Diablo 3 Beta Goes Public This Weekend
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I like how people continue to call it a beta despite the fact that it bears painfully little resemblance to anything they plan on shipping.Ihniwid said:
They altered the game to the point where the achievements are demerr...'beta'-only, and there's a screen at the end that says "You have beaten the beta." There's absolutely no indication that the miserable auction-house code is in, and, as was mentioned, there's no real customisation of anything beyond the ridiculously limited 'crafting' system, which boils down to nothing more than the same gambling you had from Wirt et al.
This is like they made a Diablo game without actually knowing anything about why people played Diablo 2 for so long.
I hope the game's more stable after I pay munnies for it. I had some lag problems and my PC's pretty damn god.
Wow, i wasn't expecting much and i got even less. It's basically the same as Diablo 2 (well duh'), only prettier and with a shortbus character development system. Not worth the 60 bucks or the hassle with online connection and login server problems that are sure to occur. World of Diablo indeed.
Like most of Blizzard's recent games(so... Starcraft), I would like to say that I will wait for this to hit the bargain bins, but since Blizzard's games never price drop, I just have to say that I don't buy Blizzard's games anymore.
Four years of waiting, three hours of gameplay before I got bored. Guess it's because deep down I know it's pointless to level/farm gear on a beta account.
At least I've finally decided which class I like the best. Barbarian-hoooo!
23 days and 21 hours left!
At least I've finally decided which class I like the best. Barbarian-hoooo!
23 days and 21 hours left!
And that's why single player games shouldn't have an online component. I waited about 4 hours for a login and yes it seems it works if you turn it to Americas servers better. What I got was a wizard that for some reason has a sword and shield but doesn't actually use them cause I throw magic bolts...which is very weird (I know the stats change, I'm talking about actual visual combat).
It looks like Diablo 2 but more of it, which I guess is...good?
It looks like Diablo 2 but more of it, which I guess is...good?
Judging the game for its faults solely based on a Beta is putting the cart before the horse. And you, sir, will not be going very far with a cart pushing a horse.RvLeshrac said:
Wait till May 15. Play it (or don't, go knit, I don't care), and then rant and rave. Seems so pointless doing it now... But don't let me stop you.
So far I'm not impressed.
Torchlight feels much more like Diablo than this slightly darker WoW with a pseudo single-player mechanic that won't work if you have no internet connection, or if Blizzard's servers are down. I don't care what changes are made in the main game... the always on DRM is enough to keep me from blowing $60 on it.
I think I'll stick with Torchlight if I want to play a Diablo Game.
Torchlight feels much more like Diablo than this slightly darker WoW with a pseudo single-player mechanic that won't work if you have no internet connection, or if Blizzard's servers are down. I don't care what changes are made in the main game... the always on DRM is enough to keep me from blowing $60 on it.
I think I'll stick with Torchlight if I want to play a Diablo Game.
Played for about 5+ hours last night trying to level my wizard to 13, have the day off work and plan on playing some more. It's addictive as hell, especially the skills past level 10. People here complaining are complaining about the dumbest things imaginable! Oh noes, the first 20% of act 1 on the easiest difficulty is not hard! I don't have to use potions in the first two hours! WHAT!? CRAFTING IS TOOOOO EEEEZZZZZ, remember in d2 you had to put things in a cube and hit "transmute", now that was an exciting challenge! Last but not least, THIS GAME IS LIKE WOW, so lame!! /plays torchlight (LOL)
Seriously, bunch of debbie downers.
Seriously, bunch of debbie downers.
Yeah that happens when its played over a Live server "Battlenet"Artemis923 said:
still happens in D2 on b.net also if you live in europe the lag was mostly because the beta servers was in the US like me i live in europe, i had 200 ms but never really had lagg problems only from time to time there was a major lag for 5 seconds and that was it 
As a person who didn't play Diablo 1 or 2, I couldn't really find anything that makes me say oh wow I want to drop $60.
I got to the final guy in like 45 minutes and it was like ok.
I think the only thing I really enjoyed was the Monk player character talking to the companion warrior character, just the whole both being insane zealots and what not.
I got to the final guy in like 45 minutes and it was like ok.
I think the only thing I really enjoyed was the Monk player character talking to the companion warrior character, just the whole both being insane zealots and what not.
2x 1-minute unplayable lag sections, in the middle of fights.
1x "The game has disconnected."
Various "Oh, you thought you picked up that gold? Ha!" moments.
Many, many "How is that thing hitting me from twenty feet away?" moments.
If there is even ONE of these present in the final build, it is perfectly legitimate grounds for complaint. These things should not happen in singleplayer. Ever. BAD Blizzard. Bad. No cookie.
1x "The game has disconnected."
Various "Oh, you thought you picked up that gold? Ha!" moments.
Many, many "How is that thing hitting me from twenty feet away?" moments.
If there is even ONE of these present in the final build, it is perfectly legitimate grounds for complaint. These things should not happen in singleplayer. Ever. BAD Blizzard. Bad. No cookie.
Can't we all just get along?Hammeroj said:
I plan on buying both Diablo 3 and Torchlight 2. I've also put $60 down on PoE, and $100 down on Grim Dawn. I feel all these games are worth my money and I shouldn't just have to choose one.
Hammeroj said:
Oh wow, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'm definitely looking forward to that now.
The way i remembered it, in Diablo 2 there were usually mostly around 5 skills actually used at once (varies between classes), others were just used as prerequisite or synergy skills.The7Sins said:
1, 2 attack skills, some defensive buffs and whatnot. So thay way i see it, Diablo 3 actually offers more or at least same amount of skills to be used at once...
I quess they can't just please everyone. But for this veteran, Diablo 3 will suck up too many hours of gameplay.
You guys are hilarious. You all seem to think that you're entitled to play the beta in pristine condition. You're not, you're in the beta this weekend as bodies to break the servers. This weekend Blizzard is basically cutting the number of servers down and increasing the traffic by many times to see how their servers break. That's the point. Breaking the servers so they know the limits of their programming and so they can better deal with servers and transfer loads when the game actually goes live. They're not trying to sustain all of the players at once, that's why it's so laggy, they're trying to break the servers with you in them to see what happens. I'm just happy to actually get to see part of the game before it goes live. You're not entitled.
