Friday, November 1st 2019
Diablo IV Announced at BlizzCon 2019
Blizzard at this year's BlizzCon 2019 in Anaheim, California formally announced Diablo IV to the world, building on the 2012-released Diablo III as promised, after the company announced a refocus on its existing franchises. According to Blizzard, the game's premise stands as "Diablo IV takes place many years after the events of Diablo III, after millions have been slaughtered by the actions of the High Heavens and Burning Hells alike. In the vacuum of power, a legendary name resurfaces."
Blizzard claimed Diablo IV would have darker, grittier overtones such as in the earlier entries in the franchise, a style that was left somewhat in the background for Diablo III. There will be more blood, there will be more gore, and for now, three classes have been announced that will be your avatars in partaking in violence on Diablo IV: the barbarian, sorceress, and druid. Blizzard has also said some words regarding a technological push in the game, claiming that "This technology is at the heart of everything players will see, hear, and feel — delivering much higher fidelity and a more engrossing experience." No details on what exactly this meant were shared by the company, though. Chek out the reveal and gameplay trailers after the break.
Source:
The verge
Blizzard claimed Diablo IV would have darker, grittier overtones such as in the earlier entries in the franchise, a style that was left somewhat in the background for Diablo III. There will be more blood, there will be more gore, and for now, three classes have been announced that will be your avatars in partaking in violence on Diablo IV: the barbarian, sorceress, and druid. Blizzard has also said some words regarding a technological push in the game, claiming that "This technology is at the heart of everything players will see, hear, and feel — delivering much higher fidelity and a more engrossing experience." No details on what exactly this meant were shared by the company, though. Chek out the reveal and gameplay trailers after the break.
62 Comments on Diablo IV Announced at BlizzCon 2019
Hope the D4 will be as good or better.
Blizzard fucked up hard enough that people are voting with their wallets. It should take much more than a non-apology in the west while their Chinese social media suckles on the Chinese teat, and a couple of shiny trailers, for Blizzard to turn that around. That's being principled and following through on a decision, as opposed to loudly blustering about your outrage only to fold as soon as it's convenient.
Brack's later statement makes a very clear point: ```"We will do better going forward, but our actions are going to matter more than any of these words.```
You can't excuse this by claiming Blizzard had nothing to do with it, when every one of Blizzard's statements is very clear in it's language: "We, Activision Blizzard, acted too quickly" "We, Activision Blizzard, will do better going forward".
As he states, it's what they do, not what they say, that should form the basis of whether or not forgiveness is forthcoming from the playerbase. I will continue to ask for evidence of their commitment until there is more done from Blizzard's side on upholding their supposed "core values", which include: "Play nice; play fair." "Every voice matters." "Think globally." "Lead responsibly." "Learn and grow."
Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 4 will not have an offline mode. Speaking during a panel held at BlizzCon 2019, lead designer Angela Del Priore addressed a question about whether the game can be played solo and whether it will support "a full offline mode."
"We are not going to support an offline mode," Del Priore replied. "But as I said before, nothing in DIablo 4 is going to require partying up. You can play solo and dungeons are private. Campain quest areas will [also] remain private."
so like you I'll be skipping this aswell
I'm not saying that D3 is crap, but they just couldn't make it as good what D2 was (and still is). If it's not broken, don't fix it. :rockout:
www.diablofans.com/forums/diablo-forums/diablo-iii-general-discussion/236063-diablo-iv-and-diablo-ii-remastered-in-development