![]() I started playing Blizzard games with ‘The Lost Vikings’ and became hooked on the original ‘Warcraft’ - I’ve since played every Blizzard game. Yes, there’s still a Blizzard studio with an army of Blizzard employees but the founders and head creators of the original games have all been gone for a few years now and we’re seeing the impact through profit maximization and poor player confidence. Diablo 4 likely won't be the next Diablo III: it will be, in many respects, a bold new direction for the franchise.I’ve seen several posts, condemning Blizzard for not making the game the posters wanted, but whether you love or hate (or love/hate like many of us) Diablo 4, just keep in mind, it’s an Activision game with a Blizzard label. ![]() Plus, building out the systems necessary to maintain such a game over the long term is a large endeavor unto itself. Wedding the game-as-a-service philosophy with the tried-and-true Diablo formula will take a lot of care, attention, and, most of all, time. While the Seasons system in Diablo III has allowed fans to remain engaged with that game, a full-on service-oriented title is a whole new ballgame. Building a title that can stand up to that long test of time, and have the infrastructure necessary to constantly push new content, is no small feat: just ask the team that turned the failed Titan project into Overwatch. Blizzard may even possibly be looking to make it a long-running game-as-a-service, in which case it may be the only new Diablo game for a decade or more. To that end, Diablo 4 can't just be a fun game: it needs to be able to support an active fanbase for years.
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