Diablo III PAX Preview

Skewed & Reviewed has posted a quick preview of Diablo III, based on what they learned about the action RPG sequel during this year’s Penny Arcade Expo.

Number of players co-op. While past games in the series allowed 4 players to co-op through the game’s missions, Diablo 3 may allow even more people to work the game or selected missions as a group.

Dungeon trap strategies. I had mentioned that past games in the series often set traps where players would peruse an enemy into an area only to find themselves boxed in and trapped by a surprise attack. I was told that this certainly may be something players would encounter but that the goal is to not make the game to difficult to play and would be about as hard to play as the past two games in the series. Also, as in previous games, the style of combat and strategies may differ from dungeons to above ground. As mentioned above, dungeons allow for some traps.