Situational passive swapping

#1 - Aug. 1, 2011, 9:59 a.m.

I think we'll see something along the the lines of the "only in town" option. They were pretty adamant that you shouldn't be able to swap things out (be it gear or passives) at the end of a fight to get better loot.

Bashiok

#3 - Aug. 1, 2011, 10:08 a.m.

We don't want skill/passive switching to be a meta game, but we want to make sure when someone just leveled up in the field they can try out a new skill they unlocked.

Right now we're thinking no swaps in boss fights or the arena will be enough, but we're still taking a wait and see.

I kind of like the idea of making it difficulty restricted. No swapping outside of town in Nightmare/Hell. But maybe that just makes people jet back to town more to swap out and it drags out play sessions? I don't know. I'm kind of back and forth on it. (note: I do not make these decisions)

Bashiok

#14 - Aug. 1, 2011, 10:26 a.m.

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Agreed. Make it free in Normal. This way, end-game builds should be set... so if you want to change your character at that point, you have to re-level.

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