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Psychobabas
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
2531 Posts
June 07 2019 06:46 GMT
#21
Good news. Cant wait for Diablo 4!
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
June 07 2019 07:05 GMT
#22
problem is we are living in a era where even our dogs play fucking fortnite or moba games and only rpg or fps type can survive well nowaday thats why to keep a franchise stay relevant,making a well known genre like shooting or rpg is a must
i believe blizz did forseen this long ago and thus wow and sc ghost were a thing but it seems they are yet to figure out an escape way for sc IP
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8279 Posts
June 07 2019 07:18 GMT
#23
OW2? Seems like a weird choice. I can't quite see what they plan to do with that which they can't implement into the already existing game. I hope it doesn't end up feeling like just a slightly large patch for OW1.
Excludos
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Norway8279 Posts
June 07 2019 07:20 GMT
#24
On June 07 2019 16:05 seemsgood wrote:
problem is we are living in a era where even our dogs play fucking fortnite or moba games and only rpg or fps type can survive well nowaday thats why to keep a franchise stay relevant,making a well known genre like shooting or rpg is a must
i believe blizz did forseen this long ago and thus wow and sc ghost were a thing but it seems they are yet to figure out an escape way for sc IP


Last I checked, Sc2 did pretty well sales and reception wise. SC3 would be a pretty good move forward for the Starcraft franchise imo..
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27441 Posts
June 07 2019 07:28 GMT
#25
Gaming seems to be in a pretty wonky state where publishers seem to have set the bar of success at the WoW/CoD/Fortnite levels of numbers and won’t take any kind of risk on things that can’t hit those really atypical and inflated heights.

Especially if something is either divergent from current trends, or lacks an obvious way to monetise it post-sale, or worse, both.

Blizzard aren’t exactly reticent in axing projects, but they do usually trot out the ‘it wasn’t up to brand quality’ line, it I suppose they have done that though with projects that were announced and even showcased like Ghost.
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Tyrhanius
Profile Joined April 2011
France947 Posts
June 07 2019 07:29 GMT
#26
I would rather have cancelled overwatch 2, like who needs another overwatch ? The game isn't really old.

I would have bought a SC2 FPS, but definitly not overwatch 2.
kajtarp
Profile Joined April 2011
Hungary492 Posts
June 07 2019 07:30 GMT
#27
I have played many many years ago the Command and Conquer FPS, and let me say it was average at most. Don't think we miss much with this.
Why so serious?
_fool
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands685 Posts
June 07 2019 07:41 GMT
#28
On June 07 2019 15:41 AlgeriaT wrote:
As an oldtimer, all I want is a Starcraft 3 where the visuals aren't designed mainly for kids.


Yeah! SC universe, but with a Company of Heroes-like grittiness. Mud, dust, smoke, debris. More small skirmishes. I'd love that
"News is to the mind what sugar is to the body"
Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2107 Posts
June 07 2019 07:46 GMT
#29
For my money StarCraft is synonymous with the RTS genre. I'm glad the franchise isn't getting diluted.
WriterDefeating a sandwich only makes it tastier. @imjustziggy
onlystar
Profile Joined March 2015
United States971 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-07 08:13:46
June 07 2019 08:13 GMT
#30
On June 07 2019 15:41 AlgeriaT wrote:
As an oldtimer, all I want is a Starcraft 3 where the visuals aren't designed mainly for kids.


if we have learned one thing in can only become worse..

when you have a masterpiece like starcraft broodwar any new addition feels underwhelming & flawed
new does not mean better is so often what you come across in life.
Legan
Profile Joined June 2017
Finland597 Posts
June 07 2019 08:17 GMT
#31
FPS isn't something I want from SC, but it could have been good. Unfortunately shooters are on focus by big studios. Converting RTS universe to shooter sounds hard. Also fans probably wouldn't like it. Maybe, if FPS was announced shortly after recent release of an expansion and not after over 3 years from the last expansion. If it had been announced now it would have looked like the RTS side of SC wouldn't be the main game of franchise in future. Something like Rimworld, Stellaris or Gothic Armada would probably be better received. Bit worrying that they even though about making FPS for SC currently.

The good news is that at least Diablo 4 should be on its way, OW2 can be good for OW but they should not depend on it too much. I think older fans want games for older franchises. Maybe remastering and reforging is just so that they can offer us something, while they make the new engine for future games, but then again why would they have been making FPS for SC.
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oGsChess
Profile Joined September 2015
23 Posts
June 07 2019 08:19 GMT
#32
release the prototype in sc2 arcade, do crowdfunder with it
The father, the son and the holy spirit of ByuN
SamirDuran
Profile Joined May 2012
Philippines895 Posts
June 07 2019 08:19 GMT
#33
I just want UED to return to destroy things
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Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7419 Posts
June 07 2019 08:32 GMT
#34
On June 07 2019 10:48 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
An FPS from a zerg's perspective sounds interesting. But at the same time I don't think there will be anybody too upset that a Starcraft FPS got cancelled. And it never ceases to amuse me that sites like Kotaku still use the pictures from WoL alpha that they got permission to use from Blizzard way back when.


Of course I'm upset! How can anybody not be upset? A Starship Troopers kinda FPS? Count me in!

OW2 will probably go along the lines of Destiny, Division and Anthem I guess. Some singleplayer to warm you up with the "endgame" beeing PvP heavy
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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66365 Posts
June 07 2019 08:34 GMT
#35
not like ghost didn't get cancelled once before
POGGERS
seemsgood
Profile Joined January 2016
5527 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-06-07 08:44:33
June 07 2019 08:35 GMT
#36
On June 07 2019 16:20 Excludos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 07 2019 16:05 seemsgood wrote:
problem is we are living in a era where even our dogs play fucking fortnite or moba games and only rpg or fps type can survive well nowaday thats why to keep a franchise stay relevant,making a well known genre like shooting or rpg is a must
i believe blizz did forseen this long ago and thus wow and sc ghost were a thing but it seems they are yet to figure out an escape way for sc IP


Last I checked, Sc2 did pretty well sales and reception wise. SC3 would be a pretty good move forward for the Starcraft franchise imo..

so do total war games tho.sc3 would be fine because they still have us but no company dislike muneh u know,making a spin off game to expand the fanbase like WoW alongside with sc3 aint seem to be a bad choice
-NegativeZero-
Profile Joined August 2011
United States2142 Posts
June 07 2019 08:39 GMT
#37
from what i've heard, this isn't really "overwatch 2" as in a game designed to replace the original, it's more of a side project focusing on story/PvE stuff - i've heard left 4 dead comparisons being thrown around.
vibeo gane,
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
June 07 2019 09:57 GMT
#38
On June 07 2019 11:26 Excalibur_Z wrote:
Just want to say that this project was being headed up by Dustin Browder, and between this and Heroes of the Storm and arguably the foundational design vision of SC2 (further discussion about that is happening in the Starcraft II - A Lifecycle thread), seems to be a tough streak for DBro


That's not fair to DB. Heroes of the storm is a fun game, could definitely have been a blizzard brawler type of game.

The *foundation* of SC2 is fantastic, but it was marred by forcing it in a direction it wasn't designed to go. The whole idea in WoL was small maps, low eco, high action, and it did that pretty well. That's just not what the community wnated.

Cereal
TheSky123
Profile Joined March 2017
15 Posts
June 07 2019 14:22 GMT
#39
Just enjoy SC2 for now and wait for about 3-4 more years. This is going to be the moment of the revival of RTS genre in general. Hell, it will be about fucking time for SC3 too! Can't wait :v
virpi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany3599 Posts
June 07 2019 14:37 GMT
#40
On June 07 2019 16:18 Excludos wrote:
OW2? Seems like a weird choice. I can't quite see what they plan to do with that which they can't implement into the already existing game. I hope it doesn't end up feeling like just a slightly large patch for OW1.

My thoughts exactly. Unless they go for a complete overhaul, which is very risky considering the huge success Overwatch had. OW2 feels way too soon right now. OW1 might have its flaws, but the playerbase still is huge and will remain that way for at least 4 to 5 years.
Given the fact that Blizzard always takes its time, an OW2 release for 2025 sounds kinda realistic.
Maybe D4 will come around 2022/23.
first we make expand, then we defense it.
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