“The point is that multiplayer can be lot of fun, but given the downsides it can
often feel not worth the effort,” concludes Cheng, before asking players to provide
feedback on what else Blizzard could do to make the co-op portion of Diablo III more
appealing.
Diablo III patch 1.0.8 will improve the experience of playing cooperatively, Blizzard
has said.
Senior technical game designer Wyatt Cheng said that the RPG isn’t currently as good
in multiplayer as the developer would like. “From day one, it’s been our goal to
make Diablo III a great co-op experience,” said Cheng, “but right now it’s not living
up to its full potential. Even if you enjoy playing with your friends, it can often
feel easier and more efficient to play solo.”
In the upcoming patch, which is currently available on the game’s public test realm,
Blizzard intends to make co-operative play more appealing by adding matchmaking tags,
additional bonuses to playing multiplayer, a decrease in the amount of health
monsters get when more players join a game, a new Identify All command, combat
alerts, and private chat.
Senior technical game designer Wyatt Cheng said that the RPG isn’t currently as good
in multiplayer as the developer would like. “From day one, it’s been our goal to
make Diablo III a great co-op experience,” said Cheng, “but right now it’s not living
up to its full potential. Even if you enjoy playing with your friends, it can often
feel easier and more efficient to play solo.”
While Cheng describes the co-op experience as “awesome” and beneficial to players in
some areas, he adds that it comes with disadvantages “like having to coordinate where
you’re walking and what you’re attacking, losing your followers, and trying to find
groups that have similar goals to yours without a defined matchmaking system in
place.”
“The point is that multiplayer can be lot of fun, but given the downsides it can
often feel not worth the effort,” concludes Cheng, before asking players to provide
feedback on what else Blizzard could do to make the co-op portion of Diablo III more
appealing.
