When I went to buy StarCraft 2, I had to look for a store that didn't actually have a line... I finally found a GameStop, there was not a single soul, except me and the cashier in the store. As I bought the game, I asked the guy "Now time to wait for Diablo 3, haha." Oddly enough he replied "Don't expect to be waiting too long, we're selling 'em around holiday season.", I sorta just staired at him. I then asked if he ment this year, and he did.
This sparked my curiousty, and I asked a person at a Best Buy if they had any information about it. He then basiclly told me we should be able to pre-order some time soon.
I don't know how they would know this, besides the fact they might have shipment information.
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Seriously I'd probly shit my pants if D3 would come out that soon.. I always thought that it would come out in summer of next year but truth is we don't know how far they are of completing the game.. maybe it's almost done
I guess all we can do is hope
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I doubt it, I wish (as long as its polished done) but I doubt it. Don't get your hopes up m8 There is absolutely no evidence that it will be sold this year. But then again there is no evidence it will be out at any specific date
I know people at stores like that too and I'm sure they would have told me, unless they hate me haha jk. But fair enough if I got told that in a store I'd be like, wicked!
Sigh :(...
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That's what they want to tell you so you can pre-order Diablo 3 now. When an actual release date is known, they're going to adjust their shipping dates of course. I wouldn't believe it until I see some blue textage.
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Get real, folks, the diablo you all knew is dead, a few years ago i said right here in this forum that D3 had a pretty good chance of being blizzard first bust (i was flamed to death ofc), and what you know, its not even beta and its already looking that way.
Blizzard has made it very clear that Diablo 3 will NOT be released in 2010. I'm not trying to be a Debby Downer, this is just a fact. Fortunately though beta should be starting relatively "soon" (five to eight months) and a release date somewhere around ten to sixteen months from now is realistic. Note those dates are merely my best guesses based on the information I've observed about the games progress.
If you do not know this as a gamer you should, video game retailers will guess and announce their own release dates for games in attempt to boost sales for their own gains, they will have employees also use word of mouth to ignite sales and game interest (as was the case in this instance). The only source that you can be 100% sure in is Blizzard itself.
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Yeah, like I said, I really don't expect it, but you know it's an interesting tid-bit I heard. My main hope right now is to have a super, premium, ultra, BFG10K, over-9000!!!!, collectors editioin coming out early 2011. I honestly didn't want to make anyone believe this, but just kinda wanted to share this...
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It is all a guessing game, but when you look at it this way sixteen months makes sense. Blizzcon is in October and if the beta is announced then, which I doubt, the beta would start one or two months from then in November/Decemberish. The beta testing cycle based on what we saw with Starcraft 2 and just how Blizzard operates will take approximately 6 months, bringing us to a early-mid summer release as a best case scenario (April-May).
What is more likely is a beta announcement sometime in early 2011 (January to March) and the testing actually starting around February to April. If testing were to start in April and end six to seven months from then the game would be released in the holiday season of 2011. Which is roughly sixteen months from now. So logically it makes sense to me anyways lol.
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Geez, I like how no one reads the fact that I don't completely believe it. I was just telling you all. I think that the game will probably come out later than that, and IDC if you wanna spam the shit out of me saying "2012, definetly 2012.", and your random other rumors. I said "RUMOR" for a reason.
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lol, never pre-order a game until a handful of days before release... (unless you're maybe allowed in beta's or something).
Nothing different happens if you pre-order the day pre-orders are started and 3 days before shipping.., so i choose the latter:P
There's no question pre-ordering a game before an official announcement is made if really bad. I remember at some point a few months ago, there were a bunch of posts of how people pre-ordered DIII on gamestop or other websites and were excited, but thats really stupid to do :/
they fall for a dumb marketing strategy where they pay money for a game that could be a year before release. If they lose the email or the receipt, then they lost their money put on the pre-order..
not only that, most people are so caught up on pre-ordering, that on the first day, i can walk into the store and just pick a copy up lol
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Well, if it does not come out in this Holiday season, it WILL come out in 2011.
Remember Blizzard said that they would release D3 before the StarCraftII Expansion in 2011.
So its a safe bet that that we will see D3 in 2011....However, that is a LONG damn time from now.
Never has my patience been tested this much for a single game.....ever.....
Fans: "Hey Blizzard, when can we FINALLY get our hands on D3!?"
Blizzard: ".....Soon."
Fans: "gawwwwwwwwwd F$%#ing DAMNIIIIIIT!!!!"
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DarkMagicc, I know what you're saying, but D3 will be my first, and most likely last, game I pre-order. I'm mainly pre-ordering for the POSSIBILITY of a beta, and the other perks I get for buying the $100-$150 version (collectors/premium/whatever version). I'm not stupid about purchasing things, besides the fact that I'll buy basiclly any Blizzard Battle.net game.
And in response to xXSoulXx, yes D3 will most likely be in 2011, and before SC2 expansion 1, but I still wouldn't expect anything until we hear it from Blizzcon. Sadly we probably wont hear much from Blizzcon about D3, but we might get to hear that they're pinning it to 2011, if we're lucky. Lets just hope, but never hope too much that we'll get dissapointed...
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i know i'm not the only pessimist around here but the guys at the stores rarely know exact dates (unless they're officially released).
i used to do the orders in a major european one here in Greece (Media Markt) and i even got to pre-order Starcraft 2 for the store, November 2008 - that was supposed to be released according to the company that imports Blizzard games.
so you get the idea about how credible it can be
now talking like an optimist, i'd say it would be possible to have it released around May/June 2011. more realistic would be around November 2011, tho, as Blizzard usually does the testing and all.
We have only to wait till my birthday to see if Blizzard will throw us more than a bone of information. I'm hungry for a nice fat, juicy steak of Diablo III goodness.
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It basically states that (with quotes from blizzard) that Blizzard intends to release Diablo 3 before the starcraft 2 expansion. The expansion is expected to come out one year after the release, so in conclusion, Diablo 3 would hopefully be released with 12 months. I also read on this forum that Blizzcon is going to be 80% about Diablo 3 but i cna't find the thread so it may or may not be true.
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This sparked my curiousty, and I asked a person at a Best Buy if they had any information about it. He then basiclly told me we should be able to pre-order some time soon.
I don't know how they would know this, besides the fact they might have shipment information.
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I guess all we can do is hope
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I know people at stores like that too and I'm sure they would have told me, unless they hate me haha jk. But fair enough if I got told that in a store I'd be like, wicked!
Sigh :(...
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I find that you can pre-order it on Amazon odd, but I'm not pre-ordering until I see a Special, collectors edition, premium set XD.
PLEASE HURY BLIZZARD!!!! :wallbash:
ALSO! Easteregg in StarCraft 2, in the RPs you can @spawn diablo :D.
If you do not know this as a gamer you should, video game retailers will guess and announce their own release dates for games in attempt to boost sales for their own gains, they will have employees also use word of mouth to ignite sales and game interest (as was the case in this instance). The only source that you can be 100% sure in is Blizzard itself.
What is more likely is a beta announcement sometime in early 2011 (January to March) and the testing actually starting around February to April. If testing were to start in April and end six to seven months from then the game would be released in the holiday season of 2011. Which is roughly sixteen months from now. So logically it makes sense to me anyways lol.
Nothing different happens if you pre-order the day pre-orders are started and 3 days before shipping.., so i choose the latter:P
There's no question pre-ordering a game before an official announcement is made if really bad. I remember at some point a few months ago, there were a bunch of posts of how people pre-ordered DIII on gamestop or other websites and were excited, but thats really stupid to do :/
they fall for a dumb marketing strategy where they pay money for a game that could be a year before release. If they lose the email or the receipt, then they lost their money put on the pre-order..
not only that, most people are so caught up on pre-ordering, that on the first day, i can walk into the store and just pick a copy up lol
Remember Blizzard said that they would release D3 before the StarCraftII Expansion in 2011.
So its a safe bet that that we will see D3 in 2011....However, that is a LONG damn time from now.
Never has my patience been tested this much for a single game.....ever.....
Fans: "Hey Blizzard, when can we FINALLY get our hands on D3!?"
Blizzard: ".....Soon."
Fans: "gawwwwwwwwwd F$%#ing DAMNIIIIIIT!!!!"
Or else!!! ̿ ̿̿’̿’\̵͇̿̿\з==(•̪●)==ε/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿
And in response to xXSoulXx, yes D3 will most likely be in 2011, and before SC2 expansion 1, but I still wouldn't expect anything until we hear it from Blizzcon. Sadly we probably wont hear much from Blizzcon about D3, but we might get to hear that they're pinning it to 2011, if we're lucky. Lets just hope, but never hope too much that we'll get dissapointed...
i used to do the orders in a major european one here in Greece (Media Markt) and i even got to pre-order Starcraft 2 for the store, November 2008 - that was supposed to be released according to the company that imports Blizzard games.
so you get the idea about how credible it can be
now talking like an optimist, i'd say it would be possible to have it released around May/June 2011. more realistic would be around November 2011, tho, as Blizzard usually does the testing and all.
It basically states that (with quotes from blizzard) that Blizzard intends to release Diablo 3 before the starcraft 2 expansion. The expansion is expected to come out one year after the release, so in conclusion, Diablo 3 would hopefully be released with 12 months. I also read on this forum that Blizzcon is going to be 80% about Diablo 3 but i cna't find the thread so it may or may not be true.
hmmmmmm
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