Diablo III Wild Speculation and Rumor Mongering Abounds

[kildorn]

Dear lord they're good at the whole website integration with their games thing. It's not mandatory or stupid, it's just pretty and plays to the collection/stat addiction some of us have.

[Ironwood]

"Archy, 27 secs"

 

[Tannhauser]

"Archy, 27 secs"

 

"Think I'll grab a brew while the game loads." 

Yeah, that shit looks pretty cool.  Is that what everybody does, just wear magic find bonus armor?

I will go barb or wizzie at start.

[kildorn]

"Archy, 27 secs"

 

"Hey guys does that counter function properly with a fractional minute?" testing

[Lakov_Sanite]

"bonecrusher" "Varion" "Aggra" "Hope"


"Bob"


I want to play bob

[Selby]

I want to play bob

Every Barbarian I've ever made in Diablo II was named Bob.  Just a fitting name.

[Merusk]

"Archy, 27 secs"

 

"Think I'll grab a brew while the game loads." 

Yeah, that shit looks pretty cool.  Is that what everybody does, just wear magic find bonus armor?

I will go barb or wizzie at start.

Maybe if they're farming.. if you're grouped it divides by the # of people in the group for the average or something like that. 

[Lakov_Sanite]

Isn't magic find player specific since loot is? I thought grouping just upped the quality but didn't do anything to drop rates.

[Xanthippe]

Ironically, the hospital says we are probably going to be able to take the newborn home in Weds.

I am totally volunteering for overnight baby watch!!!

Also- dibs on witch doctor.

My wife's two days past her due date.  The trick is going to be not looking like an ass while she's up every two hours nursing.

Perform delivery service for nursing duty. Deliver baby, retrieve baby, change baby, tuck in baby. That should stave off any unwanted attention to what else you're doing.

[Xanthippe]

I want to play bob

Every Barbarian I've ever made in Diablo II was named Bob.  Just a fitting name.

Mine were "Barbi."

[Lakov_Sanite]

Well I'm going female barb so I'm gonna call her daisy.

[Sir Fodder]

Isn't magic find player specific since loot is? I thought grouping just upped the quality but didn't do anything to drop rates.

I heard a dev interview where it was stated that magic find, when grouped, is averaged across the entire group and affects drop rates equally for all party members.

[calapine]

If I may I'd have a question because I haven't informed myself thoroughly about the game yet because I am really bad at making my own decisions:

• I loved Diablo 1 (Dungeon theme still gives me flashbacks...).
• I thought Diablo II was great/good but something was missing and it didn't have the same long lasting appeal.
• I am looking forward to D3, although I am not sure if its the game itself or the desire to experience the "old magic" of early gaming days again. Additionatly I have been been made unsure by internetz rumours about D3 "not being dark enough"...

Should I buy Diablo 3 and if so, will I like it?

Cala

[Lantyssa]

I want to play bob

Every Barbarian I've ever made in Diablo II was named Bob.  Just a fitting name.

Robert Jordan.

[Malakili]

If I may I'd have a question because I haven't informed myself thoroughly about the game yet because I am really bad at making my own decisions:

• I loved Diablo 1 (Dungeon theme still gives me flashbacks...).
• I thought Diablo II was great/good but something was missing and it didn't have the same long lasting appeal.
• I am looking forward to D3, although I am not sure if its the game itself or the desire to experience the "old magic" of early gaming days again. Additionatly I have been been made unsure by internetz rumours about D3 "not being dark enough"...

Should I buy Diablo 3 and if so, will I like it?

Cala

Well, my feeling is that Diablo 3 is more Diablo 2 than it is Diablo 1.  That being said, I liked D2 better than D1, so I'm not really the best person to give you an answer.   Did you like Torchlight?  If so, maybe Torchlight 2 is a better choice.  If not, then I'm out of suggestions.

[Merusk]

I never played D1.  I never finished D2 and felt it was a wasted purchase on my part.  Even now, 10 years later I have yet to have gotten past act 2 in the dozen or so attempts I've made.

D3, on the other hand, grabbed me and pulled me in.  It's fun, it's got good mechanics and the ease of dropping in and out of MP games is something that ALL games focusing on MP-play should embrace.

"It's not dark enough" is a bullshit excuse from basement dwellers who think everything should be shades of brown.  People who thought DAOC was some paragon of design for it's 'realistic' pallet of taupe, tan, brown and beige.

Are there colors other than white, black and red? Yes, and?  It doesn't look like My Little Pony.  It's got a gothic feel to it.  It's got a grim styling and design sensibility behind it while realizing "Oh hey, there's more colors in the world than a 32-bit game engine designed to work on a FUCKING PENTIUM with 64MB of ram could render."

If there's a single legit quibble, it would be with the RMT auction house, IMO.

Can I give you perspective vs prior Diablo games? No. Can I say you'll get your $60 worth out of it.  YES.

[calapine]

Your answer swayed me, Merusk...Gothic and grim style doesn't sound too bad and yes, it's probably more healthy to judge the game solely on it's on merits ('is it fun..yes/no') rather than obsessing about how it compares to X or gripe why game-mechanic Y was changed.

Think I am suffering from a typical mmo-player trait (flaw?) to a) hope the next game is THE GAME, the last one ever buys and loves until end of time and b) to allow oneself get hung up on minor details (dual wielding crossbows: grrr...fighting in stilettos: double grrr) instead of focusing on the important part: is it fun...yes/no?

Will buy on release day, try to enjoy and maybe post first impressions.*

Anyways, rambling again.   Thank you both for your responses. Appreciated!  

Cala

*(in concise and coherent form of course!)

[Rendakor]

So I was planning on skipping the early rush since I'm not super excited about the game anyway (but it's free from my WoW annual pass); then I found out I have off Tues and Wed so I guess I'm not sleeping those days.

[Minvaren]

Every time I've been to a restaurant with a TV in the last 3 weeks, I have seen an ad for this game.  FWIW.

[Xilren's Twin]

Every time I've been to a restaurant with a TV in the last 3 weeks, I have seen an ad for this game.  FWIW.

One of my boys who hasnt played D1 or 2 saw those commercials and kept asking what movie that was b/c it looked cool 

And in Gamestop clownshoes moment, their DIGITAL sales of D3 will not be available for download on the 15th so they are offering to convert such sales to physical copies.

[Paelos]

And in Gamestop clownshoes moment, their DIGITAL sales of D3 will not be available for download on the 15th so they are offering to convert such sales to physical copies.

Wat? 

[Malakili]

Its shit like this why I stopped even going into Gamestops years ago. 

[Merusk]

Some people aren't savvy about their goods.  You can't blame them for it.

I facepalm when people buy lumber from Home Depot instead of a lumber yard.  Gamers do it about using gamestop.  Those who don't know there are alternatives will go to the stores that market better.

[FieryBalrog]

I didn't know Blizzard was allowing Gamestop to sell digital copies of D3. I thought they would handle all digital sales themselves like they've done in the past, that's why no Steam/D2D etc? Is it on Impulse or something else?

[Sir T]

Gamestop IS Impulse. They bought it last year. They are even going to stop handling Stardock software soon.

I have to say, I have no interest in Diablo III. I thought D2 was fun for a while but basically meh. It certainly was not digital Jesus like everyone seems to regard it today. The best thing about it was Tyreal the archangel. I might pick it up on sale sometime but not a chance at full price.

But then I'm not exactly a Blizzard fan anymore.

[K9]

Blizzard games go on sale?

[Malakili]

Blizzard games go on sale?

Eventually D3 will be packed in a box with its inevitable expansion and the Diablo III BattleChest with be about the price of a new game, that is about the best you can hope for.

[Register]

Blizzard games go on sale?

Eventually D3 will be packed in a box with its inevitable expansion and the Diablo III BattleChest with be about the price of a new game, that is about the best you can hope for.

Around 2015?

[Sir T]

Yeah, I forgot, they are pretty much still selling Starcraft at full price... 

[Xanthippe]

Think I am suffering from a typical mmo-player trait (flaw?) to a) hope the next game is THE GAME, the last one ever buys and loves until end of time and b) to allow oneself get hung up on minor details (dual wielding crossbows: grrr...fighting in stilettos: double grrr) instead of focusing on the important part: is it fun...yes/no?

The only place THE GAME exists is in your imagination.

 At least, that's what I've come to think after so many s.

I played D2 off and on for years despite it never being THE GAME. It was fun. (and I like fighting in stilettos, but if there are stilettos in D2 they're way too tiny to see). I think you'll enjoy D3 enough to get your $60 worth of fun out of it.

[caladein]

Yeah, I forgot, they are pretty much still selling Starcraft at full price...  

Same thing with Nintendo titles.  If they're still selling at full price years later, may as well keep it going.

[Der Helm]

So. I might have bought the wrong key for this. Anybody knows if I can download any language even if I got a German key ? German translations really set my teeth on edge.

[cironian]

Chances are pretty good. All their old games allow you choose the language of the download and I think the D3 beta did too.

[luckton]

I don't know if this has been asked or not.  Can the stress theta weekend client be used for live launch, or am I redownloading?

[Malakili]

I don't know if this has been asked or not.  Can the stress theta weekend client be used for live launch, or am I redownloading?

You are redownloading.