The Chinese version of the Necromancer in Diablo 3 uses a mass that resembles oil instead of blood. However, a creepy feeling does not come up.
The content of Blizzard’s games often needs to be modified to comply with the laws in China. This affects the new Necromancer class in Diablo 3, which has only been available for a few days.
Apparently, the animations and skeletons were too bloody and showed too many bones. However, the modified version is likely to be a disappointment for players in China, as a “Necromancer” who typically works with blood and corpses doesn’t visually correspond much to the class anymore.
Oil instead of Blood – How the Necromancer is Distorted
The changes are obvious. From blood fountains, a black soup that resembles oil emerges, bones are hidden, and skeletons are dyed. This is what the censored Necromancer looks like:
- From bloody flesh, something completely different emerges. It resembles a kind of stone or fossil:
- The bone armor, which was supposed to clearly be displayed as a second skin made of bones around the Necro, is significantly more modest:
- From a blood-red minion, a faded variant emerges:
- No blood is splashed around – Instead, there is a dark soup:
- Another example of the oil soup can be seen with the golem, which is supposed to look “meaty”:
- Skeletons receive colored bones:
The reason for these changes are peculiarities in China. Games must obtain “the license” from the Chinese government to operate in China. It is not always clear how the government proceeds and under what rules they grant these licenses. Therefore, Western developers often modify their games in advance so that they do not run into trouble during the licensing process. No one wants to confront the Chinese government – not even Blizzard.
Would you buy such a censored version of the Necromancer or find ways to install the “real” version?
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