Blizzard Shelves Diablo III Team Deathmatch Mode

[chaos order]

"Simply fighting each other with no other objectives or choices to make gets old relatively quickly,"

sooooo like the game itself then. am i right?

 

[Nihlus2]

What's this? Blizzard introducing a diversive concept that adds some variety (or meaningless fun), then silently lets it miss the target date before canning it all together later on and leaving it lost in the archives for good?

Colour me shocked! I never saw that comming at all! This is absolutely *Explosion in the background*

Huh...I thought I was safe to be sarcastic if I turned off the sarcasm detector, seems like the damn thing blew up from sheer overload anyway, even if it was powered down.

 

[Karoshi]

Fuck no. =( I love PvP and Team Deathmatch sounds much more fun than 1 vs 1. I don't care overly about balance, since it's pretty much impossible to achieve in D3 with its great variety of skills and a high gear dependancy.

Well, let's hope they will change their mind and at least bring some PvP our way.

 

[porpoise hork]

while some found it entertaining, most of our testers didn't feel like it was something they'd want to do beyond a few hours

That's all of Diablo III in a nutshell.

 

[oldtaku]

So 2014 then?

 

[SlaveNumber23]

Ugh does anyone still actually give a shit about Diablo 3? Just pick up Torchlight 2 and/or Path of Exile and you will be much happier, not to mention you will be paying a lot less for a better experience.

 

[major_chaos]

So. Many. Torchlight. fanboys. Why do people come in just to gush about that steaming pile of gray goop every time someone mentions D3? I'm still waiting to get my 20$ back even though its never gonna happen.

OT: Good, PvP was shit in D2 don't see why its wanted or needed, now get to work on that expansion pack Blizz.

 

[RJ 17]

the current state of the Team Deathmatch offering just doesn't fall in line with the "high-quality Blizzard experience."

Damnit, I was drinking something while reading this! Now my screen's all messy. Still, I needed a good laugh, so I thank you very much.

 

[Callate]

It's hard not to feel a twinge of suspicion that there's an element of "...and ultimately, we decided we'd rather use our resources on something that would actually pay off" to the announcement.

Le shrug. The warning signs were all there that embracing D3 would not be a warm and fuzzy experience; further evidence this continues to be the case. This household is happily immersed in Torchlight II and Borderlands 2, and not feeling we missed much, 'thank ya.

 

[Notsomuch]

You know what else got old pretty quickly? Diablo 3.

 

[shadowstriker86]

Wait...people are still playing Diablo 3?!

My thoughts exactly lol, im surprised this was even newsworthy to begin with

 

[Scow2]

I'm still waiting for World of Warcraft's Dance studio.

Sure, now people can play Plants Vs. Zombies and Pokemon with their WoW, but I'm not allowed to have my Tauren do anything other than the Electric Slide, or have my worgen dance like some kind of whore.

 

[Lord_Jaroh]

I'm still waiting for a high quality experience to be patched into DIII, since that was missing at launch amongst many other things, like fun and enjoyment...

 

[Lunar Templar]

See, I don't understand this decision. Mainly because of this part:

Blizzard cites several factors leading to its choice to halt work on the mode, including PvP balance issues and a lack of depth.

....so it would fit right in with the rest of the game, then?

*rimshot*

this.

as well as

Wait...people are still playing Diablo 3?!

that.

now.

if they'd release a patch that makes the game not a shallow, pointless waste of $60 then i might care, but then that might require them to put effort into it this time

 

[GoddyofAus]

Maybe Blizzard finally woke up and smelt the sad truth that nobody gives a shit about Diablo 3 anymore.

 

[Atmos Duality]

OT: Wait, is there any kind of PvP mode available right now? I've been meaning to go back to Diablo 3 to check it out when PvP hits.

Nope!
Still no PvP in D3.

What the hell is going on at Blizzard?
I thought Valve Time was bad, here we have a core, advertised feature of D3 still not existing 7 freaking months after launch.

Or how about Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm?
Where the fuck did that go? Did the team get shifted over to make WoW: Pandaland?
The excuse I keep hearing is "Playtesting and balancing". What game takes 2 years to balance, no, what EXPANSION to a game takes 2 years to develop and balance?

Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty was delayed for a solid year due to the launch of Bnet 2.0, but HotS doesn't get that excuse. I get that developing assets and content takes time, but it shouldn't take nearly that long once the core game and its assets are already in place.

I mean, I don't even buy their products anymore, but I still want to know just so I can understand:
What the hell is going on at Blizzard? Seriously!

 

[ExtraDebit]

OT: Wait, is there any kind of PvP mode available right now? I've been meaning to go back to Diablo 3 to check it out when PvP hits.

Nope!
Still no PvP in D3.

What the hell is going on at Blizzard?
I thought Valve Time was bad, here we have a core, advertised feature of D3 still not existing 7 freaking months after launch.

Or how about Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm?
Where the fuck did that go? Did the team get shifted over to make WoW: Pandaland?
The excuse I keep hearing is "Playtesting and balancing". What game takes 2 years to balance, no, what EXPANSION to a game takes 2 years to develop and balance?

Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty was delayed for a solid year due to the launch of Bnet 2.0, but HotS doesn't get that excuse. I get that developing assets and content takes time, but it shouldn't take nearly that long once the core game and its assets are already in place.

I mean, I don't even buy their products anymore, but I still want to know just so I can understand:
What the hell is going on at Blizzard? Seriously!

They got restructured and boss change that's what happened. Apple was in the gutters until Steve Jobs came back, Blizzard was good until activision bought it and JW starts leading projects.

 

[major_chaos]

Probably because it is objectively better?

You and I have a very different opinion of TL2 and a very different definition of "objectively". The best thing I can say about TL2 is "its D2 but over all worse in every way" ranging from marginally inferior in some ways to significantly inferior in others. And if we are still all ironically moaning about the online requirement on an internet forum, then I'll say I would rather have that added layer of DRM than deal with the epidemic of cheating in TL2.

EDIT: Silly me how did I miss this smug litle gem

Self deception at its peak I would say.

Gotta love it. "some one liked a game that I didn't like? they must be lying to themselves, because I am the end all be all judge of quality and if I didn't like it, it must be objectively shit and no one could possibly have enjoyed it"

 

[DingoDoom]

Probably because it is objectively better?

You and I have a very different opinion of TL2 and a very different definition of "objectively". The best thing I can say about TL2 is "its D2 but over all worse in every way" ranging from marginally inferior in some ways to significantly inferior in others. And if we are still all ironically moaning about the online requirement on an internet forum, then I'll say I would rather have that added layer of DRM than deal with the epidemic of cheating in TL2.

EDIT: Silly me how did I miss this smug litle gem

Self deception at its peak I would say.

Gotta love it. "some one liked a game that I didn't like? they must be lying to themselves, because I am the end all be all judge of quality and if I didn't like it, it must be objectively shit and no one could possibly have enjoyed it"

You say TL2 is inferior to D2 overall yet lists no reason or why it is inferior at all. You clearly think highly of D3 but lists no positives of how it is better than TL2 or Path of Exile. You call people how say D3 is shit "Torchlight fanboys". Also arguing about the online requirement on an internet forum is not "ironic", it means you don't understand the argument and cheating in TL2 and online DRM has nothing to do with each other.

"some one liked a game that I didn't like? they must be lying to themselves, because I am the end all be all judge of quality" This is in every way the pot calling the kettle black.

Edit: As for the "rampant" hacking on TL2, there really isn't much and that point really holds no merits when you can play offline or *gasp* with your friends on your friend list/password your games, kinda like you know, D3.

 

[Gali]

Not surprising imo. That game was a massive disappointment in nearly every aspect. Especially as someone who read all of the Diablo books that got released years after. So much unused potential. Whoever was responsible for the story and characters a) did not put much effort in it in the first place, b) didn't care about the already established lore and c) ... nevermind, I just don't care anymore. Even if they could implement nice PvP, it doesn't change that D3 is just a soulless "meh" game for me. What a waste of my time and money.

If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that that's how I'm going to feel about freaking Diablo 3, it wouldn't stop laughing at me. :<