03-19-2003, 07:38 PM
Why can't Blizzard do for D2x what they did for Warcraft II? Simply allow third-party companies, of Blizzard's choosing, to design and market add-on scenario packs for D2x?
An example of one could be a whole new level, with 6 new quests, some new monsters, and an emphasis on dropping certain items or classes of items not as commonly seen in the main game. There wouldn't even be a need to add in additional magic items...there could be a problem in supporting such items in the regular game, though I bet they have room for many more items which could be added to D2x via a patch.
I'm sure many of us would immediately buy any such scenario that hit the market, and Blizzard would only need to ensure the product meet their standards, and not have to devote scarce resources to programming it.
Unfortunately, it seems that console games are far out-selling PC games, and Blizzazd has started the move to producing console games. They might be unwilling to ever produce another major title, or upgrade, for the PC market, instead preferring to go with consoles. :angry:
An example of one could be a whole new level, with 6 new quests, some new monsters, and an emphasis on dropping certain items or classes of items not as commonly seen in the main game. There wouldn't even be a need to add in additional magic items...there could be a problem in supporting such items in the regular game, though I bet they have room for many more items which could be added to D2x via a patch.
I'm sure many of us would immediately buy any such scenario that hit the market, and Blizzard would only need to ensure the product meet their standards, and not have to devote scarce resources to programming it.
Unfortunately, it seems that console games are far out-selling PC games, and Blizzazd has started the move to producing console games. They might be unwilling to ever produce another major title, or upgrade, for the PC market, instead preferring to go with consoles. :angry:
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