I loved the identification scrolls. Especially if they choose to go with itemization more like D2Classic, which I hope they do, where rare items have the ability to be some of the best items in the game if you get lucky on those prefix and suffix rolls it was such a thrill to see just what you got. Even with uniques there is the thrill of identification. You got the excitement of seeing those gold letters drop on the ground and then another moment of baited breath as you identified the item to see just how much enhanced damage or magic find you got. Was it that 8/8 vampiregaze? Was it a perfect 200% Buriza?
3:19 -- Wilson says the witch doctor is not the evolved version of Diablo II's necromancer.
The Necro has been in almost every Diablo book, and it is one of the most played classes of all. I think instead of the witch doctor being a replacement, I think the Necro will have new skill trees, or whatever they are going to use. I think it would be cool if the Necro had almost assassin like skills for the dagger, as they do in the books.
I personally think, if there are only 5 classes, that the other two will be a Paladin type character who can shapeshift into an angel. And of course, a mage class which they have had from the beginning. But I seriously doubt there will only be 5 classes.
If the necro comes back it won't be in the original boxed release. There are numerous posts from the devs that talk about the desire to create all new classes (the original Blizzard North guys weren't going to bring back any classes). The current developers say they only chose to bring back the Barbarian because of his faults in D2 and the ability to essentialy recreate him. For the release they really want to focus on creating a new game and not just D2 with updated grafics so all the necro lovers will probably have to wait for an expansion.
i for one won't miss the Amazon eventhough it was the class I played the most in D2. After the announcement of D3 I reinstalled D2 and have found the most fun playing a Ranger, a bow wielding Paladin. I guess I just really liked the gameplay of the D1 Rogue and the Amazon with her Strafe, multishot, and guided arrow just got away from that necessary targeting and positioning.
Not only this skill but it seems there has been a whole shift in focus from single target skills and attacks to AoE based attacks. I did enjoy the danger a charging Paladin could get into if he got cornered but I am sure Blizzard will work all that out when they are balancing the classes.
What I am really hoping for is some monsters with great death sounds. I still smile everytime I think of all the Brute-like creatures in D2. Or the cows for that matter.
It doesn't matter how rare uniques are, if uniques = BEST then the elite players will still have the exact same items.
Imo random affix items (rare/crafted) should have the greatest potential for being the best, at least for the most part. With balancing all weapon types as well, this should stop cookie cutter item sets.
Also there should be more uniques and sets, and no overpowered ones that shine above the rest (Storm Shield / Windforce / Stone of Jordan...). And don't even get me started on the imba rune words like grief and enigma.
It is hard to compare things like drop rate at this stage in development because we have so little information on D3. Will there be boss runs similar to D2? Will there be a class with a teleport skill to make this easier?
That being said I do hope they concentrate a whole lot on removing the bots and dupes. This is why I was curious to hear about all of your presonal best drops. As for the bots and dupes that flooded the market, hell, I'd be willing to pay a small monthly fee to keep them out (but disregard that, whole different discussion that doesn't need to muddy the water here :P) Get rid of the dupes and then strike a balance when it comes to drops.
Drop rate aside I hope an itemization strategy is used that does not have uniques at the top of the heap. For me it was so much more fun to get a rare item and just have my jaw drop when i identified it then it was thinking "I have got to get a perfect stormshield to finish my meteor sorc build, or I just need a Ber to complete my Enigma." Maybe it was just me, maybe not.
I for one enjoyed the itemization of D2 classic more then what was given us in LoD. If you want to talk about really unique items, how about that super rare combination of just the right prefixes and suffixes to make that insane "rare" weapon or piece of armor. "Uniques" were of course in the game and were great items but there were times that they could be out shown by a truly one of a kind "rare" item. It wasn't until the exceptional and elite uniques came out that they became the defacto best items in the game. Runewords I will put into the same category since they were essentially unique items that you created.
We already know that there will not be runewords in the expansion (not sure what the runes we saw in the gameplay video will be for since they say they are not linked to itemization, /shrug). So I for one wait eagerly for more information about D3's loot.
Edit: Just curious, what was the best item you ever personaly found (not counting bots here :P) Was it a perfect 1.08 vamp gaze? A Zod? For me it was a 15 IAS/ 39% ED jewel.
I liked the way you could hunt or be hunted in D2 and hope that remains in the sequel. My issue is when hacks remove that sense of danger and only leave the instant death. D2 was a big improvement over the system in Diablo and I hope there will be another advance from 2 to 3 allowing for greater security and perhaps a little more hostile warning but keeping that very important element of the Diablo world in existance.
It doesn't directly relate to crafting (the idea of random powerful items that are not dropped "unique" items is the same) but in my mind it was the D2 Classic itemization that appealed the most to me. I loved it that you could get lucky identifying an absolutely amazing rare item that would be more powerful then the unique items in the game. Lets face it the godly rares were far more "rare" then the "uniques" and each had and individuality that couldn't be matched by a named item.
LoD greatly increased the power of the unique items and in almost all slots they replaced all other items. At that point it was just the % on the unique that differentiated the items.
dang. looks like the links were changed. I have to run out but will try to locate them when I return. Anyone interested may be able to search and find them before then.
I found some youtube footage of WWI really interesting; it is so much nicer to hear it from the horses mouth so to speak.
The Denizens of Diablo is broken up into 3 parts and can be found here .
The Developer Pannel is over 50 min long and can be found here.
Oh, funniest thing I have heard in the video came from a guy asking if our D2 chars could be transfered over to the new game:P. Great compilation of info, thanks a bunch.
I liked the way you could hunt or be hunted in D2 and hope that remains in the sequel. My issue is when hacks remove that sense of danger and only leave the instant death. D2 was a big improvement over the system in Diablo and I hope there will be another advance from 2 to 3 allowing for greater security and perhaps a little more hostile warning but keeping that very important element of the Diablo world in existance.
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If the necro comes back it won't be in the original boxed release. There are numerous posts from the devs that talk about the desire to create all new classes (the original Blizzard North guys weren't going to bring back any classes). The current developers say they only chose to bring back the Barbarian because of his faults in D2 and the ability to essentialy recreate him. For the release they really want to focus on creating a new game and not just D2 with updated grafics so all the necro lovers will probably have to wait for an expansion.
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That being said I do hope they concentrate a whole lot on removing the bots and dupes. This is why I was curious to hear about all of your presonal best drops. As for the bots and dupes that flooded the market, hell, I'd be willing to pay a small monthly fee to keep them out (but disregard that, whole different discussion that doesn't need to muddy the water here :P) Get rid of the dupes and then strike a balance when it comes to drops.
Drop rate aside I hope an itemization strategy is used that does not have uniques at the top of the heap. For me it was so much more fun to get a rare item and just have my jaw drop when i identified it then it was thinking "I have got to get a perfect stormshield to finish my meteor sorc build, or I just need a Ber to complete my Enigma." Maybe it was just me, maybe not.
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We already know that there will not be runewords in the expansion (not sure what the runes we saw in the gameplay video will be for since they say they are not linked to itemization, /shrug). So I for one wait eagerly for more information about D3's loot.
Edit: Just curious, what was the best item you ever personaly found (not counting bots here :P) Was it a perfect 1.08 vamp gaze? A Zod? For me it was a 15 IAS/ 39% ED jewel.
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LoD greatly increased the power of the unique items and in almost all slots they replaced all other items. At that point it was just the % on the unique that differentiated the items.
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The Denizens of Diablo is broken up into 3 parts and can be found here .
The Developer Pannel is over 50 min long and can be found here.
Oh, funniest thing I have heard in the video came from a guy asking if our D2 chars could be transfered over to the new game:P. Great compilation of info, thanks a bunch.