DiabloFans

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Yay for cool concept art. I don't care about that screenshot but yay for concept art.
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I'm wondering if they even thought they would get that many likes, or that with each milestone they start to feverishly search for random images.

Perhaps it could be a gold sink for higher lvl runes / higher lvl players? At that point you probably know how the runes work.

Do note that I prefer to stay out of any economy related issues since I suck at them. This is just an idea that I came up with.

I don't want there to be a penalty for trying out a different rune, so the cooldown option is out the window for me. They should encourage customization and experimentation since, to me, that's the essence of such a loot-based game. Now I would like to note that I don't want the freedom to change any time I want. If your current runes are not good enough for the encounter then you should deploy tactics to make it through.

Also, I've got two problems with using the mystic. First and foremost, what about the start of the game? This is where you want to pull people into the game, but when you don't have the mystic to swap out runes you might end up having a skill you don't like. I mean, a description is one thing but actual gameplay is something else. Of course you'll get her eventually, but it's the first impressions that matters. The second point is that the mystic involves a few more clicks before you get where you want to be. It's a small point, for sure, but one that goes a long way in making the game more streamlined. Less people and options you have to click = more time for action.

In the end I'm for the 'out of combat' option. Or the 'in town' option. Or the 'safe haven' option. Or whatever place they want to name it. From there you can venture forth with a rune loadout, but when you're engaged in a fight you have to work with what you've got.

Ah, the music of Diablo. The first game had awesome music. Really scary and moody, with the occasional screaming and moaning if I remember correctly. The caves especially had a very scary soundtrack, yet still urged you to delve further down. D2 toned down the scariness factor in my opinion, but didn't tone down the dark feel. A lot of music is still very dramatic: just listen to how sad monastary is. I really liked the music from Act 2 a lot, but perhaps because it was one of the few upbeat ones. I'm talking about the track desert. During LoD Matt Uelmen introduced epicness in the soundtrack. I'm sure you all remember the song played in Harrogath.

I went digging in the news archive and found this gem of an article written by Zhar. It shows that music will be of the more epic scale, yet still have a very distinct sound which hopefully will make it Diablo. Now personally I don't think I want the entire soundtrack to consist of sweeping melodies, since that would become quite tedious. Making you feel awesome is great, but there is something that's called overkill.

Now I trust the guys know what they're doing and I want them to do their own thing. It's a new game, so there should be a new and distinct soundtrack. It would be awesome if they made a 'desert' like song (or simply a tune that prominently features a djembe), but they would have to make it fit in with the game.

So, yeah. I've got Minecraft. Odd thing was that the Paypal page was in Swedish...

Let's read the Newbie guide in the forums!

That one is awesome! New background indeed.

Ok, I reserved my character's colour. Sorry nothing is there yet, still trying to develop a timeline.

Oh yeah, my character'll be German.

Name:
Max Wolff

Age:
35

Gender:
Male

Physical description:
[spoil][/spoil]

Job:
Electrical Engineer, both hardware and software. He has been working at MIT since the chaos began to escalate.

Background:
..

Reason for joining:
Having experienced the dangers of the harsh, apocalyptic landscape he needs a group to travel with.


Equipment:
Backpack.
High Capacity Energy Cell.
Solar pad (for recharging).
Modular Archive (or MA. Basically a PDA with extraordinary memory. Is able to interface with a lot of equipment).
Stick (for walking long distances and rudimentary defence).

Text Colour:
This one of course!.

I actually meant, he shouldn't be around New York around the time of the unveiling. Still, that's pretty useful to know.

Is it odd for me that I don't imagine other people's appearance? Except if I know how they look like, of course.

Also Zhuge, your pics don't load for me.

Thanks for the answers. At least I know that my character shouldn't be in New York around that time.

Oh dear gawd...

Ah well, the only reason I didn't really try it yet is because I don't have an interesting PW. Yet.

That's some really cool stuff there. The KFC bit is a bit meh, but I really like the HSV one.
Now I'm wondering if there's people having a cardboard fetish...

I might get on this Minecraft train. I've heard so many good things lately

It won't be today, unfortunately. I'm with my folks now and want to spend some quality time with them this evening.