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'''Cooperative play''' is the main focus of [[Diablo 3]], and involuntary [[PvP]] encounters (or PK-ing) will not take place.

[[Category:Game terms]]
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 * Many quests and [[boss]] battles are designed so players can (or must) do them together to receive the rewards.
-[[http://www.diablowiki.net/images/9/96/Party02.jpg|frame|Four player party in Act Two.]]
+[[File:Party02.jpg|frame|Four player party in Act Two.]]
 While these features are definitely boosts to co-op, some fans have pointed out that they're more about the removal of anti-co-op features, rather than the adding of specific benefits to it.

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 * Many quests and [[boss]] battles are designed so players can (or must) do them together to receive the rewards.
-While these features are definitely boosts to co-op, some fans have pointed out that they're more about the removal of anti-co-op features, rather than the adding of specific benefits to it. On that side of the coin, Diablo 3 has some areas with fewer co-op bonuses than were present in Diablo 2.
+[[http://www.diablowiki.net/images/9/96/Party02.jpg|frame|Four player party in Act Two.]]
 * The [[maximum players]] per game has been lowered from 8 to 4.

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-'''Cooperative play''' is the playing of [[PvE]] together with other players.
+Cooperative play, often referred to as [[Co-op]], is the practice of playing a game together with other humans working towards a common goal.
-One of the main development mantras of the Diablo 3 team was, "do no harm to co-op." and they made many changes to Diablo 2 game systems in the furtherance of this goal. Co-op improvements include:
+While Diablo III is not a party-required game, with raid type content that can only be accessed by a group of players working together, the developers clearly intend players to play together, and numerous of Diablo III's systems are designed around co-op play. New features or improvements in Diablo III that are meant to foster more co-op play include:
 * Individual item drops. (Players see only the items they can pick up, so no more [[ninja]]-looting.)
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 * No more party system. (Players are automatically in a party together if they are in the same game.)
 * Improved [[Friends List]] features on [[Battle.net]].
-* The [[Banner]] system allows players to easily warp to the location of their friends in a game. (Replacing [[Town Portal]]s.)
+* The [[Banner]] system allows players to easily warp to the location of their friends in a game.
-While these features are definitely boosts to co-op, some fans have pointed out that they're more about the removal of anti-co-op features, rather than actual benefits to it. On that side of the coin, Diablo 3 has some areas with fewer co-op bonuses than were present in Diablo 2.
+While these features are definitely boosts to co-op, some fans have pointed out that they're more about the removal of anti-co-op features, rather than the adding of specific benefits to it. On that side of the coin, Diablo 3 has some areas with fewer co-op bonuses than were present in Diablo 2.
-* Max players per game is lowered from 8 to 4.
+* The [[maximum players]] per game has been lowered from 8 to 4.
-* The [[experience]] gained no longer scales up hugely with more players.
+* The [[experience]] gained no longer scales up with more players.
-** [[Monsters]] do still gain more hit points, though.
+** [[Monsters]] do still gain more hit points, though. ([[Beta]] testing indicates a 75% increase per additional character in the game.)
 * There are many fewer [[shared skill]]s in Diablo III. (Many [[Auras]] and [[Warcries]] shared in Diablo 2, while most [[Necromancer]] [[Curses]] were of benefit to all characters in the vicinity.)
-* Diablo 3's [[quest]] system strongly encourages all players in the same game to play on the same quest. (This can be seen as a pro and a con as it concentrates the players in the same area, but makes it less likely that friends with much different level characters to play in the same game, but not in the same area.)
+* The [[difficulty]] is so much lower (at least on the beta content) that players have no need to play together in order to succeed.
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 <blue>Bashiok: Faster killing speed means more drops, more drops means more power or money. Since the goal of the game essentially boils down to either power or wealth, or both, the advantage (in our opinion) is pretty clear and doesn’t need any additional incentive.</blue>
+* See the [[Multiplayer]] article for more details on co-op and related issues.

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 * No more party system. (Players are automatically in a party together if they are in the same game.)
 * Improved [[Friends List]] features on [[Battle.net]].
 While these features are definitely boosts to co-op, some fans have pointed out that they're more about the removal of anti-co-op features, rather than actual benefits to it. On that side of the coin, Diablo 3 has some areas with fewer co-op bonuses than were present in Diablo 2.

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-'''Cooperative play''' is the playing of [[PvE]] together with other players. It's the main focus of [[Diablo 3]], and involuntary [[PvP]] encounters (or [[PK]]-ing) will not take place.
+'''Cooperative play''' is the playing of [[PvE]] together with other players.
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 [[Category:Multiplayer]]
 [[Category:Glossary]]
 [[Category:Basics]]

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	See the [[Multiplayer]] page for more details.		See the [[Multiplayer]] page for more details.

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	'''Cooperative play''' is the main focus of [[Diablo 3]], and involuntary [[PvP]] encounters (or PK-ing) will not take place.		'''Cooperative play''' is the main focus of [[Diablo 3]], and involuntary [[PvP]] encounters (or PK-ing) will not take place.
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		+	See the [[Multiplayer]] page for more details.