It could be something as simple as having chests spawn that the player actually cares about finding! (gasp) or something as complex as an entire game-wide system based around dungeon exploration.

Rewarding them for exploration and perseverance. TheyвЂ™re things we have to be prepared for of course, but they donвЂ™t mean that randomization is a waste of effort.ДЄll that said there are a lot of things that you can do to entice a player to be invested in each and every trip into a dungeon. So I think those are really non-issues when weвЂ™re talking about a different game. Without hacks (like maphack) and some unhindered mobility skills (teleport), being able to just rush through the dungeons would be considerably hindered. I think youвЂ™re mixing in some specific Diablo II issues with randomization issues. Your other point was that randomization doesnвЂ™t really matter because youвЂ™re just essentially rushing from the start to the end. We still have those in Diablo III but weвЂ™re mixing it up a lot more with more intricate and interesting вЂshowcaseвЂ™ pieces that make it seem like theyвЂ™re not even randomized levels.ДЄnyway, thatвЂ™s all just something you have to see to believe. In Diablo II for example you pretty much had a few standard square set pieces, and then a bunch of hallways. The types of interior pieces do make an enormous difference, and I think weвЂ™re pretty good at it now. I donвЂ™t think anywhere in Diablo III are you going to think вЂњThis place is not visually interestingвЂќ. I think we accomplish this mostly by using our interior jigsaw pieces more intelligently, building more and different types of jigsaw pieces, and also because our artists are amazing. Our interiors are randomized, but we do some things differently that help make them more interesting. They could be artistic in nature (a fountain, an abandoned cart), they could spawn extra enemies, or they could spawn quests. In those cut out pieces the game can then place the randomized вЂњadventureвЂќ sets. To keep some bits of random in there though we have a bunch of small, medium, and large pieces cut out of them. Instead we have static exterior zones where the roads, towns, and edges are always in the same place. ItвЂ™s extremely difficult to have wide open areas be randomized as well as interesting. ItвЂ™s actually one of the reasons why our exterior layouts arenвЂ™t randomized. WeвЂ™re working really hard to ensure that doesnвЂ™t happen though. Randomized levels can indeed create a very generic feeling if not done well. You bring up some good points though, but I donвЂ™t think theyвЂ™re issues that are insurmountable. 'I havenвЂ™t heard too much about this, but I am assuming their is going to be a mix between randomization and preset levels?Д«ashiok: We definitely agree randomized levels have some key issues with them, but they are a big part of what makes a Diablo game, and how could we not have them? The Diablo franchise is built on randomization in all forms. The dungeons, in addition to being random in design and flow, also use the adventure system to bring in random events and quests. And lastly it helps us create a sense of a world that actually exists, the towns and cities and at least the important points of interest exist in stationary locations. You also couldn't easily or quickly meet a friend anywhere outside of town because nothing was ever in the same place. We refer to it as the adventure system.ДЄnd to clarify on THAT in case anyone hasn't been following along much, we keep our exteriors static for the most part because following the edges of the map to find exits and find where the town/questgivers are just wasn't a fun use of randomization. It keeps the exterior locations static, while still having some random bits in there to keep them fresh. They could have quests, little events, mini-bosses, just different scenery, or whatever else we want to cook up in them. We then create pieces to fit those shapes and sizes, a bunch of them for each, and the game randomly picks which ones to use. Most of the area in-between is static too, but there are these chunks of the map in various shapes that are essentially cut out. 'And to clarify, our exterior zones have static borders, roads, and town placements. Here are some statements from a developer.

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