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==Why they They Exist==

While there isn't a given reason in the lore (yet) for these power-ups floating in mid air like an arcade game, the reason for their existence in the gameplay is to increase speed of gameplay without relying so heavily on [[potion]]s. The development team wanted to keep Diablo III fast paced and filled with action, not waiting idle idly for [[health]] or [[mana]] to regenerate. [[Jay Wilson]] also said that they wanted to change the old potion-based combat, (where potions were basically were extra extensions of your health and mana to your pools, they wanted it ) to be a system that encouraged a more interactivetactical play style.<div style="clear:both;"></div>

These Health globes of health work as you would expect, when . After stepping on them, you will get an increase in health. The increase is occurs over time, so (not instant, instantaneous) and you can only activate them if you are lacking health. The interesting thing about multiplayer and orbs is that they heal all party members in the vicinity, enabling any player to be become a makeshift healer. Even if the person picking up the orb up is at full health, it other members of the party will heal othersbe healed.

The [[drop rate]] is quite low, but with the amount sheer number of monsters coming at players, there should rarely be a lack of orbs, . If health orb drops become few and when they are far between, there is always [[potion|health potions]] can still be used. However, health potionshave a significant [[Cooldown|cooldown period]] between uses. Additional tweaks have also been promised.

[http://www.diii.net/n/688738/bashiok-on-health-orbs-and-pvp Source]::''We're also playing around with some alternate functionality for when/how they're picked up while you're at full health, as well as some visual tweaks. Regardless we're going to make sure it's as fun and balanced as possible.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-on-health-orbs-and-pvp |title=Bashiok on Health Orbs and PvP |author=[[Flux]] |date=2008-08-28}}</ref>

Health orbs heal globes restore health on a % percentage basis; if they . If the globe is meant to fill say, 25% of a character's hit points, then a Barbarian would get recover more actual health (in absolute terms) from one than a Witch Doctorwould. Regardless, even though both would see their health globe fill the same relative amount.

During an [http://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/?id=2936 interview] with Gamereactor (@2:45) at GC2008, [[Jay Wilson]] said stated that they were on [intend for health globes to drop at about a 25-35% frequency. He also added that health globe drops would not affect treasure/loot drops.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/?id=2936 about 25|title=GC08 Diablo III Interview |author=Gamereactor |date=2008-09-35%].02}}</ref>

During [[Boss]] battles, or battles with [[rare]]s and [[champion]]s, [[Jay Wilson]] said "they would drop health globes at percentages of their health. Rares in particular are almost guaranteed to drop about every 25%."[<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/101/1017305p2.html]|title=BlizzCon 09: Diablo III Q&A |author=Jeff Haynes and Gerald Villoria |date=2009-08-23}}</ref>

In the [[BlizzCon 2008]] build, the health globes had changed slightly, getting some experienced a slight visual change. Some sort of ornamental graphic on the top and bottom, of the globes (like a small golden crown) were added.

In the [[GamesCom 2009 demo]], [[Mana Globe]]s have been removed. At the end of one video, the [[Wizard]] regains a large amount of [[mana]] by picking up a Health Globe. This is because they now get Mana mana - as well as Health health - from Health Globes if they invested in [[Stability Control]].

[[Witch Doctor]]s also receive mana benefits from health globes, if they have invested into various of their in certain mana+ recovery skills.

The first Health Globe was shown at [[WWI 2008]] with the announcement of [[Diablo III]] and the [[Barbarian]]/[[Witch Doctor]]. It was originally just a read floating red "blob" floating, but had has since received a graphics update by (as of [[BlizzCon 2008|BlizzCon later in the year]] ) with a little golden crown on the top and endbottom.

By [[BlizzCon 2009]], the mechanics of the globe had been changed slightly as well (with the disappearance of [[Mana Globe]]s). In the [BlizzCon 2009] build, now giving health globes gave [[mana]] to [[Wizard]]s using the [[Stability Control]] skill. [[Stability Control]] was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010.

In January 2010, the Wizard got a confirmed new [[resource pool]] known only as [[instability]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/monk-resource-system-complete/], the Wizard got a confirmed new |title=Monk Mana Resource System Progressing |author=[[resource poolFlux]] known only as |date=2010-01-05}}</ref> [[instabilityInstability]], which has since been removed, but the and replaced with [[Arcane Power]]. The [[Witch Doctor]] , however, might still be able to benefit from Health Globes when recuperating mana.

==Related ArticlesReferences==* [[Stability Control]]<references/>

:Additional resources:==References==* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/monk-resource-system-complete/ Monk Mana Resource System Progressing]* [http://www.diii.net/n/688738/bashiok-on-health-orbs-and-pvp Bashiok on Health Orbs and PvP]* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-wizard-skill-trees/ Full Wizard Skill Trees]* [http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/101/1017305p2.html IGN: Globes and Boss Battles]* [http://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/?id=2936 Droprate about 25-35%]* [[GamesCom 2009 demo]]::* [[Wizard Gameplay Blizzcon 2008]]