This leads me to believe that their next-gen mmo will be based on a current existing ip.

What does the engine of a MMO game effect. Iam not as knowlable with this term in gaming.

Also didnt Blizzard say at a recent Blizzcon, that the new MMO will have a completely different IP then past games.

And that Kalgan (Lead Developer of WoW) is leaving to join the New Project.

Originally posted by kakarotrage

World of Warcraft skin in the form of starcraft? might be.

Nope, they already stated not too long ago it will be a completely new universe and not any of their former titles worlds.  They are building this new mmorpg content from scratch.

Just because they are using the WoW engine does not mean it is a mmo.... The WoW engine was a minor tweak of the Warcraft 3 engine, so it could easily be an RTS, or even another fps!

Originally posted by Shalgoth

Just because they are using the WoW engine does not mean it is a mmo.... The WoW engine was a minor tweak of the Warcraft 3 engine, so it could easily be an RTS, or even another fps!

WoW is not a modified WC3 engine.  As with all blizzard games, each game has a custom engine built from scratch.

Well a Diablo MMO, or WOW 2 don't sound like viable options. I don't think they will create another MMO that is seperate from WOW, because it would compete with their own product. As for a Diablo MMO, they haven't even finished Diablo III, nor do i think they would switch from their traditional action RPG style to an MMO one.

Originally posted by deathtripp

Well a Diablo MMO, or WOW 2 don't sound like viable options. I don't think they will create another MMO that is seperate from WOW, because it would compete with their own product. As for a Diablo MMO, they haven't even finished Diablo III, nor do i think they would switch from their traditional action RPG style to an MMO one.

A Diablo MMO would REALLY compete with WoW (two fantasy MMOs).  A Starcraft MMO less so.  That said, they are already making a Starcraft and Diablo game, so I don't think a new MMO would be either of those.  They'd risk saturating the market for those games.

I don't think we can say anything definitive about what it is going to be.  Could be anything, honestly, though we can say more about what it probably isn't (an mmo or an existing IP they are already developing).

Looks like it could be a console game:

http://www.starcraftwire.net/blog/comments/blizzard-and-microsoft-talk-xbox-360-successor-for-next-gen-mmo/

Blizzard have been talking to microsoft

Originally posted by greymann

What sucks is knowing that it really doesn't take this long for blizz to develop games.  Starcraft II development started shortly after the launch of Warcraft III: Frozen Throne (2003)? Diablo III was already in development by the time the Blizzard North executives left (June 30, 2003)?  WTF?!  I'll tell you wtf... it's all about marketing schedule.  They milk the player base for all they're worth.  Yeah it would have been nice to have S2 two or three years ago when so many of us got bored of wow.  This summer would have been a great time to see diablo 3 when most of us would have been bored of S2 and ready to scream at the 3rd expansion of wow coming.  But no, they have to hype it and milk us to death with years of expansions for ONLY ONE GAME.  So because of this I get to watch painfully, 2 or three more wow expansions of the same crap recycled and pvp getting worse and worse--maybe if we're lucky have S2 this summer or winter in 3 painful race releases each year or so.  Diablo 3, what most of us really want, is probably still several years away.  They really need move to satisfying players with two recent games--say an MMO and an RTS or RPS at the same time.  Why for years do we only get one type of game from them--mmo?! Damn them for being the only decent developer for PC games. 

Can you back up the information you listed?  Specifically when starcraft 2 and Diablo 3's development started?  I have been following blizzard for awhile and I have not heard ONCE them state when the development of starcraft 2 and diablo 3 started.

While Blizzard was completely suprised by WoW's success and forced to come up with many resources to support their growing giant that they didn't have, im still surprised where you get the idea about their schedule of developing their IPs.

An action adventure title based on the WoW engine for the XBox sounds like a good guess - so basically an even more FPS oriented WoW (that is fairly close to it already) for the console. Most likely in the WoW world as well. Extremely good use of content that is already developed.

At the same time they can launch the next generation MMO and start to migrate the PC customers from WoW to the new game. My only push-back is with regard to the next MMO launch date. Given the success of WoW I would be surprised if the next MMO is announced well ahead of release as is customary for Blizzard. I think the next MMO will be announced less than a year before release to ensure that the WoW population do not start to look at the next product instead of playing WoW - too much cash is at stake for that. Ergo: I would not be surprised if the next MMO is released before the end of 2010 and is announced at the next Blizzcon (or maybe I am just hopefull :p).

They already built a game engine for a console action / adventure game, remember it? Starcraft Ghost.

The only reasons to use the WoW are, the main developers on the project are ex-WoW devs or they need the MMO engines network code.

I still think this is their next MMO and not a fifth game.

Prototype (Activision/Blizzard) is other game of blizzard atleast i readed somthing about it

Originally posted by bobfish

They already built a game engine for a console action / adventure game, remember it? Starcraft Ghost.

The only reasons to use the WoW are, the main developers on the project are ex-WoW devs or they need the MMO engines network code.

I still think this is their next MMO and not a fifth game.

I was thinking about starcraft ghost too. But its an mmo that will bring both console and pc gamers together playing on the same server.

I think its really high time for that to happen, and Blizz may be the first company to do it!

Originally posted by arctarus

an mmo that will bring both console and pc gamers together playing on the same server.

I think its really high time for that to happen, and Blizz may be the first company to do it

FFXI Online has had PC and Console players on the same server for over 5 years - no first there

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Online

Originally posted by Nadia

Originally posted by arctarus

an mmo that will bring both console and pc gamers together playing on the same server.

I think its really high time for that to happen, and Blizz may be the first company to do it

FFXI Online has had PC and Console players on the same server for over 5 years - no first there

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Online

 Oh...Hopefully this method of merging  will be more popular when blizz do it, other company have a thing in following them....

companies are already doing it

all of SOEs future mmos will be cross platform w. PC and console, starting this year

Ncsoft is planning on at least 3 console mmos

Turbine has a console mmo in the works

kotaku.com/5015103/interview-turbine-confirms-console-project-talks-future-plans

Funcom, havent accomplished it yet, but are working towards that goal for Secret World and maybe AOC

all of this happening while Blizzard has *not* announced any mmo titles for console yet

if anything, Blizzard is behind on console intentions

http://wow.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-and-microsoft-talk-xbox-360-successor-for-next-gen-mmo/

I read the direct source for link

www.incgamers.com/News/15691/BlizzardInTalksWithMicrosoftAboutNextXbox

to be specific, Blizzard is in talk w. MS for the console after XBOX360

there are still no plans from Blizzard for the Xbox360 itself

my point still stands

most these companies were already planning console mmos before Blizzard even announced their nextgen mmo

I did and revised my post

Its still no excuse for Blizzard not trying to support a mmo on the consoles available now

I agree with you there

Im a noob concerning pc things. But why is the console can't be compare to a pc since console is design purely for games? Whereas pc have to do so many other things?

Example, ps3 seems like a very powerful machine given the cell chip thing, which till now still have not fully tap upon its potential.

And if FF can be donw interfacing, whats so hard for other companies?

Originally posted by arctarus

t why is the console can't be compare to a pc since console is design purely for games?

that question is a can of worms - that will get people trolling each other

www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/228812/page/1

personally, I think it's better to wait for more mmos to launch on the console before debating that

I think people are missing something here, they haven't announced their next MMO, just like BioWare hadn't announce SWTOR until that press release saying its SWTOR.

Saying we're working on a new MMO and announcing what the new MMO is are two different things.

Anyways, speculation is always pointless with Blizzard, the company doesn't leak information and they have a indefinitely long development cycle. I'm more concerned with games coming out in the next five years than whatever may or may not arrive from Blizzard after that.

Originally posted by Nadia

Originally posted by cukimunga

How to people get that this is their 5th game?

5th game in development

 

SC2

D3

new WOW expansion

Next Gen MMO

this title, whatever it may be

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5

Ahhh yes, now that makes sense..... I took it as their  5th game is in development, not them having 5 games that are currently in the development stage.  Thanks for clearing that up

Originally posted by bobfish

I think people are missing something here, they haven't announced their next MMO, just like BioWare hadn't announce SWTOR until that press release saying its SWTOR.

Saying we're working on a new MMO and announcing what the new MMO is are two different things.

Anyways, speculation is always pointless with Blizzard, the company doesn't leak information and they have a indefinitely long development cycle. I'm more concerned with games coming out in the next five years than whatever may or may not arrive from Blizzard after that.

Blizz certainly is one of the better companies who keep their info in