Traits - Revision history

MrFrye at 17:42, 19 May 2012

2012-05-19T17:42:06Z

Ltongues at 17:43, 13 May 2012

2012-05-13T17:43:33Z

Flux: /* Overview */

2012-02-04T22:38:42Z

‎Overview

Elly at 04:33, 30 January 2012

2012-01-30T04:33:18Z

Elly at 04:27, 30 January 2012

2012-01-30T04:27:33Z

Elly: archived

2012-01-30T04:12:20Z

archived

MrFrye at 20:29, 18 August 2011

2011-08-18T20:29:36Z

MrFrye at 04:56, 13 August 2011

2011-08-13T04:56:02Z

MrFrye at 04:53, 13 August 2011

2011-08-13T04:53:59Z

MrFrye at 19:53, 6 August 2011

2011-08-06T19:53:46Z

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 | Wizard
 |-
-| [[Battering Ram]]
+| [[Battering Ram (trait)|Battering Ram]]
 | Enables the Barbarian to resist the [[debuff]] dealt by various slowing effects.
 | Barbarian

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 <blue>The skill system has been totally revamped, and we’ve added an all-new traits system. The skill system we showed last year was fairly Diablo II-like. We knew at the time that the basic mechanics were sound, but we felt it was intimidating, and that it overly encouraged spreading your points around into as many different skills as possible instead of focusing on the skills that fit your play style. If you’ve spread your points into 30 different skills, then you’ve broken your character. The system wasn’t facilitating playing the game well.
-We also moved passive skills into their own UI, and renamed then traits—because no matter how good a passive skill is, it’s hard to pass up picking an active skill instead. The traits tree allows us to expand the number of passives and focus on core character customization ideas like, “I want more health,” or “I want more damage.” It replaces attribute-point spending, which we didn’t consider to be a very good customization system because there was always a *correct* way to spend points. With traits, players will find there are a lot more choices to make that will be better balanced against one another, and will include flavorful or role-playing choices to cater to a broader group of players.</blue>
+We also moved passive skills into their own UI, and renamed them traits—because no matter how good a passive skill is, it’s hard to pass up picking an active skill instead. The traits tree allows us to expand the number of passives and focus on core character customization ideas like, “I want more health,” or “I want more damage.” It replaces attribute-point spending, which we didn’t consider to be a very good customization system because there was always a *correct* way to spend points. With traits, players will find there are a lot more choices to make that will be better balanced against one another, and will include flavorful or role-playing choices to cater to a broader group of players.</blue>
 As of October 2010, trait points are awarded every other level (1, 3, 5, etc). There are about 30 traits per character, though this number may be reduced/condensed in further development. Traits can have 1, 3, or 5 points placed in them, with the number varying between traits.

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 <blue>The skill system has been totally revamped, and we’ve added an all-new traits system. The skill system we showed last year was fairly Diablo II-like. We knew at the time that the basic mechanics were sound, but we felt it was intimidating, and that it overly encouraged spreading your points around into as many different skills as possible instead of focusing on the skills that fit your play style. If you’ve spread your points into 30 different skills, then you’ve broken your character. The system wasn’t facilitating playing the game well.
-::We also moved passive skills into their own UI, and renamed then traits—because no matter how good a passive skill is, it’s hard to pass up picking an active skill instead. The traits tree allows us to expand the number of passives and focus on core character customization ideas like, “I want more health,” or “I want more damage.” It replaces attribute-point spending, which we didn’t consider to be a very good customization system because there was always a *correct* way to spend points. With traits, players will find there are a lot more choices to make that will be better balanced against one another, and will include flavorful or role-playing choices to cater to a broader group of players.</blue>
+We also moved passive skills into their own UI, and renamed then traits—because no matter how good a passive skill is, it’s hard to pass up picking an active skill instead. The traits tree allows us to expand the number of passives and focus on core character customization ideas like, “I want more health,” or “I want more damage.” It replaces attribute-point spending, which we didn’t consider to be a very good customization system because there was always a *correct* way to spend points. With traits, players will find there are a lot more choices to make that will be better balanced against one another, and will include flavorful or role-playing choices to cater to a broader group of players.</blue>
 As of October 2010, trait points are awarded every other level (1, 3, 5, etc). There are about 30 traits per character, though this number may be reduced/condensed in further development. Traits can have 1, 3, or 5 points placed in them, with the number varying between traits.
 Traits are not all unique to each character. About one-third of the traits are found on two or more classes, with a fair number spread across all five classes, though their Clvl requirements may vary between classes. Many traits are unique to individual classes, and have special bonuses that are only of use to that class.
 ==Traits Allow Customization==

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−	{{Archived\|~~25.5.2011~~\|~~Removed From the Game~~}}	+	{{Archived\|September 2010\|[[Passive]]s}}
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		+	Traits and Passives have gone back and forth over Diablo 3's development but they are essentially the same thing, secondary skills that bolster the Active Skills. They are now called [[Passive]]s.

	Details about Traits prior to its removal have been saved for posterity.		Details about Traits prior to its removal have been saved for posterity.

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 Jay explained the logic behind moving passive skills out of the skill trees and into a traits tree in an interview in the Blizzcon 2010 show program:<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-blizzcon-program/ Jay Wilson Interview] - Blizzcon, 25/10/2010</ref>
-::'''Jay Wilson: '''The skill system has been totally revamped, and we’ve added an all-new traits system. The skill system we showed last year was fairly Diablo II-like. We knew at the time that the basic mechanics were sound, but we felt it was intimidating, and that it overly encouraged spreading your points around into as many different skills as possible instead of focusing on the skills that fit your play style. If you’ve spread your points into 30 different skills, then you’ve broken your character. The system wasn’t facilitating playing the game well.
+<blue>The skill system has been totally revamped, and we’ve added an all-new traits system. The skill system we showed last year was fairly Diablo II-like. We knew at the time that the basic mechanics were sound, but we felt it was intimidating, and that it overly encouraged spreading your points around into as many different skills as possible instead of focusing on the skills that fit your play style. If you’ve spread your points into 30 different skills, then you’ve broken your character. The system wasn’t facilitating playing the game well.
-::We also moved passive skills into their own UI, and renamed then traits—because no matter how good a passive skill is, it’s hard to pass up picking an active skill instead. The traits tree allows us to expand the number of passives and focus on core character customization ideas like, “I want more health,” or “I want more damage.” It replaces attribute-point spending, which we didn’t consider to be a very good customization system because there was always a *correct* way to spend points. With traits, players will find there are a lot more choices to make that will be better balanced against one another, and will include flavorful or role-playing choices to cater to a broader group of players.
+::We also moved passive skills into their own UI, and renamed then traits—because no matter how good a passive skill is, it’s hard to pass up picking an active skill instead. The traits tree allows us to expand the number of passives and focus on core character customization ideas like, “I want more health,” or “I want more damage.” It replaces attribute-point spending, which we didn’t consider to be a very good customization system because there was always a *correct* way to spend points. With traits, players will find there are a lot more choices to make that will be better balanced against one another, and will include flavorful or role-playing choices to cater to a broader group of players.</blue>
 As of October 2010, trait points are awarded every other level (1, 3, 5, etc). There are about 30 traits per character, though this number may be reduced/condensed in further development. Traits can have 1, 3, or 5 points placed in them, with the number varying between traits.

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 '''Traits''' are a separate set of [[skills]], all of which are passive, that provide strong bonuses for the [[active skills]] and general character abilities. Characters do not earn enough points to use every trait, or even most traits. Choosing which traits to spend point in allows each character to specialize their play style in unique fashion.
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 [[image:Prismatic_cloak.png|right|thumbnail|400px|The Prismatic Cloak trait, shown as an example during BlizzCon 2010]]Traits implemented into the game during 2010, when all [[passive]] skills were removed from the skill trees. Many existing passive skills were (more or less) directly transformed into traits, while lots of others were added to fill character needs. Traits were first revealed during the Diablo 3 [[Gameplay Panel Blizzcon 2010|Gameplay Panel in Blizzcon 2010]] by [[Jay Wilson]]. Traits provide substantial bonuses to all active skills and stats, essentially allowing a player to upgrade a specific skill or playstyle which defines them and their build.
-Jay explained the logic behind moving passive skills out of the skill trees and into a traits tree in an interview in the Blizzcon 2010 show program:<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-blizzcon-program/ Jay Wilson Interview @ Blizzcon 2010 Program] - IncGamers October 25, 2010</ref>
+Jay explained the logic behind moving passive skills out of the skill trees and into a traits tree in an interview in the Blizzcon 2010 show program:<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-blizzcon-program/ Jay Wilson Interview] - Blizzcon, 25/10/2010</ref>
 ::'''Jay Wilson: '''The skill system has been totally revamped, and we’ve added an all-new traits system. The skill system we showed last year was fairly Diablo II-like. We knew at the time that the basic mechanics were sound, but we felt it was intimidating, and that it overly encouraged spreading your points around into as many different skills as possible instead of focusing on the skills that fit your play style. If you’ve spread your points into 30 different skills, then you’ve broken your character. The system wasn’t facilitating playing the game well.
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 ==References==
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 {{Master Nav|skill}}
 [[Category:Skills]]
 [[category:traits]]

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 | Wizard
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-| [[Healer (trait}|Healer]]
+| [[Healer (trait)|Healer]]
 | Enhances the amount of healing provided by the class' healing skills.
 | Monk

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 | Barbarian, Monk, Witch Doctor, Wizard
 |-
-| [[Black Ice]]
+| [[Black Ice (trait)|Black Ice]]
 | Causes target frozen by the Wizard to take additional damage.
 | Wizard
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 | Witch Doctor
 |-
-| [[Blur]]
+| [[Blur (trait)|Blur]]
 | Reduces the damage taken from melee attacks.
 | Wizard
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 | Barbarian
 |-
-| [[Care of the Master]]
+| [[Care of the Master (trait)|Care of the Master]]
 | Increases the health of his summoned pets.
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Barbarian, Monk, Witch Doctor, Wizard
 |-
-| [[Death Pact]]
+| [[Death Pact (trait)|Death Pact]]
 | Enables the class to take less damage when low on hit points.
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Barbarian
 |-
-| [[Drain Power]]
+| [[Drain Power (trait)|Drain Power]]
 | Transfers damage dealt to health and [[Arcane Power]], essentially giving the Wizard dual [[leech]] from spells, in Diablo II terms.
 | Wizard
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 | Wizard
 |-
-| [[Ferocity]]
+| [[Ferocity (trait)|Ferocity]]
 | Increase the damage done by the Witch Doctor's summoned pets.
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Monk
 |-
-| [[Flight Before Fight]]
+| [[Flight Before Fight (trait)|Flight Before Fight]]
 | Increase in movement speed when one of the Wizard's melee attacks is blocked.
 | Wizard
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 | Barbarian, Monk
 |-
-| [[Glass Cannon]]
+| [[Glass Cannon (trait)|Glass Cannon]]
 | Increases spell damage while reducing armor.
 | Wizard
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 | Barbarian, Monk, Witch Doctor, Wizard
 |-
-| [[Leader of the Pack]]
+| [[Leader of the Pack (trait)|Leader of the Pack]]
 | Adds damage to his pet [[Mongrels]].
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Barbarian, Monk, Witch Doctor, Wizard
 |-
-| [[Mana Regeneration]]
+| [[Mana Regeneration (trait)|Mana Regeneration]]
 | Regenerate mana at an increased rate.
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Witch Doctor
 |-
-| [[Mind and Body]]
+| [[Mind and Body (trait)|Mind and Body]]
 | Regenerates [[health]].
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Barbarian
 |-
-| [[Plagued]]
+| [[Plagued (trait)|Plagued]]
 | Increases the damage done by his various "Animal and Plague" skills.
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Wizard
 |-
-| [[Quickening]]
+| [[Quickening (trait)|Quickening]]
 | Enables faster spell casting speed.
 | Witch Doctor, Wizard
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 | Witch Doctor
 |-
-| [[Ritual of Blood]]
+| [[Ritual of Blood (trait)|Ritual of Blood]]
 | Transfer 50% of mana costs to health, allowing for more spell-casting, with a slightly increased risk of death.
 | Witch Doctor
 |-
-| [[Rituals]]
+| [[Rituals (trait)|Rituals]]
 | Increases spell damage by a percentage of the character's [[Vitality]].
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Witch Doctor
 |-
-| [[Spiritual Attunement]]
+| [[Spiritual Attunement (trait)|Spiritual Attunement]]
 | Enables the class to increase their maximum [[mana]].
 | Witch Doctor
 |-
-| [[Spirit Vessel]]
+| [[Spirit Vessel (trait)|Spirit Vessel]]
 | Enables the class to gain [[mana]] from each [[health globe]], whether the character gains any health or not.
 | Witch Doctor
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 | Monk
 |-
-| [[Temporal Flux]]
+| [[Temporal Flux (trait)|Temporal Flux]]
 | Slowing effect to enemies who she hits for Arcane spell damage.
 | Wizard
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 | Wizard
 |-
-| [[Zombie Master]]
+| [[Zombie Master (trait)|Zombie Master]]
 | Enhances the damage of his zombie type skills.
 | Witch Doctor