Blizzard Confirms New MMO Based on Fresh IP

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• It says "entirely from scratch," not "partially" or even "mostly." : Chris Remo

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  i really gotta proofread before i hit the post button : gyokuro
  • or not hit the post button. :P : slax0r
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  Yeah, because real gamers only play games with ultra-realistic graphics. : herradura99
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    As a real gamer, I hate the WoW graphics. D3... not so much, but WoW, even though the art is pretty awes... : devi| dog
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      When will people realize the "cartoon aspect" is the style Warcraft has had and has kept since it started... : Confrustrating
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        While I love WoW style, it's not the art style since the beginning. It started with 3. : razlebol
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          [comparison screens inside] I wouldn't say the artstyle changed a lot, they just added a ton of detail be... : razorblade79
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            Naw, I think the cartoonyness-level has remained fairly constant. Maybe the color palette is a bit more d... : code-e255
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              Cartoons don't have to be goofy though, wow has moved away from a dramatic art style to a sat morning car... : devi| dog
              • The recent expansion (Wrath) isn't very cartoony at all : rubicant
• hopefully you choke on it too : sm00v3d
• TF2 LOOKS LIKE WOW OMG : [7]kami
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  Graphics are one of the least important parts of a game. : unjustend
  • That's not true at all. : Cihte

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  Who is crazy enough to pay for one every month =S : StriderNL
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    Millions of people. : deveus1
    • It was a retorical question, if a question at all ;/ : StriderNL
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    The same people who pay for iTunes songs, who pay for gas, who pay bills and so on. And people who reali... : Meadows.TR
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      And some people would argue it's a waste of valuable productivity time and a waste of money. : bstrad
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        if you think its a waste of time, then you should feel the same about all video games. and posting on in... : pandastrong
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          That'd be a good argument, except posting this message was in fact about ten times more fun than spending... : -JLN-
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            no one said anything about fun. : pandastrong
            • But that's why this game is a waste of productivity time and money while other games aren't :P It's a ... : -JLN-
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              Actually, I don't believe that's true. MMORPGs are time hogs by design. They are supposed to keep you in ... : bstrad
              • You can play WoW casually (less than 2 hours a day) and have fun. Its true because I did it with my frie... : pandastrong
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                In fairness, if you have got the time to play the game, the sense of accomplishment when you do achieve s... : -JLN-
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                  I suppose it depends on your perspective and what your goals are in life. I mean, I'm 30 years old now an... : bstrad
                  • I'm working on high end raids in WoW and I can play anywhere from 3-10 hours a week at this point. Sin... : holinka
            • touche : psamathos
    • The hours/dollar ratio IS exceptionally high, but there also needs to be a modifier based on quality of t... : psamathos
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  I doubt they will go for a subscription model like in WoW. Its all about microtransactions now. : herradura99
  • Subscription seems to be working for the most profitable MMO out now. Which also happens to be their pro... : ease one
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    Well, there are news one after another that suggest microtransactions are the new hotness, but as for som... : ramshot
    • There is no way in hell Id goto the store and buy a loot card(or whatever it would be) because earning an... : godm0de
  • Maybe in Asia. That shit does not fly over here, not yet. : node
• they are going to have a deal that gives a you a discount on if you play two or more subscription based t... : ease one
• I would of course cancel my wow subscription if a new mmo by blizzard came out. One mmo is more than enou... : klearlyunseen
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  by the time this comes out wow will be crazy old : ninjase
  • Exactly. WoW is pretty damned old already. It will be interesting to see if anyone manages to make a ... : ReiMomo
• Pretty certain I'll at least try whatever they release. If I liked it and had enough time / desire to de... : Admiral Crunch
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  I'm quite certain they would offer a $30/month sub, much like SOE, for access to all Blizzard Battlenet g... : Wombat Woo
  • I would be absolutely amazed if Diablo III required any kind of monetary investment in order to play onli... : Vincent Grayson
• I would not only pay for both at the same time, I would PLAY both at the same time (not really) : DeBurgo
• Hell no, I felt dirty just paying for one. : lightly inclined
• I'm paying for, and not really playing, EQ2. I'm also paying for, and playing, but not really enjoying, ... : The_Archon

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  Except the Warcraft universe is much more financially successful than Warhammer will ever be. And you are... : lavaflare
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    Well Starcraft is a huge ripoff of Warhammer 40k. The only truely original IP they have is Diablo. : PinPalsApu
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      And even this wasn't Blizzard idea to begin with, they just bought a studio who had the game virtually do... : FTY
      • Since the employees change anyway, it is never someones original idea so who cares. : Johnnsen
  • and 98 degrees sold more records than how many of your favorite bands? sales are a good argument if yo... : robosextoid
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  Oh get over yourself... "and Warhammer stole it from Tolkein" etc etc blah-dee fucking BLAH. listen to ... : kpxkrnjc
  • ^ wow fan boy at his best right there. I enjoy comedy.. keep it coming. : DionB250
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    Attention all! I hereby declare Warhammer the winner! : robosextoid
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      Simpsons already did it. : Sir Saltie
      • maybe I write for the Simpsons. I don't. but you could not have known that. Just think next time. : robosextoid
      • southpark did it : imcompa
  • 1 thing i find weird with that is with orcs.. people are always saying that warhammer 'n warcraft stole o... : ClawHammR
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  Except Warhammer Online is pretty much trash and for terrible pvpers. : clickles
  • and mmog pvp is for people with terrible hand-eye coordination (aka aim)... it goes on and on. : whyfacewhy
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    Warhammer Online COULD be a great game. If they made some changes. : The_Archon
    • Like... making it even more like WoW. : LoioshDwaggie
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    except warhammer has been getting better and better. I dunno i take part in 200ish man battles every nigh... : italiano3d
    • Thanks for proving my point. : clickles
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    H was actually talking about Warhammer as an IP which has been around longer than Warhammer Online. : mordaken
    • I know exactly what he was talking about Gus. However since this is about MMOs it's pretty fair to compa... : clickles
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  It will be quite interesting to see what they come up with...considering that they're out of Warhammer IP... : nardman
  • i'm sure there's plenty of other PnP they can "borrow" ideas from... : TheGamer11
• And i imagine warhammer came up with the idea of orcs and goblins and dwarves too huh...faggot : sreyes22

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• Good call. I'd put money on that. : BorenKets123
• Blizzard rules the stage, other people just compete for the lime light : sreyes22

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  Little overall story? What? The Warcraft universe has shitloads of lore, and WoW itself also has lots of ... : code-e255
  • Quantity is not the same as quality Casuals and kids might enjoy the story at times, but others, well ... : a dude1234
  • Lore and "story content" do not equal a plot, though. : psamathos
  • Draenei? All they do is make up BS when they add new content. The lore for WC is already used up. : Bensam123
  • Yes, Warcraft does have a tremendous amount of lore to pull from to make a story. However I'd argue that... : Wombat Woo
• Yup. :-/ : thetangent
• I think you severely underestimate them. They've been doing WoW for years and have that market locked dow... : node

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• a : lightly inclined
• A well down shadowrun would be awesome. : unjustend
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  Why haven't they done a game based on the R. Talsorian Cyberpunk 2020 Pencil & Paper RPG? That was good s... : AxeMan808
  • Because cyberpunk died in the 80s, unfortunately. : psamathos

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• Pimps atsea! : Turd Ferguson

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  Its Blizzard - the beta won't start until your children are done with grad school : johnwissinger
  • lol .. that was good. : YummiGummi

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• won't be suprised if they did just that.... : a dude1234
• that's starcraft : valael

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  It has to have factions. I'm betting care bears VS my little ponies. : erebus
  • My Buddy VS. Kid Sister : jabuck
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  I love you Alice but you're stupid. : Ajax
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    Par for the course! : Alice O'Connor
    • Did you just insult women? : famine101
  • Alice in Wonderland MMO. : okhelosir
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  With the direction they've been taking WoW (such as integrating Peggle as a masterstroke) I'd expect some... : prokat
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    Peggle is a mod. It's not an official inclusion with the game. : deveus1
    • This. : Meadows.TR
  • You said masterstroke : Rich McNinch
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  I'd settle for Black Adder meets Red Dwarf, with unicorns. : lightly inclined
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    Lord Flashheart, your Starbug awaits. : Durajim
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      But first you must find ten ale-filled pig bladders to fuel it. : Alice O'Connor
      • Oh wow : Durajim
• MAGICAL horses. With George Jefferson and Maude special guest star events. : kikilupo

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  More casual than WoW? Wow. : The_Archon
  • come on : razorblade79
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  I would actually be all for this. Imagine if, in addition to normal in-game activities, they managed t... : Brainiacrk
  • There is already a game exactly as you described in development. I was hearing about it on a podcast last... : robosextoid

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• Yeah. While I would've loved if they were to make something a bit more hardcore -- perhaps PvP-centric an... : fffortune
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  WoW has been becoming more casual steadily for the past 2 years. I have no idea why people think they're ... : MetaAsmo
  • Really? I beleived Original WoW was not hardcore compared to its contemporaries. Maybe only City of Heros... : tidic
  • entry level wow was not hardcore at all. wow after 2 years was hardcore though. : italiano3d
• Another entry-level MMO? Meh, this is why I don't play WoW. : The_Archon
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  Blizzard's games tend to be attractive to both new players, and hardcore gamers. They've often stated tha... : code-e255
  • Damn the broad definition of hardcore. What I meant were the buggers who play games like red orchestr... : a dude1234
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  the hardcore tend to play themselves out. the casual players are more lucrative because they won't run th... : Shai-Tan
  • It could be described more deeply like hardcore being pickier about the things they play but fair enough.... : a dude1234

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• Whoa, except for the fact it isn't MMOG its MMORPG since day one of ... MMORPGS. Thanks for trying tho... : penny_flame

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• dig that im in : supermonkeyballz
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  ... in Space! Like Firefly!!! : Cihte
  • Best part of MMOs is the exploration. I don't want to explore California. : Cihte
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  Maybe if it was something like the Dead Lands RPG, otherwise count me out : sartori69
  • wow, this : johnwissinger
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  That could work, they just need to watch all episodes of Braveheart and ninja it. : FTY
  • * I meant Bravestar... : FTY
• We used to run a Boot Hill campaign, back in the day. I carried a Winchester 30.06 as my sidearm. : AxeMan808

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  I need to cheer up, this early morning "everything crabby out of my mouth is funny because I just woke up... : nientiendo
  • mmm, no, works for me every morning. : araczynski

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• Orly? When did they confirm that their next MMO is not going to use an existing IP? : code-e255

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• hold on to your butts! : jonin
• I would play this. : The_Archon
• Git off mah lawn!! : ReiMomo

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• It is not a sword/board MMO. That's one change, another is the engine design. They're working on moving t... : LoioshDwaggie

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• Something like a redone Planetside would be great. I enjoyed playing that game when it was still around a... : NoMessages

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• Hey that sounds fantastic to me. How indeed! : Admiral Crunch
• I'd love something with Anarchy Online and Neocroninfluences. But that's just me... : VisitorQ

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• I want an MMO set in Bas Lag : Arceihn
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  Something contemporary would be nice. : Rich McNinch
  • The Matrix MMO. Oh, wait. : Meadows.TR
• zombies : umegastar

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• I've never seen anyone be so wrong. : Meadows.TR

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  Or your world/lore, amirite? : famine101
  • Yep. Instant market domination by Blizzard imminent. : [7]kami

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  backstory, characters, racial relations/appearance, etc. : famine101
  • Thanks. : qwplayer
• http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lore : okhelosir
• background information, story, the info that wise wizard the third picked his nose 512 years ago, all tha... : razorblade79
• It's when a Chinese man "lol's" : Godhatesfatpeople
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  baby dont hurt me, dont hurt me..no more. : Lord Skellington
  • hahaha, bravo! : nodebug
  • haha : marmite
  • I started bobbing my head to this roxbury style : klearlyunseen
  • Yes! : Klebold
• data's brother : rgoer