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Article by Kevin Parrish

Diablo fans were going nuts last week with rumors that Diablo 3 was going to be officially announced in an upcoming issue of PC Gamer Magazine. The rumor has officially been put to rest, but is Diablo 3 still in the works?

http://www.tomsgames.com/us/2008/05/26/diablo3_rumor/


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I am actually more interested in what the actual announcement will be tbh. lol

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3Ball wrote :

I am actually more interested in what the actual announcement will be tbh. lol



I second that one.


For once, well, im happy that isnt Diablo 3 going out for now. I can have a job, a home, a wife, a normal life.
I guess once diablo 3 comes out, everything else will be a far off memory.

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I know a lot of people are predicting an announcement at Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational. But I don't think we will hear anything until after Wrath of the Lich King is released.

Radnor is right about everything else will be a far off memory when D3 comes out. I just hope when it does, it's the game we all hope it will be.

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Plus they need to finish Starcraft 2. That's funny. Is it wrong for me to enjoy watching rampant fanboy speculation get crushed?

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Unless they have a release for consoles as well, I would expect it to be an MMO, it is the only way they're going to make money off of it.

Blizzard would be stupid to not make a diablo 3, how could it not make money... people would play soley becuase of the name...Seems like a no brainer

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Like I told Rob when i originally wrote this article, if Diablo 3 is indeed the MMOG Blizzard is currently working on, it would seem likely that the game would follow the Guild Wars model: players would sign in to a free account and connect in-game via a virtual lobby (town, outpost, cave etc). There gamers could group together in a set of four for multiplayer questing, or venture out in solo mode with a NPC party (locally on the PC although still connected to the network).

If you think about it, it would be no different than Diablo or Diablo 2, just that the online multiplayer portion and offline single-player game would now be as one unit rather than separate "sections" as seen in the previous titles. Maybe that's why Blizzard hired on new Battle.net-specific employees ;)


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Way to burst my bubble.


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Well, if/when/however Diablo 3 comes out, unlikely to position against WoW... a Guildwars/Hellgate game would work IMO... :D

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Or like Guild Wars 2.. less instancing. Isn't the beta coming out for that real soon?

I must get in.. at all costs! (except money, maybe my soul?)

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I find it amusing that you seem more willing to consider spending your soul than your money ;-)

There has been one game by blizzard that I have not enjoyed. Warcraft 3. The upkeep system just killed it for me. I really hated that "feature".

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infornography42 wrote :

I find it amusing that you seem more willing to consider spending your soul than your money ;-)

There has been one game by blizzard that I have not enjoyed. Warcraft 3. The upkeep system just killed it for me. I really hated that "feature".



Same, upkeep, heroes, way too many spells and etc (even with auto cast) made multiplayer a pain for me. I enjoyed the single player campaign though. Too complicated for my simple brain, Starcraft, C&C, etc keeps it nice and simple.

About the soul.. in talks with Mephisto atm about a possible trade, I think he wants yours and about 99 more too, something about a giant Kraken and Davey Jones' locker, idk, what a drunk! :D

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Well my soul is not available, I traded it for a copy of Masters of Orion 3 when it came out... imagine my disappointment.

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infornography42 wrote :

Well my soul is not available, I traded it for a copy of Masters of Orion 3 when it came out... imagine my disappointment.



Thats was a bad trade indeed. I played MoO e MoO Battle for Antares to death ( still play them :) DOXBOX Rules).
Im saving mine for diablo 3 !!!


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The Diablo 3 rumor mill keeps turning...

According to this post over on DiabloFans, PC Action (Germany) is teasing readers with the same cryptic riddle PC Gamer threw out there weeks ago. However, this time, the words "hell" and "cows" were included.

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30.05.2008 10:55 - We found out some secret information about a much awaited game, from a very well known game developer, whom we can't name. Sounds extremely important, doesn't it? Let's say: Pure thought about it makes our bedsheets wet. Got any ideas? Post them in the comments. Even if the hell froze and cows gave beer - we would spill nothig out!

pcaction.de thinks: HAHA! we have seen the pictures and you have not!

I still say Diablo 3 is in the works and will utilize the Guild Wars multiplayer structure. It's very possible that Blizzard is letting these outlets release a little "slip" just to stir up the hype before they reveal the MMOG next month.


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Blizzcon '08 would be the perfect time for them to announce Diablo 3 :)


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oh snap!


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Just to keep the pot boiling, this link to diabloii.net reports that Xfire will cover Blizzard's upcoming WWI 08 event live. However, here's the juicy part:

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Get behind the scenes with Xfire during WWI to:
Follow the opening ceremony and discover what new game will be announced in our chat rooms..

Is it Diablo 3 or not? Who knows at this point, but there are too many factors pointing to a new game unveiling at the event...


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