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19.04.2011

Just for those who aren't aware, Diablo II animations were rendered at 25 frames per second. This is important because it meant that events could only occur on those 25 points in every second. When you start getting into the nitty gritty of faster attack and cast rates, 25 ticks per second to shave off time for actions to occur isn't nearly granular enough to account for a direct comparison between point increases and an actual result of removing a full frame. These are called break points. Essentially your attack rate increase points don't mean anything until you get enough to hit the next break point and remove an animation frame, which would actually result in a real effect on your actions.

I'll make two statements on break points:

# Break points were an effect of the Diablo II engine, not a gameplay mechanic specifically designed into the game.
# Even modern games run at specific tick rates, and Diablo III is no different. I'll only say it's more than 25.

Well, you could say (for Diablo II) there's only 24 points of attack speed increase possible to obtain. Each one removes a frame of animation. That'd be pretty clear.

It's just not very sexy to chase single digit increases, and tough to itemize, so they're given some weight and a curve, and it becomes a bit mathier, but a lot more fun to go after.

You've actually seen some of the first three Acts already, and we probably won't be revealing too much more than what we've already shown. We really want to try to keep as much a surprise for you when you play through the game the first time as possible. We will be announcing all of the game systems though before beta, so there are a few things left as far as reveals go. While beta will obviously be a lot of fun, should you get the chance to get in and help test, it'll only be a small part of the whole game. Some people want to know everything, but we're really trying to preserve the surprise and wonderment (that we hope will come with exploring Diablo III) as much as possible.

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