Review: Diablo 2.75: Titan Quest

[Hoax]

Bought it.  With any luck it'll show up tomorrow.

[Kail]

Well, the game sounds interesting, but my computer, she is not so young anymore.  I'm hearing that this game can curb-stomp even high-end machines with the settings turned up high.  Is this true?  Any thoughts on how it would run on a box that stutters on anything heavier than World of Warcraft?

[schild]

I have textures/detail turned to high. Shadows and Reflections on low because I don't care about them in games where sneaking isn't the primary objective and the resolution on the next to highest widescreen mode.

My computer is just about 4 years old.

It runs fine.

[Strazos]

Judging by the system reqs and recommendations on the box, this game can seem steep...but you just have to know how to deal with the video settings really.

[FatuousTwat]

I bought it and played until almost the end of Egypt, then had to re-install. Doing that apparently deleted my savegames (I was expecting an option to keep them like most other games), so now I have to start over . Well at least I can drop Earth for Spirit like I've been wanting to do since about 30 minutes after I trained in it.

[JoeTF]

So, the damn thing have no PVP and MP IS FUCKING OPEN BN ONLY.

It shouldn't get more than 1 point on 7-9 review scale and have no right to be called diablo clone.

Besides, how can you not implement the ultimate antipiracy system (closed BN) when you have a chance to do so? I just cannot comprehend how one can be so incredibly retarded.

[Yoru]

There is PVP. You have to start the client with the special '/pvp' switch on the commandline (or via a shortcut), and you will then be shown a list of all PVP-enabled servers.

Or so I remember reading somewhere.

[schild]

Does it matter? No one is forcing him to play it. I think a game called Kitty LUV came out this week he might enjoy.

[Strazos]

Um, because Iron Lore is not Blizzard, and maybe doesn't have the resources to run all those damn servers for free?

[Velorath]

A few things to add having finished the game earlier today:

-  I kinda miss the overwhelming number of monsters that would attack you in Diablo.  You don't really get a lot of that in TQ.  Instead the challenge in this game is that the creatures start hitting a hell of a lot harder later on.

- As Schild has mentioned the end boss is easy.  He's slow as hell and if you run away from him and out of his area he'll break off pursuit and lumber back to his starting point.  It's all too easy to hit him a few times, run, and hit him again.  Anyone with a ranged attack can kill him without taking a hit if they're carful.  Also, once you beat the game, you can start out in his level (on the difficulty you already beat).  I could do a Typhon run in probably around 15 minutes or so, with little risk.  He might hit harder on lEpic and Legendary, but if he can't hit me it doesn't matter.  They need to patch in some better AI for him.

[Yoru]

Yeah, the end boss is ridiculously easy; my speed record so far is 6 minutes 11 seconds from start of that level to cracking the pinata. And that's with killing everything else in the level. I could probably blitz past them now. One time, and one time alone, did he give me a run for my money.

Don't let him ...

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 --> ... get near the Hades statue. He does a life leech/energy drain attack that sucks almost all your life and all of your energy off, fully healing him. <--

[MrHat]

Ah, so that's what those statues do.  You can run past all those mobs and just kill the last two ogres, then fuck up the boss.  Takes like 2 minutes.  Which sucks.

Mastery + Battle = Dead Titan.  But I can't get him to drop anything as good as the first time.

[Yoru]

Ah, so that's what those statues do.  You can run past all those mobs and just kill the last two ogres, then fuck up the boss.  Takes like 2 minutes.  Which sucks.

Mastery + Battle = Dead Titan.  But I can't get him to drop anything as good as the first time.

If you look at the lewt tables in the editor, he has a substantially higher chance of dropping Good Stuff(tm) the first time and a lower chance all subsequent times. You're better off farming chapter 1 in epic mode.

[Soln]

yeah GameSpy used to have to leave too much stuff on my PC way back when.  And ya, the company to be had was forgettable. Some like it, but then some say pOtatO.

[Righ]

If you look at the lewt tables in the editor, he has a substantially higher chance of dropping Good Stuff(tm) the first time and a lower chance all subsequent times. You're better off farming chapter 1 in epic mode.

That's a shame. He didn't drop anything good when I killed him. Just yellow vendor trash. On the other hand, I just stood there swinging my sword and occasionally quaffing potions. Very easy, no running involved. Maybe I'll kill him some more and try to get lucky.

[schild]

I just got an item that put me over 300dps. Kek.

[Velorath]

I just got an item that put me over 300dps. Kek.

Think I'm at around 620dps at the moment 

[schild]

I just got an item that put me over 300dps. Kek.

Think I'm at around 620dps at the moment 

I'm straight spirit. When I say I have 300dps it means I have ternion maxxed out and that's 3 bullets at 300dps at a time. I wasn't interesting in waving around my FULL e-peen. But it seems I have no choice!

Work is gonna suck today.

[MrHat]

Melee is gimped.

Even with all the sexiness I just receieved (thank you!), I still have to run around with my dick in my hand.

Time to reroll something ranged! What's not taken?

[WayAbvPar]

Even with all the sexiness I just receieved (thank you!), I still have to run around with my dick in my hand.

Just keep it out of your avatar kthx  :-D