Eternal Conflict - New Diablo 3 Maps, Heroes (The Butcher), and More!

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Huh and here I thought Stitches and the Butcher were too similar, granted Butcher is more fire based. But wasn't Pudge based on the Butcher? (Even if it was the Abomination in DOTA)

[Hanzan]

When is this coming out?! :d

[Radux]

When is this coming out?! :d

I think they said that PTR comes out on June 23rd, and it will be live on June 30th.

[Tziva]

I could have sworn at one point that Blizzard based dismised the idea of making Deckard Cain a playable Hero because it didn't make sense given his age and feebleness.

I think his voice was datamined as a narrator, however. It wasn't in when I played the map, but I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up making an appearance as the voice narration for the Battlefield of Eternity and potentially the other in-progress map.

When is this coming out?! :d

On PTR June 23, live June 30th if going according to plan.

[Deleted]

Damn, Butcher looks awesome!

[Herecius]

I could have sworn at one point that Blizzard based dismised the idea of making Deckard Cain a playable Hero because it didn't make sense given his age and feebleness.

I think his voice was datamined as a narrator, however. It wasn't in when I played the map, but I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up making an appearance as the voice narration for the Battlefield of Eternity and potentially the other in-progress map.


On PTR June 23, live June 30th if going according to plan.

He could totally be some kind of specialist, lording over the map with his knowledge and using ancient artifacts from the eternal conflict as his attacks or something. He's the last of the Horadrim; there's got to be something there that can be turned into a creative hero. I mean, look at Abathur!

Perhaps he uses the Horadric Cube to transmute minions, the Amulet of the Viper to cast darkness over the battlefield, blinding the enemy team en masse (maybe even giving the map actual darkness, so it's tough to see?), perhaps use the Staff of the Horadrim somehow... there's definitely ways to make it work and have him be interesting.

[Hanzan]

Deckard Cain is usefull in some ways. He can be a ranged specialist of some kind. He is a horadrim, and really knowledgable in so many ways. I mean, gaslowe has a freakkin' robot on himself.......how heavy is that thing? Is he making much sense?

[Tziva]

I'm not saying it's impossible to make him useful, my point was just that I thought Blizzard basically said he was a really unlikely hero because it would be hard to design him given his characteristics.

[Korlok]

Deckard Cain is a support that we NEED. His passive should be called 'Stay Awhile and Listen'.
Party members that stand near him and don't move gain some kind of buff, I'm thinking a shield of some kind, that gets larger the longer they sit next to him and, listen.

His CC could be something that bores the enemy to sleep.
He could have a heal, and his natural attack would be to hurl a book at the enemy.

[Mormolyce]

Can't wait for that map. Also, I hope it's a permanent thing and this whole Diablo "event" isn't temporary.

The angel side of the map looks EXACTLY like the Void levels from Warframe... hm... I wonder if Blizzard's Art team is running out of ideas and looking at other games for them...

You mean other games like Diablo 3?

It yanks you back a little. It's fucking awesome.

And yet blinks work on my Octograb. Racism against murlocs!

He's a squishy melee assassin. That charge is going to kill SO MANY PUBS HOLY SHIT

They're gonna be all 'look at me I'm huge and beefy, I'm the butcher!' and charge straight into a teamfight and get instantly blown to hell.

So yeah, melee Falstad :P

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Huh and here I thought Stitches and the Butcher were too similar, granted Butcher is more fire based. But wasn't Pudge based on the Butcher? (Even if it was the Abomination in DOTA)

Wasn't the Abom hero in DOTA/LOL derived from the abomination unit in Warcraft III?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

You mean other games like Diablo 3?

Warframe is nothing like Diablo, except for maybe how loot drops.

[Mormolyce]

Warframe is nothing like Diablo, except for maybe how loot drops.

I'm saying that the angelic/demonic artwork in that map is an exact replica of the Diablo 3 heaven/hell art. Not Warframe.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Orokin_Void

compare with the video.



The angel side has the EXACT same colors, different from D3's blue tint.

[Tziva]

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Orokin_Void

compare with the video.



The angel side has the EXACT same colors, different from D3's blue tint.

White, gold and blue aren't exactly revolutionary colours for a "heaven" theme.

Sorry, the map looks exactly like Diablo's heaven to me, both in style and in particular art assets.

[Mormolyce]

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Orokin_Void

compare with the video.



The angel side has the EXACT same colors, different from D3's blue tint.

Or like...

[Vanyali]

Ungh, this map idea just looks so awesome. I can't wait @__@

[Jester Joe]

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Orokin_Void

compare with the video.


The angel side has the EXACT same colors, different from D3's blue tint.

Kinda just looks like they made the D3 artstyle to fit in with HotS to me.

[apepi]

Wow, his AA does even more damage than Thrall's.

We still don't know how fast his AA is. And Thrall's windfury activates his AA, so it can't be too strong.

As for Deckard Cain, I'm pretty sure someone from blizzard said that they were the ones working on him as a hero.

[ophion1990]

That mount the butcher is riding... Blizzard please, my wallet.

I wonder if Leoric will be in the patch aswell? They did say "heroes", I'd be content with just the Butcher though, he looks awesome. Maybe they're tying this even together with a new Diablo expansion? The hype is real!

[Herecius]

That mount the butcher is riding... Blizzard please, my wallet.

I wonder if Leoric will be in the patch aswell? They did say "heroes", I'd be content with just the Butcher though, he looks awesome. Maybe they're tying this even together with a new Diablo expansion? The hype is real!

Interesting to note, Butcher had a skin that perfectly matched that mount in the event's exhibition match on the new map, what with the fiery grill for a facemask and armor.