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::So one of the things we focused on is that response -- 1) setting up scenarios where the players can't easily get out of danger without the use of class-specific [[skill]]s, and 2) giving them really simple controls to use a broader range of skills without making the game that much more complex to play. I really distinguish the difference between complexity and depth; to me, complexity is adding more buttons, while depth is making a single button more powerful and versatile. So that's always been our goal -- reducing the amount of controls while making each button mean more. So that's one of the reasons we added the Hotbar; it's one of the reasons why we avoided the potion-health system. And when people play the game, they may not notice this next point that much, but we leveled out the movement speed somewhat so that the player moves at a more reasonable rate compared to the monsters.
==More Immersive/Difficult Combat==
Diablo III does not include [[Town Portals]], life [[leech] is very rare, and [[Healing Potions]] carry a substantial [[cool down]] after each use. These changes (amongst others) were made to improve the combat and immersive feeling of the game. The developers felt that potions, life leech, and town portals were exploited in Diablo II, and were a chief reason for the game being very easy 99.9% of the time, and unfairly hard (due to one-hit kills) the other .1%.
The design goal of Diablo III is to make combat more immersive and challenging. Character can not heal so easily and can not flee combat at any time (via town portals), thus the monsters are more difficult and dangerous, even without the potential for cheesy/buggy one-hit kills. The developers hope this will create a more tense, exciting atmosphere and make combat feel more real and intense
