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Having listened to the interview, I think David hits the nail on the head. At the end of the day, regardless of what you think the defining issue is with the game design of Diablo 3, all of the issues can be attributed to a design staff that simply didn't have the same priorities as the fans and the previous design team. This resulted in a game that was simply too different to maintain the attention or approval of the fan base.
The same thing has happened before with so many franchises when the core team either leaves or gets bought out. Yes, we can put a lot of the blame on specific design choices like the loot system, the auction house, and the lack of random levels....but the reason for those design decisions is because the Diablo 3 team didn't have the experience of the Diablo 1/2 team. They didn't value the upsides of things like a random map system etc, and as such they were confident that they could make the changes and be successful, and now they are finding out that their confidence was misplaced. David's point was that he can take a bit of satisfaction in Diablo 3's problems, not specifically because they are having problems, but because it proves what he thought all along; which was that the people making the game...who they are and what their experience is...are important and not easily replaced.
When I look at games that are being designed now in the ARPG field, games like Grim Dawn, Path of Exile, and Marvel Heroes...I know better what to avoid because of Diablo 3. My guess is the designers of those games do to, so maybe some good will come out of this in terms of the genre.
I am not holding my breath mind you, the industry seems to want to make specific individuals celebrities rather then keep successful teams together, but I can hope that they see David's point for something more then sour grapes. |
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Aug 19, 14:49 |
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Aug 19, 15:45 |
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Aug 19, 17:09 |
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Aug 19, 17:19 |
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Aug 19, 20:47 |
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Aug 19, 21:42 |
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Aug 19, 21:55 |
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Aug 19, 22:59 |
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Aug 20, 04:30 |
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Aug 20, 05:54 |
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Aug 19, 15:58 |
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Aug 19, 19:03 |
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Aug 19, 20:09 |
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Aug 19, 20:25 |
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Aug 19, 16:10 |
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Aug 19, 16:58 |
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Aug 19, 17:05 |
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Aug 20, 02:53 |
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Aug 19, 17:49 |
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Aug 19, 18:02 |
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Aug 19, 21:53 |
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Aug 20, 02:38 |
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Aug 20, 03:59 |
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Aug 20, 04:06 |
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Aug 20, 04:38 |
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Aug 20, 04:44 |
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Aug 20, 07:26 |
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Aug 20, 09:28 |
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Aug 20, 10:00 |
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Aug 20, 15:27 |
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Aug 20, 05:22 |
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Aug 20, 06:12 |
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