maybe they thought the glass balls on the corner of the screen measuring your health/mana was something that drops often.
I kind of find it funny that I would be going through dungeons castrating monsters///haha
but hey, what else can drop? meat? some potions?
If I had to give an explanation, I would call them plasmas that leave the monsters after they die... almost a ghostly material that can replenish health/mana/etc.
If I had to give an explanation, I would call them plasmas that leave the monsters after they die... almost a ghostly material that can replenish health/mana/etc.
That's what I think it is. Some form of life essence.
That's what I think it is. Some form of life essence.
I don't think it needs an explanation. Why do creatures drop items they were not carrying before? Why would mephisto drop an items at all when he doesnt use any. I don't really think something as a trivial as a health orb really needs an explanation as to why it's there. They didn't need to explain in god of war why i chest drops tons of red/green/blue balls. It's not like it will create a plothole that will ruin the game, and the same goes for monsters than can drop unbroken bottles of an elixer that heals any wound no matter how sevre.
wow I wake up and this thread has already extended quite a bit :D.
Anyways, seems like everything is just a matter of opinion. Some say the zombies don't fit in the new environment. Well the zombies can't exactly do anything to the environment. The environment will change later on, that is a fact.
If the art direction is not going back, so be it. It isn't like Blizzard stopped working on D3. The shoulder pads could change, so could the inventory system. Hell the zombies were probably out in the wilds because Blizzard didn't want to reveal too many types of monsters.
I don't even care about the explanation, i don't want it, i just can't imagine me, playing a Diablo game, uttery destroying beasts and demons and monsters and the most vile creatures, to then see a glowing orb of life or mana "replace" their mutilated and burninated bodies wich i then need to run over like some townfool idiot to refill my life/mana orb. I mean, just picture the stupidity.
Its like collecting lives like you do in a platform game or a power up wich makes you twice as big, its stupid, it doesn't fit, nomatter the explanation.
I really really like to see them completely gone, and a huge slash in how many pots drop.
Potions are more of a 1up compared to health orbs. You don't drink it you die.
Health orbs you need to kill and avoid taking damage = win.
I don't think it needs an explanation. Why do creatures drop items they were not carrying before? Why would mephisto drop an items at all when he doesnt use any. I don't really think something as a trivial as a health orb really needs an explanation as to why it's there. They didn't need to explain in god of war why i chest drops tons of red/green/blue balls. It's not like it will create a plothole that will ruin the game, and the same goes for monsters than can drop unbroken bottles of an elixer that heals any wound no matter how sevre.
maybe they do? thats why certain items drop only from certain monsters. now if you can add in the feature where each and every monster has a random item that you can see/view/ and kill to take it... that would be cool. maybe.
orbs however seem out of place. weapons and equipment had a subtle explanation but orbs??? they're like huge dragonballs. or materia from ff7. some may even mistaken them for jewels probably.
Yep the demons have those health orbs packed neatly into a vial just for you to carry with you. :rolleyes: And yet you wonder why orbs are so out of place in a dark fantasy game.
While I like potions, I'll give orbs a chance. I'm pretty neutral about it. I don't see what's so wrong with it, it's mainly related to gameplay and has nothing to do with art in a way that people think it doesn't belong in the diablo world yet refuse to look back at all the ridiculous things that can happen in d1 and d2. It's a game. They want you to kill things without feeling like you have stacks of potions on you to feel invincible and not worry about the monsters hitting you. If they decide to remove it later then it's probably for the best. I'm not gonna worry about it like some people here do. Just pointing out some irony about "this doesn't belong here".
a few things to the people with friends hamachi(its free/legal) for network simulation over the internet..... allows you to play a network game(duh)
very useful for pirated games...
also about the orbs vs potions there are some bosses in diablo 2 that were so over powered it was a challenge just to get to your body again..... by this i mean derial(i believe thats correct) the slug thing in the desert at the end.
full rejuvenation potions was a necessity to defeat them.
a few things to the people with friends hamachi(its free/legal) for network simulation over the internet..... allows you to play a network game(duh)
very useful for pirated games...
also about the orbs vs potions there are some bosses in diablo 2 that were so over powered it was a challenge just to get to your body again..... by this i mean derial(i believe thats correct) the slug thing in the desert at the end.
full rejuvenation potions was a necessity to defeat them.
That just gives game developers an excuse to not put in LAN.
But more on-topic, I actually think the orbs are a cool addition. I'm sure plenty of us will never pay them much mind once we being to get more play-time; it will just become like second-nature to pick them up when we're low.
I suppose it's part convenience, part evolution of the Diablo gameplay.
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@Metal, I agree that it's good for the evolution of gameplay, but don't you think the object is a bit out of place? Surely there must be something more fitting for the Diablo universe than some crazy orb that pops out. I'm thinking of something a bit more medieval and less from outer space.
@Metal, I agree that it's good for the evolution of gameplay, but don't you think the object is a bit out of place? Surely there must be something more fitting for the Diablo universe than some crazy orb that pops out. I'm thinking of something a bit more medieval and less from outer space.
How are orbs crazy and outer spacish? They're clearly spectral, they make more sense than let's say a health potion dropping out of a mummy's ass.
Agreed. They can be explained in any manner of ways, from an embodiment of the demon's life force, to orbs full of rich, tasty courage.
I get don’t what this massive controversy is all about, I mean a health-orb – it’s going to make the game better, they never said potions would be replaced by these. What makes a magical-life-like-essence so unthinkable in a world run by magic and demons, again I just think people are bitter because they’re not getting a D2 clone. That goes for the inventory Tetris debate, people are saying that it’s repulsive and terrible, but how? They have no valid argument.
I get don’t what this massive controversy is all about, I mean a health-orb – it’s going to make the game better, they never said potions would be replaced by these. What makes a magical-life-like-essence so unthinkable in a world run by magic and demons, again I just think people are bitter because they’re not getting a D2 clone. That goes for the inventory Tetris debate, people are saying that it’s repulsive and terrible, but how? They have no valid argument.
Agreed once again.
I think a bunch of the butthurt stems from the fact that it's simply not D2 in 3D.
D2 was a logical progression from D1, and as such D3 should make leaps and bounds as well.
Don't want to hold back progress!
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Dont be an ASS!
You won't be able to play a pirated game online!
will it seam that alot of you have some brain malfunction
as the other forume members said pirated games can be played online with Hamachi
that IF you dont have access to working serials WHICH is not the case here i have some working serials so you are THE ONLY ASS I FOUND TELL NOW
Also what realy made me love diablo francise is the LORE and the STORY and SINGLE PLAYER NOT THE BATTLE NET
THEN the gameplay(including all aspect of the game like: GRAPHICS,GAME MECHANICS,and yea the LAN and BATTLE NET even if not so important to me ) should have a standared agood one
and any one with brain and eyes(even one eye) will notice that diablo3 veered from the franchise in many aspects like :GRAPHICS,GAME MECHANICS
will at lest thats what we saw tell now who knows whats will happen next (this is true of course)
BUT i am not so optimistic
EVEN SO i liked the new GAME MECHANICS (aside from the orbs thingy and the bad INVENTORY) BUT this is not enough
AND PLEASE DONT REPEAT THAT BLIZZARD FOLKS IS TRUSTWORTHY AND KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING
THEY ARE NOT ANGELS OR FROM HEAVENS THEY ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU SO THEY NEED TO ASK FANS
AND KNOW WHAT THEY WANT FROM THE GAME (((AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO PEOPLES
WHO REPEAT THIS CRAP YOU ARE NOT THEIR LAWYERS )))
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I kind of find it funny that I would be going through dungeons castrating monsters///haha
but hey, what else can drop? meat? some potions?
If I had to give an explanation, I would call them plasmas that leave the monsters after they die... almost a ghostly material that can replenish health/mana/etc.
That's what I think it is. Some form of life essence.
I don't think it needs an explanation. Why do creatures drop items they were not carrying before? Why would mephisto drop an items at all when he doesnt use any. I don't really think something as a trivial as a health orb really needs an explanation as to why it's there. They didn't need to explain in god of war why i chest drops tons of red/green/blue balls. It's not like it will create a plothole that will ruin the game, and the same goes for monsters than can drop unbroken bottles of an elixer that heals any wound no matter how sevre.
Anyways, seems like everything is just a matter of opinion. Some say the zombies don't fit in the new environment. Well the zombies can't exactly do anything to the environment. The environment will change later on, that is a fact.
If the art direction is not going back, so be it. It isn't like Blizzard stopped working on D3. The shoulder pads could change, so could the inventory system. Hell the zombies were probably out in the wilds because Blizzard didn't want to reveal too many types of monsters.
Alot of you are beating the dead horse here.
Blizzard
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Potions are more of a 1up compared to health orbs. You don't drink it you die.
Health orbs you need to kill and avoid taking damage = win.
maybe they do? thats why certain items drop only from certain monsters. now if you can add in the feature where each and every monster has a random item that you can see/view/ and kill to take it... that would be cool. maybe.
orbs however seem out of place. weapons and equipment had a subtle explanation but orbs??? they're like huge dragonballs. or materia from ff7. some may even mistaken them for jewels probably.
While I like potions, I'll give orbs a chance. I'm pretty neutral about it. I don't see what's so wrong with it, it's mainly related to gameplay and has nothing to do with art in a way that people think it doesn't belong in the diablo world yet refuse to look back at all the ridiculous things that can happen in d1 and d2. It's a game. They want you to kill things without feeling like you have stacks of potions on you to feel invincible and not worry about the monsters hitting you. If they decide to remove it later then it's probably for the best. I'm not gonna worry about it like some people here do. Just pointing out some irony about "this doesn't belong here".
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I pirated my copy of D2 and the expansion and regularly play online.
I had the keys but an odd accident involving a cat and cat pee destroyed a bunch of my game CDs.
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very useful for pirated games...
also about the orbs vs potions there are some bosses in diablo 2 that were so over powered it was a challenge just to get to your body again..... by this i mean derial(i believe thats correct) the slug thing in the desert at the end.
full rejuvenation potions was a necessity to defeat them.
That just gives game developers an excuse to not put in LAN.
Lazy Town FTW.
But more on-topic, I actually think the orbs are a cool addition. I'm sure plenty of us will never pay them much mind once we being to get more play-time; it will just become like second-nature to pick them up when we're low.
I suppose it's part convenience, part evolution of the Diablo gameplay.
It's time to welcome the other 80% of the color wheel to a Diablo game.
How are orbs crazy and outer spacish? They're clearly spectral, they make more sense than let's say a health potion dropping out of a mummy's ass.
Agreed. They can be explained in any manner of ways, from an embodiment of the demon's life force, to orbs full of rich, tasty courage.
It's time to welcome the other 80% of the color wheel to a Diablo game.
I get don’t what this massive controversy is all about, I mean a health-orb – it’s going to make the game better, they never said potions would be replaced by these. What makes a magical-life-like-essence so unthinkable in a world run by magic and demons, again I just think people are bitter because they’re not getting a D2 clone. That goes for the inventory Tetris debate, people are saying that it’s repulsive and terrible, but how? They have no valid argument.
Agreed once again.
I think a bunch of the butthurt stems from the fact that it's simply not D2 in 3D.
D2 was a logical progression from D1, and as such D3 should make leaps and bounds as well.
Don't want to hold back progress!
It's time to welcome the other 80% of the color wheel to a Diablo game.
will it seam that alot of you have some brain malfunction
as the other forume members said pirated games can be played online with Hamachi
that IF you dont have access to working serials WHICH is not the case here i have some working serials so you are THE ONLY ASS I FOUND TELL NOW
Also what realy made me love diablo francise is the LORE and the STORY and SINGLE PLAYER NOT THE BATTLE NET
THEN the gameplay(including all aspect of the game like: GRAPHICS,GAME MECHANICS,and yea the LAN and BATTLE NET even if not so important to me ) should have a standared agood one
and any one with brain and eyes(even one eye) will notice that diablo3 veered from the franchise in many aspects like :GRAPHICS,GAME MECHANICS
will at lest thats what we saw tell now who knows whats will happen next (this is true of course)
BUT i am not so optimistic
EVEN SO i liked the new GAME MECHANICS (aside from the orbs thingy and the bad INVENTORY) BUT this is not enough
AND PLEASE DONT REPEAT THAT BLIZZARD FOLKS IS TRUSTWORTHY AND KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING
THEY ARE NOT ANGELS OR FROM HEAVENS THEY ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU SO THEY NEED TO ASK FANS
AND KNOW WHAT THEY WANT FROM THE GAME (((AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO PEOPLES
WHO REPEAT THIS CRAP YOU ARE NOT THEIR LAWYERS )))