[QUOTE="Headshotting"][QUOTE="xNJN"] Do not expect to see Diablo 3 for atleast 2 years, but I'm expecting 5. The developers have not stated any release dates and they said such things as
"...we could be 40% done but really only be 20% done. We could be at 80% completion and have to rework and go back to 20% completion. We really want to get this game out when we feel the game is complete, that way the consumer gets what they want." That's not the exact quote, but it's very close. So look forward to Diablo 3, but don't expect a release date for quite some time.
xNJN
The footage from Blizzard WWI looked pretty polished.
Diablo 3 will launch October or November, they have over a year to finish the game.
They may have the engine down pact, but it's possible it may need reworking from the ground up. With that said the engine is only (I'm assuming) 10-15% of the game. The rest of the time goes toward content. WoW has a massive ammount of content, but Diablo games always had the most content (as far as I know) for their time. A year is not that much time. The dungeons that we've seen are most more than likely made solely for conference purposes only.
They said at the WWI that they were very far along and that they had 1 Act already done, if we assume a similar number of Acts to D2 then they have engine +20%-25% of the levels.
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