If you've noticed, at the top-right of every dungeon, city, class, and bestiary page is a page number in the journal of Abd al-Hazir, the 'author' of these stories. At the end of the Dark Cultists entry, it states that the Cultists have found him and that this was the last entry made. It is numbered 42. This is what we have so far.
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Caldeum
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Dune Thresher
Scavenger
Borderlands
Wizard
The Skeletal Undead
Khazra
The Fallen Ones
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Witch Doctor
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New Tristram
Tristram Cathedral
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Gnarled Walker
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Barbarian
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Monk
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Demon Hunter
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The Unburied
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Archivist
Dark Cultists
As you can see, we have a lot more possible media updates until the journal is full - 24 to be exact. We know that at least 1 of them is reserved for the final class. Also, we haven't had any entries on many already seen monsters.
It's been noted since the inclusion of several types of monsters in one entry with the Fallen Ones that every monster will not have its own page, that some will be grouped, and that others may not appear at all. Regardless, take comfort in the numbers of Media Updates still to come.
Well, according to the map of Sanctuary on Diablo3.com (http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/worldmap.xml), I believe that each town with a small watchtower-looking thing next to it will be a new city revealed in a media update. So far we have these cities left:
Arreat Crater
Bastion's Keep
Entsteig
Monastery
Lut Gholein
Bramwell
Westmarch
Duncraig
Kingsport
Gea Kul
Kurast
Ureh
Tur Dulra
I highly doubt that we are going to see 13 more cities - just the fact that they are on the map in now way dictates that they will be a playable region in the finished game. The same was true of D1 & 2.
I'd say 2 - 4 more cities maximum is a realistic expectation from Blizz.
EvilStarship, they've talked about having multiple cities per act already when discussing Town Portals. One thing that was mentioned about multiple cities is that it no longer restricts their storytelling because if they want demons to attack and burn a city, they can do that without stranding the player now. 8 cities total would be maximum, I would hope. Any more and they'll lose significance and personality.
Oh God, I hope they don't try to stretch the story over 1 expansion. More content for free with a big ol' patch would be nice to get afterwards, though.
They have so much more information right now then they are willing to release, so 31% can't be anywhere near accurate. Good idea no less.
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It could have to do with the release of the game or completion but you would be stupid to think that the number 42 directly effected the content in the game.
8 cities total would be maximum, I would hope. Any more and they'll lose significance and personality.
It depends, If a city is way more important than all the others, it might add a sort of hierarchy among the cities, which will add to their significance and personality.
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As you can see, we have a lot more possible media updates until the journal is full - 24 to be exact. We know that at least 1 of them is reserved for the final class. Also, we haven't had any entries on many already seen monsters.
It's been noted since the inclusion of several types of monsters in one entry with the Fallen Ones that every monster will not have its own page, that some will be grouped, and that others may not appear at all. Regardless, take comfort in the numbers of Media Updates still to come.
Arreat Crater
Bastion's Keep
Entsteig
Monastery
Lut Gholein
Bramwell
Westmarch
Duncraig
Kingsport
Gea Kul
Kurast
Ureh
Tur Dulra
Thats 13 cities to yet be revealed.
nice noticing the little stuff, now atleast we have an idea of how many monsters, and cities will be revealed
its kind of comforting
You can bet on that.
Also, is it just me or have others noticed that the map changes sometimes..?
I'd say 2 - 4 more cities maximum is a realistic expectation from Blizz.
Yeah, I recall seeing them before; don't think we had a name for them yet or they were named something else.
I hope there wont be too many cities either... And i hope there will be alot of monsters added too -.-
anyway thanks for the info.
At the very least I want 2 great expansions. 3 or more would be good tho.
I just don't want to get stuck with 1 like with LOD.
I doubt you will get more then one. With the exception of wow blizz has only released one expac per game, but we can always hope
Now we only have to wait and guess what more updates will come...:cool:
btw, thanks again Shisou, Great thread.
So right now, we have 13 of 42 updates, which would indicate the game is about 31% done.
So 42 of 42 means it's done. 100%
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