I shudder to think how long it'll take for the other 2/3rds of the game to make it out.
No kidding. Blizzard, whatever their track record, certainly pushes the boundaries for responsible business with their release schedules.
Honestly, I wish WoW never came about. It would be nice to see Blizzard operate with a bit more of a sense of urgency. Instead, because of the WoW cash cow, it seems to be more like
*Ka-ching!* "Anyone think we should do a Starcraft sequel?"
*Ka-ching!* "Sure! Maybe we'll get started on that once we pick out our new Ferraris."
*Ka-ching!* "Well, it's been 10 years. As I recall, it WAS kind of popular."
*Ka-ching!* "Yeah, but once the fans buy it, we can't milk any more money out of it."
*Ka-ching!* "What about World of Starcraft?"
*Ka-ching!* "Too early. We need to hold that card right now, and play it once the WoW expansions stop selling, and subscriptions drop to less than 10 million."
*Ka-ching!* "Well, what if we split the Starcraft campaign into 3 parts?"
*Ka-ching!* "Boy howdy, that's a great idea!"
*Ka-ching!* "Do you think they'll buy it?"
*Ka-ching!* "Buy what, the game, or the lame-ass excuse we'll give for why it's been split into 3 parts?"
*Ka-ching!* *Ka-ching!*Okay, okay, I'm a cynical bastard. But 10 years is a long time to wait, only to be dragged by the nose for another 3 years with the usual Blizzard dribble of stalling and non-information.
This comment was edited on Feb 17, 2009, 14:56.
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