Will it be relatively the same or maybe a little bit better? I think we can safely say no, not this time.” Q: In terms of performance, how will the Switch version of the game fare compared to D3 as a benchmark, which managed to mostly stay close to 60 FPS, as much as possible. We are encouraging modding support for Diablo II Resurrected.” Q: Will we be seeing the return of the Auction House? We’re not shutting down that or anything so all the mods will still exist there too. That also being said, the original Diablo II classic will still always be available online.
We’ve rebuilt the UI, from the ground up behind the scenes, so I can’t speak to details exactly how much the community will be able to modify but it’s definitely gonna have more liberties than before, in many ways, but also we have to be mindful of having a more secure environment. And we are also taking a lot of hard coded elements and putting them into data, so some things that were harder to mod before will be easier. One is we’re moving the game on to modern Battlenet so with that we have a more secure environment. And it’s also a good time because we have Diablo Immortal that’s telling the story between the events of Diablo II and III, and Diablo IV hearkens back to Diablo II, so we feel like this is a great time to be a Diablo fan and experience Diablo II again.” Q: How mod-friendly will DII Resurrected be, will you allow changes to the UI for example?ĪA: “So, mod support, we’re doing several things.
It recently had its 20th year anniversary. Game Producer Matthew Cederquist Q: Why now? Why back to Diablo II after Diablo IV has been announced, isn’t the timing a little bit weird?Īndre Abrahamian (AA): “So Diablo II is a very special game to Blizzard. *Some parts of the interview have been slightly edited for brevity and readability. Game Designer Andre Abrahamian and Game Producer Matthew Cederquist took the time to indulge us with answers to a flurry of questions from various Southeast Asian Media outfits that shine a light on what we can expect from the game when it releases later this year.ĭo note that the questions asked revolved around the recently concluded technical alpha phase. We got the chance to do a sitdown session with a couple of developers working hard to ensure that Diablo II Resurrected is as good as it can be. With a remaster that modernizes the visuals while staying true to its core, the game is already looking like a masterpiece, especially for long-time fans of the game from 20 years ago. Our recent coverage of the Diablo II Resurrected technical alpha left us impressed.
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