In response to a number of concerns raised on the World of Warcraft forums, Blizzard rep Bashiok has hinted that ‘Player-killing’ might not appear in Diablo 3.
“We’re - in general - not big fans of griefing for any game. It’s really only “fun” for one person, and that definition of fun isn’t generally something we’re going to want to encourage”
Player-killing was a dominant feature of the second Diablo game, and basically meant you could attack other members in your group at will. It was especially used to con people out of the best loot.
But Bashiok’s latest comments could put fears to rest, as it looks like PvP in Diablo 3 will be taking a different path.
“We have a large focus on cooperative play for Diablo III, and the mechanics and design decisions related to multiplayer are likely going to be based on supporting and encouraging it as much as possible, and not breaking it down.”
“That doesn’t mean that PvP won’t have its own focus, but those are details and features we aren’t yet discussing.”
