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Diablo MMO(A)RPG?
IceAge
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Posted today on Blizzard's Career page.
Production Director, Unannounced Project
"Production Director, Unannounced Project
Production Director roles at Blizzard Entertainment do not come around often, nor does the opportunity to lead the developers of one of the industry’s bestselling, genre-defining RPGs of all-time -- Diablo!
Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Production Director to bring the Diablo franchise into the future. We’re looking for a well-practiced producer, deeply familiar with the art of game development, our industry, and the AAA environment. The right fit for this position must have the veteran experience and leadership skills to continue keeping the team speeding along, harnessing their creativity, relentlessly clearing the way forward, all the while maintaining clear and constant communication with stakeholders throughout the organization. We believe that for the right person this can be a career-defining opportunity. We’re hoping to hear from the select few that meet the requirements and possess the track record, leadership, and culture fit needed to make an immediate impact on the team. If you share our passion for making the best gaming experiences possible, and are excited by the challenge of helping shape and evolve a world-class development team bursting with energy and imagination, then reach out and let’s talk!
Responsibilities
- Direct game production while successfully partnering with other functional teams, such as finance, marketing, licensing, international, quality assurance, and customer service to deliver an epic gaming experience.
- Lead production in project scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting, setting appropriate priorities, task tracking, and problem solving.
- Evangelize efficient processes and policies to team leadership, and internal support organizations.
- Create and maintain a creative environment, resolve personnel challenges, motivate qualified developers, serve as custodian of team health, and foster a culture of success.
- Work with international regions to ensure relevant teams have an understanding of market conditions, challenges, player behaviors, and rollout strategies.
- Involved in P&L, forecasting, budgeting, and business design.
- Direct strategic analysis of market trends and competition.
- Coach, and guide the rest of the production team toward achieving their career goals.
- Stakeholder in studio level strategy, and provide an active voice in resolving global issues.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years’ directing video games
- Shipped multiple AAA products
- Outstanding communications, project management, and relationship-building skills
- Recognized ability to grow, guide, and produce large development teams
- Able to work well in a team environment, and manage multiple complex projects with various groups, such as creative development, marketing, legal, development teams, etc.
- Experience formulating product messaging and marketing plans, as well as experience with a wide range of business models and monetization methods
- Exhibited ability to coach and mentor employees at all levels of an organization
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
Pluses
- A passion/interest for developing online video games
Massive multiplayer game development experience
- Strong knowledge of the software / game market and platforms
Required Application Materials
- Resume
- Cover Letter telling us why you are interested in working at Blizzard and specifically Diablo
**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered. "
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So ! That "Massive Multiplayer game development experience" Pluses .... I LOVE IT! 
What do you think ?
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
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..but the sad part is , we might be able to play it in around 3-4 years
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
I think this likely leans more towards a Diablo 4, probably. I'd be surprised to see Blizzard dive into an MMO after abandoning the genre for easier money.
I have to say, though, the classes in D3 were great, for the most part. It was the rest of the game that fell short. So, certainly the classes would be a nice base for an MMO. Monk class in D3 was incredible.
D3 is no doubt nearing its end of life after the Necromancer update. It seems like the time they'd be building a D4.
BTW, haven't they already been hiring for the Diablo team for a while now?
It might , but it wouldn't make sense because as you said, Starcraft IP would of makes a much better sense for a game like this.
Heck, he might see a survival Massive Multiplayer Diablo game , but I personally just want a real MMO. A real Diablo MMO with 3D person view + Action combat ? That sounds awesome
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
They will need to come up with another MMO in the next years , as WoW will slowly go down to a point where they will really need to bring up a new MMO.
Also , they learned their lesson with new IP Titan in regards to MMO's. So they will follow the WoW route, meaning they will make a MMO based on one of their most successful game of all time , Diablo. Just think of how many copies they sold with D3. Now , think how successful a Diablo MMO would be for them in terms of revenues.
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
Also they will make a HD version of D2, so your point is not quite valid.
Keep in mind that , if they are really working on a Diablo MMO , we might see it happen in around 5 years from now. WoW , believe it or not , will not last forever.
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
It would not make any sense (from Blizzard point of view).
They will try to cover another niche of the gaming market.
They have a MMORPG, they have a MOBA, they have a Card Game, they have a Multiplayer FPS game.
So Diablo can be anything except those genres they already cover.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
Wrong, or at least I see it that way. From my point of view, there is a difference between Massive Multiplayer and Massive Playerbase.
They could of said "Experience with Multiplayer Online Games" or some short of.
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
Combined with the top down experience and action combat, it would be a very different beast to WoW and so could work well for them without diminishing WoW by much.
Agreed, Marvel Heroes is certainly not WoW. I think it's been shown in the last couple years that this is a "real thing". Between Marvel Heroes, Devilian, Guardians of Ember, etc. I just wonder what the model will be. So many free options in this space, does a B2P actually survive?
Crazkanuk
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Raquelis in various games
Played: Everything
Playing: Nioh 2, Civ6
Wants: The World
Anticipating: Everquest Next Crowfall, Pantheon, Elden Ring
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!
MMORPG development is too big a risk these days.
Massive Multiplayer experience doesn't mean anything other than having experience in the field of Online games with large infrastructure.
Destiny has this. Overwatch has this. Diablo 3 has this. All three no MMO's, but are basically Massive Multiplayer due to sheer scope and size.
It will most likely be just Diablo 4 with a stronger Online component or a Diablo eSports type of game, since that seems to be Blizzard main direction these days. eSports, eSports and more eSports!
An MMORPG based on Diablo? I found their story and lore to be pretty poor and pedestrian. Not worth pumping up into a full MMO. Not a big fan at any level, so it has no resonance personally.
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/Diablo_book_series
Plus , some others which are not there , plus internal unreleased lore & story .
Anyway , we are talking about Blizzard after all. Look at Overwatch.
So yeah! They have lore and story to make a Diablo MMORPG easily
Reporter: What's behind Blizzard success, and how do you make your gamers happy?
Blizzard Boss: Making gamers happy is not my concern, making money.. yes!