Topic: Diablo 3 is here and ITS AWESOME!

[MysterD]

Eurogamer -> 3-page Interview on Diablo 3 w/ Jay Wilson of Blizz.

[W7RE]

This game is going to be game of the year (2014).

[MysterD]

This game is going to be game of the year (2014).

I'm definitely looking forward Diablo 3 - BIG TIME.

But, damn - I need to make time to even work on D2 + LOD.
Ain't finished either.

[MysterD]

Blizzard.com -> Demon Hunter Class revealed.
Destructoid -> More on Demon Hunter class.

[Xessive]

Sweet.. It's kinda like a cross between the Assassin and the Amazon.

[MysterD]

Kotaku -> Diablo 3 will support Player Vs. Player Battles in Arenas.

[iPPi]

Hmmm... I'm unsure how Diablo pvp will work.  Characters in Diablo II were ridiculously overpowered with decked out gear and proper synergy one shots were regularly occurring. 

If Blizzard manages to get Diablo III balancing to what WoW is like, I could see the pvp working.

[idolminds]

Hmmm, that could be pretty fun. Maybe it'll be kind of like Guild Wars PvP where you go to the arena to fight. Maybe there will be a level cap or specific PvP gear to keep players sort of even.

I actually thought WoWs PvP arenas could work as their own standalone action games. Maybe this will be like that.

EDIT

Or maybe I should learn to read.

Taking place in carefully designed arenas--unlike Diablo 3's random dungeons--the battles will let you use "the character of your choice, with access to all of the gear and skills you've accumulated playing the game in single-player or cooperative mode."

[W7RE]

So they're recreating WoW's arena system on Diablo III...

[idolminds]

Shacknews hands on with the PvP. Sounds kinda fun.

[MysterD]

@Idol
That sounds like a blast.

[gpw11]

Have all the classes been announced yet?

[Xessive]

I think Demon Hunter was the final one.

[iPPi]

Blizzard is really slowly trickling the information out for this game.

[idolminds]

They have to make it last for another 2 years.

[Pugnate]

Yea this is really frustrating because I want to play the game so badly. And Blizzard are whores when it comes to stuff like this. Just shut up till the game is a year from launch...

That's the problem when you have events like Blizzcon, where Blizzard make tons of money. They aren't just looking to keep their games business successful, but their events, where they sell overpriced products as well. So, not only are they building hype slowly for the eventual game release, but it gets worse when Blizzcon is around the corner. That seems to be why they announce their games 20 years before they are ready.

It is really annoying because I absolutely love Diablo.

[MysterD]

At least Blizz games ain't buggy as sin when they get released.

[Pugnate]

wha

[MysterD]

wha

You were complaining Blizz tells too little info over too much amount of development time.

Blizzard might take forever to make a game, but at least it ain't released in buggy and technical issues galore states - like say Gothic 3, Divinity 2, or FO: New Vegas.

EDIT:
Every time I have heard more Diablo 3 info, as little as it might be, it seems like it's always good stuff. So, oh well - I can wait for greatness. Plenty other games to tide me over, in the meantime...

EDIT 2:
Oh, this a good reminder - I need to finish Diablo 2: LOD.
Hell, I ain't even finished Diablo 2, nevermind the LOD content. 

[Pugnate]

No I was complaining that they market their upcoming games far too early in the development cycle.

[MysterD]

No I was complaining that they market their upcoming games far too early in the development cycle.

Do you think people lose interest in an upcoming Blizz game b/c of this?

EDIT:
I can't speak on your behalf, but it ain't bothering me w/ Diablo 3...yet.
Though, I can say - I'm still annoyed by Valve w/ the wait that's going on for the next Half-Life...

[Ghandi]

wha

[Pugnate]

[Pugnate]

Do you think people lose interest in an upcoming Blizz game b/c of this?

EDIT:
I can't speak on your behalf, but it ain't bothering me w/ Diablo 3...yet.
Though, I can say - I'm still annoyed by Valve w/ the wait that's going on for the next Half-Life...

No, I give you permission to.

[MysterD]

No, I give you permission to.

No thanks.
LMAO!

[angrykeebler]

I want to punch you in your kidney so badly.

[iPPi]

haha.

[Ghandi]

[Pugnate]

I'll be honest with you guys. I was trying to fall asleep last night, when I suddenly started thinking about this thread and the kidney thing and the wha thing, and to quote Eddie Murphy, I giggled my mutherfreakin' ass off... while trying to fall asleep. My face was on my pillow, and I was giggling, trying to stop, but I couldn't.

[Ghandi]

Back on topic:

http://kotaku.com/5672068/diablo-iii-arena-battles-will-devour-your-soul

[K-man]

I haven't been this excited about a PC game in a very very long time.

[Pugnate]

I'll be honest with you guys. I was trying to fall asleep last night, when I suddenly started thinking about this thread and the kidney thing and the wha thing, and to quote Eddie Murphy, I giggled my mutherfreakin' ass off... while trying to fall asleep. My face was on my pillow, and I was giggling, trying to stop, but I couldn't.

This post felt like a good idea at 2:00 am last night night.... Reading it now, I sound like some psycho!

Anyway, I am so getting the CE for this. That Kotaku article is exciting.

[Xessive]

Haha I can relate to you, man! I've had some seemingly crazy reactions to some posts too

[MysterD]

Kotaku -> Is Diablo 3 also going to have console versions?

[MysterD]

PC Gamer -> 4 page preview on Diablo 3.

[MysterD]

Kotaku -> What Diablo 3 looked like in 2005...

[MysterD]

AtomicGamer -> 2-page Interview w/ Kevin Martens, Lead Content Designer at Blizzard on Diablo 3.
He talks about D3 and the ARPG genre.

[MysterD]

PC Gamer -> Diablo III - 'Followers' Trailer.

[idolminds]

Blizzard ruins Diablo 3

No mods. No offline play. Auction house using real money.


Ok, I could deal with no mods (didnt mode D2) and there will also be a regular AH that uses in-game gold, but no offline mode is bullshit.

“One of the things that we felt was really important was that if you did play offline, if we allowed for that experience, you’d start a character, you’d get him all the way to level 20 or level 30 or level 40 or what have you, and then at that point you might decide to want to venture onto Battle.net. But you’d have to start a character from scratch, because there’d be no way for us to guarantee no cheats were involved, if we let you play on the client and then take that character online.”

And...whats wrong with starting from scratch? Diablo 2 had online and offline characters and that seemed to work out just fine. Why drop offline mode?

[Cobra951]

I'll give you 3 guesses, and the right one starts with DRM.

No uncracked D3 for me then.