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Quote from TheDummy

Seems I am one of the few who actually thinks its a terrible system to have followers?

I think there's merit to criticizing the system, but not necessarily for the reasons you posted.

As I see it, the key problem with a follower system is that you either make them an integral part of the game, and more or less force players to use them, or you make them optional, in which case players must be able to play the game without them, thus rendering them more or less useless. I suspect the former is the case here (D2 was more towards the useless department except at high level play).

No doubt will be able to play through the game without a follower, but it will most likely be easier and more efficient to have one of these with you, making it much not a choice when you think about it. If the alternative to walking a mile is pushing a rock in front of you for a mile with no added benefit, it's not much of a choice.

Keep in mind that we really know nothing about the mechanics of them at this point however, so it would seem wise to wait with a final verdict, at least for now.

That settles it, I'm going monk+templar. Screw synergies and magic and crap, I'm going holy!

The two demons he refers to are most certainly Azmodan and Belial.

A combination of reading, thinking and wishing placed me in August.

Also I dearly hope beta won't be six months from then on. Six months from now however I could live with, as that would give us a 2011 release. Right hammy?

Just as I am, to some extent, dino poop and cheese. Doesn't change the fact that the transformation is completed, which cannot reasonably mean anything but the fact that whatever remained of the wanderer was at that point gone entirely.

As for if there's a threshold when killing the host means not killing the Prime Evil, I don't think such a distinction ever existed. From what is hinted in the Sin War, if you happen to possess someone and that body dies while you're in it, you suffer the same effects. It's never actually proved though.

In any case, it's probably of no real relavance in this case, as both the Wanderer and Diablo had the soulstone intact. As in, even if there is a theoretical distinction between killing a Prime Evil inside a human or not, all three of them were in the possession of their soulstones at this time. So any discussion about whether they can return or not must inevitably focus on the nature of the Three themselves, specifically how death works for them, if it does at all.

We did not kill his human host, we killed diablo. he shed himself of the Wanderer back during the cinematic in D3 (1264: http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/timeline.xml)

Hmm... you should drop the _ marking around your name. Just sayin'...

Otherwise no welcome for you!

That's right! I like you already, good man.

So long as you remember to make Tyrael really badass, it's all good. Remember that

Hammy is back!

OH, and you other dude, welcome. Don't feel offended, but there's no competing against the hammy avatar

Thank you

I'm sure I won't be as helpful to you all as you have been to me. I'll be listening and commenting when I can.

The flesh is willing but the mind is weak I would say. But it's alright, you can contribute too if you want to. Believe in yourself

Quote from BlueKnight3

Will the Live cast on Force's youtube channel be saved and uploaded to be viewed at a later time? -thanks

I believe Force said he would do this yes.

Live streaming through youtube? How does that work?

Quote from hgr126

however, may I know where I can read on about the complete lore on Diablo 2?

Lore Summary

Quote from hgr126

There are a couple of issues i'm quite confused with, such as marius etc.

Marius and his presence is super weird. We've had threads here about it but there are so many things that don't make any sense about his existence.

That is weird, I have no idea how that happened. It doesn't make any sense, but I'll see if I can upload some complete versions this weekend.