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Topic: Unannounced Blizzard MMO An All-New IP
Steve Farrelly
Posts: 1408
Location: Sydney, New South Wales

There has been much speculation regarding Blizzard's unannounced MMO - would it revive an old franchise, would it expand an existing one... or are we in for something entirely new?

Well, a community manager for Blizzard (guys who basically look after fans and forums) has outwardly confirmed the game is an all-new IP (Intellectual Property):
"We have nothing to advertise for the new MMO because it's a shell of a game thus far. It'll be a brand new franchise, which means the lore, art, and game play are being developed entirely from scratch. It's an overwhelming process, but a process through which we excel. Our track record supports this."
So looks like no StarCraft or Diablo expanded game-world, nor will they revive the Lost Vikings (bastards). But it is good news to finally hear Blizzard are flexing their creative muscle once more.
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Freewheelin
Posts: 1432
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

with all of their resources im sure theyd have to come up with a winner
trog
AGN Admin
Posts: 26827
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Go into competition with yourself, just like a Blizzard
casa
Thimes
Posts: 3280
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

If its fantasy then yeah its competition with themselves. If its not, ala, futuristic or some s***, then it'll cater for those of us who don't like running around playing with elves' balls and listening to tiddly winks fairy music.
Raven
Posts: 3633
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Nah, they'll likely go into competition with CCP. The world has enough fantasy/old-world games/MMOs.
Damo
Posts: 3594
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
but casa, that's all you do is play with elves balls... Never known you not too..
Trauma
Posts: 22
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

This was confirmed by Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime in '08. http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/10/qa-blizzard-ceo/

Granted he does not say specifically that it is not Starcraft or Diablo related, but he may as well have.
Hogfather
Posts: 2694
Location: Cairns, Queensland
I'm pretty sure Blizzard won't cock it up and just cannibalise their own market trog!

Remember that WoW massively expanded the western audience for MMOs, while admittedly beating the s*** out the existing players.

Consider also the precedent that StarCraft and WarCraft are independently successful RTS lines from Blizzard.

Not to mention that even if they just took half the however-many-million current WoW players and got them to lay down another hundred bucks for the new game it would be an immediate profit maker.
elachlan
Posts: 22
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

If they want to compete with CCP then they will definitely need to think about less shards and larger servers. EvE is the way it is because of the large player population. It would take years to come up with something as epic as EvE.

Disclaimer: Eve Fanboy
Hogfather
Posts: 2697
Location: Cairns, Queensland
It would take years to come up with something as epic as EvE.

Disclaimer: Eve Fanboy

Disclaimer noted, but you do realise that in software development time can be interchanged with money to a large degree?

Blizzard (or at least their parent) is heavily weighed down with massive piles of fat stacks from WoW revenue, even when we consider what their massive server costs must be like.
elachlan
Posts: 23
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Fair enough but if you investigate into eve, they actually have done some serious network engineering stuff. They are technically a Tier 2 Internet Provider now or something. They are 64bit server side and have Stackless IO (IP of CCP).

CCP have worked on reducing lag and increasing the PCU (Peak Concurrent Users) which is something like 54 thousand people online at once. Combat of over 1000 people in a single fleet battle, Market and contract systems with HUGE numbers of transactions being done every day.

This makes eve what it is. Anything that does a WoW version of EvE will just fail unless they have a single shard.
Khel
Posts: 13334
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
I hope they don't make a game like Eve, I want a game thats actually fun to play.
mongie
Posts: 6297
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Sorry, whats CCP?
trog
AGN Admin
Posts: 26828
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Sorry, whats CCP?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ccp+eve
Reverend Evil�
Posts: 16460
Location: Wynnum, Queensland
I saw a video interview linked from the WoW forums and one of the big guys in charge of Blizzard said they had a billion dollars saved that can be used for whatever they want. Also said they weren't in debt either.

Anyway, whatever they make I hope it's just as awesome as their other stuff.
Syco
Posts: 119
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Hopefully it's not an intergalactic excel/spreadsheet like EvE though :D
Cat Scratch
Posts: 6
Location: Sydney, New South Wales

I'm betting it will be

StarWarEveCraft

A futuristic sci fantasy where Noobs will mingle with Leets to battle on a plant names HtorezA. There will be two factinons (red vs blue) and you will have to pay $20 a month so that they can work out the bugs, have lag and wait have people spamming the Trade Channel.

Expansions will include The Burning Blood Wars and will be set in Space.

....Jesus I can't wait!

Why don't they buy out the Fallout MMO and make it awesome!
Midda
Posts: 3549
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
It would take years to come up with something as epic as EvE.

Even if it's set in space, I can't see it being anything like Eve. Eve is in a genre all of its own, and it's not one that I see Blizzard having any sort of interest in. I hope it is a sci-fi MMO though, because there's not a lot out there (other than Eve, which I don't really want to play) to fill this void, and I'm aching for a good MMO to play. So damn sick of fantasy.
Hogfather
Posts: 2698
Location: Cairns, Queensland
So damn sick of fantasy.

This.
Superform
Posts: 5574
Location: Netherlands
at least blizzard is making it...

you know it will be good

and they will be cannablising there own market - however wow will have to run out of steam one day
Reverend Evil�
Posts: 16462
Location: Wynnum, Queensland
Yeah, WoW can only go so far. Wouldn't surprise me if they release another xpac before their new MMO comes out. Hopefully it's nothing to do with the Emerald Dream and more with the South Sea stuff. Isn't one of the main dragons hiding out on an island inhabited by goblins?
Mantorok
Posts: 3407
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
APB is the only upcoming MMO I'm interested in.

Phooks
Posts: 1348
Location:
I'll tell you what.

They're going to get a massive fan base whether the game is good or not.

Because it's blizzard.
elachlan
Posts: 24
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

They should spend all their money on R&D on getting something that hasn't been done before that would rock like nothing else. Blizzard will probably not want to have another MMO that is anything like WOW. APB looks cool but can you imagine a city full of people like that? :S
Lynx
Posts: 1318
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

APB looks cool but can you imagine a city full of people like that? :S

GTA Vice City / San Andreas
Peds have weps
Peds Riot
Obes
Posts: 7544
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
You people seem confused about what Blizzard does. They don't do new. None of their games have been "new".

They take other stuff and refine it and kill that category for anyone else with the quality of their work.
Jim
Posts: 9668
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
WorldofLeft4Dead awwwwwwwwww yeh
Methz
Posts: 11
Location: Sydney, New South Wales

I like to see the big hitters branch away from their bread and butter,makes me confident that game ind. big wigs are looking for some new s*** so to speak.
And we all know that never hurts.
ViscoS
Posts: 135
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

World of Blizzcaraft

You work as a lowly blizzard employee in a modern environment and see s*** all of the massive profits being reaped by your gaming supergiant.
Khel
Posts: 13339
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
You work as a lowly blizzard employee in a modern environment and see s*** all of the massive profits being reaped by your gaming supergiant.


How is that different than working anywhere else? Unless you own the company, you're not going to see s*** all of the massive profits.
greazy
Posts: 841
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
clearly you should pass down the profits to the little s*** kickers in your company.

P.S Vivendi owns Blizzard.
Mantra
Crusty old man
Posts: 2437
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Even if it's set in space, I can't see it being anything like Eve. Eve is in a genre all of its own, and it's not one that I see Blizzard having any sort of interest in. I hope it is a sci-fi MMO though, because there's not a lot out there (other than Eve, which I don't really want to play) to fill this void, and I'm aching for a good MMO to play. So damn sick of fantasy.
Yeah, I agree with this. Eve is "special". Like someone else said, it's spreadsheets in space, and that only appeals to a select playerbase. Blizzard will come up with something more appealing to the general public... like Earth & Beyond, but better supported & realised.

And I would lurv that!
Khel
Posts: 13340
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
P.S Vivendi owns Blizzard.


Not anymore, Activision does now
Hogfather
Posts: 2700
Location: Cairns, Queensland
clearly you should pass down the profits to the little s*** kickers in your company.

Haha so naive!

The best an end-of-line employee can hope for is that improved conditions (fresh fruit platters and bean bags and s*** like that) come your way if the company makes mega bucks.

Direct profit-sharing isn't a very good way to run a company IMO, and at the extreme inhibits growth and development, which is usually in the endline employee's interest anyway.
Creepy
Posts: 1392
Location: USA
Not anymore, Activision does now


No, Activision was merged with Blizzard - Vivendi SA (the frenchies) are still the majority shareholder of the new conglomerate.
Khel
Posts: 13342
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Ah, fair enough
Syco
Posts: 122
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Yeah, WoW can only go so far. Wouldn't surprise me if they release another xpac before their new MMO comes out


They've said that they have no intention of stopping production of WoW at this point in time and will be releasing more expansions.

Superform
Posts: 5582
Location: Netherlands
i vote it will be a pirate MMO

theres too many space sims
gangster sims will die fast
skythra
Posts: 1187
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Just because its MMO does it have to be a MMORPG? Do you think they will try to introduce a different type of MMO? Not some sim/rpg?

I mean this would be the best way to capture a new audience.

Although I can't think of anything that'd work well.
Jim
Posts: 9669
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
i vote it will be a pirate MMO
lols
noooooooooooooooooooooo
Freewheelin
Posts: 1433
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Direct profit-sharing isn't a very good way to run a company IMO, and at the extreme inhibits growth and development, which is usually in the endline employee's interest anyway.


Isn't that what id do?
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