View Full Version : We may see a starcraft MMO after all!
SlickR
08-30-2007, 10:47 PM
We may see a starcraft MMO afterall, if not starcraft then either Diablo or WOW2. Yap Blizzard is doing it again. With recent players drop in WOW from 8 millino back to 7 million as fast declining blizzard is thinking about making a new MMO.
Wheather they will take starcraft, diablo universe or just make WOW 2 is free to speculate!
bit-tech.net/news/2007/08/29/blizzard_thinking_about_a_new_mmo/1
Protogod
08-30-2007, 10:49 PM
They specifically said that there would not be an sc mmo. Nuff said, but I'll allow speculation regardless.
TitanWing
08-30-2007, 10:55 PM
They are taking the path that can lead to SC3 being a FPS or something along those lines, but I don't see a MMO.
Dayoh
08-30-2007, 11:37 PM
Maybe this is the new WoW expansion?
I cant see a SC WoW, or a diablo WoW. Maybe something like a GW Diablo, but thats it.
Faiien
08-31-2007, 12:57 AM
They are taking the path that can lead to SC3 being a FPS or something along those lines, but I don't see a MMO.
i think blizzard has postponed the fps version for starcraft...indefinitely...
sc ghost, may you rest in peace
on a brighter note nova may be joining us as a minor character in sc2 ^^
On the topic of making sc2 a mmo, i think its a bad idea, blizzard already has an mmo they need to work on (diablo 3) -_-
starcraft should remain true to the rts franchise imho ^^
WOW 2
i just dont see it coming...all i see are expansions and patches XD
TitanWing
08-31-2007, 1:28 AM
I wasn't actually talking about Ghost, I meant the continuation of the story (SC3) being a FPS or shooter/RPG. You can already see how the are making SC2 an easy transition to another genre with the new story mode.
More likely than not, SC3 will be an RTS still, but there's still the possibility.
Kawagata
08-31-2007, 1:30 AM
A SWBF styled game would be cool too.. Wouldn't it?
TitanWing
08-31-2007, 1:31 AM
Hm...I like SWBF, but I don't really want SC going that direction.
Kawagata
08-31-2007, 1:33 AM
Yeah I guess. It could be a spawn though. BF is incredibly fun.
diablo has more chances to be a mmo than starcraft... and... anyways i wouldnt buy the mmo :P even if it is of starcraft
TitanWing
08-31-2007, 1:53 AM
Yes...I can see a Diablo MMO.
Kawagata
08-31-2007, 1:53 AM
isn't d2 sort of like mmo?
AzVortez
08-31-2007, 3:28 AM
i dont think they'll make any more new mmo's, they'll just improve on WoW
WoW2 is out the door, unless they come out with a technology like that weird spy kids 3 movie
D2, its sort of an mmo itself
SC2 just doesn't have the market of an mmo, because all mmo chars have to be heroes. think of it, your limited to the protoss, and thats it. The protoss have superior psionic powers, nuff said. the terrans rely on their technology very hardly, so unless you'll be commanding different types of vechicles (which i doubt, for server reasons), not chance for a terran hero. Zerg die like crazy, so who'd want to be a Zerg hero? well of course, unless every zerg hero's a kerrigan. But we don't want too many kerri's running around, do we? If jim raynors fantasies come true.. *shudder* <<not making sense
anywas, like proto said, sc2 mmo not coming out
just WoW improvements and expansions, thats about it.
although, they might let you play for free sometime later, just not with the membership 'benifets' (like Runescape, although my stomach churns everytime i play that)
apostolos
08-31-2007, 9:05 AM
I wasn't actually talking about Ghost, I meant the continuation of the story (SC3) being a FPS or shooter/RPG. You can already see how the are making SC2 an easy transition to another genre with the new story mode.
More likely than not, SC3 will be an RTS still, but there's still the possibility.No,RTS's rule,making SC3 FPS or something else would be a dumb thing IMO
TitanWing
08-31-2007, 2:41 PM
Which I agree on, but I don't trust Blizzard to not try something stupid.
DarkMirror
08-31-2007, 6:07 PM
i dont think they'll make any more new mmo's, they'll just improve on WoW
WoW2 is out the door, unless they come out with a technology like that weird spy kids 3 movie
D2, its sort of an mmo itself
SC2 just doesn't have the market of an mmo, because all mmo chars have to be heroes. think of it, your limited to the protoss, and thats it. The protoss have superior psionic powers, nuff said. the terrans rely on their technology very hardly, so unless you'll be commanding different types of vechicles (which i doubt, for server reasons), not chance for a terran hero. Zerg die like crazy, so who'd want to be a Zerg hero? well of course, unless every zerg hero's a kerrigan. But we don't want too many kerri's running around, do we? If jim raynors fantasies come true.. *shudder* <<not making sense
anywas, like proto said, sc2 mmo not coming out
just WoW improvements and expansions, thats about it.
although, they might let you play for free sometime later, just not with the membership 'benifets' (like Runescape, although my stomach churns everytime i play that)
Go read the thread in the debreifing room called ';World of Starcraft". makes it a hell of a lot more feasable. Not everyone needs to be a hero. They can be the average joe, but it makes the average joe more... fun.
Skullflower
08-31-2007, 6:25 PM
Which I agree on, but I don't trust Blizzard to not try something stupid.
Like when the AvP series went RTS?
AzVortez
08-31-2007, 7:36 PM
Go read the thread in the debreifing room called ';World of Starcraft". makes it a hell of a lot more feasable. Not everyone needs to be a hero. They can be the average joe, but it makes the average joe more... fun.
i have read it
but your limited to one race (the terrans)
also, any neutral enemies (that travel in small groups) would have to be terrans, and maybe one or two protoss renegades. the zerg is out of the question because they all stick with broods, and theres no such things as stray zerg (unless the cerebrate controlling them dies, which is still very unlikely)
that means that blizzard would have to coordinate mass wars of humans v cpus, and that would seriously lag the server. i still dont see it happening
you cant be protoss because they have immense psychic powers, and you hardly find strays
you cant be zerg because there too weak to be of any good use, and dont have much 'upgrades', or levels (unless you count DNA reconfiguration, but the Zerg eco doesnt work like that)
DarkMirror
08-31-2007, 8:00 PM
No, you are not limited to terrans. It never, ever said that.
EDIT: Since you havnt even read the thread, I'm ignoring your ignorance. You could totally be a zerg or toss. Hell, to compensate for easy kills for all three races you gould have a better system for respawns, with less focus on total restart.
Read the thread, or dont post about the theory.
AzVortez
08-31-2007, 10:39 PM
i told u, i did read the thread. but.. oh, forget it -.-
DarkMirror
08-31-2007, 11:29 PM
You didnt get the point then. It would be totally possible to play as a toss or a terran.
AzVortez
09-01-2007, 8:54 AM
well, maybe your more creative than i am :P
BludSyko
09-02-2007, 11:07 PM
They would never make SC an MMO. It just doesn't make sense.
The article never said that they are going to make an MMO, they said they would like to make one. I highly doubt they would make WoW2, at least for another 5-10 years. They would just keep making expansion packs until they can get better graphics.
In other words, $50 says it's D3. The Diablo universe is due for a sequel.
Kawagata
09-02-2007, 11:30 PM
or the very old viking warrior series..
BludSyko
09-03-2007, 12:36 AM
or the very old viking warrior series..
The one for Gameboy? I don't think they would bring that back....
vIsitor
09-03-2007, 11:30 PM
If they brought back the Lost Vikings, I think people would cry.
Dude, dont diss the vikings, its a very fun puzzle/plateformer.
(its on Gameboy and Snes FYI)
Maybe blizzard could maybe grow a brain or hire creative people and make a new series/game :o.
IMO blizzard is just going to peddle there three serieses like capcom with resident evil :confused:
SlickR
09-04-2007, 6:33 PM
Dude, dont diss the vikings, its a very fun puzzle/plateformer.
(its on Gameboy and Snes FYI)
Maybe blizzard could maybe grow a brain or hire creative people and make a new series/game :o.
IMO blizzard is just going to peddle there three serieses like capcom with resident evil :confused:
What is Capcom with their resident evil?
How about need for speed ?
there are 9 need for speed games and a new one in development so that would make them 10 games!
Not to mention the sims and sims 2. Together there are more than 15 the sims games!
+ you can't say WOW is part of warcraft beacose it's not. It may feature some story elements and characters but it's completly new game. And in the end why fix it when it's not broke? Until their 3 existing universes sell good they will keep coming back to them!
vIsitor
09-04-2007, 7:34 PM
Dude, dont diss the vikings, its a very fun puzzle/plateformer.
(its on Gameboy and Snes FYI)
Maybe blizzard could maybe grow a brain or hire creative people and make a new series/game :o.
IMO blizzard is just going to peddle there three series like capcom with resident evil :confused:
It would appear that double-meanings are lost on you.
Yes, it can be said that crying is an innate act of grieving, but who is to say that what I am referring to are tears of joy (or not)? The hardcore Diablo fans would likely commit mass seppuku, however.
And, given enough time, I'm sure that Blizzard will come up with something original again. But for now, the Craft franchises have served them well.
Hmmm... I think that an SC FPS would actually be pretty cool. But it wouldn't continue the story line, that would just suck, its hard to get the big picture that way. It would take place like through Broodwar to SC2 or what ever. You could kinda create a character when playing this. Lotta cinematics. Sorta like SC GoW. but thats just me =P. I still love the RTS's so watever but a short change of pace would be cool. I was pumped for SC: Ghost like 2 years ago =/
Not that I dislike MMO's, what I dislike is the pratices used to propel the author companies income with their policies to "pay more to play" and pay another bit for the extra cool items. That is what drives me away from WoW and similar paraphernalia that's around the market. :P
Although a SC universe FPS like SC: Ghost was progressing, maybe à la AvsP 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_vs_predator_2) mixed GoW (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(video_game))'s/Tomb Raider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_series) for enigma cracking, would make my tastes (provided it was for PC's and not solely for consoles). :)
SlickR
09-08-2007, 11:05 AM
Not that I dislike MMO's, what I dislike is the pratices used to propel the author companies income with their policies to "pay more to play" and pay another bit for the extra cool items. That is what drives me away from WoW and similar paraphernalia that's around the market. :P
Although a SC universe FPS like SC: Ghost was progressing, maybe à la AvsP 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_vs_predator_2) mixed GoW (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_(video_game))'s/Tomb Raider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_series) for enigma cracking, would make my tastes (provided it was for PC's and not solely for consoles). :)
How about lost wikings MMO?:):D:D:):P That would be cool!:_owned:
SolidSamurai
09-10-2007, 9:42 PM
It'd probably be a better money sink and profit margin breaker if blizz simply satisfied it's fans one by one. In that case, the next title coming up is Diablo 3. 'Nuff said.
I'd hope for a WoS though. But only if it wasn't WoW overlapped with some SC bullshit. It'd have to be a highly interactive MMOFPS skill-reliant game (rather then progression after progression after progression).
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