Thursday, February 23rd 2012
Don't Expect Too Much from Diablo III: Blizzard to Gamers
Diablo III has many gamers waiting for it with the anticipation of some Biblical event - the third-coming of Blizzard's popular hack-and-slash game. However, its makers worry that this anticipation could turn into over-hype, which could damage the game's market success once launched. A community manager at Blizzard Forums posted this carefully-worded note, in one of the countless threads in which fans drool rainbows over the upcoming game:
Sources:
Joystiq, VR-Zone
On a more serious note, I too worry that we won't be able to meet the expectations people have built up for themselves. Part of my job is managing people's expectations, so... eh... stop it. Stop thinking about how awesome this game could be. Just imagine it's a new M. Night Shyamalan movie. Sure Sixth Sense was amazing and Unbreakable had it's moments, but this right here is the sequel to The Village ... or The Happening ... or Signs ... or any of the movies besides the two I first mentioned. So just like, lower those expectations, but still definitely buy the game please, and everything will be just fine.This fine-tuning of public opinion away from over-hype to healthy PR could work wonders for the game's success.
46 Comments on Don't Expect Too Much from Diablo III: Blizzard to Gamers
Too me they were tryn too make A MMO that also worked for PCs & console. It blows
DO NOT BUY THIS ON LAUCH ... WAIT FOR YOUR FIRENDS TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK...
/RIP DIABLO
Already ordered my collector copy of D3. It comes out whenever it comes out, and I will still be a fanboy, even that means I have to wait for another 20 years.
Anyone who went to Blizzcon 10 would also agree, Blizz is overhyping D3 to the extreme. That entire event should have just been a D3con.
Man Blizz has just gone down the hole fast after merging with Activision.
And do you remember the hype for Warcraft 3 or WoW?
"We have put over 200 hours in Skyrim now and Diablo 3 sux ballz compared to it.Sorry we made such a big turd...... Skyrim FTW :rockout: "
:roll:
Skyrim had a +100% hype spell going and the fans love it even considering its flaws. The haters will always hate so they are not a good PR benchmark.
I'm not sure the comment will make an difference ... at all.
@OneCool : "We had to delay the game because all the devs are playing Skyrim." :laugh:
The fans are going to buy the game. Period. There is no question about that at all.
I've been a huge fan of the ES series since Daggerfall. I NEVER buy on day one. I bought Skyrim on day one (as I did with Oblivion and Morrowind). lol
The only thing that will kill this game (D3) is making it overly dependent upon the internet and micro-transactions.
Now what we need is some classic Warcraft 3 but with killer graphics and sound.
The Heroes of my youth who Created Warcraft2, Starcraft & Broodwar, and Diablo 1 & 2 have LONG SINCE LEFT THE BUILDING.
Or at very least now sit on very very tall ivory chairs towering high above that actual ground level where the games are developed.
We all know you are not much more than a giant corporate money trap now - and I expect nothing more than that from you.
Lets face it - the moment you pulled the necromancer because "He was too popular and people didn't play the other characters" you said EVERYTHING we needed to hear.
Or maybe it even started earlier than that when WAR-craft 3 PUNISHED you for building an army?
UPKEEP W T F ??
WARS HAVE ARMIES YOU IDIOTS, What you released was "Minor Skirmish Craft 3" where in the very thought of having a war was punished.
Anyway blah blah fish-paste - basically I know Diablo 3 will have nothing to do with anything more than how much money you can make, and that's fine - that's all you are now Blizzard - and its all we expect from you. Torchlight was AWSM. Basic, and repetitive .. But AWSM. I absolutely LOVED THE FLAMING HECK out of how you could continuously risk adding more and more enchantments to a weapon as much as you liked - that was almost borderlands like - and it was GREAT - MOAR PLEASE!
LMAO
Nice...
And beta already is best game I have played since Diablo 2, and I can't remember any bad games from Blizzard so... don't worry too much.
SKYRIM + NEXUS mods FTW