The week leading up to the Blizzard WWI’08 was excruciating with the daily Blizzard.com splash page “updates.” Or as many would refer to back as “toying with loyal fans and whipping them into a frenzy.” It’s been a long time coming, too long imo, but finally Blizz is getting back to the Diablo franchise. Diablo II consumed me far more than any game should have, and probably ever will, (WoW comes very close I suppose) and now I get to traverse that thin line of obsession again.
Hell, even my wife – the non-gamer – is midly looking forward to this game being released … late next year?! … maybe?! I only hope that Blizz is a little further along with the game than they’re leading on and we’ll receive regular updates on the game to keep us from going mad. Yet, given Blizz’s track record with releases … we’ll be lucky if D3 ships before summer’09.
So far very little has been revealed about the game, but it looks absolutely stunning. I expected Blizz to transform Diablo into a WoW’esque game, but am very pleased that the isometric perspective is returning. I do hope that D3 will gain the benefits of the modern MMO with guild support, etc … as my WoW guild will definitely be forming a Diablo 3 chapter.
Speaking of WoW, I wonder if I’ll drop it completely when D3 finally arrives. Only time will tell I suppose. I’ve put a lot of time and effort into WoW, especially if you consider the profession changes I’ve gone through; dropped enchanting from Schmelzen and picked up tailoring (tailor 300 atm) and dropped mining from Nevik and picked up enchanting (enchanting 295 atm ;_; PAIN) But I’ll save a WoW-specific update for another day … Diablo owns this entry … and my soul.
