On character classes:
On Battle.net improvements:There was also the question of character classes. For Diablo III’s development team, they had to ask themselves which classes fit the gameplay. As Wilson explained, the intent all along has been to build Diablo III’s character classes – old and new – to support the game rather than building the game around specific classes. The Witch Doctor, for example, bears a number of similarities to Diablo II’s Necromancer, but is meant to be played as more of a direct damage-dealer than the older game’s class. While this is all well and good in a non-revealing sort of way, the newsy bit is Wilson’s explicit confirmation that the old Necro will not be one of the three as-yet-unannounced Diablo III classes.
On pricing:The most exciting changes we discussed related to the new and improved Battle.net. Most of what’s going to happen is still in the planning stages, but fans can in general expect to see more integration between game and community. No one will be forced to sign on to Battle.net to play Diablo III, but characters created offline will not be playable online in the interests of limiting any potential for cheating the system.
As for community features, the recently announced Achievements for Diablo III (and StarCraft II) will also tie into the redesigned Battle.net. There are additional plans to streamline item-sharing between different characters, one suggestion being to allow items to be traded or sent through whispers. Fans can also probably expect to see voice chat in Diablo III, though modders and modding tools will not be officially supported due to the game’s random nature.
Read the full article on UGO here.Pricing for the game is still being decided, but don’t expect to pay subscription fees for access to Battle.net. Sure, there’s always the possibility that different membership tiers will be introduced later on, but nothing we heard during our chat suggested that the team has anything other than a free-to-play model in mind for Diablo III’s online play.
blizzard is giving a middle finger to you and is making Tyrael a WoW in-game pet
lulz
It's not gonna be good for my health at all
all you can do is wait for lepzig and blizzcon, maybe they will have a sc2+d3 bundle pack, who knows
When is the next Blizzcon? Maybe this year I can finally go and get me a copy of the d3 demo!:D
What I love about MMO style boss is that is not just like an harder mob. Like in D2. Except for Duriel, all the end-act boss are a bit just like a damn Hero with immune to something, lightning enchanted, stone skin and extra strong, you know, those hero you like die 6 times before been able to kill it... I hope Blizzard will find a way to put end Bosses a bit more interesting. Phases are cool, Environment triggering could be great too. Cause Basicly, I thought that Diablo in D2 is a bit 2 easy to be the lord of Terror. (I might say to SIMPLE rather than to EASY).
Healthy wait? 7 years isn't long enough then, is it?:confused:
hmmm teirs of pricing for d3 bnet eh? sounds kinda cool but dont wana go down the dungeon runners or hellgate london road..
It's not like they've been working on the same game design for 7 years. It's going to take time.
So far, I am completely happy with all that has been announced. Color, classes, design, gameplay, etc.
Wish more people were appreciative that Blizzard has amazing designers and artists that know much more about wtf they're doing than we do.
Wow hey your right, that's very interesting and very, very possible. xD
D2 and LOD both came out on June 29th, LOD exactly one year after D2.
And Diablo came out in 1997, making 2009 it's 12th Birthday! 1 + 2 = 3! Diablo 3!
D3 was announced June 28th.. well that's close enough.
But wow that's amazing. It's a great guess that Diablo 3's coming out June 29th 2009. xD
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WHOA, thats to much of a wait. I'm going to go crazy if i have to wait that long with all the arguments going on.
Edit: Oh, Diablo 3 has had its biggest "rehashed" to it's latest version in 2005 (unless I'm mistaken). That would mean the game is 3 years into development. Don't expect it until Christmas 2009. Look forward to Starcraft 2!!!