Many players wonder if item durability will be part of Diablo 3. In the previous games this was an inconvenience and a gold-sink, however, it also made game play more realistic. A thread was recently begun on the Battle.net forums, discussing this very concept. Here is the initial comment: I looked around but wasn't able to find anything about if durability will be making a … [Read more...]
Quotes and Official Info from Blizzard
These posts include highlighted information from the community managers, developers and head muckity mucks at Blizzard Entertainment. If it's quoted in blue it's probably accurate. ;)
D3 Runes
In response to a poster's query about the Striking Rune, its effect, and other rune mechanics in D3, Bashiok offered up few glimpses of what Blizzard is thinking in regards to the new rune system. It looks as if Blizzard is moving away from thematic names for runes, and instead going for more ambiguous titles. From the official Battle.net forums: Quote from Bashiok Well … [Read more...]
Female Monk unveiled
Blizzard has upadated the official Diablo 3 website with images of the female Monk character. There is some artwork, as well as an animated in-game model. The animation is not as polished as what we'll see for the official release of D3, but rather than delay the posting of the highly anticipated female Monk model, Blizzard elected to give fans something to chew on right … [Read more...]
Magic Find in Diablo 3
One of the questions on everyone's minds is whether or not Magic Find will be making a return in Diablo 3. This stat has been viewed with some controversy, due to the fact that players will prioritize it over all other stats, with little penalty to their effectiveness. Many of the items in Diablo 2 which contained the + % increased chance of finding magic items, were also some … [Read more...]
Bashiok Responds To Criticisms
In response to some harsh criticisms of the recently previewed Diablo 3, Bashiok posted on the Battle.net forums to pose his argument against the quick-to-judge mentality that some fans have concerning the upcoming Diablo 3. The thread was started by a fan who believed there were too many similarities between World of Warcraft, Diablo 2 and Diablo 3, and that Blizzard has not … [Read more...]
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