Diablofans.com has picked up a juicy
tidbit from the community manager for Diablo 3, Bashiok, about Rune Swapping and
how it will work in Diablo 3. We're expecting big news this year at Blizzcon
2009 about Diablo 3, possibly a release date, and lots of juicy new details
about gameplay and lore, and be assured Diablofans.com is going to be covering
it! They'll have representatives on the floor at Blizzcon and will be posting
live updates as the event happens!
Here's the official post on
Rune Swapping
in Diablo 3:
In a
recent post found in our blue tracker, Bashiok responded to a user's
questions regarding the rune system. Here's what he had to say:
Quote:
The intent isn't for runes to
be hot-swappable or interchangeable at any time. The ability to change
the rune is the point of any comments made about switching them
around, not that we want to allow easy and free interchangeable runes.
What we do intend is for people to be able to try different runes without
fear of losing the rune, or permanently changing the way a skill works.
Early design thoughts on rune swapping are that there would be some sort
of cost to remove them so a new one could be put in its place. Early in
the character's life it would be inexpensive enough so it isn't
prohibitive, as we want to encourage experimentation, but later on the
cost would become more substantial.
In addition, the high end runes are intended to be very rare. So while
you're looking for them we want you to be able to use the runes you have
without fear of losing them or using them incorrectly. Being able to
experiment with different runes along the way to creating your perfect
character is more fun, and potentially enlightening to the different ways
your character can be used. |
He also went on to say that it hasn't yet been decided on if the "some sort
of cost to remove them" will be entirely currency based or something else. I
definitely like that they have it set up so you'll be able to experiment with
the runes without worrying about using them improperly. What do you guys think?
Join other users in
discussing
Rune Swapping!
