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New Blizzard Job Posting Hints At Possible PvE Game In The Works | MMORPG.com

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imageNew Blizzard Job Posting Hints At Possible PvE Game In The Works | MMORPG.com

A new job posting on Hitmarker might just be a hint at a new PvE-type game in the works at Blizzard, as the Creative Director role for an "Unannounced Game" surfaces. 

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  • husscoolhusscool Member UncommonPosts: 85
    Well they failed to launch a triple A survival title so maybe they've lowered their standards to something they can actually execute
    Truvidiennonelesslight
  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,839
    edited May 10
    Very curious to know what about that job posting says "PvE" to you? I see absolutely nothing mentioned about PvP or PvE. Could be both like WoW. All we do know is that there's a job available for a Creative Director. The rest is just Blizzard marketing speak for "please ignore the past 5 years of scandals and apply!"

    EDIT:

    Oh and if you go to the actual job posting, it links two related job openings for "Narrative Director" and "Senior Producer, Tech" both for an "Unannounced Game" as well. You kinda missed those rather important posting. For sure I'd say a new game is in the works, but none of these say "PvE"... just saying.
    Pher0cious
  • lotrlorelotrlore Managing EditorMMORPG.COM Staff, Member RarePosts: 671

    Angrakhan said:

    Very curious to know what about that job posting says "PvE" to you? I see absolutely nothing mentioned about PvP or PvE. Could be both like WoW. All we do know is that there's a job available for a Creative Director. The rest is just Blizzard marketing speak for "please ignore the past 5 years of scandals and apply!"




    EDIT:




    Oh and if you go to the actual job posting, it links two related job openings for "Narrative Director" and "Senior Producer, Tech" both for an "Unannounced Game" as well. You kinda missed those rather important posting. For sure I'd say a new game is in the works, but none of these say "PvE"... just saying.



    Heya - that's our mistake. For some reason, the second listing detailing the combat designer role was edited out of the piece here. This is what helps make it seem Blizzard is focusing on a PvE style game here.

    Again, apologies on the mistake - that was originally supposed to be included as well and this slipped by me.
    Truvidienn
  • emperorhades1emperorhades1 Member RarePosts: 421
    edited May 10
    Blizzard has so many problems right now that I would be scared to throw my hat in to the ring. Unless, of course, the pay was high with a decent contract. And there is still the fact the vice president running the show says she likes diablo 4. This tells me that any artistic representation of a game will be overshadowed by mtx, terrible direction and group think.
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,061
    Gonna throw out a wild guess - Monster Hunter clone
  • RaskbuckRaskbuck Member UncommonPosts: 43
    Probably repurposing the assets from the scrapped survival game. Didn't they do that with Project Titan and Overwatch?
    OldKingLog
  • OldKingLogOldKingLog Member RarePosts: 601
    Whatever it is I fear that the ghost ship that remains of the once great Blizzard studio lacks the talent to pull this off.
    emperorhades1
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,057
    Does anyone really believe Blizzard is capable of making a new game at this point?

    Its been many years now since they last did, right?
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,936
    Kyleran said:
    Does anyone really believe Blizzard is capable of making a new game at this point?

    It’s been many years now since they last did, right?
    I’ll play devil’s advocate and say yes. I think expectations are too high these days. I don’t think that they can get a fair shake if they released a new game now but I’m betting it would be fine.

    would it be brilliant? Maybe not but I’m not sure many of their popular games were brilliant for my tastes.

    The only original games I actually liked and finished were the original Warcraft games. Though I never have the itch to play them again.

     Liked the 1st two Diablo games visually, artistically, but I never finished them. 

    Diablo 3 I finished but it was “ok.”

    so, I think any new game they come out with would be “ok.”
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,061
    Kyleran said:
    Does anyone really believe Blizzard is capable of making a new game at this point?

    Its been many years now since they last did, right?
    10. Because Reaper of Souls was chef's kiss.
  • emperorhades1emperorhades1 Member RarePosts: 421
    edited May 10

    Aeander said:


    Kyleran said:

    Does anyone really believe Blizzard is capable of making a new game at this point?

    Its been many years now since they last did, right?


    10. Because Reaper of Souls was chef's kiss.



    D3 had something that was innovative to bring to the table. They had the combo system for xp, the follower skill system, the playable story. Where they failed was the itemization and making and designing around set metas, the scaling world, no cross class gear, quests, and the unpassable hell act 3. I would append this to say D4 is the trash of the world. The directors and designers who had a hand in that game should quit the video game industry forever. The harm you did to the entire Blizzard brand cannot be repaired. I hope you live the rest of your life in shame. Too harsh?
  • TokkenTokken Member EpicPosts: 3,649
    How about WOW2?

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  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,014
    Tokken said:
    How about WOW2?

    The game was so successful I dont know if they would want to go there.....They still make a ton off of WoW and may jsut want to continue down that path.
    Tokken
  • WarzodWarzod Member RarePosts: 508
    Yeah, I wonder what game they are going to half develop and then cancel this time.
    Kyleran
  • NeoyoshiNeoyoshi Member RarePosts: 1,489
    edited May 11
    Suuuuuuuuuure.

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  • LaterisLateris Member UncommonPosts: 1,847
    edited May 11
    What is the wage set at? WoW 2 should be a new engine port and get rid of tab combat...kidding!
  • RaskbuckRaskbuck Member UncommonPosts: 43
    edited May 11
    With Riot's "upcoming MMO" and the rumored Guild Wars 3, it does make me wonder if Blizzard is going to do anything in response to that. Let's be honest, probably not.

    I'm not a developer, but I also wonder if two decades worth of code on top of code affects the pipeline in a negative way. The last few patches have been notoriously buggy, but that's likely due to them restructuring the company with the merger more than anything.
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