Diablo IV

[luj1]

If Diablo 4 Overwatch 2 fails they are history.

 

[abija]

Name one. Because i HATED d3 artstyle in every aspect. Not only armor. The necromancer looks more like a jrpg protagonist than a necromancer...

https://imgur.com/QuDAx5I for example. Usually the lower level armor looks decent while most higher ones and sets are way over the top.

 

[Grotesque]

These were actually used in combat, not ceremonial afaik

where's the proof of that?

 

[Danikas]

https://imgur.com/QuDAx5I for example. Usually the lower level armor looks decent while most higher ones and sets are way over the top.

Blizzard and their retarted art design WE NEED MORE PAULDRONS.

 

[DraQ]

You must construct additional pauldrons.

 

[abija]

Blizzard and their retarted art design WE NEED MORE PAULDRONS.

Warhammer "inspired" and it works well for low poly.

 

[Storyfag]

Blizzard and their retarted art design WE NEED MORE PAULDRONS.

Warhammer "inspired" and it works well for low poly.

Aside from Chaos Warriors, Warhammer doesn't really suffer from pauldronitis.

 

[Cryomancer]

In therms of exaggerated pauldrons, nothing beats warhammer 40k (img source https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShouldersOfDoom ). He probably could't even see properly..

 

[Danikas]

In therms of exaggerated pauldrons, nothing beats warhammer 40k (img source https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShouldersOfDoom ). He probably could't even see properly..

Its not that bad on actual model

Warhammer fantasty doesn't suffer from this ilness.

 

[Nathaniel3W]

https://imgur.com/QuDAx5I for example. Usually the lower level armor looks decent while most higher ones and sets are way over the top.

I think that's been the official Blizzard art style for a while now. I'll bet the D3 art director had to tell the artist to take the glowing orbs off the pauldrons before arriving at the linked pic. And since then, he probably gave in and just went full Warcraft. Have you seen the season reward armor sets?

Every season, they look like that.

Aside from Chaos Warriors, Warhammer doesn't really suffer from pauldronitis.

Am I a bad person if I read "Warhammer" and only think of 40k?

 

[Nathaniel3W]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

 

[Danikas]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

 

[Grauken]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

You don't need to if your player base doesn't consist of morons

 

[d1r]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

Don't go full overboard with every armor piece you create, so that ordinary, or even bad looking armor becomes the standard. It's really that easy, tbh. Only the more powerful armor sets then are more detailed, look bigger, have nice ornaments, or whatever.

In case of Diablo 1, there was just the transition from leather -> chainmail -> plate. And it was really awesome. Simple, but awesome.

 

[OctavianRomulus]

The problem with Blizzard Irvine is that they are SO used to WoW that they can't do anything different. When some people criticized cooldowns, a dev awsnered that they don't wanna the ability to summon ancients to be "spammed" as if cooldowns are the unique way to limit the usage of powerful skills... They probably don't even know how to make a more Diablo style armor design.

That's really my problem with them. The art in Diablo 3 is really good BUT it doesn't look like Diablo, except in a few instances. I've learned to enjoy it for what it is but it's not Diablo.

There are indications that they are returning to a more realistic style, which makes me really happy but we'll see how it turns out.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

looks like a crappy f2p mobile mmo

 

[Peachcurl]

Its not that bad on actual model

I think that's just regular space marine armor, while the other one is an (admittedly extreme) variant of terminator armor ?

 

[DraQ]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

Spoiler

gif relevant.

 

[luj1]

Eh

 

[luj1]

how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11"

You don't.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

If it's enchanted, maybe it should have some glowing runes on it or some sort of persistent visual effect depending on what the enchantment is.

 

[Gregz]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

If it's enchanted, maybe it should have some glowing runes on it or some sort of persistent visual effect depending on what the enchantment is.

 

[Cryomancer]

To no one in particular: Just wondering, if you were the art director, how would you tell the player visually "This armor is phat epic lewt!!!!11" without giant glowing pauldrons?

Diablo 2 had unique enchantments and sets can emit auras or transform you into a vampire. But look to gothic armor

more examples of good armor design

source https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-history-of-khorinis/images/heavy-paladin

Every season, they look like that.

Yep. To be fair, i an not against carnavalesque armor IN WOW. Diablo needs a diabloesque armor design, not a wowesque armor design.

 

[abija]

Warhammer fantasty doesn't suffer from this ilness.

It was actually the orcs from warhammer fantasy copied in warcraft and greatly appreciated by the playerbase that probably started the pauldron madness.

https://external-content.duckduckgo...F1A8110C3EAA459338C73F395D336336C/&f=1&nofb=1

This one "inspired" them quite a lot in the necro armor...

 

[Beastro]

Spoiler

gif relevant.

Ahhhh, mid 2000s gifs.