Blizzard confirms new MMO, not WoW related

CptStern said:
no freakin muds

if they cut down on the stupid pixie dust and light shows that make pink floyd look like a carnival act they could pull it off
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WoTMUD. Relatively low fantasy. Relatively hardcore pk.

Text-based games ftw.


Edit: just remembered the playerbase ain't big enough for what you were talking about to begin with. Ah well.
 
CptStern said:
thanks guys ...anyways I really do hope Blizzard takes a risk this time around and does something truely innovative ..I mean so far the only real claim to the MM in a MMO is the fact at any given time in some point in the world there's a few dozen players hanging out ..whoop-dee-doo ..where's the massively multiplayer in massively multiplayer? I want 1000 players storming the battlekeep of 1000 other players or to join an armada about to attack an outpost, home of hundreds of players on the other faction ..so far it's pretty much limited to a handful of people fighting it out in some instance somewhere.
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Stern

Wasn't there something a while back about some networking technology that Microsoft were developing that would allow players to engage in massively populated online environments? Undoubtedly be a while before we see such tech in effect, but one day hopefully :D

BTW, ignore the Trolls, one of the highlights of my internetting is seeing whether you've put up some interesting gaming posts.
 
I saw this when looking at their job openings the other day...

I still don't know why people makea big deal about a job posting that basically says "yeah, we're doing stuff"

But, either way I'm betting Sci Fi (aka World of Starcraft) theme.
 
Activision can use the Marvel Comics IP, so perhaps there will be a World of Heroes or something, without being worried with having chracters similar to that of Marvel characters.

A direct competitor to City of Heroes/Villains I guess
 
Was hoping for something Diablo related, perhaps even Diablo 3, but this crushed my dream. If they're indeed making a MMO at the moment, it can't be Diablo related, since the Diablo universe is too monotonous for a huge game like that. And unless Blizzard are working on two games simulatenously, there's no Diablo 3.
 
Seppo said:
Was hoping for something Diablo related, perhaps even Diablo 3, but this crushed my dream. If they're indeed making a MMO at the moment, it can't be Diablo related, since the Diablo universe is too monotonous for a huge game like that. And unless Blizzard are working on two games simulatenously, there's no Diablo 3.
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Actually, Blizzard has 3 teams that are all working on different games:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14691

One is Starcraft 2, one is WoW, and the other is an unnamed project.

It all depends on what team is working on the new MMO. It could be either the WoW team, or the new team.
 
Pesmerga said:
Why would the WoW team work on any other game than WoW?
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Because that's where most of their mmorpg talent is. They don't need to dedicate all their manpower to expansion packs and content updates anymore, so presumably a handful have moved onto this new project.
 
Pesmerga said:
Why would the WoW team work on any other game than WoW?
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Well, they aren't the "WoW" team, just the team that is working on WoW related projects. Supposedly Wrath of the Lich King is pretty much done.
 
Sedako said:
Well, they aren't the "WoW" team, just the team that is working on WoW related projects. Supposedly Wrath of the Lich King is pretty much done.
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Yeah content wise it's just about finished, it's just a matter of beta testing and striking a balance. And for an mmorpg that reaches about 9 million active subscribers, it's a daunting task indeed.
 
Anthraxxx said:
This had better be a Pokemon MMO!
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Man, the sad part is, if it was anything like the gameboy/DS games I'd probably at least try it. I'd probably quit out of frustration though because most of the population would be 11 year olds. =|
 
It's not going to be Warcraft related because they're making at least one more expansion pack already.

Likewise, Starcraft 2 makes me think it won't be scifi related.

DEATH eVADER said:
Activision can use the Marvel Comics IP, so perhaps there will be a World of Heroes or something, without being worried with having chracters similar to that of Marvel characters.

A direct competitor to City of Heroes/Villains I guess
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I really, really, really, really, really, really would love this.
 
Gah, I can't pay for two mmo's :( And if this new one is as good as WoW, then I don't know what I'll do.
 
Atomic_Piggy said:
Gah, I can't pay for two mmo's :( And if this new one is as good as WoW, then I don't know what I'll do.
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I really wouldn't worry about that considering we know nothing about his new MMO. And the fact that its probably still at least a year away from coming out.
 
no matter what they say its either a expansion of WoW or something similar to WoW
 
Inkheart449 said:
no matter what they say its either a expansion of WoW or something similar to WoW
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If by similar to WoW you meant an MMO, then yes.

I'm sure they aren't going to stray too far from the formula that made WoW a success. I'm sure they know just as well that their most fierce competitor is themselves (WoW).
 
Why would they cannibalize their own WoW market. They're going to go after another target audience... probably the Korean market.
 
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