Josh Mosqueira Named as New Diablo III Game Director - Polidicks

[IMG]https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/blog_header/21B5DAZNYKGO1370372538945.jpg[/IMG] [Quote]My name is Josh Mosqueira, I am the new game director for Diablo III, and I want to take a moment to say "Hi" and introduce myself. I'm a writer, designer, and lifelong gamer, and I got my official start designing games back in 1996. That's when I had my first real break as a writer for White Wolf (makers of the Vampire: The Masquerade pen-and-paper role-playing game), when I co-wrote Constantinople by Night and Montreal by Night while serving in the Canadian army and finishing university. After that, I went on to work on a number of popular game series, including Homeworld, Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, and FarCry. However, 1996 is a key year for me for another reason, because it's when I, like many of you, was introduced to Diablo. Having a heavy background in pen-and-paper design—specifically in telling stories and building worlds set in realms of horror and fantasy—I was immediately drawn in by Diablo. While the game's dark, gothic setting hooked me, it was the intense, fast-paced action gameplay and the thrill of finding awesome loot that kept me coming back for years after. That's always been the magic of the game for me. It starts with a setting that pits epic heroes against the teeming, endless hordes of the Burning Hells, in an adventure filled with nonstop, intense action. It's in players facing off against enemies like the Butcher and Diablo, villains who truly capture the essence of evil. And having the alluring promise of new and more powerful treasures around every corner doesn't hurt either.[/quote] [url]https://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/9773963/messages-from-hell-the-future-of-diablo-iii-6-5-2013[/url]

Working on the Diablo 3 team must be the easiest job ever, you don't have to do anything except make a patch every 6 months and if it breaks the game who cares people will still play it.

He's got some solid games under his belt and he's a fan of the original Diablo That's all Diablo 3 needed, maybe he'll do Diablo 4 and we'll all be happy

was playing Diablo 3 last night for the first time in a year or so. said in general chat, "wow, people still play this game?" had a few people cry to me/calling me a "d3 hater" and to go back to cod

it doesnt bode well if it says "messages from hell"

[QUOTE=Soleeedus;40914045]was playing Diablo 3 last night for the first time in a year or so. said in general chat, "wow, people still play this game?" had a few people cry to me/calling me a "d3 hater" and to go back to cod[/QUOTE] Yeah people still play games they like, weird isn't it?

Eh, even if they game is much better, getting back into games is always such a pain.

Well, you can't fix whats already broken. :v:

[QUOTE=TentuZero;40915220]Well, you can't fix whats already broken. :v:[/QUOTE] diablo 2 wasnt that good. it was pretty good, but LoD pretty much improved it tenfold so a genuinely good expansion can fix D3 easily

He's worked on Homeworld, he has my respect.

[QUOTE=LeonS;40915233]diablo 2 wasnt that good. it was pretty good, but LoD pretty much improved it tenfold so a genuinely good expansion can fix D3 easily[/QUOTE] Blizzard doesn't have it in them to make a good diablo 3 expansion because it would require a redesign of the game.