Diablo III‘s starting to feel more like a pipe dream than anything. Maybe it’s because my patience is wearing thin after having my emotions jerked around from the constant announcements that Diablo III is going to be released. It’s been 11 years since Diablo II. I think my frustrations are a little bit justified at this point.

Blizzard announced that they expected Diablo III to hit sometime early 2012, but apparently now they’re not expecting the game to hit until Q2 2012.

According to Blizzard president and co-founder Michael Morhaime, the reason for the delay was that,

“We’ve implemented changes to the game that we believe will greatly increase the game experience.”

Now, Blizzard, I love your dedication to quality in games. It’s part of the reason why I aspire to work for you guys some day, but playing with my emotions hurts. Please, please make this last delay final.

[Via Giantbomb]

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• Behold The Diablo 3 Collector’s Edition (Details)
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Ripten is so prepared!

Our swag is in hand, and we just got done watching the opening ceremonies here at the Anaheim Convention Center. The game plan was to live blog it all, but it was essentially over before we knew it.

The BlizzCon 08 opening ceremony was short, and to the point. A Diablo 3 Wizard class was revealed, and a brief demonstration was given. Lightning bolts took over the stage, and the crowd erupted with an overwhelmingly positive response.

“A wielder of the elements and a master manipulator of time, the wizard can hurl environment-shattering lightning bolts, channel explosive arcane energies, and create pockets of space outside the normal temporal flow.”

Blizzard founder, Michael Morhaime, closed out the ceremony by instructing everyone to “have fun”, and we plan to do just that. Step into our consecration and hang out for a while. We’ll be bringing you news as it happens throughout the day.

• Blizzard Unveils Diablo 3 Wizard Class Trailer
• BlizzCon 08: Diablo 3 Wizard Class In Action
• Blizzard Announces Diablo III Has Been Delayed … Again
• Diablo III Senior Producer Leaves Blizzard for “Bigger and Better Things”
• Did You Know Diablo’s Deckard Cain Is A Kid From South Dakota?
• New Diablo III Trailer Is Epic