Exploring Diablo IV Game Development with Director Joe Shely | AIAS Game Maker's Notebook Podcast

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Diablo IV
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Diablo IV (2023)
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Duration: 1:17:29
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Ted Price chats with Diablo IV Game Director, Joe Shely. Together they discuss the challenge of meeting expectations for such a beloved franchise; key decisions around classes, balance, and skill trees; their goals behind the end game; and how to design memorable bosses.

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0:00 Intro
2:26 Meeting Joe
4:50 Diablo IV Team Culture
8:29 Player Expectations
11:59 Exploring the tone for Diablo IV
17:46 Creating Coherency between Main/Side Quests
24:00 Town Design and Layout Constraints
27:00 Balancing Combat across Classes
32:42 Designing Skill Trees
39:09 Boss Fight Design
49:29 Diablo IV's Shared Open World
54:50 Quality of Life Improvements in Game Sequels
58:15 Creating a Compelling Endgame
1:01:50 Post-Launch Content/Development
1:04:05 Launch-Focused vs Live-Service Development
1:07:40 A Chat with Xsolla



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