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Roper Interview Translated
Tuesday, March 1, 2005, 13:29 | TheAcolyte |
Forum moderator Tetanus kindly contributed a very quickly and thoroughly done translation of the GamesCodes.dk interview with Bill Roper. Enjoy:

There have been rumors of the Diablo III project, and for the first time since the rumor emerged, Bill Roper has commented on it to GamesCodes.dk. Bill Roper used to be one of the "higher-ups" at Blizzard but left the company and started Flagship Studios. Now Roper has commented on the rumor about Diablo III to us, even though he hasn't given it much thought.

"Regarding Blizzard and Diablo III, they (Blizzard) will, of course, keep a passive attitude to rumors, since the game has not yet been announced. We (Flagship Studios) certainly all love the universe we have created, and hope that it will be carried on. We still expect great things from Blizzard, and look forward to seeing what they are working on now," Roper explains. "Even though we have no influence on the game they are developing, it sometimes feels strange that we've been so absorbed in the development of our own project here at Flagship Studios that we haven't had time to think about it."

"In the past months we've worked hard on technology, characters, monster design and creation, sound, environment, and how to bring it all to life in our new project. We feel that we are very close to being able to talk more publicly about the project, and of course we'll do all we can to share our vision with others when we go public. I think that when we do publish the game it will be worth the wait," he concluded."

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