First official confirmation of new Blizzard MMO
Filed under: World of Warcraft, Forums, MMO industry, New titles, News items
Blizzard has been recruiting on its website most of this year for team members to work on a "Next-Gen MMO" project, but it has never publicly confirmed that the mysterious title is in development. Some observers have pessimistically suggested that "Next-Gen MMO" is just a hyped-up way of saying "Wrath of the Lich King."Thankfully, it turns out they were wrong! Official confirmation (of a sort) has come. A Blizzard employee who goes by the forum name of Drysc responded to forum posts speculating about the project. He (or she, maybe -- it's like a female Night Elf Hunter; you can never know) said, "it's an unannounced Next-Gen MMO. And that doesn't mean an expansion for World of Warcraft either."
So Drysc confirmed what most of us already suspected. Hey, better than nothing. So ... is it World of Starcraft? Do we want it to be World of Starcraft? Hmm.
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Mike Schramm said on 1:48PM 12-07-2007
Drysc is a dude, we met him at BlizzCon.
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Bildo said on 2:31PM 12-07-2007
After how much fun I'm having in TR... yes, yes I really do want a Starcraft Online. BADLY.
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Hollywood Ron said on 2:37PM 12-07-2007
I am so there for WoS. Oh, to be zerged by actual zergs.
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Ghen said on 4:49PM 12-07-2007
Well, I hope it isn't World of Diablo... For as much as I want my diablo fix, I really don't want it to be an MMO. I like the style just the way it is (was)!
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Markymark said on 5:07PM 12-07-2007
I doubt it will be World of Diablo we already have WoW which is all the Fantasy Mmo i can handle. We need either a new Intelectual property or a World of Starcraft... I'd love for a actually good sci fi mmo.
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Seth said on 6:32PM 12-07-2007
I cannot wait for Worlds of Starcraft!
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Joe P said on 5:27PM 12-08-2007
Or, you know, it could be an original IP. I'm sure Blizzard is capable of making something new.
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Hollywood Ron said on 5:56PM 12-09-2007
Yeah, but what are the odds? This is a company who loves its sequels and spin-offs. Starcraft is just WAITING, and as big as it is in Asia, well... World of Starcraft = Money Machine.
Saavik said on 11:07PM 12-09-2007
I can already see it...
NERF HYDRALISKS!!1!!!11!
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Buckeye said on 9:01AM 12-10-2007
World of Raidcraft.
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Kiddi said on 11:51AM 12-14-2007
Id probebly guess that it whould be related to Diablo.. Blizzard is currently still working on Starcraft 2.. if i guess right, i cant imagine them working on World of Starcraft just after S2 is released? Its been 6 years since Diablo 2 came out, id probebly guess on World of Diablo... Could be a higher option, but we will see :)
Kiddi
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