Changes

The Stone of Recall was permanently removed from the game during late-phase development. It was last present during the [[Diablo III Beta]] and was removed from the game in the Beta version 10 patch, on January 23, 2012.

==Development Cycle==

Diablo III initially featured town portal scrolls much as those in Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. During early development, the [[D3 Team]] decided that this feature was too easily exploited as an escape from danger, and removed it. Jay Wilson explained this decision in a 2010 interview with Gamespot. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-gamespot-au/]

==Blue Portals in Diablo III==

There were numerous red portals in Diablo II, to take players between distant locations that weren't appropriate for Waypoint travel. There were also town portals cast by NPCs that players could not use, such as those the rescued Barbarian NPCs cast in Act Five.

These types of portals do not seem to be a feature in Diablo III, other than the ones players see in town, after returning via a town portal. Players can not cast blue portals in the dungeons for other players to use, and while the [[Barbarian]] cast such a portal for the use of [[Deckard Cain]] in the first gameplay movie, released with the June 2008 Diablo III announcement, that feature/function was evolved away from over the course of development.