UPDATE: Garret from Ten Ton Hammer informs the transcript to the interview is now available for those with slow internet connection or without plugins to watch the video. You can read the full transcript here
The Diablo series is among those touchstone gaming experiences that many of us RPG types grew up relishing. If to this day your MP3 collection isn't complete without "Tristram" and other tracks from Matt Uelman's masterful Diablo 2 score, we understand each other.So, when the opportunity to interview Diablo 3 Lead Designer Jay Wilson came up, we fell over ourselves rearranging our Leipzig GC schedule even though this isn't Ten Ton Hammer's standard MMORPG fare.
Learn how Blizzard hopes to capture the essence of Diablo & Diablo 2 and even take Diablo 3 beyond its predecessors in a variety of ways, not the least of which is an updated control scheme and an fast-paced approach to combat that can only be described as epic, even by Diablo terms. Get the skinny on the boss fights you saw in the D3 trailer, gather some hints on the changes in store for Blizzard's multiplayer portal, Battle.net, and see much more in this ten minute video!
Also, I do know that they plan to make some announcements at BlizzCon.
Jay did say we'd have to wait to hear more there.
My hope is they announce more classes.
I had read in another interview that the Barbarian is the only returning class.
I dont know if that is true or not though.
Shouldn't happen really. All the items seem to be about the same color scheme. Unless you're wearing some randomly gemmed items or something.
I didn't have any problem hearing the audio, the questioner was a little quiet at some points but I could hear Jay loud and clear.
Blizzard fans aren't loyal. They're addicts.
Sounds like one of those things where I'd get the boss down to that low percentage and just run around for awhile kiting the boss just to listen to the music hehe
The bosses will have something to do with the storyline.
Seige-Breaker (or whatever he was called) would be the equivalent of Countess, or Radament, or the Summoner.
Still can't wait
amen... if d3 sucks... i wont buy it and just stick with d2 because its ADDICTING...
I'm a fanatic zealot!!!!!!!!!
lol
Hey, when is Blizzcon this year? Next week?
When you said September it just now hit me that it is coming up when it feels like i have been waiting for the next stuff to come out and its already upon us!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, I'll pass your thoughts onto the TTH staff. I know the audio was kinda lousy - but that's the nature of conferences. We're still debating on how to treat D3 at TTH.... it's not an MMOG, but we know that thousands of players use the online world.
Should we start doing more content on the game?
You guys are awesome with the offer to transcribe the interview That was very cool.
Sadly, TenTonHammer has to protect its assets right now.
I will say that the written form is done and will be up on TenTonHammer first thing in the morning. I will make sure you guys have the link.
Thanks so much!
Garrett
What? The whole "III" in the logo went up in flames for the animation. That's more than enough!