Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce recently spoke to VideoGamer.com about the possibility of a StarCraft MMO. In that exchange of words, it was revealed that Frank thought of the whole idea as an overwhelming thought. He cites the journey of working on World of Warcraft as a long an arduous one and that bringing about the same amount of content and quality for StarCraft would be, "A little scary."
While we know that some kind of MMO is in Blizzard's future, it sounds like if Frank had his way it wouldn't be StarCraft. However, by his own admission it's not entirely up to him as he adds, "When the StarCraft 2 team is done with StarCraft 2, a factor is what they want to work on next, because the development teams plays a big role in deciding what they're going to do." So once again, we really can't be sure of anything with Blizzard's next MMO. It could be something entirely new, or it could be one of their previous IPs. All we do know is that if it is StarCraft, Blizzard's Frank Pearce is probably going to consider an extended vacation. Something like one or nine years.
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Aug 22nd 2008 5:36PM (Unverified) said
I'd drop WoW in half a second if they made a Starcraft MMO that was good.
Posted: Aug 22nd 2008 6:19PM (Unverified) said
I guess putting stolen IP material into MMO form once took it out of Blizzard and they don't have it in them to do it twice.
Posted: Aug 22nd 2008 7:15PM (Unverified) said
I guess this means that their "next-gen MMO" is either WoW2 or a new IP.
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 8:47AM (Unverified) said
Starcraft 2 would setup a Starcraft MMO perfectly, just like Warcraft 3 did for WoW. Plus with the popularity of both Starcraft and MMO's in the Asian market, especially Korea, it would be huge money.
I've felt all along their next MMO would be following Starcraft 2, and be a Starcraft MMO. It would also fit with Blizzard having ripped off Starcraft from Warhammer 40K to make one, as Warhammer 40K MMO is in development.
But Blizzard could also being doing a major overhaul of WoW, which would be very welcome to many. Imagine being able to play WoW as is now, or buy an upgraded version with amazing new graphics, and be able to play together.. I highly doubt this, but who knows.
A new IP though, that would be interesting. Which company though would they have stolen their idea from?
I've felt all along their next MMO would be following Starcraft 2, and be a Starcraft MMO. It would also fit with Blizzard having ripped off Starcraft from Warhammer 40K to make one, as Warhammer 40K MMO is in development.
But Blizzard could also being doing a major overhaul of WoW, which would be very welcome to many. Imagine being able to play WoW as is now, or buy an upgraded version with amazing new graphics, and be able to play together.. I highly doubt this, but who knows.
A new IP though, that would be interesting. Which company though would they have stolen their idea from?
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 8:11PM (Unverified) said
Yeah yeah, "difficult". And Bioware isn't making a KOTOR MMO either.







