05-08-2007, 04:56 AM
Enticing as the MMO pot of gold might be, I can't see Blizzard announcing one in the immediate future. I will grant you that there may be an audience of people out there who would subscribe to a Starcraft MMO that to this point have been uninterested in the Warcraft setting. However I think that market would be dwarfed by the number of people who currently play WoW, enjoy it, and would try out a Starcraft MMO based on that experience.
Successful MMOs tend to be giant time-sinks, to the point where most people would choose one or another but not pay for two simultaneously. Two competing Blizzard MMOs would be a huge commitment of resources which might not necessarily expand the market enough to justify both. (Eg: two games with 5 million players instead of one game with 9 million players).
Of non-Warcraft Bizzard "brands", Starcraft is probably the one most overdue for some new content. I'm sure the Blizzard brains trust is also mulling over what form "Diablo III" will take.
Chris
Successful MMOs tend to be giant time-sinks, to the point where most people would choose one or another but not pay for two simultaneously. Two competing Blizzard MMOs would be a huge commitment of resources which might not necessarily expand the market enough to justify both. (Eg: two games with 5 million players instead of one game with 9 million players).
Of non-Warcraft Bizzard "brands", Starcraft is probably the one most overdue for some new content. I'm sure the Blizzard brains trust is also mulling over what form "Diablo III" will take.
Chris