EPTAnnouncing a release date isn't a "big surprise" for me, but maybe it is a "big surprise" for blizzard himself they announce the release day 3 months before sales launch.
Mike Morihame says lotv in 2015,more after release - Page 2
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Dingodile
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Announcing a release date isn't a "big surprise" for me, but maybe it is a "big surprise" for blizzard himself they announce the release day 3 months before sales launch. | ||
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Nuclease
United States1049 Posts
On August 14 2015 17:38 LoneYoShi wrote: Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch. Anyway, if they announce something related to LotV, it might be related to the automated tournaments, or to a ladder revamp. Iirc, they said they were looking into those 2 areas already, and we have seen nothing yet. And I think both of those could use some Beta testing time before the game comes out, so they don't have that much time left... So maybe something that has to do with that. I would be shocked, personally, if Blizz released Hearthstone, Heroes, and then Overwatch, and then announces a new IP at Twitchcon. Don't see that happening. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Brutaxilos
United States2624 Posts
On August 14 2015 17:38 LoneYoShi wrote: Not necessarily. They could announce WarCraft 4, or another extension for Diablo 3, new content for Heroes or Hearthstone, etc. To be honest, I'd be very very surprised if Blizz announced a brand new IP so soon after Overwatch. Oh come on. Even if they address the possibility of WC4 after LotV, no way in fucking hell they're announcing it this year. BW came out 98, WC3 came out 2003, WoL came out 2010. Even if they decide to make WC4, don't expect WC4 to be announced for another 2-3 years. | ||
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lestye
United States4163 Posts
On August 15 2015 03:44 Brutaxilos wrote: Oh come on. Even if they address the possibility of WC4 after LotV, no way in fucking hell they're announcing it this year. BW came out 98, WC3 came out 2003, WoL came out 2010. Even if they decide to make WC4, don't expect WC4 to be announced for another 2-3 years. SC2 started in 2003, didnt get announced until 2007. We could be waiting a long time. | ||
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Krobolt
Canada42 Posts
On August 14 2015 22:19 cordellb wrote:I doubt it will be a 4th race, an extra expansion pack, or anything else that SC players have asked for or could reasonably be expected to want... usually when Blizzard says they have a "big surprise" in store for their fans, it's something very, very bad and related to monetization or microtransactions... Considering that microtransactions and more incentive to play are precisely what SC2 needs right now, I can't see how they could be bad (unless they're terribly implemented, but they've been doing a decent job with HS/Heroes so I can't see that happening). On August 14 2015 22:19 cordellb wrote:Hey guess what fans, we're splitting this 1 game's content into 3 separate purchases spaced 5 years apart... SURPRISE! Have you ever played SC2? Tell me with a straight face that each expansion contains 1/3 of a game's content. (Protip: you can't.) | ||
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lestye
United States4163 Posts
On August 14 2015 22:19 cordellb wrote: I doubt it will be a 4th race, an extra expansion pack, or anything else that SC players have asked for or could reasonably be expected to want... usually when Blizzard says they have a "big surprise" in store for their fans, it's something very, very bad and related to monetization or microtransactions... Hey guess what fans, we're splitting this 1 game's content into 3 separate purchases spaced 5 years apart... SURPRISE! Real money auction house! SURPRISE!! No offline play! SURPRISE!!! etc... it will probably be purchasable skins It's not like they had a huge conference to announce the removal of RMAH. Those aren't "big surprises". And theres plenty of content in SC2's basegame and expansion pack. A 4th race is dumb, an extra expansion pack sounds meh and unlikely, it's gotta be an in-game feature or some type of post-launch support for SC2. Post launch support SC2 is what SC2 fans want, which is why we've had a sizeable portion of the community asking for it. Blizzard have direct incentive to improve and expand hots and hearthstone. If this is the last expansion pack, that direct incentive is gone, and we have to rely on the goodness of Blizzard's hearts. Some people wanted Blizzard to put skin in the future of the game instead of just moving onto the next game, in this era of F2P games it's hard to compete with that support since SC2 is a boxed copy game. | ||
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
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Brutaxilos
United States2624 Posts
On August 15 2015 05:34 lestye wrote: SC2 started in 2003, didnt get announced until 2007. We could be waiting a long time. Oh, believe me. I'm MUCH MUCH more skeptical than this. I actually firmly believe that Blizzard will make SC3 before WC4, but I'm giving the best case scenario for a WC4 possibility. Realistically speaking, I don't think we're going to see a WC4 announced until maybe 2025 at the earliest if ever. | ||
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Duckvillelol
Australia1240 Posts
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Alex06
Canada19 Posts
- Xel'Naga reveal (SP only enemy, we'll finally see what they look like - perhaps we'll get to play them in Allied Commanders, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it, they'll most likely be 5-6 units and 1 building, like the Burning Legion in WC3) - Release date reveal - Opening Cinematic released - Artanis will be released to all those who pre-ordered LotV Maybe we'll finally see Automated Tournaments unveiled, and in action? Perhaps an integrated Battle.Net or SC2 variant of TeSPA's Compete and/or an in-game streaming feature. | ||
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[[Starlight]]
United States1578 Posts
On August 14 2015 18:41 Linear wrote: Big suprise = LAN. Why do I doubt this? | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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xtorn
4060 Posts
On August 15 2015 19:46 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: It will probably just be integrated streaming options. that would be really cool. Possible surprises - SC2 movie - making WCS truly foreigner friendly without exceptions to boost the scene more - LAN for SC2 | ||
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Phaenoman
568 Posts
They tell us LotV is gonna be released in 2015, which means the beta is gonna be over very soon (I mean there is still so much to do designwise, balancewise, etc.). But the surprise will be, that they will postpone the release for the sake of a polished Sc2! | ||
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Dingodile
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19230 Posts
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Gullis
Sweden740 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + BW HD | ||
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Phaenoman
568 Posts
On August 15 2015 21:01 BisuDagger wrote: None of these is likely to be announced. I think we should keep within reasonable bounds. | ||
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DinosaurPoop
687 Posts
On August 15 2015 21:01 BisuDagger wrote: Dangit I want all three of them, why must you make me choose  | ||
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