GGG the new Blizzard North ?

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Chris wrote:

Stash size increase is something we have been discussing (and have received positive feedback on), providing that we initially provide plenty of stash space for free.

We don't intend to sell buff potions because that's buying power.

I don't mind once so ever about selling more bag space. Cause that is something i would like to see anyways. This is what i wanted to hear, thank you Chris.

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Chris wrote:

Stash size increase is something we have been discussing (and have received positive feedback on), providing that we initially provide plenty of stash space for free.

Yeah, please don't do what some f2p games do when it comes to storage/inventory size. I've found a lot of them utterly screw people who don't buy extensions and even people who do often have to buy more because the increase is barely a full row. I'm all for purchasing more slots though(I'm a loot whore).

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Chris wrote:

We don't intend to sell buff potions because that's buying power.

Awesome news, I was actually wondering about this the other day. Cheers.

From what I've seen GGG has made an awesome game, cant wait to see the fully finished game. The team behind the game is amazing at what they do.

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Lentrial wrote:

...Hell Blizzard still charges 40 bucks for the battle chest and don't bother to combat the bots and cheats. crazy. .... little off topic sorry.

A million times THIS!

I'm sure D2 still sells well. :<

I don't know, falling under Blizzard/Activision might change how they interact with the player base.

When Blizzard made their first games they were a small company living out of a basement, more or less.

They were going against the giants of the gaming industry.

Therefore I'm sure that smaller companies can make greater games than big companies, there's no reason why POE can't be better than Diablo 3 for example. It just needs that extra edge.

Yea, its just that bigger companies have way more resources. But yea does not mean little companies cant make very fun games. For instance i have loved terraria and minecraft as of late.

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Fujiko wrote:

lol. I Don't think I'd ever compare ANYONE to Blizzard. Blizzard...it's just SOO BAD now...They used to be good. To me, comparing anyone to Blizz is an insult.

Nobody compares GGG to Blizzard. Blizzard North is a quite different story here.

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Hinzir wrote:

Kokoro, where did i said diablo 3 is Blizzard North in my post? please tell me . I only gave diablo 3 website as good looking website example.

It's ok. Sorry if I overinterpreted something.

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reijin1287 wrote:

As im sure most everyone knows, Blizzard North was in the process of making Diablo 3 when the plug was pulled, and im sure their game would of been a whole lot better than the garbage Blizzard is calling Diablo 3 today.

As a side note, in one of the recent interviews Max Schaefer revealed that their D3 version was going to be MMO with perpetual world. It was all ruined in 2003 because of a conflict with Vivendi (the Blizzard owner) when most key people behind the genre left. Imagine D3 could be where WoW is now. It is important not to confuse it with the second attempt to make the game which was done in 2003 - 2005 (some leaked screenshots of that version are available on the net) by the remaining BN members + new employees.

What's more interesting the old BN team was also working on the next D2 expansion - "Diablo 2: Salvation" which was then cancelled because so many key people had left.

I'm sure some more interesting stories will emerge soon as David Craddock is in the process of writing a book about Blizzard North/Condor history.

Well the main difference I see here is GGG is producing but still keeping the gamer based involved. Blizz is soooo secretive and just does what they do regardless of feedback received. If GGG keeps this mentality they will retain and draw in a lot of players. As Blizz has turned away a few players over the years including me lately.

gayest thread ever. Cya at D3 launch!