Really just a different voice from the same crew that is the D3 team. What I found interesting was this:
...no-one believes the ramblings of the now-aged Deckard Cain and everything has turned into a somewhat baffling legend.
Scope for our hero then to do some exploring to see if those decrepit senile ramblings of Cain's are true? So Cain was really right after all...
The opportunity for humour as well to balance the dark story line - perhaps Cain drifting off on a tangent, his mind awash with dementia?
Additionally the article made me think about the potion/orb system:
[the] health globe system replaces piles of potions with glowing red orbs, dropped by slain enemies, that heal you and anyone near you when they're touched. This makes the game more mobile and in co-operative situations lets you save your partner from a quick death, rewarding those who keep close to each other.
Yes! The new health system makes it a little harder for us to tag along on the edges of battle in normal mode while our friendly uber helper from hell lays waste to all.
I wouldn't say *much* harder to help at this stage without more details. The effective radius will have to be wide to incorporate ranged party members similar to D2 amazons and necromancers.
George Bush doesn't have an opinion... he is a soul-less robot.
Now as for a new art director... who gives a flying crap. No one has any idea how Blizzard works internally. For each company a position means a different thing. For all we know he could be the guy that watches over people and says good job while someone is in the back making all the decisions. What do you think would happen if a movie director completely deviated from the script? The director usually only orchestrates, he doesn't change the original idea.
And to Shelledface... would you shut the hell up. You talk like what you say is fact. We get your stance already that you think the game is targeted towards 4 year old girls with barbies and hello kitty dolls. You should really stop your moaning as I think your point has been made and all your doing right now is just constant bitching to the point where nobody gives a damn about your opinion anymore.
Jay Wilson has already explained it. Jesus christ do you read anything other than your own posts? The game started out dark and they revised it several times. Jay has explained exactly why and it makes sense.
What a shame that jay wont be directing anything other than hello kitty islands expansion pack now. Booya.
Alright Shelledfade. You need to stop.
If you're going to go nuts about this info, go nuts in this thread. Stop jumping into other threads and throwing this unannounced (by mods and media) and yet to be commented info in to other threads. Your level is spewing sky high. Keep the discussion in the thread. If this news is not commented on yet, it could mean anything. This art director could simply be the art director of a specific part of the game, Blizzard (nor any other company) does not need to tell the whole world why they're hiring nor the job specifics. If you meet the requirements, and agree to the brief description of the type of work you'll do. Good, you'll know the rest when you even get the interview for the job.
Stop assuming Jay is fired. His art direction may not be the best (and I agree). But throwing false news everywhere is immature.
Jay Wilson has never been the art director for Diablo 3.
So Blizzard is looking for an art director, how does that affect the release day?
Its not so much that the specific job leads me to believe there is a lot of work still to do, but the fact that they're still figuring things out, and we all know that new hires takes some time no matter how far up the corporate ladder. Looking for a fresh set of eyes, especially to lead, could result in major changes which take time.
I have my fingers crosses that they're just adding and adding people to get things done quicker. :cool:
I'd rather wait an extra year for a product I'd buy than have it be released 'on time' for a product I wouldn't buy.
Those 7 years, guess what. They spent those 7 years going with different art styles. 3-4 of them.
Edit: Odd that they announced this on the 5th - my birthday. Hell yeah. Happy Birthday indeed.
UPDATE: Kotaku confirmed that Morrisroe left Blizzard to pursue a personal company outside of the gaming industry. Art Direction will remain the same, and the new to be hired Art Director will be instructed to continue managing the art team with the same art style as to date. -- read more at Kotaku. Thanks, Jugzor.
- Shacknews also got word from Blizzard on Brian Morrisroe's leave.
- Tracey John, MTV Multiplayer journalist informed us that they got a reaction from Blizzard on this topic.
If you want the truth, if he was fired, it was for disclosing bad pieces of concept art which allowed people to see things they weren't supposed to see.
But yeah, this could mean a few things. It's likely that Brian Morrisroe either stepped down or needed to be replaced for a completely unrelated reason. Or perhaps, due to mounting pressure from the fan outlash, he decided to fall back into a less important role.
I can't believe you just did a double conjunction. You sir, fail at the english language.
Anyways, I don't think this will affect the art direction much at all. I agree with the Kotaku writer. They're probably hiring a new guy just to tie up loose ends.
Me two.....
But i count on blizzard..
Anyway it means the game will be released in a long long long... (and long) time..
I can't stand the waiting :mad: