In D2 we had items that obviously had some backstory to them (set items, many uniques). I found myself wondering things such as "Who was the Immortal King? Where was his gear made, and why?"
My idea is to have a bit of lore on the item itself. It could explain where the item was made, its known wielder, battles it played a part in...so on. Example:
Flamebellow: Balrog Blade
This sword was forged with magical flames. Granting its wielder the power of fire, its purpose was to fight back the frost demon assault on Harrogath during the sixth century. It's owner, the famed warrior Scott, fell in battle during the fire demon invasion during the early seventh century.
Except it wouldn't sound retarded because it would be written by professional writers.
I think this would do a lot to make you really feel how epic your gear is. It would be really interesting to read the backstories of your favorite gear. It could do a lot to fill in the gaps of lore to those of us who haven't read the novels. Opinions?
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The problem I see is that there are countless uniques that will need a story, and I don't think Blizzard has the time to fit every weapon into the world. Faerun is more of a collection of countless worlds, countries and stories, Sanctuary is just one world, one conflict, with few heroes and legends. The material needed to do this may not exist, and if it has to be created, it may prove to be a lot of work just for some weapon descriptions.
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I remember Schaeffer's Hammer or whatever it was... was named after a staff member of Blizz, first name Jack I believe.
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My idea is to have a bit of lore on the item itself. It could explain where the item was made, its known wielder, battles it played a part in...so on. Example:
Flamebellow: Balrog Blade
This sword was forged with magical flames. Granting its wielder the power of fire, its purpose was to fight back the frost demon assault on Harrogath during the sixth century. It's owner, the famed warrior Scott, fell in battle during the fire demon invasion during the early seventh century.
Except it wouldn't sound retarded because it would be written by professional writers.
I think this would do a lot to make you really feel how epic your gear is. It would be really interesting to read the backstories of your favorite gear. It could do a lot to fill in the gaps of lore to those of us who haven't read the novels. Opinions?
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its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)
mass produced garbage?
its not supposed to be a nice game
autostats are rediclous
lack of pots is not welcome
if it aint broke dont fix it! (diablo2)