Through an inordinate amount of effort and detective work, the actual gallery has been located and can thus be viewed here:Quote fromcan some one please send a link to the actual Artwork, I can't get around that site
http://www.krawall.de/web/picture/pic_id,137678/article_id,0/news_id,32363/position,137678/game_id,0/wins_id,/s,,c
One would do well to save said images should they again decide to take advantage of increased traffic and misdirect one towards the account creation page.
Of interest is this clear shot of Diablo's head. Should one increase the viewability of his darker regions, one notices interesting horn-like details:
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One option for such a solution might be the utilization of the 'Adventure System'. According to information revealed by developers, this component of the game typically manifests itself in one of many forms, as well as randomly throughout the world. An aspect especially beneficial to the proposed solution.
How then does one wean gamers, habituated by years of diseased gameplay, off such monotonous tediosity? Principally by providing them rewards through an alternate form, that of the aforementioned Adventure System. Participating in such widespread locals and diverse purposes would not only effectuate a respectable reduction of typical 'boss runs', but indeed also convey some semblance of a quasi-normal gaming routine, akin to that of actual fun adventures. It bears noting that boss runs are not intended to be done away with entirely, rather they will function as part of the proposed solution.
The rewards pertaining to quests within the Adventure System would vary, but would maintain a sense of logic, as well as being dependent entirely on the nature of the particular quest at hand. For instance, were one to escort a caravan through the wilderness successfully, one might be guaranteed a high order reward of either a magical, rare, or unique item should the caravan turn out to belong to a merchant. A small amount of experience may be rewarded as well. Likewise, were one to be held responsible for the eradication of a brigandage encampment, one could be rewarded with a great deal of experience, as well as a few junk items should they possess any. Moreover, were one to investigate a cult in the process of sacrificing nubile virgins upon a sacrificial altar, one may be rewarded with but an adequate amount of experience and an adequate amount of items, should any summoned creatures be conquered.
How then would one relate this to boss runs one asks? Indeed, one would look at them as being no different to that of quest adventures, providing gamers a guarantee of but a respectable amount of experience and a respectable chance of good items, greater in fact than that of the third scenario above, but less than that of the two prior. The difference as one would expect, is that of the duration required to successfully complete all of the aforementioned. Whilst quests take up but an adequate amount of time to complete, durations of boss runs would take somewhat longer. One notes however, that whilst one may combine the benefits of quests for maximum experience and maximum chance for good items, the successful consecutive completion of both would incur a time cost greater than that of boss runs.
The primary justification for such is that one would be required to mentally strategize their path of progression and fulfillment. Rather than proceeding with endless boss runs in order to attain experience, one may choose to adventure in the world and be rewarded with a greater amount of experience faster. Likewise, rather than allowing ones mouth to drip ones saliva whilst one kills bosses for items, one may choose to adventure in the world for a greater chance of better items faster. Additionally, one may indeed choose to combine both experience and item acquisition through boss runs, with a cost of both time and amount.
The secondary justification for such is that of multi gameplay. Should one imagine a new gaming session be created some time following the great Mayan apocalypse, one may encounter several types of gamers of varying levels and states of power. How would one expect such a party to engage in any meaningful play? Arguments may arise regarding the destructive capabilities of newbie characters for boss runs. Thanks to the aforementioned solution however, such a party may instead choose to partake in the procurement of rare items. One would indeed find monsters from such quests to pale in comparison to minions under the bosoms of bosses, thereby allowing for all to engage in fun-filled adventures. In fact, one may strategize even further through such parties. For instance, should one desire to locate a particular random quest within a session in as immediate a manner as possible, the party may agree on separating amongst themselves with the express purpose of locating such quests. Newbies may search through easier levels, whilst veterans may journey through harder areas. Were one to locate such a quest, all would gather at the rally point and the ensuing cooperation of successfully completing the quest would allow for a particularly memorable gaming event.
Thus ends this proposed solution for removing the drudgery of previous forms of leveling.
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Interesting revelation concerning runewords, confirming the observation and deductive conclusion of runes witnessed within the gameplay video serving more as consumables.
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The inability for one to cast a differing spell should a prior spell be cast cannot be considered a limitation inherit to that of 3D games. Should one have adequate experience with a variety of 2D games, one would indeed notice such an occurrence as well. Since this particular attribute is prevalent to both types of engines, one would thus conclude the observation to be more of a gaming-feature than that of an issue requiring correction.
An intimate understanding of animation techniques would not be required for one to fathom that the cessation of a spell-casting animation sequence takes little effort to implement, for both 2D and 3D games. Should the veracity of such be acceptable, one might then question why this to not have been implemented throughout all games? The answer turns out to be rudimentarily basic. Proceeding with such a course of action provides observers with hideously inconsistent visuals, one which gives gamers a sense of an inchoate and unpolished product worthy more of ones trash bin. An issue perhaps not considerably bothersome for certain supremely antiquated 2D games, since the quality for such would not have surpassed that of contemporary expectations. Additionally, the advent of the 3rd dimension endowed unto developers a great many opportunities, allowing for a myriad of increasingly elaborate and intricate special effects beyond those of its predecessors. One would thus find it unsurprising then that certain powerful spells take up an inordinate amount of time to execute.
However it bears noting that whilst casting durations have become increasingly varied, developers have also utilized and integrated such to become an essential feature of gameplay. Analogous spells in older games might not have provided gamers with a second thought as to which allowed for a fitting answer to situational encounters, whereas one would be required to utilize strategy in deciding between spells with multiple cast durations and destructive prowess with the express intent of surviving and dominating a variety of scenarios.
A fitting culmination of a natural progression does one not think so? Thus, one would indeed conclude this to be a 'boon' rather than a 'bane'.
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http://www.krawall.de/web/picture/pic_id,137678/article_id,0/news_id,32363/position,137678/game_id,0/wins_id,/s,,c
One would do well to save said images should they again decide to take advantage of increased traffic and misdirect one towards the account creation page.
Of interest is this clear shot of Diablo's head. Should one increase the viewability of his darker regions, one notices interesting horn-like details:
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Should one assume that it has indeed been discontinued, one would find that this would not affect the development, considering it has already been successfully implemented within the Diablo3 engine.
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Perhaps the one disagreeable aspect of the video was the utilization of raster-based iconography for the item information pane. Although one would likely find that to be more of a placeholder system than the final system to be utilized, likely due to time constraints. Following the interview GC2008, one indeed finds soulful relief at the likewise discontented position of the developers themselves of this constituent element of the system. As welcome a development as one finds this revelation to be, one wonders whether to take their proposed solution of a greatly expanded item 'icon' an adequate solution to the issue at hand. One would be more in agreement should icons be left out of the hover pane entirely, with the replacement being that of actual items shown, but in a dimension akin to what one would expect of a modern variant of the Diablo2 tetris-based inventory system should such have been implemented initially. One would thus find that such a solution would not only go a long way towards satisfying a certain number of individuals disagreeing with the current system, but also provide existing fans an additional reason to celebrate the game. An example thus:
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This is in direct contrast to what one experiences with the Oak Island mystery. Rewards are not only exceedingly unlikely, an inordinate amount of patience over an uncomfortably prolonged duration is required for possibly no reward. Additionally the stale state of the investigation serve only to atrophy ones mind to such an extent as to allow oneself a false sense of rewards through the release of hastily concluded events and scenarios.
One hopes this substantial response serve to answer such a feeble attempt at a question.
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First up is an earlier iteration of Cain, to which the modern iteration is placed besides it for comparative reasons (courtesy of inDiablo.de):
Next up is the final iteration of Caldeum of which was posted previously, one may download the full uncompressed version of the artwork immediately below should one decide to utilize it as a wallpaper. The dimensions of the artwork is 2048 x 1344 (courtesy of inDiablo.de):
http://www.uploading.com/files/BI4MSFWC/caldium3_final.jpg.html
Let us proceed with the contents of the Diablo game panel video. Should some have missed it, here are a few interesting images of which were extracted within. First up is part where the developer explains the interaction one would be able to engage in with NPCs. Here is one of the images some may recognize from the artwork trailer:
Although not specifically stated, many have concluded that the aforementioned is likely to be an NPC. This can be determined by the name 'De Soto' given to the character, as well as a poise and demeanor reminiscent of a merchant. The video has thus confirmed such.
Of interest then is the following image which succeeds the above:
Whilst speculation has been particularly rife as to the nature of this character, some have stated that she could in fact be a playable character. As interesting as that may be, the video appear to quash that scenario and instead place her in a role of NPC within the game. A decidedly anticlimactic end to the speculation perhaps, although one has to consider the ludicrousness of the idea that the company could so recklessly release such an important element at such an early time frame. Proceeding with the list is another NPC or monster shown:
Rather interesting looking one at that.
Finally, the following is a peek to the 'Adventure' system, whereby players would encounter such whilst out frolicking in the wilderness. First up is an abandoned house:
Next appears to be a Khazra spawn adjacent to monolithic stones:
This appears to be a town or caravan with mercenary and Khazra-type enemies:
And this is a larger example of a Khazra encampment featuring multiple tents:
On a small note, there appears to be a bat-like creature with a glowing underbelly just off the center of the image.
Thus ends the fourth update.
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http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/world/worldmap.xml
The SWF file can indeed be saved by one such as yourself, however it does not appear to work. This is likely due to the incorrect link of the following file with the script somewhere:
http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/_content/en-US/flash/flash.xml
Here is the original background image should you be interested:
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