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After the recent reaction to the news of Diablo 3 only being playable online, Blizzard’s online technologies VP Robert Bridenbecker has responded saying players do not want to be “solitary cave people”.
Speaking to PCGamer, Bridenbecker explained the decision behind the game’s online-only functionality.
“I don’t think that individuals want to isolate themselves and be solitary cave people.”
He adds that online gaming does not have to compete with offline experiences:
“I definitely believe that individuals prefer to play in more isolated environments at times. That doesn’t necessarily have to compete with the goal of having things online. The capabilities that get presented when you push people into an online connected environment are so much broader.
“It’s like Rob [Pardo] was talking about: Imagine you have a world where you want to play in an entirely single-player environment. You go through and you level up your character and you get all these awesome item drops and so forth. Then you say, “OK, I do want to play with my buddy.” Well, guess what? We have to make you re-roll a new character because we can’t guarantee [a lack of cheating or hacking]. In an online environment, we can do that.”
Diablo 3 has no official release date as of yet.
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Diablo III
- Platform(s): macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
- Genre(s): Action, RPG
