Blizzard Confirms New MMO Based on Fresh IP
by Nick Breckon, May 12, 2009 6:55pm PDTThe unannounced MMO in development by World of Warcraft creative studio Blizzard will not be based on one of its established franchises, a representative reiterated today.
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"We've already stated it'll be a brand new franchise, which means the lore, art, and game play are being developed entirely from scratch," said Blizzard community manager Zarhym on the World of Warcraft forums, in a post noticed by Worldofwar.net.
Zerhym referred to the new MMO as a "shell of a game thus far." Blizzard has previously said that the title is being developed using the World of Warcraft engine for testing purposes.
"It's an overwhelming process, but a process through which we excel," added Zerhym. "Our track record supports this."
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They will use the exact same mechanics as WoW, because it rakes in cash for them.
- Gear centric.
- Little overall story.
- Raid/pvp/or die
- 2.5 years between meaningful content updates.
And fanbois will lap it up.
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All they do is make up BS when they add new content. The lore for WC is already used up.
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