Nope its there like it has always been. You just have to click on the "download high res" button when you click on it the first time and the preview pops up. ;-)
Oh really?... I feel stupid now.
<runs off to check again>
Edit: You're right...
Well still they changed the intro so it no longer mentions the failing luminaries or whatever...
All of you guys are geniuses! This thread is amazing.
But I have a question... How would Imperius cast Tyrael just straight to hell to be whipped around by The Three? Tyrael has to be close to equal power, doesn't he? Fill my brain with more knowledge!
(and don't get me wrong, i've been a hardcore Diablo freak for years. I've read the 3 novels that aren't the Sin War ones and i'm orderein' those soon!)
Well it's suggested they're all around the same power, but I don't think anything ever proves this.
My thoughts about the council are they all have varying degrees of power not so much that one of them could solo the whole council but so that things kind of even out. They agree to work together as a council because if one decided to act on their own the other council members would take them out. (I could be wrong though)
Angels in Diablo are all about order for the most part.
Maybe Imperius won't have a big of a part as I thought, but I'm almost certain he will be casting Tyrael from Heaven for Tyrael destroying the Worldstone.
I think it'd be neat if the expansion for D3 was Imperius coming down and you having to destroy him possibly or something.
I doubt this hasn't already been mentioned, but the sword is NOT upturned. It's facing down. I'm sure it could be a mistake, or Blizzard just decided to change the symbol. Just some food for thought.
Actually a UPturned sword would be facing that way. It's tricky wording.
I'm sure that's what they meant by upturned anyway. Could you imagine it being the other direction on his chest? :confused:
Think about it, the natural way you wield a sword is like this:
So if you upturn it it would be with the hilt on top.
The exploding angel is not Tyrael. Looking through the rest of the concept art, and the image on the main page of the D3 site, it is clear that there are two Archangels.
The exploding angel has a winged helm, while the angel on the main page, in a concept sketch, and another image in the concept art, does not wear a winged helm, but instead a hood as we've come to know Tyrael for wearing.
Definitely looks like two different angels to me especially if you look at the sketch at the top of the first page, the one in the bottom right appears to be Tyrael to me.
Makes a lot of sense. Considering that 20 years have passed since the destruction of Worldstone, and that all the power it contained was released, could all of it been absorbed by 1 human born at that time... That child is now an adult, and the Heaven is worried about his/her power.
Before reading this thread, I'd think that the shining sword on the breastplate was a mark left on Tyrael by the radiation emitted by the Worldstone, when he hurled the sword at it. (If the sword hit the stone not by its tip, but by its side, perpendicular to the ground )
...Radiation? What are you talking about. It wasn't a nuke it was the worldstone being destroyed.
Yes. But we are talking about this quote and its context is Imperius talking about what is to be done with Inarius. Inarius was clearly Imperius enemy, and the council descided that it was better to "team up" ith Mephisto in this case. Imperius justification for this was saying that since He and Mephisto had they same enemy (Inarius) then they were friends for now.
I state this to say that in the same way Imperius could justify teaming up with the Three again.
Possibly. I'll kind of be disappointed if he outright teams up with them though. Maybe helps them in some way, but if he's down in hell or in the middle of a demonic sanctuary I just won't like that very much.
But this was when Imperius was speaking of Inarius. His enemy was Inarius and the abomination that was sanctuary...this is how he justified teaming up with Mephisto to imprison Inarius forever.
The enemy (Mephisto) of my enemy(Inarius) is my friend. Meaning Mephisto = friend.
In this circumstance at least...
Aren't Demons and Angels natural enemies? :confused:
Ugh how about you stop spamming all the threads, if you don't believe that's fine, other people do.
Crosses have no meaning in Diablo. They're completely aesthetic.
Oh really?... I feel stupid now.
<runs off to check again>
Edit: You're right...
Well still they changed the intro so it no longer mentions the failing luminaries or whatever...
Blizzard is on to us!
Yup they're all in the same picture on the artwork page.
Yeah I noticed Imperius's wings seem to be more feather like.
Why ISN'T it a blazing sword? :confused:
A traditional cross and a sword look near the same. Especially when made out of light.
Well it's suggested they're all around the same power, but I don't think anything ever proves this.
My thoughts about the council are they all have varying degrees of power not so much that one of them could solo the whole council but so that things kind of even out. They agree to work together as a council because if one decided to act on their own the other council members would take them out. (I could be wrong though)
Angels in Diablo are all about order for the most part.
I'm glad you enjoyed this thread.
I think it'd be neat if the expansion for D3 was Imperius coming down and you having to destroy him possibly or something.
Actually a UPturned sword would be facing that way. It's tricky wording.
I'm sure that's what they meant by upturned anyway. Could you imagine it being the other direction on his chest? :confused:
Think about it, the natural way you wield a sword is like this:
So if you upturn it it would be with the hilt on top.
Definitely looks like two different angels to me especially if you look at the sketch at the top of the first page, the one in the bottom right appears to be Tyrael to me.
...Radiation? What are you talking about. It wasn't a nuke it was the worldstone being destroyed.
Possibly. I'll kind of be disappointed if he outright teams up with them though. Maybe helps them in some way, but if he's down in hell or in the middle of a demonic sanctuary I just won't like that very much.
Aren't Demons and Angels natural enemies? :confused:
Well... if we're going by that quote I'd think Imperius would be for Sanctuary... the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Inarius sided with demons for a while too didn't he?
Anyway though it just doesn't seem to fit Imperius. Imperius is leagues above Izual I think.