European player, Sygodoeden, blasted through Inferno just four days after the game's release. This is nuts, considering Blizzard's claims of how ridiculously hard Inferno mode was going to be, along with their prediction of it taking even the best of players MONTHS to complete it. Kudos to Danish gamer Sygodoeden for proving them wrong in at least one regard. I wonder...how … [Read more...]
Inferno Bosses and Enrage Timers
Blizzard has stated that Inferno bosses will have enrage timers, but that they won't be unbeatable once these have expired. The idea behind the enrage timer is to get players thinking about creating balanced builds that will be able to handle Inferno bosses efficiently, rather than "playing it safe" with very defensive builds. Blizzard doesn't want to encourage situations where … [Read more...]
Jay Wilson Talks About Inferno
IGN posted a video interview with Jay Wilson where he discusses the hows and whys of Inferno difficulty - as well as gameplay strategy in Inferno. According to Jay, Blizzard tuned Inferno mode until the internal test team found it challenging enough - then they made it twice as hard. He also goes on to say that Inferno mode can be conquered by a solo player, but that co-op … [Read more...]
No Mercy for Hardcore Players in Inferno
Come on...is Inferno mode really going to be as difficult as all of the Blizzard devs keep claiming..? Apparently so. From what I've read, none of the Blizzard devs have completed the game on Inferno difficulty. This is great news, because a ridiculously difficult Inferno mode will really increase the re-playability of the game. D3 players that complete it will be held in … [Read more...]
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