Mini-Pets are a Possibility in Diablo 4 - BlizzCon TRG Interview
Players familiar to the Diablo franchise, in particular Diablo 3, may have fond memories of mini-pets zipping around screen gathering your gold for you. After all, what's better than having a companion vacuum up all the gold you don't want to walk back and grab? Many players were understandably disappointed that their favorite pets wouldn't be coming with them into the Diablo 4 world — but, as Diablo General Manager Rod Fergusson says, «never say never.»
In an interview with TRG, Fergusson said the team is a «never say never» team when it comes to additions, including the possibility of mini-pets.
TRG Interview with Rod Fergusson During BlizzCon
Fergusson had quite a bit to say on the philosophy of Diablo 4's development during TRG's interview, including realizing that the feel of Diablo 3, with flashy cosmetics and sometimes absurd pets, wouldn't add to the feel of despair and terror Diablo 4 was going for on release. Fergusson had this to say on the matter:
We get the desire and we had fun with those as well. We like mini pets, we like to make all that stuff as well. But we wanted to make sure that Diablo 4 as sort of the reemergence — the tentpole version of our franchise — was coming in in an authentic, grounded way that we could build from there. That's not saying we'll never do it, but it felt too early in season one.
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