Aazealh said:Awww, my old Necro didn't make it?
Ramen4ever said:On a side note. Aaz, I didn't know you were the Necromancer character kind of guy? I thought you'd be more of the Paladin zealot smiter type. Fanatically smiting bad posts left and right.
Since reading the interview in that IGN article, I have a really good feeling we'll see a class akin to the aforementioned classes in D3. Just a hunch.Aazealh said:Not a fan of Paladins, no. At least not for myself. I played as a Necro in Diablo II for lack of my actual favorite kind of character: EQ's Shadow Knight and any of its variations (for example, the Dark Templar in AoC or the Death Knight in WoW).
Walter said:Since reading the interview in that IGN article, I have a really good feeling we'll see a class akin to the aforementioned classes in D3. Just a hunch.
KazigluBey said:Never been a big fan of magic users but the witch doctor looks pretty darn cool.
Yeah, but Fall 08 sounds about right for Lich King. I agree Diablo III probably won't see the light of day until summer-late 2009 though, just because Blizzard is stacked with huge releases right now.smoke said:Well, I seriously wouldn't doubt that this game will come out in '10 or '11.
The Wrath of the Lich King expansion for WoW was announced....last April? And there's still not even a goddamn release date.
Wal'ter said:As for WoW's userbase, I agree it was initially built on the backs of Diablo II's loot-seeking cronies, but these days, WoW users have been in-breeding for years and are a whole different kind of mutant. It'll survive D3, no question.
Aazealh said:One thing I'm wondering is how this will affect WoW's user base. I think a large part came directly from Diablo 2's Battle.net mode... And might get back to Diablo with this new episode. Actually, maybe that's part of why they've waited so long before releasing it: so that it wouldn't undermine WoW's success.
Okin said:I see where you're coming from, but Diablo's community was far more exclusive. It's darker setting and gritty violence (not to mention the satanic and sacrilegious story) prevented the younger and more diverse WoW players that make up the majority of the now 10 million active subscribers.
Okin said:Most hardcore players that shifted from Diablo like myself probably deactivated their accounts when they finished all the current raid content (I'm personally done playing until Wrath of the Lich King is released.)
Okin said:I think a large part of this release may have to do with the merger of Activision-Blizzard and the failure of Hell Gate London. Don't get me wrong though with Blizzard's reputation for high quality games, most consumers will be interested in all their franchises.
vlad said:One of the many things that I'm curious about is weather Blizzard will do LAN or will I have to do that whole russian fauxBattle.net thing, oops said too much
Seriously, I loved those Diablo2 LAN parties and I'd hate to be forced to hold them in a net cafe or someplace.
Griffith No More! said:http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168512
Uh oh, we got problems already!
I can't say I care, and would point out that Diablo II's graphics were already way more bright and colorful compared to the original, and these don't look much different. Though, I do like those artists conceptions on there of what it could be, you may very well be able to adjust sharpness, contrast, saturation, etc yourself.
Ramen4ever said:There's also rumors of an anti-petition to keep the current look of the game.
Bizzard's Diablo III Introduction said:The comet carries a dark omen in its fiery being and it calls the heroes of Sanctuary to defend the mortal world against the rising powers of the Burning Hells – and even the failing luminaries of the High Heavens itself.
Griffith No More! said:So great, we have to fight God now too? I wonder if we won't maybe get a Heavenly class to play with as well, a Tyrael-like angel or something. Probably not.