Possible Changes In Diablo III

From the Battle.net forums, Bashiok recently commented on the infamos Identify system which was present in Diablo I and II. While many saw it as a 'bottlenech hinderence to the gameplay' the general concesus is that it simple needs a revamp.

The identify system has gone through quite a few internal iterations already, and I think we'll probably see quite a few more. It's an interesting system in a lot of ways because first off it's something everyone remembers from the previous games, so if it wasn't there you'd probably wonder where it went. In a different light you could literally remove it entirely and probably not impact gameplay itself very much at all. It's also open ended enough where you could blow the system out and do something new and cool with it. Ultimately (and I know it's a broken record at this point) we'll do what is best for the game and what adds to the best game experience possible.

Personally - my own personal thoughts on the system - are that I think you could do almost anything with it and I'd be just fine. It wasn't annoying to me when playing the previous games, it was just a part of how they played, if it was removed I don't think I'd really miss it either, and if it was changed for the better then that's cool too.
- According to Bashiok.

What will remain of the notorious item identity system is yet to be known, but be certain that Blizzard has something neat ready for us.

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