“Every class is a DPS class in Diablo.”
I also joined a group to take on Ashava, a world boss encounter designed for 12 players.
Unfortunately, I failed miserably (yes,someone managed to solo Ashava in the Server Slam beta).
Encountering other players in the always-onlineDiablo 4is but one of a number of MMO-lite elements in the game.
So how has Blizzard tuned Diablo 4 to retain that single-player feel despite these MMO-lite elements?
Will Diablo 4 ever force players to group up to obtain certain rewards?
And what about class roles for raid-style boss fights?
Particularly when you’re not in cities, the likelihood of you coming across other players is fairly low.
It’s 12 isn’t it?
Joe Piepiora:That’s the Ashava fight.
you’ve got the option to change that region by region.
And we’re not doing that for a technical consideration.
It’s a positive interaction.
It feels good in the moment.
That’s not really the focus.
They might and that’s fine.
But that’s not a requirement for gameplay to be successful.
We want you to feel that the experience is king, as you’re progressing.
John Mueller:I tend to get curious when I see people, more than annoyed.
It’s just not very frequent.
It makes me curious about what they might be doing.
What are they up to?
When I was out in Fractured Peaks, I didn’t really come across a lot of players.
I think it’s an interesting juxtaposition: having that claustrophobia but also seeing other players.
It’s almost at odds with the tone and narrative Diablo 4 is going for.
Joe Piepiora:You won’t ever run into players in our dungeon spaces, because those are private.
There’s no way I can do it solo?
I know there are a couple of players in the world who can solo Ashava!
Beyond that, basically everything else is extremely solo friendly.
Playing with other players will get you an experience point bonus.
There’s incentives to do so.
It does make content easier if you’re in a group of four.
But you absolutely don’t need to do that.
Joe Piepiora:No, every class is a DPS class in Diablo.
It’s a mixture of single target damage, area of effect damage and survivability.
You don’t want to be sitting there healing people.
Joe Piepiora:Yeah.
There’s some stuff with the Barbarian you could do.
Everyone’s got things they can do to help other characters.
