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The Diablo 3 community manager Bashiok answered a ton of question on his Twitter last night about the game for over an hour. We already knew about a lot of the things he said, but the chat did reveal a bunch of interesting tidbits. First off, Diablo 3 won't have voice chat built in, so if you want to play with friends you're going to need a program like Skype, Ventrilo, etc., to do it.
"There is no built in voice chat, at least not for ship," Bashiok said. "If we try voice chat in another game we want to make sure its worth using."
Speaking of your friends, Bashiok also said that the game will only support 4-player co-op, even though there are five classes in Diablo 3. He even went so far as to say that Blizzard isn't even looking in to adding a 5-player mode and that there is no intention on Blizzard's part to increase the cap. It's probably a balance or network issue thing, but Bashiok didn't give specifics.
Another question that some may not like the answer to regards Diablo 3's graphics. According to Bashiok, the graphics that are in the beta right now are final and there won't be an "Ultra" setting. "What we have is what we have. We could add an Ultra setting if you'd like, but it wouldn't be any different. :)," said Bashiok.
Regarding pre-ordering Diablo 3, Bashiok said that he isn't currently aware of any pre-order bonuses and that Blizzard usually doesn't do those. However, for those purchasing the game digitally Blizzard does plan to release that early so players can leap in to the game right away at midnight.
You can check out all of the questions, which range from things about the rune/skill system, to classes, to expansions, performance, game design, story, general beta questions, Battle.net, the real money auction house, items, release information on the Diablo Fans website.
The one question Bashiok of course didn't answer was when Diablo 3 is actually coming out. Hopefully it's soon (and not "Blizzard soon")!
What do you think of these Diablo 3 updates?
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tommyboi4o9
they should just make an option when u create a game. make a check box to allow voice chat in this game, ya know what im saying? then everyone would be happy :)
Bloodthr0e
You guys see a bigger number for available players in D2 and just assume that it's better. Ever hear of the phrase "less is more"? Have any of you even thought of why they would lower the number of possible players in a room?
teac77
They are still adding that 7th layer of polish.
Bloodthr0e
Think about it this way. You won't have random strangers calling you a fahg repeatedly in D3.
Bloodthr0e
I think the reason there are only 4 players is to control the ambiance of the room. In most RPG's the creators only allow you to control groups of 3-4 people. That seems to be the standard number when it comes to RPGs. No doubt, having small groups also increases the dark, fear factor in the game. There's too much safety in numbers. If you had 8 people on screen at once, working together, it would be chaos everywhere. You probably wouldn't get many kills and the 8 of you would annihilate everything you came across. In any case, I'm perfectly having only 4 playable characters in a game like Left 4 Dead... That is until I get kicked in L4D for not having a mic...
sarid
i like how everyone is talking about voice chat when the real issue here is less players per game room, in d2 wasnt it like 8 people or so? now we can only have 4? yeah.... this is why i wont buy d3, they stopped making games for gamers and instead are now just trying to please shareholders
troopershades
not a big deal, theres plenty of programs out there to use in lieu of not having it in game.
Tr4y3r
Nobody ever uses voice chat in games. They know what they're doing.
italiansmoke
No voice chat? I can't seem to wrap my head around why this is becoming such a growing trend lately. Battlefield 3, which really touts itself as a big "teamwork" driven game lacked REAL voice-chat capabilities, which is just utterly absurd! The way BF3 handles voice comm is ridiculous. You have to jump through a thousand hoops, use a proprietary half baked system created by DICE that is so frustrating, lack luster, and overall the worst idea/setup I've ever came across.
Don't get me wrong, BF3 is awesome. Nothing comes close in my opinion. But how do you NOT have a real world, no bs solution to voice-chat in a game like that? Voice chat has came built-into most games for about the last 10 years or so-- for better or worse.
Now this? Am I really reading that Diablo 3 won't have voice-communication? Really? I can't think of any reason why any game, both single player or online, in this day n age would ever concede the voice communication function. What are game developers smoking these days???? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHY WHY!
Someone enlighten me... please! It's a no brainer. INCLUDE VOICE-COMMUNICATION. ALWAYS. If users don't use or want it, they should have the option to turn it off. But it should atleast be there.
macross2012
Confirmed wont be released in 2012 so who really cares at this point.. No blizzcon was a clear indication that D3 was NOT coming out this year..
allpointsw
Pity it won't be part of the game. However, if it will be carried by Steam then I guess we can just use that voice talk mechanism outside of the game. If it isn't carried by Steam I guess I can still import it into the Steam library and still make use of the voice talk.
camaro72toy
All hail single player games!!!! The last of a dying breed !!!
camaro72toy
Who thought of that? Screw this, I'm moving on now....
leper1983
They should just develop a battle.net messenger client of some sort that works through all titles and incorporate the voice chat through that
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