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Diablo 3??

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:34 pm
by King of Creation
RPGDot seems to think so
Blizzard is advertising for a whole swathe of jobs but one for a Lead Game Designer to head up the Blizzard North team that created Diablo and Diablo 2 lead Gamers Hell to wonder if Diablo 3 is heading into production. The job calls for someone with experience working on RPG titles and here's the intro text:

Blizzard North is looking for an experienced Game Designer to help lead the team that designed Diablo and Diablo II. The ideal candidate would be a talented and motivated individual with great design instincts and strong leadership skills.

Gamers Hell originally noticed the item at Evil Avatar.
That's fairly exciting news if true.

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:48 pm
by Ernesto
Never played Diablo 2 and I hated Diablo 1. Besides that, Blizzard needs a new franchise.

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:02 pm
by Naked_Lunch
who gives a flying fuck? Diablo fucking sucks the big one.

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:40 am
by Koki
BS. Diablo was so-so. With Hellfire was great. Diablo 2 sucked. With LoD it was good. Now it sucks even more with 1.10.

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:00 am
by Blargh
By your reckoning, Koki, Blizzard certainly have a financially respectable formula, no ?

Never really enjoyed the Diablo series, I know why. :drunk:

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 6:46 am
by Frowning
I always get sucked into the hype with Diablo games, no other Blizzard stuff, just that one series. Maybe I have fond memories of the demo for the first one back in the day... so here comes Diablo 3 excitement!

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:59 am
by Mismatch
why did you rape me there?

dunno.... them diablo games are well... stupid.
canbe amusing, but the whole magic system is just boring and fucking dumb....
well, most parts of it are. but especially the magic system.
though the videoclips are usually pretty neat.

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:16 pm
by ExtremeDrinker
I got Diablo when it first came out because it was supposed to be fucking amazing. I played for about half an hour and now it sits in a box under my desk. Never bothered with Diablo II, and I certainly won't bother with Diablo III.

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:53 pm
by Arjuna
Diablo 2 was my most anticipated game ever. Didn't like it that much but hey, LAN play was fun.

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:53 am
by Bourbon_Lord
Arjuna wrote:Didn't like it that much but hey, LAN play was fun.
Aye, that was the case for me. Much like any of those "hack up mobs o' monstas" games before (e.g. Alien Breed) or since (e.g. Sacred), multiplayer is where they come through.

Single player didn't do it for me...

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:34 pm
by Alexander
Naked_Lunch wrote:who gives a flying fuck? Diablo fucking sucks the big one.
Who is this imbecile?? You have ten posts and all of them equally and incredibly flagrantly idiotic ones! How do you manage?

As for Diablo, I dont see how this peice of news applies to this forum? Diablo does not have a post-apocalyptic theme... and is it considered RPG? It cant be.
Though, I will admit it was quite a time-killer at one time... I did not like Diablo 2 without Lord of Destruction very much but it would be a little interesting to see what they would do for a third installment of the game...

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:06 pm
by Mismatch
Who is this imbecile?? You have ten posts and all of them equally and incredibly flagrantly idiotic ones! How do you manage?
I like him, he spices chit up a bit.
Though one does get a feeling that he has been here before under another nick.

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:37 pm
by Retlaw83
Alexander wrote:... As for Diablo, I dont see how this peice of news applies to this forum? Diablo does not have a post-apocalyptic theme...
It will after I destroy it when I burn Blizzard's offices down.

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:55 pm
by Bourbon_Lord
Mismatch wrote:
Who is this imbecile?? You have ten posts and all of them equally and incredibly flagrantly idiotic ones! How do you manage?
I like him, he spices chit up a bit.
Though one does get a feeling that he has been here before under another nick.
I smell a Codexer... :eyebrow:

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:22 am
by Alexander
Retlaw83 wrote:
Alexander wrote:... As for Diablo, I dont see how this peice of news applies to this forum? Diablo does not have a post-apocalyptic theme...
It will after I destroy it when I burn Blizzard's offices down.
Good idea! That should set them straight!

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 2:48 pm
by Fez
Naked_Lunch is on the staff of RPG Dot.

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:08 pm
by King of Creation
Alexander wrote:As for Diablo, I dont see how this peice of news applies to this forum? Diablo does not have a post-apocalyptic theme... and is it considered RPG? It cant be.
That's why this topic was made in the GENERAL GAMING forum.

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:11 pm
by Kizmiaz
Ernesto wrote:Never played Diablo 2 and I hated Diablo 1.
Ditto!

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:15 pm
by Raymondo
I liked Diablo 1, Diablo 2 was meh but still fun in small doses and Diablo 3 will probably suck big time. It'll probably have loads of flashing effects, lame(r) magic system and be ported and dumbed down for console gamers.

I just don't trust Blizzard anymore. They suck, at least we have the new Diablo-like game from...Flagship, was it?

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:00 pm
by Phias
Yes

http://www.flagshipstudios.com/

and

http://flagshipstudios.org/ (fan site for the company)

I thought some of the art on the second site looked interesting. *shrugs*