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dubbz

Oct 7, 2005, 11:27 AM

Check out battle.net (http://www.battle.net).

It seems to be rotating between images from Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft, and gives the date "10.7.05". All of the eyes seem to have the WoW world orb on them. It could be that they're announcing the WoW expansion, but people already know about that one (that it's coming, not details of it).

Hmmm.....

stoid

Oct 7, 2005, 11:31 AM

As long as it's not Warcraft related....

I love Starcraft, and I love Diablo, but for some reason I just can't get into or understand this Warcraft and WoW stuff. My roommate plays WoW every minute that he's not at class or work (even sleep takes lower priority), so it must be at least somewhat intriguing. I just don't get it though.

dubbz

Oct 7, 2005, 11:35 AM

As long as it's not Warcraft related....

I play WoW all the time too (I can sleep when I'm dead ;)), and I love Warcrat, but I too hope it's nothing related to that. The last things they did was Warcraft (WoW and WCIII+expansion). A sequel to Starcraft whould be very cool, but I've somewhat lost interest in the RTS genre, so I'm personally hoping for a sequel to Diablo :D

stoid

Oct 7, 2005, 11:37 AM

I'm personally hoping for a sequel to Diablo :D

Yes, yes! Though I occasionally read diabloii.net, and I recall news to the effect that the Blizzrd North team (those that headed up Diablo and Diablo 2) have all left the company.

Maybe it will be a completely new game!

AoWolf

Oct 7, 2005, 11:44 AM

If you refresh it enough you get .999~ =1 a reference to an April fools joke when they announced starcraft.

dubbz

Oct 7, 2005, 11:50 AM

and I recall news to the effect that the Blizzrd North team (those that headed up Diablo and Diablo 2) have all left the company.
That's true... If I'm not mistaken many of them are with Flagship now, working on Hellgate London. And what's left of North was merged with the Blizzard ("South") some time ago.

If you refresh it enough you get .999~ =1 a reference to an April fools joke when they announced starcraft.

Got the .999~ =1 thing, but I just though it was an error or something. :o

Maybe Starcraft 2 then?

AoWolf

Oct 7, 2005, 11:53 AM

That's true... If I'm not mistaken many of them are with Flagship now, working on Hellgate London. And what's left of North was merged with the Blizzard ("South") some time ago.

Got the .999~ =1 thing, but I just though it was an error or something. :o

Maybe Starcraft 2 then?

Well maybe but I would think they would have waited for blizzcon I am betting on a ladder reset or SC ghost release date.

stoid

Oct 7, 2005, 11:53 AM

Well, I don't know the blizzard art work too well, but it seems that Starcraft is represented more than the other games. There is at least one character from each of the Starcraft races, but not of each Diablo class or Warcraft clan.

ZoomZoomZoom

Oct 7, 2005, 11:54 AM

If Starcraft 2 is announced, they have my money. Same with a Diablo III. I really hope they make Starcraft 2, though, because Warcraft wasn't really my kind of thing.

Mr. Anderson

Oct 7, 2005, 11:58 AM

well, it 10 7 05 and nothing, eh?

what happens if tomorrow it says 10 8 05 ?

:p

D

xli_ne

Oct 7, 2005, 12:23 PM

i'm hoping diablo 3

Earendil

Oct 7, 2005, 12:26 PM

There are really only 3 options.
Diablo 3
Warcraft 5
Starcraft 4

Diablo is most likely, as it hasn't been milke... I mean "refreshed" in a while.

I still stand by the fact that Blizzard is the crack dealer of games. None of their games are amazing, at least not in comparison to other similar games. They don't warrant the amount of sales they get. However, Blizzard games are hella addicting, which is why I still play W3. Don't get me wrong, they are good games, but not as good as they should be.

~Cheers,
Earendil

xli_ne

Oct 7, 2005, 12:26 PM

i have yet to get a diablo image though, mostly starcraft for me

Lord Blackadder

Oct 7, 2005, 12:43 PM

Diablo 3, please.

Please?

However, Blizzard games are hella addicting, which is why I still play W3. Don't get me wrong, they are good games, but not as good as they should be.

~Cheers,
Earendil

Blizzard always focuses on gameplay above technical or visual matters, which is why their games are so fun and addicting. Plus their commitment to the Mac is one of the best of all the game developers

dan-o-mac

Oct 7, 2005, 12:49 PM

Diablo -
Diablo skull : http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3846/diablo2vg.png

Warcraft 3 -
Orc :http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4007/warcraft327lp.png
Night elf : http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2218/starcraft25ve.png
Ghoul :http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5312/warcraft32ox.png
.999 = 1 : Dont have the picture yet (If u have it plese post it and ill add)

Starcraft -
Marine : http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9762/starcraft13ul.png
Hydralisk :http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/4282/starcraft28vz.png

Earendil

Oct 7, 2005, 12:55 PM

Blizzard always focuses on gameplay above technical or visual matters, which is why their games are so fun and addicting. Plus their commitment to the Mac is one of the best of all the game developers

However they (aside from Diablo, and WoW, which I haven't much experience with) aren't sophisticated games. The number of unique approaches and strategies to the games are fairly limited. Now this can be a plus or a bonus, depending on wether you like/enjoy simple games, or like the challenge of using tactics.

~Earendil

PS
Note I never said they were fun games, I said they were addicting ;)
I only ever play DOTA when I play W3, because it offers the most team work and differences in personal strategies across the timeline of the game.

Lord Blackadder

Oct 7, 2005, 01:03 PM

The number of unique approaches and strategies to the games are fairly limited.

I only have a great deal of experience with Diablo II and in that game the number of different character strategies is vast. Play strategies are fairly limited but I would argue that Diablo is a game whose point is more fiddling with character setup and pvp duelling online than playing through the game - especially since the game is 6 years old. (wow, has it been that long? :eek: )

I've never played WoW but starcraft and warcraft felt sort of the same as Diabo II - they have immense replay value.

Ja Di ksw

Oct 7, 2005, 01:24 PM

Well, it IS 10 / 7 / 05, so either something is coming out today, or it's just going to change days along with the date. That means either "something cool is coming at sometime" :rolleyes: , or, "Hey, we have a cool way to show you the date in case you play WoW way too much (http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/10/07/korea.onlinegameaddic.ap/index.html)"

patseguin

Oct 7, 2005, 01:31 PM

"World of Starcraft"?

ijimk

Oct 7, 2005, 01:33 PM

i too would like to see Starcraft 2. I feel it is a long over due sequal to one of the best games ever made. ;)

"World of Starcraft"?
please no more mmorpgs 1 is enough :P

roberts

Oct 7, 2005, 01:36 PM

Starcraft for the Nintendo DS :) That would be cool indeed.

AoWolf

Oct 7, 2005, 01:42 PM

Starcraft for the Nintendo DS :) That would be cool indeed.

Yeah it would and because they had it for 64 it should be an easy port...

Laser47

Oct 7, 2005, 01:49 PM

please let it be Diablo 3, i loved diablo 1 & 2.
I would be really messed up if it was just a intro screen to their site that tells you the date!

efoto

Oct 7, 2005, 01:54 PM

i too would like to see Starcraft 2. I feel it is a long over due sequal to one of the best games ever made. ;)

Dually noted, and globally agreed by sales and such. Where is Shard when we need him?
Even though he is newly married, I bet SC2 would get some play time despite his busy schedule ;)

I'm hoping on SC2. WC has been overused and WoSC would be far to similar to WoW (different races and whatnot, but how different are MMORPGs anyway? :confused: ) so I am assuming either SC2 or D3....but I want SC2.

Spike Spiegel

Oct 7, 2005, 02:13 PM

I'm hoping for Starcraft 2, I remember hearing that the Diablo universe was concluded. Unfortunately, since it's the battle.net site with the message and not Blizzard's home site, we probably shouldn't get our hopes up, as it will probably not be a new release.

Lord Blackadder

Oct 7, 2005, 03:39 PM

I remember hearing that the Diablo universe was concluded.

I'm afraid you may be right - everyone involved has quit Blizzard.

But I hope you're wrong. ;)

ijimk

Oct 7, 2005, 03:57 PM

Starcraft for the Nintendo DS :) That would be cool indeed.
i would definatly buy it :cool:

cubist

Oct 7, 2005, 03:58 PM

efoto

Oct 7, 2005, 04:12 PM

I don't think that's a Marine, I think it's a Vulture driver.

I like RTSs. I think a StarCraft 2 would be great if it includes (a) space combat (why's a space game so terrestrial?) and (b) spherical planets = i.e. larger maps. It also could get a better economic model and, better yet, a diplomatic/espionage model. I'd also like to see some consideration of space transport delays a la Starship Troopers (the book).

The RTS genre only seems tired because, for the most part, the games are not advancing it. Rise of Nations incorporated a lot of Civ concepts and was a big improvement. StarCraft's user interface is cumbersome too, and could use some improvements.

I would not have any interest in SC:Ghost - who needs yet another FPS.

(edit) oh, and yes, I would buy SC for DS too. Wonder how the pen functionality would work...

Part of the reason so many of the systems in SC are dated and in need of improvement is because the game is ages old, it's been around forever. Rise of Nations did a lot of things right, but still there is room from improvement. I actually LOVE Rome:Total War because it combines a strategic battle mode with an governing overall mode, the best of both worlds. What would be awesome for SC2 would be to incorporate the governing mode in open space, then zoom in to various colonies you have setup or you want to attack/acquire. When a battle actually takes place, you can have ships deployed from low orbit (a la impact pods or landers....think HL2 headsucker rockets) and then start the building construction of your base/defenses/units/etc.
The average round/mission of SC doesn't take that long, so this system could easily be implemented. In R:TW I usually spend 10 minutes in the governing oversight and then zoom into a battle or two, each taking 5-15 minutes to win. R:TW is turn based so after I am done then all of the computer groups have a chance to move and rebuttal my attacks, take their own colonies, whatever. This would be pretty sweet, especially for mixing in multiple races in the same campaign and keeping things always changing.

notjustjay

Oct 7, 2005, 04:14 PM

I haven't played WoW but it sounds like it's pretty similar to a MUD (anyone remember those?) If so, I can see why it could become addictive. The best years of my university undergrad saw many hundreds of wasted hours MUDding at home and at school labs.

I made clan leader and everything..

WillMak

Oct 7, 2005, 04:30 PM

sigh...I still need to paly half-life 2...damn apple OS.

Phatpat

Oct 7, 2005, 04:41 PM

The following link is the source code from Battle.net. I'm not getting pictures anymore.

I don't know what the picture is of, but I'm getting excited.

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=50315490&size=o

EDIT: Just black text on black. Go to battle.net and highlight. Still confused though.

It's changing! Duck, Duck with hat, Owl(?). They have "get ready" in the comments.

EDIT: And now something else. This can't drag on for long.

EDIT2: Many of these pics are shown here (IGN Boards) (http://boards.ign.com/The_Vestibule/b5296/96283062/?31)

Has blizzard been hacked again, or are they messing with us?

kainjow

Oct 7, 2005, 04:55 PM

I've never been a fan of StarCraft, but if they come out with a 2nd version based on the WC3 engine, or something better then that, I'll play it.

I don't know what that image on battle.net's front page means... anyone have any clue? :confused:

dubbz

Oct 7, 2005, 04:57 PM

Has blizzard been hacked again, or are they messing with us?

Heh :p Looks to me like someone else is having some fun.

Edit: Doubt this is Blizzard's doing. There's no link that leads you to the mainpage of battle.net

Lord Blackadder

Oct 7, 2005, 05:10 PM

So apparently the "event" was the hacking of Blizzard's web site? :confused:

woxel1

Oct 7, 2005, 05:12 PM

Obviously this is an Battle.net wide update of some sort, which would necessitate closing it off from the public until ready... YA RLY

kainjow

Oct 7, 2005, 05:18 PM

Yep, battle.net is back up - just a new site redesign, nothing exciting. :(

dubbz

Oct 7, 2005, 05:31 PM

Yep, battle.net is back up - just a new site redesign, nothing exciting. :(

Awww.... How dull.

Oh, well...

efoto

Oct 7, 2005, 11:18 PM

Yep, battle.net is back up - just a new site redesign, nothing exciting. :(
You mean to say that we made a thread about nothing yet again? :mad:

Who am I kidding, like that's a surprise :rolleyes:

eXan

Oct 8, 2005, 12:55 AM

Go Starcraft 2 go! :D

madmax_2069

Oct 8, 2005, 02:10 AM

dubbz

Oct 8, 2005, 10:59 AM

that would be sweet an expantion for WOW. BTW im on my dreamcast posting this lol

Cool :D

As for WoW expansion, in case you didn't know.

October 5, 2005
World of Warcraft Expansion Playable at BlizzCon!
The World of Warcraft development team has confirmed that BlizzCon attendees will be able to go hands-on with a playable sneak peek of the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion. For those who won’t be able to attend BlizzCon, please note that gaming magazines hitting newsstands in different regions of the world around the time of the event will feature in-depth previews on the new content we have in store. Click here to learn more about BlizzCon.

capsLOCK

Oct 10, 2005, 07:44 PM

If its starcraft 2 then I'll buy it the day it comes out.

devilot

Oct 10, 2005, 09:35 PM

You mean to say that we made a thread about nothing yet again? :mad:

Who am I kidding, like that's a surprise :rolleyes:Snarf. Hah. Hah.
:o It's been a long day...