in Blizzards eyes and stuck on the PS2 - XBOX"
In regarding the Alliance race, as it's currently known:
" It will most likely be Pandaren. They have already planned those guys out for the most part ... But the reason there is no information of screens or anything is because they don't have anything honestly. Look at how shizty the video is that they released today - It is mostly all concept art fused with very little actual footage - They have nothing to show us beyond what they are showing at BlizzCon, and trust me, they were struggling to finish that.
Pandarens are %80 gonna be the race although they are tossing around other ideas ... Hero classes will be in expansion as well"
From what we've heard Diablo 3 is going to be an MMO, as massive as World of Warcraft, with the concept of Hell invading Heaven. One rumor going around with Diablo 3 is that there will be Guild Housing included. The game is said to be looking brilliant and will be showcased at Blizzcon as their big suprise.
Word also has it that Starcraft 2 is already in development for the PC.
" I will say this in what I saw in the expansion when I was let into the secret development side (to move furniture out and make room for new designers) - They had one of those white boards where you draw ideas and stuff on ... Guess what - They have big plans for you to be able to do fighting while you are on your mount. I saw a couple drawings of MOB with mounts that you will be fighting ... the notes "70-75+" pop out as well as these will be in the Outlands, which is the new area in the expansion.
Basically the way expansion is set up is you go through a portal ("The Dark Portal") to enter that section of the game. You buy expansion, you get to go through that portal...
Wanna know the huge leak that no one yet knows (except you Gator cause I told you a while ago)? It is about Diablo 3. Last week they had a thing called "Show N Tell" which they have every 6 months to all the full time employees - Anyways Diablo 3 takes place in heaven. Hell is trying to take it over and it is AWESOME looking ... I magine the brightness of heaven being taken over by the darkness of hell ... Imagine WoW but in a Diablo world in amount of size and playability ... Also, guild housing is available in this game for those of you who know about it. They should have a gameplay demo to show at BlizzCon.
That is not the huge leak though ... Wanna know the HUGE thing they are introducing at BlizzCon?? Diablo 3 - Hell is invading Heaven and that is the concept of the game ... It looks awesome - Darkness invading light and all ... They showed it to us at this thing Blizzard has twice a year called "Show n Tell" for all the regular employess.... All I have to say is Diablo 3 will be on epic preperation like WoW will be except they are going to have guild housing FINALLY! - There was a rumor that WoW was coming to 360 which is completely false. Blizzard tried to squash the rumor saying it was just going to preview new MS Vista software ( http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145078) but Diablo is what they are really going to show coming to 360 ... Ghost is too late in development and a big fark up in Blizzards eyes and stuck on the PS2 - XBOX"
In regarding the Alliance race, as it's currently known:
" It will most likely be Pandaren. They have already planned those guys out for the most part ... But the reason there is no information of screens or anything is because they don't have anything honestly. Look at how shizty the video is that they released today - It is mostly all concept art fused with very little actual footage - They have nothing to show us beyond what they are showing at BlizzCon, and trust me, they were struggling to finish that.
Pandarens are %80 gonna be the race although they are tossing around other ideas ... Hero classes will be in expansion as well"
Quoted from http://www.wowguru.com/
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2005-10-28 at 17:04:35
Hmm... The guy's a former Blizzard employee, so there might be a SC2. Unfortunately, I didn't see him directly say "SC2 is in production".
It's getting sad when DIABLO 3 is being published before StarCraft 2...
It's getting sad when DIABLO 3 is being published before StarCraft 2...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by yeow on 2005-10-28 at 17:07:24
They know SC can survive longer than Diablo 2 can without an expansion, even though it drives us insane, that's the truth. Hopefully Diablo 3 won't be like WoW with a montly fee.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dr.Shotgun on 2005-10-28 at 17:07:27
This might be true.
Is it just me, or is Blizzard trying to avoid SC2? Diablo is older and even less of a moneymaker, so why mention that first and emphasize it? Perhaps its the fact that unless they put large amounts of effort and cash into SC2, it won't be as good as the first one. Plus the fact that all the guys who worked on SC and Diablo left and fromed Flagship.
Is it just me, or is Blizzard trying to avoid SC2? Diablo is older and even less of a moneymaker, so why mention that first and emphasize it? Perhaps its the fact that unless they put large amounts of effort and cash into SC2, it won't be as good as the first one. Plus the fact that all the guys who worked on SC and Diablo left and fromed Flagship.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-10-28 at 17:09:04
Just to straighten things out first. WoWGuru has gotten about of 75% of it's anonymous information correct and 95% of it's information from a named person correct.
So to summarize everything up.
WoW Exp: Mid 2006
Diablo 3(MMORPG): Seems like 2007~2008
Starcraft 2: Already in the making, probably about 2008.
So to summarize everything up.
WoW Exp: Mid 2006
Diablo 3(MMORPG): Seems like 2007~2008
Starcraft 2: Already in the making, probably about 2008.
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Word also has it that Starcraft 2 is already in development for the PC.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2005-10-28 at 17:09:36
Then again, he might not have mentioned as much about SC2 to them because they are a MMORPG site, and would be more interested in WoW and D3 than SC2. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by yeow on 2005-10-28 at 17:11:53
QUOTE(BeeR_KeG @ Oct 28 2005, 04:09 PM)
So to summarize everything up.
WoW Exp: Mid 2006
Diablo 3(MMORPG): Seems like 2007~2008
Starcraft 2: Already in the making, probably about 2008.
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WoW Exp: Mid 2006
Diablo 3(MMORPG): Seems like 2007~2008
Starcraft 2: Already in the making, probably about 2008.
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I wonder where SC:G falls into that... Last time I checked it was to be released this holiday season, but then they said First Half 06. I hope they are right ;x
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-10-28 at 17:12:01
Yup, and we can also infer that SC2 is currently a very early alpha or most possibly not even playable so there isn't much to say aside from the fact that it's being made.
Blizzard won't make the same mistake as in WoW. They announced WoW back in 2001 and it got released in 2004. I highly doubt that they would announce another game 3 years in advance.
In my opinion, SC:Ghost is a disaster. With the 360 coming out in a few months and the PS3 coming in early-mid 2006, SC:Ghost will be out for the PS2 and Xbox while the bulk of console players will move to Next-Gen consoles. Problem was that as usual, BLizzard took too long in making the game. The game will have it's share of sales but not as much as if it were released prior to Xbox360's release.
Blizzard won't make the same mistake as in WoW. They announced WoW back in 2001 and it got released in 2004. I highly doubt that they would announce another game 3 years in advance.
In my opinion, SC:Ghost is a disaster. With the 360 coming out in a few months and the PS3 coming in early-mid 2006, SC:Ghost will be out for the PS2 and Xbox while the bulk of console players will move to Next-Gen consoles. Problem was that as usual, BLizzard took too long in making the game. The game will have it's share of sales but not as much as if it were released prior to Xbox360's release.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dr.Shotgun on 2005-10-28 at 17:13:31
You're probably right.
Hell, but I wonder what SC2 is going to be like. I hope they don't screw it up, Bill Roper and a lot of the talent at Blizzard has left, so will it trun out to be a useless piece of near-junk? I have this bad feeling it will turn out like WC3. Oh well, that will be excellent for mapping.
Hell, but I wonder what SC2 is going to be like. I hope they don't screw it up, Bill Roper and a lot of the talent at Blizzard has left, so will it trun out to be a useless piece of near-junk? I have this bad feeling it will turn out like WC3. Oh well, that will be excellent for mapping.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gigins on 2005-10-28 at 17:13:53
I hope that Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 wont be in 3d, because blizzard totally suck at 3d, even when there are so many amazing 3d games with beautiful 3d blizzard's 3d still look very old and crappy.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by D)s-202 on 2005-10-28 at 17:15:04
ive searched EVERY WHERE on the internet for sc2... guess what showed up..
sc for DS! lol that did show up. i think that ppl in blizz have graphics ppl who are 2 good 2 make basic animation games they promised that alll their games wil be 3d so sc2 will prolly be 3d .... my bros comp cant handle it (YES)
(me)
(him)
though some of ppl their might not have 2 much experience.. what if theyre not
good enough how much 2 ppl at sc get payed?
sc for DS! lol that did show up. i think that ppl in blizz have graphics ppl who are 2 good 2 make basic animation games they promised that alll their games wil be 3d so sc2 will prolly be 3d .... my bros comp cant handle it (YES)
(me) (him)though some of ppl their might not have 2 much experience.. what if theyre not
good enough how much 2 ppl at sc get payed?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by yeow on 2005-10-28 at 17:17:20
The SC for DS was proven to of been Starcraft for the computer digitally put in to a DS Screen. We had a topic a few months back about it. And I would invest in spell check if I were you.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-10-28 at 17:18:49
Chances are that all games to be made in the future for the PC made by BLizzard will be in 3D. Why is this? Because of marketing issues. If Blizzard releases a 2D game, it won't appeal to players who have never seen the original Starcraft, they will think of it as an old boring game. The first impression that any person has on a game are the graphics. So they will be basically cutting down their potential market to around 7 million (Amount of Starcraft copies sold) and of those 7 million about 2 million are too old or uninterested in Blizzard.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gigins on 2005-10-28 at 17:22:21
How can bad 3d graphics impress anybody?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Voyager7456(MM) on 2005-10-28 at 17:24:24
I don't care if it's in 3D, as long as I get it! 
I didn't find WC3's graphics THAT bad...
I didn't find WC3's graphics THAT bad...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Gigins on 2005-10-28 at 17:26:55
I find them that bad. And compare WoW graphics with any other new 3d game graphics...
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dr.Shotgun on 2005-10-28 at 17:28:33
They were a bit cartoony. Actually, I know someone who said he wanted to cuddle the Orcs. All this is from SSs, though, so I don't have that great of a picture. From what I saw, they looked a bit choppy too. I don't know a lot about WC3, but from what I heard it was strategically decrepit, mainly because every unit had like six special abilites. Great "Oooh" factor, but not much else. I also hope they continue the story well.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Do-0dan on 2005-10-28 at 17:49:39
they can make sc2 have the same graphics as sc1, i dont care as long as it gets a better map editor, cause UMS>melee 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Deathknight on 2005-10-28 at 20:26:52
Most obviously bullcrap.
As far as we Battle.net users know, Diablo III and Starcraft II are NOT in production until they are announced officially by Blizzard Entertainment themselves.
Why are you people so extremely gullible to phony information? Even reliable media sources spew out bull every once and a while, so arguing that 95% of all information posted is correct means nothing. This is that 5%.
As far as we Battle.net users know, Diablo III and Starcraft II are NOT in production until they are announced officially by Blizzard Entertainment themselves.
Why are you people so extremely gullible to phony information? Even reliable media sources spew out bull every once and a while, so arguing that 95% of all information posted is correct means nothing. This is that 5%.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dr.Shotgun on 2005-10-28 at 20:32:24
Hey, I was thinking that too. But a man can dream, can't he?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Syphon on 2005-10-28 at 21:15:52
QUOTE(Deathknight @ Oct 28 2005, 06:26 PM)
Most obviously bullcrap.
As far as we Battle.net users know, Diablo III and Starcraft II are NOT in production until they are announced officially by Blizzard Entertainment themselves.
Why are you people so extremely gullible to phony information? Even reliable media sources spew out bull every once and a while, so arguing that 95% of all information posted is correct means nothing. This is that 5%.
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As far as we Battle.net users know, Diablo III and Starcraft II are NOT in production until they are announced officially by Blizzard Entertainment themselves.
Why are you people so extremely gullible to phony information? Even reliable media sources spew out bull every once and a while, so arguing that 95% of all information posted is correct means nothing. This is that 5%.
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QUOTE(Dr.Shotgun @ Oct 28 2005, 06:32 PM)
Hey, I was thinking that too. But a man can dream, can't he?
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Exactly, all heil DK, the joy kill. Whopee!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-10-28 at 21:58:24
QUOTE(Deathknight @ Oct 28 2005, 08:26 PM)
Most obviously bullcrap.
As far as we Battle.net users know, Diablo III and Starcraft II are NOT in production until they are announced officially by Blizzard Entertainment themselves.
Why are you people so extremely gullible to phony information? Even reliable media sources spew out bull every once and a while, so arguing that 95% of all information posted is correct means nothing. This is that 5%.
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As far as we Battle.net users know, Diablo III and Starcraft II are NOT in production until they are announced officially by Blizzard Entertainment themselves.
Why are you people so extremely gullible to phony information? Even reliable media sources spew out bull every once and a while, so arguing that 95% of all information posted is correct means nothing. This is that 5%.
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Let's just see until BlizzCon ends. WoWGuru had all the expansion notes like 2 weeks before the expansion announcement and as far as it goes, it has been true.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by KaboomHahahein on 2005-10-28 at 22:08:53
Eh, I don't really care much about Starcraft 2 or Diablo 3 if it is really being made. 2008, I probably won't care about starcraft anymore but I'll just be happy for the sake of Starcraft even though I won't get it.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Golden-Fist on 2005-10-28 at 22:52:25
Uh is it just me or was that quote completely unrelated to SC2 at all? It has a single line, and it just says "rumor has it", and that's it... While Diablo 3 is cool and all they couldn't wait to make SC2 any longer could they, i'll be in Junior year of High School when it supposivly comes out.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ultimo on 2005-10-28 at 23:00:46
We'll wait till Blizzcon to see if this is actually true, or just another rumour, as per usual. 
So I wouldn't get your hopes up too high.
So I wouldn't get your hopes up too high.