Diablo 4?

[Sssith]

I am sure you people have seen the rumors about a big announcement coming for Diablo.  Somehow I doubt that it will be D4.  I do wonder what the news will be.  Diablo pen and paper I bet!   

[Pixie]

Diablo MMO.

[Sssith]

Diablo MMO.

OMG!  You are probably right.  That would be so sad.

[Kasferatu]

I doubt it will be an MMO. They can't afford to cannibalize WoW subs. I doubt it's going to be a traditional Diablo game either. Looking at HS, HoTS and Overwatch they are all riddled with monetization stuff.  I'll guess an episodic game or something more like D3 with seasons that have enough new content each time they can charge for access to each one.  My longshot guess, Diablo battle royale. Though I think an overwatch engine based battle royale is more likely.

[Sssith]

That sounds really shitty too.   

[Ray Patean]

Diablo is one of the top selling franchises is history. Why would they totally change the game style and what has made the franchise so successful?

I'm holding out some small hope for D4, but would also be ok with a D2 remaster.

[Kasferatu]

Because Activision Blizzard has moved on from where it was. The return on investment is so much higher for games with microtransactions. They are prevalent in Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch and WoW. They tried to put them in D3. They've shoehorned them into Starcraft 2. That's just the way the big players in the gaming industry are moving. To expect D4 to have the same business model as D2 is hopeful at best.

[Timinator]

The merger really changed them, they were a for profit company before, but box sales/expansions vs the rest isn't the same.  I'm sure whatever they do will look great and will get hyped.

[Darkness]

I doubt it will be an MMO. They can't afford to cannibalize WoW subs. I doubt it's going to be a traditional Diablo game either. Looking at HS, HoTS and Overwatch they are all riddled with monetization stuff.  I'll guess an episodic game or something more like D3 with seasons that have enough new content each time they can charge for access to each one.  My longshot guess, Diablo battle royale. Though I think an overwatch engine based battle royale is more likely.

I also doubt it will be an MMO, although not because it is likely to have any impact on WoW. Money to Blizzard is still money to Blizzard and they're looking to draw people back through the power of nostalgia to the shitshow that is "WoW Classic."

D4 is unlikely as well, given the lack of industry noises about that and the recent launch on the Nintendo switch. More likely another expansion or series of monetised episodic content for players. I suspect the overhead of running D3 is low for Blizzard, as it is for D2 and they probably have a model for adding optional content (at a cost) which won't disrupt the existing userbase and make the fans feel compelled they have to buy it in order to get involved.

[Sssith]

Tomorrow we will find something out.  This is the first time I have been anticipating something from BlizzCon.  Hopeful, but doubting that anything good will come of this.

[Pixie]

Still have my money on an MMO.

[Sssith]

There are so many shit options and that is one of them.

[Kasferatu]

I really can't believe it will be an MMO.  I know money to Blizzard is still money to Blizzard, but maintaining two MMO development teams probably isn't going to give them the return on investment.  I think a standard game supported by micro transactions of the type we are seeing in Starcraft 2 and we have seen with the Necromancer is much much more likely.

Heck I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow's announcement is just another character addition to Diablo 3.

[Timinator]

My money is on something we can't play (not a game) , or can't play on PC.  If its the heroes of Diablo world outside a diablo game, I don't wan tto know

[hurtlocker]

I would love to see, and would pay for, an expansion to D3 or a new class or even both. As long as they have a solo PC version, I'm good.