Diablo 3 Boss Damage States
Whipper: I think it would be cool if we could see marks on boss when a mellee character slice him with a sword or an axe etc....
We can see that the boss have sword marks and axe marks or that he look tired and he walk slower etc. till he die... I think it could add some realistic aspect to the game and more fun killing bosses
Bashiok: For boss fights we don't really want to just start throwing "damage decals" on them. It can very easily be too subtle if you're fighting a smaller boss or one that has odd geometry to it, and it can also end up that no matter the flavor, style, and cool look to a boss you just end up fighting a big gory mess.
Also we think that we can go a lot further than just simple decals and get something much cooler out of a boss fight. So what we hope to do for at least the bosses where it makes sense is to show more apparent and visually noticeable damage states. Instead of a blood splatter they may actually lose a limb, or a piece or armor, or - like the Thousand Pounder - may transform in some dramatic way changing how the fight progresses. We want to go a lot further than just showing sword slashes and instead use dramatic and noticeable (which can be difficult in a game like this) ways to indicate a boss' current state.
Speaking of battle damage though, and I don't think this came across in the gameplay video or any of the screenshots as of yet, but when an enemy dies a critical death it actually drenches your hero in blood if you're within proximity of the spray. It's awesome.
Thanks, Lagovardos
It would be great to have to hack apart a large boss from the legs up in order to get to the head.
Wonder if any of the stuff that falls off the boss is collectible or not. That be tight lol.
Oh that is so sweet!
how about no i dont care i dont need punt if u guys know how to read
Let me guess - it's because you don't use the punctuation when you talk with your friends in real life either, right?
LoL, well no i do not do that either. So why should i take the time and do what I'm doing now when people already know what I'm saying jeeze. People want to be so anal about it I'll keep doing this but its gay in my opinion LoL...... Oh well But, what the topic is about since i posted it on the other thread i agree with everyone it's going to be awesome....
Yea, I think he does mean the fact that the Thousand Pounder lit up and moved/attacked faster. As you said, nothing else happened in the fight and the creation of the monster doesn't affect the fight in any way. Hopefully, there will be actual "dramatic" changes in boss fights. Granted, it was cool how he lit up and swung his axes around, but I wouldn't describe it as dramatic.
Also, because it wasn't in the OP and some people seem to be getting really excited about a loss of limbs.
So ya. It might not actually happen at this point. It was just the opinion/idea of a CM.
also this may be a bit off topic but the announcement of blizzcon 08 was awesome, they didnt say "Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo franchises" they said
Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®
lol