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Quote from "Mr.Yoshida" »

If you look at the offical world map on the Diablo3 site, you will get an idea of how big the world is. I mean the first 3 acts of D2 are just a small part of the new world.

I was suggesting that the playable world would be bigger, not the Diablo world itself.

Quote from "palenimbus" »

Yeah I agree with that, Diablo has many of the characteristics of an mmo, but I guess what defines an mmo is having everybody able to exist in the world at the same time...

Kind of sad that from that screenshot titan quest has equal or better graphics than D3. I never played titan quest though, maybe it can't handle many mobs on the screen at the same time?

Titan Quest could handle quite a few, it wasn't a very demanding game, very relatable to Diablo2 though. Kinda like Saints Row to GTA

Quote from "Dranoel" »

You need to adjust your opinion.

A MMO game has 1,000+ players in the game at the same time.

Diablo 3 will have between 5-8 players (probably) in a game at the same time.

Huge difference between the two. One is MMO game & the other is clearly not.

Hope this helps.

You're thinking of an MMOG, an exclusively Online Multiplayer game.

Quote from "Espionage" »

Wow is MMORPG
It won't be that big, but it'll be much bigger than D2

People always say that Diablo 2 isn't an MMO but it really is an MMO in my opinion, your characters are all on a central database and you can connect with anyone on your server (US West, US East, Asia) that's the same as WoW or Anarchy Online. The only difference is in how it's done, WoW has tons of people on a server at once, Diablo has someone host a room, but that doesn't mean it isn't mmo, it's just a different style of mmo.

It's been on my mind for quite a while now, If you think in terms of the only other game by blizzard to be similar to diablo in terms of it being in control of a single character with skills and levels was World of Warcraft which was quite large to be honest, but the graphics were sort of dated (Though highly detailed texture wise) a magnificent game.

The graphics seem to be the same for Diablo 3 which leads me to speculate that the game world very well may be larger than the previous games (3x larger max, though sort of improbable) WoW included.

Titan Quest was released on June 26, 2006, a year after Blizzard began work on Diablo 3 again. The graphics are quite similar, I think the only difference is that the textures are not HD, but otherwise they are quite similar, as I said it's a little old but do not mistake me, I am simply saying that in support of the notion that the game world will be bigger, that does not mean it won't be good, some things are just good as they are, remember the 3D attempt of the first Command and Conquer, changing things that were perfect into something supposedly superior just ruined it. Blizzards choice of using "last years" graphics with highly detailed textures is working quite well.
(Excuse the size and focus please)




I can't find the quote but at the QNA they mentioned that the content in this game would be remarkably large. I assume that does not mean just items, but game world.

But how big is too big, the feeling I get with this game is that they want to explore the entire world of Sanctuary, is that too much? Maybe not, this game is not as defined as the others in terms of in-game dialogue (I havent read the books but i've heard they go quite indepth about sanctuary) and maybe blizzard wants to make a point of that, since most gamers are not going to go out of their way to read books about the game worlds.

Knowing the blizzard folks and their capabilities, does this seem coherent to you? It does to me, they sure tried hard to do that in Warcraft 3, maybe it wasn't the same team but the group consciousness can carry on subtle things like that can it not?

What do you all think about that, a larger world, more content, more story but with a cost of high graphical models and environments?

Quote from "Daemaro" »

Ah I understand now. Yeah but guns would practically rape the Diablo world. It's just not natural.

They have Starcraft with lots of tech, Warcraft with mid tech, and Diablo with no tech. I think they want it to be this way kind of, to appeal to everyone in some way.


Edit: Veltras beat me to it.

That's one way to look at it I suppose. Hell, maybe from all this talk they'll put a gun in that shoots fireworks in potions as an egg.

Quote from "Daemaro" »

Uhh... What? We're talking about Diablo 3...

You said that it is highly unlikely, a lot of people said the same about Diablo 3 coming out.

Quote from "Daemaro" »

I think guns is one of the LEAST likely things to be in Diablo.

Quite a few people said the same about Diablo 3....

Quote from "Jeru5" »

LOL go play MechQuest or something like that... Diablo is medieval and no gun types are allowed in sanctuary! Archers are ment to be the range attackers period!

Thanks for your contribution to the conversation. You are cool.

Quote from "Daemaro" »

And guitars and bananas come into play how exactly?

I'm sure there will be some easter eggs but...

It was just an example of something that could be content....

They've always put joke content into things, the hydralisks, little signs that are from starcraft but in Warcraft 3... that kinda stuff...

I'm refering to little things that are for amusement, like the equipable roses and alcohol from WoW.

I'm not trolling

What do you guys figure about other gadgets for amusement, like Guitars or wieldable bananas

Quote from name="Elfen Lied" »

See previous page. Post #47.

But not always, as evident in the same post. Leatherclad sowrd weilders.



Generally I would agree. But then you have things like Age of Empires II: Age of Kings. Now that actually goes up to the years almost immidiately prior to the Reneissence, and guns, at least primative ones, are in Europe at this time. And in huge numbers. This is almost right before armor gets redesigned to withstand gun shot. Which I hate as it looks silly.

It looks like this


I miss this sort of armor



As soon as guns came in, armor got weirdo. Then they lost it all together as bullets went through armor regardless.

Elfen the armor changed because guns were designed as armor piercers, it was a counter cavalry weapon.