Chest - Revision history

Brokenstorm at 23:39, 7 April 2012

2012-04-07T23:39:09Z

Flux at 17:05, 9 March 2012

2012-03-09T17:05:53Z

Flux: /* Tester Experience */

2012-03-07T03:01:16Z

‎Tester Experience

Flux at 02:52, 7 March 2012

2012-03-07T02:52:37Z

Flux: /* Tester Experience */

2010-01-25T22:57:05Z

‎Tester Experience

Flux at 22:56, 25 January 2010

2010-01-25T22:56:31Z

Flux: /* Locked Chests, and Chest Quality */

2010-01-25T22:45:52Z

‎Locked Chests, and Chest Quality

Flux at 14:47, 25 June 2009

2009-06-25T14:47:21Z

Leord at 11:35, 24 February 2009

2009-02-24T11:35:44Z

Leord at 13:10, 30 January 2009

2009-01-30T13:10:54Z

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 <gallery>
 File:P14-resplendent-chest1.jpg|Big drop from a resplendent chest in [[Beta Patch 14]].
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+</gallery>
 [[Category:Objects]]
 [[category:chests]]
 [[category:clickables]]

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	::''Something I posted about a long time ago, which were just ideas being thrown around internally, is the idea of having multiple tiers of chests with subsequently lower spawn rates, and subsequently increased chances for dropping better and better items. At that point keys sort of become this unnecessary burden, because you already had the amazing luck of having the rarest chest type in the game spawn, it's probably not all that cool to then also say "Now find a key for it!"''		::''Something I posted about a long time ago, which were just ideas being thrown around internally, is the idea of having multiple tiers of chests with subsequently lower spawn rates, and subsequently increased chances for dropping better and better items. At that point keys sort of become this unnecessary burden, because you already had the amazing luck of having the rarest chest type in the game spawn, it's probably not all that cool to then also say "Now find a key for it!"''

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		+	==Media==
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		+	<gallery>
		+	File:P14-resplendent-chest1.jpg\|Big drop from a resplendent chest in [[Beta Patch 14]].
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 [[File:Chest-transcendent2.jpg|thumb|Resplendent chests glow golden.]]
-Fans who got hands on time with the Blizzcon 2008 and Blizzcon 2009 game builds have reported a general reduction in the number of objects with a chest-like function. Thus far there aren't any of the "hidden stash" type rocks to be seen in Diablo 3, and there are generally far fewer chests. They do not litter every level, appear in every room, etc, as they do in Diablo 2. There are chests to be found in Diablo 3, but they tend to be at the corners of levels, in pre-set locations. These seem almost designed to spur players to explore the whole area, thus to reach all of the rewards.
+While fans reported fairly low numbers of chests and other clickable items in the Blizzcon 2008 and Blizzcon 2009 demos, this was likely due to the early development state of the game.
-There are also some treasure room style areas; one notable one is found in [[The Collapsing Tomb]], a quest dungeon filled with chests, set to collapse and kill any players who remain within after 300 seconds. Retrieving a large chest is also the object of [[A Miner's Gold]], another [[Act II]] quest.
+As of the [[beta]] testj, chests are fairly uncommon, with resplendent chests very rare, but other sorts of clickable objects abound throughout the surface areas and dungeon levels. These include a huge variety of clickables, including weapon and armor racks, dead bodies of many types (including monster skeletons), loose floor tiles, lecterns, bookcases, urns and pots, tree stumps, hollow logs, and many more.
 ==Locked Chests==

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-'''Chests''' in [[Diablo games]] are objects in the game environment that the characters can interact with. This is generally not the same thing as a [[destructible]] object, as they also often contains [[item]]s or [[gold]].
+[[File:Chest-white1.jpg|thumb|300px|Chests have a white glow to draw the eye in dark dungeons.]]
 ==Game Objects==
-Chests, barrels, dead bodies, and many other "clickable" type of objects are found throughout the dungeons and surface areas of [[Diablo III]]. These objects and containers function much as they did in the previous games in the series; once a player spots the object he or she points at it, and with a click the character proceeds to the object and opens it up. There are trapped objects in Diablo III, and the prizes found from said objects vary, much as they did in Diablo II.
+Chests, barrels, dead bodies, and many other "clickable" type of objects are found throughout the dungeons and surface areas of [[Diablo III]]. These objects and containers function much as they did in the previous games in the series; once a player spots the object he or she points at it, and with a click the character proceeds to the object and opens it up.
 ==Tester Experience==
-[[File:Chest-pulley-system.jpg|thumb|250px|Chest and retrieval lever in Act II.]]Fans who got hands on time with the Blizzcon 2008 and Blizzcon 2009 game builds have reported a general reduction in the number of objects with a chest-like function. Thus far there aren't any of the "hidden stash" type rocks to be seen in Diablo 3, and there are generally far fewer chests. They do not litter every level, appear in every room, etc, as they do in Diablo 2. There are chests to be found in Diablo 3, but they tend to be at the corners of levels, in pre-set locations. These seem almost designed to spur players to explore the whole area, thus to reach all of the rewards.
+[[File:Chest-transcendent2.jpg|thumb|Resplendent chests glow golden.]]
 There are also some treasure room style areas; one notable one is found in [[The Collapsing Tomb]], a quest dungeon filled with chests, set to collapse and kill any players who remain within after 300 seconds. Retrieving a large chest is also the object of [[A Miner's Gold]], another [[Act II]] quest.
 Chests are also found on levers and different levels; all around the [[Canyon Rim Mines]] area chests are seen down on elevator-like platforms. Players must throw a switch and wait for the chest to rise up before they can open it and retrieve the loot. One example can be seen in the image to the right.
 ==Locked Chests==
-One feature from Diablo 2 that will not be returning in Diablo 3 is the locked chest. [[Bashiok]] explained why in September 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-chests/]
+One feature from Diablo 2 that will '''not''' be returning in Diablo 3 is the locked chest. [[Bashiok]] explained why in September 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-chests/]
 ::''There have been a few discussions about chests, what they meant in the previous game, and what they'll mean in Diablo III. Currently there are no locked chests, and it's not something we're looking to reintroduce for now. We have discussed varying chest quality and types, adding randomness not only to the appearance of a chest but also the value of items it may drop or possibly specifically what types of items it's guaranteed to drop. Mix it up a bit and make finding a chest exciting, but make finding a special chest something even rarer and more exciting. It could certainly make exploring the entire floor of a dungeon more compelling before moving on.''
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 Players often complained about the locked chests in [[Diablo II]], since they didn't necessarily drop any more or better stuff, and having to carry keys was thus a nuisance without much redeeming value. The [[D3 Team]] seems to be removing this argument before it can even begin.
 Bashiok addressed locked chests again in February, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/chests-and-unannounced-classes/]
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 [[Category:Objects]]

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 There are also some treasure room style areas; one notable one is found in [[The Collapsing Tomb]], a quest dungeon filled with chests, set to collapse and kill any players who remain within after 300 seconds. Retrieving a large chest is also the object of [[A Miner's Gold]], another [[Act II]] quest.
-Chests are also found on levers and different levels; all around [[The Canyon Rim]] area chests are seen down on elevator-like platforms. Players must throw a switch and wait for the chest to rise up before they can open it and retrieve the loot. One example can be seen in the image to the right.
+Chests are also found on levers and different levels; all around the [[Canyon Rim Mines]] area chests are seen down on elevator-like platforms. Players must throw a switch and wait for the chest to rise up before they can open it and retrieve the loot. One example can be seen in the image to the right.
 ==Locked Chests==

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−	==Locked Chests~~, and Chest Quality~~==	+	==Tester Experience==
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		+	[[File:Chest-pulley-system.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Chest and retrieval lever in Act II.]]Fans who got hands on time with the Blizzcon 2008 and Blizzcon 2009 game builds have reported a general reduction in the number of objects with a chest-like function. Thus far there aren't any of the "hidden stash" type rocks to be seen in Diablo 3, and there are generally far fewer chests. They do not litter every level, appear in every room, etc, as they do in Diablo 2. There are chests to be found in Diablo 3, but they tend to be at the corners of levels, in pre-set locations. These seem almost designed to spur players to explore the whole area, thus to reach all of the rewards.
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		+	There are also some treasure room style areas; one notable one is found in [[The Collapsing Tomb]], a quest dungeon filled with chests, set to collapse and kill any players who remain within after 300 seconds. Retrieving a large chest is also the object of [[A Miner's Gold]], another [[Act II]] quest.
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		+	Chests are also found on levers and different levels; all around [[The Canyon Rim]] area chests are seen down on elevator-like platforms. Players must throw a switch and wait for the chest to rise up before they can open it and retrieve the loot. One example can be seen in the image to the right.
		+
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		+	==Locked Chests==
	One feature from Diablo 2 that will not be returning in Diablo 3 is the locked chest. [[Bashiok]] explained why in September 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-chests/]		One feature from Diablo 2 that will not be returning in Diablo 3 is the locked chest. [[Bashiok]] explained why in September 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-chests/]

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 ==Locked Chests, and Chest Quality==
-One that that appears to be changing in D3 is that we will not see the locked chests that were introduced in Diablo II. [[Bashiok]] explained why in [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-chests/ a forum post on September 8, 2008]:
+One feature from Diablo 2 that will not be returning in Diablo 3 is the locked chest. [[Bashiok]] explained why in September 2008. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/bashiok-on-chests/]
 ::''There have been a few discussions about chests, what they meant in the previous game, and what they'll mean in Diablo III. Currently there are no locked chests, and it's not something we're looking to reintroduce for now. We have discussed varying chest quality and types, adding randomness not only to the appearance of a chest but also the value of items it may drop or possibly specifically what types of items it's guaranteed to drop. Mix it up a bit and make finding a chest exciting, but make finding a special chest something even rarer and more exciting. It could certainly make exploring the entire floor of a dungeon more compelling before moving on.''
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 Players often complained about the locked chests in [[Diablo II]], since they didn't necessarily drop any more or better stuff, and having to carry keys was thus a nuisance without much redeeming value. The [[D3 Team]] seems to be removing this argument before it can even begin.
-He explained this further in a forum post from [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/chests-and-unannounced-classes/ 24 February, 2009]:
+Bashiok addressed locked chests again in February, 2009. [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/chests-and-unannounced-classes/]
 ::''Having keys that are dropped for specific uses, that have more story and questing elements tied to them are definitely possible. In a general 'designery' way [[Leoric]]'s crown was essentially a key used to unlock the boss fight in the [[BlizzCon]] demo. So I don't think it's out of the question to then have a [[key|literal key]] be used for more quest-centric chest unlocking purposes.''

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