DiabloCast: The Diablo 3 Podcast

#0 - March 14, 2011, 3:57 p.m.

Hey guys!

Recently the guys over at DiabloFans.com and myself have teamed up, with the goal of collaborating to provide the community with the highest quality Diablo 3 News, Updates, and Entertainment. We will be working on many projects together from this point forward, the very first of which is our podcast - DiabloCast.

This will be a weekly podcast in which we discuss big news, recent events, and our opinions on various topics. We will also be having weekly polls and answering community questions.

This is as good a time as any to quote the sage words of Decard Cain.... stay a while and listen.

DiabloCast

Ep. 6: Your PvPness

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForceD3strategy#p/a/u/0/95aTYP7DL5I

Ep. 5: D3 and Your Health

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForceD3strategy#p/a/u/0/_mlLSk0bYjE

Ep. 4: Art of the Artisan

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForceD3strategy#p/a/u/0/0Ttuwn2RUaU

Ep. 3: The Worst Beastiary

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForceD3strategy#p/a/u/0/swqdA7J7-7A

Episode 2

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForceD3strategy#p/a/u/0/uDz-SMwmMCA

Episode 1

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForceD3strategy#p/a/u/0/FrATbVDoxR0

Hosts

Dennis "Force" Duhamel

Kevin "Sixen" Carlino

Tyler "ScyberDragon" Milnes

Q&A

Is this available on iTunes?

When can I expect to see more podcasts?

Who else will be on the podcast?

Bashiok

#17 - Feb. 3, 2012, 6:19 a.m.

Cool!

On the note of balancing PvE and PvP separately you guys talked about a little bit, it's something we want to largely avoid. I'm actually sort of confused where that info came from (I know you guys didn't just make it up I've seen it elsewhere). Somehow I feel like it's my fault, but maybe it was talked about at BlizzCon. We do have the ability to keep separate functionality, but we want to try to avoid big differences that make it feel like two different games when you play PvE and PvP. One area where things work differently, and we think it's ok, is in the case of CC, like stuns, snares, slows, etc. The duration of these skills is fairly significantly reduced when used against players, however, that same reduction in effectiveness is also see in the PvE game when it comes to unique/champion/boss monsters. So, it's not only a jarring difference, it's also actually experienced in PvE.

Bottom line is we'll have to wait and see but, as I said, it's something we have the ability to do if needed but would prefer to largely avoid. I just didn't want anyone to think that we're actively balancing them completely independently as that's not accurate.

Bashiok

#21 - March 15, 2011, 1:40 a.m.

Ah, yes, it's the first question that was asked at the open Q&A. Well that was easy to find!

So, yeah he's specifically stating we don't want to impact PvE by balancing PvP. That doesn't necessarily mean that they have to be designed completely independently or each other, though. I don't know, it's one of those things we'll have to wait and see how it pans out in more serious balance testing closer to release.