Blizzard Entertainment has shared that there “is no cow level” in Diablo 4, although long-time followers of the sequence could have good cause to suspect they’re not being solely trustworthy.
The matter got here up when, Joe Piepiora, affiliate sport director for Diablo 4, was requested how Blizzard had approached creating over 150 dungeons for the sport.
“We have a dungeon team that has been focused on creating these experiences for years, and the sorts of things we’re able to come up with and – [in terms of] gameplay, and little narrative beats here and there, are really fun,” shared Piepiora.
Piepiora added that Diablo 4‘s dungeons additionally supply “opportunities for us to touch back on dungeons that may have appeared in previous games,” and can “reference lighter” parts of Diablo.
When requested if one of many dungeons that Diablo 4 will “touch back on” is the Secret Cow Level – an notorious hidden degree from Diablo 2, and referenced with a pony degree in Diablo 3 – Piepiora mentioned “I don’t think there is a cow level?”
“There is no cow level,” added Naz Hartoonian, affiliate sport producer for Diablo 4, earlier than Piepiora repeated Hartoonian’s reply.
Although almost each Blizzard Entertainment sport since Diablo 2 features a reference to the cow degree – even World of Warcraft has a secret cow degree – the studio has lengthy denied the extent’s existence, and “there is no cow level” has develop into a long-running joke at Blizzard.
While Hartoonian and Piepiora caught to the road, they did tease that there shall be some acquainted faces for long-time Diablo followers to seek out in Diablo 4.
“Diablo 4 takes place years and years after the events of Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls,” defined Piepiora. “Everything is still happening at Sanctuary, and we don’t want to say who you might see…but there may be returning faces, potentially, as you’re going through the world.”
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