Good question, I think I'll be playing Diablo III more than SCII. I've been waiting for a while to hear the rest of the story and have played Diablo II as much as BW. I haven't been playing much SCII for a while now(4 customs over a course of 3 weeks) and Diablo III will be a breath of fresh air imo

infinity2k9

United Kingdom2397 Posts

September 24 2011 09:14 GMT

#42

Probably a lot of casuals will switch. But that kind of player would have left at some point anyway wouldn't they? Diablo or no Diablo. SC2 isn't going to hold some peoples attentions forever, a lot of people like to play a new game then move on.

Ikonn

Netherlands1958 Posts

September 24 2011 10:04 GMT

#43

On September 24 2011 14:57 acrimoneyius wrote:

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Because D3 doesn't seem like all that much of an improvement from D2, except graphics and maybe the online experience. If D3 wasn't riding off of the success of its predecessor, would it really be that intriguing compared to all the stuff coming out?

this is kinda ironic

nayumi

Australia6499 Posts

September 24 2011 13:44 GMT

#44

I think it will reduce the number of casual dudes in SC2, but totally killing the entire newb population? i don't think so

totally two different types of game, i don't see how one can't enjoy both at the same time

heha

Australia425 Posts

September 24 2011 14:07 GMT

#45

Hm, not sure tbh. Depends what you mean by causal: If you mean will it kill ESPORTS caused by SC2, hopefully not - have heard however, news about many programers planning to undertake serious D3 training regimes though, so maybe D:

On the other hand, if by killing causal SC2, you mean completely KILLING it, I'm pretty sure we're safe on that front ^^v. SC2's too big for D3 to be able to make it a complete no-name, and it'll always be causing something somwhere ^^v.

Belegorm

United States330 Posts

September 24 2011 17:03 GMT

#46

Causal SC2? Like using SC2 as the cause of some effect? Because I think SC2 caused a revival of competitve RTS in the West, D3 may cause a revival of laptop lan parties. But no, D3 won't kill SC2.

I WILL call you out on grammar xD

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

September 24 2011 17:24 GMT

#47

a casual gamer will jump ship whenever something new comes out, that's what makes them casual...

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

September 24 2011 17:24 GMT

#48

On September 24 2011 19:04 Ikonn wrote:

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this is kinda ironic

lol, nice post.

KeksX

Germany3634 Posts

September 24 2011 18:50 GMT

#49

I think people will play D3 for a while until the content is "empty" and then go back to SC2 again.
Thats what Blizzard will probably have in mind either, because they get the money from D3 while not losing anyting in the "casual eSports" segment.

I, for myself, won't play D3. It's shit. But thats just my opinion(Enjoyed D1 and never had a feeling for D2, so ...meh.)

Lysenko

Iceland2128 Posts

September 24 2011 19:01 GMT

#50

D3's impact on WoW is likely to be temporary. They're really not remotely the same kind of game -- WoW is about long-term, persistent (often lasting years) social connections with other players, and those connections are the reason people keep playing long after the game's started to feel repetitive.