The idea of saving Leah kind of cheapens the tragedy of her character. Although, she may have more to offer the plot if, let's say, we venture into the Black Abyss to kill Tathamet in the second expansion. Still have mixed feelings about the idea though.
Yes, I agree it does cheapens the tragedy. But I also think that main purpose of Leahblo was the plot twist by itself. They wanted to surprise the gamers as much as they could. "Whoa!? What!? Her!? Diablo!?". This plan went south becouse they gave too many hints and then there was this whole flop with datamined corrupted Leah texture. So many people around the community suspected this already last year.
However I also think that making her character tragic could serve as a motivation mechanism. Either by planting a seed for revenge or for "redemption". In Final Fantasy VII Aerith's death fitted so well becouse it really made a lot of players mad at Sephiroth and that added a lot more satisfaction from chasing and eventually killing him. And about Leah? Well, I am pretty sure that several people would just like "dead things to stay dead" but there is also a big other bunch of people who would like to see her (and Cain as well) again. Perhaps she is a tormented ghost somewhere in hell now. Setting that ghost free would "feel good" for many players. A quest with the scope of Izual from D2 would be good. And dont worry guys, Blizzard will not make "save the princess Leah" a goal of a new game. There will be some big fat and angry demon waiting for us as usual. Leah or Cain (dont forget about poor old Marius! :QQ:) would be just plot devices.
Blizzard should decomission Leah for good. She played her role in Diablo 3. We don't need ghost saving quests.
agreed, i am hopeful they won't turn Diablo into a soap opera like they've done with SC2. Let dead people stay dead. Or corrupted forever.
I hate to be in a trolling mood but wouldnt this mean Diablo should be dead long ago? Instead he keeps coming back again and again and despite him being dead "forever" after D3 I am pretty sure he will be back yet again if Blizzard will decide to push this franchise ahead in the future :Thumbs Up:
I am sorry, but the analogy with SC2 is weak. In SC2 Blizzard is building up a love story between Raynor and Kerrigan. Something that would fit the term "soap opera" better. How this story arch will evolve we will still have to see. And Leah? Yes, she did serve her main purpose in D3. But how would making her ghost (or something) appear somewhere in an expansion would make Diablo a "soap opera"? If they would make D3:Exp about going to hell to save Leah and bring her back alive I would at least understand the concern. But since I doubt such scenario I seriously think some people are overreacting. IMO we need more continuous characters in the franchise. I am still quite upset becouse they decommissioned Cain. Yeah, perhaps it was his time but he was so iconic for the series. Tyrael is mortal now? Expect him to go mental and die as a final boss in Diablo 4. That is actually a cliche that is used far more often by Blizzard than a "soap opera" cliche.
What you are giving here is not a typical Metzen plot. Its a typical plot of entire fiction since, like... forever? Saving the princess and all that. Apart from that, we do not know how things will still unfold. Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 ultimately ended with a rather grimm note (yeah, you "killed" the Big D yet in the end there was always some "BUT").
As for Kerrigan I still have a feeling that perhaps she only got "saved" so she could later make some sort of sacrifice instead of ending as a final boss to kill. Speculations, speculations.
In the D3 expansion we may very well see Leah again. Or not. I would not mind to see her, I like to continue story of established characters instead of killing them one by one. A living character is more interesting and has more potential from dead character. Making her the main objective of the expansion would probably be an overkill but I am sure they will find some reason to save the world again.
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However I also think that making her character tragic could serve as a motivation mechanism. Either by planting a seed for revenge or for "redemption". In Final Fantasy VII Aerith's death fitted so well becouse it really made a lot of players mad at Sephiroth and that added a lot more satisfaction from chasing and eventually killing him. And about Leah? Well, I am pretty sure that several people would just like "dead things to stay dead" but there is also a big other bunch of people who would like to see her (and Cain as well) again. Perhaps she is a tormented ghost somewhere in hell now. Setting that ghost free would "feel good" for many players. A quest with the scope of Izual from D2 would be good. And dont worry guys, Blizzard will not make "save the princess Leah" a goal of a new game. There will be some big fat and angry demon waiting for us as usual. Leah or Cain (dont forget about poor old Marius! :QQ:) would be just plot devices.
I am sorry, but the analogy with SC2 is weak. In SC2 Blizzard is building up a love story between Raynor and Kerrigan. Something that would fit the term "soap opera" better. How this story arch will evolve we will still have to see. And Leah? Yes, she did serve her main purpose in D3. But how would making her ghost (or something) appear somewhere in an expansion would make Diablo a "soap opera"? If they would make D3:Exp about going to hell to save Leah and bring her back alive I would at least understand the concern. But since I doubt such scenario I seriously think some people are overreacting. IMO we need more continuous characters in the franchise. I am still quite upset becouse they decommissioned Cain. Yeah, perhaps it was his time but he was so iconic for the series. Tyrael is mortal now? Expect him to go mental and die as a final boss in Diablo 4. That is actually a cliche that is used far more often by Blizzard than a "soap opera" cliche.
As for Kerrigan I still have a feeling that perhaps she only got "saved" so she could later make some sort of sacrifice instead of ending as a final boss to kill. Speculations, speculations.
In the D3 expansion we may very well see Leah again. Or not. I would not mind to see her, I like to continue story of established characters instead of killing them one by one. A living character is more interesting and has more potential from dead character. Making her the main objective of the expansion would probably be an overkill but I am sure they will find some reason to save the world again.