Someone asked a few questions in regards to some of the core mechanics in Diablo 3. These being: resource system updates, whether health and mana globes still looked the same in the UI; will health, mana and rejuv pots make a return, as well as some character build questions concerning skills, talets, etc... Here's the official question(s): Have there been any updates in … [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. ;)
Destroyable environment in D3
One of the bigger changes to Diablo game mechanics in D3, is the advent of destroyable environment. Players will now be able to interact with their environment, ie: walls and other architecture, in order to use them against opponents. For example, a Barbarian could be capable of knocking over a large statue, causing it to fall and crush multiple mobs. The question is... how … [Read more...]
Achievements in Diablo 3
Will Diablo 3 have a system in place for recognizing in-game achievements? This is a question that pops up from time to time on the Battle.net forums. Being that the achievement system is in place for Blizzard's other two hugely popular franchises, Starcraft and World of Warcraft, it seems likely that Diablo 3 will have something similar. Just this past week, a discussion on … [Read more...]
Combat mechanics in D3
Based upon the game trailers we've seen, we know that D3 is offering a similar style of game play to that of D2, albeit a very ramped up one. Some players are criticizing the fact that Blizzard hasn't done enough to break away from the spam-clicking action of D2, and would like to see the implementation of more complex skills, abilities and execution. As with most assumptions, … [Read more...]
Item durability in Diablo 3
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...]
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...]
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