The alarmists are in full swing today!
Ythisens may or may not have known that he was going to be laid off, but if you believe that he posted the above on a whim, without approval from his boss and development, and they knew it was going to be cancelled, is ludicrous.
They’ve been sinking money into developing Classic for awhile now. They’re going to want a return on their investment. If Activision-Blizzard is looking to cut these so-called 'losses", I honestly believe it would come after its release, not before.
All of us on the forums licking their chops about bringing Classic back are but a small minority of vocal proponents.
It’s my understanding that there was 800,000 signatures, petitioning to bring vanilla back. Did you guys sign it? I didn’t, along with how many others?
The hype has went from real to palpable. They’re not going to just leave money on the table.