However, the statement does make more sense when we consider the original start of Diablo 3, as it would be an understatement to say that it has evolved over the years. Being surprised that this model was not generating ongoing revenue simply makes no sense. Certainly, this should have been known ahead of time through financial projections. While Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and StarCraft are better suited to generate ongoing revenue because they are filled with microtransactions for cosmetics, Diablo 3 relied upon an initial purchase point for its main game and expansion. While the source from the report suggested that some minor work had gone into planning it, nothing ever materialized and Team 3 was broken up.

According to Michael Morhaime, cancellation of this second expansion was due to Diablo 3 not generating sufficient revenue compared to the rest of the Blizzard properties. Diablo 3 s second expansion never got off the ground.

Work for the second expansion appeared to be well under way following the release of Reaper of Souls and the second expansion was going to be formally announced at BlizzCon 2015.

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