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Jay Wilson Talks About Plot, Lore and Battle.net |
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Jul 05, 2008 - 12:49 PM - by Sol Invictus
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Kotaku got in touch with Jay Wilson, the Lead Designer of Diablo III to talk about Blizzard has in store for all of us.
Here's a snippet from the interview. The following quote relates to Diablo III's supposed similarities with Blizzard's other game, World of Warcraft:Kotaku: In the demo you showed during the Opening Ceremony, you gave us a glimpse at the Witch Doctor class which seems to use several spells similar to those found in World of Warcraft. Do you worry that some fans will think you’re just copying aspects of WoW?
Jay Wilson: No. Do I think people will say that? Yes, I think they will. One of the things I like to remind people is that it’s okay to steal from ourselves. A good idea is a good idea and a good skill is a good skill and so when we look across all our games we borrow from each other all of the time. But the really key and important thing is do we play like World of Warcraft? No! We don’t play anything like it, Diablo has a different feel to it and that’s fine. If we look at the history of Blizzard games, at ... [Read More]
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Blizzard Comments On The Classes In Diablo 3 |
Jul 04, 2008 - 8:42 PM - by Sol Invictus
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Blizzard poster Bashiok has commented on the Battle.net forums about the game’s five classes, emphasizing on their diversity and uniqueness as characters, unlike those of many other games.
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Yeah, I think you guys hit the nail.
We’re setting out to create unique, interesting, and diverse classes that each have their own style and flavor. Most importantly this isn’t just a basic look at each individual class, but how they compare to each other and overlap (or hopefully, don’t).
When you up the number of classes more and more you’re eventually going to begin down the route of homogenization, they start to bleed into each other’s core abilities and styles which really just detracts from each individual class’ recognizability and distinction within the | ... [Read More]
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Diablo III console port "theoretically possible" |
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Jul 04, 2008 - 4:02 PM - by mockery
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In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Blizzard's president of game design Rob Pardo gave console owners a tiny sliver of hope that Diablo III could find its way onto their systems:
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"I think it's theoretically possible. It would have some control changes that I think you'd have to make... But it's probably, of our major franchises, the one that's most console friendly, for sure. You'd need to think about a lot of the point-and-click spells, like point to area-of-effect, or things like line-damage in this direction. Target selection is something you're going to lose on console, you're really going to be able to do targeting direction, but not specific targeting. Out of StarCraft, Warcraft or WOW, Diablo would be the easiest game to translate. | ... [Read More]
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WWI - Diablo III Concept Art |
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Jul 04, 2008 - 6:30 AM - by Medievaldragon
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Diablo III Concept Art by Peter Lee and other artists can offer fans a view into the early stages of development for the classes and various locations of the world of Sanctuary. Here you have a few samples obtained at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals 2008 in Paris as an exclusive to fansites.
Among the concept art provided are the Barbarian and the Witch Doctor, Deckard Cain, and locations such as Caldeum, Tristram, and the Tristram Church. Other concept art can be found at the official Diablo 3 website here.
 
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