If you don't know about NetEase, they are the pc online / mobile games developer from China been working on some re-skin, Diablo type ARPG mobile games before. And the game always free but with micro transactions that you need to pay to win.
Also don't forget how D3 vanilla RMAH ruins the game experience, famous error 37, also the high ping lagging issue. This title is a simplify version from D3 so that all those evil ideas never work in D3 can be resurrected.
I don't think they really care about Diablo branding, as it is something come from Blizzard north (Blizzard north only produce Diablo 1&2), not their core title anyways.
But y dun blizz care, diablo franchise is one of their most popular commanding hordes of very loyal fans. There is much to milk.
But y dun blizz care, diablo franchise is one of their most popular commanding hordes of very loyal fans. There is much to milk.
I think they have consider the potential of this IP and it seems like people(outside Blizzard) already squeeze out the last juice looking at so many Diablo clone. And the potential of a MMORPG like WoW also minor, Diablo is a hack and slash to loot item genre, their mind are limited on make an single player old RPG to something else.
wonder how they gonna follow up to the backlash. there's still no info whether it will be f2p or p2p, and how microtransaction gonna work in this game.
Rumour is that they actually have done it, just that dare not to release it while the fans still in rage mode... May be they will launch diablo 4 first.
Really i remember reading somewhere that Malaysia will be one of the first few country that get the early release on June 2, meanwhile the rest of Asia Pacific region will get it on June 22
Really i remember reading somewhere that Malaysia will be one of the first few country that get the early release on June 2, meanwhile the rest of Asia Pacific region will get it on June 22
i wish that were so.... but candlesan did confirm that Malaysia is indeed grouped with the "later-release" countries in chat