Diablo III Thread - for nerds

[dolumberist]

We have a true fan amongst us...

[Xaito]

Bout time, i guess. Too bad its 12 years too late. Lost interest so I probably wont be buying it. Im sure it will still sell.

better 12 years later than EA's one ****ty game a year policy until the franchise dies a horrible death.

[artjomh]

Diablo III looks bad? I dunno, I'm a very casual gamer, but it looks pretty spectacular to me.

Not that there are many dungeon crawlers out there, but it looks on par with most modern RTS/MOBA games, or even better. What are we comparing it with? Dota? Dawn of War?

better 12 years later than EA's one ****ty game a year policy until the franchise dies a horrible death.

I don't really know who is more evil, EA or Activision. They are both pretty bad in the commercialization regard. Perhaps Blizzard has a bit more power in creative terms, but not much. They also make horrible decisions (splitting games into parts, encouraging farming by having in-game marketplace, etc).

[sepheronx]

I tried loading Diablo II on my Mac the other day, and it doesn't work in Leopard, even with my feeble attempt at installing the updater that did make it work natively in Tiger(?... or was that Panther)....

Ugh... I'm just not interested in PC-style rooting around to make old games or apps work anymore...

Try to run a VM system of an older windows (or new, whichever) and try that? Bootcamp i think it is called on Mac. Or if you really want, go on craigslist and buy some really old piece of sh!t of a PC and run the game on that. Bet you can buy a pentium D or old AMD A64 3800+ system for $50.

[Einhander]

I had hardcore Necro on EU, 97lvl. Sigh..
The times when I really hadn't a life - they are back.

[Johnny_H02]

Hopefully the rel date sticks!

[ebk187]

15 MAY 2012? Yeah, right! It's probably 15 MAY 2013 or some ****.. I played the **** out of Diablo I & II (Lord of Destruction) but this release -- even if it's legitimately scheduled for release this May -- is far beyond my proximate interest.

I'd rather chainsaw bayonet someone on Gears of War 3... And I don't feel like running for my life from South Koreans ("huk huk ^^") in Hardcore mode

[Astaran]

I wouldn't be surprised if D3 ends up as a disappointment for many players due to their high expectations. They expect Jesus and feel disappointed if they "only" get Elvis.

The gameplay videos I have seen so far aren't that spectacular or interesting. I think I'll have to wait until May before I make my final decision.

[Einhander]

Yeah, three CGI animations for Diablo' death sequence - with blue, red and green tint..

[Andreas]

Im turning 31 this year, Im afraid this is the year my body will deteriorate and I will get the same kind of belly my dad has...
I pre-ordered it 3months ago... looking forward to it bigtime..

[Nyusu]

I wouldn't be surprised if D3 ends up as a disappointment for many players due to their high expectations. They expect Jesus and feel disappointed if they "only" get Elvis.

The gameplay videos I have seen so far aren't that spectacular or interesting. I think I'll have to wait until May before I make my final decision.

Dont think so, SC2 wasnt a disappointment, so i think that D3 woulndt be either.

[b0sco]

D3 = shitty art style, forced online, less classes, no skill trees, pay2win

I'll pass.

[Redox]

Easiest buy this year.

[sohaminator]

I read somewhere that you have to be always online to play the game. Not buying if that's true.

[Einhander]

I read somewhere that you have to be always online to play the game. Not buying if that's true.

Torrenting if it's true. I had enough troubles playing Starcraft2 and HoMM5 with unstable connection.