06-28-2012, 02:24 AM
(06-27-2012, 09:41 PM)Lissa Wrote: I think Gillian would have been the best choice, especially after the two lore comments from her journal where Adria is to help her with her nightmares. If Adria had Gillian in tow and Gillian then became Diablo's vessel and Leah became the new head of the Horadrim and rebuilt the order, that would have lead to a much more interesting story and potential permutations down the road. Instead, we now know that Adria will somehow get the black soulstone and bring Diablo back into the world somehow.
As far as an expansion goes, I don't think our characters would really care if Diablo was brought back. We beat the Prime Evil, that's practically the best Hell could ever throw at us. How are they planning on one-upping that? I think we'll be looking at something different for primary antagonists, whether it's potentially powerful Nephalem like Adria and Kulle, or crazed angels like Mathiel and Imperius.
The path of story they've taken in Diablo 3 really changes the world from here on out. Powerful Nephalem like the player heroes are only beginning to show up since the worldstone's destruction, even more are sure to follow. The great conflict is going to look like old hat if a bunch of humans can single handedly defeat the most powerful angels/demons. In that context the Horadrim are quite irrelevant.