I think it's great the Barbarian could be the exact same Barbarian as D2. It says right in the lore that what took place during Diablo 2's timeline had a huge effect on the heroes and the general populations' mental health. We also know that when the meteor struck the church, it called to the heroes to return to protect the world again.
A simple scenario covers everything. After defeating Baal, the Barbarian had a mental breakdown, destroying everything he owned and retreating into solitude. Upon the events of Diablo 3, he emerged from his metaphorical cave to save the world again. Of course, he painfully regrets destroying his armor and weapons, and the 20 years of solitude has caused him to forget his training, but there isn't a lot he can do about that now.
Problem solved.
What Blizzard did with the barb is amazing. When D2 came out, the barb was the last character I wanted to play as. What can I say, I love the idea of magic. Now, I'm pretty sure the only class that can prevent me from playing the barb first is the Necromancer, and we all know deep down that there won't be a Necromancer. I'm not even going to touch the Witch Doctor.
Its going to be interesting to tell the story on an individual characters basis. I understand that different classes will have different class specific quests, but by making the male barbarian the same barbarian from D2, then the female one would have a different storyline, at least slightly.
Also, with different story lines based on class, won't it be much harder to make the co-op gameplay cohesive?
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A simple scenario covers everything. After defeating Baal, the Barbarian had a mental breakdown, destroying everything he owned and retreating into solitude. Upon the events of Diablo 3, he emerged from his metaphorical cave to save the world again. Of course, he painfully regrets destroying his armor and weapons, and the 20 years of solitude has caused him to forget his training, but there isn't a lot he can do about that now.
Problem solved.
What Blizzard did with the barb is amazing. When D2 came out, the barb was the last character I wanted to play as. What can I say, I love the idea of magic. Now, I'm pretty sure the only class that can prevent me from playing the barb first is the Necromancer, and we all know deep down that there won't be a Necromancer. I'm not even going to touch the Witch Doctor.
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Also, with different story lines based on class, won't it be much harder to make the co-op gameplay cohesive?
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http://www.diablofans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17929
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