About Diablo 3...

I'm a realativley new Pc gamer, (14 bought a nice pc a year ago for the genraly superior experiance) And when i bought my Pc i told myself that i would play the classics before i played any thing newish... Modded and played Baulders gate(1 & 2), torment, Arx Fatalis blah blah blah, and i found Diablo 2 to be one of the best, But now after a few disagreeable updates people are going to skip it, because its "consolized". Its pc only.... even if it were consolized lets give it a chance... just because theyre Blizzard and we love them... (and the Online store... its not mandatory, its just a cool feature so stop getting angry about it)

it will be a must buy for sure. not just because of the hype, but because blizzard rocks!

Fun > no fun, so I'll sure as hell buy it. Day one, Collector's Edition. I'm not cool enough to take moral stances and be idealistic, you know.

Bad news after bad news has taken it off from a day 1 purchase... gunna have to wait and see some opinions on it first.

They can keep their game because of the online all the time DRM. It would be booting me from SINGLEplayer since I don't really do multi for this type of game? Yeah, not happening.

My backlog is big enough and we have enough other good games coming down the line that I have no problem skipping titles like this.

If they said from the start it's going to be like Guild Wars, nobody would complain. They made a mistake selling it as a SP game for the past two years.

nope, it's off my "to buy" list with that stupid drm crap. Fortunately, there are more better games coming out on pc to keep me busy for a long time.

Well it started as a day one purchase but more and more news about the game surface and those are disturbing to me, for instance the single player, I know that many will say that having a internet connection is like second nature but if I want to play it at work where I dont always have internet access then I cant play, but hopefully there will be a workaround to this and be able to do it. Most likely going to wait for some reviews and some oppinions then I will purchase it,

It looks good, but the online-all-the-time in order to play any mode is completely rediculous.

Blizzard makes good games. Simple as that. If these whiners don't want to play a good game because of their high and mighty ideals, let them miss out. Me, I didn't very much care for Diablo II because I didn't get it on release, I only got it recently. However, playing Torchlight made me like the genre, and I'll be sure to pick up Diablo III the first time it drops about 10 bucks due to a sale, as I will probably already be playing Skyrim, Skyward Sword, and a bevy of other games late this year.

If they said from the start it's going to be like Guild Wars, nobody would complain. They made a mistake selling it as a SP game for the past two years.

Baranga

Yeah I'll still buy it, in spite of the lame gear for $$$ system and internet-only policy - because it is looking like it will most very likely be one of the greatest action rpgs ever made.

I agree blizzard is getting a little crazy with all it's corporate control schemes (which support their corporate agenda more than they accommodate it's player-base) - but short of massive protests or a boycott (which will never happen) - there isn't much that can be done about it - unless you either a) personally decide not to purchase it or b) aquire it through other - substandard - methods.

Blizzard makes good games. Simple as that. If these whiners don't want to play a good game because of their high and mighty ideals, let them miss out. Me, I didn't very much care for Diablo II because I didn't get it on release, I only got it recently. However, playing Torchlight made me like the genre, and I'll be sure to pick up Diablo III the first time it drops about 10 bucks due to a sale, as I will probably already be playing Skyrim, Skyward Sword, and a bevy of other games late this year.

Grodus5

Good luck with that.

Blizzard makes good games. Simple as that. If these whiners don't want to play a good game because of their high and mighty ideals, let them miss out. Me, I didn't very much care for Diablo II because I didn't get it on release, I only got it recently. However, playing Torchlight made me like the genre, and I'll be sure to pick up Diablo III the first time it drops about 10 bucks due to a sale, as I will probably already be playing Skyrim, Skyward Sword, and a bevy of other games late this year.

Grodus5

Good to know that you call people who stick to their ideals whiners. Does that make you a sheep for following the majority because its Blizard?

If they said from the start it's going to be like Guild Wars, nobody would complain. They made a mistake selling it as a SP game for the past two years.

Baranga

Agreed, they did themselves no favors by marketing it as a hybrid and then coming out with that announcement.

Why are you whining about whining seems kind of hypocritical. Personally I don't mind the AH I just hope the game is fun.

[QUOTE="Grodus5"]

Blizzard makes good games. Simple as that. If these whiners don't want to play a good game because of their high and mighty ideals, let them miss out. Me, I didn't very much care for Diablo II because I didn't get it on release, I only got it recently. However, playing Torchlight made me like the genre, and I'll be sure to pick up Diablo III the first time it drops about 10 bucks due to a sale, as I will probably already be playing Skyrim, Skyward Sword, and a bevy of other games late this year.

Whiteblade999

Good to know that you call people who stick to their ideals whiners. Does that make you a sheep for following the majority because its Blizard?

And what ideals are you upholding? The fact that gamers shouldn't have to be connected to the internet to play a mostly multiplayer game? Yeah, it stinks that you can't play it offline, this coming from someone with a highly unstable internet connection on occasion. Is it a decision that deserves the flack it gets? Not necessarily, most people have access to constant internet. If they are traveling or something, yes, that does stink, I won't argue with you there. But am I going to not buy the game because I can't play it when I'm waiting in the airport? If I wanted a game that I could do that with, I'd pick up a game for my 3DS.

Online auction house? Great, don't use it. Problem solved. Literally, its gone just like that. Now someone might reply "ZOMG PEOPLE CAN BUY STUFF!" People can also farm bosses to get good equipment, too, should we remove random drops as well?

Now, I'm no sheep, no Blizzard fanboy, I'm just saying some people who would miss a good game because of a notion of some very abstract ideals are missing out.

They can keep their game because of the online all the time DRM. It would be booting me from SINGLEplayer since I don't really do multi for this type of game? Yeah, not happening.

My backlog is big enough and we have enough other good games coming down the line that I have no problem skipping titles like this.

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[QUOTE="Grodus5"]

Blizzard makes good games. Simple as that. If these whiners don't want to play a good game because of their high and mighty ideals, let them miss out. Me, I didn't very much care for Diablo II because I didn't get it on release, I only got it recently. However, playing Torchlight made me like the genre, and I'll be sure to pick up Diablo III the first time it drops about 10 bucks due to a sale, as I will probably already be playing Skyrim, Skyward Sword, and a bevy of other games late this year.

Grodus5

Good to know that you call people who stick to their ideals whiners. Does that make you a sheep for following the majority because its Blizard?

And what ideals are you upholding? The fact that gamers shouldn't have to be connected to the internet to play a mostly multiplayer game? Yeah, it stinks that you can't play it offline, this coming from someone with a highly unstable internet connection on occasion. Is it a decision that deserves the flack it gets? Not necessarily, most people have access to constant internet. If they are traveling or something, yes, that does stink, I won't argue with you there. But am I going to not buy the game because I can't play it when I'm waiting in the airport? If I wanted a game that I could do that with, I'd pick up a game for my 3DS.

A game that has singleplayer removed for the sole reason of wanting to keep the whole game online is doing it for control. I have problems with a company trying to control a product like that when it was marketed like that because these systems often fail horribly. Older games have servers shut down all the time and the Ubisoft authentification servers for their DRM was down for something like a week so people couldn't play AC2. Not to mention there is no reason for it, in a multiplayer game you sort of have a good reason but a singleplayer game gets no benefits from it.

I haven't supported this type of thing along with activation limits since the concept was introduced and I won't now. When the pirates stop getting the better version (No-DRM) then I'll consider it.

Don't give a crap about the online only part. Didn't affect me in SC2 and my connection hardley drops. Whiners gonna whine.

Let me tell you a little secret. Even with the amount of rage you won't have to worry about people skipping it. It will break sales records when it's released and it will be an experience to look back on in the future and say, "that was a blast".

[QUOTE="Grodus5"]

[QUOTE="Whiteblade999"]

Good to know that you call people who stick to their ideals whiners. Does that make you a sheep for following the majority because its Blizard?

Whiteblade999

And what ideals are you upholding? The fact that gamers shouldn't have to be connected to the internet to play a mostly multiplayer game? Yeah, it stinks that you can't play it offline, this coming from someone with a highly unstable internet connection on occasion. Is it a decision that deserves the flack it gets? Not necessarily, most people have access to constant internet. If they are traveling or something, yes, that does stink, I won't argue with you there. But am I going to not buy the game because I can't play it when I'm waiting in the airport? If I wanted a game that I could do that with, I'd pick up a game for my 3DS.

A game that has singleplayer removed for the sole reason of wanting to keep the whole game online is doing it for control. I have problems with a company trying to control a product like that when it was marketed like that because these systems often fail horribly. Older games have servers shut down all the time and the Ubisoft authentification servers for their DRM was down for something like a week so people couldn't play AC2. Not to mention there is no reason for it, in a multiplayer game you sort of have a good reason but a singleplayer game gets no benefits from it.

I haven't supported this type of thing along with activation limits since the concept was introduced and I won't now. When the pirates stop getting the better version (No-DRM) then I'll consider it.

never played Diablo 2 for the singleplayer, dont imagine I would play Diablo 3 for it either

Only thing I did not like about Diablo is that you cant take your offline characters online, and vice versa, like with Titan Quest. Other than that, its just a fun, simple,pure, and mindless game.

Fun > no fun, so I'll sure as hell buy it. Day one, Collector's Edition. I'm not cool enough to take moral stances and be idealistic, you know.

Baranga