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This is a transcript of the Gameplay Panel held at [[Blizzcon 2010]] discussing the newly revealed [[Demon Hunter]] and changes made to the other four classes during the year.
The remit read "How does the Diablo III team go about creating a class fit to fight the legions of the Burning Hells? The designers and artists delve into the creative process." c
On the panel was:
'''Skills Runes on Barbarian Skills'''
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Next up is the [[Wizard]] and we brought back [[Hydra]] for the Wizard and it works just like the skill in Diablo 2. Crimson Rune changes them to Frost Hydras with a short range breath attack. Then we brought in a [[Lightning Hydra]], lightning hydras never miss. Next up we have an [[Arcane Hydra]] (with Alabaster rune) which shoots miniature arcane orbs for AoE damage. Then we did an [[Acid Hydra]] (Obsidian rune) because melting monsters is a lot of fun and finally one big hydra head but with the firewall attribute
'''Skills Runes on Wizard Skills''' <center><gallery>File:Crimson frost hydra wiz.png|Crimson - Chilling breathFile:Indigo lightning hydra wiz.png|Indigo - LightningFile:Alabaster arcane hydra wiz.png|Alabaster - ArcaneFile:Obsidian_acid_hydra_wiz.png|Obsidian - AcidFile:Golden fire wall hydra wiz.png|Golden - Fire Walls</gallery></center> '''Skills Runes on Wizard Skills (Plague of Toads)'''
Next up let's look at [[Plague of Toads]] on the [[Witch Doctor]]. The Crimson Rune makes all of your frogs on fire and then something a little more gameplay oriented, you've got mana reduction (Golden rune) so you can have a lot more frogs and then Alabaster rune will blind monsters which gives you some crowd control ability and then we change the skill completely and make a toad blizzard (Indigo rune) then finally we wanted to have a giant toad (Obsidian rune) but what's he going to do? He's going to eat monsters and he digests them but he doesn't digest the loot.<br><br> <center><gallery>File:Crimson fire damage plague of toads wd.png|Crimson - Fire DamageFile:Golden reduce cost plague of toads wd.png|Golden - Mana RecoveryFile:Alabaster blind plague of toads wd.png|Alabaster - Blinding GasFile:Indigo rain of toads plague of toads wd.png|Indigo - Rain of ToadsFile:Obsidian giant toad plague of toads wd.png|Obsidian - Giant Toad</gallery></center>
'''Jay Wilson - Game Director'''
