07-06-2005, 03:43 AM
I would build up the story something like this:
"The lands have been calm since Diablo and his two brothers were slain, but evil forces have been getting stronger and stronger through the time and they have began rising from hell to wreak havoc once again. (as someone said Belial and Azmodan were still 'alive' so there we have something concrete to build the story around) We must embark on a journey to destroy the root of the evil forces" etc. etc. etc.
And the big change from Diablo II would be that the time had passed... A long time. Diablo III would play in a completely new setting. The world would be in a time much like the one we all live in, except there has been big problems with the forces of hell and chaos is spreading throughout the lands. If anyone played Fallout or Anarchy online that's the kind of feeling I would try to achieve if I got to choose.
The government has been taking things too lightly and the people are taking things in their own hands. Soon the world has become a world where every man fights for his own survival. A world where you would combine metal scraps into armor parts and make homemade guns out of parts from the local junkyard. However, the world can't be in this state forever, since the evil forces are getting stronger and stronger all the time so someone has to stop them. Guess who that one will be? :)
Of course the fine arts of magic wouldn't be forgotten so a sorceress (or perhaps a sorcerer this time) would be an available class.
There could also be some kind of Mercenary who has different gun masteries. One for small weapons such as pistols with a fast attack speed and a relatively low damage, another could be rifles which would be pretty much the opposite. "Gunslinging" would be a nice skill tree that would contain skills like Rifle Mastery and Double Shot. Another skill tree that could be available would be "explosives" which could contain setting up traps or just throwing grenades at the enemies.
Another class could be a hitman who would be able to specialize in rifles and/or daggers. This class would be a little more sneaky if you like it. Skill trees would be made up so that one was for ranged assassination, one for sneaking/dagger skills and then maybe something similar to the amazon's Passive & Magic tree.
Of course we need a full on melee class too. Why not an Enforcer (courtesy of Anarchy Online) that, not unlike the barbarian we all know, can specialize in different weapons and skills according. This guy's skill trees would be built up pretty much like the barbarian's with a skill tree for passive skills, one tree for combat skills and a third tree that would fill out what's left out in the other trees.
The coolest class in my opinion would be the Avenger. If anyone's seen the anime Trigun (particularly the character Nicholas D Wolfwood) you will know what I'm talking about. A man sent from the heaven with one goal, to bring the bad guys to justice using his oversized gun :) Blasting off with skills like Holy Shot this character would be pretty much like the paladin from Diablo II, but much cooler :) He would call the forces of above and make Light Novas, Undead Judgement etc. etc. His main weapon would be his gun.
I know the probabilities for all this to happen are slim, but you can always hope. :) If anyone's got some more ideas on this I'm all ears.
(Didn't mean for it to be this long, but the ideas kept me busy)
"The lands have been calm since Diablo and his two brothers were slain, but evil forces have been getting stronger and stronger through the time and they have began rising from hell to wreak havoc once again. (as someone said Belial and Azmodan were still 'alive' so there we have something concrete to build the story around) We must embark on a journey to destroy the root of the evil forces" etc. etc. etc.
And the big change from Diablo II would be that the time had passed... A long time. Diablo III would play in a completely new setting. The world would be in a time much like the one we all live in, except there has been big problems with the forces of hell and chaos is spreading throughout the lands. If anyone played Fallout or Anarchy online that's the kind of feeling I would try to achieve if I got to choose.
The government has been taking things too lightly and the people are taking things in their own hands. Soon the world has become a world where every man fights for his own survival. A world where you would combine metal scraps into armor parts and make homemade guns out of parts from the local junkyard. However, the world can't be in this state forever, since the evil forces are getting stronger and stronger all the time so someone has to stop them. Guess who that one will be? :)
Of course the fine arts of magic wouldn't be forgotten so a sorceress (or perhaps a sorcerer this time) would be an available class.
There could also be some kind of Mercenary who has different gun masteries. One for small weapons such as pistols with a fast attack speed and a relatively low damage, another could be rifles which would be pretty much the opposite. "Gunslinging" would be a nice skill tree that would contain skills like Rifle Mastery and Double Shot. Another skill tree that could be available would be "explosives" which could contain setting up traps or just throwing grenades at the enemies.
Another class could be a hitman who would be able to specialize in rifles and/or daggers. This class would be a little more sneaky if you like it. Skill trees would be made up so that one was for ranged assassination, one for sneaking/dagger skills and then maybe something similar to the amazon's Passive & Magic tree.
Of course we need a full on melee class too. Why not an Enforcer (courtesy of Anarchy Online) that, not unlike the barbarian we all know, can specialize in different weapons and skills according. This guy's skill trees would be built up pretty much like the barbarian's with a skill tree for passive skills, one tree for combat skills and a third tree that would fill out what's left out in the other trees.
The coolest class in my opinion would be the Avenger. If anyone's seen the anime Trigun (particularly the character Nicholas D Wolfwood) you will know what I'm talking about. A man sent from the heaven with one goal, to bring the bad guys to justice using his oversized gun :) Blasting off with skills like Holy Shot this character would be pretty much like the paladin from Diablo II, but much cooler :) He would call the forces of above and make Light Novas, Undead Judgement etc. etc. His main weapon would be his gun.
I know the probabilities for all this to happen are slim, but you can always hope. :) If anyone's got some more ideas on this I'm all ears.
(Didn't mean for it to be this long, but the ideas kept me busy)