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[B]What is Diablo III?[/B]
[release] Diablo III picks up the story twenty years after the events of Diablo II. Mephisto, Diablo, and Baal have been defeated, but the Worldstone, which once shielded the inhabitants of the world of Sanctuary from the forces of both the High Heavens and the Burning Hells, has been destroyed, and evil once again stirs in Tristram. Playing as a hero from one of five distinct character classes, players acquire powerful items, spells, and abilities as they explore new and familiar areas of Sanctuary and battle hordes of demons to safeguard the world from the horrors that have arisen. Diablo III features a custom 3D-graphics engine to render lush indoor and outdoor areas of Sanctuary with a high level of detail and vivid special effects. The game's physics-enhanced environments are interactive and destructible, offering traps and obstacles that create added danger for players and monsters alike. These elements, along with a new quest system and random scripted events, have been integrated into the game’s random-level generator, giving Diablo III the ultimate combination of dynamic gameplay and replayability. Cooperative and competitive play are available online through an upgraded version of Blizzard Entertainment’s renowned online gaming service, Battle.net. [Blizzard Entertainment][/release]
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[quote]Players can choose from both female and male characters for each class
The [B]witch doctor[/B] is a new character reminiscent of the Diablo II necromancer, but with skills more traditionally associated with shamanism and voodoo culture. The witch doctor has the ability to summon monsters, cast curses, harvest souls, and hurl poisons and explosives at his enemies. To power spells the witch doctor uses mana, which regenerates slowly.
The [B]barbarian[/B] will have a variety of revamped skills at their disposal based on the use of incredible physical prowess. The barbarian is able to whirlwind through crowds, cleave through swarms, leap across crags, and crush opponents upon landing. The resource used by the barbarian is fury, which is generated through getting attacked by enemies, attacking enemies and through certain abilities. Fury is used for certain strong abilities and degenerates over time.
The [B]wizard[/B] is a version of the sorceress from Diablo II or the sorceror from Diablo. The Wizard's abilities range from shooting lightning, fire and ice at their enemies to slowing time and teleporting around enemies and through walls. The wizard fuels their spells with arcane power, which is a fast regenerating power source.
The [B]monk[/B] is a melee attacker, using martial arts to cripple foes, resist damage, deflect projectiles, attack with blinding speed, and land explosive killing blows. It combines the melee elements of Diablo II's assassin class with the "holy warrior" role of the paladin. The monk is fueled by spirit, which has defensive purposes and is slowly generated through attacking, though it does not degenerate.
The [B]demon hunter[/B] combines elements of Diablo II's amazon and assassin classes. Demon hunters use crossbows as their main weapon and also throw small bombs at enemies. Some of their skills have been revealed and among them are arrow skills such as Chain Arrow. The demon hunter is fueled by discipline and hatred. Hatred is a fast regenerating resource that is used for attacks, while Discipline is a slow regenerating resource used for defensive abilities.[/quote]
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The game is set to release in either Q1 2012 or Q2 2012.
Diablo III is massive and known and you think we don't have a thread?
The door is over there, do let it hit you on the way out!
Ahh, I searched and didn't see one that was recent... (past year)
Now I know there is a megathread which is [I]very[/I] much inactive...
NEW AND EXCITING
Probably don't want to play it with its ingame store where you can just buy power, in a game based on random drops
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;34432440]Probably don't want to play it with its ingame store where you can just buy power, in a game based on random drops[/QUOTE]
Knowing that made me not want to buy that game. I hate when people have an unfair advantage over you.
Auction house will get rid of [B]MOST[/B] 3rd party item/gold sellers that plague diablo 2 and many other games, plus it's a safe transaction.
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You don't have to use the auction house if you don't want to...
there is real money auction house and in game gold auction house
All classes don't matter barb for life
[QUOTE=RichyZ;34432737]it's also a blatant ploy by blizzard to get money
did you know that if you put an item up, you have to pay a tax to blizzard in real money even if it doesn't sell?[/QUOTE]
Just like eBay.
I dislike eCommerce.
[QUOTE=Delrainn;34432703]Auction house will get rid of the 3rd party item/gold sellers that plague diablo 2 and many other games, plus it's a safe transaction.[/QUOTE]
No it won't.
[QUOTE=war_man333;34432539]Knowing that made me not want to buy that game. I hate when people have an unfair advantage over you.[/QUOTE]
There is no unfair advantage, it just saves time spent grinding for a specific item. Finding a specific item as opposed to generally finding better gear has always been something Blizzard have purposefully made difficult.
[QUOTE=Smashman;34432797]No it won't.[/QUOTE]
Well it won't be as bad as this
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[QUOTE=Delrainn;34432858]Well it won't be as bad as this
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Oh it will.
Diablo 3 Release Date April 17th supposedly, apparently leaked by some Italian retailer and it's to be made official by Blizz today.
[QUOTE=Kendra;35000946]Diablo 3 Release Date April 17th supposedly, apparently leaked by some Italian retailer and it's to be made official by Blizz today.[/QUOTE]
Blizzard will announce their official release date March 5th. Can't wait!
I'm going to play Diablo 3 because the game itself looks great, and I don't really care if other people buy items, because I don't play it competitively. But I definitely do think Blizzard is plummeting downhill, and if the rumors about Titan heavily involving social media are true, and it'll be the final nail in the coffin.
[QUOTE=K3inMitl3id;35001114]Blizzard will announce their official release date March 5th. Can't wait![/QUOTE]
Any news back from this? I just preordered mine from my retail store(coming soon....).
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