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Bashiok explained to us (fans), why there will be no guns in the Diablo World.

Blizzard Quote:

Larzuk Appearedto be on the Verge of Discovering gun powder, but shortly thereafter he was killed as the mountain on his head explode. Thus the secrets of gunpowder are lost forever and have no chance of being rediscovered.

Also Hot Air Balloons Now that we talk about it. He wanted to use those to scout over Baals forces. Are those lost forever too now? Malah gossip :

"Larzuk possesses a good soul, but at times his all seems quite unsound. He once asked me for twenty of my finest sheepskins. He once asked me for twenty of my finest sheepskins. He said he would fill them with hot air and float like a cloud above the battlefield to spy on Baal's legions. I worry the siege has driven him mad.”

Bashiok: Nice! Bashiok Nice! So then yeah, air travel, dead forever.

Well, introducing the problem with guns is that they dramatically change the feel of The Game. Even though you could balance them with long reload times or whatever it would just stand out too much. If creativity and constantly moving forward was the big reason forintroducing guns then I suppose we would have to see laser pistols in the expansion!?

" (Ok, so I exaggerated a little) "

Bashiok: Yeah a little bit of exaggeration but you got the general sentiment right. Bashiok: Yeah a little bit of exaggeration but you got the general sentiment right.

Guns are decidedly scientific, and the Diablo world is decidedly magic (impaling with a lot of people at Pikes). Not that guns and magic can not mix, but when they do it becomes something entirely different. So I do not think it's an issue of guns not being fun or just not working, it's nothing like that. It's simply a setting and tone issue, and guns would very certainly change it.

Source:

Diablo.incgamers.com