That was not mentioned in D1 or D2, it was mentioned in the Book of Tyrael. They're giving an explanation of how Adria got the souls into the Black Soulstone without having to change or retcon anything from the previous games and I think they did a good job at it. Not only did they give us a viable way for her to have done it, but it also ties directly back into the history of the series.
It's still a retcon because that extremely useful information wasn't even available during the previous games. It's a Deus Ex Machina (I believe thats the right term I'm thinking of) to make the current flow of events work. How would Adria have gotten the souls of Diablo and the others if there wasn't some imprinting concept that was added? Simply put, she wouldn't.
I also have an extreme distaste for extremely important lore like that not being present in this game. I simply refuse to accept that as A) being actual lore and B) being anything other than a retcon to deal with not only previous games, but THIS game as well.10/20/2013 12:59 PMPosted by NeinballYes, yes I did. Good pick up on the name, sir. The originals are still some of my favorite games of all time.
Hah I played too. Thats where I got this name from. There was a guy named Ninebreaker floating on the forums a while back.
That's not a retcon just because it wasn't mentioned in game and I understand what you mean by DEM so it's close enough. At the end of the day we have the events that have happened and they've provided an explanation which you don't agree with, which is a fair complaint. The idea of evil leaving a lasting impression where it's defeated is a long standing fantasy concept that's been used well before Diablo. If you don't mind me asking, but how would you explain it? What would work for you?
where in d1 or d2 was this stated?
But then again from what I read, they were not killed but rather caught in the soulstone. So they hadn't left anything, no imprint.
I don't want to argue about how it happened, the main problem is that it's terribly showed in the game itself. And in my opinion still the whole tagging idea seems too far-fetched when we take into consideration that the Blacksoulstone hadn't even existed at the time of Evils defeat, it was unfinished.
The demons leaving an imprint when killed has no bearing on when the Black Soulstone was created. It's the fact that they leave in imprint on death is what spurred Kulle to create the process of binding them into his creation, not the other way around.