Body type, it seems, is tied to class roles as an element of game's fantasies", according to Rod Fergusson, executive producer and director of the
Diablo IV Gold franchise at Blizzard Entertainment.
"Body kind is something we consider to be part of the school's fantasies," Fergusson said in an interview at a roundtable, stating that the creator created an "'dad bod' Druid and an emaciated Necromancer" on purpose. "Those are the elements that makes the class in some aspects, therefore having a dad bod Necro or an emaciated Druid wasn't really a part of the class's fantasies.
"We wanted to provide as much variety as possible in terms of havingtons of various races, hair types and markings along with eye colour, however there were certain elements that made the class the class in the first place, and for Diablo 4 it was body type."Body type and class archetypes are also part of Diablo 4's design of gear and armor, and the rest of the accessories that are part of the game's overall look, Fergusson said. So, for example, designing armor that matches the size of a barbarian's body could be difficult to translate to the 90-pound equivalent of the identical class. "The primary aim was to offer the highest level of choice you could get in a Diablo game" Fergusson said. "We wanted it to be much more personal andpersonalization, but your barbarian will remain one of the barbarians -- it's going to be strong but not a waif."
Diablo 4 further expands the number of options for character customization by showing the campfire of adventurers with random appearances when players start the game. The game doesn't reveal from the game about the Barbarian is supposed to be a white-haired man from Mount Arreat, or that every other class has to be stuck in gender or ethnicity roles automatically.
Although
Diablo 4 Gold character creation tools aren't as advanced like other role-playing games of the present, these options can still make great-looking, customized characters while keeping that dark and medieval look Blizzard is trying to create.
