Blizzard: No Diablo 3 Release for 2010
August 21, 2009 by Ruibo
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.
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so its official.
diablo 3 is the new duke nukem forever.
or the new GT5 which ever tickles your fancy.
You think 2012 is reasonable? lol they’ve been working on it for years already.
ofc it takes them long to compleet this game
diablo 2 was such a big hit (and is still awsome)
that they can’t come up whit a less good game
people are expecting ALOT from the game (unlike duke nukem)
and evry1 wants to play it badly but i can wait
cause i don’t want to play a half done diablo 3 wich need to be patched a million time
2011* is the date given, no one ever said 2012. Also, I believe it will be EARLY 2011, if not, it will be released in late 2010.
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That’s why WoW has now 5 years and still the most popular online game in the world. And u REALLY know more about marketing and other stuff than Blizzard guys? I BET D3 is gonna be the best game of the year and u will be playing like a fatty/happy kid.
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You are both morons. World of warcraft wont live forever. Eventually people are going to get bored, and depressed about all the work they have done to achieve true end-game status, only to have to do it all again at the release of an expansion, meanwhile, their self esteem waning as they realise more and more that the achievements they are earning in the game are false, and irrelevant, and counter productive to life. If world of warcraft has any destiny, it will be to vindicate the world of the life corruption that is video game obsession. The abovementioned has long since happened to me, a few of my family members, a few friends, etc, and now, we spend the weekend kicking a footy around down the park.
Diablo 3 isn’t so much a game for some people, it is a story. Just like the experience of watching an epic movie, it takes you on a journey, where you immerse yourself in another fantastic world, and commit yourself to the undoing of a sinister plan to destroy mankind.
World of warcraft cannot compete with this, because the plot is completely scattered, overshadowed by the career-like nature of it’s achievement and progression system. Yes, there will always be more addicts to world of warcraft, because so many people suffer inadequacy issues in their real lives, that they will grab at any chance at dominance, or superiority… Even if it’s false.
Assuming that humans are progressive in nature, and a natural function of humanity is to eventually evolve away from self destructive behaviour, or die, even if it takes a generation or more to do it, World of warcraft will eventually falter. The players will dwindle, and blizzard will no longer be able to justify the massive outlays in producing expansions. Hopefully, for the sake of reality, this happens sooner than later.
i almost never reply to comments but that has to be the most intellectual well thought out thing ive ever heard, you put logic, statistics, and reality all into one paragraph which almost everyone is incapable of doing and has probably made ALOT of people realize that world of warcraft does as a matter of fact now suck. thank you
Thats 4 paragraphs, but yeah it’s a very intelligent statement/opinion to make.
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I’ll team up with my level 1 blood elf paladin lol!
No seriously, i’ve played WoW for quite some time, i’ve done the end-raiding crap and i’ve been in one of the best raiding guilds (during that time).
Piece by piece people start not gonna raid coz they’r bored with it doing it over and over again, just to get a (pick 1 yourself) weapon or whatever, or wiping over and over just for progression, while guildmasters are now asking u to have at least 4 nights available for hardcore raiding. I guess some people still do that.. But most of the people want to play when they CAN, not when they’r told to play.
I’ve cleared everything till the colloseum upgrade or whatever it was. Things got really messy on TLK, and alot people stopped there. While high-end raiders were giving up 4 nights a week to get some unique items, casual players had the SAME item 2 weeks later because they did some heroics, so basicly all the hard work is for nothing.. thats when wow really upgraded the casual players and kinda screwed the high-end players. Now to get back to the topic: Whenever starcraft2 is launched it will already have 1 MAJOR upside, Pay2Play is not gonna be used.
And for last, i don’t think they will make a WoW2, maybe a few more expansions. but then it’ll be over.. as soon as starcraft 2 and diablo3 hits the stores, most of the WoW players will be gone
I agree with u Rico! Pve is the worst thing ever happened to WoW. People think its some kind of a job, they offer u a full time scedule and if u accept * welcome to our guild*! Pvp is the best imo, the only thing u can do on ur own or with 1-2 more mates, and u will still rock in the game!:)
sleep little child
Thanks, I am with you too.
As much as I like computer games (and I do) friends (gamers) have kept away from WOW knowing how easy it would be to get sucked in.
When we play now, it’s on a Friday/Saturday night with pizzas, beer etc.. the gf’s know we aren’t out on the town and are just enjoying good clean fun.
(off thread I know – but that’s what pissed me most off about SC2, and I have spent years waiting for the sequel).
I know what you mean. I know a lot of people that have fallen to the apparent attractiveness they see in repeating the same thing every day or however much time they spend on World of Warcraft. I, myself stayed away from it knowing the addictiveness of many games such as TF2, the Battle.Net Diablo 2 and such games. But, seriously can anyone tell me how this is going to help them in real life? I doubt many people can answer that.
Aren’t there already enough wars going on in the world without having to go home then start recreating the war on your PC. What enjoyment can you derive from a game such as World of Warcraft. Endlessly killing and hurting things? Isn’t there already enough hurt and starvation and poverty and sickness in Africa and such places.
Also, is it not better to spend your much valued and limited time socialising and talking to your friends and really getting to know your friends. You don’t have real friends on the web, I can guarantee you that in most conversations with people there has been a lie somewhere. I took up Rugby, Canoeing, Tennis and Golf to get away from the depressive and loneliness of sitting there staring at a screen for your life.
Look, life isn’t some dress rehearsal, you don’t get second chances. Every second that goes by is a second that you will never relive or experience ever again. Time is precious. Don’t spend it in front of the computer spend it wit your friends.
Time is precious, please remember that.
Yours and always,
The Sniper
PS: This post is a continuation of the last post as it posted before i was finished.
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LoL, I don’t care what you think about me because I know from your comment in response to my comment that you are one of those people that spend just about all of their life so far on video games.
Dude, games are to get you away from all the crap going in the world and think about your own virtual world. There’s no point to think of it in a hippie way as they weren’t created for that reason. I play games as a time to relax from all that crap and i don’t want to feel judged doing so. I still manage to keep a vast amount of friends while being a game player and even some of them being sporty. All I ask is not to think to seriously on games as some tend to do and take too far and get such games as left 4 dead 2 banned in Australia.
Alright, first of all your name is “the sniper.” I really hope you are a veteran from Vietnam or something bud because that sounds an awful like an fps players name. And for a guy so adamant about not playing video games that would be a bit of irony right there if the latter isn’t true.
Secondly are you seriously comparing wars in real life to wars in games? Honestly how desperate are you to prove your point that you resort to saying virtual violence is as bad as the violence in the middle east or starvation in Africa. For Christs sake its a video game.
Third, I myself enjoy playing video games almost every day of my life and I regret none of it. Now I know I have my opinion and you have yours but let me be the one to tell you that your view on gamers in general is skewed and, frankly, outdated. Many of my friends (and other gamers around the world now a days) also enjoy gaming and we all lead socially acceptable lives, even by your standards. I myself have played sports my entire life and plan on continuing that trend into college. Also I enjoy hanging out with my girlfriend of 2 years and friends on a daily basis. Whether it be going to the beach and playing volleyball or just going to a movie, its very easy to balance gaming and a “normal life.”
It’s kind if sad that you have not realized that most gamers now a days lead normal lives and do not solely “waste their liseen in a dimly lit room.” Sorry to burst your almighty bubble of self righteousness. So you can have your fun without the evil addictive things that are video games and ill have fun with them plus the fun that you’re having also and probably even more because honestly you’re life sounds a bit dull.
So cheers to you!
Nic
It’s kind of sad that you have not realized that most lead norma
Yes, i am getting sick and tired of these repetitive, story-less MMOs. When I play a game I play for a cinematic experience. not to fetch 99 alligator teeth just to find out that you need to go back and fetch the alligators tails now, repetitive thoughtless grinding, no story here. It is ridiculous how people can find this fun. I want to immerse myself in the world and be Part of it. I want my games to be movies that I can walk around in, talk to the various characters, and make my own decisions that will effect the storyline. I don’t see how people even still play WoW, what with masterpieces like Bioshock, Elderscrolls, and Dragon age Origins becoming more and more common. I almost cried in Bioshock (yes quite embarrassing) when the “Evil” Andrew Ryan blew up Atlas’s (a supposed friend) family in that submarine. I felt outraged as “Atlas” relieved himself to really be Frank Fountain, A murderer and A criminal trying to take over Rapture for nothing more than power. Iv’e never even came close to being so Immersed in WoW (or any MMO for that matter) that I have even felt any Emotion whatsoever. Not that this is going anywhere lol, or that it even matters, I just felt like voicing my opinion.
*I felt outraged as Atlas “revieled” himself to really be Frank Fountain
Oops spelling mistake…fuck I’m anal lol
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how is anal gay? anal-sex isn’t necessarily gay, statistically the majority of anal sex is heterosexual, and “your (typo there) anal” is nonsensical. the anus is the lower part of the large intestine; everyone’s got one, but i’m not sure how anyone could BE one.
the only sense you can really take it in is the one he meant. so take it, bitch.
Reffering to someone as being Anal is not ”nonsensical”, ”being anal” basically means being attentive to detail, strict and propper, almost like a perfectionist… Do your research rather than jumping to the conclusion of the Anus rofl…
He’s got you there Mitch…. dumbass… and don’t try to analyse whether or not you can actually BE a dumbass or not…. just take it.
do you even know what anal means cause i dont think you do by the way your talking about anal means that you want every thing to be neat and correct
How did blizzard know it would addict people. look at it through their view. they make millions from that game why stop. and yes just like any other game it will come to an end. but i for one can say it had a good run. and the people who can be so easly controled and marketted like that deserve to sit in their room get fat and die of heart problems due to the fact the would rather play a game than interact with people. blizzard just like any other company just wants to make money, they realized the game they made had people hooked. TIME FOR EXPANSIONS and delaying other games. now as of human evlolution. ill leave it to blizzard to weed out the weak and have them stay in their dark rooms with theird guilds while i enjoy life without running into such people.
Wel in some way i agree whit you all. It takes to long for diablo 3 to come out but i dont think Blizzard wil lose fans over it. They know there game sort of speak and they wil only lose by rushing into something and fuck it up.So they take there time. Also they are taking there time because of money. You would do the same thing. You milk the cow dry as wel and then feed it again for new.
Other hand take it like this. If blizzard would publish SC2 Diablo 3 and Cataclism at the same time what the hell would that be then. Ppl have to chose between games to play and they lose money. Diablo 3 is the wild card. If starcraft2 dont work out (and i’m sure it will do fine). They will go for Cataclsim and yes the wow Adiction will get ppl to buy it and play it. Face it if your a game player you have tried wow alsow . Its the best game for long time and that pull ppl to it. People that did not try wow are just afraid they get adicted to it.
And i dont blame them.
I will not go into the wow discussion its pointless. I do hope that diablo 3 will come out soon. But for now ill just do whit Startcraft 2. Maybe ill look into Start wars as wel. or just get my wow start up again and wait till diablo finaly come out.
ps i had my hope up for Aion but that game whas a failure to me.
Forgive me for my bad english and thx for understanding.
Oww one thing that you ppl might know. What the hell happend Neverwinter Night. I hope they made a new game already but seen nothing yet. If you know anything pls reply. Its a great game as wel
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Ok, first of all, thank you for mentioning about diablo 3, as this is a forum for it, i too hate the wait, sc2 has been developing for 10 years, from story to graphics to faction balancing. diablo on the other hand, has been sadly put on the back burners of blizzards production line. As far as wow goes, yes its a game, people play it, just like people have been doing since the days of atari, with games as advanced as wow, (and yes believe it or not) people enjoy more to a game then the same 2 day play and beat it stratagy, when the world you play in continues to change and add content every month or 2, between expansions, it keeps people wanting to play. yes i play wow, i have quit several times, but by waiting just a month or 2, the game changes again to make it fun. i am hapily married, have many friends that both like and hate wow. i am in a career that travles alot, and wow is in fact a game that allows me to stay in contact with people, yes real flesh and blood people, that i have met around the world, and now that blizzard has the new battle.net chat system, i can stay in contact while playing sc2 and hopefully soon to be D3. The most i play wow these days is when im called to raid or when i spend weekends at friends houses where with just players in that house make up most of a raid, i find nothing more relaxing than getting drunk with friends, raiding with strangers and talking shit on vent all at the same time. say what you will about WoW, it must not be too bad if its stayed top rated game for so many years.
I don’t think WoW will continue to release expansions for as long as it can survive. I’m sure in the initial development they had expansion plans layed out. I’m sure they will have a few more expansions before retiring the game to come out with a totally new MMO or something. As with the player base. Blizzard’s marketing is I’m sure bringing in tons of new players. So even if the old players get bored they are bringing in new players. So even though all these people are commenting on how intellectual your comment is, I just find it’s a simple message bloated by “intellectual” words. No more intelligent as anyone else’s post.
Good point… so true… I’m tired of waiting. They definitely started to hype it up too early… people are just going to give up on this shit sooner or later. Besides it’s about fucking time.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
D2 surpassed by Titan Quest? What kind of troll are you? D2 is the best selling game of all time, Titan Quest never made it anywhere, the game plain sucked. I tried to love it for some days, ended up never opening it again.
Gonna have to agree with Jer on this one as well as Oliver, Blizzard revolutionizes the games they create because they actually put alot of time and effort into releasing games that are nothing short of a masterpiece. Never played titan quest, and never heard of it, im a hardcore gamer and its sad i have not heard of this lame game, I still know ppl today that are still in love with D2 YEARS after its so called “death.”
WoW will die, it gets repetitive, Diablo is always different. As for WoW also the story really isnt there, its more about getting gear and pwning noobs in PVP. Diablo’s fan base revolves around its story and incredible gameplay. Everyone who is saying its going to be out dated and for lack of words “bad,” clearly have not seen the videos and read up on the new features they have implemented in Diablo 3.
Furthermore the graphics were not designed for XP, people that are doing ok with graphics in WoW are going to need to upgrade their pc’s to play comfortably, I realize that blizzard will try and hope that this game will have a fair combination of minimum requirements but Diablo is Blizzards baby, and gentlemen it takes time to make a baby.
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No you can’t. That’s simply impossible. Yes you could produce hundreds of millions of sperm in less than 20 minutes…probably less than 2 minutes…but producing sperm and making a baby are competely different things.
it takes much longer than that to produce that many sperm cells, also, it only takes about 3 weeks to find a nice girl, another week to nail her.. then close on to 9 months for the baby to be mature enough to be born.. so about 10 months? — blizzard been making us wait for 3/4 years?
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calm down and stop spazing ot their just explaining human enatomy(not the best at spelling)so just stop being a d-bag and calm down.
man, you’re crazy, that was completely random and uncalled for…. douche!
3 weeks to find a nice girl? one to nail her? lol … IF there are no problems to work out… and she falls pregnant straight away… sure 10 months from start to finish… but sometimes it takes years to fall pregnant even after deciding to have a baby… and thats doing everything possible to suceed… no hiccups or miscariges or problems with the mechanics… (like sterility or low sperm count etc)… time has to tell. problems arise … and im sure blizzard’s “baby” will be perfect when it does get here…
who knows… For all we know Blizzard may have just nailed his cousin, Diablo 3 could turn out to be some super deformed retard-baby. Lets hope not haha.
BAHAHAHAHAH HE WAS OBVIOUSLY JOKING… i love it how everyone is like “well actually u cant actually create a baby in 20 minutes because that is statistically impossible.” this thread is getting ridiculous.. enjoying people trying to act intellectual though, its funny as hell
Not to mention Diablo 2′s gameplay, they have revolutionized the whole “Realtime Action Rpg” thing.
hate to burst your bubble, but as much as i love D2, Wii sports is the best selling game of all time @ 60 million copies. in year 2000, diablo 2 was the *fastest* selling PC game of all time, but that has since been passed by the WoW franchise.
point taken though, D2 is a much better game than Titan Quest.
Wii sports is the “best” selling game of all time because the game was packaged and sold with the Wii system. Now if only you knew how many of these Wii Sports are still in there original package, or how long it was since they left their case.
um TQ doesnt suck. D2 is a far better game, but i had alot of fun playing TQ and have finished it 6 times. but then again i have finished diablo like 15 times. but TQ aint a bad game
You really show how closed minded and quite stupid you are with this comment. No-one has put their lives on hold just waiting for Diablo 3, in most, if not all cases, it is a game that people would have liked out sooner, but like me, check the website to see any news.
Just the facts
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well arent you just an angry child…
Never did play WoW, never will and only for one simple reason. Never believed in pay to play like most people I know.
I purchased my copy of Diablo 2 (once) and after all these years I’m still going online every now and then, and playing with some old game buddies, and meeting some new ones.
As for d3, well I hope it will be better than what I’ve seen so far. I’ll wait for someone else to buy it first, (whenever it comes out) and see before I spend my money, like I did with diablo 2.
Then again I’m not a hardcore gamer. I play for about 30 minutes a night, after work to get my mind off of things. Then carry on with life like millions of other people.
Blizzard ruined world of warcraft forever imo, They made it easier and less challenging so they could please more people who dont want to spend the time to get better and truly EARN thier gear, because of this they make more money because there are much more casual gamers than more serious ones.So while they lost my interest im sure they gained a dozen more in replace of me. What I want to know is when the heck is Diablo 3 coming out? My guess is Christmas 2010 I dont see it coming out any sooner since the merge with activision. They are focused on spitting out all these expansions for warcraft and neglect Diablo3 obviously for money reasons. They have some 3,000 peoplethat work on warcraft and only have 40 working on Diablo3.
constantly bringing out expansions and raising level caps had a lot to do with it too, a lot of the fun of wow was that it was fun making new characters and trying out new synergies with each class, raising the level cap all the time made all that a real ball-ache. You talk about people “earning” their gear too, this exactly the sort of elitist attitude that helps ruin the game for many people, blizzard put all the best gear in high-end instances, and a vicious circle arose whereby a lot of guilds wouldn’t give you a chance as your gear was poor, but you can’t access the gear without the guild. i think that if everyone is paying the same subscription fee then it’s completely unfair to spend so much time developing content that only a limited number of people can access and jealously refuse help to newer players so that they can keep their grip over who can fully enjoy the game. And before you suggest i was a noob who is just bitter, i played wow for 3.5 years from beta and got sick of the elitist culture within the game which is why i quit on a high note after experiencing all the available content at the time.
D3 is gunna be ****ing EPIC!!!!
Diablo 3 Forever
That sucks balls, screw WoW, I wanna play Diablo 3!!!!
They announced 2 Games for 2010 … a wow-addon is not a game.
they announced two major titles, not two games…
quote “they announced two major titles, not two games…”
1: new wow expansion… (fuckin waiste of time)
2: starcraft 2 (about fuckin time)
Blizzard has been screwing with my head for more that 10 years. This habit they have of announcing games a long time before they are actually finished is an ass-sucking marketing strategy. I have had enough of Blizzard online gaming.
They have taken away the LAN feature, for those of you that don’t know. If D3 doesn’t have a single player version I will be finished with Blizzard products.
what a bunch of over-rated wankers these guys have become.
Fuck WoW.
Have a nice day!
yep, i stopped playing wow a few months ago- it’s been an on again off again romance, i re-join mostly because of the excellent guildies and friends i make, but even among the most hardcore, wow is dying. bliz has milked their ‘strategy’ (announce a game 10 years ahead, give no info, act like super cool spy guys) to the point i just don’t care…
the worst thing bliz could ever do- take so long and be so frustrating that people get fed up, and go outside to throw a frisbee or get laid or something. the moment the spell is broken, it’s damn well broken. if D3 or cataclysm would have come out when i still gave a damn, i’d still be there- happily… but trying to make us salivate for what will ultimately be more of the same-ole… meh, a girl might be able to tease you when you first meet her, but once you’ve known her for 20 years, well, hopefully she has new ways of keeping you inticed. bliz is getting lazy and saggy and just doesn’t wear that thong like it thinks it still does
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agreed..
FULL ACK
could’nt have said it better myself…
“…forcing us to wait in agony.”
I had this frame of mind last year as I waited for a headline on Half-Life 2 Episode 3 to appear.
Eventually, I realized that constantly focusing on the fact that a highly anticipated game was being delayed was a waste of time.
I prefer to occupy my time with other tasks. I have since almost forgotten about Episode 3. Having said that, when it is finally released I will very much look forward to playing it.
However, for now, perhaps it would be best to take measures to avoid such agony.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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Shawn, SC1 came out in 98. SC2 development started in 2007 and is slated for release in 2010.
Diablo 2 was released in 2000, Diablo 3 dev started in 08 and is now looking like a 2011-2012 release.
Both are almost identically ridiculous time gaps of 12 years.
The problem with DNF wasn’t the gap between releases but the ever increasing gap after announcing the game was in development.
SC2 and D3 will both have been in development for 3-4 years. That’s long, but nothing compared to the 12 years DNF was in development before they finally disbanded the studio.
Diablo 3 Dev started 2004 … so no, they already had enough time to do something more.
Actually, as soon as Diablo II was out, they began working on the third one. That, or they began working on it right after LoD came out.
Of course, Blizzard North got dissolved in 2003 and became part of the other Blizzard studio..I forget which one *shrugs* So, in 2004, they scrapped the old project and started it new.
no shocker really, as long as they can keep making money off WoW. They realize that many D3 players will be coming from WoW thus trading one income for another, not really making money but for the initial purchase. Compared to WoW expansions which the initial purchase isn’t where they make most profit, keeping players paying the subscription seems more lucrative.
if the wow expansion comes out before the other games then I am never buying a blizzard product ever again.
haha. yeah right.
“…never buying a blizzard product ever again”
yes, you will
Not if Blizzard can’t bring the game to market before their fan hits puberty..
haha I don’t play WoW, or Starcraft… don’t even know what startcraft is like really, and WoW is just a pointless, storyless, boring, dragged out and a waste of time. Other than that I just wanted to say you got a cool name there, Colin xD
I just cancelled my WoW account.
I haven’t been playing as much lately anyway, but this was the last straw.
Maybe they should split off the Warcraft IP into it’s own company so the main Blizzard can release some new games instead of just new content for WoW.
Now if I can just convince my friends and guildmates to do the same.
Think I’ll try out LoTRO instead.
Maybe if enough people quit, they’ll quit pumping so much development time & money into one IP.
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Please help Blizzard! No wonder. I agree with everybody who claims that Blizzard probably has no incentive for releasing the game while they can’t make out an earning model like they do with WOW or even Starcraft (which is the reason for canceling LAN, which is why they’re after a cut from Korean Starcraft League earnings and income). Blizzard doesn’t see net earnings from pure sales of the game as their main goal anymore. They developed a greedy appetite for leveraged income. So… until they come up with the right model for leveraged income upon the sales of the game- they have no reason to release it, so get ready for more ginormous teasing, that is, unless someone can figure out the right incentive for them so they finally, after 9 years in production, finish it. Help Blizzard!
Well Done!
Nice to know someone else is seeing the 15 Millon Dollar man for what he really is (that’s what Bobby Kotick earned last year).
Respect the fans who made you great Blizzard or watch us pay for a game that does respect the player (and now his kids).
i totally agree with u. its human nature to forget where it came from or what made u big. how many players were playing d1 and d2? how many times did u pass on the same info as i did:
dude u gotta play D2, its graphics suck cus its an old game, but nevertheless its a freaking sweet game, u will totally be hooked on it and u are sure to have a good time there.
i know at least 10 ppl that bought the game cus of me. i have bought the LOD cd at least 6 times myself. either cus i got banned or CD was scratched or whatever. my son is only 8, and he loves D2. he plays it like a year already. he just cant wait for D3. its a pain to have him ask me like once a week if theres news on D3.
Myself? i started to look away. i have played D1 and D2 for ages and total cost for it all was at least 250 in my case [yea had to buy copies for my son too, he wasnt too carefull with the CD's...:S]
there are so many games coming out nowadays, D3 doesnt have my attention anymore. i do check google from time to time to release some steam on sites like this. but even if i hear that it will be released like 2 months from now, i would buy just one copy for my son. im too deep into other games now and aiming for yet other ones on their release dates so FUCK D3, FUCK Blizzard and FUCK everyone that works there.
Rant over…
IF THEY CHARGE FOr d# online i will not buy it!
Waiting would totally suck. Yes.
But what REALLY sucks is that when the game comes out, its going to be behind the times with graphics.
I like the look of the game.. but lets face it, when it gets down to character animations, it’s almost past its prime already.
It’s going to lose steam. I can feel it.
Only thing that will save this franchise and company for me is if they secretly release it 4th quarter this year. Highly unlikely.
Guh.. F*ck you, Blizzard.
WoW cataclysm in 2010 isn’t surprising, since Blizz already announced that expansions will come on a yearly basis. However, Im not completely disappointed at Blizzard yet, but if they dare release D3 episodically, if Starcraft 2 is an example, D3 will definitely be episodic…Blizzard is officially a cash grabber.
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“rather pretty quick”
What a retard! Don’t insult people’s grammer if yours is worse.
Fail
..pls don’t feed the trolls
Everyone should know by now that when Blizz says a game is coming out in year X, that really means at a minimum, year X+1. I really hope I’m wrong but realistically, we’re looking at SC2 in 2011 and D3 after that.
Don’t be so foolish, and niave.
SC2, something I have no interest in, same as SC1(I never played it) will be comming out this year (2010), along side another WoW’s endless expansion of bordom and sucidal thoughts. However, in my opinion, I think D3 will be comming out also in 2010, maybe in December month? it’s a well anticipated game, and I for one can say it might be a game from blizzard that’s worth buying, since D2, that is.
BOYCOTT DIABLO 3!
Wouldnt it be funny if they released d3 right after everyone that plays wow buys the expansion
lol
thats whats going to happen…
imo ..
I’m not sure why this is a big issue. Blizzard has a history of taking their time to get games right. While other companies rush their games out to get the money ASAP regardless of quality, Blizzard get’s it right before releasing. While Blizzard games still need patches, they are usually far less critical and the games far more playable than others.
I will continue to buy their games as long as they continue to create quality ones.
Just give us a Demo of Diablo 3 to play!! There is such Sh*t out on the market these days. All the same stuff and no playability. Whatever game I play I lose interest after like a day, because it’s boring, predictable and nothing new. Diablo has been and will hopefully still be a classic game with hours of playability. JUST GIVE ME SOMETHING WHILE I’M WAITING!!
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Ummm first guy, fail
And about the reply, epic fail
Yours,
smallcock
Thanks for your comment smallcock!
Spend a minute online and see if you can find a pirate server – its not hard. Apparently some people don’t like paying every month to play the game.
The only Fail here is Blizzard who make brilliant excuses for delaying a product yet again whilst they try and get into the professional market in Korea (hmmm more money anyone)…
As for WOW – never played it on any server (pirate or other) I am bot spending money three times for a game somebody else can turn off. (Once instore, second in bandwidth, third in subscription fees).
Go back to pokemon smallcock…
newsflash..wow sucks
God Wow does not need another god damn expansion.
Quit thinking about the green Blizzard.
ofc it does its outdated already
fuck wow i want diablo 3 now!!!
fuck fuck fuck fuck
wtf why do i have this stupid image ??? fuck that kid
By the time the game gets released I just may be to old to play it.. maybe have a wife and kids by then and planning retirement
fuck………. come on 2011 -_-’
They had to push the date back so they could add the new DRM.
Atleast they won’t be releasing unfinshed game like too many other companies seems to be doing.. let’s hope for the best that Diablo 3 sees daylight someday.
Same thing happened with Diablo II when they split up Blizzard. It’s graphics were already outdated when it hit the shelves. If you notice, ActI and II’s graphics are poorer than III and IV because they shifted to another game (WOW production). World of Warcraft is nothing more that a glorified version of Diablo set in Warcraft. If not for Diablo WOW would not EXIST!
“Same thing happened with Diablo II when they split up Blizzard. It’s graphics were already outdated when it hit the shelves. If you notice, ActI and II’s graphics are poorer than III and IV because they shifted to another game (WOW production). World of Warcraft is nothing more that a glorified version of Diablo set in Warcraft. If not for Diablo WOW would not EXIST!”
- Could not agree with this statement more
Totally, oh except for the fact Warcraft was their first game and released way before Diablo and that Diablo 2 was in final testing when WoW started basic development. Basically your an idiot.
this is just plain stupid, starcraft2 is for 2009, cataclysm and D3 is 2010.
you are guys all totaly wrong about the Diablo 3 release date. Just go on goolge and type in diablo 3 release date. In any link you will see that the release is for 2011 or more because Mike Morhaime BLizzard CEO said 2 game were about to be released in 2010: Wow cataclysm and starcraft 2 which should have been in 2009. This is confirmed.
Thank the pope! Someone actually knows!
fuckin bullshit dude!!
wow. guarantee it’s because they want the new WoW release to sell..
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@ Pissed!!!!
I’m not sure if you have Tourette Syndrome or just need to drink less coffee. Even the keys on your keyboard are feeling a little violated after that tirade, lol.
By any rate, puff puff pass and mellow bro
D3 will happen when the powers that be deem it worthy of a release. Hopefully sooner than later though.
So it could still be an 09 release, or have they already said no 09 either?
Hey everyone.
As they “say” D3 will be released in 2011 but really, i consider that epic failure from Blizzard, i’ve been waiting for over 5 years now since i heard there would be a third diablo, when i read this article i cried like a little baby, and if this article is based on hard facts and is true. im gonna commit suicide, cuz i cant wait much longer, and 1,5 more years to wait? nah, then i wont even bother thinking about it anymore….!
Hmmmmm….wait a minute…they announced two games for 2010! So maybe Diablo 3 is secretly set to be released 2009!! It’s all a ruse!
I just turned 50 and I am hopeless at video games. However, I have played Diablo in all it’s variants over the years and have always enjoyed it. Even I can chug red stufff and keep hitting something until it’s done.
My question is why a company with such a devoted customer base, string them along for ages and ages…on a sure thing? They could release something now and add an expansion set later like LOD. Trying to hype something for years just gets tiresome to the point of when it finally comes out it is not greeted with shouts of “hooray” but “about freaking time!”
I’ll still buy it when it comes out, even if I have to upgrade my computer to play it. Just hope I’m still here, I may grow older but I don’t grow up.
Ha ha ha, I like your name.
the guyz that made D1 and D2 knew what they had to do, now here we have these new so called “smart guyz” who tought they could do better and faster but they dont even have any idea where they want to get with D3 or if they do, well they are pretty slow on it.I firs heard about D3 around 2007, so that means they allready made something by that time, in 2008 we were bombarded with trailers and gameplays barb, wdoctor and wiz, 2009 we got the monk PLEASE 1 char in a whole year?it would have been a great game for this year, by the time they will release D3 there will be other rpg out maybe better… AND THEY SHOULD STOP DEVELOPING NEW FAG WOW EXPANSIONS I GOT BORED AT TBC ALLREADY…who knows what they are up to, Blizzard aint what it used to be imo
Honestly guys, Aion is out now. Perhaps it will prove to be the game we need. LIke we moved from EQ to wow. IF Aion has what it takes and have what we want. Perhaps moving to aion is the best option. Unfortunately the other game in my thought of being good, GW2 (first true free mmo by NCSOFT) will not be out for a bit. But most likely around late 2010. For now we have to deal with what we have or go to Aion or LOTR(forgot this one but heard it was not bad…really think AION is better). Yes Blizzard sickens me.
Blizzard/Activision doesn’t care about the fans (or their money obviously).
join the boycott petitions and then buy a companies game that’s worth playing (it’s so sad to see Blizzard fall….)
Yeh I have always been thinking of a oct-nov 2012 release date, around christmas, or oct-nov 2011, 2012 is more likely. They are so damn slow at making games and are only focused on WOW (which is the crappest game on earth i got no idea how it’s so popular) wouldn’t be surprised if 3 more wow expansions come out before diablo 3. By 2012 it will be far outdated and blizzard will screw themself. I just want to play the game and watch blizzard go up in smoke. And I doubt they will run out of funds, your talking about the richest gaming company in the world, or maybe EA does EA have more cash? I dunno, anyway one of the richest, top 3.
The game will come out when it comes out. Find another hobby while you wait. Big companies like Blizzard don’t give a fuck about the players. They just want money. While that bullshit, piece a crap game, um can’t think of it’s name, something like WoW (fuck I hate that game) is still making money for Blizzard, they’ll keep releasing expansions, while the gamers that know what real games are, wait, and wait for a single release. We don’t even want four million expansions. We just want the base game. Is that so hard Blizzard? You money-hungry suckers-of-satin’s-cock(yes, I just quoted the late Bill Hicks, so what, wanna fight about it? (ok, so I quoted family guy too, shit happens)). Anyway, my point here is not to swear at Blizzard, as fun as it was. My point… Actually there is no point. As for the guy that said it’s sad to see blizzard fall (LBK_1975), it’s only sad for them. If they want to fuck around with crap like WoW and leave the real gamers, like us, hanging, them fuck ‘em. One less shitty, money-sniffing, government-approved rock band singing about how dugs are bad. I bet these ‘bands’ have never even tried a drug, but they’ll drink themselves stupid, not knowing that alcohol is actually more dangerous to ingest than it is to take heroine. Granted heroine is far more addictive, but that means fuck-all. I’m not promoting heroine at all, and I’d never take it myself. Just pointing out that alcohol is fucking bad for you. The government can’t make money from drugs. They are too easy to produce, so they ban them. Alcohol is highly taxed, because they know people will still drink it anyway.
Wait, that’s not why I came to this forum. What are we complaining about?
Oh yes, scientology. What the fuck?
L. Ron Hubbard is such a douche. All the scientolgist are retards. “Let’s follow a ‘religion’ because it makes sense to me.” Sheep! All of you are fucking sheep.
On second thought, everyone that follows a religion are sheep. They believe blindly without any confirmation. “Faith,” they say. What fucking faith? It’s a fucking lie. How many times have you prayed and been disappointed? Once? Twice? Or is it more like EVERYTIME!?
Why do good people suffer at the hands of the wicked, while your god sits back and does nothing? Your god is supposed to be powerful and all-knowing. Why then does he let babies die? Are babies bad? Did they do something to piss him off? Have they ‘sinned?’
But your god will let murders and rapist walk the streets.
Imagine a world with no religion…(And I’m going to use a modern example here)…the twin towers would still exist. All the people that died on that day would still be alive.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what grinds my gears.
Guiness…
LOL
I can’t disagree with most of that comment, although I will say, take a deep breath, clear your mind, collect your thoughts, mellow, ommmmmm, ommmmmm, see.. much better. Now.. shut off the computer, head outdoors bro
Haha. Don’t worry, dude.
I was at work. Really bored, so I thought, hmm, why not.
To be completely honest, I think I took things too far.
I like testing people. Especially on religion. They get so testy and don’t answer your questions. You can see they have no idea what they’re talking about.
I’m going to take your advice. Go outside, swim a little, and chill.
Thanks,
Guiness…
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it’s all about KARMA system
haha Karma! yeah fucking right!!
everyone stop ur subscription to blizzard, whatever game ur playin, and they will be forced to release something. lulz.
The WoW players won’t ever give up their subscriptions. They shouldn’t have to. It’s Blizzards problem, not the gamers
“God is great…beer is good, and people are crazy”
I played WoW for bit. The game sucks because the PvP is not the same as the regular game. Sure you can changed your stats but fuck that. I canceled my account.
If you want to play a real D+D game play the game WoW stole the idea from. The game that has been around for over 10 years and still is making expansions.EVERQUEST. Don’t believe me? Then research it before you comment or you are just plain stupid.I don’t play EQ anymore either. But I played it for 6 years and WoW for less than one year.
I agree with Guiness regarding religion. I just like the song that I got that line from lol.
I think I will install D2 again and see if I really want to play D3. I think my judgment might be clouded by nostalgia and hype(pretty cool trailers me thinks)
Ya and OTODO looks pretty cool with Gothic lettering you fuck tards.(preemptive retort)
And EQ got the idea from 100 other places, your a fucking idiot.
Honestly I dont mind, the reason blizzards games are so good is because they take the time they need to work out all the kinks and bugs, till the game has 15 million people addicted to it. And whoever said blizzard will go bankrupt, i dont see it happenning. Wows gotten blizzard plenty of cash, if like 10 million people are giving them 15 dollars a month or something, plus the price of the base game and all the expansions…blizzards set
I just hope they release overpowered summons. And epic throwing potions
Screw that! Why even tell us about a game that isn’t coming out for years to come after it was first announced. The end of 2010 and maybe even 2011…. Blizzard you fail in every aspect! Keep to your damn self next time till you’re ready!! Bastards
If blizzard wait too long to release this, it will become out of date. Simple as that. And i will be drawn to another RPG game on the shelf which is better for the time. And the same is said for everybody else (including diablo 2 fans) Blizzard you really need to get a better marketing team, because from experience i can tell you that if you wait too long, then people will stop caring.
Blizzard haven’t failed, i understand games take a lot of time in development to get right, but if you don’t put in an accelerated effort, this game will flop. Release it end of 2010 and you’ll be rolling in the money
they make so much money off WOW that they will squeez asmuch as possible from the game. D# will come out with the hype from WOW and SC2 is down, then BAM!!! your hit with another EPIC game from blizzard
Then BAM? you kind of make it sound fast and racey more like wow dies then sc2 dies then you see a few haybails roll by.. and some more haybails… and then a couple of snails.. then another snail… then someone at blizz clocks the revenue is slowing then they finally decide to release it 12 years after the first one where half the originial fans have now got kids full times jobs and kids and a life and dont even wanna play it anyway?… fuck em i aint buying this pile of shit run by modern nazi’s no thanks i dont want you smack just say no to drugs! fuck blizz 4 life!….
FUCK you blizzard, you money-hungry pieces of shit
THIS CONVERSATION IS SO DEPRESSING
I want D3… T_T