In their May 9th conference call, Blizzard announced that Diablo 3 beta testing is scheduled to begin sometime between July 1st and September 30th, 2011. They've also stated that they're pushing very hard to get Diablo 3 released sometime later this year. Given that beta testing is scheduled to begin within as early as two months, it's pretty safe to assume that Diablo 3 will … [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. ;)
Diablo 3 Weapon Animations
No real earth shaking news here, but Bashiok posted an interesting little response to a thread that was begun in the Battle.net forums yesterday. The topic was in regards to the planned animations for various weapon types in Diablo 3, and whether or not they would be unique for each weapon. Someone quickly chimed in to inform the other poster of Blizzard's plans for weapon … [Read more...]
Skill Swap and Keybindings
The other day in the Battle.net forums, Bashiok had shed a little insight as to how keybindings will work in Diablo 3, along with RMB (right-mouse-button) skill swaps. From his post it sounds like players will have access to 8 character functions on the fly. The UI will display 5 action bar slots which will be bound to keys 1-5 by default, plus the left and right mouse … [Read more...]
Diablo 3 Beta NDA
Sounds like there won't be any. For those unfamiliar with the term, NDA stands for Non-Disclosure Agreement. NDAs are usually enforced during beta testing, as Blizzard does not want unofficial announcements made, or testing information (buggy game mechanics, etc) leaked to the public. Beta testers are typically sworn to secrecy during this phase, and may only report bugs, … [Read more...]
Pet Micro-Management in Diablo 3
Will players such as Witch Doctors be able to micro their pets (ie: minions)? In short, no. Diablo 3 will not enable players to command their pets to attack certain targets, move to certain locations, etc. However, it sounds like their will be interesting gameplay mechanics that will provide players with opportunities to decide how best to use their pets in certain … [Read more...]
Diablo Books
Ever wonder how the various Diablo books relate to the actual game storyline? Did you even know that there were fantasy books written around the Diablo storyline? Well now you do. ;) In fact, there have actually been quite a few books that have been published with stories that vary from loosely based, to tales that paint scenes and images directly based upon actual in-game … [Read more...]
Diablo 3 experience bonuses
Leveling... a fun endeavor for some... a necessary and arduous task for others. If you're the type who plays very casually, enjoys lore and just likes to stop and smell the roses... well then leveling isn't such a grind. These people see the journey as half the fun and are in no hurry to reach "end game". On the other hand, if you're the type of player who seeks the thrills … [Read more...]
Level cap of 60 in D3
Blizz has decided to announce their planned level cap for Diablo 3. As of now, the level cap for Diablo 3 is going to be 60. Blizzard has elected to implement an attainable level cap, rather than continue with the largely unattainable and rather inconsequential level cap of 99 that was part of Diablo 2. It's been stated that a player will likely reach max level once they've … [Read more...]
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