Archivist - Revision history

Elly at 20:54, 13 December 2012

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MrFrye at 03:55, 13 August 2011

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Flux: /* To Sum up */

2011-07-08T11:04:21Z

‎To Sum up

Flux: /* Archivist Skills */

2011-07-06T22:37:08Z

‎Archivist Skills

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‎References

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‎References

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link fix

Leord at 12:51, 21 July 2010

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‎References

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‎Behind the Scenes Information

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-[[Image:Archivist.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Archivist]]
+'''''Are you looking for [[The Archivist (april fools)]]'''''
-==Character Introduction==
+<mob>The Archivist</mob>
-::''I first encountered an archivist in the ruins of the great city of Travincal. While exploring one of the long-abandoned temples, I was drawn by the flickering of faint torchlight through a distant doorway, and then, as I crept nearer, by the sound of a voice. There was a feeling in the air of danger near at hand, an electricity that made the hairs on my neck rise. I inched forward, breath caught in my throat, grateful for the safety of the hallway's long shadows. Then I saw him''
+He also has the [[Vortex]] [[Boss Modifier]] which yanks the player towards him.
-::''I have the utmost respect for the archivists, these warriors of myth and legend. We know their names: Alimet Two Quills, master of illumination with both left and right hand; Morienne the Scrivener, a midwife whose poetry stole the hearts of kings and brought tyrants to tears; and Salazar Cid, the Master Transcriber of Gea Kul, whose bombastic penmanship is known in all the lands of the Twin Seas and beyond. But these are only a chosen few. The members of their honored fraternity are many, and their numbers grow every day.
+[[File:The archivist.jpg]]
-==Archivist Skills==
+==Farming for The Archivist==
-* [[Book Vision]]: Makes tome on screen glow a golden color. Just because.
+{{Template:farming:the archivist}}
-==Role in the game==
+==Associated Achievements==
-Bashiok has announced the role of the Archivist as well as explain the Archivist's Unique "Radial Dialogue Tree" in the game by posting in the forums:
+{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
-::''We're really excited to finally announce the Archivist!''
+<!--
-::''His design stems from you guys, the players, so it's really about "fan service" if you will. At BlizzCon and WWI we were receiving question after question "Can we play as Deckard Cain?" and "Please let me play as Deckard Cain" and "Deckard Cain should be a playable class" and on and on. So we thought, obviously we can't have you play as Cain, he's an important part of the story already, but what if we take the essence that is Cain... 'eau de Deckard'... and make a new type of character class. And we're really proud to be able to offer a first glimpse to you today, and say thank you for your loyal support.
+==Trivia==
-''[[Image:Radial_Dialogue_Tree.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Archivist's Radial Dialogue Tree]]
+There was an Archivist in Diablo 3 before this ghostly version appeared. The original [[The Archivist (april fools)|Archivist]] revealed by Blizzard back in April of 2009 turned out to be an April Fool's joke.  So Alimet Two Quills, master of illumination, Morienne the Scrivener and Salazar Cid, the Master Transcriber of Gea Kul were never to see the light of day in Diablo 3.
-The Release of the Archivist Class is a joke that was part of Blizzard's 2009 April Fool's Day materials. Other humor of the day included the Starcraft 2 "Terra-Tron" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers Transformers] spoof, a World of Warcraft "Pimp my mount" spoof of MTV's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp_my_ride Pimp my ride], and a "Dance Battles" joke for World of Warcraft which would allow teams to face off other teams in a dance off.
+==Gallery==
-<blockquote>Remember the Archivist? One of our 2009 April Fool's jokes as a new character class in Diablo III. Some things you may not know about this joke:
+{{Monster navbox|superuniqueundead}}
-[[File:Archivist-vs-cain.jpg|left|Archivist vs. [[Deckard Cain]] in-game view.]]
+[[Category:Monsters]]
-Though Bashiok didn't point it out in his behind the scenes info, as soon as we saw Deckard Cain's ingame artwork and concept art, it became clear that he was the Archivist. The developers simply took the Cain model (including his animations) and changed a few of the colors.
+[[Category:Superuniques]]
+[[Category:Undead]]
-There's no shame in this, as the class was clearly based on Cain's archetypal ancient scholar. It's also interesting to note that the Archivist has spell casting and death animations; fans noted that and wondered[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=804347] if it could be a hint for the sorts of things we'd see Deckard Cain doing in the game.
+[[Category:Ghosts]]
+__NOTOC__

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 There's no shame in this, as the class was clearly based on Cain's archetypal ancient scholar. It's also interesting to note that the Archivist has spell casting and death animations; fans noted that and wondered[http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=804347] if it could be a hint for the sorts of things we'd see Deckard Cain doing in the game.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Classes]]
 [[Category:Other classes]]
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 The Release of the Archivist Class is a joke that was part of Blizzard's 2009 April Fool's Day materials. Other humor of the day included the Starcraft 2 "Terra-Tron" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers Transformers] spoof, a World of Warcraft "Pimp my mount" spoof of MTV's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp_my_ride Pimp my ride], and a "Dance Battles" joke for World of Warcraft which would allow teams to face off other teams in a dance off.
 ===Behind the Scenes Information===
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 * In the "Shush" skill video a piece of wood falls right as the Archivist explodes, but it wasn't a planned part of the explosion.
 * The original concept of the joke was to create a Deckard Cain class, a frail old man more concerned with reading books than fighting, and so the existing Deckard Cain model was used for all of the website assets. Including an animated version sporting dyed hair and an eyepatch.</blockquote>
 ==References==

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 ==Archivist Skills==
 [[Image:Book_Vision.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Archivist using "Book Vision"]]
-So far, only 4 skills have been confirmed. They are:
+Four skills were revealed along with the Archivist character. There are screenshots and videos for all of the skills; click to the specific pages for more coverage. Below is a short description of each.
-*Book Vision: Which makes every book on screen glow a golden color, the use of this is not mentioned.
+* [[Book Vision]]: Makes tome on screen glow a golden color. Just because.
-*Lorenado: A Tornado of books ripple out from the Archivist, ripping apart any one foolish enough to stand in his way.
+* [[Lorenado]]: A Tornado of books ripple out from the Archivist, ripping apart anything it strikes.
-*Quest Bolt: Sends out a golden exclamation mark that travels straight until it hits something. When an enemy is hit, they are "Frozen", for a Quest Mark appears above they're heads, indicating they have a quest for the player.
+* [[Quest Bolt]]: Fires a golden exclamation mark projectile. Enemies hit by the Quest Bolt are frozen with the "!" remaining over their heads.
-*Shush: The Archivist lets out a "Shush", after which, all enemies within 30 feet are ripped to shreds.
+* [[Shush]]: The Archivist's most powerful spell, this one silences and destroys every monster on the screen. Sadly, it also causes the Archivist to explode an instant later.
 ==Role in the game==

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−	* [http://eu.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/archivist.xml\| Blizzard Archivist Page]	+	* [http://eu.blizzard.com/diablo3/characters/archivist.xml Blizzard Archivist Page]

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 ===Behind the Scenes Information===
-More than a year after the Archivist was revealed, Blizzard added some additional information about the joke via their Facebook page.
+More than a year after the Archivist was revealed, Blizzard added some additional information about the joke via their Facebook page. [http://www.facebook/com/diablo]
 <blockquote>Remember the Archivist? One of our 2009 April Fool's jokes as a new character class in Diablo III. Some things you may not know about this joke: