==Development Cycle==

Diablo 3 initially featured [[town portal scroll]]s much the same 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.. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-gamespot-au/ No Town Portal Scrolls] - Interview with Gamespot.Au, 21/8/2010</ref>