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...]
Blue Notes on Diablo 3 Runes
Some questions were posed about Diablo 3 runes in a recent post in the Battle.net forums. The ever helpful and attentive Bashiok stopped in to shed some light on the subject. Nothing he said was too specific or telling, but there were enough juicy tidbits to satiate a little curiosity. Here's a brief summary of what was discussed... … [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 3 PvP Arena
More news coming out of BlizzCon 2010... Diablo 3 is going to feature an arena stystem for PvP, in which players can duel or challenge each other in team play. Right now it looks like arena teams will be capped at 4 players each. Rather than reintroduce a game world where players can flag themselves and go grief other players, Blizzard has elected to incorporate a system in … [Read more...]
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