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Quote from "Hans" »

Who says the monks have to come from the same region. I think the monk is more based on religion.

Of course, I'm just wondering if this means that their order is that widespread. Everything in Sanctuary has been really culturally insular, so far, each region being quite independent of the others. A worldwide religious order would be quite a new achievement.

I wasn't trying to make an issue of it, though, I just find it curious.

I find it strange that she appears to hail from different climes than her male counterpart, with her fair(ish) skin, blond hair and Nordic craniofacial morphology. Do they not both hail from any single monastic order, or if so, is it Sanctuary-wide?

Whatever its traditional usage in prominent religions, monk is not etymologically masculine. It simply means 'solitary.'

Quote from "Quze" »

the most pics i see here are dudes with big tits lol!
C'mon guys a bit curves ok but.. dudes on steriods with tits..sjiizz

Can't say I've seen any 'dudes' except in jest.

Do you mean in this thread or the contest in general?

I agree with Bashiok that pixie cuts are, indeed, hot. However, it irritates me a little that they found such a difference necessary. Reminds me of the army's double-standard with male and female hair. If my girlfriend needn't shave her beautiful head of hair, why in Hell should I?

Quote from "mockery" »

Gamespot has just posted an article about Blizzard's next MMO and how Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick says it will have a broader appeal than their previous titles. Here's what was said in the article:

So for those of you who were hoping for a World of Diablo / World of Starcraft type game, I wouldn't really count on it. I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't mind seeing Blizzard coming out with a new IP. Either that or World of Lost Vikings.

We've known for a long, long time with absolute certainty that it was a new IP. They've been saying it for a while.

The news here is the 'broader appeal.' A lot of us were hoping that since they don't want to cannibalize WoW subscribers, that perhaps it would be a more intricate, serious, progressive game. Not so, apparently. It will be even worse than WoW. Awesome, huh?

No kidding. Their philosophy is: aim the gameplay at little Bobby, aim the graphics at his grandma's computer.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

EDIT: What in the world is this? The date stamp on my post is 'Today, 12:04 AM' while all the posts above were apparently posted afterward, from 12:55 AM to 03:24 AM. Surreal.

That? was an? amusing interview?, thanks for? sharing.

I'm glad to see the monk back from Hellfire and all, but moreover: the visuals are considerably less WarCraftesque and more appropriately atmospheric in this area, for me, and I usually despise deserts.

The concept artwork is superb. Perfect, even.

Yet the models are downright Disney.

One wonders if the concept artists and 3D artists communicate.

The concept artwork is superb. Perfect, even.

Yet the models are downright Disney, apart from the Hound.

One wonders if the concept artists and 3D artists communicate.

I've always felt Hell should be nightmarishly illogical and unpredictable.

One of my favourite Hellish realms thus far was Oneiros in Undying. It combined the popular colour pallet of Hell with surreal physics and an extreme sense of vertigo. It feels silly to play through today, but in its time it was the most unnerving environment I'd encountered. Add to it unpredictably placed monsters with such abilities as being able to pull you invisibly towards their gaping jaws as time around them slows, and you have a nightmare, indeed.

Having seen Slow Time on the Wizard already, I'm starting to have high hopes for these sorts of dynamics.

Quote from "Magistrate" »

That's what they tried to accomplish in the Plains of Despair and City of the Damned- a lonely, eerie, and dark abyss. Then, to stay true to both Diablo I and the written book lore, the River of Flame is encompassed with fire and brimstone.

I'd go further in saying that I'd prefer Hell be so far from uniform that one is never quite sure if they are in Hell or not. Realms of fire and brimstone, of course. Realms of emptiness and despair, sure. Other realms that play on the extremes of other common fears? I'd like to think so.

Perhaps Blizzard will run an internal survey on everyone's worst fears and places they'd least like to be. Although that may have the undesired consequence of creating a Hell that closely resembles Los Angeles.

Quote from "ansl" »

hmm did they not say that the barbarian was the only returning class? The WIZARD(harry potter? HOMM?) is the sorc just with an amazingly ugglier name! Happy it is in though!

Yeah? And the Witch Doctor is just the Necromancer. These archetypes are, mechanically and conceptually, inescapable. The notion of classes returning or not returning is a point of lore. The Witch Doctor isn't called a Necromancer because the word 'Necromancer' in this setting refers only to a specific group of priests who dwell beneath a specific jungle, obsessed with 'balance' in a very dark manner, while the Witch Doctor seems intended to be parodic. In the same vein, the Wizard isn't called a Sorcer(er/ess) because that refers to members of the Vizjerei or Zann Esu clans, while this character is intended to be an independent prodigy.

The class trailer is hilariously cheesy, beyond even the Lord of Destruction intro, but the class itself appeals to me. Visually, the female's model seems perfect and the male concept art is promising.

What I wonder is if most of the Wizard's spells are elemental or if there is enough 'pure' magic like Disintegrate, Magic Missile, Teleport, and Slow Time to potentially do without crude elements.

Quote from "Shadowdragon85" »

if you want the game to be darker than just adjust the color of your computer monitor. Damn cry babies

I am stunned by your expert knowledge of the visual arts. Well played, sir.