- Mike - Say's I am sure for Diablo3 they will find new characters to fight... In fact if there is going to be a Diablo3 there is no doubt in my mind they will create/find new bosses to kill.
- Chirs Hartgraves say's - Wanna know the huge leak that no one yet knows (except you Gator cause I told you a while ago)? It is about Diablo 3. Last week they had a thing called "Show N Tell" which they have every 6 months to all the full time employees - Anyways Diablo 3 takes place in heaven. Hell is trying to take it over and it is AWESOME looking ... I magine the brightness of heaven being taken over by the darkness of hell ... Imagine WoW but in a Diablo world in amount of size and playability ... Also, guild housing is available in this game for those of you who know about it. They should have a gameplay demo to show at BlizzCon.
That is not the huge leak though ... Wanna know the HUGE thing they are introducing at BlizzCon?? Diablo 3 - Hell is invading Heaven and that is the concept of the game ... It looks awesome - Darkness invading light and all ... They showed it to us at this thing Blizzard has twice a year called "Show n Tell" for all the regular employess.... All I have to say is Diablo 3 will be on epic preperation like WoW will be except they are going to have guild housing FINALLY! - There was a rumor that WoW was coming to 360 which is completely false. Blizzard tried to squash the rumor saying it was just going to preview new MS Vista software ( http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145078) but Diablo is what they are really going to show coming to 360 ... Ghost is too late in development and a big fuck up in Blizzards eyes and stuck on the PS2 - XBOX
As for player housing - Highly doubt that is coming since Guild housing (guilds in D3 will be able to invade another guilds town and destroy it) and is a big feature of D3 I wouldnt see why they would want to take away from that.
The main thing you will not notice after 1.9 but they will start testing out randomly is Battlegrounds with groups on other servers. This will make for really, really epic Battlegrounds between the mega-guilds when it is fully implemented. They will also implement a ladder system where Guilds / groups do BattleGrounds in a tournament fashion. There will be a ladder page and you can challenge other guilds to a BattleGround - You beat them and you move up in the ladder and they move down ... It will be huge.
Also, releasing D3 may or may not be good, depending on how long it'd be. 4-5 years after WoW? good idea. 2 years? BAD idea. 40% this will happen and 60% it won't.
Chris Hartgraves from WasteLandsGaming.com, former employee of Blizzard Entertainment, has sent us word that Diablo 3 will be aired at Blizzcon.
From what we've heard Diablo 3 is going to be an MMO, as massive as World of Warcraft, with the concept of Hell invading Heaven. One rumor going around with Diablo 3 is that there will be Guild Housing included. The game is said to be looking brilliant and will be showcased at Blizzcon as their big suprise.
Word also has it that Starcraft 2 is already in development for the PC.
Yeah, I read somewhere that this would be like a "World of Diablo" kind of thing. ... under release date it says TBA 2006- that means TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!! ...
more info for diablo 3..Based upon the success of the Diablo and Diablo II games and their expansion packs, and the open door left at the ending of Lord of Destruction, a third game has long been expected by fans.Blizzard released Diablo in 1996, the Hellfire expansion pack in 1997, Diablo II in 2000, and the Lord of Destruction expansion pack in 2001. Following this timeline, a Diablo III would be long overdue.
Since Diablo II, Blizzard once again rexplored the Warcraft environment, producing three products for it. Public plans have also been stated for Starcraft: Ghost. However no such announcements have been made for Diablo III.
At the end of Diablo II and Lord of Destruction, the three prime evils Mephisto, Diablo and Baal, have all been slain and their Soulstones destoyed. The lesser demon lords Andariel and Duriel were also eliminated. Two lesser demon lords, Azmodan and Belial, still survive, and are likely enemies for the heroes. As Baal had reached the top of Mount Arreat and corrupted the Worldstone (from which the Soulstones were forged), Sanctuary is no longer divided from Heaven and Hell. This will likely increase the tide of demons flowing into the world, as well as instigating the angels to take a more active role than they have so far.
- Corrupted heroes: The warrior, rogue, and sorcerer of the original Diablo game were corrupted to become the Dark Wanderer, Blood Raven, and Summoner of the sequel. Following this trend, a sequel might corrupt the Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Paladin and Sorceress (and possibly Assassin and Druid) into more sinister versions for the character to battle
- Hirelings: With the popularity of hirelings, they would probably return, although the number of hirelings a character can hire at once may exceed one. Rumours also circulate about mounts, built upon by Blizzard's inclusion of this feature in World of Warcraft.
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Corrupted NPCs: The Diablo characters of Griswold and Wirt were both killed. Wirt is assumed killed by the cow demons, and Griswold remains in Tristram as a zombie. The status of Gillean, Adria and Pepin are unknown. Cain is the only known survivor. While Diablo II contained 4 (then 5) sets of NPCs for each respective act, thus adding a much larger cast (who the character is less attached to), it is possible they may make reappear in a sequel in some form.
- The cow level: Capitalizing on the success of the cult favorite, the Secret Cow Level might make another appearance.
- Quest items: Items in Diablo II were often associated with characters or monsters from the past game, as well as associated as sets with plot elements.
- Guilds and Guild Houses: Guilds were one of the things promised before the release of Diablo II When they never came out, fans awaited them in Lord of Destruction but similarly failed to receive them. Many fans expect to finally get them should a third game be produced
- Capes and cloaks: These were armour items in the original Diablo, but failed to make a reappearance in the sequel. Due to expanding item types, adding these in as a yet-again inferior form of armour would be simple. As these are billowy items that do not interfere as standard armour, and due to their popularity as an aesthetic addition to super-heroes and nobility adding them as an optional second armour would be possible.
- In early 2006, Blizzard posted a job opportunity on its website, stating: "The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced Art Director to help lead our art team in developing beautiful, cohesive game worlds for an unannounced PC Project and future projects."
Listings for various game development positions within the Diablo team were simultaneously listed, as well. Among fans, this has resulted in elevated hopes for a Diablo III release.
- A show on the Space channel in Canada about science fiction art called Visions From The Edge broadcast Friday evening Dec 02/05, and later on Saturday Dec 03 at 5pm EDT, had a piece on an artist named Peter Beveridge. One of his pieces of art briefly displayed what appeared to be a demon with the word Diablo beside it and three vertical strokes running through the word Diablo.
- Mega Games posted a false claim about a message alleged to be from ex-Blizzard employee Chris Hartgraves stated:
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Blizzard will also use the BlizzCon event to introduce Diablo 3 to gamers and if the excitement of Blizzard employees is anything to go by, the game will be a big deal. According to a message sent to WoW Guru by former Blizzard employee Chris Hartgraves, Diablo 3 takes place in heaven. Hell is trying to take it over and it is AWESOME looking ... Imagine the brightness of heaven being taken over by the darkness of hell ... Imagine WoW but in a Diablo world in amount of size and playability ... Also, guild housing is available in this game for those of you who know about it. They should have a gameplay demo to show at BlizzCon.
- This was later shown to be a hoax, not from Hartgraves at all, and a misunderstanding founded upon the expansion for World of Warcraft, based on its name, The Burning Crusade. Many speculate that the expansion for World of Warcraft took the place of the announcement of Diablo 3 at the 2005 Blizzcon. Chris Hartgraves still holds true to his original statement and that he apparently saw Diablo 3 gameplay with his own eyes at a Blizzard employee function called "Show & Tell", where the different sections of Blizzard Ent. show the projects they have been working on. Chris Hartgraves states that BlizzCon is the new place that Blizzard will announce all the latest major news for their comapny instead of at E3 - Which would make sense since this year at E3 2006 Blizzard is only displaying their latest patch, instead of a major announcement. So look out at BlizCon 2006 this year. Also, it might be noted, that Blizzard North was completely relocated to Blizzard headquarters in Irvine, CA late in 2005 secretly.
- The gaming gossip site Kotaku posted yet another rumour that Diablo 3 was being thrown out and reworked:
- Rumor has it that the current work on Diablo 3 was canceled and that the game is going to be completely reworked. My tipsters tell me that Blizzard North’s work on the game was, to put it kindly, below expectations. While this is mildly disappointing, it’s nice to know that Blizzard still so zealously
guards their name.
- If you have any more info please put it here Thank You!!!
That is not the huge leak though ... Wanna know the HUGE thing they are introducing at BlizzCon?? Diablo 3 - Hell is invading Heaven and that is the concept of the game ... It looks awesome - Darkness invading light and all ... They showed it to us at this thing Blizzard has twice a year called "Show n Tell" for all the regular employess.... All I have to say is Diablo 3 will be on epic preperation like WoW will be except they are going to have guild housing FINALLY! - There was a rumor that WoW was coming to 360 which is completely false. Blizzard tried to squash the rumor saying it was just going to preview new MS Vista software ( http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3145078) but Diablo is what they are really going to show coming to 360 ... Ghost is too late in development and a big fuck up in Blizzards eyes and stuck on the PS2 - XBOX
From what we've heard Diablo 3 is going to be an MMO, as massive as World of Warcraft, with the concept of Hell invading Heaven. One rumor going around with Diablo 3 is that there will be Guild Housing included. The game is said to be looking brilliant and will be showcased at Blizzcon as their big suprise.
Word also has it that Starcraft 2 is already in development for the PC.
Since Diablo II, Blizzard once again rexplored the Warcraft environment, producing three products for it. Public plans have also been stated for Starcraft: Ghost. However no such announcements have been made for Diablo III.
At the end of Diablo II and Lord of Destruction, the three prime evils Mephisto, Diablo and Baal, have all been slain and their Soulstones destoyed. The lesser demon lords Andariel and Duriel were also eliminated. Two lesser demon lords, Azmodan and Belial, still survive, and are likely enemies for the heroes. As Baal had reached the top of Mount Arreat and corrupted the Worldstone (from which the Soulstones were forged), Sanctuary is no longer divided from Heaven and Hell. This will likely increase the tide of demons flowing into the world, as well as instigating the angels to take a more active role than they have so far.
- Corrupted heroes: The warrior, rogue, and sorcerer of the original Diablo game were corrupted to become the Dark Wanderer, Blood Raven, and Summoner of the sequel. Following this trend, a sequel might corrupt the Amazon, Barbarian, Necromancer, Paladin and Sorceress (and possibly Assassin and Druid) into more sinister versions for the character to battle
- Hirelings: With the popularity of hirelings, they would probably return, although the number of hirelings a character can hire at once may exceed one. Rumours also circulate about mounts, built upon by Blizzard's inclusion of this feature in World of Warcraft.
-
Corrupted NPCs: The Diablo characters of Griswold and Wirt were both killed. Wirt is assumed killed by the cow demons, and Griswold remains in Tristram as a zombie. The status of Gillean, Adria and Pepin are unknown. Cain is the only known survivor. While Diablo II contained 4 (then 5) sets of NPCs for each respective act, thus adding a much larger cast (who the character is less attached to), it is possible they may make reappear in a sequel in some form.
- The cow level: Capitalizing on the success of the cult favorite, the Secret Cow Level might make another appearance.
- Quest items: Items in Diablo II were often associated with characters or monsters from the past game, as well as associated as sets with plot elements.
- Guilds and Guild Houses: Guilds were one of the things promised before the release of Diablo II When they never came out, fans awaited them in Lord of Destruction but similarly failed to receive them. Many fans expect to finally get them should a third game be produced
- Capes and cloaks: These were armour items in the original Diablo, but failed to make a reappearance in the sequel. Due to expanding item types, adding these in as a yet-again inferior form of armour would be simple. As these are billowy items that do not interfere as standard armour, and due to their popularity as an aesthetic addition to super-heroes and nobility adding them as an optional second armour would be possible.
- In early 2006, Blizzard posted a job opportunity on its website, stating: "The team behind Diablo I and II is looking for a talented, motivated, and experienced Art Director to help lead our art team in developing beautiful, cohesive game worlds for an unannounced PC Project and future projects."
Listings for various game development positions within the Diablo team were simultaneously listed, as well. Among fans, this has resulted in elevated hopes for a Diablo III release.
- A show on the Space channel in Canada about science fiction art called Visions From The Edge broadcast Friday evening Dec 02/05, and later on Saturday Dec 03 at 5pm EDT, had a piece on an artist named Peter Beveridge. One of his pieces of art briefly displayed what appeared to be a demon with the word Diablo beside it and three vertical strokes running through the word Diablo.
- Mega Games posted a false claim about a message alleged to be from ex-Blizzard employee Chris Hartgraves stated:
-
Blizzard will also use the BlizzCon event to introduce Diablo 3 to gamers and if the excitement of Blizzard employees is anything to go by, the game will be a big deal. According to a message sent to WoW Guru by former Blizzard employee Chris Hartgraves, Diablo 3 takes place in heaven. Hell is trying to take it over and it is AWESOME looking ... Imagine the brightness of heaven being taken over by the darkness of hell ... Imagine WoW but in a Diablo world in amount of size and playability ... Also, guild housing is available in this game for those of you who know about it. They should have a gameplay demo to show at BlizzCon.
- This was later shown to be a hoax, not from Hartgraves at all, and a misunderstanding founded upon the expansion for World of Warcraft, based on its name, The Burning Crusade. Many speculate that the expansion for World of Warcraft took the place of the announcement of Diablo 3 at the 2005 Blizzcon. Chris Hartgraves still holds true to his original statement and that he apparently saw Diablo 3 gameplay with his own eyes at a Blizzard employee function called "Show & Tell", where the different sections of Blizzard Ent. show the projects they have been working on. Chris Hartgraves states that BlizzCon is the new place that Blizzard will announce all the latest major news for their comapny instead of at E3 - Which would make sense since this year at E3 2006 Blizzard is only displaying their latest patch, instead of a major announcement. So look out at BlizCon 2006 this year. Also, it might be noted, that Blizzard North was completely relocated to Blizzard headquarters in Irvine, CA late in 2005 secretly.
- The gaming gossip site Kotaku posted yet another rumour that Diablo 3 was being thrown out and reworked:
- Rumor has it that the current work on Diablo 3 was canceled and that the game is going to be completely reworked. My tipsters tell me that Blizzard North’s work on the game was, to put it kindly, below expectations. While this is mildly disappointing, it’s nice to know that Blizzard still so zealously
guards their name.
- If you have any more info please put it here Thank You!!!