I don't think it's that iffy, I think it makes a fair bit of sense to have it the warrior as leoric son. We will see how it turns out but I am optimistic.
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and yeah I'm going to go ahead and ignore your suggestion that real world ambitions have anything to do with accomplishments in a computer game. Come on son..
Oh, but they most certainly do, psychologically and physiologically. But I was just picking on you, sorry.
And I'm not a son, son.
Yeah it was all implied now that I look back at the games, it should have been apparent to me. But I was a kid who just wanted to kill shit back then.
I said it was all confirmed by Blizzard recently, I don't remember a conversation in D2 that was straight out saying that they were the two from the first game.
can't wait to play D4 in 2024.
I was gonna comment about the lore panel but I never actually could sit through it all I just caught the cliff notes from someone and didn't really pay attention to that haha. As far as it not being apparent and just wanting to kill shit, that was me too
It was my brother that pointed it out to me lolThere's a depressing thought, it's so popular though even if they did end the series surely there'd be a spiritual successor or something out there eventually, a world without Diablo is a sadder world for gamers
I was going to ask about those books and the audio. During the beta it was an annoyance that there was no special audio mix when they played. It would've made sense to drown everything out while they played, and put the focus on that voice over.
They're great to listen to, but I don't want to stop and hope nothing happens so I can pay attention to them. Although.. I'm pretty sure they were stored via a menu and log anyway, so maybe this is all a silly post
The first sign of the Mayan apocalypse coming to fruition is Diablo 3 actually being released here in 2012.
Diablo 4 will be played in hell itself for realsies.
Good thing I won't have to think about it for a while. Blizz has Titan, 2 SC2 expansions, 2 D3 expansions, WoW has Pandaria and apparently at least one more expansion after that. Maybe we will get WC4 down the road too, and I'm sure Blizzard wants some new IP's. D4 would be long off if it ever comes.
Looks like we got it figured out now
Calavera520
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2 expansions? nice. Have they given any indication of content? possibility of new classes?
Off-hand, Kashya's dialogue for the Blood Raven quest mentions that BR was a Rogue captain in the fight vs Diablo; the blacksmith I can never remember the name of mentions that Blood Raven led the Rogues vs Diablo as well. Akara says that BR fought Diablo (/in the Catacombs at least) and returned corrupted.
As far as the Summoner bit, Drognan says that he was from the Vizjerei clan as well and fought Diablo but came back changed. That's basically the only line I can remember and I don't even think it's part of the Summoner questline itself. He just kind of mentions it.
I was going to ask about those books and the audio. During the beta it was an annoyance that there was no special audio mix when they played. It would've made sense to drown everything out while they played, and put the focus on that voice over.
They're great to listen to, but I don't want to stop and hope nothing happens so I can pay attention to them. Although.. I'm pretty sure they were stored via a menu and log anyway, so maybe this is all a silly post
Yeah, they're available to relisten (/finally listen without explosions in the background) via the Journal, I believe. I didn't have too much trouble listening to most during the beta but uh ... Act 1 with nothing too flashy skillwise? Yeah, pretty easy to hear it over "punch punch punch." Gonna be rough with multiple people and louder skills.
I'm going to guess Inferno by a mile.
Yeah I'm quite sure I saw that menu as well, it was already getting pretty cramped in just the beta area it will be quite plump after we've run through the entire gameI was going to ask about those books and the audio. During the beta it was an annoyance that there was no special audio mix when they played. It would've made sense to drown everything out while they played, and put the focus on that voice over.
They're great to listen to, but I don't want to stop and hope nothing happens so I can pay attention to them. Although.. I'm pretty sure they were stored via a menu and log anyway, so maybe this is all a silly post
FrontalMonk
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Think he was referring to Charsi.
I would assume something similar to how LOD was handled. A new Act, at least one new class. Probably will reintroduce the Enchanter. New affixes and mobs. More item mechanics, maybe even more skills for current classes. But there has been no official word as far as I know.
It's actually Hi I'm Charsi (and that's how I remember her by, you all know what happened to Griswold in D2.
Nah, I remember Griswold. I mean the Rogue Camp Blacksmith, the Barbarian girl. Karsi? Charsi? Something-si.
Edit: Charsi! Hah, guess I did know it. Sort of.
Yeah, I know. Just pointing out where they were implied :x
Speaking of Blacksmiths, Charsi better be there somewhere. I want that Horadric malus back while I'm levelling
Speaking of Blacksmiths, Charsi better be there somewhere. I want that Horadric malus back while I'm levelling
Yeah I want to see appearances like this too. I need my good ol' Warriv to take me East.
Yeah I'm quite sure I saw that menu as well, it was already getting pretty cramped in just the beta area it will be quite plump after we've run through the entire game
Sounds good to me, usually I'll boost the vocal audio in most games anyway. Since I remembered they were stored in the Journal anyway, it wasn't that big a deal.
My first playthrough will be solo most likely, so I don't mind having to stop and listen to things like that.
The first time I heard the description of the little treasure demon and their opening a portal to their master Greed or whatever, I thought it said "Gheed."
...yup.
Calavera520
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It just hit me that Diablo 3 is out in 5 days. Feels good man.
Also want to echo everyone in congratulating CarbonatedFalcon on the awesome OT.
Also want to echo everyone in congratulating CarbonatedFalcon on the awesome OT.
Honestly, I'm actually going to be disappointed if it isn't Gheed. Gave him so many millions of Gold for Gambling worthless items? And he'd always bitch about not making any money? That greedy, lazy fuck.
Calavera520
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Good thing I won't have to think about it for a while. Blizz has Titan, 2 SC2 expansions, 2 D3 expansions, WoW has Pandaria and apparently at least one more expansion after that. Maybe we will get WC4 down the road too, and I'm sure Blizzard wants some new IP's. D4 would be long off if it ever comes.
Looks like we got it figured out now
When the gates to hell open, and the hell armies blanket all, as our darkest moment comes, I shall whisper..."We have to go back!"
FrontalMonk
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You now speak to Ormus. *beatdown*
I never gambled with Gheed because I was playing as a Necromancer and he straight up told me he hated me, so I said fuck you and I never bought from him
I think I used him because he always had the shortest run from him to the exit to refresh his inventory or something. I forget why the habit built but Gheed was my go-to fix for my gambling addiction.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Are you sure? I explicitly remember reading the exact opposite from some official or at least reputable source a year or so back; that the D3 barb is the D2 barb and probably the only surviving/sane member of the D2 heroes.
Edit: yup, found this from the D3 announcement worlwide invitational panel:
It weird because somewhere sometime I thought it was confirmed they were the same.
But reading up on it, they are not.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Yeah, there are contradictory statements. The initial annoncement was that the Male D3 barb is supposed to be the D2 barb, but then Bashiok said at I think the last blizzcon that they kind of waffled on that just due to not putting gender-divergent storylines for the class into the game.
Whatever, he'll always be the same barb to me.
So they basically don't include the story elements that make it clear he is the same barb, but I don't get the impression that it's explicitly stated that he isn't in the context of the game, either.
Whatever, he'll always be the same barb to me.
So they basically don't include the story elements that make it clear he is the same barb, but I don't get the impression that it's explicitly stated that he isn't in the context of the game, either.
Yeah this is right, I think Jay or someone at the 2008 World Wide Invitational said something along the lines they are the same. But it was changed at a later date to being different.
FrontalMonk
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The funny thing about the barb is that, for me, he was the LEAST interesting class in D2. Like, I never ever levelled one past level 10 or so. Just completely uninteresting. Yet here we are and the D3 barb is by far my favorite.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Well in that same WWI quote where they initially said it was the same dude, they explain that it originally wasn't even "The Barbarian", but was close enough, being a melee juggernaut, that they might as well just call a spade a spade.
FrontalMonk
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An AWESOME spade.
BigJonsson
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Will a laptop that can run SC2 on high settings be able to handle D3?
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Yes. If you have a PC that can reasonably run pretty much any game with modern graphics from the past couple of years you should be fine.
echoshifting
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I'd be surprised if they stop at two, honestly.
BigJonsson
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PoweredBySoy
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Just started watching some gameplay videos....
So am I the only one who thinks it's odd that the character never has any incentive to actually use their equipped weapon? Seems like there's always a special move/ability that trumps actually swinging whatever it is you have equipped (although I realize that your equipped weapon affects said abilities).
I just think using a single ability over and over again as your main attack would get visually, and audibly, boring - or even annoying.
Now, I haven't played yet, but I'm thinking I may just keep my left-click set to standard attack - as inefficient as that may be. At least then I can swing my weapon at low-level mobs for some variety.
So am I the only one who thinks it's odd that the character never has any incentive to actually use their equipped weapon? Seems like there's always a special move/ability that trumps actually swinging whatever it is you have equipped (although I realize that your equipped weapon affects said abilities).
I just think using a single ability over and over again as your main attack would get visually, and audibly, boring - or even annoying.
Now, I haven't played yet, but I'm thinking I may just keep my left-click set to standard attack - as inefficient as that may be. At least then I can swing my weapon at low-level mobs for some variety.
StriKeVillain
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I had to resort to F5ing Twitter. It's not the same though. :/
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
I dunno, I mean other than WoW, blizzard has never released more than one Xpac for a game (I know SC2 is supposed to have 2, but it hasn't technically happened yet), and MMO's pretty much demand the content infusions of Xpacs to stay alive so it's kind of an outlier in that regard anyway.
To answer the other question though, D3 Xpac(s) would almost be guaranteed to contain new classes. No level cap increase according to all recent official quotes.
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