Don't be naive. It's a blizzard game and they do a great job with scaling graphics and effects. I guarantee you will be able to turn off most of the pizazz in the graphics menu.
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And i guess people are ready to accept anything who's thrown at them like good little sheeps.
It's an ARPG the action is suppose to feel choatic and satisfying. Thats where all the fancy visuals come in. It has nothing to do with people accepting anything that's thrown at them. If you can't keep up with the speed of the game there's always Solitaire for yah.
I think keys should be specific to what ever dungeon level you are on but instead of making the key a random drop from a mob the key is on a pedestal some where on that level that you have to find. So if you come across a locked magic chest you know that the key to it is somewhere else on the level. It would be vice-verse if you found the key pedestal first then you would know to take a little extra time on that level searching for the chest.
Of course to go along with the separate locked chest and key pedestal's would be strong enemies guarding each one. This way would eliminate the "grind" aspect but encourage adventure which is the purpose of the game.
The money thing is only really an issue to the prepubescent teens. I already have a strong feeling that whenever Diablo 3 comes out it'll be the only game I'll be playing for a couple years so I wont mind paying a little bit of money every month if need be. Though I don't think that they'll charge monthly for this one unless the multiplayer features are more intense than I thought.
I thought I would go ahead and try to organize and gather a lot of the information we have on Diablo 3 and alleviate tons of repeated questions.
1) How far along is the game?
They are still pre-alpha.
2) Will Diablo 3 be a pay to play game?
They have not decided.
3) How many classes?
There will be 5 classes.
4) What are they?
We know 2 of them. One is the Barbarian which is similar to that of Diablo 2 and is very melee oriented. The other is the Witch Doctor which plays as more of a summoner class and is dubbed the master of disease and fire.
As an addition to those 5 skills shown for the barbarian there are also several other skills we know the barbarian will likely have thanks to the game play demonstration. They are:
a) Battle Cry – Shouts out a warning, increasing defence of all nearby party members Furious Charge – Charge directly at an enemy, smashing everything in the way
c) Hammer of the Ancients – A massive attack that has increased chance to critically hit
We also know that in addition to the skills showed on Blizzards site that the Witch Doctor will also have:
a) Wall of Zombies – Zombies erupt from the earth to attack your enemies.
5) Is the game broken into acts?
It seems like it will be. In the interview with Rob Pardo he mentions how the first act is pretty complete leading us to believe that the game will indeed be broken into acts much like Diablo 2.
6) Can you customize your character?
The only customization that will be available will be choosing the gender of your hero.
7) Will there be hardcore mode?
While they have not decided exactly whether or not hardcore mode will return they have said that they do not see why they wouldn’t incorporate it again.
8) Will there be a secret cow level?
Blizzard tip toed around this one by just saying that they include easter eggs into all of their games.
9) How are quests going to be handled?
The quest mechanics will be revealed at a later date.
10) Will runewords be coming back?
They would not comment on the future of runewords.
11) Where’s the potion bar?
The potion bar has been replaced by a skills bar. They have replaced it because they wanted to downplay the importance of potions and increase the speed and variety of the skills that you have.
12) So if potions are being downplayed how do you primarily heal?
Monsters can now drop red orbs that will replenish your health plus you can still use a potion if you want to. In cooperative play if one player picks up a red orb it benefits all players in the party.
13) What about mana regeneration?
In the gameplay demonstration it seems mana replenished on its own fairly rapidly to not need monsters to drop blue orbs that would refill mana. Of course that isn’t to say that just for the demonstration they increased the mana regeneration to show off all of the skills quickly (which is what I would assume).
14) How can the game continue if Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal are dead?
There are 7 Lords of Hell making us assume that there will be 4 “big bosses” for us to kill since we have already killed 3 of them in Diablo 2.
15) Where’s the gauntlet pointer?
Looks like it has been replaced, at least for now, by a typical pointer.
16) Is the game going to kill my mouse?
Yes.
17) Are the dungeons still randomly generated?
Yea they are and to go with randomly generated dungeons they have also said that there will be randomly generated quests. So each new trip to a dungeon could have a new layout and new side quests.
18) Can you interact with the environment?
Yes the environment will be destructible and you will be able to use it to your advantage (i.e. having a wall crumble on top of a group of zombies as seen in the game play video).
19) Are there going to be mercenaries?
It is unclear at this time if you will have personal mercenaries like in Diablo 2.
20) Is the camera going to work like the same way as it did in Diablo 2?
Yes the camera will be in one fixed spot like in Diablo 2.
21) What do we know about multiplayer?
It will be through Battle.net and players will be broken into regions like in Diablo 2. The amount of players you will be able to play with at once will be “as many as we feel will be the best for the player.”
22) Is the inventory system going to be the same?
No they will be using a different system than what they used for Diablo 2.
23) What about the loot system?
They said that they did not like the loot system of Diablo 2 and would be improving it.
24) Will there still be competition over dropped loot?
There will be no competition for drops. Whatever drops that you see is yours to pick up.
25) Who is the girl at the end of the teaser trailer?
She appears to be related to Deckard Cain somehow. Cain's daughter perhaps?
These are the questions I have come up with so far. If you have additionally information on any of them or have a question you think should be included post it and I'll add it to the list. I'll try to keep the list as updated and accurate as possible. Please only post if you have something to add to the list and stay on topic so we can keep the clutter down. This is not a post to analyze any of the questions. Take those discussions else where.
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It's an ARPG the action is suppose to feel choatic and satisfying. Thats where all the fancy visuals come in. It has nothing to do with people accepting anything that's thrown at them. If you can't keep up with the speed of the game there's always Solitaire for yah.
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Of course to go along with the separate locked chest and key pedestal's would be strong enemies guarding each one. This way would eliminate the "grind" aspect but encourage adventure which is the purpose of the game.
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I thought I would go ahead and try to organize and gather a lot of the information we have on Diablo 3 and alleviate tons of repeated questions.
1) How far along is the game?
They are still pre-alpha.
2) Will Diablo 3 be a pay to play game?
They have not decided.
3) How many classes?
There will be 5 classes.
4) What are they?
We know 2 of them. One is the Barbarian which is similar to that of Diablo 2 and is very melee oriented. The other is the Witch Doctor which plays as more of a summoner class and is dubbed the master of disease and fire.
On Blizzards Diablo 3 web site they have videos showing 5 different skills for the Barbarian and the Witch Doctor the links to those pages are:
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/barbarian.xml
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/witchdoctor.xml
As an addition to those 5 skills shown for the barbarian there are also several other skills we know the barbarian will likely have thanks to the game play demonstration. They are:
a) Battle Cry – Shouts out a warning, increasing defence of all nearby party members
c) Hammer of the Ancients – A massive attack that has increased chance to critically hit
We also know that in addition to the skills showed on Blizzards site that the Witch Doctor will also have:
a) Wall of Zombies – Zombies erupt from the earth to attack your enemies.
5) Is the game broken into acts?
It seems like it will be. In the interview with Rob Pardo he mentions how the first act is pretty complete leading us to believe that the game will indeed be broken into acts much like Diablo 2.
6) Can you customize your character?
The only customization that will be available will be choosing the gender of your hero.
7) Will there be hardcore mode?
While they have not decided exactly whether or not hardcore mode will return they have said that they do not see why they wouldn’t incorporate it again.
8) Will there be a secret cow level?
Blizzard tip toed around this one by just saying that they include easter eggs into all of their games.
9) How are quests going to be handled?
The quest mechanics will be revealed at a later date.
10) Will runewords be coming back?
They would not comment on the future of runewords.
11) Where’s the potion bar?
The potion bar has been replaced by a skills bar. They have replaced it because they wanted to downplay the importance of potions and increase the speed and variety of the skills that you have.
12) So if potions are being downplayed how do you primarily heal?
Monsters can now drop red orbs that will replenish your health plus you can still use a potion if you want to. In cooperative play if one player picks up a red orb it benefits all players in the party.
13) What about mana regeneration?
In the gameplay demonstration it seems mana replenished on its own fairly rapidly to not need monsters to drop blue orbs that would refill mana. Of course that isn’t to say that just for the demonstration they increased the mana regeneration to show off all of the skills quickly (which is what I would assume).
14) How can the game continue if Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal are dead?
There are 7 Lords of Hell making us assume that there will be 4 “big bosses” for us to kill since we have already killed 3 of them in Diablo 2.
15) Where’s the gauntlet pointer?
Looks like it has been replaced, at least for now, by a typical pointer.
16) Is the game going to kill my mouse?
Yes.
17) Are the dungeons still randomly generated?
Yea they are and to go with randomly generated dungeons they have also said that there will be randomly generated quests. So each new trip to a dungeon could have a new layout and new side quests.
18) Can you interact with the environment?
Yes the environment will be destructible and you will be able to use it to your advantage (i.e. having a wall crumble on top of a group of zombies as seen in the game play video).
19) Are there going to be mercenaries?
It is unclear at this time if you will have personal mercenaries like in Diablo 2.
20) Is the camera going to work like the same way as it did in Diablo 2?
Yes the camera will be in one fixed spot like in Diablo 2.
21) What do we know about multiplayer?
It will be through Battle.net and players will be broken into regions like in Diablo 2. The amount of players you will be able to play with at once will be “as many as we feel will be the best for the player.”
22) Is the inventory system going to be the same?
No they will be using a different system than what they used for Diablo 2.
23) What about the loot system?
They said that they did not like the loot system of Diablo 2 and would be improving it.
24) Will there still be competition over dropped loot?
There will be no competition for drops. Whatever drops that you see is yours to pick up.
25) Who is the girl at the end of the teaser trailer?
She appears to be related to Deckard Cain somehow. Cain's daughter perhaps?
These are the questions I have come up with so far. If you have additionally information on any of them or have a question you think should be included post it and I'll add it to the list. I'll try to keep the list as updated and accurate as possible. Please only post if you have something to add to the list and stay on topic so we can keep the clutter down. This is not a post to analyze any of the questions. Take those discussions else where.