Comments on: Vivendi says Diablo 3 a MMO

By: Doomsflames

Doomsflames — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:01:17 +0000

Yes Diablo: Tears of Darkness (As its place holder name is) will be an MMO. I already know because from finishing up with DeVry, they were already looking for new people 2 years ago right when I was leaving with my BS in CIS, and some of the newer talent coming into the industry.

First and for most from talking with a few of the people who know the project, its not going to be like WoW. Main reason is Blizzard wants to now try to capitalize on the other side of the industry, the hardcore pvp base side that is now trying out games like AoC, and also still playing games like Shadowbane, Pre Ren UO, DAoC, and so forth.

The game will be keeping its rated M setting, so this in turn will allow them to do things with it they can’t do with WoW, including more blood, gore, and even more explicit language like you saw in the old two previous games.

There will also not be “Realms” where you are good or evil with a faction, but more or less based on your actions you become good or evil. This also allows more endless pvp and different set benefits on both sides. This also means just because hes good and you’re too…doesn’t mean you can’t drop a blow to his back side for talking smack in chat.

The projected time frame they were giving in recruitment was from late 2006 to mid 2010 for the game. So don’t be expecting any actual press releasing till mid 2009 when they start attempting to hook people in, if not early 2009 right after Christmas.

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:16:14 +0000

shit i dont care if diablo 3 is a MMO or not, i played D2 LOD for years on end i loved it, so im so excited for D3 to come out i dont care what kinda game is is (As long as it isn’t 1st person pov) so as soon as D3 comes out my ass will be glued to the pc, i played WoW for almost 2 years but after awhile it just gets boring, or you get fucked over some way or another…But please hurry with D3!! =)

By: platooo

platooo — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:31 +0000

i know it’s clear by now that diablo 3 won’t be an MMO, Vivendi said diablo will turn mmo in the end .. not which diablo or when! so there’s still no proof of diablo 3 being an mmo ..

diablo 3 can come out before “domain of diablo” comes out

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:49:11 +0000

Hopefully, I will see this game sometime in the -NEAR- future, but… Barring that, if they make it a MMO, it will be somewhat dissappointing, as it will lose a lot of the style that I had previously linked to it, and I agree that if it is made into a MMO it will eventually turn out like WoW, which, although I play it, is -FAR- from my favorite game. I’m thinking… If they did something like what GW, and HG:L did, and make it so that the towns are hubs, and you can choose your party from there and adventure with people of your own choosing, that it will make it better than just one giant game world. Also, yes, they need to keep at least -SOME- of the oritional skills from before, even though they didn’t from D1 to D2… It would be one of the most epic sights ever to watch a group of Orb sorc going at it in “3D”, which is another thing I’m not so sure about. I would like it if they kept to the top-down view, or 2.5D, that the previous games had. Sure, make it so that you can rotate your camera, but don’t let us get all first-person with it. It wouldn’t be the same. Plus, and this one is just a shot in the dark, but what are they going to do for “bad guys”? I mean, I’m pretty sure that everyone here had offed all three Prime Evils at least once, probably thousands of times if you played on B.Net… Plus, Andariel and Duriel, two of the four Lesser Evils from Sanctuary. I really would like to know more about the game world, especially this. I mean, they’re dead. Seriously. Plus, wasn’t the world supposed to end when the Worldstone was destroyed? I know that it didn’t “end” in D2, but that’s because you technically stopped existing in the game world before it was destroyed, and they just gave you higher difficulties to give us something to do. I’d like to see how they manage to explain that one… You know, from reading this it looks like I’m not waiting expectantly for D3, but I am, I have been a fan of the Diablo series since the day D1 was released, I have version 1.0 of D1, Hellfire, and D2, and got LOD the day after it was released. I will be as happy or happier than anybody I know when D3 is done. But there is quite a bit that I am looking forward to seeing explained.

/rant Lol

By: Pariah Dog

Pariah Dog — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:14:35 +0000

I personally would love a Diablo MMO but there has to be certain things about it.

First: I’d like to have the option, like in WoW, to place as the “evil” side as well. I mean seriously, who has’nt thought about playing FOR the side of evil in Diablo? But if it offered the same type of PvP as WoW I’d be disappointed.

Second: If it had the same view point as WoW I dont see how that’d be all that bad. I mean Warcraft was an RTS and they did a great job with WoW, so its very obvious that they have the ability to revamp a game like that.

Third: No mounts. Seriously! I mean come on, it would not be as gratifying if I could just ride/fly into Diablo’s Fortress or where ever he’d be in this. Nothing like completely tearing his armies apart before charging into battle with the Big Asshole himself.

Fourth: SAME SKILLS AS BEFORE FOR CLASSES. Maybe some new ones but I would love to see a frozen orb or a whirlwind rendered in some sweet ass full 3D views.

Fifth: This really is kinda silly but after playing so many games with ragdoll physics D3 would have to have them. Seeing Diablo flop about after I just smashed him with my Grandfather would be so pleasing.

and thats just my view

regardless though i really hope D3 is on its way regardless of it being and MMO or not.

By: Shadow

Shadow — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:27:23 +0000

For those of us thinking about the business world im pretty sure we’ve already figured out what any company, looking to make money, will do.

-Make Diablo an MMO

-Throw all the money they can at it to make the graphics and such better, but the key to this idea is to not make it too far out of the reach of the average jo to where he needs to go out and buy the top of the line alienware to do so

In order to achieve these elements im already expecting the game to not come out for quite a while, say 2-3 years at least after developed and beta tested, or even longer if they want it to come out with better graphics and such as computers get better, its just a matter of time in my book until they make another Diablo game and im excited to see the results

By: res

res — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:41:47 +0000

im excited to release the diablo 3,but i dont MMO for the diablo 3….

By: Grandeur

Grandeur — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:48:16 +0000

Do you honestly think that a company that grosses almost a billion dollars a year can thrash such a great idea as diablo? They will hire, fire, and rehire and throw so much god damn money at it. They will pay top dollar for people who LOVE diablo to make the game as pleasing as possible and if you don’t see that, your fuckin dumb.

By: ...

... — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:26:54 +0000

Ok well I doubt that They are going to make D3 a MMO. Unless they are trying to attract all of the WOW players out there.. But in Reality making a MMO based Diablo will either draw attention away from WOW or Dissapoint Diablo fans. It would be a huge mistake!!

By: DAHbjorn

DAHbjorn — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:11:39 +0000

“QUOTE “Changing to a true 3D world or a 1st person viewpoint changes the soul of the game and could spell disaster.”

many thougt that about gta to, but when gta 3 was published it was a massive success!

you’re probably right, it wouldn’t be quite the same with a changed perspective, but if its the same you want, then you should stick to D1 and 2.

I’m certain that whatever blizzy comes up with is gona be great… of course: should they fuck up on this particular game i’d probably never forgive them