DIABLO 3 to use Havok Physics, DX10.1

[copenhagen69]

i never have liked those type of screen shots ... anyone can make those look super nice ...

why would they not give you actual in game screen shots to show off how it will really look

 

[Super XP]

Sounds to me they don't want to give away too much information. All I can say is for them to be taking so long, DIABLO 3 "SHOULD" be one of the best all time games out for its class, if not then why on earth did they take so long

 

[pantherx12]

Those are screen caps from the video trailer : /

 

[1Kurgan1]

The monk trailer was beyond unimpressive, granted it wasn't taken at the camera angle that the games in, but it looked like in game models. I say that because the D2 videos looked better than the Monk video, the monk video looks like playing WoW, which for an MMO is fine, but honestly though don't go that route, DX11 would be nice to see.

 

[Easo]

Blizzard jokes FTW!

 

[copenhagen69]

hopefully they spend time on the weapons and set items ... D2 had soooo many i never found all the items or set pieces ... unless i traded for them.

hopefully its the same in this game with lots of them and not just a set or 2 per class :/

 

[nt300]

Those screenshots look like rough copies of the game in its pre-design. The real game should look sharper and cleaner.

 

[copenhagen69]

so does anyone know if there will be 5 characters or 4 until an xpack comes out?

 

[Disparia]

^ My guess would be 5. Don't mess with the success of D2 (Necro's were eventually balanced better)

hopefully they spend time on the weapons and set items ... D2 had soooo many i never found all the items or set pieces ... unless i traded for them.

hopefully its the same in this game with lots of them and not just a set or 2 per class :/

Would be nice to adjust the drops for single player mode. In my recent replaying of D2 for the nth time, five set items dropped. And unlike online, I can't leave them in a room and enter with another of my characters, or trade.

 

[copenhagen69]

is the witch doctor the 'necro' class of this game?

they still dont seem to have an amazon type class yet ... unless you consider the witch doctor it, but i don't

 

[Super XP]

I like the Warrior Mage or am I thinking about another game

 

[nt300]

Just a note, Blizzard started Diablo 3 in 2005, so it's been 5 years now in the making. They were recording the music for Diablo 3 in 2005 which brings me to believe they already had this on paper and ready for designing. But how about DX11 or even DX10? They were none existing back them. Not sure abuot DX9 though. That is a long time to make a game

I think you mean the Wizard not sure about a warrior mage.

Character classes
As of August 2009[update], four of the five classes have been unveiled: the Barbarian, the Witch Doctor, the Wizard and the Monk.[2][16][17][18] Players may choose the gender of each class, a change from the fixed class genders in the previous two games.[5] The Barbarian is the only class that Blizzard is planning to bring back from Diablo II for the initial release. Blizzard has stated that the Monk was not related in any way to Diablo: Hellfire Monk class.[19] The Archivist was presented on April 1, 2009 following Blizzard's April Fool's Day joke tradition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_3#Character_classes

 

[copenhagen69]

hmmmm 1 more class ... can not wait to figure out what it is ... hopefully it doesnt suck

 

[Disparia]

Witch Doctor may be partial-summoner/spellcaster like the Druid, in which case the 5th class may be a full-summoner.

Will have to wait until more info is posted from Blizzard.

 

[1Kurgan1]

Just a note, Blizzard started Diablo 3 in 2005, so it's been 5 years now in the making. They were recording the music for Diablo 3 in 2005 which brings me to believe they already had this on paper and ready for designing. But how about DX11 or even DX10? They were none existing back them. Not sure abuot DX9 though. That is a long time to make a game

I think you mean the Wizard not sure about a warrior mage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_3#Character_classes

I'm pretty sure Dx10 was in the making, Crysis was out in 07, I can't imagine they made a cutting edge game like that in a single year.

 

[copenhagen69]

Witch Doctor may be partial-summoner/spellcaster like the Druid, in which case the 5th class may be a full-summoner.

Will have to wait until more info is posted from Blizzard.

eh i hope they dont have a half and half type person they are always gimped.

They need an all out type summoner or caster.

 

[Super XP]

Sounds good to me.

 

[kid41212003]

I believe the Asia Battlenet servers will locate in Japan, and China, not really a problem for AU. RTS games don't require low ping like FPS, you still can play it at 400-500ms.

2 countries that own the most gateways in the area.

 

[copenhagen69]

anyone know if the loot system will be changed? instead of the free for all click as fast as you can type system?

 

[Mike0409]

anyone know if the loot system will be changed? instead of the free for all click as fast as you can type system?

I remember reading where loot options can be changed like in WoW. Round Robin, Rolling, etc. (can't remember where I read the article for that, might of been a FAQ after blizzcon, or it was a request from players)

 

[nt300]

I'm pretty sure Dx10 was in the making, Crysis was out in 07, I can't imagine they made a cutting edge game like that in a single year.

Microsoft must have a way to make it easy for game developers to easily port over DX9 games in the making such as Diablo 3 into DX11. There's no way Bliz would release a DX9 game what took that long to make without taking advantage of DX11's benefits. We just have to sit and wait for its release

 

[kid41212003]

They did say that they will include some of the DX10 effects on the interview.

Blizzard tends to make games to run on all kind of computers. I'm sure 99% of the game is based on DX9, with DX10/11 add-on just like CoH.

 

[Mussels]

I believe the Asia Battlenet servers will locate in Japan, and China, not really a problem for AU. RTS games don't require low ping like FPS, you still can play it at 400-500ms.

2 countries that own the most gateways in the area.

as a person who has to deal with this stuff, no, you cant. once you pass 200ms, things start rubber banding - you send orders to units, they start to move, teleport back, then start to move again, or they just take 2-3 seconds to obey orders (if at all) - all players have to sync up, so its not just you-> host, its you->player1->player 2->player 3->player 4 etc then back to you. it adds up to a shitty game, and then players just kick au members from lobbies due to the pings anyway.

D3 is not an RTS game anyway, it requires high speed clicky action. If blizzy doesnt start giving us real Au servers, i'm gunna rage.

 

[kid41212003]

I believe they host all the games, it's mean it's just you and the servers. We're not going through the servers just to connect to other players, they're actually host the games, like an MMORPG game.

I played SC1 and D1-2 on Dial-up before, and It's playable, and If i remember right, 90% of people in that time still use Dial-up.

Even with FPS game like BC2 that I'm playing I still can connect to an EU servers with ping between 150-180.

The only reason why they should include LAN is because some country like yours charge money for bandwidth...

 

[Mussels]

I believe they host all the games, it's mean it's just you and the servers. We're not going through the servers just to connect to other players, they're actually host the games, like an MMORPG game.

I played SC1 and D1-2 on Dial-up before, and It's playable, and If i remember right, 90% of people in that time still use Dial-up.

Even with FPS game like BC2 that I'm playing I still can connect to an EU servers with ping between 150-180.

The only reason why they should include LAN is because some country like yours charge money for bandwidth...

i'm not sure. IF they do it that way (peer to peer, not host/client) then it'll work better using just their servers for authentication - but the game needs to be low bandwidth optimised, or its going to f*#k up hard with aussie bandwidth limits. Thats why we want LAN, or failing that - local servers that our ISP's can play nice and give us free access to.