There’s nothing ”further from the truth,” assures game director Jay Wilson. The latest build of Diablo III is ”in great shape,” while the beta enjoys ‘good shape’ status. Retail date ”in the near future.”
Wilson states we can ”seriously expect a launch-date announcement” some time close to now. ”See, I didn’t say “soon,” so I’m not taunting you,” he added.
”Some of you might have seen some headlines or a certain (obviously sarcastic) blue post that implies that we’re unsteady about where Diablo III stands, and that you should temper your expectations when it comes to the next installment in the Diablo series,” posted game director Jay Wilson via the Battle.net forums.
”Let me be clear: Nothing could be further from the truth.”
”As those of you in the beta have seen, the game is in good shape. Actually, I should say that the beta version of the game is in good shape. The latest full build we’ve been testing here in the office is in great shape.”
With the fact that members of the development team have to be told to ”stop playing so they can get their work done,” Diablo III is very nearly complete and in top shape, argues Wilson.
”We think you’re going to love Diablo III when it’s released, and speaking of release plans, you can seriously expect a launch-date announcement from us in the near future. See, I didn’t say “soon,” so I’m not taunting you. ;) You’ll know as soon as I know for sure the exact date.”
”And by the way, we want you to have high expectations for Diablo III and all Blizzard games. That’s what pushes us to try to make the best gaming experiences we possibly can. If Diablo III wasn’t a worthy next installment in the Diablo series, we wouldn’t release it. That’s the way we do it. That’s the way we’ve always done it.”
Diablo III releases on PC later this year. Are you hungry for more demon slaying and loot plundering?