Once the player fixes whatever the issue is there, they can reclaim the camp, and it will become a public hub where other players and NPCs will return to. Piepiora pointed out that when a player first finds a camp, the site will be a 'stronghold of evil,' which will need to be cleared out. If I happen to want to play with friends, I can, but when I'm off doing things independently, I shouldn't see many other players outside of towns.Ĭamps are one area that falls into both categories. I tend towards more solo play in Diablo games, so this is ideal for me. This will help preserve the singleplayer aspects of Diablo IV in a meaningful way without taking away the ability of players who want to group up to do so. As such, only one player or one group of players will be in these areas. In keeping with the theme of the population is relatively sparse, all story areas (critical path) and dungeons are instanced. It's a tricky balancing act, but it is one they are committed to getting right. In towns, of course, there will be a higher density of players, but that makes sense. It'll happen for sure, but it'll be something out of the norm when it does happen.

When asked about this apparent dichotomy Piepiora explained that running into other players out in the world won't be like running into other players in a game like World of Warcraft. This may seem to not square well with an open world where players can run into each other both in the wilds and towns. The world of Diablo IV is a much more lonely place than Diablo III was. They want to maintain the unique feel for each class and don't want even the quest experience to feel repetitive when switching between classes. For example, every class won't have three factions to choose to help. When this was brought up as an interview question, Piepiora was quick to point out other classes will have access to unique quests/storylines, but they won't follow the same pattern as the Rogue. As someone who loves individual story quests and lore for different classes, I was curious if the other classes would have something similar. The What's Next panel also covered the fact Rogues will have three different Rogue related guilds to choose between and will give them unique class quests. This allows for a lot of exciting synergy between the classes and could potentially affect some builds, especially for players who generally play with friends. For example, if a Rogue and Sorceress are fighting together and are both using frost, they will freeze enemies faster than they would on their own. During the interview, Kingdom brought up the interesting point that these imbue effects can stack with the effects other classes put out. Examples listed were Frost, Poison, and Acid.

Imbues were briefly covered during the What's Next panel basically, the Rogue can apply various effects to her weapons. With this concept, the Rogue's dodge is a spin move instead of a straight dodge the other classes have. She also went on to explain that one of the main aspects of the Rogue they have focused on is making attacks fluid, so no matter how the Rogue is attacking, it looks smooth and as if someone with a high dexterity is fighting. I made sure to ask Kingdom about this, and she confirmed that even though players can specialize in ranged or melee you will always have the option to switch between the two in combat. Watching the Rogue reveal it seemed like switching between ranged and melee was something the class could do on the fly depending on the situation. Since the Rogue is such an encompassing archetype, they felt they could offer a lot more variety in a tidy package than if they had gone with one of the more narrowly defined dex classes. During the interview Piepiora was quick to point out two pull-ins from other dex classes are some of the Amazon weapons, and some obvious Assassin abilities are being used. They are pulling ideas from the various dex classes they have had over the years, making them fit together well, and creating an incredibly versatile class that can accommodate many different types of playstyles. The Rogue may be a callback to the original Diablo, but it isn't just limited to that game's skills and play style.

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