12-12-2007, 12:54 PM
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Blizzard Entertainment Confirms New MMOG In The Works
Blizzard confirms new MMOG
Considering that, before World of Warcraft, the most successful MMO had been Lineage at approximately 3.25 million users and the most successful North American MMO had been Everquest at ~0.5 million users... currently having 9.3 million users in World of Warcraft is a simply amazing feat and it is a no-brainer that they would continue to pursue the genre.
Personally, I hoping for World of Diablo but that's just me.
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12-12-2007, 12:58 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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No honorable mentions for Final Fantasy?
for shame..
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12-12-2007, 01:09 PM
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Well, they did just merge with Activision. Perhaps it will be World of Guitar Hero. Epic raids of 40 people all mashing plastic guitars while feeding their delusions of being a real musician.
Coolness!
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12-12-2007, 01:16 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
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What's an MMO?
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12-12-2007, 01:17 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I'm down..
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12-12-2007, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Couch Potter
No honorable mentions for Final Fantasy?
for shame..
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Why would there be?
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12-12-2007, 01:20 PM
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Diablo would be awesome.
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12-12-2007, 01:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
What's an MMO?
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WIKIPEDIA:
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Massively multiplayer online game (also called MMOG or simply MMO) is a video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and feature at least one persistent world.
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12-12-2007, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Couch Potter
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I know that... but this thread isn't about every MMO ever made... it is about the new one from Blizzard.
Also, Final Fantasy XI only ever made it to 0.5 million and it is based in Asia where MMOs are more popular.
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12-12-2007, 01:24 PM
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I'd love to see World of Starcraft done in the style of an action-MMO like Planetside.
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12-12-2007, 01:26 PM
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GOAT!
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Oh snap. Inc World of Diablo imo !
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12-12-2007, 01:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarchHare
I'd love to see World of Starcraft done in the style of an action-MMO like Planetside.
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So would I but I don't think they are going that direction seeing as Starcraft 2 has been announced.
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12-12-2007, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Nehkara
So would I but I don't think they are going that direction seeing as Starcraft 2 has been announced.
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Was WoW announced before or after Warcraft III was released?
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12-12-2007, 01:34 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MarchHare
I'd love to see World of Starcraft done in the style of an action-MMO like Planetside.
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I am certain Bliz can come up with something a lot better than a rehash of Planetside.
Either way, I'll be lining up for this game tomorrow.
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12-12-2007, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I am certain Bliz can come up with something a lot better than a rehash of Planetside.
Either way, I'll be lining up for this game tomorrow.
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Oh, of course Blizzard could make a better game than Planetside...I just meant it would be a similar style of game, in the sense that WoW has a similar style to Everquest (but is done much, much better).
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12-12-2007, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Was WoW announced before or after Warcraft III was released?
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Going off memory...
Technically it was announced WAY before Warcraft III. I think WoW was originally going to be some sort of RPG game involving the adventures of Thrall (orc chieftain). Basically take the introduction of Warcraft III and extend it into an RPG.
That idea was scrapped in favour of releasing both an RTS and an online game set in the Warcraft universe.
I am such a nerd.
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12-12-2007, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by llama64
Going off memory...
Technically it was announced WAY before Warcraft III. I think WoW was originally going to be some sort of RPG game involving the adventures of Thrall (orc chieftain). Basically take the introduction of Warcraft III and extend it into an RPG.
That idea was scrapped in favour of releasing both an RTS and an online game set in the Warcraft universe.
I am such a nerd.
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Nope, you are a bit mixed up. Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans was outright cancelled on May 22, 1998.
Warcraft III was supposed to take a few ideas from the game (some RPG elements) but that ended up being watered down and it was mostly an RTS.
World of Warcraft's development was completely separate from those two games.
World of Warcraft was announced on September 2, 2001. Released on November 23, 2004.
Warcraft III was released on July 1, 2003.
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12-12-2007, 01:56 PM
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I just want SC2 already. When it gonna come out?
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12-12-2007, 01:57 PM
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World of Warcraft was announced on September 2, 2001. Released on November 23, 2004.
Warcraft III was released on July 1, 2003.
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Right...so if past history is any indication, they could be working on a Starcraft MMO that will be released a year or two after Starcraft II, continuing the story from where the RTS game left off (like WoW continued the WCIII story).
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