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<\/a><\/p>\nThere are many ways to interact with the environment combined with the added visual depth – such as using our chandelier trap to crush baddies on the levels below.<\/p>\n
Skills<\/h3>\n
As you may have read, the skill trees in Diablo III are very different. Firstly they\u2019ve done away with manual stat levelling entirely. As for the tree, sets of skills are now unlocked at key levels, as opposed to choosing to put your points into new skills or improving current ones.<\/p>\n
Character customisation comes in with runes, which allow you to power up and alter different skills \u2013a choice left up to you. Overall this makes the experience a lot simpler, but some purists might think it too simplistic at face value.<\/p>\n
In Diablo II, levelling skills or stats incorrectly did irrevocable damage to your character by the time you hit the higher levels \u2013 if you\u2019d foolishly put a bunch of points into low level spells, you might as well start over. But for the novice player, this wasn\u2019t obvious or intuitive. This new skill tree system prevents amateur players from hamstringing themselves at later levels, at the cost of taking out some of the nitty-gritty for hardened veterans.<\/p>\n
From what I can tell so far, the system works. It\u2019s less punishing than its predecessor, but it\u2019ll still allow for the rest of us to invent crazy character builds (BATTLE DOCTOR) and scour the internet for the best and most interesting way to rune out our hero. If you wanted to go really deep in Diablo II, you basically couldn\u2019t without a bit of internet research beforehand. It may sound a little like training wheels to some, but I think you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n
Above is the skill tree for my primary skill. The top row is my available skills, and the bottom row is rune enhancements I can make. The greyed out icons will be unlocked at higher levels.<\/p>\n The real improvement here in my opinion is that the interface is extremely similar to Diablo II. If you\u2019re familiar with that, playing Diablo III for the first time will be like slipping on an old pair of comfortable slippers. If you\u2019re new to the franchise entirely, all the things that made the old interface great still apply – it\u2019s very intuitive and not intimidating, you\u2019ll have no trouble at all getting the hang of it.<\/p>\n There are however a couple of stand-out differences. For one, your carrying capacity while out battling evil is far greater than in Diablo II. Frankly it makes the whole experience a lot more pleasant, and it means you don\u2019t have to port back to town every ten minutes just to offload all the junk you\u2019ve been collecting.<\/p>\n You also now have more spells to play with; in addition to your standard primary and secondary spells, you also have the option of using other defensive and area effect spells, assigned to numbers. This gives battle a much less monotonous feel, as you can run around casting multiple spells and combining things together nicely. It makes long experience grinds\/loot hunts a lot more fun and interactive than they were in Diablo II.<\/p>\n Mana is no longer the only complement to health; many characters have a replacement resource such as \u201carcane energy\u201d for the Wizard that recharges by itself and \u201cFury\u201d for the Barbarian. It helps adapt to different people\u2019s play-styles, and also means you aren\u2019t burdened down by mana potions for your hungrier spells.<\/p>\n Lastly the auction house looks to be a ton of fun, especially at the later levels which you don\u2019t have access to in the beta. In Diablo II, I often had the problem of having nothing I particularly wanted to spend my enormous gold stash on, so shopping for high-powered items at the higher difficulties will really be great.<\/p>\n That swirling purple ball in the bottom right is my arcane energy. It\u2019ll deplete when I use spells, but regenerate itself very quickly \u2013 no potions required!<\/p>\n This service certainly has its detractors, but honestly it\u2019s fantastic in Diablo III. A friend can logon while you\u2019re playing solo, and easily jump right into your game. You can check out your friends\u2019 characters, their items, chat to them and join them in battle seamlessly and easily. Some of the most fun to be had in Diablo is sharing your epic loot find stories with your friends and grinding together, and this couldn\u2019t be easier in Diablo 3.<\/p>\n Veterans of the predecessor are going to be more than satisfied with the sequel, it has enough change in it to make it fresh and exciting, but it\u2019s still close enough to its roots to make you feel right at home.<\/p>\n Diablo III Demon Hunter trailer \u2013 Inferno difficulty mode gets level-scaling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Diablo III system requirements revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nInterface<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nBattle.net<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n
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