Imo D2 failed too capture D1's feel when you're fightning a high density mob of monsters. In D1 you never looked very powerful cause you were allways struggling to cotain that huge crowd of monsters.
It only really applies if you're relying on weapons for your killing. If you happen to be a Sorcerer with Fireball or Chain Lightning, you just liquefy everything on the screen instantly. Chain lightning especially even puts the Diablo 2 AoE to shame - there's so much lightning it breaks the engine and screws you out of lightning sprites you earned and deserved.
Also, maybe the grid based system just lends itself better to "tactical" play..
The well isn't very deep. They refuse to use my professionally designed Crazy Cat Lady class, so they're stuck with the old themes and old mechanics.
Assassin + Bow was the more boring way to go about it, but I guess they wanted the Witch Doctor to be the only pet class, and also desired the full blown dominatrix look.
I hope the progression artwork on the official page rings true - that her glowy eyes are dependent on the helm she wears.
Diablo hasn't been remotely realistic past Diablo 1. The snake men of Diablo 3 are a thousand times more realistic than the cartoon goobers in 2...... heck, look at how goofy spirit wolves really are zoomed up close. High resolution ftw..
Also, maybe the grid based system just lends itself better to "tactical" play..
Assassin + Bow was the more boring way to go about it, but I guess they wanted the Witch Doctor to be the only pet class, and also desired the full blown dominatrix look.
I hope the progression artwork on the official page rings true - that her glowy eyes are dependent on the helm she wears.
Diablo hasn't been remotely realistic past Diablo 1. The snake men of Diablo 3 are a thousand times more realistic than the cartoon goobers in 2...... heck, look at how goofy spirit wolves really are zoomed up close. High resolution ftw..
A reminder: Those of you out of the loop can watch Blizzcon live here. The announcement was at the end of the hour.
Man the jabber jawing in the opening ceremony is brutal, I'd totally be in the free play area for it instead..