Alt Key In Diablo 3

[Luke]

Bashiok has described the way the Alt key works in Diablo III in terms of showing items!

The way it works now is that when an item drops the name shows for about 5 seconds and then they fade out and disappear. Pressing Alt shows all dropped item names for again about 5 seconds and then the names fade out and disappear.

I actually didn't like it at first, I liked the on/off state of pressing or not pressing Alt, but with the names showing immediately after drop and having a sort of "grace period" after just tapping Alt, it's really grown on me and is a lot more intuitive. It's a lot easier to see what just dropped quickly and decide if you care, and it isn't necessary to constantly hold down Alt while scavenging after a large fight.

I still want to see -nopickup return but I haven't really asked anyone what the possibility of that is. I don't think it would work well with the current system, so options may have to be a possibility.

[Blue]

I'm even about this, don't know how it'll work so I'll keep my rant for later :P

But its cool.

[PoTatoes]

All those hax that could come from this >:]

I'm excited.

[hellsing293]

I'm waiting for them to make it so I never lag out as soon as the items drop and miss out on everything. Maybe if they programmed the items to drop like 5 seconds after the boss does it little "I've been killed" dance, then less people would lag out and miss the items.

[SilverTears]

I don't like the fact that IF you press alt the items show for another 5 seconds, I think it would be better if the item name stay there. But showing the name when it drops is cool and all.

[eralebus]

sounds like a good idea, would take some gettin use to. I like the 5 seconds of the name appearing after it drops

[ninibean]

I'm waiting for them to make it so I never lag out as soon as the items drop and miss out on everything. Maybe if they programmed the items to drop like 5 seconds after the boss does it little "I've been killed" dance, then less people would lag out and miss the items.

I think that is a personal problem....

[Tonst3r]

I think that is a personal problem....

agreed.
when my lagout issues occur, this hapens.

Phone:Press 1 to continue in english
Me: *1
Phone:Welcome to optimum online services. we suck.
Me: *2
Phone: If you are fat, please press 1
Me: *2
Phone: "Hello this is joe how many i help u?"
Me: ya its spiking again.
Phone: "ok we can send someone over.............hmm is today alright?"
Me: ya sure ill stay home and wait
Phone: "ok he will be calling anytime between an hour from now and 8pm to confirm. thank you"
Me: thx

Works every time! (for a few weeks)

and i personally love the idea of the alt key im one of the people who ends up holding alt for MOST of my playing but never misses a drop lol

[Aka Gambit]

I like how it will show after dropping but I always thought there should be a toggle key, you can hit alt and it shows, hit alt again and it hides, so you can run around pick up the stuff you want hit alt and kill some more.