Biggest Diablo 3 Information Yet!
Today our partner site(www.wcradio.com) and a few others(www.blizzplanet.com, www.wowirc.com) hosted a Q&A with Richard A. Knaak, writer of the new book that takes place in the Diablo Universe, Diablo: The Sin War, Book One: Birthright. There are a couple questions relating to Diablo 3 and I think you will be very happy to hear the answers.
"The Sin War trilogy, written by New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak, lays out the basic foundation for the lore of the Diablo universe."
Here are some questions from the interview.
Q - Rathi: Any ifnormation on Diablo3? Have you been asked to write a further story?
A - Knaak: What happens in the Sin War is significant, as I mentioned, toward the future. I know that Blizzard is very eager to make Diablo fans happy.
Q - Medievaldragon: Hope I am not spoiling much at this point, however I really have to ask. Blizzard introduced a new Pandemonium Event monster named Lilith (Act V) in Diablo II Patch 1.11. You can read about her at: http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/monsters/act5-lilith.shtml
A - Knaak: Answer for Medievaldragon: She is, I believe, although she will look a little different by the game's point. Her part in the trilogy is major.
Q - Medievaldragon: How much of the book is creation of yours, and how involved is Chris Metzen behind the canon storyline of Diablo: The Sin War Trilogy? Do you think the ramifications of this book impact in the storyline of Diablo 3 the game?
A - Knaak: This is a pure collaboration between myself and Chris/Blizzard. All that is written is passed by him and the others there. This will be canon and has adjusted earlier info. The ramifications here will be used for any future project...and I ain't writing for a dead game.
Q - Deathshade|EU: So... Diablo 3?
A - Knaak: I am not writing for a dead world...but a world with dead. nuff said
Read the view interview at http://blizzplanet.com/content/601/
That is a great find i must say also...
Party time!.. I'll bring the HP and Mana potions!
I just hope it's not like the other two. While they were great fun for my earlier years, I have matured too far to enjoy that kind of gameplay. Let's see some actual roleplaying and story telling in the next one, please?
Though, still excited, and most likely will buy no matter how much I despise the content or how similar it is to previous games. Damn you Blizzard, you have cursed me!
I hope they make is so nasty that is needs Mature+ !
They've already got their license to print money with World of Warcraft, they should make Diablo 3 a Mature rated game for the sake of the real fans. I'll be you most "young" (under 18) Diablo players have no knowledge of its lore except for the fact that they can recite each cinematic word for word, without knowing what the hell they're talking about.
Make the next one something for the REAL Diablo fans please, and make it a real RPG with competetive elements added in to keep their old fans at bay.
To be honest, I would love to see something along the lines of Baldur's Gate 2 except with a Diablo storyline and more intense combat and prettier graphics.
Though I wouldn't be too upset over that, infact, I'd enjoy it.