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'Diablo III' Designer Turns Tables, Judges Fans' Screenshots

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For some die-hard "Diablo" fans, signing a petition protesting "Diablo III"'s decidedly new and colorful art direction wasn't enough; they went ahead and made their own mock-ups for how they think the game should look.

When MTV sat down with lead "Diablo III" designer Jay Wilson last week they talked about why the team chose to do go with the new, brighter color palette versus the older games' dark, desaturated look.

Then MTV showed him some fan-altered screenshots that had all been posted on the petition to see what he thought.
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Drekken - 507 days 12 hours ago
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Judging from his comments and blizzards track records with their games - everyone needs to stfu and let them finish the game so we can all enjoy another blockbuster from blizz.

I am playing D2 again and it is just as addictive as I remember it. Even without the long friends list.
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Lyan - 507 days 11 hours ago
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Agreed.

Honestly I think the whole hoopla over its color palette is ridiculous. I understand people want the same dank, dark, and evil atmosphere while playing, but that doesn't mean it needs to be ever present and overbearing. Repetitive style and textures would make it bland and uniform.
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JsonHenry - 507 days 8 hours ago
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It is called Modding.

Give it three months after release and they can play the game with bright pink tutus if you want.
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mfwahwah - 506 days 23 hours ago
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After seeing the comparisons, I like the actual screens WAY more than the fan ones. They all look bland, desaturated, and very dull.
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1.4 poopface1 | 506 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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ODR66 Caleb8 - 507 days 12 hours ago
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it certainly seems that the die-hard fans wont let go of what the liked before and certainly wont take anything fresh and new into account
of course im no`t saying that the last games were bad looking i`m just saying that i trust blizzard not to screw up their games gigantically.
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Uncommon Calibur - 507 days 11 hours ago
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3 - its stupid
gamers gripe about every game being grey and tan, then when a company puts a little bit of color into a game, all they do is complain. well, if you want gears of war color in every game, then I think you are a minority in this industry.
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mariusmal - 507 days 6 hours ago
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exactly.
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3.2 poopface1 | 506 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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IaMs12 - 507 days 11 hours ago
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I think it does look better a bit darker, but still looks like its going to be fun as long as the gameplay is addicting as the others then im down with it.. you can always turn the contrast and brightness down and stuff im sure there will be settings on the game to turn it like that...
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BloodSpillXXT - 507 days 11 hours ago
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These people should just STFU, if you don't like the game, don't buy it...

BTW, i don't know what kind of crappy setup these guys have, but both my pc screen and video card has settings that can alter brightness/contrast, and save/load said settings with simple hotkeys.
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KarateExplosion - 507 days 11 hours ago
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LET THERE BE LIGHT. With those screens it looks like you would need some + to light radius gear. Hopefully with it being this bright we get + something else instead cause honestly + light radius was really pointless in pvp and pve, but if you wanted to see you had to have it.
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Drekken - 507 days 10 hours ago
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I HATE THAT STAT!!! Always thought it was so pointless.
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PS_Family - 507 days 11 hours ago
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Looks fruity, do not want.

Edit: well it's still too early but I hope they get rid of the Wow look.
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SCFreelancer - 507 days 10 hours ago
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Killing enemies with a critical hit can soak your character in blood (in the current build). This does not fall in the "wow look" category in my opinion.

Apart from that: its earth, not the deep chambers of hell so green plants and drinkable water should still be available ;)
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Daxx - 507 days 10 hours ago
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It looks nothing like WoW!

It's people like you that have to look at the ass end of everything. The glass is always half empty for you. F*cking pessimists.
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Nick5538 - 507 days 10 hours ago
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While I won't doubt Blizzard's ability to make an amazing Diablo game, I have to say that those darker screenshots look much better than the ones produces by the real game engine. I also had to laugh at the designer's comments about the rainbow:

"I’m sure they got rid of the rainbow. Yeah, rainbow — gone. I think our artist just put [the rainbow] in there because they knew that it'd be controversial. And I’m sure they were like, "Well we’ll see how far we can push it."

Why would they include something in the game like this on purpose, especially if they knew it would raise controversy!? That just makes me wonder what the hell Blizzard is thinking, although I'm sure the game will turn out fine.
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Tyrael - 507 days 8 hours ago
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As the resident Diablo 2 addict on this website, i have to admit that the modded screenshots looks very convincing to the Diablo realm. Either way, I trust Blizzard will put out a kick ace threequel to the series, and I'm sure i will be nothing short of addicted.
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Tawnokoi - 507 days 7 hours ago
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The art style for D3 looks more like God of War than World of Warcraft. And God of War was incredible.
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Lavagasm - 507 days 5 hours ago
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The art style reminded me of "The Haunted Mansion" ride in Disney World.
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highps3 - 507 days ago
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11 - I liked the designers better
Makes the Developer version look cartoony.
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zagibu - 506 days 16 hours ago
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12 - Stills vs. the actual playing experience
The problem with this whole controvery is: It revolves around stills. Screenshots can never accurately capture the mood of a game. Sound has also a big influence on the mood, and animations do, as well.
And there are the points that are mentioned in the MTV interview. You can't play the game well, if you can't distinguish enemy types or enemies and other players. Also, a game with very dark and desaturated visuals is hard to play in bright surroundings (you have to increase the gamma a lot, which washes out the graphics).
Now, if the supporters of the petition took a section of the gameplay video and altered it to their liking, it would be a bit easier to debate reasonably about the issue.
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