Diablo 3: not sure if I care?

[tzimize]

You cared enough to make a thread about not caring though, so....?

I'm saying that I don't care about its release. I'm seeing ads on the web, radio ads when I wake up in the morning on my alarm clock radio, and various other sources. I looked at the game, watched the beta gameplay from a month ago, and read all the news, and for as much as I want to play a loot heavy clicking action game, Diablo 3 doesn't fit in with any lifestyle I'll be experiencing in the near or not quite so near future.

I won't have an Internet connection next week.
I won't have a place to live next week.
I won't have access to transportation next week.
I won't have a job next week.
I won't be in school for the summer and no student loans or scholarships to pay bills next week.
Finally, I don't even know what I'll be eating next week.

Combine that with always on DRM Internet connection mandatory, no income, and cheaper alternatives....I can't find a valid reason to care about its release despite the marketing hype or interest I hear from others. The thing is, I don't think I'm alone on this either. D3 isn't going to fail on launch due to pre-pays from World of Warcraft subs, and the long term fan base. That said, I don't think that I'm alone in looking at the game as not fitting their wants and needs at the time of launch and we'll see quite a few reviews from franchise fans trickle in over time talking about just not being interested. In other words: MEH.

To be fair, with the economical challenges you seem to have you could switch out the D3 name with more or less anything other than food and get the same answer.

 

[shintakie10]

Christ, a bigger portion than I'd like of the posters in here are bitter husks, aren't they? The guy's in pretty dire financial straights and you're harping on about how he's obviously not managing his time well enough to succeed in his actual life.

Here's an idea! Hop off his back and stop knee-jerking! There's no innate criticism, here, just a guy stating why an overpriced (thanks inflation) triple-A game isn't a sensible purchase, and that's why it isn't as appealing as it may be otherwise.

Jesus fuck.

I think it has more to do with the fact that he basically is goin to be homeless soon, per his words, and yet his first reaction is "I don't think I want to play D3" when anyone else wouldn't even be thinkin about games at a time like that.

 

[longboardfan]

Christ, a bigger portion than I'd like of the posters in here are bitter husks, aren't they? The guy's in pretty dire financial straights and you're harping on about how he's obviously not managing his time well enough to succeed in his actual life.

Here's an idea! Hop off his back and stop knee-jerking! There's no innate criticism, here, just a guy stating why an overpriced (thanks inflation) triple-A game isn't a sensible purchase, and that's why it isn't as appealing as it may be otherwise.

Jesus fuck.

I think it has more to do with the fact that he basically is goin to be homeless soon, per his words, and yet his first reaction is "I don't think I want to play D3" when anyone else wouldn't even be thinkin about games at a time like that.

True, which is why I'm commenting that I don't really want to play D3 despite people around me losing their heads over it. I've got bigger problems to tackle and D3 is so low in my "care" radar that I wasn't even sure it registered.

 

[The_Waspman]

Yeah, I was fairly excited about Diablo 3 as well, when I saw some of the footage for it.

Unfortunately, that was about four years ago, and while I have probably poured more time into Diablo 2 than any other game (I don't even want to think about how many Countess Runs I did for lowish level runes), now, I quite simply don't give a toss.

It was the same for StarCraft 2. I remember getting unbelievably excited about that when I saw some screens for it. That was seven years before it was released though. I guess this is what happens when they have a massive cash cow that they can just milk everyone for. They just forget about everything else.

 

[nu1mlock]

True, which is why I'm commenting that I don't really want to play D3 despite people around me losing their heads over it. I've got bigger problems to tackle and D3 is so low in my "care" radar that I wasn't even sure it registered.

Do you care about AC3, the new CoD-game (whatever it's called), GW2 or any other game despite you're having those big problems and might be homeless soon? If you do care then you need to get your priorities straight. If not, then this thread is misleading as you should have used the word "Games" instead of "Diablo 3".

 

[Elate]

Eh I've had a few people been all "OMG DUDE YOU EXCITED FOR DIABLO 3!?" and then I've been all "No not really" to much shock and awe. The cash shop was the last nail in the coffin for me.

I guess this train of thought is needed at a time like this, for the sake of future gaming. But you can't all act as though you don't want to play Diablo 3. You know you had a fucking great time with Diablo one and two, and you'd love nothing more than to dig your teeth into the product--blood and guts everywhere.

Luckily, I never played the first two, so they can't milk my nostalgia.

 

[paislyabmj]

torchlight 2 is cheaper and has no always online crap also it isn't made by the devil and doesn't have a pay to win cash shop so there is always that.
Might check out quest for glory though seeing as how everyone seems o like it so much but I already have a massive gog backlog and I promised myself not to buy any more games until I have finished them all so i doubt ill get round to it.
Mind you I recently got diablo 2 and its expansion and am playing the crap out of that so I guess if i am ever going to get diablo 3 it will be after a price drop.

 

[Dismal purple]

You're not alone OP. Me and a friend have always been fans of blizzard and fans of the Diablo series but Diablo 3 somehow fails to summon any interest.

I'm not even angry about the mandatory online either(I can understand the reason), but it does reduce the perceived value of the title.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

As someone who was drooling incessantly when I first heard about it and who has meanwhile come to the conclusion that D3 just plain isn't for me, I'd share this:

Real life first, Diablo 3, WoW or crack cocaine habits second.

 

[Headdrivehardscrew]

I played the Beta. I don't care. All my friends are getting it, so there's pretty huge peer-pressure on me to get it at launch just like they are. And yet I won't. Because like you said, between bullshit DRM and bullshit RMAH, coupled with the fact that the beta left a "mjeh"-impression on me, it's just not worth full price. I might get it when it's dropped in a few months, and I advice you to do the same.

Aye, I have to second that notion... even though buying late or used is meanwhile either impossible or frowned upon more than being a gay satanist child molesting mass murderer.

 

[longboardfan]

True, which is why I'm commenting that I don't really want to play D3 despite people around me losing their heads over it. I've got bigger problems to tackle and D3 is so low in my "care" radar that I wasn't even sure it registered.

Do you care about AC3, the new CoD-game (whatever it's called), GW2 or any other game despite you're having those big problems and might be homeless soon? If you do care then you need to get your priorities straight. If not, then this thread is misleading as you should have used the word "Games" instead of "Diablo 3".

Well, D3 is what people are talking about. My long time CoD friends all hated MW3 (and stopped playing it within a month), and are not looking forward to Blops2 because Blops 1 was so awful. We hated Blops 1, and the thought of dealing with Treyarch's horrible games again just isn't exciting us. AC3? GW2? Guild Wars? No one I know plays that. I have heard that Tera has interesting game play but again that's an online only game (MMO) and not really my thing right now. CoD games are also online for multiplayer and outside of my known universe at the moment, plus its not released until late fall (November I think) and anything can happen between now and then. And whatever AC3 is, I'm sure it has online something and not really realistic at them moment.

I'm not going to discount ALL games though. There's still single player games, cheap games, and sometimes cheap single player games. So I'm excited about Tell Tale Games' upcoming Kings Quest game series they announced last year. I made a list of cool games all semester long to look forward to if I have time and money such as: To the Moon, Dungeons of Dreadmor, Bastion, Kingdom of Amalar, Legend of Grimrock, Torchlight, Avennum (might be misspelled), and if all else fails, I do own a gameboy, and I'm sure there's cheap used games at Gamestop or something.

 

[longboardfan]

You're not alone OP. Me and a friend have always been fans of blizzard and fans of the Diablo series but Diablo 3 somehow fails to summon any interest.

I'm not even angry about the mandatory online either(I can understand the reason), but it does reduce the perceived value of the title.

There is a real and logical reason for the mandatory online only. Money transactions. In order for a server farm datacenter to be allowed to handle online credit card and bank transactions there are tiered levels of security that federal regulations mandate. Having been exposed to some of the restrictions necessary to handle the volume of credit card transactions necessary for buying stuff on a site, and knowing there are higher levels based on transactions per minute, Blizzard must be at top level and the code restrictions necessitate that the client software be locked down to hell and back. Therefore single-player mode doesn't exist. Remember the duping from D1 and the hacking from D2? In order for the transactions to meet federal regulations, there can't be any chance of there being an offline character meeting an online one. There's more to this than that. But basically the client software must be locked down tight and only talk to specific authorized servers.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

I played the Beta. I don't care. All my friends are getting it, so there's pretty huge peer-pressure on me to get it at launch just like they are. And yet I won't. Because like you said, between bullshit DRM and bullshit RMAH, coupled with the fact that the beta left a "mjeh"-impression on me, it's just not worth full price. I might get it when it's dropped in a few months, and I advice you to do the same.

The odds of the price dropping anytime soon are pretty low. Diablo 2 came out 421 years ago and it's still surprisingly pricy. Blizzard games hold their value like few others.

 

[nu1mlock]

Well, D3 is what people are talking about. My long time CoD friends all hated MW3 (and stopped playing it within a month), and are not looking forward to Blops2 because Blops 1 was so awful. We hated Blops 1, and the thought of dealing with Treyarch's horrible games again just isn't exciting us. AC3? GW2? Guild Wars? No one I know plays that. I have heard that Tera has interesting game play but again that's an online only game (MMO) and not really my thing right now. CoD games are also online for multiplayer and outside of my known universe at the moment, plus its not released until late fall (November I think) and anything can happen between now and then. And whatever AC3 is, I'm sure it has online something and not really realistic at them moment.

I just brought up games that are popular and many people are excited about (AC3 being Assassins Creed 3), but the point was that if you cared about ANY other game when you're in such a bad situation that you seem to be in, you might want to think about re-prioritizing.

If you, on the other hand, don't care about any other game then this thread was pointless or should have said "Games - not sure I care?" instead of being Diablo 3 specific.

 

[Woodsey]

OK.

I've never played a Blizzard game. Let us toast one another with cocktails.

[sub]That's not a euphemism by the way.[/sub]

[sub][sub]Unless you want it to be.[/sub][/sub]

 

[Stainlesssteele4]

Its great and all that you have an opinion, best part of being a sentient being I guess.
But, simply having an opinion isn't enough to justify a thread.
"Someone not being excited for the release of a videogame?! Someone alert the press!"

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

I won't have an Internet connection next week.
I won't have a place to live next week.
I won't have access to transportation next week.
I won't have a job next week.
I won't be in school for the summer and no student loans or scholarships to pay bills next week.
Finally, I don't even know what I'll be eating next week.

In other words, you're interested in the game, but don't have the money to keep yourself alive, much less buy a game.

... Why was this thread created, again?

 

[elvor0]

It was the same for StarCraft 2. I remember getting unbelievably excited about that when I saw some screens for it. That was seven years before it was released though. I guess this is what happens when they have a massive cash cow that they can just milk everyone for. They just forget about everything else.

2 Starcraft games that came out 13 years apart
3 Diablo games that have come out four and 12 years apart

That is the complete oposite of milking something, CoD and Guitar hero, they were milking.

Edit: Yeah nevermind of course you meant WoW, still they tend to bring out highly polished, balanced games that are a gem to play each time, so I guess I can live with it.

 

[Justank]

It was the same for StarCraft 2. I remember getting unbelievably excited about that when I saw some screens for it. That was seven years before it was released though. I guess this is what happens when they have a massive cash cow that they can just milk everyone for. They just forget about everything else.

2 Starcraft games that came out 13 years apart
3 Diablo games that have come out four and 12 years apart

That is the complete oposite of milking something, CoD and Guitar hero, they were milking.

He was referencing WoW with the cash cow comment.

As others have pointed out, what is the point of this thread? That poor people who can barely eat can't afford full price games? It just seems like you're here to bash Diablo 3 like so many others on this site. It's been surprising to me to see all the hate, but I guess it is a major AAA release so I should have expected it. I guess it's just a game I actually like for once getting the hate.

 

[elvor0]

It was the same for StarCraft 2. I remember getting unbelievably excited about that when I saw some screens for it. That was seven years before it was released though. I guess this is what happens when they have a massive cash cow that they can just milk everyone for. They just forget about everything else.

2 Starcraft games that came out 13 years apart
3 Diablo games that have come out four and 12 years apart

That is the complete oposite of milking something, CoD and Guitar hero, they were milking.

He was referencing WoW with the cash cow comment.

Yes, that would make more sense >< I'm too stoned.