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    John Keefer posted a new article, Author: Warcraft 3 almost had six playable races.

    In our last two chats with David Craddock about his upcoming Blizzard book Stay Awhile and Listen, the author has given us stories about Diablo 2 hardcore mode and details on Blizzard North's early desire to create a sports division. Today, we get a bit more meat on the Warcraft series.
    Sep 17, 2012 9:00am PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Author: Warcraft 3 almost had six playable races.

    In our last two chats with David Craddock about his upcoming Blizzard book Stay Awhile and Listen, the author has given us stories about Diablo 2 hardcore mode and details on Blizzard North's early desire to create a sports division. Today, we get a bit more meat on the Warcraft series. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Interested in the never-before-revealed 6th race in WarCraft 3's original six-faction lineup? Follow the ... : David Craddock
      • It couldn't be infernals! It couldn't be! : Zolneirz
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        Stu Rose wasn't a designer in sense of job role, just FYI. He was an artist. : gnolebThis person is cool!
        • Artist was his official title, but in the early days of War2, everyone wore several hats. Blizzard hired ... : David Craddock
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      This book could sell a million copies. Get it translated to Korean and launch it worldwide. Will you reme... : Marrbe
      • Of course I'll remember you, Marble! I mean Marrbe! : David Craddock
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      The demons and the Naga were both fully playable for a few missions in the campaign too, with buildings a... : creepjacked
      • Indeed! I'm glad Blizzard's work didn't go to waste, and giving players little tastes of what might have ... : David Craddock
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      can't tease this too much longer :P time to release the KRAKEN entire book :D : DownforceThis person is cool!
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        oh damn we have to wait until the end of october?! >:( : DownforceThis person is cool!
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          errr the book doesn't even come out until next YEAR? holy TLDR : DownforceThis person is cool!
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            I enjoyed watching your downward spiral in this sub-thread. :P : David Craddock
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              Twas amusing ;) : Keefinator
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                look I just need to open some chests with guns in them, OK?!?!?! : DownforceThis person is cool!
                • So you should love BL2 and TL2 ... : Keefinator
          • Lol the Korean thing is a legit idea : bolneze
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      the book isnt out for at least 5 months? why the press now? : spiderfill
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        Fair question, one I'll answer in full after I finish my lunch! : David Craddock
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            Refresh: it's like magic! Last October, I announced "Stay Awhile and Listen" and expected it to be rea... : David Craddock
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              Sorry to hear about the financial ups and downs, but now you have time to make sure it's on Kindle! (... : DialDforDan
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                Thanks, man. :) It'll definitely be on Kindle. We're going e-book out of the gate; look for SAAL on Kindl... : David Craddock
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                  Well I only ask because I want you to shut up and take my money! ;-) : spiderfill
                  • As good a reason as I've ever heard! : David Craddock
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      Is it true that no more warcraft RTS games will be produced? I really loved WC2 and WC3, they were such ... : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
      • I don't think they'll do more warcraft RTS games as long as they're doing Starcraft RTS. Why compete with... : master_disaster_17
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        There has been no talk of Warcraft IV. The rumor mill churns with Warcraft IV rumors, but that's about it... : TheDr7
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          And mists finishes off the lore about panda.... wait. Its almost as if it has no place in the fucking... : creeping-deathThis person is cool!
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            Based on what we know of the end boss of Mists, signs point to the whole expansion being a set-up for the : the_burd
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              The end boss of Mists is Garrosh. How Garrosh gets corrupted by the Sha we have no idea. : TheDr7
              • Yea. Sargeras sort of has a history of corrupting people. Also, Garrosh is an orc, they get corrupt all t : the_burd
      • I have no insight to provide, unfortunately, though my gut says no--at least not until WoW ends. WoW pick... : David Craddock
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        I am confident they'll make another. Warcraft 3's style was very different from Starcrafts. : happynoodleThis person is cool!
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          I expect Warcraft 4 to eventually be released and be even more RPG than WC3 was. I think a game like that... : ZekThis person is cool!
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            That would be nice, but I don't think they're willing to halt WoW's in-progress story to insert another R... : David Craddock
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              They could take it further out or maybe create a quest line that involves side stories to everything that... : happynoodleThis person is cool!
              • They would never make it but I would love a fleshed-out retelling of everything that has happened in WoW ... : the_burd
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      Wow... damn young'in's. This isn't a question. This is fact. The development of Warcraft 3 was big n... : asianwaste
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        Lol, how can you say that Warcraft 3 was big news in the 90s? Warcraft came out in 94, Warcraft II a year... : TheDr7
        • Because Blizzard announced War3 in 1999. All had been quiet on that front for four years since War2's rel... : David Craddock
      • Hmm, that Warcraft 3 sounds kinda cool. : The Grolar Bear
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      WarCraft IV Dammit! : DragonSire
      • :( http://www.shacknews.com/article/75783/author-warcraft-3-almost-had-six-playable-races?id=28900013#ite... : David Craddock
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      For people who followed W3 development, yeah the 6 races thing was known and promoted from the beginning... : Xulu
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        True. I don't believe the sixth race was ever revealed, though. And the goblins were only one idea. There... : David Craddock
        • Nope not revealed. But that's cus they didn't know what it'd be themselves. : Xulu
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      yes, Bombay Sapphire + ice. : biofrogThis person is cool!
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