Wilson said that the Diablo team has developed a number

Diablo was the topic of one of the early sessions on the first day at BlizzCon 2008. and is the central player of one of the final D2R Items. However, whereas the one was focused on shedding light on the skill set of the new Diablo's new member--the wizard -- the other was heavily focused on the game's philosophy behind design at Blizzard's in the demonic action role-playing game.

Diablo principal design Jay Wilson and technical game director Wyatt Cheng returned to helm the panel as well as Cheng playing the role of a silent participant in the discussion. As he had done just days earlier, Wilson began by looking back on the development of Diablo.

Note the essential features of play in this series. Diablo, Wilson began, was a return to the role-playing game market, providing simple, action-based gaming that included random dungeons as well as item drops. Diablo's principal contribution was to improve the mechanics of the first, as well as dramatically expand the universe's scope.

With these factors at hand, Wilson laid out what the team and he would like to achieve with Diablo. First and foremost, it was essential to remain true to the Diablo experience. "We were looking for a game in which, when people played it, they'd say, "Yeah it's right.'"

Additionally, the design lead pointed out that it was vital that the game felt visceral and that every second was intense and meaningful. It was also crucial that players and the Blizzard team to extend the RPG experience without taking the player away from the game's hack-andslash roots.

In addition, Wilson said that the Diablo team has developed a number of new systems to give the game an RPG-focused aspect, including the rune system, which was revealed during this morning's session buy diablo 2 resurrected items, but Wilson said it was "something to talk about in the coming months...and the next few years."