Diablo 3

ShadowHearth · 20-03-2012 1:04pm

Big Knox wrote: »

Yeah it was more a glorified demo than a beta to be fair.

On the grind thing, that's what I always loved about D2. Yes it's a grind to the high 80's / low 90's but you are as much loot whoring as grinding levels and it took the edge off it. That notion that every Boss run could bring something new and shiny to use or trade completely changed the feel of a traditional grind. It was more so "Baal on 5% get ready to shift click like crazy... he's down ZOD RUNE click click click... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.... oh look I dinged 90 cool."

lol yeah.

building your MF gear sorcam then MF barba. do mephisto runs or pindel.

it was like a slot machine grinding. lottery at its best

. then going to trading games and looking for best deal etc!
then you decide that you want a full natally set ASA. so you power level up her, while mfing gear at looking for bits in trade channels and trade games... ah memories...
i know we will have that AH thing now and it will make it way easyer and more simple, but damn i enjoyed that shoping jumping in trade channels

Big Knox · 20-03-2012 1:11pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

lol yeah.

building your MF gear sorcam then MF barba. do mephisto runs or pindel.

it was like a slot machine grinding. lottery at its best . then going to trading games and looking for best deal etc!
then you decide that you want a full natally set ASA. so you power level up her, while mfing gear at looking for bits in trade channels and trade games... ah memories...
i know we will have that AH thing now and it will make it way easyer and more simple, but damn i enjoyed that shoping jumping in trade channels

Yeah it's so true, I probably spent more time while playing D2 setting up Trade games or jumping between trade games than I did anything else and it's sad to think this will no longer be part of the experience.

N PERF ETH BOTD ZERK O 290s

Edit: 290s not 360s god damn bad memory!!

String · 20-03-2012 1:32pm

I just played up to level 5 to get a feel for the game. Its true that its more of a demo now not an actual beta. The build that the devs and qe team are working on would have a feature lock so any bugs reported now would not be fixed until after release anyway unless they were of high severity, and those fixes will just be a hotfix on release day.

KilOit · 20-03-2012 2:47pm

So much for done when it's done, general concessuss I'm getting is a general meh! From the people playing it, was expecting a more omfgwtflolol!

WarZoneBrother · 20-03-2012 2:47pm

Heres a beta key for the first person who can snap it up.. Don't know how to use them on PC and also may not be up for playing much so here you go:

DFDK46-C9H2-VG8CGM-C8GK-8GWWYZ

KilOit · 20-03-2012 2:50pm

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

Heres a beta key for the first person who can snap it up.. Don't know how to use them on PC and also may not be up for playing much so here you go:

DFDK46-C9H2-VG8CGM-C8GK-8GWWYZ

Gah! I'm in work on my phone, damn it to hell, gz who ever gets it

Dermighty · 20-03-2012 2:54pm

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

Heres a beta key for the first person who can snap it up.. Don't know how to use them on PC and also may not be up for playing much so here you go:

DFDK46-C9H2-VG8CGM-C8GK-8GWWYZ

Thanks

It's now on my battle.net account

WarZoneBrother · 20-03-2012 2:59pm

KilOit wrote: »

Gah! I'm in work on my phone, damn it to hell, gz who ever gets it

Darn that sucks i'm sure there will be plenty more codes though.. Try gamestop facebook page they seem to be firing them out..

TheDoc · 20-03-2012 8:50pm

currently downloading the actual game, so ready to click play launch day

GJ annual pass

7.60GB downloading at 5.8MB/sec

shadowcomplex · 21-03-2012 7:26pm

When will we see the console version of diablo 3?

ShadowHearth · 21-03-2012 7:33pm

shadowcomplex wrote: »

When will we see the console version of diablo 3?

i hope newer, but its too late now...

Magill · 21-03-2012 7:49pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i hope newer, but its too late now...

never* :P

Im slightly interested to see how the console version turns out , i think torchlight worked out pretty well for xbox. We'll see tho, could be a disaster.

ShadowHearth · 21-03-2012 7:56pm

Magill wrote: »

never* :P

Im slightly interested to see how the console version turns out , i think torchlight worked out pretty well for xbox. We'll see tho, could be a disaster.

well as much as i hate to admit, my love with diablo franchise started on ps1

. worked fine for me untill i discovered diablo 2 on pc

.

hypermuse · 21-03-2012 7:57pm

Magill wrote: »

never* :P

Im slightly interested to see how the console version turns out , i think torchlight worked out pretty well for xbox. We'll see tho, could be a disaster.

Pretty sure my laptop wouldnt run it anyway.. pretty dated at this stage... Never know.. whats that link to check your Specs against recommended requirements?

KilOit · 21-03-2012 8:49pm

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

Darn that sucks i'm sure there will be plenty more codes though.. Try gamestop facebook page they seem to be firing them out..

Do they just post them on the frontpage?

johnf26 · 23-03-2012 12:59pm

Dam went to pre order the collectors edition this morning in gamestop no joy

said there over booked and couldnt take anymore.....lucky amazon is there to rescue me lol

Sephiroth_dude · 23-03-2012 1:33pm

johnf26 wrote: »

Dam went to pre order the collectors edition this morning in gamestop no joy said there over booked and couldnt take anymore.....lucky amazon is there to rescue me lol

what date did they give for delivery?was it between tuesday and friday?

ShadowHearth · 23-03-2012 1:45pm

good question there. will it come out tuesday or friday?!

i burned so many times where they put only tuesday date overall and when you come to gamestop you get a lovely notice: its out friday... :rolleyes:

so tuesday is international release then so?

Sephiroth_dude · 23-03-2012 2:00pm

It is indeed

zero19 · 23-03-2012 2:02pm

Gamestop FB page are giving away 2 codes today

johnf26 · 23-03-2012 6:14pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

what date did they give for delivery?was it between tuesday and friday?

Ye man said Delivery estimate: 18 May 2012 - 19 May 2012

Magill · 24-03-2012 12:51am

Just finished the beta with Wizard class... really excited for the full game now.

DoubleBogey · 27-03-2012 8:02pm

Where's the best (cheapest, most reliable for stock) to buy this? Should I download it off Blizzard? Is it €60 everywhere? Seems a bit steep to me but been out of the game a while...

ShadowHearth · 27-03-2012 8:09pm

DoubleBogey wrote: »

Where's the best (cheapest, most reliable for stock) to buy this? Should I download it off Blizzard? Is it €60 everywhere? Seems a bit steep to me but been out of the game a while...

with such big game i would go only from brick and mortar.

DoubleBogey · 27-03-2012 8:13pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

with such big game i would go only from brick and mortar.

Why is that?

ShadowHearth · 27-03-2012 8:17pm

DoubleBogey wrote: »

Why is that?

well, its just me, but i dont trust delivery drivers with two things: my games and my misses.

nothing worse then being hyped for a game that is coming today and you newer get delivery on release date. diablo 3 is a really really big game for pc crowd so i would not take a chance of even 1% of it not being delivered on release day.

Completionist · 27-03-2012 8:25pm

DoubleBogey wrote: »

Where's the best (cheapest, most reliable for stock) to buy this? Should I download it off Blizzard? Is it €60 everywhere? Seems a bit steep to me but been out of the game a while...

Chances are you would be grand buying it off Gamestop.ie for €43.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

well, its just me, but i dont trust delivery drivers with two things: my games and my misses.

...

Mail order bride?:pac:

DoubleBogey · 27-03-2012 9:07pm

Completionist wrote: »

Chances are you would be grand buying it off Gamestop.ie for €43.

Mail order bride?:pac:

€43 is more like it, thanks. I'm not too pushed about having to have it on release day. Whats with the €60 price direct from Blizzard?? That's a bit naughty of them

Dermighty · 27-03-2012 9:17pm

Underwhelming game.

I have it running with everything up full on a 27inch monitor and it doesn't look that great to be honest.

I'm not going to buy it.

Big Knox · 27-03-2012 9:18pm

Dermighty wrote: »

Underwhelming game.

I have it running with everything up full on a 27inch monitor and it doesn't look that great to be honest.

I'm not going to buy it.

You decide whether you buy a game or not based on how good it looks?

ShadowHearth · 27-03-2012 9:51pm

Big Knox wrote: »

You decide whether you buy a game or not based on how good it looks?

i still play diablo 2, which is 800x600 resolution and looks like shiet...

mikeruurds · 27-03-2012 10:49pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i still play diablo 2, which is 800x600 resolution and looks like shiet...

Same here. Class game!

I preordered from Amazon in 2010 and locked in at £22. Winning!

Dermighty · 28-03-2012 9:25am

Big Knox wrote: »

You decide whether you buy a game or not based on how good it looks?

I found it underwhelming.

Also it doesn't look great.

I didn't elaborate on why I found it underwhelming.

Companion box · 28-03-2012 11:35am

Dermighty wrote: »

I found it underwhelming.

Also it doesn't look great.

I didn't elaborate on why I found it underwhelming.

good for you.

Varik · 28-03-2012 11:38am

set up a battlenet account a while ago but set US as location, wanted to change it now as before i put money on the account or get invested in it. They wanted photo id and a bill to change it, so i just changed the email and made a new account with the original one. I had nothing on the account so i can't see why they made a big deal out of it.

28-03-2012 1:30pm

I too found the beta under-whelming. The character development is streamlined (although that isn't in and of itself a bad thing). Obviously since its the beginning of the game it was easy and the maps were small. I just really hope the later levels are bigger.

I felt like I was playing a dumbed-down, limited version of D2.

My biggest complaint is that sometimes when the action is hectic it can be difficult to spot individual or certain types of monsters. I believe this harks back to when screens were first released people complained that is was too colourfully and not dark and gritty enough.

I still fully intend to buy it though. Multi-player was fun.

ShadowHearth · 28-03-2012 1:43pm

D wrote: »

I too found the beta under-whelming. The character development is streamlined (although that isn't in and of itself a bad thing). Obviously since its the beginning of the game it was easy and the maps were small. I just really hope the later levels are bigger.

I felt like I was playing a dumbed-down, limited version of D2.

My biggest complaint is that sometimes when the action is hectic it can be difficult to spot individual or certain types of monsters. I believe this harks back to when screens were first released people complained that is was too colourfully and not dark and gritty enough.

I still fully intend to buy it though. Multi-player was fun.

well dumbed-down is thanks to it being ported to console. if you tried beta when it was released and now, then you would see 2 totally different games mechanics wise.

still its only act1, hopefully the rest will be better. still day 1 purchase, i just cant stop the loot whore in me.

Big Knox · 28-03-2012 5:32pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

well dumbed-down is thanks to it being ported to console. if you tried beta when it was released and now, then you would see 2 totally different games mechanics wise.

still its only act1, hopefully the rest will be better. still day 1 purchase, i just cant stop the loot whore in me.

I'm assuming that's only a small part of act1 not the entire thing. King Leoric being a sub boss like Blood Raven from act1 or Radament from act2 in D2.

Hard to tell if it is infact "dumbed-down" in terms of size. D2 had a good mix of areas with different feels and size, most of the underground dungeon areas like in this Beta were very similar with the outdoor over ground areas being much bigger and open. However all of the beta is very confined in terms of space so it's hard to tell.

KilOit · 28-03-2012 10:16pm

I have a temporary Blizz account that Magill kindly gave me if anyone wants to try the beta

mikeruurds · 28-03-2012 10:29pm

KilOit wrote: »

I have a temporary Blizz account that Magill kindly gave me if anyone wants to try the beta

I would love to give it a go if no-one has PM'ed you.

YouSavedMyLife · 28-03-2012 11:22pm

To be honest i think the character development is alot better this time around and would take it over the tier'd system in Diablo 2. I remember in D2 you wouldn't spend any of your talent points till you hit around level 30 so you could optimize your build around a WW barb or some such. Plus the rune system really opens up a lot more possible build types with each spell having 5 different runes.

Really looking forward to it now that its getting closer to release date. Just hoping its really hard in the later difficulties since Blizzard these days seems to be catering more to the casual crowd.

Big Knox · 28-03-2012 11:51pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

To be honest i think the character development is alot better this time around and would take it over the tier'd system in Diablo 2. I remember in D2 you wouldn't spend any of your talent points till you hit the around level 30 so you could optimize your build around a WW barb or some such. Plus the rune system really opens up a lot more possible build types with each spell having 3 different runes.

Really looking forward to it now that its getting closer to release date. Just hoping its really hard in the later difficulties since Blizzard these days seems to be catering more to the casual crowd.

Yep Hell difficulty better be rock hard and only doable with a max level highly optimized build with **** hot gear. Remember the AH is going to make things easier this time around with gear readily available so the difficulty better take that into account.

Garcoss · 29-03-2012 4:22pm

If any still got a temporary account or access id love to try the beta, if any1 does plz pm me, pretty plz. Got 2 weeks off easter so would love to test it out. Only thing im sickened about is the fact my exams are from the 14th of may to the 26th. Real Sickener for me with 15th of May release date SIGH:eek:

ThunderApple · 29-03-2012 6:39pm

The more I wait the less motivation is left here. Can't believe they finally made it. Can't believe I don't care at all.

Groinshot · 30-03-2012 1:29pm

Going to preorder this, anyone know where is cheapest? Don't care about having it on release date, as I'm doing exams, but to have it by the 18th would be nice.
Also, anyone else tempted by the collectors edition? it's 85 on amazon, and I'm sure all the extras are necessary. Haven't been this excited about a game in a long time!

ShaneU · 30-03-2012 1:32pm

Standard version is cheapest on amazon

Doctor_Socks · 30-03-2012 1:42pm

This might be a long shot but just wondering if anyone has a beta account I could use for a day or two? Absolutely loved Diablo 2 and want to check how the third one will function on my rig.

Dermighty · 30-03-2012 3:11pm

Doctor_Socks wrote: »

This might be a long shot but just wondering if anyone has a beta account I could use for a day or two? Absolutely loved Diablo 2 and want to check how the third one will function on my rig.

I pm'd you my login details.

ktulu123 · 30-03-2012 5:03pm

Would anyone like to share their temp account with me? Really wana give the game a shot before it's out

YouSavedMyLife · 30-03-2012 7:28pm

Doctor_Socks wrote: »

This might be a long shot but just wondering if anyone has a beta account I could use for a day or two? Absolutely loved Diablo 2 and want to check how the third one will function on my rig.

+1

If anyone has any spare codes, or temp accounts i would really appreciate a PM. I know the game is gonna be good, but i just want a taste, just a taste of things to come.

Cheers

Diablo 3

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