Gamescom: Diablo III's Inferno Setting

Blizzard plans to revamp how the end game works in its upcoming action role-playing game, Diablo III. Instead of only having the franchise standard normal to nightmare to hell progression where the challenge increases and items get better, Blizzard is adding an Inferno setting for max level players. If your level is at the cap, level 60, monsters in Inferno are at level 61. This way the whole game is challenging all the way through.

With each difficulty setting, the monsters not only deal more damage, but become faster and tougher. If they're fire resistant normally, those resistances are bumped up. Their aggressiveness is also amplified, and you'll find a more varied range of powers on special monsters, as well as some that are unique to the higher difficulty settings.

Each difficulty level in Diablo III features unique armor sets as well. Each class will get more impressive-looking armor pieces as the difficulty setting is bumped up, similar to the way armor tier sets in World of Warcraft work. The artisans in the game, NPCs that set up shop in towns to provide services to you, will also have unique upgrades and distinct visual appearances once you progress beyond the initial difficulty setting.

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