Diablo 15 Year
Anniversary
The series is now 15 years old, and it’s changed and grown in a number of ways, some of which we couldn’t have possibly anticipated when we started work on our first action-RPG. Diablo’s continued legacy is due, first and foremost, to a great community that embraced the series’ unique brand of multiplayer gaming -- a community that continues to find ways to coax more secrets and power out of the world of Sanctuary.
Diablo
In Diablo, you portrayed a valiant rogue, sorcerer, or warrior scouring the catacombs beneath the tiny town of Tristram for an evil that threatened to infest the entire world -- Diablo, the Lord of Terror.
A rarity for many high-profile game launches at the time, Diablo was released for both Macintosh and Windows PCs, broadening the number of people who could enjoy it. In addition to pitting players against a seemingly endless horde of demons, undead, and vile creatures to hack through, Diablo enabled those hungry for a more social gaming experience to take part in multiplayer through our online service Battle.net.
Remember:
- The first time you heard the Butcher say, “Ah, fresh meat!”
- The opening chords of the Tristram town theme?
- Slamming Diablo’s soulstone into your hero’s forehead?
Diablo II
Diablo II brought a four-act structure to the series, and the sequel saw heroes travelling to more diverse parts of Sanctuary than ever before. In Diablo II, you battled several of the most dangerous denizens of the Burning Hells, including two of the Lesser Evils, Diablo’s brother Mephisto, and, of course, the Lord of Terror himself. Bringing the distant angels of the High Heavens into play gave the Diablo series a new scope and a different approach to traditional “good vs evil” storytelling.
Diablo II’s five unique classes (amazon, barbarian, necromancer, paladin, and sorceress) broadened the core archetypes of the previous game, and the customizable skill trees made these classes feel markedly different from one another. New mechanics -- sockets, gems, dual wielding, hirelings, and more -- rounded out the series’ renowned feeling of constant progression, and of developing your hero to your specifications. Updates to Battle.net also made it easier than ever for you to party up, engage in thrilling duels, and hunt down valuable artifacts while adventuring online.
Remember:
- Dying to Duriel in Act 2?
- The Secret Cow Level?
- Transforming items in the Horadric Cube?
- “Tyrael’s” conversation with Marius in the asylum?
- Seeing other characters decked out in amazing gear in Battle.net chat?
Lord of Destruction
In Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, you hunted down Baal, one of the Prime Evils and the brother of Diablo, as he ravaged the Barbarians of Arreat in search of the Worldstone, a priceless relic tied into the fabric of the world of Sanctuary. Lord of Destruction also added two new classes to Diablo II’s roster: the druid, a versatile master of shape-shifting, summoning, and elemental magic; and the assassin, a practitioner of mental disciplines, skilled in the use of traps and deadly martial arts.
Further depth was added to Diablo II’s already prodigious item list with rune words, charms, jewels, and new item properties like “ethereal”; and changes to the game allowed for hirelings to level up and equip items, laying the groundwork for Diablo III’s followers.
Remember:
- The barbarian dwelling of Harrogath?
- The battle with Baal for the Worldstone?
- The first time you arranged a rune word?
The Diablo III beta is underway and we’re counting the days until the latest chapter in this storied franchise is ready to be unleashed upon the world.
We look to Diablo’s legacy and the passionate player community for inspiration -- they drive us to make Diablo III the best entry in the series yet.
We hope you’ll enjoy playing it as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it.
Aszune
Emerald Dream
Vision milky then eyes rot.
When you turn they will be gone,
Whispering their hidden song.
Then you see what cannot be,
Shadows move where light should be.
Out of darkness, out of mind,
Cast down into the Halls of the Blind. I like that one :D but one thing bother`s me :O i loved Diablo 1 cause it was soo dark and kind of scary, d2 and d3 are soo soft :S but don`T get me wrong i Love the Diablo universe <3 Epic games
Azuremyst
Azuremyst
Ghostlands
Outland
Quel'Thalas
Terenas
Sylvanas
Quel'Thalas
Or a movie that blizzard make avaible to buy a real pure awesome movie.
Anyhow i must say so faar what i've seen hear and checked into some of the trailers and clips i must say Diablo 3 looks very promissing. I however hope they do there "ALL" to block gold-seller och hacks so that the gaming experience doesnt get screwed over as most have happened in World of Warcraft. --- HANDS UP - keep it up Blizz!
Defias Brotherhood
Magtheridon
He'd declare the crazy ammounts of gold that would pop out of the chest when you defeated "The Countess", or brag about his (for us younglings at that point in time.) crazy level 26 paladin, and ofcourse scare us !@#$less from ever entering Act 3 due to the flame-breathing shamans and flayers.
We'd both sit there going "Whoa! No waaay!? :o", as he'd continue to unrevel the stories of diablos hellish schemes.
hehe... good times, good times. May god bless diablo ;p
Gonna make sure my son picks up Diablo 3 in a few years.
Exodar
Auchindoun
1st of feburary! (imo this is mistake of best buy, and don't think its real don't get your hopes up.)
i really hope d3 hits the shelfs soon .
cant wait for this great game :)
Lightbringer
The only good thing out of this was the Imperius, Tyrael and woman Diablo you guys deleted after.
Give us a release date, not Chirs Metzen !
Spinebreaker
Outland