While Blizzard is very much focussed on its big money-makers like its various Warcraft games, from WoW to Hearthstone to Warcraft Rumble, as well as Diablo and the much-maligned Overwatch 2, he's still open to StarCraft making a comeback. That said, RTS fans shouldn't get their hopes up. While the series might return, that doesn't necessarily mean it will be an RTS, and whatever shape it takes will depend on the person or team who goes to bat for it.

"It's not me saying, 'Go make a StarCraft game,'" Ybarra told Bloomberg. "I need to have someone who has the vision and passion that comes with the idea, and I'll bet on that team."

A vision and passion he - according to his own words - clearly does not have. πŸ˜‘

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[–] 124 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

The good days of Blizzard are over, I'm not getting my hopes up for anything they produce nowadays.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'll keep an ear to the ground.

    But I don't like that $90 preorder logic at all, it's almost weird it exists.

    I try to imagine going to a gamestop and a gaming associate was like, buy that game 3 days later and I'll give you $20.

    Skip the in game pet and mount, that most people forget exists after the expansion, and I'll make that $40

    But then.... why does this system exist?!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Early access is the new fad, because it costs nothing and has value to some players. The increasing drive for more monetization is Activision's influence, Blizzard was really lazy about it before being bought.

    At least early access makes a little sense in an mmo. The new areas are super crowded on launch, so letting some get through early does help.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    But then… why does this system exist?!

    Because it works and makes them money! You can bet that other publishers will take notice and you'll see such money grabbing schemes becoming more and more common.

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    [–] 64 points 2 years ago (17 children)

    that doesn't necessarily mean it will be an RTS, and whatever shape it takes will depend on the person or team who goes to bat for it.

    So... it's not Starcraft, then. It's just another game.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So… it’s not Starcraft, then.

    I think Starcraft has enough story and character development by now that its identity is more than just the mechanics that it started with.

    It’s just another game.

    It would still be a Starcraft game. If we were to ignore the lore and only consider the RTS format, then even the first Starcraft was "just another game". Those mechanics weren't unique or new.

    Similarly, World of Warcraft is still a Warcraft game, even though it's hung on a different framework from the original.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I think Starcraft has enough story and character development by now that its identity is more than just the mechanics that it started with.

    I can imagine that, but I don't think anyone but RTS fans know that.
    I feel like, if they want to 'bring it back' as a brand, they would need to do an RTS game with all the marketing and such, to please the fans and bring it back into the public's memory, and then they could follow it up with a non-RTS spinoff.

    If they don't do it like this, they'll likely have another debacle like with Diablo Immortals, where fans are waiting for a full-fledged title in that series and they're announcing something that's just not that.

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    [–] 55 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Blizzard died a long time ago.

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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago

    "Ohoho Kerrigan got herself in a big pickle, could you help her collect all these fruit?"

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    StarCraft Ghost back on the menu?

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    The next Starcraft game will be a MOBA BR because that's the most soulless thing we could think of and it's our best bet to boost shareholder confidence.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's going to be a mobile game.

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    [–] 28 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    I hope StarCraft: Ghost finally gets made. IIRC, it was supposed to be a 3rd person shooter.

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    Do we have StarCraft on mobile. Maybe StarCraft Immortal something?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    Mobile gacha / 10

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Is there any point to StarCraft if it’s not an RTS?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Why do I feel like this is gonna just be M$/Activi$ion/Blizzard going, "Hey look at Starfield, we have a sci-fi thing, let's copy Starfield with our sci-fi IP".

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago

    And I mean, while I can't see a Starfield-clone work in the Starcraft universe, I could see an adjacent spin-off game work really well like being a cargo-pilot having to drop stuff off on planets during active battles with fire all around you, or an exploration game where you explore galaxies and have to avoid being detected/caught by the zerg and/or protoss.

    But I can't see the modern Actiblizzking pull that off, even with MS throwing endless money at them.

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    [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Sounds like under Microsoft it's going to be a first person shooter :rolls eyes:

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd love for Blizzard to pursue a genuine passion project. Ask the Microsoft overlords for a few years to put out something not beholden to sales expectations or profit. They can devote a small team to make something that they want to while the rest of the company continues on with its soulless corporate entertainment fabricator to fund the creative projects. You need creative projects to keep the workforce engaged.

    If nothing else, Activision Blizzard was seen as a greedy, profit-driven machine which continually pushed out semi-entertaining products with en emphasis on FOMO micro-transactions and monetization schemes. Blizzard is a shell of what it once was.

    Let them get back to their roots. Let them focus on engagement and fun.

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    [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Do yOu GUys not hAve phoNes??

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