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Frosstbyte · 10-20-2008, 01:34 PM

I don't really think Blizzard is going to get drunk on power and fuck over one of the systems which made D3 and SC2 so immensely popular (i.e. Battle.net being free). They know that RTS games are not MMOs. With WoW, you're not really paying for server upkeep, so much as you're paying for ongoing development. That same sort of dev doesn't really happen with an RTS game, so I think they would get a lot of backlash if they tried to do it with SC2.

Personally, I think there's a lot of merit to expanding the games. The storylines in SC were very cramped by how few missions each race had. I think it'll be cool to draw them out more, even if I have to fork over an extra 50-100 bucks to see the whole story.

10-20-2008, 01:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	I don't really think Blizzard is going to get drunk on power and fuck over one of the systems which made D3 and SC2 so immensely popular (i.e. Battle.net being free). They know that RTS games are not MMOs. With WoW, you're not really paying for server upkeep, so much as you're paying for ongoing development. That same sort of dev doesn't really happen with an RTS game, so I think they would get a lot of backlash if they tried to do it with SC2. Personally, I think there's a lot of merit to expanding the games. The storylines in SC were very cramped by how few missions each race had. I think it'll be cool to draw them out more, even if I have to fork over an extra 50-100 bucks to see the whole story.