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Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Re: Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Post by chao- »

jceg wrote: post #3

Incredible to see how disconnected Blizzard is from its customers. One more shooter, when we wanted the next RTS.

There is also a disconnect between "customers" and "players". I am under the impression that RTS games have proven harder to monetize in an ongoing manner, or at least harder relative to the effort required to build and maintain them. That doesn't mean there isn't a solution, and this is just one person's limited perspective... but it seems to be the case thus far.

Re: Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Post by aliasxneo »

jceg wrote: post #3

Incredible to see how disconnected Blizzard is from its customers. One more shooter, when we wanted the next RTS.

In the very same conference they announced WoW Forever. So whatever it is, it's not necessarily systemic, because they seemed to have nailed that audience.

Re: Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Post by cbg0 »

jceg wrote: post #3

Incredible to see how disconnected Blizzard is from its customers. One more shooter, when we wanted the next RTS.

From Blizzard's perspective, this "we" isn't worth the trouble in terms of sales figures. The audience for RTS has fragmented quite a bit into other niches and Blizzard wants to do huge releases with great ROI for their IP, not pay fan service to us.

Re: Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Post by icantevenhold »

jceg wrote: post #3

Incredible to see how disconnected Blizzard is from its customers. One more shooter, when we wanted the next RTS.

I’ve been waiting for a rehash of StarCraft Nova or whatever it was called forever - speak for yourself.

Re: Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Post by jleehn »

jceg wrote: post #3

Incredible to see how disconnected Blizzard is from its customers. One more shooter, when we wanted the next RTS.

What evidence do you have that this is the general sentiment among 'customers' rather than your own? Genuinely asking, I too would have preferred an RTS but my sense is the player base for RTS is much smaller than a shooter.

Re: Blizzard Revives 'StarCraft' Franchise with Open-World Sci-Fi Shooter

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Post by sailingparrot »

ramesh31 wrote: post #14
jceg wrote: post #3

Incredible to see how disconnected Blizzard is from its customers. One more shooter, when we wanted the next RTS.

>"when we wanted the next RTS." You think you do, but you don't.

It’s funny because that’s word for word what blizzard said after years of people asking for WoW Classic. Which ultimately they ended up making and is very successful. Sometimes people know what they want.
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