Diablo 3

[Feuer Frei!]

...in my eyes, the most anticipated release of a game, period.
From a leaked Blizzard product slate, Diablo 3 will be released in Q4 of 2011.
After playing Diablo 1 many many moons ago, i was hooked.
And Diablo 3 just looks amazing...

a teaser trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbUSsblCSQ)

the Barbarian looks friggin awesome:
gameplay footage as the Barbarian (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byy723gTSQQ)

and some official footage of the monk class:
Monk gameplay footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VpcWV2R9E)

Wow, is all i can say...

Let's hope the product slate stays true to its timeline and i will be playing this in 2011!


The product slate from Blizzard:
http://www.mmogamesite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blizzard-product-slate-leaked.jpg

Titan will be the new mmo from Blizz, also note the release of the Wow movie and 2 more xpacs for WoW game.

[Arclight]

They need 18 months to produce an expansion? There's entire games released on a shorter schedules.

Most of them aren't any good, but still. :lol:

[Feuer Frei!]

They need 18 months to produce an expansion? There's entire games released on a shorter schedules.

Considering the resume of Blizzard games and the scope of games they release, 18 mths isn't too bad.
Consider also the current workload of games currently being supported, and the magnitude of those games: WOW and Starcraft 2!
Other game companies wouldn't take that long to release games as most of them only have 1 game to concentrate on at a time.

It's personal taste ofc, but imho Blizz have released some absolutely wonderful games in the past, most notably Diablo series, and Starcraft 1 and 2.
Blizzard have never released 2 games in the same year, and the slate indicates that.
Quality, not quantity, i'd rather wait 18 mths for a xpac, or, in the case of Diablo a few years for a full game, knowing that i'm getting a great game, full of content, replayability etc etc.

[Arclight]

Yeah, was more in jest really. I understand why and prefer they do it like that, but on the other hand you have the stuff like CoD that gets rehashed every single year.
Most of them aren't any good, ...

[HunterICX]

How dare you to defy Blizzard, Arclight :stare:

well...they dissapoint me a bit when they merged with Activision but still....How dare you!

I really wonder what Diablo 3 has in store in storywise that is..:hmmm: but Blizzard has never failed me in that with the games I have purchases from them.

that product slate makes me sad actually.....:cry:
I do not see a new installment of a Warcraft RTS game :wah: one of the reasons I hate WoW of all MMORGPS so much!

HunterICX

[Dowly]

The reason behind the 18 months it takes for the expansion to come out is to get maximum profit off the first release. :03:

[kiwi_2005]

Blizzard are my favorite developers. Didn't know about 2 more expansions coming out for wow, I thought Cata would be the last one rumor was Wow was going to end up free to play by 2012, they must of dropped that and went with the 2 more expansions then they will probably go free to play and start on Titan. :hmmm:

[Feuer Frei!]

Blizzard are my favorite developers.

I share your sentiment, same here.

I'm pretty sure that once the last xpac for WoW goes live they will go full steam ahead with Titan, as that leaves them to concentrate fully on it.
Contrary to popular belief, Blizz have a small development team, it can easily be assumed that with the amount of revenue they are generating from WoW, and to a lesser extent Starcraft that they would have a huge dev team.

Either way, Blizz are a power house in game development, and with Diablo 3 around the corner, well....things are looking decidedly good for them.

[Castout]

I hate it there's no Paladin.


It seems Christian phobic people are running the show nowadays.

(no offense to atheist)

[Feuer Frei!]

I hate it there's no Paladin

The Paladin will not be making a return for Diablo 3.
The Paladin was in Diablo 2, though a Paladin might be seen in the game (as an NPC?), and Blizzard has not ruled out any of the characters from returning in Diablo 3 expansion packs. One strike against the Paladin returning is that Auras will be in Diablo 3, most likely as Monk skills, which would seem to make the Paladin's best known skill type redundant.
We do not need any more magical flying hammers that do damage to anything thank you very much. :O:

[Dowly]

Awww, I liked the paladin in Diablo 2. :-?

[ReFaN]

as long as there is a sexy Amazon in there, i wont complain...

[Feuer Frei!]

Well, this may be bad news for a Diablo 3 release of 2011...

"... Activision COO and CFO Thomas Tippl specifically said that with no current release window for Blizzard's Diablo III, the publisher "felt it prudent" to omit the game from its 2011 financial outlook numbers.
"We think that in the long run, Blizzard is good for one major new release a year," Tippl said. "But of course, what always rules is that the quality of the game has to be there."



Too early in the year to tell ofc, but...doesn't look good so far.
The thing that gets me though is that everytime they talk about Diablo 3, and a possible release date, or for that matter anything Diablo 3, it's all about the quality of the game and that they will release it when it's good enough to be released.
Fair enough you say? Well, how long has this been going on for now, honestly, you would think that upon release this game will be overflowing with quality!
Officially the game has now been in development since 2003. But, unofficially since 2000 when Blizzard North were working on it. They then went down.
That's a looooong time for a game. Any game.




FULL STORY
(http://au.gamespot.com/news/6298345.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B4)

[papa_smurf]

Can't wait for its release. Think I'll try out the witch doctor, as its closest to the Necromancer which was my favourite:D

[Feuer Frei!]

Can't wait for its release. Think I'll try out the witch doctor, as its closest to the Necromancer which was my favourite:D

Tbh i'm liking all the classes but...
in particular the Barbarian with his cleave skill:
http://www.spike.com/video/diablo-3-barbarian/2998209

and the whirlwind skill:
http://www.spike.com/video/diablo-3-barbarian/2998236

and the ground stomp skill:
http://www.spike.com/video/diablo-3-barbarian/2998210


The Witch Doctor's fire bomb looks friggin awesome:
http://www.spike.com/video/diablo-3-witch/2998231

Meh, i just want the game released dammit :yep:

[Arclight]

Ah right: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/09/want-diablo-3-screens-get-on-facebook/

And: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/09/blizzard-will-release-two-games-in-2012/

[HunterICX]

*Mumbles*damn...activision...screwups...nogoodcorp eratebastards....:shifty:

HunterICX

[Dowly]

I haven't been this pleased with Blizzard in ages. :haha:

[Arclight]

So, 2011 or not?

"We really, really hope so. That's our goal," Pardo said. "Our goal is to get there. But you know, at the end of the day, we are going to get it right. That's more important.
:doh:
http://kotaku.com/#!5757690/blizzards-goal-is-to-release-diablo-iii-this-year

[Feuer Frei!]

So, 2011 or not?
I doubt it.

"We really, really hope so. That's our goal," Pardo said. "Our goal is to get there. But you know, at the end of the day, we are going to get it right. That's more important.
I've heard that before, stop it already!
Pardo followed up, saying he had to disagree with his boss.
Not a wise idea, disagreeing with your boss ;)
they decided to omit it from their 2011 financial outlook.
I don't know much about the financial side of things with game companies but i would imagine that once figures have been released for a particular quarter, or indeed a year, a company wouldn't 'edit' or 'redo' the budget/forecast?
Well, we wait in any case. What's new.

[papa_smurf]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arclight http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/smartdark/viewpost.gif (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=1595824#post1595824)
So, 2011 or not?


C'mon, this is Blizzard were talking about....

[Feuer Frei!]

Big update in the Land of Diablo 3, with the announcement made that a Diablo 3 Media Event will be held on Wed. July 27th.
Amongst other things, the event will showcase the World's first look at the Beta, incl some game time.
Also some unannounced D3 news and BattleNet news.
The wait for this game is slowly but surely coming to an end.
The rumour has always been that once the Beta goes live, 6 months from the live date the game will launch.
And they are announcing Beta news at the event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGd_cBQuIk&feature=player_embedded

:rock::rock::rock:

[Feuer Frei!]

Wish me luck guys, just signed up for a Beta invite! :sunny:

[TheDarkWraith]

Wish me luck guys, just signed up for a Beta invite! :sunny:

I've been on the list for some time, still waiting for that magical email to arrive. Disappointed that the Necromancer isn't in D3, that was my favorite character in D2. We'll see how the Witchdoctor pans out.....

[Feuer Frei!]

I've been on the list for some time, still waiting for that magical email to arrive. Disappointed that the Necromancer isn't in D3, that was my favorite character in D2. We'll see how the Witchdoctor pans out.....
Good luck to you too :up:
Let us know if you get an invite.
Re the Necromancer, they may (may being the operative word) bring him in with an expansion. Who knows what Blizz has in store.
Certainly a lot will be released to the media when beta goes live.

[Feuer Frei!]

Are there any members here at SUBSIM that are either in Australia or New Zealand that are pre-ordering Diablo 3?
Or can give me info on where i can get pre-orders for this game for?
Reputable sellers with good history only please, also seller you personally have dealt with and have good history with.
I am looking at pre-ordering a CE Diablo 3 with Asia Pacific region for Battle.net online.
Diablo 3 will have region encoded into disc and depending on where you buy it from (region), that is what region you will play in.
Unless you DDL and play on US server etc.
Which i don't want to do.
Cheers in advance :salute:

[kiwi_2005]

http://www.mightyape.co.nz/

They can be trusted if that's what your asking, Ive been buying games of mighty ape for about 15 odd years. Mightyape (originally named Gameplanet) I would not recommend them to you if I had an ounce of doubt about them. Only thing you might not be use to is their prices they are quite dear compared to other retailers here in NZ but they make up for it in the excellent support & quick deliveries

At the time of this post they are down for maintenance from 4am to 6am so check back with them in a few hours if you decide to register with them.

[Feuer Frei!]

http://www.mightyape.co.nz/

They can be trusted if that's what your asking, Ive been buying games of mighty ape for about 15 odd years. Mightyape (originally named Gameplanet) I would not recommend them to you if I had an ounce of doubt about them. Only thing you might not be use to is their prices they are quite dear compared to other retailers here in NZ but they make up for it in the excellent support & quick deliveries

At the time of this post they are down for maintenance from 4am to 6am so check back with them in a few hours if you decide to register with them.
Cheers :up:

EDIT: Just checked in with them, dam, they are expensive, well for the title that i'm looking at anyway, Diablo 3 pre-order $109.99, as opposed to BestBuy's $59.99. :hmmm:

[kiwi_2005]

Cheers :up:

EDIT: Just checked in with them, dam, they are expensive, well for the title that i'm looking at anyway, Diablo 3 pre-order $109.99, as opposed to BestBuy's $59.99. :hmmm:

$99.95 to $112 are normal prices here for new releases thats why I bitch if the game turns out to be a dud.:shifty:

You could try http://www.Firstgames.co.nz (http://www.firstgames.co.nz/) their games are sometimes cheaper than MA, Ive brought of them a few times.

[Feuer Frei!]

$99.95 to $112 are normal prices here for new releases thats why I bitch if the game turns out to be a dud.:shifty:
Yea i don't blame you for bitching, you guys are getting shafted over there.

You could try http://www.Firstgames.co.nz (http://www.firstgames.co.nz/) their games are sometimes cheaper than MA, Ive brought of them a few times.
Yea just checked in over at Firstgames, no diablo 3 in their data base, so they aren't taking pre-orders. Yet.
Have you heard much about bestbuy?
Or people that dealt with them?

[kiwi_2005]

Yea i don't blame you for bitching, you guys are getting shafted over there.


Yea just checked in over at Firstgames, no diablo 3 in their data base, so they aren't taking pre-orders. Yet.
Have you heard much about bestbuy?
Or people that dealt with them?

Bestbuy, no. Unless over here they are go under the name 'Thats Hot' merchants, cheap games no manual plain case etc.

Aussie abit cheaper Diablo 3 $74.95

http://www.game-lane.com.au/pc-mac-games/2782-diablo-iii-3-pc.html


or try pcpowerplay they're a gaming magazine but could help in finding the right contacts

http://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/

[TheDarkWraith]

Have you heard much about bestbuy?
Or people that dealt with them?

BestBuy is an electronics chain store in the US and might be located in other countries. I buy my games/DVDs/electronics through them and I would highly recommend them :up:

[Feuer Frei!]

BestBuy is an electronics chain store in the US and might be located in other countries. I buy my games/DVDs/electronics through them and I would highly recommend them :up:
Thanks for the recommendations :up:

[kiwi_2005]

ok my bad I thought only NZ/Aus you want to get the game. If that best buy is selling D3 for that low of a price in the states then grab it. Might be able to grab an Oceanic copy of them.

Only place here where new releases sell that cheap is Trademe auction site from merchants, I brought Shogun 2 for $54 the day it was released here of Trademe everywhere else it was selling for $98, have to be quick though and not every merchant sells them at low prices only know one who does this & then again he only does this to certain new releases - I'm hoping he will sell D3 for $50 odd bucks.
So I figure these merchants are selling the game at the price they buy them for or maybe they get it a few dollars less and add a couple of dollars. Then that means retailers get the games for around $40-50 then add another $50. :shifty:

You wouldn't want to sign up on Trademe though to much BS red tape an overseas customer has to go through. That Bestbuy sounds like the one. :yep:

[Feuer Frei!]

yea thanks kiwi, i think i'm gonna wait until we are a bit closer to release date, certainly until august 1st, after more is announced by Blizz about Diablo 3, hopefully more details about CE as well.
Thanks for the input though.

[kiwi_2005]

Received email today, more info on the beta.

Diablo III Beta Announcement :

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/events/diablo3-announcement/index.html#beta:d3-interview


Now that the internal testing is nearing completion, what aspects of the game do you hope to focus on during the beta test?

Kevin Martens: Polish, polish, polish. In particular, we***8217;re going to keep refining our approach to the game***8217;s action-storytelling. We want the player to experience the story, instead of just being told the story by NPCs, so we***8217;re moving a lot of the dialogue into the gameplay and leaving the quest hubs with just the bare, essential details needed to keep the plot moving. One example of this kind of a change can be found when players first get to New Tristram. When they arrive, they find the town under siege by a horde of zombies, and the guards need help fending off the attack before they can open the gates. One of the conversations between the player and the guards used to take place before the main zombie attack, but it now takes place during the attack. That subtle change took a short conversation and moved it into the action of the game, which made it more impactful and intense. Ultimately, we want the story to feel ambient and organic, instead of something that only happens between battles.

[Arclight]

How Diablo III’s DRM Will Affect You (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/09/22/how-diablo-iiis-drm-will-affect-you/)

Not being able to pause your game, for example. :-?

[HunterICX]

Wow...just wow....:nope:

Blizzard has put the final nail in the coffin for me with Diablo 3, with their new policy they just zapped the last bit of my interest in the game. (thank you activision I know you greedy bastards are responsible for this)

Like the review stated it'll be probally most popular online but my intention is to enjoy this game in single player taking my time and doing it at my own pace without othe witless wonders hacking slashing about. The only reason I would bother Multiplayer was like in Diablo 2 is to co-op with friends.

Unless they remove this silly requirement for singleplayer (before or after release) I'm not interested.

HunterICX

[Arclight]

I was actually warming up to it a bit, playing coop with friends at least. That kinda negated the always-online bit. But not being able to pause it in SP? I dunno, when I play something by myself it spends half of its time paused, while I'm reading an article or checking on something.

Just wouldn't work out for me. :doh:

[HunterICX]

Just wouldn't work out for me. :doh:

Nor for me...imagine...
it's saturday night...you've gotten a lovely pizza in the oven but you're quite far in a quest in Diablo 3 far between checkpoints...then you'll eventually come across the dilemma..Burn or not to burn:dead::wah:

I tend to pause quite a bit too or have the game idle on safe areas while I'm either distracted by phone/door or been called to help somewhere around the house for a bit.

this all can't be done in Diablo III...:nope:

HunterICX

[Ducimus]

Well, there's one game i wont be playing. Good thing there are plenty other games to play. I'll bet the Diablo3 storyline turns out to be really contrived and the gameplay not that much different from Diablo2 anyway.

Oh.. and ill also bet Diablo3 has a 60-65 dollar price tag instead of 40 or 50.

Noo.. thank you.

[kiwi_2005]

Wow...just wow....:nope:

Blizzard has put the final nail in the coffin for me with Diablo 3, with their new policy they just zapped the last bit of my interest in the game. (thank you activision I know you greedy bastards are responsible for this)

Like the review stated it'll be probally most popular online but my intention is to enjoy this game in single player taking my time and doing it at my own pace without othe witless wonders hacking slashing about. The only reason I would bother Multiplayer was like in Diablo 2 is to co-op with friends.

Unless they remove this silly requirement for singleplayer (before or after release) I'm not interested.

HunterICX

Not able to pause the sp game is madness! Is this a new ploy to stop the pirates or something? Like always they will find a way they always do. Stupid idea. So will I still be getting DIII. Yes.:haha: Damn straight, I need to at least play the single player through once, dont care about the multiplayer side of it. I will just have to make sure when I start I have my coffee, chocky bickies and cigars next to me to avoid getting kicked out of single player!!

[Castout]

My problem with Diablo 3 No Paladin!

[kiwi_2005]

Given up on Diablo 3, then wait for these two games, both are not bad either.

Grim Dawn (Diablo 3 killer!)
Players will be thrust into the dark, war-torn world of Cairn where a once proud empire has been brought to ruin and the human race driven to the edge of extinction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfe0B_6AyhU&feature=related

website
http://www.grimdawn.com/

Path of Exile (free mmo diablo 3 killer!)
New Zealand-based developer Griding Gear Games has been laboring on action-RPG Path of Exile since 2006. They gave us an exclusive look at in-game combat with two of the six announced character classes, the Marauder and the Ranger.

PoE combat trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhioIlUz0Q

website
http://www.pathofexile.com/


And of course Torchlight 2 we all know about...

[Castout]

Thanks for the link Frank. Free MMO are cropping to the gaming scene these days in numbers.

DC Universe Online is also going F2P in October that means in couple days.

I'm having a blast with World of tanks and even more with Champions Online.

Going to try DC Universe as well and maybe spend 5 bucks to get their premium account(not gold). But its publisher is SEGA and I'm worried with CC information getting stolen.

[seaniam81]

Kiwi thanks for pointing out Path of Exile. Looks like it'll be good.

[kiwi_2005]

Grab a quick bite with the Diablo 3 Beta as Jim Maybury answers a few questions and starts out the community chosen class for a playthrough.

http://www.youtube.com/user/gamespot?feature=sub_widget_1

Call me a dumbass, call me crazy I dont care, DRM, logged out during single player whatever! I WILL be getting Diablo 3! I have to play this game. :DL

[Castout]

I'm no longer crazy about Diablo 3 even Battlefield 3.

They are good games but I can do without.

Games like Shogun 2 is what pique my interest much more.

Anyway the main reason being so many MMO going free to play. Star Trek Online is going free to play. DC Universe Online is going free to play as well in late October.

They have gorgeous graphics and you can meet real people there have chats and build friendship in the game to help each other out. It's a game as much as it is social(well virtual social).

I can save more money I guess and still able to enjoy high quality games.
If only Star Wars the Old Republic was going Free to play as well. Well I think I just have to buy that game and sub. I'm a big fan of Jedi character. Must role play them. I just hope it gets free to play quick so I don't have to sub all the time.

[HunterICX]

Call me a dumbass, call me crazy I dont care, DRM, logged out during single player whatever! I WILL be getting Diablo 3! I have to play this game. :DL

Dumbass :O:

I'm a huge fan myself of the Diablo Series (always have been the Blizzard junky with the titles Warcraft: Humans and Orcs, Warcraft II Tides of Darkness + Beyond the Dark Portal, Warcraft III Reign of Chaos + Frozen Throne, Diablo, Diablo II, Starcraft + Broodwar, Starcraft II)

I really really hate that Blizzard has merged with Activision...Starcraft II quality game you don't hear me but you can just smell the stench of Activision around it.

Diablo III I was really really looking forward to it, knowing Blizzards writing it's going to be a blast, that they keep the mayor gameplay features intact so people that have been playing the previous game recognizes and not to forget some coop play with friends here on subsim.

however that DRM for me really is a showstopper I have to draw a line somewhere...I tend to agree with your statement ''what the heck I'll buy it anyway'' as I have the urge to do the same thing but I can predict as soon the hype has settled down and the game screws you over due the DRM (no pause, drop out if you idle to long, their server fritzed, your connection fails on you for a bit or you're left without connection due a problem or swapping of ISP) and you can't play some decent singleplayer because of that?

It may sound harsh but I hope Blizzard is going to have a hard time keeping their Diablo servers running...I just hope there'll be massive disconnections, drop out and things that just piss off the community that they'll bombard their forum with rants and complaints and hopefully they'll remove the DRM always online requirement for Singleplayer. (which also means they'll have to introduce like in Diablo 2 a character you can only use in Singleplayer and Other Multiplayer and a Online character you've saved on Bnet)

(btw as for an alternative I've reinstalled Diablo 2 :D)

HunterICX

[Ducimus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JQd1HWnp5Y

Yawn o rama.

A few things occur to me.

- smacks of wow around the edges. Graphic/UI, asthetic feel. (not surprising, bit IS made by blizzard.)

- Gameplay is nothing new, and in fact, looks dated now.

- Artitistic motiff smacks of anime. I hate anime.


Nevermind that it's DRM scheme is always online, no offline mode, no singleplayer.

[Arclight]

Oh right, we have a thread for it. So, here: Demonic: Diablo III Beta Open For All This Weekend (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/20/diablo-iii-beta-open-for-all-this-weekend/)

[kiwi_2005]

Oh right, we have a thread for it. So, here: Demonic: Diablo III Beta Open For All This Weekend (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/20/diablo-iii-beta-open-for-all-this-weekend/)

Oh no WoW players = Incoming server crash!

Its tempting but I think I'll just wait till the 15th May or in my case once I order it online here then wait for its delivery it will be around the 18th May before I play it! lol

Edit: where is Feuer Frei these days, knocked down with cancer does anyone know if hes okay?

[Arclight]

So er... anyone playing this?

BWAHAHA!

Sorry... sorry. Some feedback would be nice though, pretty big title and all that, but based on a rather old concept. Not that that is an issue, just curious if it still holds people's interest as much as in the past. :hmmm:

[kiwi_2005]

So wheres the private servers at bro? :O:. I doubt private servers could happen with D3. But blizzard seem to turn a blind eye to WoW private servers.

Nope haven't got it yet cancelled my preorder last week and getting Kingdoms of Amular first.

[TheDarkWraith]

Yeah right, there probably won't be any private servers due to Blizzard's new auction system :nope:

Installing the game: :down: Took over 4 hours to finally get it to install on Win7 64bit. Boy you have to jump through some hoops and manually configure some things to get it to install :shifty: You'll definitely want to read the D3 forums on this one.

The game itself: :yeah:

The DRM: :down: Epic fail. Reminds me of SH5 but WORSE! I had just killed the mother whatever in the graveyard and my internet connection went down. Kicked me straight to start screen with no save (says lost connection with server) :o :stare: Now I have to do it all over again :nope:

There is no single player or offline option. You HAVE to be connected at ALL TIMES with their servers to play. They ruined the Diablo series :nope:

EDIT:

Only played the witch doctor so far. It's....well....different. It's cool and fun but I miss the necromancer! My level 74 necro in D2 can whoop some serious arse. There are a lot of things they kept from D1 and D2 so you'll easily recognize them. The new skill tree takes some getting used to. It also reminds me of SH5/SH3 - SH3 had a perfect interface and they screwed it up in SH5 by trying to make something 'new and exciting' - that's what I think of the new skill tree UI.

The manual - oh a classic SH5 one - it's useless, pathetic actually.

EDIT2:

Now I'm really pissed off :stare: I lost all my progress so far because their servers went down - not because I lost my internet connection :nope: I haven't been able to get back 'on' for over 30mins now....classic SH5 all over again :dead: Whereas the Silent Hunter series has a relatively small following the Diablo series has a huge following and a huge fan base. The backlash from all the problems and the new auction system and DRM is going to be historic!

[HunterICX]

The DRM: :down: Epic fail. Reminds me of SH5 but WORSE!

You should praise the DRM, the harder it sucks the sooner it'll be patched out if they grow any common sense.
I really hope there's a massive bombardment of complaints on their forums regarding this no offline mode for SP.

I'll buy it a bit later when things have settled down because when I buy a physical copy here it'll be dubbed in Spanish so going for the English game client that I can download from Bnet but I'm pretty sure it'll be either slow or I'm not able to log in at all due the strain on their servers.

They ruined the Diablo series :nope:


Activision ruined the Diablo series :03:

Next to WoW the merging with Activision was the worst thing Blizzard has ever done.

HunterICX

[Drewcifer]

Coming from a person that wasted HOURS on b.net playing Diablo 2 looting and building up characters of every class I can safely say, I have no interest in Diablo 3.

It looks like more of the same with a slight graphic update and DRM that seems to have people screaming for mercy. Correct me if I'm wrong I don't own it and I canceled my preorder as I just completely lost interest in the title.

[Ducimus]

You know, my ONLY curiousity with Diablo 3, is what they did with the storyline.
To find that out, all i have to do, is watch the cutscene movies on youtube whenever someone uploads them all.

From everything I have seen and read of Diablo3, this doesn't qualify to be part of the series i know and love.

[Hinrich Schwab]

Activision ruined the Diablo series :03:

Next to WoW the merging with Activision was the worst thing Blizzard has ever done.


I think it is mildly ironic that one of the few companies to survive the Video Game Industry Crash of 1983 is doing everything it can to make it happen again. The DRM is insane. When I first heard that Activision-Blizzard was using this all-online-all-the-time crap, I was immediately turned off. I wrote off Diablo III years ago. Hearing all of the gripes proved my instincts correct.

It wouldn't surprise me if all of the issues around Diablo III started the necessary spiral for this repetition of history.

[Ducimus]

Heh, yup, Diablo 3 DRM sucks videos are showing up on youtube.

Unfortunately, the only way to inact change, is to vote with your wallet, and most gamers are sheeple when it comes to prerelease hype. Blizzards probably already made a crapload of money in the first few days.

I have not bought this game, nor will I buy this game. I hope there are MANY other people who are saying the same. This always on DRM thing is overboard and doesn't stop pirates.

edit: DRM aside, i woudln't have bought it anyway. The whole artistic motiff is off, doesn't look like the first two games. It looks like WOW got knocked up by Anime and a had a bastard child.

[kranz]

was talking with my friend yesterday. he said the game looks fine, tho he is a real addict to diablo so it's kinda biased opinion. I would buy it if:
-there was pvp from the first day (there is no arena yet , lol)
-the pvp was balanced (yeah, i know how it sounds but still...)

Blizz is obsessed with the word balance...but they do....nothing to balance any of their games. I gave up playing starcraft 2 bcoz of the balance.

The aforementioned friend also told me that the classes are everything but balanced in the "campaign" so no doubt they haven't released arena yet.

About DRM...dunno...I mean...I don't play games for single player so i'm kinda forced to either buying a copy or...not buying it.

I just hope gw2 is released soon.

[Ducimus]

IMO, no class based game is every truly balanced for PVP.

Skill based, yes, class based, no.

[jangles]

I dont understand about this 'real world money' auction house, I have read posts on forums where people were saying that its going to be easy money for them.

why will people pay real money for items? , surely only extremely rare ones would go for anything worth while?

I like the idea of being able to make a few £'s from a game , but is it realistic?

[Arclight]

Are you kidding? There's people making their living (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming) based on it. :O:

A lot of people are lazy. A lot of people have a few bucks to spare. A lot of people would therefore prefer to part with a few dollars over making an effort.

[Ducimus]

Chinese gold farming sweatshop.

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2007/04/images/goldfarmers01.jpghttp://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2007/04/images/goldfarmers02.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Are you kidding? There's people making their living (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming) based on it. :O:

A lot of people are lazy. A lot of people have a few bucks to spare. A lot of people would therefore prefer to part with a few dollars over making an effort.

I remember someone posting (might even have been me) an article about a kid who you'd pay to team up with in an MP game and he'd guide you, cover you, clear the way for you, take a hit for you - whatever you wanted him to do.

For every person willing to offer a service, no matter how bizzare, there are a few dozen idiots willing to pay. What's that quote? 'Build it and they shall come!' :-?

[jangles]

I read somewhere that the item drops are completley random..

does this mean that casual players will have a change at finding rare amd valuable loot?

[Arclight]

There's always a chance, just becomes more and more likely the longer you play.

I'd say it's the people who don't/can't put many hours into it that are most likely to throw some dollars at it to get what they want. Activision doesn't mind, they take a slice (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/05/blizzard-to-take-up-to-15-percent-of-diablo-iii-real-money-auction-house-sales/) of each transaction.

Did I say Activision? Of course I meant Blizzard. Not that it really matters now that they're Blizzivision.

[Ducimus]

There is a serious drop off here.

Diablo III All Cinematics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JID1u9qiMjQ&feature=related)

Then end of Act 5 in Diablo 2 was FAR more memorable then this.

[TheDarkWraith]

I had two 'are you serious?' moments last night playing D3. I was saving Deckerd Cain and was fighting the big skeleton boss. He swung his big sword once, only once! My pet dogs ended up taking him out :nope: This isn't even challenging. These health orbs that constantly show up after kills are ridiculous also. It's almost impossible to die from low health. I haven't died once yet. This is absurd.
Now let's get to the real are you serious moment...I killed one of those fat men that blow up when they die and explode into many snakes. I ended up killing him and all the snakes within a second and the game displayed a popup saying 'New record! 13 monsters killed. +1300 XP' :o I shut down the game and found something else to do :shifty:
Why? Why? Why? Why did they have to ruin such an awesome series :nope:

[Hinrich Schwab]

I had two 'are you serious?' moments last night playing D3. I was saving Deckerd Cain and was fighting the big skeleton boss. He swung his big sword once, only once! My pet dogs ended up taking him out :nope: This isn't even challenging. These health orbs that constantly show up after kills are ridiculous also. It's almost impossible to die from low health. I haven't died once yet. This is absurd.
Now let's get to the real are you serious moment...I killed one of those fat men that blow up when they die and explode into many snakes. I ended up killing him and all the snakes within a second and the game displayed a popup saying 'New record! 13 monsters killed. +1300 XP' :o I shut down the game and found something else to do :shifty:
Why? Why? Why? Why did they have to ruin such an awesome series :nope:

If you think that is bad, wait until the next-gen gamers try the original Diablo after cutting their teeth on this and meet The Butcher for the first time. They will start whining about how hard the game is and blah blah blah. They have no idea where the series came from. :haha::har:

From the way you are talking, the entire game is as easy as stun-locking Diablo to death with Holy Bolt from the first game.

[TheDarkWraith]

If you think that is bad, wait until the next-gen gamers try the original Diablo after cutting their teeth on this and meet The Butcher for the first time. They will start whining about how hard the game is and blah blah blah. They have no idea where the series came from. :haha::har:

From the way you are talking, the entire game is as easy as stun-locking Diablo to death with Holy Bolt from the first game.

I haven't had a challenging time yet. D2 was way more challenging than this! The graphics are stunning but the gameplay is marginal :-? This new skill tree system sucks. Give me back the D2 way. You have pre-assigned skills that unlock at certain levels. There's no way to customize your character (skills) like in D2 :nope:

[Hinrich Schwab]

I haven't had a challenging time yet. D2 was way more challenging than this! The graphics are stunning but the gameplay is marginal :-? This new skill tree system sucks. Give me back the D2 way. You have pre-assigned skills that unlock at certain levels. There's no way to customize your character (skills) like in D2 :nope:

It makes me glad I decided a long time ago to not bother with D3.

[jangles]

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5149175154

I noticed a thread here discussing the difficulty..

they reckon it gets better once you up it.

[HunterICX]

I haven't had a challenging time yet. D2 was way more challenging than this! The graphics are stunning but the gameplay is marginal :-? This new skill tree system sucks. Give me back the D2 way. You have pre-assigned skills that unlock at certain levels. There's no way to customize your character (skills) like in D2 :nope:

:-? Ouch,

Health Orbs and screwy skill tree which doesn't allow you customize your character.

And yeh if this is easier then D2 which was on Normal quite easy the fun started when you reached Nightmare difficulty this D3 really sounds it's main focus is to make it easy to play with a focus on that stupid real money auction system :shifty:

glad I haven't purchased it yet, was to but the more I learn now of it while it's actually released the less I want to hear or see about it.

HunterICX

[Ducimus]

If you think that is bad, wait until the next-gen gamers try the original Diablo after cutting their teeth on this and meet The Butcher for the first time. They will start whining about how hard the game is and blah blah blah. They have no idea where the series came from. :haha::har:
.

I was watching a video on youtube last night where it was obvious the guy had NEVER played any of the previous games. He couldn't quite understand why D3 has its offset isometric view, or why he couldn't rotate the screen 360 degrees and zoom in on the female character HE was playing, so he could see how hot she was after he put on some new equipment.

/facepalm


EDIT: On the subject of D2, i understand theres some unofficial high resolution patch out. (IE, some mod), anyone try it yet?

EDIT2:
Hmmmmmm,
Diablo 2 High Resolution Mod (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lgjR-FJ9T8)

EDIT 3:
Diablo II in HD 1920x1080 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU3t-HBFnAg)

EDIT 4: (new edit record?)
Watching them, it sems like it might make everything too small. Wider field of view, but everything smaller. Not sure i like that or not.

EDIT 5:
If you do try to reinstall D2, manually patch it to version 1.12. The high res patch doesnt work on the latest version (1.13c I beleive).
Nostalgia is a funny thing. I played 5 minutes of Diablo 2 and suddenly all the hotkey mapping came back to me like i just played it yesterday. Unfortunetly D2 looks entirely too dated to be palatable.

[kiwi_2005]

I still aim to get D3 but will wait awhile, I read it takes up to 4 hrs for some to install and the Dc'd to DT every 30min or so with lost saves :dead: But apart from the negatives like the drm etc I too can hear the voices in my head so your not alone. Dont be afraid its just the demons calling you, its a test of faith be strong and stand firm against the evil within you. That demon calling himself Bal offered me all the kingdoms in the world if I buy D3 now! I admit I did think about it for a few seconds but no I shot back with 'A man does not live on bread alone' well that's what Jesus said to Satan! But it didn't work! He laughed, that bone chilling laugh the hairs on your neck stand up with fear laugh then he started with the abuse. So I said the lords prayer 10 times over while he was screaming obscenities at me. Then, silence. I could hear my heart beating madly, dragging on a cigarette butt I stump it out and gulped down my last bit of coffee and braced myself for whats to come. Oh I will get Diablo 3 there's no doubt about that and I will wear the armor of the lord! who shall protect me from the evil that wants to consume my very soul! I will fight Diablo and his minions for the righteous and those who have been slain in the past. Good v Evil this is what its all about guys. Diablo 3 is not just a game its the real thing! So stand firm in the face of evil and save your soul. There's a storm coming...

Anyway so I went to buy Kingdoms of Amular priced at $79 as I said in a previous post I am going to get KoA first instead of D3, but right next to it was Deus ex human revolution for $15, a 3 day sale. I bought Deus Ex instead, this is how a rpg shooter is meant to be its fantastic. Not to mention I died alot at the start :dead: With no work Saturday night I am off to load up DX. :rock:

[kiwi_2005]

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5150106401

Diablo Players:

We’d like to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who joined the global Diablo III launch celebrations this week, as well as to everyone who was ready to jump into Sanctuary the moment the game went live.

To that end, we’d also like to say that we’ve been humbled by your enthusiasm -- and we sincerely regret that your crusade to bring down the Lord of Terror was thwarted not by mobs of demons, but by mortal infrastructure. As many of you are aware, technical issues occurring within hours after the game's launch led to players experiencing error messages and difficulty logging in. These issues cropped up again last night for the Americas and Europe servers. Despite very aggressive projections, our preparations for the launch of the game did not go far enough.

We’ve been monitoring the game 24/7 and have applied several optimizations to help our systems better weather the global rush. As of late last night, specifically 11:50 PM PDT on May 15, all systems have been online and running relatively smoothly. We’re continuing to monitor performance globally and will be taking further measures as needed to ensure a positive experience for everyone. This includes some maintenance to implement additional improvements for each region.

In order to make sure everything is continuing to run as it should, we’ve decided to move out our target launch for the real-money auction house beyond our original estimated date of May 22. We’ll post further updates on that in the near future.

Aside from the tremendous number of players simultaneously logging in to the game, one of the launch-day service issues was linked to the achievement system. Some players began to notice early on that achievements were either not being earned properly, or not being saved between multiple logins. We’re investigating this issue and will provide a specific update as soon as possible.

We greatly appreciate everyone’s support, and we want to sincerely apologize for the difficulties many of you encountered on day one. Please visit the Battle.net Support site or Support forums for the latest service-related updates or for help in troubleshooting any technical issues you may be having downloading, installing, or while playing the game.

Thank you again for your patience while we reinforce the gates of Sanctuary and further strengthen it for your onslaught.

Respectfully,
Blizzard Entertainment

[jangles]

just my two-pennies worth ,

I got it on Friday , It took me about 30 mins to install the game , I dont know where that 4 hours is coming from , it installed very quickly on my PC.

I am playing on the Euro region and have yet to see any connection issues at all.

Ive probably played a total of 8-9 hours so far.

Im enjoying it , I didnt think I would , but its good fun.

Its simple hack and slash choas - it reminds me of 'Gauntlet' from the 80's..

last night I even found a legendary item...I was very pleased to see it drop!

[kranz]

We’ve been monitoring the game 24/7
it's their favorite phrase to use. No matter what blizz game forum you read- warcraft, starcraft, wow, diablo etc- they always "monitor". That is why I really like their games. I have this feeling that I know that my money didn't go down the drain. They have gone for "monitoring". It is soooo relieving.....



Im enjoying it

how did you like PvP? (pun intended...)

seriously now...I may be repeating myself now, but, when I discovered that there is an auction house for REAL money I thought: ok, they won't turn me into another of their whores. I mean- I can pay. When I know that everyone else pays too. But turning it into a quasi-voluntary system is sooo freaking perverse...(that is why I don't play any of these "free online" games/strategies...

[Ducimus]

I'll pick up Diablo3, when its not saddled with a DRM that requires an internet connection at all times. I learned my lesson with SH5,
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=203&pictureid=1398
never again will i make a fanboy purchase.

[kranz]

Ducimus, your DRM-related post made me check the "availability" of D3 on..."these sites". So, I typed in Diablo 3, pressed "search" and to my surprise I saw this: Seeders:1323, Leechers: 2700. My reaction was "yay" until I saw this:
"Installation:
1. Download and unzip release *
! 2. Start setup.exe and install the game
3. a) Legit users - Play!
b) Proud pirates - Wait for working server emulator!"

:DL

[seaniam81]

just my two-pennies worth ,

I got it on Friday , It took me about 30 mins to install the game , I dont know where that 4 hours is coming from , it installed very quickly on my PC.

I am playing on the Euro region and have yet to see any connection issues at all.

Ive probably played a total of 8-9 hours so far.

Im enjoying it , I didnt think I would , but its good fun.

Its simple hack and slash choas - it reminds me of 'Gauntlet' from the 80's..

last night I even found a legendary item...I was very pleased to see it drop!
My two pennies.
Pre-ordered the digital edition. Pre-downloaded, and tried to install. Corrupt. Download again, and install corrupt. AGAIN. Corrupt. Finally after two tries on launch day, it installs. Cannot connect to server. Ok fine. Try again. Play for 30min get the 3007 error. GREAT :damn: the only thing that seems to fix the 3007 error is logging into general chat and watching gold spammers. :damn: awesome if I wanted that I would go back and play SWTOR.

[jangles]

My two pennies.
Pre-ordered the digital edition. Pre-downloaded, and tried to install. Corrupt. Download again, and install corrupt. AGAIN. Corrupt. Finally after two tries on launch day, it installs. Cannot connect to server. Ok fine. Try again. Play for 30min get the 3007 error. GREAT :damn: the only thing that seems to fix the 3007 error is logging into general chat and watching gold spammers. :damn: awesome if I wanted that I would go back and play SWTOR.

well, I didnt play on launch day , but I would of expected the login and server issues with that many players trying to get on , weve seen it time and time again in the past.

Bad luck with the corruption , I just popped down to tescos and got a DVD...

[Ducimus]

Well, i found a little gem that guarantees ill never get Diablo 3 for five reasons:

1.) Gameplay is just like Diablo 2, so the gameplay probably isn't far off from Diablo 3 as well.
2.) Graphically it's way better then Diablo 2, and while not stellar by today's standards, it is acceptable.
3.) No DRM if you don't count steam.
4.) 20 dollar price tag.
5.) Doesn't look like freaking Anime

Titan Quest Gold. (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/402/)


Interestingly, Diablo 2 was released in the year 2000; and you know, it really shows. Titan quest was released in 2006, and you can really tell the difference.

If you try the demo, and your OS is WIN7 ultimate 64 bit, you'll have to run the exe in WinXP compatiblity mode, with the full version I haven't had any problems at all. If you get the gold edition, start with Immortal throne. Its like the LOD expansion for Diablo 2 in that it supersedes the original.

Anyway, if the release of Diablo 3 has left you jonesing for some more old school diablo styled action, can't stand the antiquated graphics of D1 and D2, but your put off by the DRM and other crap blizzard has done with D3, this game is well worth a look into. Im amazed i haven't heard of/ tried this game before. I should thank blizzard for their stupidty that inspired me to look for alternatives to Diablo 3.

[0rpheus]

Anyway, if the release of Diablo 3 has left you jonesing for some more old school diablo styled action, can't stand the antiquated graphics of D1 and D2, but your put off by the DRM and other crap blizzard has done with D3, this game is well worth a look into. Im amazed i haven't heard of/ tried this game before. I should thank blizzard for their stupidty that inspired me to look for alternatives to Diablo 3.

Torchlight II will be worth a look in that regard as well :up:

[Ducimus]

Diablo 3 VS Titan Quest In-depth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3-y1Y8yXGA)

[kiwi_2005]

Well, i found a little gem that guarantees ill never get Diablo 3 for five reasons:

1.) Gameplay is just like Diablo 2, so the gameplay probably isn't far off from Diablo 3 as well.
2.) Graphically it's way better then Diablo 2, and while not stellar by today's standards, it is acceptable.
3.) No DRM if you don't count steam.
4.) 20 dollar price tag.
5.) Doesn't look like freaking Anime

Titan Quest Gold. (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/402/)



Torchlight a diablo clone is a better game than Titan Quest. TL 2 is due out soon. Can pick up TL on steam pretty cheap.

Torchlight 2 v Diablo 3
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/05/23/diablo-iii-vs-torchlight-ii-battle-of-the-dungeon-crawlers/

[NeonSamurai]

I don't agree, I think Titan Quest was far better than Torchlight 1 on many levels. TQ wasn't quite so clone brush, and you went to different places (not just deeper and deeper). The character and skill system was way more deep. I also found that TL just got rather boring quickly.

[kiwi_2005]

Diablo III: some religion-based names banned; Monk class powers reduced

Should you wish to name your Diablo III character Atheist, Christian, Mormon, Hindu or Islam, you are out of luck.

The names have been banned by Blizzard, which would be quite an annoyance if your name actually was Christian.
Catholic is also banned, yet Protestant isn;t.

Muhammad, Buddhism and Scientology are also allowed.
Make of that what you will.

Elsewhere, Diablo III Monk class has had its healing powers reduced (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5271780011#1).
We're in the process of removing the on-use benefits of the Mantra of Healing rune, Boon of Protection, said Blizzard.

Following the fix, the amount of damage absorbed is now capped at the amount of healing provided by Mantra of Healing in the first three seconds after activation.

Blizzard has recommended discontinuing use of the rune until it is replaced with a new rune mechanic in a future patch.

The Boon of Protection rune was approximately ten times over its budget on the benefits it provided, and it was quite simply a mistake on our part to let the rune ship as it was. We don't intend to take these quick and drastic measures often, but considering the severity of the issue, we felt it important to correct it swiftly.

A full list of recent hotfixes will be provided by Blizzard tomorrow.

http://tinyurl.com/87sd9mv (http://tinyurl.com/87sd9mv)

[Dowly]

Yahtzee:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/5777-Diablo-3

[Falkirion]

Against my better judgement I bought D3. (Because I bored on a Saturday night and felt like a new game) Currently running my Barbarian through nightmare and compared to D2 I actually like this game. I guess it's more because I'm in for something casual and my internet isn't always slow.

The only issues I've had have been latency based ones because of the always online component of single player (Have played multi, for the hidden Whimsyville level my friend collected all the mats for the portal to it) and the latency this past weekend meant I died a few times when I otherwise would have survived.

[Ducimus]

Well, i found a little gem that guarantees ill never get Diablo 3 for five reasons:

1.) Gameplay is just like Diablo 2, so the gameplay probably isn't far off from Diablo 3 as well.
2.) Graphically it's way better then Diablo 2, and while not stellar by today's standards, it is acceptable.
3.) No DRM if you don't count steam.
4.) 20 dollar price tag.
5.) Doesn't look like freaking Anime

Titan Quest Gold. (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/402/)


Interestingly, Diablo 2 was released in the year 2000; and you know, it really shows. Titan quest was released in 2006, and you can really tell the difference.

If you try the demo, and your OS is WIN7 ultimate 64 bit, you'll have to run the exe in WinXP compatiblity mode, with the full version I haven't had any problems at all. If you get the gold edition, start with Immortal throne. Its like the LOD expansion for Diablo 2 in that it supersedes the original.

Anyway, if the release of Diablo 3 has left you jonesing for some more old school diablo styled action, can't stand the antiquated graphics of D1 and D2, but your put off by the DRM and other crap blizzard has done with D3, this game is well worth a look into. Im amazed i haven't heard of/ tried this game before. I should thank blizzard for their stupidty that inspired me to look for alternatives to Diablo 3.


This game was so worth it to me. It is bloody long too! Titan's quest is titanic in size. Pun intended. Each act is appreciably longer then acts in Diablo 2, at least, as my memory recalls it being. Each area is unique as well. I think it took me around 50 to 60 hours to complete the game (id have to check the time played on my character, but its about that time frame)

Ignoring that Titan's quest was inspired by D2, I think that If Titan's quest was released before D2, people would be drawing comparisons to Titan's quest. I also think they took the Diablo 2 formula, and improved upon it. This game pretty much sated my thirst for more Diablo styled action after seeing gameplay clips of D3, and reinstalling D2 and discovering that no shade of rose tinted glasses can overcome just how dated D2 has become.

If you want to stick to your guns and refuse to buy D3 because it seems dumbed down and saddled with a draconian DRM, get titans quest. The beginning of Act 1 and the Demo may seem like a carbon copy clone, but as i got further into the game, i discovered more depth then the beginning would indicate. After playing it, i have ZERO DESIRE for D3. I can wait tell it hits the bargain bin, or if the online requirement for singleplayer goes away. ( doubt it)

[kiwi_2005]

^I don't wanna be the one to change your mind about Diablo Ducimus and im guessing you would like a good challenge and all.

So...

This guy is playing diablo while on a Treadmill to stay trim AND learning Korean at the same time. Beat that! :03:

http://d3inkorean.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/origin-story.html


I am excited. I'm excited to finally have some time set aside to get some decent exercise. I'm excited to give learning Korean its biggest push yet. And I'm excited to explore Sanctuary. That wonderful feeling of exploring a foreign world is only made more awesome by playing Diablo III in Korean on a damn treadmill. I can't wait to see where this goes. http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh591/Frank101z/D3_setup.jpg

[Arclight]

Demon Daze: Diablo’s Paragon Update Out Today (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/08/22/demon-daze-diablos-paragon-update-out-today/)