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One should not limit the Necromancer to his skills in the previous game. I think having bone related skills could really be built upon to make a viable comeback, but curses and minions would have to be changed a bit to really create distance between the Necromancer and Witch Doctor's similarities.

If the Necromancer were to have minions, they would have to be unique enough to separate him from the Witch Doctor's. Sure the Witch Doctor can summon a few minions, but the Necromancer would have to be able to summon armies of minions. Perhaps even static minions, similar to sentries from the Diablo II Assassin.

Perhaps the Necromancer would have to become a more physical class, getting closer to enemies than the Witch Doctor. Maybe new curses could make the Necromancer into a formidable melee class (scythes, anyone?). What I'm imagining, is an undead taskmaster, leading his army into the waves of demons, with himself on the frontline.

Sure, it might be a little controversial to change the "sit back and cast" class into a "lead your minions to victory" class, but it would have some interesting mechanics to it. Plus, everything in D3 that has changed from D2 has been pretty controversial - but seems to come out fine in the end. Why could this not be true for the D3 version of the Necromancer?

Some of the crafted items may take a long time to get. So you might be trying to craft that perfect axe well after 60, since it will take high level crafting items obtained only from high level items.

God does not hate nor love you. Because he does not exist.

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The day they take out single player play is the day im going to become a serial killer. I love my single player.....They cant take it away from me!!!

You and me both, brotha.

Half the time, I played in private games all by myself in Diablo II

I would love for a solid preview of the Diablo III Battle.net, but something is telling me that they want to keep it under wraps until DAMN close to the beta. I mean, we got a preview of StarCraft II's Battle.net interface long before it went to beta, but I think the development team wants to make sure that Diablo III's Battle.net is solid before showing it.

I believe problems developing Battle.net 2.0 sort of pushed back StarCraft II's release date, so lets hope they have learned from their mistakes this time

Was it Guild Wars that let you purchase Guild Halls? I'm pretty sure it was.

But anyways, you could purchase a Guild Hall (for a hefty sum) and you could choose from a variety of different themes. I think it would be cool if you could do the same in D3 - however, you could customize you're own area. From initial purchase, to customizing it, it would cost a lot of gold.

Perhaps that would maybe drive the value of gold up? But then again, should you be allowed to get a Guild Hall if you just have a lot of gold? No - you'd probably have to do something else to actually earn it. Like have 25 guild members beat Diablo III on Hell mode or complete all Guild Achievements. Something else besides gold would have to be earned before you get something that prestigious.

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Does anyone know if the WD will be able to simultaneously have the Zombie Dogs, Corpse Spiders, Fetish Army, and the Gargantuan all out at once?

That is a great question. I'll have to ask. I know that Corpse Spiders is just a zombie that bursts out of the ground and spews spiders out. So that's not really a tag-a-long pet. But the others I'm not sure about.

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I'm not even sure if I'd want to participate in a beta. I want to experience Diablo 3 in it's final, complete, awe-inspiring form.

You're the kind of person we need in the beta, though! Otherwise all the WoW fans will get in instead and give their opinions <_< The Diablo fans need to make sure the game is a true heir to the franchise. That Diablo III lasts just as long as its predecessor!

Trust me, I feel the same way you do, but I need to get my hands on this game as if I'm going to die before the release. Which is entirely possible. As with you. And everyone else. But if you live to release without spoiling it, and playing the complete final version; then you my friend, are my idol. You are someone I cannot become because of this sick addiction that has corrupted me. Damn you Diablo... I love you!

I love it. It made my day.

Witch Doctor will be my first choice. He has a lot of unique abilities that are attractive to me. Summoning minions is always awesome, too. I really look forward to all the classes, though. With skill runes and traits, you can pretty much make any character into your own beast.

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Well I hope they are stronger!

As do I. I felt that even when you were in a party in Diablo II, and you wandered off to kill monsters, you could hold off just fine by yourself. This seems like something they want to avoid in Diablo III. Which should make Hell difficulty live up to it's name.

I strongly believe there are 2 more systems to announce. Trading and Mercenaries.

Beta will be all PvP or the first half of the first act. Or both. I'm sure they want to get the first parts of the game right so that new players really get addicted right away.

This game is heading in the right direction. Winning.

Note to self:

Move to California.