Hey, fun while it lasted! .... Right?Griffith said:Yeah, well, too bad Blizzard servers and my computer stopped getting along only AFTER my character was dead. I can't even begin again. Oh well.

Hey, fun while it lasted! .... Right?Griffith said:Yeah, well, too bad Blizzard servers and my computer stopped getting along only AFTER my character was dead. I can't even begin again. Oh well.
Depending on what they're doing with it, I might give it a shot. But I think Blizzard really shit the bed with this game already.frankencowx said:So... anyone still playing this game excited for expansion? Tentatively titled Reaper of Souls?
http://wow.joystiq.com/2013/08/14/diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls/
I haven't touched the game since it came out..
I love D2 but i haven't really played D3 because of all the bad reviews it was getting. I really hope they turn it around. D2 became really exceptional when the expansion came out, i want to believe that something similar happens to this game.Walter said:Depending on what they're doing with it, I might give it a shot. But I think Blizzard really shit the bed with this game already.
frankencowx said:1 New class
Walter said:frankencowx said:1 New class![]()
frankencowx said:lvl 70 cap
Joe Chip said:I love D2 but i haven't really played D3 because of all the bad reviews it was getting. I really hope they turn it around. D2 became really exceptional when the expansion came out, i want to believe that something similar happens to this game.
I am going to play it, even for old time sakes because i had so much fun with it's predecessor. I was just waiting for a few patches/the expansion to come out first. I am hoping that they succeed into turning this game around. Unfortunately from what i have been seeing they don't really care about making the game better but instead they are focusing on how to make more money out of it. I don't really mind that, i mean they have to make money, but IMHO they are doing it all wrong.Griffith said:Yeah, but D2 was already good, and Blizzard basically kept making it better right until Diablo III came out, which has experienced the opposite phenomenon as things seemingly just get worse. I'll still play the expansion... IF I can ever connect to the Blizzard servers again to download it and re-install D3, which is a new problem not exclusive to me (Blizzard? HELLO!?). Still, it's a fun game, it's just that it's inferior to D2 in almost every way but graphics (though this is arguable from style standpoint =) and fluidity of gameplay (both of which can be chalked up to basic modern advancements, not ingenuity on the developer's part). Anyway, you should still play it if you love D2, like I said it's still fun for what it is, and it's also kind of whipping boy online (even among those that have, say, spent 400 hours playing it, ahem). So, it's still a repetitively fun game, just with some fatal flaws and expectations it couldn't deliver on (or top D2 or its successors in the genre in just about any way, strangely).
Yes. Blizzard has more experience than just about anyone in the business in how to handle a customer base during an expansion. They've done so with every single game they've made since 1995.Joe Chip said:I am wondering, what if someone doesn't buy the expansion, will he be able to login to the normal game ?
Scorpio said:I'm starting to wonder if Blizzard should just cut their losses and become a CGI film company. They've always had great promos and cutscenes from a technical standpoint, though they used to back that up with top-notch games. With the former staying just as strong as ever and the latter kind of faltering, I think this would be a great compromise for everyone.
Admittedly though, Blizzard games have always had cheesy, generic stories.Groovy Metal Fist said:The same people who decided,to kill Deckard Cain in the game engine with the fucking butterfly ladyor in SC2 thatthat it would be a shocker that the little boy was Belial after he sent armed guards turned serpents to kill you hours beforeshould not be anywhere near a writer's room.the zerg are actually not evil and now the races must once again reunite to destroy the TRULY evil race for realz this time
Walter said:Admittedly though, Blizzard games have always had cheesy, generic stories.
Scorpio said:I'm starting to wonder if Blizzard should just cut their losses and become a CGI film company. They've always had great promos and cutscenes from a technical standpoint, though they used to back that up with top-notch games. With the former staying just as strong as ever and the latter kind of faltering, I think this would be a great compromise for everyone.
Groovy Metal Fist said:Besides, Diablo 3 sold over 12 million copies; they don't seem to have a revenue problem.
Walter said:Admittedly though, Blizzard games have always had cheesy, generic stories.
Groovy Metal Fist said:I actually liked a lot of their old cinematics and story moments. Even though the twist in the first video was fairly obvious from the get go
I guess the big difference for me between now and then is that before, the story didn't get in the way of me enjoying their games...Griffith said:Though, but they were also admirably simple, effective, and to the point. Whereas Diablo III's doomed attempt at some sort of grandiose storytelling, at the expense of even gameplay, only made it grandiosely stupid.
Oh btw, I got the launcher working and am reinstalling right now. =)
Walter said:I guess the big difference for me between now and then is that before, the story didn't get in the way of me enjoying their games...
Walter said:
Walter said:Admittedly though, Blizzard games have always had cheesy, generic stories.
Woland said:I've picked up the PS3 version, and it seems better than the PC to me. There's no Auction House, and I can play offline. Also, I know this may sound blasphemous, but I like using a controller for it.
Groovy Metal Fist said:The number one complaint about Diablo 3 was the ebay browsing style of the end game.
Woland said:Luckily, there is no auction house in the console version. They apparently upped the drop rate to compensate.
We're working out the details of how the auction house system will be shut down
Finally coming to the super obvious conclusion everyone saw years ago."... finding those epic items ... the auction house just made that whole experience too convenient."