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Men_in_Boxes
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TVexperto
Member
Blizzard's new IP (the survival game) is expected to debut??? nothing points to this so im not sure wheere you picked it up
The Cockatrice
Banned
It'll go as it always go, cool trailers massive hype and then when the actual products hit, massive disappointment. Only safe bet is WoW classic related stuff and thats it.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
I would be ECSTATIC if MS announced that all Battle.net games can be transferred to Steam or even the Xbox store.
That move alone would create some excitement for me at the beginning.
That move alone would create some excitement for me at the beginning.
Calling 911 Melts Beams
Banned
Starcraft 3 mobile will be bonkers
Gonna whale out so hard
Gonna whale out so hard
ManaByte
Member
The topic of the stream literally says "GAME REVEALS" and people have been saying to pay attention to the opening ceremony.
Mortisfacio
Member
I'm cautiously optimistic, but years of disappointment have stalled my hype. Dragonflight is far better than Shadowlands, so that's progress. Would love them to have a new expansion that's even better, but Blizz seems to always launch a dud after a good expansion.
D4 launched with a good campaign, bad endgame. Season 1 was worse. Season 2 is actually better. Hoping there's some cool news for progress there. D3 sucked until RoS, then it became one of my most played games the last decade. Played nearly every season (missed a few around season 14, because I lost a HC character to a network outage and I rage quit).
Have heard no rumors about the Survival game being announced, though, but would be cool to see. Would hope for an actual return to the in person event that they have bigger news, unlike that Diablo: Immortal year that was entirely pointless announcement wise.
D4 launched with a good campaign, bad endgame. Season 1 was worse. Season 2 is actually better. Hoping there's some cool news for progress there. D3 sucked until RoS, then it became one of my most played games the last decade. Played nearly every season (missed a few around season 14, because I lost a HC character to a network outage and I rage quit).
Have heard no rumors about the Survival game being announced, though, but would be cool to see. Would hope for an actual return to the in person event that they have bigger news, unlike that Diablo: Immortal year that was entirely pointless announcement wise.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Weird that people would get excited about Blizzard in 2023. They're a piece of shit company making crappy games that exploit their customers. The guys that made Diablo 2 and Starcraft are not coming through that door.
Mortisfacio
Member
Chris Metzen is back, though. But yah otherwise it's a shell of its former self. I stopped playing Overwatch after Kaplan left. He was the heart and soul of that game.
ManaByte
Member
He left just in time before Twitter learned his in-game name was Tigole Bitties.
Krappadizzle
Member
Honestly..It is the truth of it. Blizzard sucks, has sucked, and continues to suck. With a capital S. The only game my wife plays is WoW and even she'll admit how horrible it's been for a while.
Being as this is their first Blizzcon since the pandemic, I'd expect it to be a good one.... But it's also Blizzard, so I expect them to disappoint.
What I'd love?
WoW 2. Or Wow Classic with updated Graphics and Animations. That's all I need. I've been playing through Classic with the A.I. voice mod, and it's been so fun playing slowly and getting into it.
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SEGAvangelist
Member
WoW 2 is pretty much the oh shit button for Blizzard. I don't think it's quite time yet.
Krappadizzle
Member
Sadly, I think you are right.
It'll be like when Bethesda was getting shit on all those years back and they were like....uhh...
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Ogbert
Member
SEGAvangelist
Member
Kind of. I don't think Bethesda was quite at that point for TES6 either. That was definitely more of a shut up to gamers asking for it.Sadly, I think you are right.
It'll be like when Bethesda was getting shit on all those years back and they were like....uhh...
ManaByte
Member
They aren't making a WoW 2. The survival game is the closest to a "WoW 2" they'll get.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's not just an MMO. Its THE MMO. Regardless of how the game would turn out, you have it admit it would be one of the biggest announcements in gaming history.
Chukhopops
Member
Isn’t it planned already? OW2 is there today.
Ogbert
Member
It would be amazing, but it just won’t happen.
They would be cannibalising their own product. The only way I could see it happening is if was designed for console too.
WoW: Next expansion is obviously happening.
WoW Classic: SoM2/Classic Fresh? Cataclysm Classic?
Overwatch: New characters or whatever. Who cares anymore?
Diablo IV: Seems too early for an full on expansion? Some sort of Character class DLC and some new zones maybe?
Warcraft Rumble/Diablo Immortal: They'll remind people these games exists and get boo'ed.
Hearthstone: Does anyone play anything but Battlegrounds anymore?
Odyssey: Probably too early?
WoW Classic: SoM2/Classic Fresh? Cataclysm Classic?
Overwatch: New characters or whatever. Who cares anymore?
Diablo IV: Seems too early for an full on expansion? Some sort of Character class DLC and some new zones maybe?
Warcraft Rumble/Diablo Immortal: They'll remind people these games exists and get boo'ed.
Hearthstone: Does anyone play anything but Battlegrounds anymore?
Odyssey: Probably too early?
SEGAvangelist
Member
It would certainly be designed with console in mind, and I don't think it will happen. As I posted, it's literally an oh shit button, IMO. I think the ABK deal makes it even less likely, now.
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Ogbert
Member
I could see them doing a ‘reset’ of sorts. And like Destiny 2, archiving loads of content and then reintroducing it again.
For example, almost relaunching Vanilla Azeroth with all new assets and completely revamped gameplay. In terms of a timeline, it could be up to date and have a new storyline.
But it would be so, so much work for them.
kvltus lvlzvs
Member
I hope something terrible happens lol
diffusionx
Gold Member
Maybe in 2012, but not today. Everything is a live service.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Maybe. I think a shared world game in the Warcraft universe wouldn't be a bad idea if they want something new.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Ok. WoW 2 wouldn't be a big announcement... that's an insane thought.
ManaByte
Member
People demanded WoW Classic but now they're just gradually releasing all the expansions for it. So what's the point? It's eventually going to catch up to retail.
ManaByte
Member
It's the only "GAME REVEAL" that they could do. There's nothing else they've been working on. All their mobile stuff is out.
Draugoth
Gold Member
At best we are getting a Diablo 4 expansion reveal, Blizzard has been a mess internally.
Draugoth
Gold Member
It's a good looking game that was pushed for GaaS. The quality is there, but what could have been amazing was torn apart in favour of trash design by the greediness of bobby kotick and his suits.
ManaByte
Member
Not after only six months.
ManaByte
Member
SDCC didn't sell out either. People don't do cons after COVID.
Mortisfacio
Member
If they want to go the Destiny route of GaaS, then maybe.
