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Quote from ScyberDragon

The reason I don't want +skill items is that in D2 it became the attribute everyone wanted and diminished the use of tons of other attributes. why take this +200% physical dmg when I get +1 to all skills. It just kills so many other stats.

Every build became like, just put 1pt into this because you will get +12 skills from your gear.

I totally agree that it shouldn't be nearly as ridiculous as it was in Diablo 2. I think it was crazy when you had ~+15 to all skills and then things like energy shield were insane even though you only tossed one point into it.

I think +1 to skills would be awesome if they limited it to maybe just amulet and rings. If they want you to be able to get a few more, then allow plus to skills to be on charms or maybe helmets, something like that.

I think it'd be great if at the end game you could get +5 to all skills if you got good items or something like that, but I agree it got out of hand in Diablo 2. I also think another way to combat it is to just give plus to specific skills, rather than to all skills.

So I was reading the blue tracker and saw someone posted:

I'm more confused than anything else on this.
Saw the video announcing that they plan on focusing on having 7 skills, and it looks hard coded as a max.

I was looking at the Witch Doctor. 23 known skills. So that's pretty much 1/3 of the skills I get to max out which I guess isn't too bad. Percentage-wise it is a whole lot better than D2. It looks like Traits will make up a lot of the passive skills anyway.

The max level is 60. All known skills as far as I know have an investment level of 5.
Up until I saw that Video I was expecting to max out 12 skills, not 7. You could invest 5/5 into 7 skills by the time you are level 36.

Then Bashiok replied:

Potentially twenty.

Do you guys think that means that in normal you may only be able to invest 5 skill points, in nightmare 10 and then in hell 20? Or do you think it means that the progression still may be 5, 10, 15... But then you may be able to add an additional 5 points by having + to your skill(s) on equipment?

Quote from Jackzor

I don't remember them ever saying they were done with all Wizard armor, and even if they are, that doesn't say anything about overall progress.

Bash said that they were done with the Wizard armor in a recent post and that they weren't going back to it.

I have to imagine designing large quest chains and environments is much harder and more time consuming than making armor.

I believe they said the last thing that they were going to be working on was items if I am not mistaken.

I know they said that they were completely done with all Wizard armor.

I'm wondering if they are also done with all Barbarian and Witch Doctor armors as well, but still working on the Monk armors. (Considering none of the Monk stuff was shown off.)

You'd have to think we will be hearing a release date if three of the classes armor sets are completely done.

That's pretty awesome.

Big fan of this one.

I wish they would show them from the view we will see them in the game.

It looks a little silly to me, but I bet it looks a lot better from the view we will be seeing it in the game.

I have liked all of the other armor sets up until this one though.

I'm not sure if this topic has been discussed yet...

I just realized that if Leoric is in the game and we are going to be fighting him, I assume we are going to be going into the EXACT same dungeon as we did in the original Diablo. I assume that since the King has been resurrected, so could the greatest monster in the history of Diablo (IMO), the Butcher.

What are the odds that they bring him back and try to use him as a big scare like the original did?

I wish we could see the characters from the view that we will see them in the game.

Not because I don't like the armor, just because I think it would be more entertaining that way.

Shell,

If you have this many concerns about the game, then why do you even bother coming to read about it? If I saw a game where I said "Oh, I don't like the art style. I don't like the mechanics. Nothing is original. This game just isn't very good.", then I probably wouldn't continue to come to a website and read about the game.

You can come in and post "Why didn't they do this or make it look like this!" all that you want... In the end, that isn't going to change anything about the game, because most of it is already done.

To me you kind of come off as just trying to provoke because you are saying you don't like the direction they are taking with the game, yet you come and discuss it when it isn't even out yet. If you don't think it's going to be good, then stop paying attention to the game and don't buy it.

I can list a few things I am concerned about, I think everyone has their concerns... But if I could make a massive list of things I thought sucked or made me worried about the game... Then I probably wouldn't follow the game or purchase it when it came out.

Quote from sef239_1122397

That looks bland, but I guess that's what people want? lol

I think the same thing could be said about the lower level in all games. If you look at other Blizzard games that feature armor like Diablo 2 and WoW, you would say that the lower level armor looks really bland and unimaginative.

I would actually be kind of upset if I was wearing things that looked really awesome at level 10-20. I think it's very important that items start out looking very normal and then gain size, color, graphics, etc. as they become more powerful and higher in level.

That's my opinion at least.

I would however be VERY upset if this was the Witch Doctor's high end set. That would be a pretty big let down.

Has there been a picture of the Witch Doctor with boots or any sort of shoe like item on? I can only recall him bare foot.

I wonder if boots all have an alternative image for him where they look like little ankle braclets/coverings/armor.

Quote from Magistrate

I *think* they aren't doing leggings, anymore

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I never heard that they were taking out leggings. Any idea why?

Quote from Magistrate

I *think* they aren't doing leggings, anymore, even though there was a slot for it in the first GUI's shown. I believe the most recent cut it out. I have to get to work, though, so maybe someone else can help you out with a pic of the latest equipment GUI/news.

Artisan trailer has pants just below the belt and above the boots.

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I wonder what pieces of armor he is all wearing. Looks like at least helmet, chest, shoulders. Probably missing leggings/pants.

Quote from Ent1ty

I feel like a moron i made a thread like half an hr ago bout the same thing.... oh well ya beat me to it... And idk about this armor it looks weird. He is so small and his top gear is kind of big but the mask is fine, and another thing why cover his top but leave the bottom pretty much bare besides wooden shin guards cushioned with leaves?

I am assuming that sets (just like in Diablo 2) do not consume every single inventory slot or completely change the way your character looks when you are wearing all of the items.

So this could just by the Witchdoctor with the set items on, while still not having something on in the pants slot.