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Inferno was a fire spell in Diablo I and Diablo II. It worked like a short-range flamethrower, dealing fire damage to anything in range for as long as the skill was activated. Inferno is not present as a [[Wizard skill]] in Diablo III.

The spell type has become so well known through Diablo and other games that other spells with a similar range/effect are often referred to as "inferno-like" spells.

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-''Inferno'' is the name of the newest difficulty level in Diablo III.
+''Inferno'' is the name of the highest difficulty level in Diablo III. While Diablo I and Diablo II offered only Normal, Nightmare, and then Hell for replayability with increasing difficulty, Diablo III added Inferno, a fourth difficulty level that offered much greater challenge than did the hardest parts of Diablo II.
-This [[difficulty]] [[level]] is tuned to maximum level players (level 60) where monsters (starting at [[mlvl]] 61) are getting increasingly stronger as you progress through the acts but also drop a whole new tier of items.
+[[File:IconInferno.png|frame|Inferno unlocked.]]
-To viably play in Inferno, players will need to spend time in [[Difficulty|Hell]] (difficulty level) in order to get their items up to the quality. Since the best items in Inferno drop from rares, champions and bosses, players might need to reevaluate their skill build to include more single-target DPS and defensive abilities.
+Several game features only become available once a character reaches level 60 and/or enters Inferno. Refer to the [[Paragon|Paragon System]] and [[Nephalem Valor]] articles for more details.
-Inferno was also a fire [[spell]] in Diablo I and Diablo II. It worked like a short-range flamethrower, dealing fire damage to anything in range for as long as the skill was activated. Inferno is not present as a [[Wizard skill]] in Diablo III.
+==Inferno Post-Release==
-The spell type has become so well known through Diablo and other games that other spells with a similar range/effect are often referred to as "inferno-like" spells.
+The difficulty and balance of Inferno has changed repeatedly since Diablo III's release, and will surely continue to be tweaked in future patches.
-According to [[Diablo III]]'s Game Director [[Jay Wilson]], the Inferno difficulty is ''"Very, very, very hard."''. Here's what Jay had to say about the difficulty in an interview with IGN<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-on-surviving-inferno Jay Wilson on Surviving Inferno]</ref>:
+The initially almost impossible difficulty of Inferno was intentional. Pre-release, Diablo III Game Director [[Jay Wilson]] said that Inferno was, ''"Very, very, very hard."''. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-on-surviving-inferno Jay Wilson on Surviving Inferno]</ref>:
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-Jay also states that it is absolutely possible to solo Inferno since they didn't design it to require cooperative play, however a well coordinated group will most likely perform better.
+As a result of the initial Inferno difficulty, Blizzard made substantial nerfs to Inferno in various patches, chiefly [[v1.0.4]] and [[v1.0.5]]. Patch 1.0.5 also introduced the [[Monster Power]] system so expert players could turn the difficulty back up for themselves, to add challenge and greater rewards over the (lowered) regularly difficulty.
-==Design Intentions==
+==Inferno Variety==
-The intention for Inferno is to add a level of play to the [[end game]] of Diablo III that does not involve monotonous [[boss]] runs, or what Blizzard calls "the path of least resistance" to grow a character.
+The developers' intentions for Inferno was not just to tack on a harder fourth difficulty, but to create much more variety in the end game play. Diablo I and Diablo II were typified by players doing endless "[[runs]]" of the same monster or area; whatever was most profitable was what players spent time playing, regardless of the enjoyment to be found there.
-[[Bashiok]] commented on the issue of Inferno and end game after its Gamescom 2011 reveal on the [[battle.net]] forums[http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822633767&pageNo=1&sid=3000#7]:
+[[Bashiok]] commented on the issue of Inferno and the [[end game]] after its Gamescom 2011 reveal[http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822633767&pageNo=1&sid=3000#7]:
 <blue>The general philosophy [of end game] is that we want to make finding better loot at the end game more enjoyable, and attempt to address 'path of least resistance' style gameplay.
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 If we can instead say the path of least resistance is the entire game, that there's no single boss you have to repetitively farm to get the most items per hour, then the game is better for it and the players are liberated. They now have options to go anywhere they want to look for items. Hitting that perfect balance is probably near impossible, but we think we can get pretty close.</blue>
 ==Development==
-The ''Inferno'' difficulty was revealed at Gamescom, 2011. Since then, the new difficulty level has gone through some changes. Here's what was revealed about ''Inferno'':
+Inferno difficulty was revealed in a video at Gamescom 2011. Watch it below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc YouTube channel].
 * [[Item]]s and [[Rune]]s specific to that difficulty, with specific looks/graphics.
 * Highest level of difficulty in the game.
-* mlvl of 61 across the entire difficulty.
+* Monster level of 61 across the entire difficulty.
 * More aggressive monster behavior with modified [[AI]], and possibly exclusive [[boss]] [[modifier]]s (or a higher chance of rolling specific [nasty] modifiers) for Inferno.
-Inferno difficulty reveal video at Gamescom 2011, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc YouTube channel].
+==Inferno in Diablo I==
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+{{iw|Inferno Inferno}} was the name of a fire [[spell]] in Diablo I and was a Sorceress skill in Diablo II. In those games Inferno worked like a flamethrower, emitting a targetable spray of flame that drained the mana steadily. Inferno did not return as a [[Wizard skill]] in Diablo III, though various monsters and objects do emit Inferno-like sprays of flame.

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 ''Inferno'' is the name of the newest difficulty level in Diablo III.
-This [[difficulty]] [[level]] is tuned to maximum level players (level 60), and every monster in Inferno will have an [[mlvl]] of 61 to make a flat increase in damage across the whole of the difficulty.
+This [[difficulty]] [[level]] is tuned to maximum level players (level 60) where monsters (starting at [[mlvl]] 61) are getting increasingly stronger as you progress through the acts but also drop a whole new tier of items.
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 ==The New Difficulty Level==
-[[Image:IconInferno.png|left|thumb|250px|It's hot down here.]]
+[[Image:IconInferno.png||thumb|250px|It's hot down here.]]
-As stated above, Inferno is aimed towards max-level characters (level 60) and may even have it as a requisite to enter the difficulty to begin with. What is known about inferno:
+As stated above, Inferno is aimed towards max-level characters (level 60). Here are the key points of Inferno:
-In addition to that summary, this is official Blizzard word on the matter as well, from an interview with popular gaming site Kotaku[http://kotaku.com/5831680/diablo-iii-just-got-harder-than-hell-with-new-inferno-difficulty]:
+* Stronger monsters as you progress through acts.
-::“The idea was that we wanted a difficulty mode where the entire game was viable,” Wilson says. “So you don’t have to pick and choose key areas [to replay].” Diablo III’s Inferno difficulty, he says, will be “very difficult, very challenging,” presenting a “flattened” difficulty experience that Blizzard hopes will provide a more balanced, but more challenging end game for Diablo diehards.
+According to [[Diablo III]]'s Game Director [[Jay Wilson]], the Inferno difficulty is ''"Very, very, very hard."''. Here's what Jay had to say about the difficulty in an interview with IGN<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-on-surviving-inferno Jay Wilson on Surviving Inferno]</ref>:
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 [[Bashiok]] commented on the issue of Inferno and end game after its Gamescom 2011 reveal on the [[battle.net]] forums[http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822633767&pageNo=1&sid=3000#7]:
 <blue>The general philosophy [of end game] is that we want to make finding better loot at the end game more enjoyable, and attempt to address 'path of least resistance' style gameplay.
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 If we can instead say the path of least resistance is the entire game, that there's no single boss you have to repetitively farm to get the most items per hour, then the game is better for it and the players are liberated. They now have options to go anywhere they want to look for items. Hitting that perfect balance is probably near impossible, but we think we can get pretty close.</blue>
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 ==The New Difficulty Level==
+[[Image:IconInferno.png|left|thumb|250px|It's hot down here.]]
 As stated above, Inferno is aimed towards max-level characters (level 60) and may even have it as a requisite to enter the difficulty to begin with. What is known about inferno:
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 ::That “flattened” difficulty will mean, Blizzard hopes, that players revisit the entire world of Diablo III seeking bigger and bolder challenges, not just go on “Mephisto runs” or fight a specific breed of minion in search of experience points and sweet loot drops.
 ==Design Intentions==

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 * Highest level of difficulty in the game.
 * mlvl of 61 across the entire difficulty.
-* More aggressive monster behavior with modified [[AI]], and possibly exclusive [[boss]] [[modifier]]s for Inferno.
+* More aggressive monster behavior with modified [[AI]], and possibly exclusive [[boss]] [[modifier]]s (or a higher chance of rolling specific [nasty] modifiers) for Inferno.
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 ::That “flattened” difficulty will mean, Blizzard hopes, that players revisit the entire world of Diablo III seeking bigger and bolder challenges, not just go on “Mephisto runs” or fight a specific breed of minion in search of experience points and sweet loot drops.
 ==Design Intentions==

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	The intention for Inferno is to add a level of play to the [[end game]] of Diablo III that does not involve monotonous [[boss]] runs, or what Blizzard calls "the path of least resistance" to grow a character.		The intention for Inferno is to add a level of play to the [[end game]] of Diablo III that does not involve monotonous [[boss]] runs, or what Blizzard calls "the path of least resistance" to grow a character.

−	[[Bashiok]] commented on the issue of Inferno and end game after ~~it's~~ Gamescom 2011 reveal on the [[battle.net]] forums[http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822633767&pageNo=1&sid=3000#7]:	+	[[Bashiok]] commented on the issue of Inferno and end game after its Gamescom 2011 reveal on the [[battle.net]] forums[http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822633767&pageNo=1&sid=3000#7]:

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	The spell type has become so well known through Diablo and other games that other spells with a similar range/effect are often referred to as "inferno-like" spells.		The spell type has become so well known through Diablo and other games that other spells with a similar range/effect are often referred to as "inferno-like" spells.
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		+	==The New Difficulty Level==
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		+	As stated above, Inferno is aimed towards max-level characters (level 60) and may even have it as a requisite to enter the difficulty to begin with. What is known about inferno:
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		+	* [[Item]]s and [[Rune]]s specific to that difficulty, with specific looks/graphics.
		+	* Highest level of difficulty in the game.
		+	* mlvl of 61 across the entire difficulty.
		+	* More aggressive monster behavior with modified [[AI]] and new [[skills]] and abilities.
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		+	In addition to that summary, this is official Blizzard word on the matter as well, from an interview with popular gaming site Kotaku[http://kotaku.com/5831680/diablo-iii-just-got-harder-than-hell-with-new-inferno-difficulty]:
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		+	::Monsters will see an increase in health, damage, damage resistances and aggression in Inferno. They’ll also have access to a larger suite of powers in Inferno, making minions and boss monsters even tougher. Expect a tougher game across the board, with broader than ever challenges even for the most skilled demon hunters.
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		+	::“The idea was that we wanted a difficulty mode where the entire game was viable,” Wilson says. “So you don’t have to pick and choose key areas [to replay].” Diablo III’s Inferno difficulty, he says, will be “very difficult, very challenging,” presenting a “flattened” difficulty experience that Blizzard hopes will provide a more balanced, but more challenging end game for Diablo diehards.
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		+	::That “flattened” difficulty will mean, Blizzard hopes, that players revisit the entire world of Diablo III seeking bigger and bolder challenges, not just go on “Mephisto runs” or fight a specific breed of minion in search of experience points and sweet loot drops.