Diablo III

[Pollo]

can it get here any sooner?

[Ocelot]

I submit that it cannot!

Damn Blizzard. Reminds me of when they announced SCII. It's been over a year now and the game is still not remotely close to release, but that's a whole other topic. Unless they were significantly closer to completion when they announced Diablo III... we're in for a helluva wait. But it's gonna be so badass.

[Superhuman]

http://vault.ign.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=35

Development Progress

Development started on Diablo III in 2005 but it has since then undergone some major redesign. Currently, most of Act 1 is complete in terms of art and design, and the team has mostly moved on to Act 2. Four of the five classes are operational and at various levels of playability. The game is now “mostly” in production mode, which means the art style has been firmed up, they have a game play that they all like and enjoy, and they have moved on to building things or building tools which allow them to build things better.
Although much progress has been made, it is too early to pin down a release date and so all we can do is keep our ears to the ground and promise to keep you posted as soon as we hear the faintest rumblings in the distance.

(http://vault.ign.com/screenshots/?page=1&cat=23)

[OTiS]

I can't wait. I need a new machine and then the wife and kids better leave me alone. Goddammit.

[Superhuman]

Btw, I have three lvl 85+ characters (a concentrate barb with 22k defense, blizzard mf sorc, and a hammerdin that pwns anything that moves) on West Ladder if anyone wants to play Diablo 2 with me.

My account name is gnr-man.

[Will]

Did anyone catch the article posted on Evil Avatar about the developers commenting on the fan-altered screenshots (displaying what they thought the environments should look like, i.e. much darker and gloomier).

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/08/04/diablo-iii-designer-turns-tables/

Really interesting read, I found myself agreeing with the Dev on pretty much everything he said as well.

[Gary_Busey]

Yeah, I read that. Fucking fanboys need to shut their mouths and let the developers do their thing.

[kpickle]

Things will be changed so many times that by release those initial videos will look like trash.

[Pollo]

and just looking at those altered screenshots, what the hell is different? it looks darker and gloomy, but that's it.

[Gary_Busey]

That's all their argument was. They thought that the art direction was too colorful and they want it to be darker.

[kpickle]

Blizzard will release the game they want, has it ever proven wrong?

[Will]

The uproar caused by that rainbow in one of the shots made me laugh, and the explanation behind it.

Its so negligible I had to squint to make it out, fanboys can be so fucking stupid sometimes.

[Gary_Busey]

I need to play some Diablo II before I get this.

[iKnowJohnStamos]

I can't wait to be a badass witch doctor...any word on the other races?

[Penguin Rick]

I need to play some Diablo II before I get this.

[Ocelot]

I can't wait to be a badass witch doctor...any word on the other races?

Sounds like they're going to announce at least one more class at Blizzcon '08. If you have DirectTV, Blizzcon will be broadcast on Television. If not, they should have the live streams on their website again, like they did for the WWI in Paris not long ago.
http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/panels/index.xml <-- List of Blizzcon panels.

And the one with the most tellig evidence that we may see a new hero..

Diablo III Class Design


You’ve witnessed the raw physical power of the barbarian and the terrifying alchemy and diseases of the witch doctor. Now you can learn more about these heroes -- and see if any other champions emerge to defend the mortal world.

[Pollo]

I can't wait to be a badass witch doctor...any word on the other races?

I know I said it on Old GMF, but I'm not so fond of the witch doctor character. it seems to me it's a lamer version of the Necromancer with some Druid/Sorceress characteristics.

I'd like to see them bring back the paladin class (or something quite similar), one of my favorite classes behind the sorceress and barbarian classes.

[kpickle]

I totally agree with you pollo, it seems very weak. The witch doctor will be used for PvE only, and then i cant seeing it being much of an asset.

[Yoshimaru]

Just hope this turns out better than Hellgate:London. Man that game was a trainwreck.

[Ratha]

Blizzard has released a bad PC game yet.

[Ocelot]

Blizzard hasn't released a bad PC game yet.

Fixed.

[Will-Kill]

Don't jinx it....

[bobdapunk]

I know I said it on Old GMF, but I'm not so fond of the witch doctor character. it seems to me it's a lamer version of the Necromancer with some Druid/Sorceress characteristics.

I'd like to see them bring back the paladin class (or something quite similar), one of my favorite classes behind the sorceress and barbarian classes.

i really cannot imagine sorcerer, paladin, and rogue/amazon not being included in the first release. It is not diablo without those classes

[Pollo]

i really cannot imagine sorcerer, paladin, and rogue/amazon not being included in the first release. It is not diablo without those classes

I couldn't agree more, and I think it would be devastating if those classes are eliminated. going by Blizzard's word that there will be five classes, it could possibly be barbarian, witch doctor, sorcerer/sorceress, amazon/rogue, and paladin. I don't see why the assassin and druid would be back.

[jay4be]

http://www.4players.de/4players.php/tvplayer/4PlayersTV/Alle/7040/20308/Diablo_3/Spielszenen.html

[Ocelot]

I remember reading an interview where the Lead Designer for Diablo III, Jay Wilson, made mention of the fact that only the Barbarian would be coming back initially. They want to give D3 a distinct flavor separating it from D2.

[Pollo]

I remember reading an interview where the Lead Designer for Diablo III, Jay Wilson, made mention of the fact that only the Barbarian would be coming back initially. They want to give D3 a distinct flavor separating it from D2.

and I'm sure they'll bring in another new class other than the Witch Doctor despite my criticism for it. but to go along with the history of the game, they need to at least bring back two of the following classes: paladin, rogue/amazon, or sorcerer/sorceress.

[Jason]

I bet they'll steal some from WoW

[Ocelot]

Couldn't you say WoW stole from Diablo 2 by incorporating both a Druid and a Paladin class? (And at a stretch the warrior class?)

I don't know what other classes they could take from WoW that wouldn't be too similar to D2 classes or just something that couldn't really fit the lore. Whatever they pull out, I hope it really exceeds our expectations. That may be asking too much, but this is Blizzard.

[Ocelot]

Diablo III Wizard Class Revealed

http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/wizard.xml?rhtml=y

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/d3-wizard-490.jpg


Blizzard has revealed the third (of five total) classes for Diablo 3: the Wizard. According to the press release, "A wielder of the elements and a master manipulator of time, the wizard can hurl environment-shattering lightning bolts, channel explosive arcane energies, and create pockets of space outside the normal temporal flow." The class, along with Barbarian and Witch Doctor, will be playable this weekend at BlizzCon.

[Stax]

I'm excited

[DjAg]

Yea... That's the class I'm going to be using most likely.

[Pollo]

seems like a kickass version of the sorceress ... me likez ALOT.

so we have three classes down: barbarian, witch doctor, wizard. any speculation on the last two? I'd love to see them bring back the paladin.

[Ocelot]

Yeah this class looks fairly ridiculous. I may have to give my clicks to the Barbarian though... and I'm eager to see what the other two classes are. Some speculate the Amazon and assassin will follow, but I have a feeling we'll be seeing at least one that is entirely new.

[Pollo]

yeah, I figure there will be one new one, but bring back the expansion characters? no thank you.

[Stax]

Man I hope the Paladin comes back, I loved my Pally

[Pollo]

Man I hope the Paladin comes back, I loved my Pally

it's one of those characters you love to have in a group when doing any runs, especially Baal Runs in DII. plus if you like to be in the middle of the action rather running/teleporting from enemies like the Sorceress does, the Paladin and Barbarian are your guys.

so far my only beef is with the Witch Doctor character (reminds me of a necromancer/druid character mixture), but the Barbarian and Wizard characters look sweet as hell.

[Change]

Man I hope the Paladin comes back, I loved my Pally

Blizzard have said that the barb is the only class from d2 returning.

[Pollo]

Blizzard have said that the barb is the only class from d2 returning.

when did Blizzard announce this? maybe I missed if if it was said during their conference to announce DIII is in the making.

not that I'm completely shocked, but I'm sure they'll make a character similar to the paladin as the wizard character is pretty alike to a sorceress.

[Roll]

They're gonna have to make some kind of Assassin/Rogue/Monk fighter class to balance out those three classes, obviously.

Maybe a Ranger or something.

[Ocelot]

During the Blizzard's WorldWide Invitational when they announced DIII, Jay Wilson had said something along the lines of wanting to build a new identity for Diablo III in terms of characters. But you're right, if nothing else, the next two classes will most likely be brand new, but perhaps with a vague similarity or two with an older class but with radical changes.

Edit: Yeah, what Roll said essentially.

[Stax]

During the Blizzard's WorldWide Invitational when they announced DIII, Jay Wilson had said something along the lines of wanting to build a new identity for Diablo III in terms of characters. But you're right, if nothing else, the next two classes will most likely be brand new, but perhaps with a vague similarity or two with an older class but with radical changes.

Edit: Yeah, what Roll said essentially.

Even if it's not the Pally in practice, just the idea of some kind of mostly-Warrior/part-spellcaster like the Pally was just fun to play. Not just raw tanking, which I never liked, but also not pure magic users.

[monkeymafia]

Diablo 3 - HELL Yeah! Its a game to be played. I will upgrade my PC for it

[Zilchoid]

I'm starting to get excited about D3. I've been playing the crap out of D2, also. My battle.net ID is "CoachTesvich" if anyone's interested.

New Class Guesses:

Monk-
Melee fighter similar to the Assassin, but probably better described as a mix of Palladin/Assasin. Look for him to have party skills (something like the auras/warcries), and skills with +damage to the undead and/or demons, while still having some type of Martial Arts Tree. Maybe make him a Bruce Lee lookalike?

Alchemist-
When D2X was announced way back when, I was thinking about what could be the new characters and thought about Alkor and Anya, and how they're referred to as "alchemists." Maybe Blizzard will have a spellcasting type who specializes in throwing potions? or enchanting items? Although I think the Witch Doctor may classify under this heading, I was wondering if Blizzard would go in that direction for D3 or maybe D3X.

Rogue-
Blizzard has said they've got only one returning character from D2 for the intial release and that will be the Barb. However, I don't think they've said anything about bringing back D1 characters. Screenshots and gameplay movies have been based around Tristram, so why not have the Rogues come back and be playable characters, thus filling out the character list with a "Bow" class?

[Pollo]

are there preview videos for these three classes? I seem to be digging the Wizard class, but I'd like to see some videos of these three additional classes.

[Zilchoid]

are there preview videos for these three classes? I seem to be digging the Wizard class, but I'd like to see some videos of these three additional classes.

I seriously doubt it, as I was just doing some speculating and throwing my two cents in. These classes are completely figments of my overactive imagination. The last I saw on a new class was the Wizard gameplay video from a month or so ago.

...but I think a Shaolin-style Monk would be really, really cool.

[Pollo]

oh ... you got me a little too excited if Blizzard released the other three classes. personally, I hope they don't have a character like the Assassin nor Druid, although the Witch Doctor looks like a mix of the Druid/Necromancer and to a lesser extent the Sorceress. the Wizard class excites me and who doesn't love the Barb class.

I wouldn't mind seeing the Rogue class come back, but I'm against the Assassin character or some form of it come back.

[Zilchoid]

To me, Assassins were more for PvP, than PvM. In my recent log-on's, I've noticed that Assassins tend to join games with tanks to help finish killing a super unique or boss. If your play-style was dueling or pissing others off, then Assassin ain't a bad choice.

Due to the Pally being great in parties and the Assassin being good at PvP, I thought a nerfed character assimilating those qualities would be a good choice for D3. This is why I thought a Monk was a good guess, being able to go toe-to-toe with martial arts/tanking/dodging, yet being "holy" would push him to want to help the party (by having party-aiding auras or prayers).

Hopefully, I've made some point here. If not, here's the new character page on D3.com. http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/ Me likey.

[anubae_obscura]

Gonna be the game of the Milenium!

God.....this means ill really have no life when it comes out....at least for the first year I own it anyway

[STDSkillz]

Here's some screenshots for Diablo III:

http://www.incgamers.com/images/screenshots/5687large.jpg

http://www.incgamers.com/images/screenshots/4006large.jpg

http://www.incgamers.com/images/screenshots/4005large.jpg

More Pics (http://www.incgamers.com/Screenshots/5686/Diablo3)

Source (http://www.incgamers.com/Games/1935/News/NewDiabloIIIScreenshots/15253)

[El Kikko]

hot. super hot.

[Zilchoid]

http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/archivist.xml

Hell yeah, dawg!!! New Diablo 3 character class!!!


Yep. It's a Blizzard April Fool's Joke.

[defprophet]

Welcome to 10 days ago...

[shimian]

Man I hope this game can be played free over Battle.net. Otherwise I dont think I'll bother buying it.

[Claydon]

when the hell is this coming out?!

[IdiotBrain]

I went and asked at the local gamestop, they no longer have a release date on the books, but they did about a month ago.

Seems like it got pushed back to first quarter 2010, to me.

[Claydon]

goddamnit!

[Superhuman]

Man I hope this game can be played free over Battle.net. Otherwise I dont think I'll bother buying it.
Already confirmed by Blizzard that it will be free to play on the new Battle.net as well as Starcraft 2.


Anyone who expected this game to come out before 2010 is a fucking retard.

[Cornflake]

Yeah when they announce it it is usually 2 years later that the game comes out.

[shimian]

They announced it after Starcraft 2 and that's still a long ways off. I thought they had playable versions of both games, even if it just small parts.

[Deadhead Derek]

I like my druid...

[Cornflake]

I like the druid as well.

[Zilchoid]

necro pwns!

[winkeraw]

Doesn't releasing all of this info about a game 2 years before it is released seem a bit dramatic?