BlizzCon 2019 - Diablo IV Unveiled Panel
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- Setting the Stage
- Diablo IV takes place decades after Reaper of Souls.
- Heaven has shut its gates and the world has fallen into disarray.
- Against this backdrop of despair, Lilith returns.
- Lilith is the mother of humanity and represents the demonic part of our hearts.
- Lilith is Mephisto's daughter and creator of Sanctuary.
- Basics
- Classic isometric RPG
- Classic camera is returning!
- Dark non-linear campaign
- Shared open-world with 5 distinct regions
- Hundreds of dungeons and legendaries
- 5 powerful classes, the 3 announced are sorceress, barbarian and druid.
- Being developed for PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4 at the same time.
- The game is inspired by the occult and biblical themes.
- The character select screen is a campfire.
- Classes
- Barbarian
- Arsenal System - 4 weapon slots and can use one-handed and two-handed weapons in the same build.
- The barbarian will still have fury.
- You will automatically pull out your needed weapon for the skills you have assigned.
- Druid
- Originally wasn't going to be in Diablo IV.
- Uses storm and earth magic
- Pets and seamless shapeshifting
- Sorceress
- Elemental magic
- Lights up dungeons
- Barbarian
- Customization
- There is a lot more customization for your characters in Diablo IV.
- Talent trees, skill ranks, and rune wards are in Diablo IV.
- Play the build that is inside your head, not created for you.
- Open-world with a non-linear campaign. You decide how to level.
- The World of Sanctuary
- Familiar areas of Sanctuary return.
- Social hubs will be featured in major towns. This is where you trade, look for a group, or inspect other players.
- The world will have World Events that are tough and require a group.
- There are areas of Sanctuary where you can opt in for PvP.
- You can complete Diablo IV completely solo if desired.
- Mounts
- Mounts are also in Diablo IV.
- You can customize the armor pieces of your mounts and equip them with gear that affects gameplay such as speed increases or damage reduction.
- Classes have dismount abilities that are tailored to the class.
- Dungeons
- Dungeons are fully randomized.
- We will go to Hell in Diablo IV.
- Fallen are the lowest tier of demons.
- The Drowned are new undead that come from the ocean.
- Items
- The team is really leaning into legendaries this time around.
- Sets will continue to be there, but they will not dominate.
- Affixes will include skill ranks and passive ranks.
- Release Date
- The game is not coming out soon, or even Blizzard "Soon."
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