Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

nikolae — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:17 GMT

So, I suppose those 52 000 people who signed that petition will be switching back to their monochrome television sets? God forbid Blizzard make their games look better! *gasp*

Get a life, folks.

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Sankiros — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:16 GMT

thats just stupid tbh.. Diablo have always been gothic.. why change it? when i think Diablo i think blood and stuff to kill along with an ok story.. not some normal happymode fantasy.. im not sure im gonna buy this game after the very arrogant answer from Jay Wilson

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

chuckmcgowan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:15 GMT

In February 2009 your old TVs wont work anymore... also some time in 2009 Diablo will be in color... evolution, who'da thunkit

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Drazzard — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:14 GMT

Good to see them sticking by their guns

Kudos Jay Wilson

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

fwenaaza — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:13 GMT

I totally agree with Nik. I loved the first 2 games and had given up hope that they would make a third, but if the color choices help to make it easier to play the game and more enjoyable then who cares if the colors are black and white or pink and purple. Bottom line I've been dying to play a new Diablo game for a long time and color choices are NOT going to keep me from preordering this game! The just better make it worth our wait.

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

landiwen — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:12 GMT

A majority of the color pallate was white, black, or grey for D2. Dont get me wrong, D2 was an awesome game, but the graphics are now *beyond old , bordering on ancient. They are bringing the Diablo franchise into this decade. If you dont wanna play it because it looks good? fine more bandwidth for me :p

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Zyuu — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:11 GMT

I'm happy that they wont consider changing it. We're no longer living in the 90's folks ;)

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Moonfall1 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:10 GMT

I liked the other two Diablo games and no change in color gonna stop me from buying new game.
Not to mention i like the new color schemes more anyways.

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Planes — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:09 GMT

If you want more grey and dark, go into your video preferences and turn down the gamma and saturation. Problem solved.

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Flisher — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:08 GMT

if people want a grey scale, they can put their monitor in 256 black/white... or reduce the gama...
People ot powerfull computer, let's use that for some color and cool effect :)

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Tj911 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:07 GMT

I think everyone needs to stop whining about the new colors. Seriously take Flisher's and Plane's advice and stop whining about it. Besides, more color just means that it's going to look incredible. And just because it's colorful doesn't mean that it isn't going to scare the living **** out of you. They more than likely have an awesome sounds team working on sounds that'll make you walk into a bright room and think omg what the hell is going to jump out at me!!! The sounds are just as important, if not more important, in the color scheme, to a good horror game, or movie for that matter. I, for one, am going to buy the game. I don't care if the background it rainbows, I'm sure theres a way that they could scare the **** out of me with that too.

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Malystra — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:06 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You are the proud owner of the stupidest post in this thread. You and the 52, 000 people who signed that petition should do the world a favor and headbutt a landmine or something.

asshat!

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Indelible — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:05 GMT

I think Jay Wilson is a plank for the statement he makes here.

What sort of a comment is, "You need to be able to tell those things apart fast, and you can��t do that when your world is gray and your creatures are gray."? I must be missing a beat here or something. I mean, Diablo 1 = lots of dark monsters on a dark background and Diablo 2 = lots of dark monsters on a dark background. Am I right in think that he is saying Diablo 3 = lots of light, comical monsters on a light, comical background because lots of dark monsters on a dark background does not work? I'm sorry, but that comment is fundamentally flawed.

This also has nothing what-so-ever to do with graphics and/or cool effects. You can accomplish both to a high degree whilst still maintaining a gothic feel to the game. If you think cool effects and hot graphics = comical models and simple coloured textures, you'd be very wrong. Jay should simply turn round and say what he means and that is, "I don't want to bother." That is where the buck stops. The Starcraft 2 team turned round and said, "you know what? We were wrong and we are going to go back and change these things that you guys have pointed out." The Diablo 3 team have gone "*finger* Screw you".

It's not that I disagree with the direction the art team want to take the game because I don't. I think the Diablo franchise needs to change if it is to survive. Frankly, I don't like Jay Wilson. What I disagree with is the comments this guy makes. He's making typically stupid development excuses.

Diablo III Will Not Be Any Darker

Indelible — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:04 GMT

Why do you have to reduce this to insulting the guy and 52,000 other people? That's not cool ;-)

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JKrolja — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:46:03 GMT

I agree with indelible, EXCEPT: It just doesn't make sense to make such a dark, gothic game into just another 'Point-n-Click'. Art style is one of Blizzards upper hand, if they don't stay consistent with the previously SUCCESSFUL Diablo series, bad stuff is going to happen.

AKA

I won't be buying this game because it's 'New and innovational', I'll buy it because "It's friggin DIABLO 3"! If they don't keep that consistency intact, they'll have lost another fan. I won't stand for utter crap, which is what D3 is going to be if they can't keep it up to par with D and D2.