Diablo 3

~The Rising Falcon · Jun 29, 2008

So Blizzard, just today, announced the release of Diablo 3.
With 3 Trailers: Cinematic, Gameplay, and Artwork.

There are a whole array of new features:

Option of free roaming health has been added to enhance to ease of continuing combat.

Male and Female Option

Hot Bar added for an Array of Mana Attacks

Quick Swap Melee Attacks using Mouse Wheel//Tab Key

Interactive Environments; break tables, damage walls, or many more options to come.

Environment can work against you, traps are now an option.

Sets of Equip. look different on the character.

Better interaction with NPC's

NPC's

Deckard Cain

Archer

ENEMIES:

Berserker's, vicious and high attack

Cultist, weak but have a demon spawn bringing them to life.

Oogie-Boogie(??), when dead, spawns a stomach of little enemies.

The Puller and His ORB, this enemy lures you towards them until you break its orb where it respawns.

Zombie, not anything special about these guys.

Skeletal Sheildsman, high blocking unless thrown off guard.

Skeletal Archer, stands behind the SS while player tries to break through.

Dark Cultist, "walking timebombs" if not killed in time, they will transform into a deadly enemy.

Thousand Pounder (Mini Boss), Brought to life by Dark Cultist, it is like a big Oogie Boogie(??)

Khazra, the goatmen, no special tributes to them.

Gnarled Walkers, giant tree men holding souls inside.

ITEMS:

Short Bow

Gold (duh)

Axe

Scroll of Identity

Scroll of

Minor Energy Rune

Elixir of Vitality

Chest

Gothic Plates

Gothic Helm

Gauntlets

Plate Leggings

Plated Greaves

Plated Pauldings(sp?)

Two Handed Hammer

Chipped Star Topaz

Interior//Imperious(??) Leather Gloves (I assume these need identified b/c of the red word as highlighted)

Hammer of the Ancients (Special Item)

Interior//Imperious(??) Quilted Pants (I assume these need identified b/c of the red word as highlighted)

Mutated Corpse

Quilted Pants

Ancient Medallion

Short Staff

Small Bag

Minor Health Potion

Chest Armor

Sash

Minor Power Rune

I didn't get the last of the items b/c the video started freezing up on me.I will update this later.

CLASSES:

BARBARIAN

From the writing of Abd al-Hazir:

In my journey to catalogue the various denizens, civilizations, and fauna of our world, I have traveled far and wide, but never before have I been struck with such dismay as when standing upon the ramparts of the ancient fortress of Bastion's Keep. I came to see firsthand the barbarians, those near-legendary, immense, relentless, dual-wielding furies of combat dwelling upon their sacred Mount Arreat.

Instead, I stand here looking at a mountain that has been torn asunder by some extraordinary force. The sight, I must confess, is incomprehensible. Yet what I see before me cannot be denied.

What truly happened here? Where are those majestic warriors of old?

"I came to see firsthand the barbarians, those near-legendary, immense, relentless, dual-wielding furies of combat dwelling upon their sacred Mount Arreat."
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Though they were once misunderstood as simple, bloodthirsty invaders, the long and noble history of these proud people is now rightly acknowledged. And therein lies the greater tragedy here, for those of us familiar with the nobility of the barbarians remember too what they call their "vigil", the concept that lay at the very heart of their culture. The barbarians consider it their sworn duty to protect Mount Arreat and the mysterious object within. They believe that if they fail to uphold their duty to the great mount, or are not given a proper burial upon its slopes, they will be denied a true warrior's death, and their spirits shall roam the land without honor for all eternity.

If there are any barbarians left alive, they must truly be without hope. Perhaps this is the genesis of the rumors of monstrous things reported to resemble the barbarians in size and ferocity, but that are in reality nothing more than unreasoning, inhuman beasts. Could the destruction of not only their home but also their very beliefs have actually brought this magnificent race so low?
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MOVE SET:

Battle Cry

Furious Charge

Whirlwind

Cleave

Groundstomp

Leap

Seismic Slam

WITCH DOCTOR

From the writing of Abd al-Hazir:

Most believe the fearsome witch doctor of the umbaru race a legend, but I have seen one in battle with my own eyes. And it was difficult to believe, even then. He dispatched his opponent with terrifying precision, assaulting his victim's mind and body with elixirs and powders that evoked fires, explosions, and poisonous spirits. As if these assaults were not enough, the witch doctor also had at his command the ability to summon undead creatures from the netherworld to rend the flesh from his enemy's body.

I came upon this rare display as I ventured deep into the interior of the dense Torajan jungles that cover the southern tip of the great eastern continent, in the vast area known as the Teganze, with the goal of seeking out the tribes that reside there. This area is extremely secluded, and heretofore unseen by foreign eyes. I was fortunate to befriend the witch doctor I saw in battle, and, through him, his tribe: the Tribe of the Five Hills.

The culture of the umbaru of the lower Teganze is fascinating and perplexing to those hailing from more civilized walks of life. For instance, the Tribe of the Five Hills frequently engages in tribal warfare with both the Clan of the Seven Stones and the Tribe of the Clouded Valley, but these are matters of ritual and not of conquest. I had heard tales that these wars are waged in order that the victors may replenish their supply of raw materials for the human sacrifices that their civilization revolves around, and when I timidly asked my hosts more about this topic, I must admit their laughter made me fear for my safety. However, through stumbled attempts at communication of such complex topics as what constitutes heroism and honor in their society, I gathered that only those taken in battle are considered worthy of the ritual sacrifice, much to my relief.

"As if these assaults were not enough, the witch doctor also had at his command the ability to summon undead creatures from the netherworld to rend the flesh from his enemy's body."
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Upon further discussions with my hosts, I discovered that these tribes define themselves by their belief in the Mbwiru Eikura, which roughly translates to "The Unformed Land" (this is an imprecise translation, as this concept is completely foreign to our culture and language). This belief holds that the true, sacred reality is veiled behind the physical one we normally experience. Their vitally important public ceremonies are centered upon sacrifices to the life force that flows from their gods, who inhabit the Unformed Land, into this lesser physical realm.

The witch doctors are finely attuned to this Unformed Land and are able to train their minds to perceive this reality through a combination of rituals and the use of selected roots and herbs found in the jungles. They call the state in which they interact with this other world the Ghost Trance.

Alongside the primacy of the belief in the life force and the Unformed Land, the second most sacred belief of the tribes is their philosophy of self-sacrifice and non-individuality, of suppressing one's self-interest for the good of the tribe. This idea, so foreign to our culture, struck me as something I wished to delve into much more deeply.

Unfortunately, there was intense social upheaval among the tribes due to an incident involving their most current war (inasmuch as I could discern in the ensuing bedlam), and the charged atmosphere warranted my quick departure before I could ask anything further of my hosts.
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MOVE SET:

Fire Bomb

Horrify

Locust Swarm

Mass Confusion

Soul Harvest

Summon Mongroul, Fast and Powerful

MORE TO COME AS BLIZZARD UPDATES THE SITE

Inasuma · Jun 29, 2008

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but there's already another thread about this. D:

http://www.kh-vids.net/showthread.php?t=54445

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