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'''Health Globes''' are orbs of life energy that can escape from killing [[monsters]]. There are In an early build of Diablo III, there were also [[Mana Globe]]s.
==Why they Exist==
[[Image:Health Orbs1.jpg|left|thumb|Two health orbs after battle. [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1369&cat=546&size=big Full picture].]]While there isn't a given reason in the lore (yet) for these power-ups floating in mid air like an arcade game, the reason for their existence in the gameplay is to increase speed of gameplay without relying so heavily on [[potion]]s. The development team wanted to keep Diablo III fast paced and filled with action, not waiting idle for [[health]] or [[mana]] to regenerate. [[Jay Wilson]] also said that the old potion-based combat, where potions basically were extra health and mana to your pools, they wanted it to be more interactive.<div style="clear:both;"></div>
==Game Mechanics==
Health orbs heal on a % basis; if they fill say, 25% of a character's hit points, then a Barbarian would get more actual health from one than a Witch Doctor, even though both would see their health globe fill the same amount.
===Drop Rates===
[[Jay Wilson]] said they were on [http://www.gamereactor.eu/grtv/?id=2936 about 25-35%].
===Boss Battles===
During Boss Battles, where no extra monsters are killed, individual hits on a boss will have a (low) chance of spawning a Health Orb.
==Appearance==
In the [[BlizzCon 2008]] build, the globes had changed slightly, getting some sort of ornamental graphic on the top and bottom, like a small golden crown.
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==Health Globes and Mana==
In the [[GamesCom 2009 demo]], it seems [[Mana Globe]]s have been disabledremoved. At the end of one video, the [[Wizard]] regains regains a large amount of [[mana]] without stepping on any blue globesby picking up a Health Globe. This is because they now get mana Mana as well as health Health from health globes Health Globes if they have the appropriate skillinvested in [[Stability Control]].
==Controversy==
In either way, it is highly unlikely that Blizzard will change Health Orbs significantly at this point.
==Related Articles==
{{GamesCom 2009}}
==References==
