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Quote from Jackzor

I would certainly like the ability for in game guild channels at least.

I would like to see some kind of Guild roster, where you can click on a player in the Guild, and choose to look and their gear, skills, traits, PvP record. Everything.

And the "Player Preview" in the inventory screen of the first Diablo III gameplay video released would be cool to have in Battle.net. To look how a player looks, and not having to go into the game to see him.

I got my fingers crossed.

It sounds like what Pearce had said. It sounds like development is "technically" complete. The reason they are probably changing things is because of internal feedback. Just remember, everyday is another day closer to beta - AND release!

Who's to say the bosses in Diablo III will even be worth running time after time? Sure, the Normal and Nightmare bosses may be easy when you get to a high enough level, but they won't drop gear you're seeking (most likely). So that being said, the bosses you would be running would most likely be in Hell mode. Blizzard has stated that boss fights will be quite unique and resemble fights from games such as Legend of Zelda and World of Warcraft. And Hell sounds like it will be, well, Hell.

So do you really want to get into a battle with a boss that has 5 different stages, is hard to kill in the first place, health globes that drop only occasionally, and the chances for the loot you are looking for is a percent of a percent?

I suppose since drops will be seen on a per player basis, you could team-MF. However, cooperation in Hell mode will be key to victory, and you would have to have a stellar team to romp bosses over and over again, let alone get to them first. One little flaw in the team's composition and you could be looking at defeat after defeat.

I really hope that bosses aren't the best way to get the best items in the game. I really hope it stays balanced that artisans can eventually make epic gear, and that you have chances of finding the gear you're looking for, just by fighting ordinary mobs.

Yeah, I'll quit playing Diablo II when Diablo III comes out. Maybe.

Quote from Hans

I highly doubt that they will support Guilds or Clans. I would rather they do not support them and just focus on the game. Clans and Guilds will be able to support themselves on their own forums and such. They just need a means to be able to play with other members in the Clan.

But Blizzard's goal is to have a more organized, better connected Battle.net so it is easier to play with your friends. I wouldn't count out Guilds in Diablo III. They may not be anything really special, other than a roster, Guild tag, and a chatroom in the Battle.net interface, but I think they will find a system like this to keep people together.

They'd rather have people staying on Battle.net rather than Alt+Tabbing out to a forum.

Quote from Gheed2010

Did I miss something, or was there absolutely nothing about Diablo II in there?

You're correct. They pretty much spent the entire time gloating over how awesome WoW is. Pffft.

Good video, nonetheless. Really quite interesting to see the history of the company.

Quote from ErU

Map control, specifically the spawning point for health orbs.

This is very important, seeing that it is the only way you can recover health in the arenas.

I think that it will important to know the timing of when they spawn as well.

Quote from Gulliver

Bowazons are seriously damage starved because bows just don't have enough damage compared to melee weapons. Bows also can't be ethereal. That is why, if you want to make a hell viable bowzon you need several rare runes to make runewords like fortitude or what hans already mentioned; faith. The unique windforce hydra bow is also quite effective or so I've heard but it's also rare as hell. As a matter of fact i found one just yesterday for the first time in my life...

Yep. Bows are kinda underpowered. There is only one bow that really gets the job done right though. And I have found that bow to be the Faith runeword. What a beast.

Lots of good, solid news spewing from Blizzard regarding Diablo III lately. I wonder when they're going to let the cat out of the bag (official beta announcement).

If I don't get opted-in right away like I did with StarCraft II last year, I'll be a sad panda. I wasn't even that huge of a StarCraft fan, but I played the hell out of the beta. I can only imagine what the Diablo III beta would do to me.

It would probably be healthier if I was never chosen to play.

I would like to have a balance of both survivability and damage. I don't want to be the last one standing every match, in a 2v1 of frantic desperation. I'd rather like to be able to outlast damage, as well as deal it back equally. And if things do take a turn for the worst, and I am left alone on my team, I can count on the balance of those two to help me win the disadvantage.

But again, it would really depend on the class I'm using... But I'd go for the same idea for every class.

I hope that someday I'll be interviewed for my stellar PvP performances.

I very much enjoy my Strafe/Freezing Arrow Zon. She literally tears shit to pieces. Even with Freezing Arrow she blasts through Cold Immunes. I haven't run into anything I can't stop.

One thing that really makes me happy to hear is that low tier skills won't be garbage anymore. In Diablo II, I loved some of those low level spells. But after a while, their effectiveness ran out, no matter how many points you stuck into them or their synergies. I'm glad to see things in Diablo III will be different.

And did I mention that Skill Runes make it even better?

:pinch:

The dart blower has no shadow!

I believe the trail goes back to New Tristram.