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KOtical
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany451 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-09 08:22:00
July 09 2012 08:05 GMT
#541
On July 09 2012 15:48 RogerChillingworth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2012 15:46 blade55555 wrote:
On July 09 2012 14:55 0neder wrote:
Let's not be in a rush if the siliness that is abduct, entomb, tempest are still in the game


Abduct is awesome yo :D.

As for beta I imagine we still have quiet a wait tbh. They said they wanted to release patch 1.5 (which they haven't even announced a date for that yet) and then they would start working super hard on getting hots beta out. Honestly I don't expect it until winter if we're lucky.


winter sounds a tad absurd. i imagine they'd want to release the full game by christmas. with a 3 month-ish beta, late september seems more likely. Remember they're on a clock these days with game releases.


well blizzard isn´t on a clock... blizzard is one of the only companies that won´t throw out release dates... so they can realease it whenever they feel like its ready... i kinda feel like november december to... and i expect the release for around march 2013.
the beta wont last that long this time. i guess max 3 months.
yeint
Profile Joined May 2011
Estonia2329 Posts
July 09 2012 08:22 GMT
#542
On July 09 2012 16:15 Exigaet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2012 16:11 yeint wrote:
HotS is not coming out this year. They've already said in some shareholder meeting that they hope to release "at least two games" in 2012, which are D3 and MoP (late August).


You must not know the meaning of "at least." That doesn't mean only D3 and MoP. HotS could be released this year too.


I do know the meaning of "at least" in corporate-speak. It means "rumors of 3 games this year notwithstanding, we're probably going to only be able to release 2".

This is Blizzard. If they're qualifying their "soon" with "maybe", you can be sure it's nowhere near done.
Not supporting teams who take robber baron money.
Garmer
Profile Joined October 2010
1286 Posts
July 09 2012 08:26 GMT
#543
beta in august , the game in january i call it now
Xanatoss
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany539 Posts
July 09 2012 08:42 GMT
#544
I am happy with any delay of HotS as long as the game is polished by then.
Worst case would be some unfinished crap like D3.
HotS should revitalise the SC2-Community and not diminish it.
The chair slowly turns around. You see his face, but it can't be. He's not supposed to be here. Not him. Not a Protoss. Not THAT Protoss. MC says, "Hi Greg, long time no see." You back slowly out of the booth. But you can't. It's already forcefielded.
Jakkerr
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands2549 Posts
July 09 2012 08:45 GMT
#545
On July 09 2012 16:11 yeint wrote:
HotS is not coming out this year. They've already said in some shareholder meeting that they hope to release "at least two games" in 2012, which are D3 and MoP (late August).


at least 2 games means they could also release 50 games this year.
This just wanted to release a minimum of 2.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-09 09:06:48
July 09 2012 09:06 GMT
#546
On July 09 2012 16:11 yeint wrote:
HotS is not coming out this year. They've already said in some shareholder meeting that they hope to release "at least two games" in 2012, which are D3 and MoP (late August).


MoP is not coming out in August...Blizzard do the same shit every year, WoW is Q3 every time (oct-dec)

Beta is miles off i think, like people have stated, the arcade beta has been going for a while yet with no confirmed dates set for when that hits, and when it does it will be 2-3 more weeks until we get news on when the BETA will come out, your looking at about Sept-Oct for HOTS beta, then that will be played out until Dec, with Jan/Feb release for HOTS.
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KOtical
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany451 Posts
July 09 2012 10:06 GMT
#547
On July 09 2012 17:45 Jakkerr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2012 16:11 yeint wrote:
HotS is not coming out this year. They've already said in some shareholder meeting that they hope to release "at least two games" in 2012, which are D3 and MoP (late August).


at least 2 games means they could also release 50 games this year.
This just wanted to release a minimum of 2.

as far as i heard blizzard opting to release 1 big title every year... at least that´s what they said... idk if add ons count as big titles aswell... but in case of hots think yes...
NightOfTheDead
Profile Joined August 2009
Lithuania1711 Posts
July 09 2012 10:07 GMT
#548
The topic is correct - to be release ~100 weeks from Anaheim.
CrtBalorda
Profile Joined December 2011
Slovenia704 Posts
July 09 2012 10:31 GMT
#549
Kinda of odd that we dont get hots beta yet. It makes comeplete sence to give it to us during holidays, though we might still get it during the holidays.

Im still voting for holidays.
4th August 2012...Never forget.....
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3691 Posts
July 09 2012 10:35 GMT
#550
This wednesday they will draw the winners from the betakey rate a game 1.5 beta contest, and all winners will be informed via email within 5 days from wednesday. I'd say once all the winners get their keyes or w/e we should know a release date of the beta. I could certainly see it starting within the next 2-3 weeks.
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
July 09 2012 10:42 GMT
#551
The game will come Soon.
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yeint
Profile Joined May 2011
Estonia2329 Posts
July 09 2012 10:45 GMT
#552
On July 09 2012 18:06 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 09 2012 16:11 yeint wrote:
HotS is not coming out this year. They've already said in some shareholder meeting that they hope to release "at least two games" in 2012, which are D3 and MoP (late August).


MoP is not coming out in August...Blizzard do the same shit every year, WoW is Q3 every time (oct-dec)


They've specifically stated they're aiming to get MoP out sooner. Also, public beta to launch has always been 5 months. That means August release. They've already printed the boxes and they're in raid testing, addons enabled. Late August launch.
Not supporting teams who take robber baron money.
leveller
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden1840 Posts
July 09 2012 10:54 GMT
#553
Isn't this a little extreme now? In the past, didn't expansions sometimes come within the same year, or at most the next year? Wasn't starcraft 2 released in 2010? Will they really wait until 2013 to relase, seems silly, especially with on more expansion coming up... It seems like they should have tried harder to get the orginial momentum and interest in sc2 to grow and not let it peter out...
optical630
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom768 Posts
July 09 2012 10:57 GMT
#554
On July 09 2012 19:54 leveller wrote:
Isn't this a little extreme now? In the past, didn't expansions sometimes come within the same year, or at most the next year? Wasn't starcraft 2 released in 2010? Will they really wait until 2013 to relase, seems silly, especially with on more expansion coming up... It seems like they should have tried harder to get the orginial momentum and interest in sc2 to grow and not let it peter out...


dont forget the summer 2009 beta that got delayed till february 2010 xD
thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5497 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-09 10:59:54
July 09 2012 10:58 GMT
#555
On July 09 2012 17:26 Garmer wrote:
beta in august , the game in january i call it now

This. Probably december or february tho. January is a bad month for sales
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StoRm_res
Profile Joined March 2011
Switzerland891 Posts
July 09 2012 11:02 GMT
#556
How long can it take to implement 2 new units per race? And they are not even that creative ones...

At least I recently received a dota 2 invite to help me survive until HotS ^^
yeint
Profile Joined May 2011
Estonia2329 Posts
July 09 2012 11:17 GMT
#557
On July 09 2012 19:54 leveller wrote:
Isn't this a little extreme now? In the past, didn't expansions sometimes come within the same year, or at most the next year? Wasn't starcraft 2 released in 2010? Will they really wait until 2013 to relase, seems silly, especially with on more expansion coming up... It seems like they should have tried harder to get the orginial momentum and interest in sc2 to grow and not let it peter out...


D3 happened, plus they have to keep developing WoW expansions.

Bobby Kotick will not let them hire appropriate numbers so they shuffle people back and forth between different games. They still have "creative control" but not financial control.

If you doubt this, it's been TWO YEARS and still no paid name change in SC2.
Not supporting teams who take robber baron money.
KOtical
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany451 Posts
July 09 2012 13:41 GMT
#558
On July 09 2012 20:02 StoRm_res wrote:
How long can it take to implement 2 new units per race? And they are not even that creative ones...

At least I recently received a dota 2 invite to help me survive until HotS ^^


its not only the 2 new units for each race... its the whole campaign, its the new bnet ui and many other balancing issues that they need to work on... i rather wait for hots to be good, then put it out to fast and desytroying the sc2 scene...
Aquila-
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
516 Posts
July 09 2012 13:50 GMT
#559
The chef himself said it will start this summer. Not soon, this summer. Which means latest in September but I dont really count this as summer. My guess is in the next 2 or 3 weeks at least I hope so.
mrlie3
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada350 Posts
July 09 2012 13:55 GMT
#560
On July 09 2012 22:50 Aquila- wrote:
The chef himself said it will start this summer. Not soon, this summer. Which means latest in September but I dont really count this as summer. My guess is in the next 2 or 3 weeks at least I hope so.


I always thought that June July August were Summer and September was Autumn. Is it different in some other countries?
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