They are aiming at numbers similar to top games like Fortnite as much as possible. That's why we are not going to see another RTS, "good enough" numbers are not good for company and it's share holders. If "community" is to be believed, almost no one should be playing them.Īnother issue is that they are trying to capitalise on current gold rush, whatever genre/mechanics are popular these days. Best quite recent example was a backlash against void elf race on forums, yet by statistics they are the most played allied race on Alliance, surpassing even some vanilla ones. People active on forums don't always represent what will sell. High demands from a community who just complains and is never thankful.Īnd the high popularity and quality of previous games which is always hard to surpass.Īlthough W3 Reforged is slated to release no later than end of december 2019, so they have to keep this date, since pre-orders are being sold (I think it makes them obliged to do so by law, they were never late in similar cases with WoW expansions).ĭemands from community matter, but not as much when making decisions. IMHO the problem is the mix of two things.
And the WarCraft 3 Reforged Beta, which was supposed to come during spring time, also got delayed. Diablo Immortal is delayed, other projects canceled. They still don't hold onto deadlines and do as they used to. In a piece about Blizzard's layoffs in France, Le Monde says that Diablo 4 has been shown to Blizzard employees. But neither of these two games will be released before 2020, at the very best, and employees at Versailles have no idea if they will still be around when they eventually release. « Activision Blizzard will be making less of a profit, but this will still amount to a lot of profit », says a veteran employee. What about the future? Teams at Blizzard Entertainment have already been presented with the long-awaited Diablo 4 and know that a new Overwatch game is in development. Mais aucun ne sortira avant 2020, au mieux, et les salariés de Versailles ignorent s’ils en verront la couleur. « Activision Blizzard fera moins de bénéfices, mais fera quand même beaucoup de bénéfices », veut croire un vétéran. Quid de l’avenir ? Les équipes de Blizzard Entertainment ont déjà eu le droit à une présentation du très attendu Diablo 4 et savent qu’un nouveau Overwatch est dans les tuyaux.
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