I dont know how to invite to this thread, but I perhaps thought you might remember where this quote is from. Its a fairly old quote, but we both go back awhile.
Unfortunately, they worded a lot of things they said very carefully so they wouldnāt be locked into having to do things (at least not any time soon). Not sure where the game is heading.
they reemphasized items is the core of Diablo games just last year. This is, I believe, a different quote then I am remembering, but it stays literally the same thing.