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UPDATED: Diablo 4 Rumors Light Up the Weekend Internet

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited October 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageUPDATED: Diablo 4 Rumors Light Up the Weekend Internet

UPDATE: While Brevik has stated this morning that he personally is not working on a Diablo game, that doesn't actually negate a Diablo game being announced at Blizzcon.

Over the weekend, the rumor mill kicked into high gear with a report that originated with BlizzardWatch.com after a series of Twitter posts by Dave Brevik seemingly hinting at big happenings for Blizzcon that will be prominently featuring Diablo's 20th anniversary. Speculators have torn into an image posted by Brevik made after he and Diablo co-developer Bill Roper spent time at the Blizzard campus in Southern California.

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  • ConstantineMerusConstantineMerus Member EpicPosts: 3,338
    Blizz best IP to explore. Give me anything Diablo and I'll be a happy mo...fu.....
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  • n3xxn3xx Member UncommonPosts: 36
    edited October 2016
    I doubt it will be too exciting like an mmo or anything... it makes more sense for them to make games like hearthstone, where it's low cost to make and maintain and brings in a ton of money... complex games have too much overhead so not a great idea for making money.
  • Veexer_NuiVeexer_Nui Member UncommonPosts: 268
    No trading = not diablo.

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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
    I personally think it could be more likely he's working with Schaefer and his new company, as I recall those guys feeling pretty burnt by the Blizzard North shutdown. That said, time heals all wounds and who better to advise Blizzard on how to make Diablo 4?

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  • zaberfangxzaberfangx Member UncommonPosts: 1,796
    Any about Diablo 4 if so they will have 3 to 4 years off to get it made unless they rush it or copy the Daiblo 3 system and class.
  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Diablo:  The Card Game
  • rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
    I still think we should get a Warcraft 4 before we get a Diablo 4. Which is why we will probably get a Diablo: The Card Game like @flizzer above said.

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  • seozseoz Member UncommonPosts: 3
    It would be funny if blizzard would tease everyone with diablo and then showed us a new warcraft game :D
    Probably it will never happen because wow is still changing but... It would be lovely to play new warcraft... With whole storyline since first game through all events from other up to new one...
  • LobotomistLobotomist Member EpicPosts: 5,981
    edited October 2016
    Give us over the shoulder 3rd person MMO like Diablo.
    Thanks



  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    Diablo: The Survival Game? :D


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  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    BillMurphy said:
    I personally think it could be more likely he's working with Schaefer and his new company, as I recall those guys feeling pretty burnt by the Blizzard North shutdown. That said, time heals all wounds and who better to advise Blizzard on how to make Diablo 4?
    Agree
  • PiscorePiscore Member UncommonPosts: 263
    Blizzad need something good with next Xpac of Diablo 3 or a new Diablo 4 cuz Lost Ark is fuking good and this game have alot of things thats Blizzard need to put in.

    l2p

  • ArskaaaArskaaa Member RarePosts: 1,265
    hype! D3 looks outdated already
  • AsamofAsamof Member UncommonPosts: 824

    Lobotomist said:

    Give us over the shoulder 3rd person MMO like Diablo.



    Thanks



    not sure if this is sarcasm or not, david brevik tried this and it was a colossal disaster that destroyed his reputation
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,061
    rodingo said:
    I still think we should get a Warcraft 4 before we get a Diablo 4. Which is why we will probably get a Diablo: The Card Game like @flizzer above said.
    Neither of these things is likely to happen. Blizzard will not compete with one of their existing titles. Starcraft is their RTS series. Warcraft has become their MMO. Overwatch is their team shooter. Hearthstone is their card game. HotS is their moba. Diablo is their dungeon crawler. 

    If they experiment further, we're either we're going to see them develop titles for online genres they haven't tapped into yet (like racing, fighting, or survival) or we're going to see more single-player efforts from them (which they have shown interest in with past canceled titles).

    An open world RPG seems like a logical step for them. And hell, maybe Diablo is the right universe for that.
  • zaberfangxzaberfangx Member UncommonPosts: 1,796

    Arskaaa said:

    hype! D3 looks outdated already



    Got Blizzard to thanks for that. When D3 does not pull in much money in for them to do anything and update it other then systems.
  • beebop500beebop500 Member UncommonPosts: 217
    My God D3 has gotten stale, seriously a D4 announcement would be like manna from digital heaven
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  • orbitxoorbitxo Member RarePosts: 1,956
    edited October 2016
    a 20th anniversary celebration- could just be bringing back alot of the developers to talk on a panel about their time working on diablo 1-2 & 3.....i dotn forsee a D4...

    Sadly the blizzcon schedule does not talk nor hints of any time frame for any new announcements sadly. what would be nice is a Diablo 3 full expansion. none of this free update crap theyve been doin- you get what you pay for- nothing.
  • AlverantAlverant Member RarePosts: 1,347
    I just hope they learned from the problem in D3 about always having an online connection.
  • BetaguyBetaguy Member UncommonPosts: 2,629
    Just Blizzcon happenings, there is no Diablo 4 coming that is just crazy talk...
    "The King and the Pawn return to the same box at the end of the game"

  • H0urg1assH0urg1ass Member EpicPosts: 2,380
    Diablo 3 still seems to be in full swing to me.  Most of the friends I have that play it still love it.  I'm not sure the world is ready for D4 yet.

    The thing I would think is most fitting for a 20 year anniversary game would be Warcraft 4.  Some of us have been waiting for a proper Warcraft 4 for nearly 15 years now.

    It would be a great opportunity to breath some more life into World of Warcraft.  They release Warcraft 4 with lots of in-game goodies for World of Warcraft and either bring new players in, or bring some older players back.
  • dotdotdashdotdotdash Member UncommonPosts: 488

    n3xx said:

    I doubt it will be too exciting like an mmo or anything... it makes more sense for them to make games like hearthstone, where it's low cost to make and maintain and brings in a ton of money... complex games have too much overhead so not a great idea for making money.



    The mentality that lead to them building games like Overwatch ( which was a salvage operation form Titan ), Hearthstones, and Heroes, was because they set themselves a challenge: to see if they could make a fun, addictive and successful game without a huge budget. That doesn't reflect their overall philosophy though. Blizzard think they can make ANY game, at ANY scale, and they've proved that they can. The only game that hasn't gone quite so well, critically speaking, was Diablo 3. Based on how Blizzard react to such black marks, I think it's safe to assume that whatever they're planning for Diablo... it's not going to be small like Hearthstone.
  • dotdotdashdotdotdash Member UncommonPosts: 488

    H0urg1ass said:

    Diablo 3 still seems to be in full swing to me.  Most of the friends I have that play it still love it.  I'm not sure the world is ready for D4 yet.

    The thing I would think is most fitting for a 20 year anniversary game would be Warcraft 4.  Some of us have been waiting for a proper Warcraft 4 for nearly 15 years now.

    It would be a great opportunity to breath some more life into World of Warcraft.  They release Warcraft 4 with lots of in-game goodies for World of Warcraft and either bring new players in, or bring some older players back.



    Wait... you think the best game for Blizzard's 25th anni and Diablo's 20th anni would be a Warcraft game? Colour me amused.
  • dotdotdashdotdotdash Member UncommonPosts: 488

    Betaguy said:

    Just Blizzcon happenings, there is no Diablo 4 coming that is just crazy talk...



    David Breivik tweeting that he's consulting on a new game that pushes ARPGs further, after he was pictured at Blizzard HQ, suspiciously close to a Blizzcon where they'll be celebrating arguably the most important ARPG in history... well... that's not crazy talk.
  • LobotomistLobotomist Member EpicPosts: 5,981
    edited October 2016
    Asamof said:


    Give us over the shoulder 3rd person MMO like Diablo.



    Thanks



    not sure if this is sarcasm or not, david brevik tried this and it was a colossal disaster that destroyed his reputation
    What game are you talking about ? Hellgate London !?

    It is funny some people can deem valid to disregard whole idea/genre on merit of one specific game tanking ( btw for completely different reasons )

    Good that they didnt cancel all First Person Shooters when doom 2 didnt sell as good as expected...lol



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