Jay’s Game System Update Slated for Tomorrow
Posted 18 January 2012 by NizarisFor those that may not know, it was stated that Jay would be providing an update that would provide fans with a pulse of the development for Diablo 3. While no 
release date was promised, it will be the first release-date related news we’ve seen come directly from Blizzard since Mike Morhaime announced its delay (You know, other than that red herring by Zarhym the other week…).
In a tweet unlike the usual uncertainty we’ve all become accustomed to, Bashiok has tweeted when we are to see the article:
Take this with a grain of salt, though, as Twitter is the new unofficial channel of questionable Blizzard media. Based on its directness, though, we should be seeing the article go live some time tomorrow as previously promised by Zarhym. The biggest question now, is what we’ll learn? What systems have they been tweaking? All of them?
Thanks to Lukk and Jiflyon, the first to mail it in.
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I’m really looking forward to this. We’ve been dry on any interesting game news for a while, which is probably what brought on that overblown twittergate fiasco.
“Twittergate”… nice.
I expect nothing, so at least I wont be disappointed, in the end maybe even pleasantly suprised?!
That’s the same philosophy I use when going to the movies.
Same. This way I usually don’t get disappointed but pleasantly surprised.
I dunno, I expect Dark Knight Rises and the Avengers to be good. I hope they’re good.
“Sadly, because of all this major changes and tweeks we are forced to move our target release date to unforeseeable future”.
Please dont delay the game…Please dont delay the game…Please dont delay the game…Please dont delay the game…Please dont delay the game…Please dont delay the game…Please dont delay the game…
To me this upcoming explanation from Jay looks like sign of delay. Why would they bother writing all that stuff if they were planning to announce release date in upcoming weeks..
haha “release-date related”…. the spin here makes me dizzy
It’s one extreme or another: either “here, we’ve worked out all the big systems and here’s the release date” or “so we realized a lot of what we had is ****e and is going to take a while to un-****e-ify, so we’ll get back to you with a release date.
Or they could say that they’re almost done with the major systems and will have a release date soon which is still expected to be in early 2012.
Kadaj you hit the nail on the head.
Am I the only one who spotted that Nizaris made the article?
Grats, Nizaris, on your first article
Yeah Grats on joining the press black list at Blizzard…
fascinating.
Thanks
Many more to come I hope!
@eliminator: Being press for Blizzard isn’t as fun as it sounds. I’d rather be at a site where my articles actually get read.
Excellent first new post, looking forward to more stuff from you.
Pretty sure this means the game is coming out tomorrow. Trust me guys, I’m a random internet person.
any guess on the definition of “tomorrow” ?
noon Pacific time perhaps ?
am I gonna have to be hitting refresh every 5 minutes all day long ?
I am going to be checking today, cause you know China or Korea will screw up and release the info early.
Just get a push RSS notifications app for your phone, duh!
As if everyone has a mobile phone…
In 2012 they do
It will be a well written account of a particularly memorable moment of Jay Wilson’s childhood having to do with his mother. At first fans will be in an uproar, but after reading the incredibly moving piece, everyone will have forgotten what the point of the article was for, and be thanking Jay for sharing such a touching and personal story.
Jay:
“There will be a delay of the game but a massive increase in players let into the Beta. One thousand beta keys will be given away thru the FaceBook contest over the next six months.”
Facebook: done
Twitter: done
Do MySpace and hi5 still count as “hip venues for the masses”? If they start handing out beta keys on Starbucks coffee cups though, I swear…
McDonald’s Monopoly game!
I’m pretty sure there is a big disappointment incoming
won’t be a disappointment if you bring yourself not to read it :), just avoid the site for like a month or so since a release date or release isn’t expected for a few months, so you won’t really miss anything
Guessing disappointment as well. The tone in their voice regarding the vastness of the seemingly recently-implemented Rune system has always scared me.