Area of Effect - Revision history

Beerman: /* Friendly Fire */ does replaced with do

2010-10-30T18:15:04Z

‎Friendly Fire: does replaced with do

Beerman: 2nd paragraph made no sense and needed to be re-written. when i first read it i could not figure out what the writer was saying

2010-10-30T18:13:18Z

2nd paragraph made no sense and needed to be re-written. when i first read it i could not figure out what the writer was saying

Beerman: fixed Jay Wilson tag

2010-10-30T17:48:11Z

fixed Jay Wilson tag

Flux: /* Expect a lot of AoE in D3 */

2010-01-17T21:47:14Z

‎Expect a lot of AoE in D3

Flux: /* AoE In the Game */

2010-01-17T21:46:07Z

‎AoE In the Game

Leord at 14:23, 1 October 2009

2009-10-01T14:23:22Z

Leord: Area of effect moved to Area of Effect

2009-09-17T16:18:25Z

Area of effect moved to Area of Effect

Leord: /* Functionality */

2009-09-17T15:56:40Z

‎Functionality

Flux at 02:32, 15 September 2009

2009-09-15T02:32:23Z

Leord at 16:49, 27 August 2009

2009-08-27T16:49:00Z

@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 ====Friendly Fire====
-Diablo II and Diablo III does not have friendly fire for allies, and this includes AoE spells. The game would not be even remotely the same if friendly fire was used. Generally, only positive effects will apply to allies of an AoE [[caster]].
+Diablo II and Diablo III do not have friendly fire for allies, and this includes AoE spells. The game would not be even remotely the same if friendly fire was used. Generally, only positive effects will apply to allies of an AoE [[caster]].
 ==Shapes==

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:13, 30 October 2010
Line 21:		Line 21:
	::'''[[Jay Wilson]]:''' It’s because we like them. Diablo II was most fun when you were laying down these massive area-of-effect abilities. Really, every class came down to how it deals with multiple enemies so that has become a big focus for us: a lot of big attacks that hit in an area-of-effect. Or, fast attacks. That’s our other side. If you don’t attack a lot of enemies at once, you attack very quickly.		::'''[[Jay Wilson]]:''' It’s because we like them. Diablo II was most fun when you were laying down these massive area-of-effect abilities. Really, every class came down to how it deals with multiple enemies so that has become a big focus for us: a lot of big attacks that hit in an area-of-effect. Or, fast attacks. That’s our other side. If you don’t attack a lot of enemies at once, you attack very quickly.

−	~~What we've seen thus far from the game backs this up, since most~~ of the known skills and spells in D3, even simple melee attacks like the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Cleave]], will strike multiple enemies if they are in range. This ~~does add an~~ element of realism~~, since these sorts~~ of attacks only hit the targeted monster in ~~Diablo 2~~, even if several enemies were standing virtually on top of each other.	+	Most of the known skills and spells in D3, even simple melee attacks like the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Cleave]] will strike multiple enemies if they are in range. This adds a greater element of realism in D3. These types of attacks only hit the targeted monster in D2, even if several enemies were standing virtually on top of each other.

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 The Diablo 3 team is planning on many lots of attacks AoE, either full field magical blasts, or granting multi-target striking to melee and other physical skills. [http://g4tv.com/games/pc/28197/diablo-iii/articles/68225/BlizzCon-2009-Diablo-III-Game-Director-Interview/]
-::'''[[[Jay Wilson]]:''' It’s because we like them. Diablo II was most fun when you were laying down these massive area-of-effect abilities. Really, every class came down to how it deals with multiple enemies so that has become a big focus for us: a lot of big attacks that hit in an area-of-effect. Or, fast attacks. That’s our other side. If you don’t attack a lot of enemies at once, you attack very quickly.
+::'''[[Jay Wilson]]:''' It’s because we like them. Diablo II was most fun when you were laying down these massive area-of-effect abilities. Really, every class came down to how it deals with multiple enemies so that has become a big focus for us: a lot of big attacks that hit in an area-of-effect. Or, fast attacks. That’s our other side. If you don’t attack a lot of enemies at once, you attack very quickly.
 What we've seen thus far from the game backs this up, since most of the known skills and spells in D3, even simple melee attacks like the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Cleave]], will strike multiple enemies if they are in range.  This does add an element of realism, since these sorts of attacks only hit the targeted monster in Diablo 2, even if several enemies were standing virtually on top of each other.

@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 ::'''[[[Jay Wilson]]:''' It’s because we like them. Diablo II was most fun when you were laying down these massive area-of-effect abilities. Really, every class came down to how it deals with multiple enemies so that has become a big focus for us: a lot of big attacks that hit in an area-of-effect. Or, fast attacks. That’s our other side. If you don’t attack a lot of enemies at once, you attack very quickly.
-What we've seen thus far from the game backs this up, since most of the known skills and spells in D3, even simple melee attacks like the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Cleave]], will strike multiple enemies if they are in range.
+What we've seen thus far from the game backs this up, since most of the known skills and spells in D3, even simple melee attacks like the [[Barbarian]]'s [[Cleave]], will strike multiple enemies if they are in range.  This does add an element of realism, since these sorts of attacks only hit the targeted monster in Diablo 2, even if several enemies were standing virtually on top of each other.
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 Image:WD SoulHarvest.jpg|<span style="font-size:10px; line-height:12px;">Female [[Witch Doctor]] using [[Soul Harvest]]. Circular AoE damage and self-[[buff]]</span>
 </gallery>
 ===Effects===

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 AoE attacks are best used on multiple targets, especially when they're grouped by some expert [[crowd control]]. AoE attacks are usually less effective on single targets, especially ones with a lot of hit points like a boss, though some AoE spells are so powerful that they can work well against anything. Especially if the target moves around a bit, making single-target attacks less effective.
 <gallery>
@@ Line 27: / Line 37: @@
 ====Friendly Fire====
 Diablo II and Diablo III does not have friendly fire for allies, and this includes AoE spells. The game would not be even remotely the same if friendly fire was used. Generally, only positive effects will apply to allies of an AoE [[caster]].
 ==Shapes==

@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 A few examples:
-* A classic '''Fire Wall''' in [[Diablo II]] or [[Diablo I]] will be stationary, and anyone walking in to it will be damaged. The duration is set in the spell cast, as is damage. This is a quite classical shape and functionality to a spell. It's a long shaped cube of fire damage.
+* A classic '''Fire Wall''' in [[Diablo II]] or [[Diablo I]] will be stationary, and anyone walking in to it will be damaged. The duration is set in the spell cast, as is damage. This is a quite classical shape and functionality to a spell. It's a long shaped cube of fire damage. These are sometimes also called [[Area of Denial]], as it makes the player move away, changing up the gameplay.
 * [[Wizard]] '''[[Frost Nova]]''' is an expanding circle (note: not "circular") that will hit anything that is not behind cover from other monsters, or obstacles. It only hits the first few enemies close to the caster. It's another classical shape, and works very different from the Fire Wall.
 ** Some similar spells are not a true circle AoE, but rather a large array of "bolts" of one form or another. The effect is very similar, but at a little further range, the space between the individual magical projectiles can be so large it misses enemies, wasting that projectile. It's not a real AoE spell, but it has AoE-like functionality.

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:18, 17 September 2009
(No difference)

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:56, 17 September 2009
Line 55:		Line 55:


−	~~[[Category:Abbreviations and Acronyms]]~~
	[[category:reference]]		[[category:reference]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:32, 15 September 2009
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[Image:Skullofflame multistrike.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Skull of Flame]]. Multiple Areas of Effect.]]		[[Image:Skullofflame multistrike.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Skull of Flame]]. Multiple Areas of Effect.]]
	'''Area of Effect''', or '''AoE''' is a general term for effects, skills, spells or abilities that will affect an area, and the inhabitants of that area, rather than a single target. Also known as '''Splash Damage''' or '''Line Damage'''.		'''Area of Effect''', or '''AoE''' is a general term for effects, skills, spells or abilities that will affect an area, and the inhabitants of that area, rather than a single target. Also known as '''Splash Damage''' or '''Line Damage'''.
		+
		+	Area of Effect spells are sometimes referred to as [[Area of Denial]] attacks, since they occupy some portion of the screen and deny access, forcing players to move elsewhere.

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:49, 27 August 2009
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	[[Image:Skullofflame multistrike.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Skull of Flame]]. Multiple Areas of Effect.]]'''Area of Effect''' is a general term for effects, skills, spells or abilities that will affect an area, and the inhabitants of that area, rather than a single target. Also known as '''Splash Damage''' or '''Line Damage'''.	+	[[Image:Skullofflame multistrike.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Skull of Flame]]. Multiple Areas of Effect.]]
		+	'''Area of Effect''', or '''AoE''' is a general term for effects, skills, spells or abilities that will affect an area, and the inhabitants of that area, rather than a single target. Also known as '''Splash Damage''' or '''Line Damage'''.