Skill trees - Revision history

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‎Skill Tree Evolution

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‎Skill Tree Evolution

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‎Skill Trees

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		+	Diablo 3 had skill trees during most of the game's development, but the entire skill interface was reworked numerous times during development, and ultimately the skill trees were removed and replaced with a sort of skill menu. See the skills article for current info; this page archives the older form of the skill trees, with numerous screenshots from 2008-2011 showing how the interface evolved over time.
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	The skill tree is an [[interface]] window in which all of the skills available to each class are displayed. When a character in Diablo III gains a level (or possibly earns a skill point from a [[quest]] reward), it can be placed into one of the [[skills]] in the skill menu, thus enabling or upgrading that ability.		The skill tree is an [[interface]] window in which all of the skills available to each class are displayed. When a character in Diablo III gains a level (or possibly earns a skill point from a [[quest]] reward), it can be placed into one of the [[skills]] in the skill menu, thus enabling or upgrading that ability.

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 The skill tree format we'll see in Diablo 3 has undergone many design changes, and is still in flux. The form seen at Blizzcon 2009 (represented by images further down this page) was thought to be fairly final, but in November 2009 Blizzard let it be known that the UI had been entirely reworked, and was now quite different.
-The new skill interface, as seen at Blizzcon 2010, can be viewed to the right. It's a blurry cell phone cam picture, but it's the only one currently available. The skills/traits tabs can be seen on the top. This isn't the actual skill tree (list). This is what a player sees when they select the skill window. It shows the available skills; the ones that have skill points invested in them.
+The skill interface can be viewed to the right. The skills/traits tabs can be seen on the top. This isn't the actual skill tree (list). This is what a player sees when they select the skill window. It shows the available skills; the ones that have skill points invested in them.
-Skills are not all available at once; note the "locked" icons on the lower four skill spots. This is because this character is level 9, and has only gained access to three skills, with the Clvl requirements of the Tiers at 2, 3, and 6. As soon as the character reaches level 10, a slot for a 4th active skill becomes available.
+Skills are not all available at once; note the "locked" icons on the lower skill spot. This is because this character is level 9, and has only gained access to three skills, with the Clvl requirements of the Tiers at 2, 3, and 6. As soon as the character reaches level 10, a slot for a 4th active skill becomes available.
 Clicking the large red button opens up the full skill listing (displayed alongside this current skills list), which shows all 25~ skills possessed by a character class. The skills are listed in tiers, without any prereqs other than Clvl. That interface is used to spend new skill points, and when a new skill is purchased, it is automatically added to the skills listed on the main skill window, seen to the right.

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 The forms of the skill trees in Diablo III have evolved radically during the game's development. The current form, revealed in October 2010, has no "tree" aspects to it. Skills are listed in tiers, with no dependency or synergy connections between them, and only a minimum Clvl as a pre-req. There are no [[passive skills]] in the trees anymore, since they were all moved to the [[traits]], leaving just [[active skills]] to spend skill points upon.
-'''Other Diablo III Interface elements:'''
+'''Diablo III Interface elements:'''
 * [[Interface|The Belt Interface]].
 * [[Skills and traits window]]
-** [[Skill trees]].
+** [[Skill tree]].
-* [[Quests|The Quests and Lore window]].
+* [[Artisans|The Artisans window]].
-* [[Artisan|The Artisans window]].
+* [[Quests window]]

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 ==Skill Tree Evolution==
-[[File:Interface-skills-dh1.jpg|thumb|Skills menu, Blizzcon 2010.]]
+[[File:Skill-window-runes-may2011.jpg|thumb|250px|Skills window with [[runestones]], May 2011.]]
 The skill tree format we'll see in Diablo 3 has undergone many design changes, and is still in flux. The form seen at Blizzcon 2009 (represented by images further down this page) was thought to be fairly final, but in November 2009 Blizzard let it be known that the UI had been entirely reworked, and was now quite different.

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 The forms of the skill trees in Diablo III have evolved radically during the game's development. The current form, revealed in October 2010, has no "tree" aspects to it. Skills are listed in tiers, with no dependency or synergy connections between them, and only a minimum Clvl as a pre-req. There are no [[passive skills]] in the trees anymore, since they were all moved to the [[traits]], leaving just [[active skills]] to spend skill points upon.
 '''Other Diablo III Interface elements:'''
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 * [[Quests|The Quests and Lore window]].
 * [[Artisan|The Artisans window]].
 The new skill interface, as seen at Blizzcon 2010, can be viewed to the right. It's a blurry cell phone cam picture, but it's the only one currently available. The skills/traits tabs can be seen on the top. This isn't the actual skill tree (list). This is what a player sees when they select the skill window. It shows the available skills; the ones that have skill points invested in them.

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−	[[~~Image~~:~~Skill~~-~~tree~~-~~blizzcon09-wiz-muldric~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~right\|200px~~\|[[~~Wizard skill\|Wizard Skill Tree~~]] ~~circa~~ Blizzcon ~~2009~~.]]	+	[[File:Skills-monk-blizzcon2010a.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|[[Monk skills]], post-changeover, Blizzcon 2010.]]
	The big changes were further hinted at on June 18, 2010[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/updates-on-fury-skills-and-potions/], and then again a couple of weeks later. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/skill-caps-increase-on-nm-hell/]		The big changes were further hinted at on June 18, 2010[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/updates-on-fury-skills-and-potions/], and then again a couple of weeks later. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/skill-caps-increase-on-nm-hell/]

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-The skill tree is an [[interface]] window in which all of the skills available to each class are displayed. When a character in Diablo III gains a level (or possibly earns a skill point from a [[quest]] reward), it can be placed into one of the [[skills]] in the skill tree, thus enabling or upgrading that ability.
+The skill tree is an [[interface]] window in which all of the skills available to each class are displayed. When a character in Diablo III gains a level (or possibly earns a skill point from a [[quest]] reward), it can be placed into one of the [[skills]] in the skill menu, thus enabling or upgrading that ability.
-[[Respecs]] will be available to change skill points after after they're placed, and [[runestones]] can be socketed into skills, greatly modifying their forms.
+The forms of the skill trees in Diablo III have evolved radically during the game's development. The current form, revealed in October 2010, has no "tree" aspects to it. Skills are listed in tiers, with no dependency or synergy connections between them, and only a minimum Clvl as a pre-req. There are no [[passive skills]] in the trees anymore, since they were all moved to the [[traits]], leaving just [[active skills]] to spend skill points upon.
-The forms of the skill trees in Diablo III have evolved radically during the game's development. The current form, revealed in October 2010, has no "tree" aspects to it. Skills are listed in tiers, with no dependency or synergy connections between them, and only a minimum Clvl as a pre-req. There are no [[passive skills]] in the trees anymore, since they were all mvoed to the [[traits]], leaving just [[active skills]] to spend skill points upon.
-==Skill Tree Evolution==
+===The Grand Skill Tree Makeover===
-The first word came on November 21st. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/skill-trees-gone1 Skill trees gone], via two Twitter posts.
+The first word came on November 21st, 2009. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/skill-trees-gone1 Skill trees gone], via two Twitter posts.
 * The skill system revision is in full force. Trees begone! I think it might be a winner.
 * We’re implementing and will be testing a new system that changes how skills are acquired. That’s all I’ll say.
 Much player speculation ensued, some of it [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/more-no-skill-trees-speculation/ was shot down], and a bit more explanation (without details) was offered on the 25th. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/non-skill-trees-discussion-evolves/]
 :: Can you say why you guys decided to drop the skill tree? What deficiencies did it have that you felt another system could do better? --by JeffKamo
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 The big changes were further hinted at on June 18, 2010[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/updates-on-fury-skills-and-potions/], and then again a couple of weeks later. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/skill-caps-increase-on-nm-hell/]

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 [[Respecs]] will be available to change skill points after after they're placed, and [[runestones]] can be socketed into skills, greatly modifying their forms.
-The forms of the skill trees in Diablo III have evolved radically during the game's development. The current form has no [[passive skills]] in the skill trees, just [[active skills]], and the trees are not divided into sub-trees; all skills are arrayed in a sort of menu, allowing each class to mix and match freely between them.
+The forms of the skill trees in Diablo III have evolved radically during the game's development. The current form, revealed in October 2010, has no "tree" aspects to it. Skills are listed in tiers, with no dependency or synergy connections between them, and only a minimum Clvl as a pre-req. There are no [[passive skills]] in the trees anymore, since they were all mvoed to the [[traits]], leaving just [[active skills]] to spend skill points upon.
-==Skill Trees==
+==Skill Tree Evolution==
-The skill tree format we'll see in Diablo 3 has undergone many design changes, and is still in flux. The form seen at Blizzcon 2009 (represented by images on this page) was thought to be fairly final, but in November 2009 Blizzard let it be known that the UI had been entirely reworked, and was now quite different. No further details have since been revealed.
+The skill tree format we'll see in Diablo 3 has undergone many design changes, and is still in flux. The form seen at Blizzcon 2009 (represented by images on this page) was thought to be fairly final, but in November 2009 Blizzard let it be known that the UI had been entirely reworked, and was now quite different.
 The first word came on November 21st. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/skill-trees-gone1 Skill trees gone], via two Twitter posts.
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 ::'''''Diii.net:''' Another follow up on that issue. People are wondering if the skills will be like Diablo 2 or more like World of Warcraft. Will we see more skills forever, or get the top level at level 30ish?
 ::'''Jay Wilson: '''Diablo 2. We’re following the same model. Here essentially our Nightmare and Hell difficulties are an extension of normal difficulty, not a continuation of more content. So normal difficulty ends our core game, and then nightmare and hell are replays of them on higher skills levels. So we are going to allow you to continue and develop your skills into the higher difficulty levels.
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 The skills were not as discrete as those in Diablo 2, and there was considerable overlap between skills in different trees. It appeared that the D3 team intended players to specialize in one tree per character, and thus included skills with redundant basic functions, such as +damage, +defense, etc.
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 It's known that the skill trees were largely reworked in late 2009, but no images or further details have yet been revealed.
 ==Development==

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 ::'''Jay Wilson:''' This new system is still in the development stages and if it does not work, we still have plenty of options to fall back on. Right now, we're just trying different things and getting a feel for the few ideas in regards to the skill system that we have going on right now. It differs from the World of Warcraft/Diablo II type hierarchical styles and is more of a skill pool/path than a tree per se.
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 It's known that the skill trees were largely reworked in late 2009, but no images or further details have yet been revealed.
 ==Development==