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Idomis

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0. Would you say I have a Plethora of Questions? 04/15/2009 01:05:01 PM PDT

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Has anymore thought been put into Hardcore? Are any features decided-upon?
Has a definitive MP player-limit been set?
How is EXP-sharing going to work? Similar to D2?
I've been playing a bit of D1 and D2 lately (on Hardcore) and I've down-centered on what I feel is most wrong with D2 compared to D1. When you get hit in D2, it feels so trivial. I think it's a combination of not feeling the danger of death often enough and the onscreen event of being hit itself (very underwhelming). In D1, I'm always scared poopless to take a hit - it's very jarring and it gets my heart pumping. I suppose this isn't a question, but thoughts on the issue would be appreciated. While I know the design philosophy is to encourage combat, how are you/can you keep every skirmish heart-pounding?
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... At the least, how far along in development are they?
Should we be looking forward to a *major* informational update soon?
Will regular enemies have spell abilities that can cause the loss of character control (fear, etc.)?
What is a work day in the life of Bashiok like?
I've heard that you guys affectionately refer to Boyarsky as "Leonardo." Truth?
What is the approximate maximum number of summonable creatures for the Witch Doctor?
What are the class-specific items for the Barb, Wiz, and WD?
Can we expect more out of Nightmare and Hell than improved drops and tougher enemies? Is there any talk about designing Hell-only quests, alternative challenges, etc.?
Is gold truly on auto-pickup or was that just set in the gameplay movie?
Can we make other items auto-pickup?
Can you reveal yet how Gold is being made more valuable?
Will gold values show on ALT-hold?
Can you explain how Town Portals work now? Are they completely gone or just extremely rare?
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Will the other D2 character classes be making appearances (a la Blood Raven & the Summoner)?
Will permanent mercenaries be making a return?
Are any notable sound effects making returns?
While technically dead, will The Wanderer be making an appearance? Albrecht? Lazarus?
From the Blizzcast 8 screenshots, it looks like the action bar at the bottom has become a lot bigger. Is this so, or is it just the screenshots? I thought it looked pretty darn good in the reveal trailers.
Will there be an option to hide the action bar?
What do the each of the 6 menu icons on the action bar do? Does the potion one just take you to the potion inventory? If so, that seems somewhat superfluous, especially if the inventory remembers your last tab.
What is the purple glow on the Witch Doctor's sword in the gameplay trailer?
If potions are so rare, what do belts do now? Do they add additional potion tab slots? Are they just another opportunity for item bonuses?
Will a melee character's range increase with a longer weapon?
What is the icon to the top-right of the minimap in the gameplay trailers?
Can we expect any built-in screencap functions?
How is the mule/character mail system coming along?

D3 B.Net 2.0

While I understand that D3's B.Net 2.0 must still be in early production, can you reveal any special features?
Will lobby character models be returning?
Will the lobby have the same layout as D2?
Will there be an option to unlock a private game? Say I want to ensure that 2 of my buddies can get in and then open the game to a pubbie?
Is VOIP on the table?
Ye olde wille itte be free questionne?
Will there be a LAN option so I can play lag-free HC Ironman games?

I'd also like to mention that I really think the Wizard's Stone Armor looks great in the Leoric fight. She looks solid, but still mobile. Small details like that get my very excited. I also really liked the Minion Explosion spell, Horrify and Confusion.

I do worry about Soul Harvest, though. The spell just feels so generic. The animation is snazzy, but it comes down to being a Nova. Also, I would have pegged Threatening Shout (as it appears in the Blizzcast 8 screenshots) to be a Battlemaster ability, but that may be me lumping Shouts together as "battlefield control." What are the philosophies behind each of the Barb's trees?

- Idomis

Douneai

USWest

2. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 04:55:52 PM PDT

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Q u o t e:
While technically dead, will The Wanderer be making an appearance? Albrecht? Lazarus?

Leoric will be returning. Skeleton King.

http://diablo.wikia.com/wiki/King_Leoric

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Bstapylton

USWest

3. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 05:24:10 PM PDT

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7) LAN is a bad topic to bring up here. It's like bringing the Bible or Koran to an atheists meeting.
Anyway, no. They've stated they have no intentions of bringing LAN play to D3.

In b4 LAN debate / rage

Don't know what this guy is smoking. More like "It's like bringing up the Bible or Koran to a forum where some people from other countries need them to effectively play multiplayer, while others don't need it and therefore don't think anyone should have it and flame those in group A".

What I love about Diablo III:
+ Taking the game in a new direction
+ Random adventures as a primary form of exp-gain.
What I hate about Diablo III:
- Possibility of no LAN play!

Bashiok

Blizzard Poster

4. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 05:38:20 PM PDT

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Oh... why not. Questions with uninteresting "no comment" or "unknown at this time" answers removed.

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Has anymore thought been put into Hardcore? Are any features decided-upon?

I think the last thing I heard from Jay on it in public was something along the lines of "Ok fine we'll just commit to a hardcore mode here and now" outside of that no details have been released.

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Has a definitive MP player-limit been set?

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Should we be looking forward to a *major* informational update soon?

Haha, you did my work for me. Yes, soon. :D

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Will regular enemies have spell abilities that can cause the loss of character control (fear, etc.)?

I'm not aware of any, though there are some things that will hold your character in place. They're usually resolved through dealing damage though, so it's not like you actually lose control of your character. It's up to you how fast you regain movement control. Quite a few trap and monster abilities have yet to be designed though, so I wouldn't count anything out. In general I'm not sure full loss of character control fits into this game.

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What is a work day in the life of Bashiok like?

A serious answer would just depress everyone.

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I've heard that you guys affectionately refer to Boyarsky as "Leonardo." Truth?

I've called him Chef Boyarsky, but I don't think it caught on.

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What is the approximate maximum number of summonable creatures for the Witch Doctor?

You mean mongrels, or how many abilities does he have that summon creatures? Neither would be final so I guess it doesn't matter. :P

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Is gold truly on auto-pickup or was that just set in the gameplay movie?

You only need walk over/near gold to pick it up.

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Can we make other items auto-pickup?

Not planned.

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Can you reveal yet how Gold is being made more valuable?

People will want more of it.

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Will gold values show on ALT-hold?

Yes.

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Will the other D2 character classes be making appearances (a la Blood Raven & the Summoner)?

Could be.

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Are any notable sound effects making returns?

Hrm, interesting question. I'm not sure. Probably not.

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From the Blizzcast 8 screenshots, it looks like the action bar at the bottom has become a lot bigger. Is this so, or is it just the screenshots? I thought it looked pretty darn good in the reveal trailers.

I hadn't noticed that. I'm not sure.

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Will there be an option to hide the action bar?

I would guess that there will be so you can take a screenshot without UI elements.

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What is the purple glow on the Witch Doctor's sword in the gameplay trailer?

Probably a +arcane damage stat.

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If potions are so rare, what do belts do now? Do they add additional potion tab slots? Are they just another opportunity for item bonuses?

Stats.

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What is the icon to the top-right of the minimap in the gameplay trailers?

Unless I'm mistaken, World Map.

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and every desire that we earn will guide us alive, living, loving and searching

Bstapylton

USWest

5. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 05:46:31 PM PDT

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Hate to go ahead and talk about LAN yet again but it looks like Bashiok isn't ignoring the LAN threads - it's just that whatever they have decided isn't allowed to be discussed with us yet.

This tells me two things. Either:

They aren't doing LAN - and don't want to concrete that into us and break our little LANning hearts OR
They ARE doing LAN, or some solution to solve our issues, and are planning to unveil at a later date.

I tend to lean toward the latter... since if Bashiok could have commented on Jay Wilson's remark on LAN (i.e. that there are no plans for it) he would have - but that view has probably changed. Community discussion influencing game design? I hope so!

Bash: Thanks for the tidbits. Looking forward to whatever your definition of "soon" is for new info :)

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What I love about Diablo III:
+ Taking the game in a new direction
+ Random adventures as a primary form of exp-gain.
What I hate about Diablo III:
- Possibility of no LAN play!

Vaphell

Europe

6. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 06:07:38 PM PDT

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yeah, maybe... but it's not a Kennedy's murder file, there is no need to avoid the topic even if it would mean inconclusive response like 'we are thinking but we haven't decided yet'
of course there would be some debate afterwards but it wouldn't be much different from the situation we have now - lan thread pops up, collects few pages of posts and nothing happens, wash, rinse, repeat 1 month later :)

Justinxduff

USEast

7. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 06:22:20 PM PDT

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<3 to OP and Bash lol gotta love anything new =)

Ladranas

USWest

8. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 06:56:51 PM PDT

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Will the other D2 character classes be making appearances (a la Blood Raven & the Summoner)?

Could be.

Sweet!

Barnesy04

USEast

9. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 07:09:56 PM PDT

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Bash, youre nothing but a beauty you know that! Thanks for the info bud! Now time to go watch NHL Playoffs! Go Nucks! :)

- You're never alone, walk with me in hell!

Goldking

USWest

10. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 07:11:15 PM PDT

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I'll be damned... :D

note the reflection in the monitor, the immense nerdyness shown.
-Shoe-

Nenjin

USEast

12. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 08:57:29 PM PDT

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Q u o t e:
A serious answer would just depress everyone.

Too late! Aaarrggghhh, forum....crushing...soul....

Thanks for the rest of the (previously unknown) answers!

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Bstapylton

USWest

13. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 09:02:31 PM PDT

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Don't know what you're smoking if you couldn't see the humor. Was comparing religion to LAN as they're both touchy subjects, and I've seen people utterly flip out over no LAN possibilities on this forum.

facepalm.jpg

OK I'll bite. Atheists don't believe in religion, and bringing up the bible at one of their meetings results in negativity from all of them. With LAN there are a lot of people for and a lot of people against, there isn't 100% negativity or 100% flipping out.

I guess the logical half of my brain didn't fall over when I read your post as far as yours did when you wrote it.

What I love about Diablo III:
+ Taking the game in a new direction
+ Random adventures as a primary form of exp-gain.
What I hate about Diablo III:
- Possibility of no LAN play!

Eternalsage

USWest

14. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 11:06:09 PM PDT

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Are any notable sound effects making returns?

Hrm, interesting question. I'm not sure. Probably not.

Awe, you mean none of this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqn0Xp-oXQA
I realize the Cow Level likely won't be making a return, but why not have their death cry as an easter egg when players kill a cow in the countryside? Assuming there are livestock in this game. . .

On the note of returning effects, what exactly was wrong with the goat-man death cry from D2? Judging by the D3 trailer, they've become fairly dull. Also, if there are Fallen in D3 then I'd just like to point-out that their death was top-notch overacting - I found it hilarious. Perhaps you could put in word for the developers to liven them deaths up a bit? ~.^

I'm pulling for some of those subtle, yet humorous happenings that we've all come to know since the days of the original when Wirt's pegged leg was still attached. And please, nobody reply that this doesn't fit the mood for Diablo 3; humor is every bit a part of the franchise as randomized drops - so long as it's subtle, and doesn't obstruct the general focus of the game.

Bstapylton

USWest

15. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 11:24:27 PM PDT

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I think death animations are being done by the Havok engine... maybe.

That is, there will be more than one way for a monster to die. I'm not sure if every one of those ways are hand-crafted by the animation guys... but I'm sure the deaths will look awesome nonetheless.

It is always good to see some annoying little monster die with hyperbole.

What I love about Diablo III:
+ Taking the game in a new direction
+ Random adventures as a primary form of exp-gain.
What I hate about Diablo III:
- Possibility of no LAN play!

Mark90

USEast

16. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/15/2009 11:31:29 PM PDT

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I've called him Chef Boyarsky, but I don't think it caught on.

Am I really the only person who truly appreciates the comedic genius within Bashiok in order to come up with something this loltastic?

You [D3 Forum Goers], have disappointed me.

Ceman

Europe

17. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/16/2009 12:21:03 AM PDT

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Should we be looking forward to a *major* informational update soon?

Haha, you did my work for me. Yes, soon. :D

Is there seriously nobody going to post about those 2 little lines? People keep begging for a major info injection and now bashiok practicly promissed us one and everybody ignores it?
Worst case scenario a great bestiary update, best case scenario gameplay movie or new class!

but uhm okay ill play along:

Yes! Lan, we needs it! Doesnt change a thing that we post about it because its impossible blizzard didn't notice the multiple 10 page long threads.
But anyways... yes... Gief lan plx....

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Goldking

USWest

18. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/16/2009 12:31:52 AM PDT

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Is there seriously nobody going to post about those 2 little lines? People keep begging for a major info injection and now bashiok practicly promissed us one and everybody ignores it?
Worst case scenario a great bestiary update, best case scenario gameplay movie or new class!

We all saw it. We are all excited.

note the reflection in the monitor, the immense nerdyness shown.
-Shoe-

Ceman

Europe

19. Re: Would you say I have a Plethora of Questi 04/16/2009 01:06:05 AM PDT

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We all saw it. We are all excited.

Thank you, nice to know that there's nothing wrong with me (about being excited over such a small thing anyways)

Any speculations on what it could be? Would a bestiary update (I loves them!) or artwork (loves them too!) be considered "major" update?
What are you guys hoping for? Gameplay vid or new class? Or would that be too major?

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