In a questionable departure from the tried and true formula that has created a huge amount of success and anticipation, Blizzard will be focusing on role playing elements in the upcoming Diablo 3.
Will this take away from the frenetic action that is the trademark of the series and turn it into another Dungeon Siege? Follow the jump to find out more.

This would indicate a more episodic feel, where rather than non-stop action that could be joined at any time, quests and storyline would play a major role. Although Pardo reassures us that (thay are) "taking cues from games like Zelda, God of War, games like that, (to) bring that to the action-RPG genre" they are obviously looking at a more mission based game style, sacrificing at least part of the incredibly enjoyable flow of the game.

Coltrain via gamerchip.com »