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I'm guessing the Instability resource has something to do with not using the same school of spells over and over, or you destabilize or something.

Maybe the Monk has to pray, speak an incantation or call on some higher power at some point, perhaps to recharge mana... hence the holiness

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I'm guessing the Instability resource has something to do with not using the same school of spells over and over, or you destabilize or something.

That would be great. No more 1-skill spamming.

If they include a Necromancer in an expansion, they could use resource system like - The more dead bodies he is surrounded by, the more potential mana he has available. A globe of blood

They really are going the extra mile on character uniqueness here compared to D1 and D2

Instability... sounds like if you use a strong spell you get unstable... Probably lose hp, res or def?...

I don't know if any of you have played warhammer online butthe wizard had a system where the more spells he used the stronger they got however the higher that meter rose there was an increase chance of the spell back firing. Maybe they use something like this but if they do I hope it can't kill you.

WTF wizards not using mana? that makes no since lol

Good to hear some news. It's been a while. Looking forward to the new systems.

omfg im still getting bugged about the wizards not using mana SWITCH IT BACK PLOX

Do good deeds and you get holy energy granted to you? So your 'mana' fills up as you kill monsters? Maybe.

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It might be that he has to do some quick chants or prayers and that would act like the fury globe does.

This is the closest to what I think it will be. I was thinking something like Chi where you have to maybe take a few seconds to charge up, but then again that might take away from the fast paced action. I'm still sticking with my idea of the Wizard corrupting things around them (reality, time, whatever) in order to use their magic. Remember, a big part of making different resources is to make the classes unique as far as how they are played; therefore giving us more incentive to play all classes and also more variety.

I think they gave the witch doctor magic because he practices voodoo which in the real world is considered magic

Whereas sorceresses, wizards, sorcerers are usually thought of of using magic but really if you think about it they study out of books.

It is obvious that is how the monk will gather energy...or whatever stuff that will power his skills.
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And that will be the music playing when he does it.
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okay, so if anyone has read fantasy books then they should have some base idea of how magic is supposed to work, but for those who haven't read a book...

imagine a that magic is a giant fabric that co-exists within everything, is present in all things living, dead, neutral (space, or void) and when it is consumed (casting) it weakens this fabric (field/blanket/etc) like scooping jello out of a bowl, and it takes time for the fabric to resettle and fill the gap you made... now imagine that when you cast from a specific element it strengthens it's opposite. so the more you cast lightning the weaker the lightning-fabric gets allowing the uhm... lightning-opposite to be stronger...

conversely maybe when casting a specific element it charges the area with that element thereby making it stronger until there is feedback into your character (ie: Ouch)


maybe i just read too much

If balance a game in noth PvM and PvP at the same time is already near impossible, imagine doing it with character that don't follow the same rules... Well, they are insanely ambitious and i like that anyway.

Now, about monk's resource i think it's gonna be "Faith" like someone mentioned. Unlike the other characters, the faith mather does not decrease when you use a skill, it only requires a certain point to be used (so the skills will be limited by cooldown).
You allways starts with something like 25% faith, and this faith increase as you use some skills and decrease as you take damage and maybe over time.

Witch Doctor has mana and the Wizard has a stability issue when using her powers...sounds decent to me. Fury for the Barbarian was a no-brainer and Faith, should it be called that or something similar, also makes sense for the Monk. Now, provided that Blizzard actually stays within the usual line for starting classes, I can imagine that the stereotypical ranged class will probably have something along the lines of "Concentration" or "Energy" as a resource system. Nice idea for re-vamping Diablo - even if they did take a page or two from WoW. Let's just hope correct implementation equates to a better Diablo experience.

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Fury for the Barbarian was a no-brainer .

Actually, giving all classes Energy based mana would of been a no brainer. Having such a cool system as "Fury" is pure and simple genious.

They could of made it even more complex, or abstract, but it wouldn't of been appropriate for a character that is ment to be simple, and straightforward.

You can see however that for the wizard (a more complex character) they dug out a very unheard of system of "Instability". It's definition remains mysterious since it isn't a very direct term that is applicable game wise.

Then comes the WD. Although he is also a complex character, I think that Blizzard realized that he was such an Alien compared to other chars in the realm of Diablo that if they were to implement an even stranger system, it would of probably scared people away from playing him, or even reduced his efficiency.

The monk on the other hand is something we have seen before in Hellfire (not a good example) and various RPG based games. So I think it's easier for such a character to fit in the D3 roster. The idea is really how to make such a stereotypical character feel unique. Blizz are probably bashing their heads together right now trying to figure out how that's gonna work without making people feel like; "that's just cheesy".

If you ask me, I would f*cking hate having to meditate or pray in the middle of the bloody battle. That's some pussy shit. I would much rather get holy points by helping out group members or boosting myself with the use of powerup spells. These spells would represent the monk falling back on his faith and holy training to make his body an embodiement of his god.
Could be resistance boosting spells, defense boosting, or even attack power. As long as they are not direct attack spells they might boost this Faith Energy system.

Not really a definite choice but it beats the shit out of meditating in the middle of a fucking dungeon. lol how boring would that get after the hundreth time. These powerup spells would of been constantly used anyways, might as well get something good out of it.

Alright, here are my two ideas for the Wizard and Monk.

The Wizard -
The wizard has two types of skills. One type "smaller" skills lower your instability and "higher" skills raise it. When your instability rises, your skills have a chance of returning part of the damage to yourself and reduces the damage inflicted upon your enemy. The damage dealt to yourself will be a percentage of your remaining health. This is to prevent the player dying from any back lash. Health/mana globes will just lower your instability to allow you to continue casting high spells.

This system will force the player to use a variety of skills yet be able to constantly attack with no mana limits. You can constantly spam skills but at some point you will have to use lower spells to lower your instability.

Lore wise it makes sense because the Wizard is exhausting themself to cast these spells and causing the to get "sloppy" with continual use.

Looks wise, the Wizard will have a "purple" arcane globe on their screen. The more unstable they get, the brighter this globe grows, signaling to you that you need to use skills to lower it. If a spell does back fire, then the globe will go back to the dull setting, allowing you to build it up again.

Monk -
The Monk's energy will be similar to that of the Death knight in WoW. His skills will each take a certain type of energy to use. For example, a damage spell takes a damage energy, a defensive skill takes a defensive energy. You will start off with this energy (maybe four offense and two defense) I'll call them prayer beads and will expend these to cast your spells. After a short time, after using them, they will automatically replenish. Along with these certain types of energy, the Monk will also build up his holy energy "faith". This faith is built up by using the skills that take the other energy source. Health/Mana Globes can either replenish a prayer bead or add to your faith.

What this system does is get the action started right away. The monk will go into any fight ready to cast some spells. He will be able to do both offensive and defensive abilities. After you expend your prayer beads, you can still fight but with different skills now, forcing you to use a variety of skills. The system is also built in the way that when you are using your prayer beads you gain faith to use when you are out. When you are using your faith, your prayer beads are replenishing. This allows for constant battle but you can't just spam your highest skills.

Lore wise think of your smaller skills to show your devotion and this is why you use your "prayer" beads. You are using these skills to show your faith.

Looks wise, I imagine six prayer beads in the corner of the screen. Each one will have a symbol on it that glows. After using that bead, the glow stops signaling to you that you have used that. You will also have a seventh bead that fills up with your faith. This way you know how much faith you have if you are running out of beads.

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The Wizard -
The wizard has two types of skills. One type "smaller" skills lower your instability and "higher" skills raise it. When your instability rises, your skills have a chance of returning part of the damage to yourself and reduces the damage inflicted upon your enemy. The damage dealt to yourself will be a percentage of your remaining health. This is to prevent the player dying from any back lash. Health/mana globes will just lower your instability to allow you to continue casting high spells.

This system will force the player to use a variety of skills yet be able to constantly attack with no mana limits. You can constantly spam skills but at some point you will have to use lower spells to lower your instability.

Lore wise it makes sense because the Wizard is exhausting themself to cast these spells and causing the to get "sloppy" with continual use.

Looks wise, the Wizard will have a "purple" arcane globe on their screen. The more unstable they get, the brighter this globe grows, signaling to you that you need to use skills to lower it. If a spell does back fire, then the globe will go back to the dull setting, allowing you to build it up again.

This is a similar idea that came up in the wizard's form of energy thread, the main problem is that it forces the player to use a variety of skills, and some people see that as a penalization for using the skill of their choice, why should the player be forced to use some skill they may don't want to use just for the sake of an energy system??

that is the main flaw in this idea, but is the most likely if we pull ideas out of the name blizz provided....

that said, i'll like to say that instability is a lame name for the wiz form of energy!!, it sound like a form of energy for a mad scientist or a potion maker... I'd like more something like equilibrium or something more... mystic??

You are not forcing a player to use skills that they dont want to use. Instead, you are giving them the option to still use skills when they would have normally run out of mana and could not cast any.

but if you continue on using one skill you either hurt yourself or you are forced to use a different skill or set of skills, you said it yourself:

This system will force the player to use a variety of skills

the problem is that some people doesn't like that idea... (I say "some people" because I actually like this thing)