Warcraft IV Confirmed, Starcraft II to be split into a Trilogy

gambare - 440 days 4 hours ago

well.... they did the same thing with the first starcraft remember?

starcraft
starcraft : broodwars

those were 2 parts, so 3 parts of starcraft 2 isn't really that bad

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TheIneffableBob - 440 days 4 hours ago

Think of the alternatives.
I would not want StarCraft 2 with three average campaigns soon or StarCraft 2 with three very good campaigns 2 years from now.

I'd much rather have StarCraft 2 with one very good campaign soon, and two very good campaigns later.

Blizzard are perfectionists. I'm sure it'll be worth it.

Oh, and the multiplayer will be exactly the same. You will get the full multiplayer experience with the initial release, which is the most important thing.

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Panthers - 440 days ago

This is awesome news. It means that there will be 2 expansions instead of the usual 1 for RTS games. I wish that C&C3 had another expansion coming, but I know they wont.

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IdleLeeSiuLung - 439 days 22 hours ago

even if warcraft 4 is in the works, it takes blizzard ages to release a game. It could take them half a decade to finish the game.... blizzard style

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Fox01 - 439 days 19 hours ago

OMG did they just confirm Warcraft IV!? I still play Warcraft III with some of my friends up till this day!

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Panthers - 440 days ago

Um they are planning expansions basically. It is going to be great. They have a huge story to tell so they will span it over 3 titles.

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Icewake - 440 days 4 hours ago

Imagine that they would do that. I don't like this decision, that is lame as hell. Hopefully they're 20$ each, that is understandable and, at least to me, very exceptable.

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orakga - 440 days 4 hours ago

Now, if this were Blizzard from 4 years ago, I would agree with you. But don't forget that Blizzard has since created a multi-billion dollar subsection of the industry with World of Warcraft and is now in bed with Activision. Also, don't forget that the original members of Blizzard all left that company since, and it's really not all the same people working behind these games.

My point is, I think this "company" now sees an opportunity to milk this franchise for what it's worth. People who have been playing WoW since launch have paid $15/month for four years now. (adds up to about $700 spent during this period) And they probably think that they don't want to end up with "only" $60 for making the next Starcraft.

This "trilogy" concept, is just a tool to squeeze more out of you. They will charge $50 for the first one (if not more), then AT LEAST $40 for the subsequent sequels.

And don't forget: we don't even know if online play will stay free for Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. Hell, they may even justify paying for Battle.net by arguing that "you can use it for both games!"

Seriously, when a videogame company succeeds and switches to "milking" mode, the consumer gets milked until they puke blood.

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MelaDarkwood - 440 days 3 hours ago

I'll still buy them. Even if I go broke.

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Panthers - 440 days ago

wow lol. so since they are planning 2 expansions, you wont get it. That makes a lot of sense.

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Icewake - 440 days 4 hours ago

Can I skip Starcraft 2? It is Starcraft...

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va_bank - 440 days 2 hours ago

Don't get excited yet. I'm calling Spring 2013 on the release date.

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habsfan9 - 438 days 6 hours ago

I'm calling Spring 2011.

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va_bank - 440 days 2 hours ago

The only thing I didn't like is a much smaller number of units then WC2. Then I kind of got used to it.

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LeGenDx - 440 days ago

NO NUBS

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