Xest wrote:Starcraft 2 is going to net Blizzard millions in profit tbh so you're right, I'm not sure why they don't try new content.
I'd be amazed if Blizzard doesn't try something new after Starcraft 2, that money aint all going to profit and it can't all go to World of Warcraft - WoW makes more money for them than they spend on development by a longshot so that cashpile must be there for something!
I wouldn't be suprised if we see a Warcraft 4 at some point though tbh.
I think you are right. I do expect something different from them soon, possibly World of Starcraft?
Everyone looks at the WoW pot of gold and says why haven't they done something with it, but how could they? I would imagine they delved deep into reserves and possibly sought a lot of investments to fund the development of Wow, so they may well be covering other commitments for a while.
Then you need to consider that the pot has only been filling up for 2 years, which is probably not enough time for Blizzard to find a new idea and develop it to the point of announcement.
Ankh:
We'll have to agree to disagree. Diablo 2 was a significant improvement on Diablo 1. The stand-alone game itself is good, I will admit not really special, what made it stand out, and still makes it stand out, is battle.net.
I really can't think of any other company that has supported their non-MM games as well as Blizzard.