ManaByte
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An Update on Shadowlands - WoW
Read an update on the development of and release plans for the next World of Warcraft expansion from executive producer John Hight.
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WoW: Shadowlands Delayed - No new date yet
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ManaByte
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What?
Trogdor1123
Member
Clearly delayed due ms buying the studio and porting to series x.
Am I doing it right?
Am I doing it right?
phendino
Neo Member
OSRS = Old School Runescape (I'm pretty sure)
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Trogdor1123
Member
Honestly think so? I really don't. Stranger things have happened though
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
ManaByte
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Arthimura
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I think it's too late for this. If they plannet to port to consoles, they would have made it years ago when the game was more popular. FFXIV was ported for PS3, PS4 and will be ported to PS5 and Series X.
Trogdor1123
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That's really interesting. I'd play!
Slings and Arrows
Banned
@All
I don't expect to see it on next-gen consoles tomorrow or this year, maybe late next year.
WoW has seen a resurgence in popularity lately and with the push for GAAS on consoles, the relaxation of the use of M+KB on consoles and catalysed by Cross-Play in big name games like CoD, i could see this title coming over.
Look how well Diablo 3 did once it hit consoles (and after all of the fixes). Likewise, look how well console games do when they hit Steam et al.
Maybe a console manufacturer could offer a deal where the monthly sub is removed exclusive to their platform.
Andodalf
Banned
Old School Runescape has a major event the day after the previous date.
ManaByte
Member
Blizzard implemented official gamepad support in Shadowlands. They're trying to deflect and say it's just for "accessibility" but c'mon man:
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Once the mechanics of supporting controllers is done, what's left from stopping it becoming a console game? Especially with how close the specs of the consoles are to a PC? (in software etc, not power ratio)Blizzard implemented official gamepad support in Shadowlands. They're trying to deflect and say it's just for "accessibility" but c'mon man:
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Diablo 3 was designed with a controller in mind, which was one of the many flaws with the game.
Wow is not. I mean the rotations are becoming more basic. But I really doubt it there's just too much that wouldn't work with a controller.
ManaByte
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Console Diablo 3 was the best Diablo 3.
cucuchu
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The delay is 99% just them balancing/bug fixing. They have introduced a lot of new systems in the game right out of the gate of an expansion so I imagine its all been a nightmare to balance.
As fun as it is to imagine WoW on a console, I don't know how practical that really is. I can't imagine raid healing in WoW with a controller. I know people do it in FFXIV but from what I understand, each healer is kind of just responsible for their group and the game is designed around that. Where as in WoW, you need mouse-over macros or some addon that performs that function to be able to targe a specific person within an entire raid of 20 (mythic) within half a second in some cases. I guess there is always the option of playing with keyboard and mouse on a console, so maybe...
As fun as it is to imagine WoW on a console, I don't know how practical that really is. I can't imagine raid healing in WoW with a controller. I know people do it in FFXIV but from what I understand, each healer is kind of just responsible for their group and the game is designed around that. Where as in WoW, you need mouse-over macros or some addon that performs that function to be able to targe a specific person within an entire raid of 20 (mythic) within half a second in some cases. I guess there is always the option of playing with keyboard and mouse on a console, so maybe...
Slings and Arrows
Banned
I hear ya, though I will have to respectfully disagree on the controller part.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Not really. I had both PC and console version. Still a shitty Diablo compared to Diablo 2.
WoW is also a ghost of its former glory, which is why the game has declined so much.
They'd also have to redo boss tactics or at least heavy nerf raid bosses etc because how limited a controller is.
I'm certain that WoW would never be released on consoles. Not until they've totally wrecked it like the did with Diablo 3.
CamHostage
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They're just waiting for the finalized deal points when Microsoft inevitably acquires Activision...
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Can you imagine the headache of buying Acti just after buying Beth?
It would be more likely for MS to buy Blizzard, than full blown Acti
Fuz
Banned
Even more dumbing down?Blizzard implemented official gamepad support in Shadowlands. They're trying to deflect and say it's just for "accessibility" but c'mon man:
Inviusx
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The only thing standing in the way of WoW on console is how closely tied to battle net it is, way more so than D3 was which is why that made its way to every platform.
I imagine that getting all of their backend stuff to cooperate with Sony's and Xboxs infrastructure is a massive technical challenge.
However if WoW were coming to console I feel they would have announced it already, it would require a fairly lengthy beta period.
I imagine that getting all of their backend stuff to cooperate with Sony's and Xboxs infrastructure is a massive technical challenge.
However if WoW were coming to console I feel they would have announced it already, it would require a fairly lengthy beta period.
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