Blizzard's next-gen MMO unlikely to be subscription-based

Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 did it, and those are both great games. There is NO reason other people (like Bioware who failed) can't do it right like they did.

We can expect this game to be released in 3-6 years.

Not subscription based sounds good to me, but I fear that they're still going the minitransactions / limited eyperience until paid / mendatory for progress ingame shop approach.

I will wait how this turns out and will also wait for detailed reviews and hands-on tests of whatever game they're considering this for and then make a buying decision or not.

I think Guild Wars for example is doing it right in that regard - Buy once and it's yours to play whenever as long as the servers are up and the real money obtainables are pretty much for decoration and entirely optional and don't hinder any ingame progress.

i would laugh it turns out to be a facebook MMO xD

I wonder maybe if they are changing it from a WoW successor type MMO into an Elder Scrolls type open world RPG. The technology change apparently means they may now be developing it for next gen consoles.

Just some thoughts...

Don't fuss people, "titan" will be released around Christmas 2018... unless Blizzard drag it on for few more years... (sarcasm... in case someone actually believed this retarded comment of mine)

Gameplay or it doesn't exist.

I'd be worried that they've seen the potential for making even more money through creating excessive micro transaction necessities like bag space or character slots ala Guild Wars 2.

Great. Now maybe Square will wake up and smell the coffee with FF14

No longer interested then :(

Unfortunately no subscription fee usually means lots of foul-mouthed kids.

"We're in the process of selecting a new direction for the project and re-envisioning what we want the game to be,"

In other words, for the past few years we had no idea what we were trying to make or create even though we said the game was in a playable state. Blizzard really hasnt made anything innovative or new for nearly 10 years now. Dont expect Titan to be anything that great.

After 4 years we never got to see a single screenshot or bit of info at all, it makes one wonder if this was just a huge PR stunt or whatever you call it to increase their stocks.

why facebook........ why ?

@Jacob Oliver

another comment section killed by Facebook......jerks.....

I would LOVE to see Blizzard launch a buy once MMO payment plan, aka Guild Wars and Defiance route. Buy the game once and have the option to buy cosmetic items in the store. You get a nice lump sum of cash when players buy and can also make money for those who want a little more without damaging gameplay and balance. If Blizzard hops on this boat i will gladly board.

Blizzard better releases the Titan before the Olympians take over the show.

If it isnt sub fee its because it wont be a mmorpg, you wont fool me

even if the game is solid gold and is the most amazing game in the world I would not give a shit cause I'm kinda blinded by a vial of flaming rage hate towards blizzard

@Kajen Kirubahkaran How about no since RTS's suck.

Hopefully this MMO will actually be good.

It's a weird dynamic we are in the subscription based MMO is for the most part dead. So you have two options go free to play or go in the way of Guild wars. Both have their plus and minuses from a purely fiscal sense.

*July 30th

I'm willing to bet "Titan" was going to be WoW2, but with the decline in subs, they have now changed it to a MOBA/DOTA style game.

Sounds like Titan isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

They're trying to figure how to build a game around a revenue model, and not how to implement a revenue model into a game....and so far they're undecided on either.

Priorities.

Probably going to be ass-fucked with micro transactions, I prefer subscription.

Blizzard is freeeeeeeeeeeee freeeeeee falling...

Let's sing along!

So in other words they have nothing currently under development to follow up WoW and even if they started today it's going to be years before they could release a modern MMO. That's pretty pathetic.

I hope they don't do a F2P model, "buy to play" is a much more balanced approach IMO. The Secret World and Guild Wars 2 does a good job of making you feel like you bought an entire game without having to suffer micro-transactions every 15 minutes.

Beyond the $30 to buy the game, I've only spent $10-$15 every few months on The Secret World when they release new content packs, which I find more than fair.

When they made "large design and technology changes" in diablo 3 they dumbed it down and took away a lot of what made diablo 2 fun.

It is unfortunate to hear they really don't have a followup to WoW even planned. That game has run its course many times over. Hopefully Everquest Next can replace it.

Bad sign. This is the price you pay when you take years and years to develop a game. The big issue for Blizzard and this title is the new consoles coming out which will be bringing all new technologies with the latest Open GL and DX 11.1.. They need to probably do a complete graphics overhaul. And clearly have seen the competition their up against and said we can't compete with the likes of The Division and Destiny.. assuming that this is a FPS shooter Action RPG/MMO hybrid. Blizzard needs to manage their time more effecively. Project Titan release date 2018. DX9.0c

Make it like GW2 and DOTA 2, plain and simple, where the only barrier for you is your own skill.

This isn't a good sign.

They need to learn from NC soft. and do it truely free like Aion, that game did an awesome job.

They only seem to make Diablo, Warcraft and Starcraft games, and if people are being shifted from Titan to Warcraft and Diablo, i'm guessing it is a MMO Starcraft game taking place after their last Starcraft 2 expansion.

Believe me, Blizzard is not going to create this for charity.

A F2P model will have you pay for items, gear, mounts and everything you can think of.

Me personally, I dont have the time for a MMORPG anymore. Way too time consuming.