General Discussion

Originally posted by altfreak2

Coffee, the hybrid idea is actually a pretty good idea. I know that that ground has already been tread on by any MMORTS (such as "Beyond Protocol"), but I would think that Blizzard would want to tread ground that needs to come into the spotlight because its so good, hence perhaps the title "Next-Generation MMO" that they refer to the new MMO by on their job listings website. So i don't think its going to be an RPG, but who knows, this is Blizzard we're talking about here, they managed to keep Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 secret for so long, so we have a while until we find out.

To blackthornn, it doesn't matter if they lose subscribers from WoW to another of their MMOs, its still the same money coming in. Also... wow, you're 4-year old son plays WoW? Melees as a warlock? I mean, WOW! He must be some sort of child prodigy or something, most complex game i could play when i was that age was pacman.

No way they will risk developing a hybrid RTS/MMO.  Those games are so niche it would never reach the success of WoW.  What they need is something for the 8 million (whatever it is) to migrate too.  They don't want to turn them off with something completely different.  I REALLY hope it isn't a RTS/MMO hybrid.

my opinion its definitely StarCraft.

Blizz isnt about to make a MMO that would directly compete with world of warcraft, that would be silly. So whatever MMO theyre likely designing wont be the same genre as WoW is.

Starcraft MMO would give sci-fi fans a place to call home without diminishing WoW subscriptions. It would bring in ex-swg players and maybe some AO players as well looking for a new sci-fi MMO.

I cant see Blizz going out and making a MMO from scratch. A game like WoW or Starcraft already has a built-in fan base. Something brand new is a huuuuge risk and Blizz isnt known as a risktaker

I am interested to see what it is going to be, as long as it deosnt look, smell, feel, or taste like wow i may keep an eye on it.

Originally posted by admriker4

my opinion its definitely StarCraft.

Blizz isnt about to make a MMO that would directly compete with world of warcraft, that would be silly. So whatever MMO theyre likely designing wont be the same genre as WoW is.

Starcraft MMO would give sci-fi fans a place to call home without diminishing WoW subscriptions. It would bring in ex-swg players and maybe some AO players as well looking for a new sci-fi MMO.

I cant see Blizz going out and making a MMO from scratch. A game like WoW or Starcraft already has a built-in fan base. Something brand new is a huuuuge risk and Blizz isnt known as a risktaker

.    Tabula Rasa was the last "Big" sci-fi mmo to come out and it failed miserably.  EVE does not appeal to the casual player and you cant get out of your spaceship. 

THe SCi-Fi MMO market is COMPLETELY UNTAPPED.

Originally posted by fungistratus

Originally posted by admriker4

my opinion its definitely StarCraft.

Blizz isnt about to make a MMO that would directly compete with world of warcraft, that would be silly. So whatever MMO theyre likely designing wont be the same genre as WoW is.

Starcraft MMO would give sci-fi fans a place to call home without diminishing WoW subscriptions. It would bring in ex-swg players and maybe some AO players as well looking for a new sci-fi MMO.

I cant see Blizz going out and making a MMO from scratch. A game like WoW or Starcraft already has a built-in fan base. Something brand new is a huuuuge risk and Blizz isnt known as a risktaker

 

.    Tabula Rasa was the last "Big" sci-fi mmo to come out and it failed miserably.  EVE does not appeal to the casual player and you cant get out of your spaceship. 

THe SCi-Fi MMO market is COMPLETELY UNTAPPED.

There is hope...................

http://www.vizualfxstudios.com/crusades/

Originally posted by fungistratus

No way they will risk developing a hybrid RTS/MMO.  Those games are so niche it would never reach the success of WoW.  What they need is something for the 8 million (whatever it is) to migrate too.  They don't want to turn them off with something completely different.  I REALLY hope it isn't a RTS/MMO hybrid.

If you think about it before WoW  RPG was a small niche.

And if you look at total sales without WoW it still is.

So my crazy prediction is that it will be sci fi FPS !

Originally posted by coffee

For me it would have to be a starcraft MMO.. or maybe an RTS/MMO/RPG hybrid, you dont play a character you play a faction and you hire/build/train armies to battle other players for ownership of planets, facilities etc all in an RTS game play. /drolling

 

 

 

 

 

I like the way you think.

In fact, I love the way you think.

Blizzard knows WoW is old, and every time a new MMO comes out tons of WoW players turn their backs on it to see if the new game is worth playing. The only problem is no really great game has come around yet.

If they were to make a new game that was good enough to dominate like WoW does, people might transfer over to the new game but they will still be getting the 15 million monthly subscriptions, just spread across more servers. WoW is too old to contrinue to grow for much longer, and they know it. A new game would allow them make room for even more growth, while still having WoW for a safety net incase the new game fails. And it is not as if WoW hasn't made more than enough money to keep the servers up way past 2012 already.

People are looking for something new, it would be smart to give it to them before they find another company that will. And once they are gone and neck deep in a new game, they may not come back.

Every year they have a secret announcement and everyone goes crazy with rumors and hopes of D3, that alone is reason enough to make the game, to give the people what they want. Even though i personally would rather see a WoW2 or a new IP and avoid the whole diablo thing, the people have spoken and from a business perspective, what better way to stay on top. Domination has worked so far, why hold back now. "That's the way we do it, that's how my father did it, and that is how America does it. And it's worked so far."

So when is this Announcement? When will we know what the new MMORPG will be?