Diablo III Wild Speculation and Rumor Mongering Abounds

[Lakov_Sanite]

I'm not sure all this talk of mechanics is really valid considering the beta is only half a level of gameplay.  Even saying "this is all you need for normal" is a bit presumptuous no?

[Fabricated]

If they would put more content in the beta there'd be more to say, but they seem to want to keep it all under wraps.

[Malakili]

I'm not sure all this talk of mechanics is really valid considering the beta is only half a level of gameplay.  Even saying "this is all you need for normal" is a bit presumptuous no?

I just meant stuff like, how the stone of recall works, how changing skills works, how the crafting guy (artisan) works.

[Paelos]

When you can only get to level 13, you can't really say much.

[fuser]

Shared stash is sweet and a money sink!

[Thrawn]

Amazon 19 days of deals -

http://www.amazon.com/Outlet/b?ie=UTF8&node=409566

The important part, maybe - "Check back tomorrow for PC Games Day, sponsored by Diablo III"

[Murgos]

Amazon 19 days of deals -

http://www.amazon.com/Outlet/b?ie=UTF8&node=409566

The important part, maybe - "Check back tomorrow for PC Games Day, sponsored by Diablo III"

I checked, today is sponsored by Diablo III.  However, it's still $59.99 for pre-order.

[rattran]

And it's mostly turds-without-a-box in the sale.

[Paelos]

Why did Witcher 2 suck again?

[ffc]

Turds become shining gems if the price is right. 

[Thrawn]

Amazon 19 days of deals -

http://www.amazon.com/Outlet/b?ie=UTF8&node=409566

The important part, maybe - "Check back tomorrow for PC Games Day, sponsored by Diablo III"

I checked, today is sponsored by Diablo III.  However, it's still $59.99 for pre-order.

Yeah, they just have like SC 2 on sale and the Diablo II battle chest.  Total letdown.  SC2 is still more expensive then Blizzard was selling it for last week even.

[Malakili]

Well, the "Real Money" auction house is up for testing.  They've given beta testers 50 "beta bucks" for the purposes of testing.  Pretty unremarkable really.  For whatever its worth there is a .15 BB (beta buck) listing fee, and a .65 BB successful auction fee.  Its unclear if this will be the same cost when it's real dollars.

[Paelos]

The .15 thing is a good idea to keep people from listing tons of stupid crap that will never sell.

[Salamok]

One can only spend so many hours looking for work in this economy.  The problem with looking for work is that there seems to be a great magnitude fewer opportunities out there these days.

Tech scene in Austin (at least for web ppl) is zooming right now.

[Ratman_tf]

Sup, mang? Wouldn't it be cool if they lisenced a Diablo breakfast cereal? With marshmallow pentagrams?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115109-UPDATE-Best-Buy-Leaks-Potential-Diablo-III-Release-Date

[sickrubik]

The most shocking Diablo 3 news of the year... it's coming to consoles.

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1216193p1.html

[luckton]

The most shocking Diablo 3 news of the year... it's coming to consoles.

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1216193p1.html

 

[Lakov_Sanite]

The most shocking Diablo 3 news of the year... it's coming to consoles.

http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1216193p1.html

Yawn-worthy.  Not a single word of that even says it'll be the SAME diablo as on the pc, let alone a console port.  The pc game is the pc game and peoples fears of it being dumbed down for conoles is completely disproven by this announcement.  They are looking for developers, meaning they haven't even really begun to develop a console version.

[sickrubik]

I was being incredibly sarcastic when sharing the link. It's not surprising in the least.

However, I'm not sure why one would assume it would be a different Diablo than just developers for the port. Also, they've had job openings for Console Devs for awhile now.

[Mosesandstick]

Diablo got ported, I don't know why they didn't port D2.

[Mrbloodworth]

How many players will Diablo 3 support?

[Malakili]

How many players will Diablo 3 support?

In a single game? Last time I checked was four.

[Merusk]

Diablo got ported, I don't know why they didn't port D2.

Good question, it's not like they would have had to derez to support 640x480.

 

[Brolan]

Any idea when this is finally coming out?   I need a new addiction.

[Malakili]

Any idea when this is finally coming out?   I need a new addiction.

Nope.

[K9]

When it's done 

[Sheepherder]

I need a new addiction.

Skyrim.

[Yegolev]

Dark Souls first, then Skyrim.

[Malakili]

This game may never come out - Looks like they overhauled some fairly central things yet again:

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4325959/Systems_Changes-1_19_2012#blog

I'm actually on board with these changes, just...jeez. 


Here is the long and short of it:

Scrolls of Identification are no longer in the game... now when obtaining an unidentified item you'll simply right click it, a short cast timer will occur as your character examines the item, and it will become identified

We’re also moving the fifth quick slot button, which is becoming a dedicated potion button.

we're removing the Mystic artisan.

So we've decided to remove the Cauldron of Jordan and Nephalem Cube... The Blacksmith artisan will now salvage items.

One other important change is that common (white) items will no longer be salvageable.

We're changing core character attributes to Strength, Dexterity, Intellect, and Vitality,

n addition, we've decided to just call it what it is and the Stone of Recall is now Town Portal, and is integrated directly onto the skill bar UI.

 

[ezrast]

After all that about how generic attack, precision, etc. stats made so much sense? Sheesh.

Though the only part I particularly disagree with is:

Unidentified items and the act of identifying them is still very much part of the game, but now when obtaining an unidentified item you'll simply right click it, a short cast timer will occur as your character examines the item, and it will become identified. We love the double-discovery of finding a present and then unwrapping it, but we don't think it requires a physical item you have to find and keep in your bags to get the same effect. From now on you'll just be able to inherently identify all your items, no need to carry scrolls. Your character in Diablo III is just that badass now.

Without scrolls, requiring a separate click on every item is just busywork and I don't think that will make it into release. Although with personal loot it does kind of make sense for the item to have to be in your inventory before the affixes show up, so that then other people can pick up the item when you drop it.

[Margalis]

It sounds a little weird in that the damage each class does is tied to a particular stat. (For example Barbarian damage scales with strength) Seems to really limit any sort of potential for outside-the-box builds. "I think I'll build a crit-based Barb. Oh wait, I do no damage because I scale with strength, not dex."

That's my initial take but who knows. Beyond that though these are fundamental changes that will require complete re-itemization etc.

[Yegolev]

This lack of design focus does not bode well.

[Ingmar]

I think there's value in the OMG WHAT IS IT anticipation moment of IDing that artifact ring that just dropped or whatever. Kind of like opening up a pack of Magic cards.

[Margalis]

The downside of being communicative is stuff like this used to happen in secret, now you can see the man behind the curtain fumbling and stumbling.

It is surprising that this scope of change is happening this late. Stuff like town portal or hotkey changes or whatever are no big deal but changing the stats is pretty huge I would think.

[Ragnoros]

The downside of being communicative is stuff like this used to happen in secret, now you can see the man behind the curtain fumbling and stumbling.

It is surprising that this scope of change is happening this late. Stuff like town portal or hotkey changes or whatever are no big deal but changing the stats is pretty huge I would think.

They could just be renaming them. Rather than actually changing their function. Skimmed the article, yeah... So, eh, 2015 then? On the upside, I should be done with my BA by then.