Well these Q&As covered the hell (see what I did there) out of PvP. I am surprised Jay didn't cut you off and one point and say, "Guys, this game is about a story, not PvP." Any PvP fans on this forum owe you a sincere debt of gratitude for doggedly pursuing that topic in 50% or more of questions.
edit: EttenCO, you mind if I take your post to the b-net forums ? Love to see what Bashiok would say to that... I'd give you full credit for the post, of course.
Ooh, if you get permission to do so, I'd be interested in the response. I am kinda torn on the subject of microtransactions. I have the foresight to see they are the future of gaming, but still have the stubbornness not to participate.
blood (death), darkness (the unknown) and colorless (no sunshine) places triggers fear in humans.
Awesome point, man. I guess I think of it this way:
When I am watching a horror movie, I expect the slasher to be hiding in the drab rundown shack. The fact that he'll slit your throat in the room you just painted canary yellow for your newborn baby--the fact that NO place is safe--actually adds a greater element of fear than dividing the world into colorless=dangerous and colorful=safe.
Are you claiming to like the purple lighting separately from the thought of facing diablo, or do you wish to face diablo on a fluffy purple cloud of a dungeon? Please explain, I do not understand where you are coming from.
Well, I'm saying that I am smart enough not to fall for the stereotype that any place where there is evil the world magically turns gray and loses all color. It's very possible to commit vile, evil acts in a room with bright walls. To learn about this for yourself, visit your local prison and speak to a child molester. Ask him if his victim's bed was covered with a gray comforter or maybe something with ponies and bright colors.
As much as it sucks for fans of a gray scale game, evil is NOT confined to a world of black and white. Just because the color purple is present in a room, that does not mean that it has to be in the form of a purple cloud. Medieval kings paid top coin for silk tapestries died bright red and purple. The bright colors stood out on the gloomy stone walls of the castle and showed off the owner's wealth.
That said, YES, it will suck if every epic dungeon is bathed in a green or purple glow with no discernible source. The caves in Diablo I had an appropriate orange glow because of the lava everywhere. The icy areas of Act 5 of Diablo II had an appropriate blue tint caused by the shadows on ice.
So, I don't mind color, I just want it to match the environment in some way. And if Diablo shows up in a room with a purple tapestry on the wall, I won't be any less anxious about the coming encounter.
May 1st, 2009 Global Creative Writing Update
The first Blizzard Entertainment global creative writing contest ended on April 12, but that's not the end of these epic tales. After over fifteen-hundred entries and millions of carefully chosen words, it?s now in the hands of the judges.
One grand prize winner will be chosen to win a trip to Blizzard Entertainment's headquarters in Southern California to meet and eat with the Blizzard Entertainment writing staff, and a Frostmourne sword.
For those who've already seen the mod... well, it's new to me (and Bashiok as well, as you can see from his response), so don't assume everybody else has seen it. If you ever come across something interesting like this that we haven't already posted a news thread about, I encourage you guys to send me (or any of the other staff members) a PM about it. If we think it's something news-worthy, we'll post it up on the homepage and credit you for the scoop!
As I have noted before, it seems far more enjoyable to flex our fan cred and awesome knowledge than to help you in any constructive way. Sorry, mockery. Them's the breaks, and that's the thanks you get for all of your hard work.
Doesn't matter if it's really old or not. Our civic duty on this forum is to brag about how long we've known the news story the mod posts, flame him for being slow and digging up old material that we personally addressed in some ancient thread (that we won't link to), and show a general disregard for any news that isn't a launch date.
Edited to add props to CapKosmaty for actually linking the post!
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The sanctity of this place has been fouled.
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That said, I'll wait until I play it before I complain.
When I am watching a horror movie, I expect the slasher to be hiding in the drab rundown shack. The fact that he'll slit your throat in the room you just painted canary yellow for your newborn baby--the fact that NO place is safe--actually adds a greater element of fear than dividing the world into colorless=dangerous and colorful=safe.
As much as it sucks for fans of a gray scale game, evil is NOT confined to a world of black and white. Just because the color purple is present in a room, that does not mean that it has to be in the form of a purple cloud. Medieval kings paid top coin for silk tapestries died bright red and purple. The bright colors stood out on the gloomy stone walls of the castle and showed off the owner's wealth.
That said, YES, it will suck if every epic dungeon is bathed in a green or purple glow with no discernible source. The caves in Diablo I had an appropriate orange glow because of the lava everywhere. The icy areas of Act 5 of Diablo II had an appropriate blue tint caused by the shadows on ice.
So, I don't mind color, I just want it to match the environment in some way. And if Diablo shows up in a room with a purple tapestry on the wall, I won't be any less anxious about the coming encounter.
I can't wait to read some of these if we get a chance.
Edited to add props to CapKosmaty for actually linking the post!