Der har været en del aktivitet på Battle.Nets Diablo 3-forum, hvor der er kommet lidt uddybende kommentarer omkring patch 1.0.8, og hvad udviklernes vision for patchen (og derefter) er. Der snakkes blandt andet om items, farming-effektivitet, monster-densitet (og min favorit: Identify All-knappens genfødsel). Læs citaterne fra de forskellige Community Managers og technical game designer Wyatt Cheng nedenfor.

Vaneras:

Improved mob density for Acts 1, 2, and 4 so that you do not always feel like you have to farm Act 3 all the time.
Multi-crafting to make it easier to craft in bulk, i.e. you will be able to specify how many of any given item or gem you wish to craft.
Auction House tooltip compare that will make it easier to compare items in the AH with items you are wearing.
We will of course give you more specific information on what exactly will be in the next patch once we get closer to release.

Wyatt Cheng:

We are looking to improve co-op farming efficiency in 1.0.8. Co-op play in general is a big focus of the 1.0.8 patch and efficiency is definitely one component of that. Co-op is already more efficient for some players, but this is the exception rather than the norm. The degree of co-op efficiency depends heavily on the co-ordination of the party, skill builds, and the relative gear level of the teammates. Since launch we’ve made some modest changes to encourage co-op play but there’s still room to go farther. At the same time, we don’t want to go so far as to make multiplayer feel “mandatory” for those who prefer to play solo, but we still want to err on the side of being co-op favorable.
There’s also a number of hurdles to co-op play beyond raw efficiency, so we’ll be looking to alleviate/solve some of those hurdles too. The Identify All feature in 1.0.8 is an example of this. Sometimes the trip back to town to sort through a bag of gear is enough of a hurdle to make somebody feel playing co-op isn’t worth it. Nobody wants to be in the dungeon fighting monsters while your teammate is off in town identifying a full inventory.

Wyatt Cheng:

Lots of good comments here! Just a few quick points
1. As a point of clarification, “dropping less loot on the ground” is not slated for 1.0.8. It’s part of our general philosophy for beyond the 1.0.8 timeframe.

2. I really like the suggestions that don’t make multiplayer feel mandatory. Suggestions along the lines of “I don’t want to feel penalized for playing with my friends” or “provide a small bonus to overcome the logistical overhead” are in the scope of what we’re thinking.

3. We totally see the appeal of having more than 4 players in a game, but it has its downsides, and the big one is that the screen becomes so crowded you can’t tell what’s going on. It’s important that a player can discern important information from the game world and make tactical decisions based on this information. We know some of you may disagree and you’ll always want 8 players, and I can respect that. This is something we’ve debated heavily though, and feel strongly about.

4. We’ve discussed the “leecher” problem. Nothing to share yet but it’s definitely rough when it happens.

Jeg kan ikke lade være med at tænke på, at der er kommet rigtig meget skub i udviklingen og det at lytte til fanbasen, efter Jay Wilson er smuttet fra topposten.

Sandt sandt. Jeg synes bare, der er meget, der peger på, at de har speedet processen op på det seneste

Jep personligt synes jeg at alle patches indtil videre har været spot on, og altid haft mindst et par ting at være spændt på

Sandt sandt. Jeg synes bare, der er meget, der peger på, at de har speedet processen op på det seneste

Det spørger også mere direkte efter input og anvender flere af de forslag som der kommer - så er helt enig med dig i at efter han trådte af der har de brugt deres community bedre - om det så er mangle på ledelse eller fordi de har indset hvad der er at hente må så stå uvist hen - men ja det bærer i den rigtige retning

Patch 1.0.7 har været et skridt i den helt rette retning for mig. Det er vist mest pga. crafting af de nye items. Jeg har rent faktisk lyst til at spille spillet et par timer om dagen nu. Mere af det, og jeg tror, D3 er ved at være et spil, som mange igen har lyst til at spille.

Jeg er dog ikke sikker på, at jeg er vild med alt det bound to account-pjat.

Sjovt du siger det med du har mere lyst til at spille, min friend list er pludselig hoppet fra 3-4 personer til 10-14 om aftenen, det er ret vildt så mange der er kommet tilbage!

Ja det helt sikkert, det sku lækkert med massere af folk online af gangen. Så der altid nok til at fylde uber/key/xp runs op Nu hvor sc2 expansion er kommet ud vil der nok være endnu flere på... det bare det forkerte spil, muhahaha