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Diablo Hellfire
Why Did not Blzzard do Diablo Hellfire In www.Blizzard.com?"Blizzard offered the original Diablo program code to Sierra for the creation of a true expansion and continuation of the Diablo universe for the single-player. This experience offers a new "expanded" storyline, new monsters, a new character set and an array of new features -- all perfectly integrated into the existing art and programming. Creating a similar product for the multiplayer experience creates unique issues. First of all, battle.net would require a major overhaul, separating the "Diablo" players from the "hellfire" players. Hacking (hellfire players accessing Diablo games) is an issue that could negatively change the face of battle.net permanently. Perhaps most importantly, the development time and online play balancing for a multiplayer expansion pack would delay the release for many, many months (with Diablo II in the works, we're certain that people would like to experience at least some new gameplay before the sequel)." -Thanks, Ryan, Sierra Tech Support
