Titan will be whatever Kotick and Activision deem most profitable on market research and current trends.
One could speculate however that this is a deliberate leak of false information as a marketing research campaign, to see what people think, and want from ActivisionBlizzard and to get a jump on competitors. "Oh look D3 quarter 4 2011, WTF its releasing in q2?"
It'll be out in, what, 2020? Why is anyone even talking about this, yet? =P Some of us might be dead! The planet might be dead!
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Ghostcrawler (and other Blizz employees) worked on the Halo MMOFPS before it was axed by Microsoft. The code name for that project was also Titan. Perhaps a coincidence, but it's an interesting connection.
To be honost I have absolute no idea, it could just be the project name and the MMO they are working on might get a complete different name all together
I do believe that 'Titan' is just a codename and it says absolutely nothing about the future game itselft. But all clues points towards a sci-fi game. And I believe it will be a sci-fi, but the word Titan itself is meaningless.
Blizzard´s next MMO will definetly be sci fi, and TITAN will most likely refer to giantic human-like mechs
why? because they have done nothing except blatantly ripping off the WarHammer franchise, so its obvious their braindead developers will just plagiarize WAR40k from A to Z and everything inbetween, knowing that all the sheeps they have as followers will swear to god its actually original...
However, deep down, you really do believe it's sci-fi. come on, just admit it...
No clue.
Blizzard have made historical/mythological games before as well, like those lost vikings so either something like that, Sci-fi or fantasy is most likely based in Blizzard earlier games but even that is just a guess and nothing more.
Even if the name is correct it can still be more or less anything.
They've said very few things, but they have told us that a) It's a new IP, not based on previous game. And b) they do not believe it will compete with WoW. Another fantasy mmo would compete with WoW... where sci-fi would target a different market.
Well actually another Theme Park game would compete with WoW more than a Sci-fi game.
And i am hopeing that Titan is a Greek Mythology sandbox... Ohhhhhh that would be sweet. I want Greek MMO's!!!
(However Titan is most likely the code name for the project.)
It's already been leaked enough about Titan. It is an MMOFPS (think COD persistent). It's an MMO, so it will have the predicatble subsciption model any company loves, it will suck in all those COD players ( COD is currently like 4 of the top 10 games on Xfire), and it is vastly different than WOW, so there will be very little inter-company competition.
Really, just go to Xfire and think about what happens to Blizzard's bottom line when even a portion of those COD players start paying $15/month.
Originally posted by Azrile It's already been leaked enough about Titan. It is an MMOFPS (think COD persistent). It's an MMO, so it will have the predicatble subsciption model any company loves, it will suck in all those COD players ( COD is currently like 4 of the top 10 games on Xfire), and it is vastly different than WOW, so there will be very little inter-company competition. Really, just go to Xfire and think about what happens to Blizzard's bottom line when even a portion of those COD players start paying $15/month.
Thats my thinking, WoW brought alot of people to MMO's...well mainly just brought them into WoW and chumps have been wanting to steal them ever since with their garbage MMO's. The most logical thinking is Blizzard are going to make an A sci-fi action MMO, attractive to FPS and players who generaly play action games. I think it will still likly have a good story/single player / coop game, Global agenda tried this and failed, it felt much to like Unreal's story mode. an MMOFPS though has not been attempted Planetside, its verymuch an untapped market. With blizzards marketing I think they maybe just able to launch a game that comes close to what WoW has accomplished. Then the influx of terrible MMOFPS's will begin.
Originally posted by StevieHmself Well actually another Theme Park game would compete with WoW more than a Sci-fi game. And i am hopeing that Titan is a Greek Mythology sandbox... Ohhhhhh that would be sweet. I want Greek MMO's!!! (However Titan is most likely the code name for the project.)
Omg, you just blew my mind... Greek Mythology in future/Sci-Fi theme. That would be really risky though but if done perfectly would result in awesome franchise for anything.
Frankly, I couldn't care less. Blizzard has become Acivision. It's all about keeping the rubes shelling out for less now/
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Nope, it won't be based on Halo... seriously, just read the article.
It's already been said countless times that it will be brand new IP. Being a SciFi doesn't mean it's based on Halo.
There the possibility that SWTOR could end up like Warhammer is to WoW, but i doubt ut wull. SW having the past fans from Galaxies will help it a lot.
Frankly, I couldn't care less. Blizzard has become Acivision. It's all about keeping the rubes shelling out for less now/
True, i don't like how Kottick deal with things but i hope that it won't affect the game design. Although micro0transactions will be a dealbreaker for me.
Nope, it won't be based on Halo... seriously, just read the article.
It's already been said countless times that it will be brand new IP. Being a SciFi doesn't mean it's based on Halo.
There the possibility that SWTOR could end up like Warhammer is to WoW, but i doubt ut wull. SW having the past fans from Galaxies will help it a lot.
Frankly, I couldn't care less. Blizzard has become Acivision. It's all about keeping the rubes shelling out for less now/
True, i don't like how Kottick deal with things but i hope that it won't affect the game design. Although micro0transactions will be a dealbreaker for me.
they cannot base it on HALO cause even if they pick up BUNGEE .
HALO is registrated to Microsoft , but it will be based on the HALO MMOFPS they wanted to design .
So thats why they have to make a totally new IP .
No SWTOR will be a totally new mmorpg crowd , basically bassed on bioware own fans .
SWG fans probaly will try but dont know if they will stick , Bioware is betting big on there own fan base .
Yes marketing is taking into account the huge number of star wars fan , but marketing is marketing always take the best outcome , well if marketing project comes to realisation , its the next WoW competitor .
But I for one am more realistic and sensible SWTOR wont beat WoW .
And if SWTOR fails , TITAN will be canceled , cause no interest in SCI FI MMORPG .
You do realize you added nothing to the discussion and made yourself look quite ignorant?
The general consensus is that the next MMO from Blizzard will infact be of the Sci-FI genre, based off the articles and information released thus far from their reps. The OP was simply connecting the dots on newly released information.
That is just speculation, no leaks or actual information have said a single word about Sci-Fi.
But please feel free to link to anything that is not speculations. Ignorant is to assume something you have no idea about, not question the "general consensus".
The only mentions I have seen rules out Starcraft, COD as you say no mention of sci-fi
2010
During Activision's financial address Bobby Kotick revealed, "we have two enormous investments: one in Bungie and the other in another project at Blizzard that we haven’t given a lot of visibility to. Those are going to be entirely new intellectual properties.”
2009
Blizzard community manager Zarhym came out and said the new MMO was in fact an original IP, saying, "We have nothing to advertise for the new MMO because it's a shell of a game thus far. We've already stated it'll be a brand new franchise, which means the lore, art, and game play are being developed entirely from scratch. It's an overwhelming process, but a process through which we excel. Our track record supports this."
Whilst the only official words are those above and a few other scatterings that state the same i do remember when this frst broke in 07 and the Blizzard job pages specifically requesting a strong FPS background. This was pre-empted by a supposed inside leak stating the new MMO would have second life style social zones with all combat taking place in FPS styled instances.
I think we can pretty much rule out fantasy, greek mythology etc and I highly doubt any MMO would base itself on FPS style current day warfare as the social side just wouldnt be right Sci-Fi could be right but they are 10 a penny.
You guys don't think they call the project Titan right now because they believe it will dwarf any other game in sub numbers?
While I don't think neither Greek or space is impossible both are pretty hard to make a best seller out of. I would think something low fantasy have the best potential to sell without taking all Wows players at the same time.
Something close to "A game of throne" could be huge.
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Titan will be whatever Kotick and Activision deem most profitable on market research and current trends.
One could speculate however that this is a deliberate leak of false information as a marketing research campaign, to see what people think, and want from ActivisionBlizzard and to get a jump on competitors. "Oh look D3 quarter 4 2011, WTF its releasing in q2?"
/tinfoil hat
Ahhh so this product slate sheet is real after all?
Someone posted this pic before,but this person getting fired/resigning is news to me..
interesting.
I dont know why people connect Titan to Sci-fi
Titans are the ones that Built Azeroth
China is full of leaks/industrial data espionage etc... ?
http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem
as in "Path of the ..."
But, Titans came to Azeroth from outer space......
It'll be out in, what, 2020? Why is anyone even talking about this, yet? =P Some of us might be dead! The planet might be dead!
------------------------
Everyone on this site:
1: MMORPGs are DOOMED, and I have the answers to save them!
2: THIS game's gonna kill WoW!
3: I wish things would go back to the Golden Age of MMORPGs, which only existed in my mind...
Ghostcrawler (and other Blizz employees) worked on the Halo MMOFPS before it was axed by Microsoft. The code name for that project was also Titan. Perhaps a coincidence, but it's an interesting connection.
Qazz very true, there is a pretty thorough article about that "connection".
Can't wait for Blizzard's Titan MMO!
Wasn't Titan the name of the canceld Halo MMO?
To be honost I have absolute no idea, it could just be the project name and the MMO they are working on might get a complete different name all together
I do believe that 'Titan' is just a codename and it says absolutely nothing about the future game itselft. But all clues points towards a sci-fi game. And I believe it will be a sci-fi, but the word Titan itself is meaningless.
Blizzard´s next MMO will definetly be sci fi, and TITAN will most likely refer to giantic human-like mechs
why? because they have done nothing except blatantly ripping off the WarHammer franchise, so its obvious their braindead developers will just plagiarize WAR40k from A to Z and everything inbetween, knowing that all the sheeps they have as followers will swear to god its actually original...
Well actually another Theme Park game would compete with WoW more than a Sci-fi game.
And i am hopeing that Titan is a Greek Mythology sandbox... Ohhhhhh that would be sweet. I want Greek MMO's!!!
(However Titan is most likely the code name for the project.)
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It's already been leaked enough about Titan. It is an MMOFPS (think COD persistent). It's an MMO, so it will have the predicatble subsciption model any company loves, it will suck in all those COD players ( COD is currently like 4 of the top 10 games on Xfire), and it is vastly different than WOW, so there will be very little inter-company competition.
Really, just go to Xfire and think about what happens to Blizzard's bottom line when even a portion of those COD players start paying $15/month.
Thats my thinking, WoW brought alot of people to MMO's...well mainly just brought them into WoW and chumps have been wanting to steal them ever since with their garbage MMO's. The most logical thinking is Blizzard are going to make an A sci-fi action MMO, attractive to FPS and players who generaly play action games. I think it will still likly have a good story/single player / coop game, Global agenda tried this and failed, it felt much to like Unreal's story mode. an MMOFPS though has not been attempted Planetside, its verymuch an untapped market. With blizzards marketing I think they maybe just able to launch a game that comes close to what WoW has accomplished. Then the influx of terrible MMOFPS's will begin.
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WoW in space ? Thats exactly what this mmo genre doesn't need.
Omg, you just blew my mind... Greek Mythology in future/Sci-Fi theme. That would be really risky though but if done perfectly would result in awesome franchise for anything.
Can't wait for Blizzard's Titan MMO!
Finally a new game from Blizzard. I hope they have some new concepts ... So bored of same old same old MMORPGs full of grinding.
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Ok Titan is based on the canceled HALO MMOFPS .
Since microsoft didn´t want to invest more money into the project , and rather had easy cash income .
Then projected longterm more revenue or chance of failure .
So They picked up many of the HALO design team including Ghost Crawler.
So this will be there next big project , the design is like always streamlined to currently MMOFPS .
Or will they return back to again number games , like wow and other stuff.
That the project probaly be revolutionair , in that option i have no doubt .
Simply put they already conquered the fantasy Genre in MMO
There is market out there for a SCI FI mmo .
Just we will see how they going to compete again SWTOR since they will be probaly 2 years behind scedule.
IF the SCI FI market is too small , then they probaly cancel that project .
So SWTOR will be the genuine pig for how good will SCI FI MMORPG do .
If the numbers are less then spectacular , simply put means there is not so much demands for a SCI FI MMORPG .
Frankly, I couldn't care less. Blizzard has become Acivision. It's all about keeping the rubes shelling out for less now/
"Soloists and those who prefer small groups should never have to feel like they''re the ones getting the proverbial table scraps, as it were." - Scott Hartsman, Senior Producer, Everquest II
"People love groups. Its a fallacy that people want to play solo all the time." - Scott Hartsman, Executive Producer, Rift
Nope, it won't be based on Halo... seriously, just read the article.
It's already been said countless times that it will be brand new IP. Being a SciFi doesn't mean it's based on Halo.
There the possibility that SWTOR could end up like Warhammer is to WoW, but i doubt ut wull. SW having the past fans from Galaxies will help it a lot.
True, i don't like how Kottick deal with things but i hope that it won't affect the game design. Although micro0transactions will be a dealbreaker for me.Can't wait for Blizzard's Titan MMO!
they cannot base it on HALO cause even if they pick up BUNGEE .
HALO is registrated to Microsoft , but it will be based on the HALO MMOFPS they wanted to design .
So thats why they have to make a totally new IP .
No SWTOR will be a totally new mmorpg crowd , basically bassed on bioware own fans .
SWG fans probaly will try but dont know if they will stick , Bioware is betting big on there own fan base .
Yes marketing is taking into account the huge number of star wars fan , but marketing is marketing always take the best outcome , well if marketing project comes to realisation , its the next WoW competitor .
But I for one am more realistic and sensible SWTOR wont beat WoW .
And if SWTOR fails , TITAN will be canceled , cause no interest in SCI FI MMORPG .
The only mentions I have seen rules out Starcraft, COD as you say no mention of sci-fi
2010
During Activision's financial address Bobby Kotick revealed, "we have two enormous investments: one in Bungie and the other in another project at Blizzard that we haven’t given a lot of visibility to. Those are going to be entirely new intellectual properties.”
2009
Blizzard community manager Zarhym came out and said the new MMO was in fact an original IP, saying, "We have nothing to advertise for the new MMO because it's a shell of a game thus far. We've already stated it'll be a brand new franchise, which means the lore, art, and game play are being developed entirely from scratch. It's an overwhelming process, but a process through which we excel. Our track record supports this."
Whilst the only official words are those above and a few other scatterings that state the same i do remember when this frst broke in 07 and the Blizzard job pages specifically requesting a strong FPS background. This was pre-empted by a supposed inside leak stating the new MMO would have second life style social zones with all combat taking place in FPS styled instances.
I think we can pretty much rule out fantasy, greek mythology etc and I highly doubt any MMO would base itself on FPS style current day warfare as the social side just wouldnt be right Sci-Fi could be right but they are 10 a penny.
My personal wager is on a steampunk setting.
It could just be a code name for it, everyone uses code names for secret projects, thats how the "Tank" got its name.
I love it when people less informed tries to comment with baiting .
Ah well i will bite just to inform how stupid those none research comments sounds.
The original article points to a leaked financiel overview !
oh never heard of it ? good stay in your cornor!! you dont need to KNOW !!
THESE ARE NOT THE DROIDS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR !!!
Now for the people who understands it , its nothing about being a nerd or being well informed .
Its about keeping up with the jones !!
And having basic understanding what those reports means .
And what impact they might make or not make .
And calling people nerds infact for understanding , only shows how simplistic or primitive you really are !
You guys don't think they call the project Titan right now because they believe it will dwarf any other game in sub numbers?
While I don't think neither Greek or space is impossible both are pretty hard to make a best seller out of. I would think something low fantasy have the best potential to sell without taking all Wows players at the same time.
Something close to "A game of throne" could be huge.