Diablo III

[Nikolas of the Mists]

Confirmed today.
/drool

[High Priest Mikhal]

I really hope they bring back the barbarian's weapon specializations, or at least the assassin and her claw specialization. Or the "indestructible" quality for some items from the first game; I hate having my weapons and armor break down.

[Platinumwarlock]

Definitely looking forward to this one, provided that my laptop can run it.

That said, I get the impression that weapon durability will be something that gets scrapped. I can't recall a single game in which that rule made it more fun to play.

[High Priest Mikhal]

I get the impression that weapon durability will be something that gets scrapped. I can't recall a single game in which that rule made it more fun to play.

Durability. What a joke! At least give players the option of maintaining their own weapons and armor. Not like the Warrior from D1, though; that's not a solution I like (I lose 1 Max Durability if I do it myself!? Boo!!!). I'd argue for the same option in WoW, but that's for another thread.

[ScS of the Fraternity]

Viva Diablo!

A pox upon Worlds of Warcraft! Diablo III is long over due.

Let us pray it returns to its darker roots.

And also, that it lets me just drop gold wherever I want.

Woot woot!

[Snake]

Yeah I've been playing WoW for years now, and I have to say Diablo 3 looks amazing. I've never played the first 2, but this one looks awesome. Now how does it play? Do you control a mass army and move them around, or does it play similar to WoW?

[Jester of the FoS]

One character in a top-down view. Similar to Neverwinter Nights or the Baldur's Gate series, only with real-time combat and speedier combat with many crazy monsters.

But equipment is similar to WoW.

[Snake]

Oh yeah that will be amazing. Blizzard may kill Warcraft with it though. But hey, both are their games so it doesn't really matter. PLus it will be good to see a change of pace. This is an online only game I'm assuming, or can it be played offline single player style?

[High Priest Mikhal]

Both D1&2 had multiplayer options, but they were primarily offline single-player games. Diablo 3 will most likely be the same; not an MMORPG but one you could play with your buddies online.

[Snake]

Yeah I'll be getting it then for sure. I tend to stay away from online games, mostly because my work and school block them at the firewall. I play WoW afterwards at home, but one online game is enough.

[NeoTiamat]

Both D1&2 had multiplayer options, but they were primarily offline single-player games. Diablo 3 will most likely be the same; not an MMORPG but one you could play with your buddies online.

Dunno.... I know that Diablo 2 had an extremely large and active multiplayer, even several years after its release, despite the horrible bugs and rampant hacking. In some ways, I suspect it was a kind of proto-WoW, in that there was a massive community. Heck, they even turned the Stone of Jordan magic ring into a currency.

[High Priest Mikhal]

Both D1&2 had multiplayer options, but they were primarily offline single-player games. Diablo 3 will most likely be the same; not an MMORPG but one you could play with your buddies online.

Dunno.... I know that Diablo 2 had an extremely large and active multiplayer, even several years after its release, despite the horrible bugs and rampant hacking. In some ways, I suspect it was a kind of proto-WoW, in that there was a massive community. Heck, they even turned the Stone of Jordan magic ring into a currency.

My point was that the games were primarily offline, not an online-only game like WoW. And oh, do I remember the Stone of Jordan! No other item has driven me as crazy as that little ring.