startThe '''massacre''' bonus in Diablo III lets a player who kills many monsters in a short timeframe have an experience bonus, to make gameplay more interesting. ==Background==[[Image:Massacre.jpg|thumb|right|300px|20 monsters in quick progression.]]The [[D3 Team]] has said that inspiraiton for Diablo III includes adventure games and action games. In the case of the [[Monk]], they have even taken inspiration from traditional arcade Streetfighter-style games, and the massacre bonus comes from these types of games. Diablo 3 is set out to be very fast paced, and things like [[Health Globe]]s are added to keep the pace high, while still requiring a measure of skill to play. Killing enemies one at a time isn't very hard, but it's part of the gameplay with "easy to learn, hard to master". If you want the extra added bonuses, you need to figure out how to kill enemies fast and in a rapid progression. This massacre feature will likely also be tied in to [[Achievement]]s at a later point in the development. ==Experience bonus==When you kill a series of monsters in a short timespan, you get an one-off experience bonus that follows a very simple pattern: 5 experience per kill. (A) = Assumed * 5 Monsters = +5 Exp (A)* 6 Monsters = +10 Exp (A)* 7 Monsters = +15 Exp (A)* 8 Monsters = +20 Exp (A)* 9 Monsters = +25 Exp (A)* 11 Monsters = +30 Exp (A)* 12 Monsters = +35 Exp (A)* 13 Monsters = +40 Exp (A)* 14 Monsters = +45 Exp (A)* 15 Monsters = +50 Exp (A)* 16 Monsters = +55 Exp* 17 Monsters = +60 Exp (A)* 17 Monsters = +65 Exp (A)* 17 Monsters = +70 Exp (A)* 20 Monsters = +75 Exp ==Development==The massacre feature was first shown at the [[BlizzCon 2008]] gameplay demo, and has not changed much since then, as of September 2009. <!--==Trivia==''Hide this section unless there really is some trivia about the skill. Add the skill to the [[:Category:Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]] category as well if the article contains Easter Egg information.''--> ==Media==You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=massacre Massacre-specific gallery contents] <gallery>Image:Alcarnus.jpg|[[Witch Doctor]] massacring monsters.Image:Massacre.jpg|Closeup.Image:Thanks_for_playing.jpg|Thanks for Playing.</gallery> <!--==Related Articles==''Articles that are related, but not emphasised enough in any other section, or articles that just need further attention.''--> ==References==* [http://www.diablowiki.net/Image:Thanks_for_playing.jpg Gamescom picture of finishing the game.]* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3078&cat=644&size=big Gamescom picture of Witch Doctor.]
