There is too much taboo about dead children in puritanial america... and in Europe too... much more than in oriental cultural (as Japan).
But having children in a dark world as Diablo may be an excellent idea for two reasons :
1) Children are cute and seeing them in cities can dramatically encourage the heroes to fight against evil and protect them.
2) Dead children are an horrible thing and can dramatically encourage the heroes to revenge these murders on fighting evil.
It'll make Diablo a more "realistic" world, and paradoxally, more mature too.
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But having children in a dark world as Diablo may be an excellent idea for two reasons :
1) Children are cute and seeing them in cities can dramatically encourage the heroes to fight against evil and protect them.
2) Dead children are an horrible thing and can dramatically encourage the heroes to revenge these murders on fighting evil.
It'll make Diablo a more "realistic" world, and paradoxally, more mature too.