If you love to slay demons with your friends, collect loot, and level up
a character to better accomplish the aforementioned tasks and somehow
you don't know about Diablo III, you should probably pay attention. The game will be released on May 15 globally, meaning that the countdown has begun.
Diablo III will put millions of fans' expectations
to the test. I have gathered all of the significant changes and
innovations that Diablo III brings to the table to help prepare you for
that day.
Classes and Followers
Diablo III will launch with five different playable classes: Monk,
Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Wizard, and Witch Doctor. This time around,
both
male and female options are available. Even though almost all of the
classes are either direct ports or mash-ups from Diablo II,
the wide variety of
skills and customization set them apart from their predecessors. You
will have three different followers to choose from depending on your
preference and playstyle. Eirena the Enchantress will provide you
magical damage and supportive spells. Lyndon the Scoundrel will supply
you
with attack bonuses while assisting with the killing from a distance.
Kormac the Templar will run to the front lines and can offer you healing
when
you are in danger. Along with customizable equipment, your Follower now
boasts a skill tree that you can control.
Skills and Runes
The completely revamped skill system brings the biggest change to the
Diablo formula. Diablo III offers a wide variety of skills and
different
modifiers that you can attach to those skills called Runes that are
unique to each class. For example, the Witch Doctor's 'Zombie Charger'
skill can be augmented with runes to
do bonus poison damage in its wake, resurrect other corpses upon death,
summon more than one charger and do less damage, summon a fire dog
in place of the zombie, or summon a pile of poison bears instead. Each
skill has different runes that are unlocked at different levels; for
example, the pile of poison bears requires level 54. Diablo II offered
each class three skill trees and points to allocate into those trees.
Once you dropped
that point in, there was no going back, it was final. Since you can
change your skill build and rune combinations whenever you want, Diablo
III's skill
structure allows for everyone to experience each facet of their selected
class without penalty. The runes also add a significant amount of depth
since there are countless possibilities and combinations.
It is also worth noting that almost all the skills in Diablo III are
based off of your weapon damage, so it is very important to keep
upgrading that main weapon to do the
most damage.
Combat and Difficulty
Combat in Diablo III will feel familiar to most -- point, click, and
kill things. You will be able to map your skills, along with your
potions, to your bar at the bottom of the screen for easy
access. But potions aren't the same as they were in Diablo II. You are
not forced to hoard a pile of Full Rejuvenation potions for that tough
boss. As you
roll through the mobs of demons, Health Orbs will drop from their
corpses, which encourages you to keep the action going. The more you
kill, the more you can heal up. Historically, Diablo
games offered you the option to play the game again upon completion,
with some things modified to make it more difficult. After finishing on
Normal you can progress to Nightmare Mode, then
on to Hell mode. Diablo III offers even another setting beyond that,
Inferno Mode. The further you progress, the better the item drops may
get. If the difficulty isn't challenging enough
for you, Hardcore Mode will return in Diablo III. In this mode, if your
character dies, the game is over. Your deeds of valor will be
remembered, but you may not continue. Blizzard has
recently announced that Hardcore Mode will be unlockable after you take a
normal (or Softcore) character to level 10.
Itemization: Crafting, Finding, and Selling
One thing the Diablo series has been good at is getting you hooked on
item collecting. Once you kill a swarm of skeletons, a pile of loot
sprays out on the ground. You
will be constantly upgrading your Hero and Follower. The game implements
a personal loot system when multiple players are in the same game. You
will each see different
item drops on the screen, so there is no need to fight over that shiny
set of armor that just dropped. Diablo III also introduces a "Shared
Stash" that is upgradeable. If you store an item in your stash on one
character, you
will be able to find those items in your stash on another character.
That being said, you won't be able to transfer between Hardcore and
Softcore characters. But random drops isn't the only
way to get some great gear. There are two Artisans in the game that can
help you craft items and upgrades. The Blacksmith will create weapons
and armor with random
stat modifiers and the Jeweler will help you upgrade your gems and slot
them into weapons/armor for bonuses. Allowing the Blacksmith to break
down the magical items that you
have no use for will supply you with more materials for crafting. You
also can spend gold to level these Artisans up to allow for creation of
more powerful gear.
Players will also be able to buy, sell, and bid on items in the in-game
auction house. This inclusion was met with a level of concern when it was also announced that
accompanying the in-game gold auction house, there would be a real money auction house available as well.
Online Play
Diablo III will require an internet connection at all times. While this
is disheartening to some internet-challenged gamers, it is to guarantee
the integrity of the game and
thwart any malicious users (especially with the real money auction
house). Each game can have up to four players at a time. You will be
able to jump in and out of games
with your friends, and easily find other players who are in similar
areas of the game. Similarly to previous Diablo games, the enemies will
get stronger as more players join,
and weaker as they leave. Blizzard has promised the inclusion of PvP
arenas in the game, but they have been delayed to insure a timely
release for the game. This feature will
be added post launch. If you want to be able to hack and slash your way
to victory as soon as possible, you can pre-download and install
the game and it will be unlocked as soon as the servers go live. It's
also worth noting that if you sign up for a year of World of
Warcraft, then you can get the game for free.
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