After 10 years of anticipation following Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo II (2000) and its expansion, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (2001), the iconic action-RPG gameplay of the Diablo series is back with a vengeance in Diablo III. In the upcoming Diablo III beta test, selected participants will be among the first in the world to rejoin the battle against the minions of the Burning Hells as they explore part of the game's foreboding first act.

• Selected participants and BlizzCon beta key winners will receive an e-mail.
• All 5 character classes will be playable.
• The Auction House will be usable.
• The beta starts in New Tristram and extends to King Leoric (The Skeleton King).
• "Some" of the Artisans and Followers will be available.
• The beta includes randomized maps, monster distribution, loot, and scripted events.

Giving missiles short "charge up" animations

For instance, the Yamato Cannon appears to draw energy together before firing. The best way to do something like this is to give a guided missile phase 0 speed and acceleration, but a timeout of the desired animation duration.

Preventing perpetually looping missiles

This happens when a missile does not have a sufficient turn rate to ever arrive at a static target. It can occur when a target moves at the last moment and then either dies or becomes stationary, such that it is just inside the missile's ability to turn towards it. The way around this is to give a missile a "terminator phase", which is a guidance phase with a MAX Orientation. This enables the missile to turn on a dime, which makes it impossible to escape.

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