Diablo 3 Delayed; Q1 Release Unlikely

Late last month a Q1 release of Diablo III was a distinct possibility and many of us had our hopes up when release dates started popping up on retail sites. Less than a month later however a Q1 2012 release, appears to be very unlikely based on recent announcement from Blizzard.

Late last week Jay Wilson from Blizzard posted an announced that Diablo III would undergo some major changes to various aspects of the game based on internal testing and the results of the closed beta. Areas listed in the announcement include changes to crafting, items, attributes and inventory. Wilson goes on to state that

“we’re working on major changes to the skill and rune systems that we’re not ready to talk about, but I promise you we can’t possibly ship without a finished skill and rune system.”

While this announcement is not welcomed news for fans that have been waiting 12 years for a sequel now, but it is not necessarily bad news. As Wilson says in his post, no one is going to remember if the game is late or not, they are going to remember if the game is great or not. I would prefer to wait a few more months rather than rush something that has not been perfected. That being said I predict that we will not see a Diablo III release until sometime in Q4 of this year. You can read the full post on the Diablo III site

Diablo 3 Delayed; Q1 Release Unlikely originally appeared on About.com Computer Action Games on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 12:33:54.

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