Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

Tenks_sl said:

Depending on what they do I'll be there day1 with cash in hand. Diablo3 still has the best ARPG engine out there and if they fix some basic stuff like itemization and bland end-game the game could consume me.

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That's saying nothing at all though - I am in the same boat. I am back if they fix some basic stuff... "If they fix some basic stuff" is the same as "IF if if they can correct the fundamental design mistakes the whole game experience is build upon". Because like you say the game is smooth as silk, graphics are fine, engine is fine (only thing I'd want is higher res character models to allow for more detailed equipment variety). The story-telling and flow are atrocious (not to speak of the actual story being told, just the method), and character advancement is FAR too linear and on a +gooder monorail.

The level cap increase smells of a MMO style expansion which isnt good news either, I reckon they let level 60 rot in shitty itemization and just push the reset button at level 61, like TBC and every Wow expansion since did. And when they do that it'll just another clue to them not getting "Diablo" at all and just having a MMO design team stumble around in the dark... as if them polling the players for ideas and spending all day in meetings talking about maybe this or that wasnt clue enough.

What I really want is a game mode that is catered to playing without AH (and doesn't have one either).

Where is the ladder ? Specs ?

dassem_sl said:

What I really want is a game mode that is catered to playing without AH (and doesn't have one either).

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Amen to that. I thought it was retarded as he AH was the no questions asked number one feature I wanted for a Diablo sequel. I didnt for a moment think of the repercussions I guess. And now I'm happy about playing without AH use when I dig it out for an hour of mindless monster bashing every couple of months. Just introducing a mode without AH or removing it outright wouldnt fix issues like shit itemization and lack of random levels or invasive story blurbs, so they have to do more then put a [X] Self found mode on the creation screen.

My nipples, I find myself rubbing them.

Say what you will about the game, these cinematics are almost worth the price of admission on their own.

Hatorade_sl said:

Free expansion? If not fuck Blizzard.

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HAHAHA yeah free. If we are LUCKY it will only cost $39.99. I would almost bet that Blizzard takes a stab at making the first $49.99 priced xpac in history. Activision will want to juice quarterly earnings up.

cmon blizzard... as much as i fucking hate d3 cause of the rmah and AH... just take my money...

can we hope that with the expac itl be a fresh start? i dont remember d2 and how that went because gold wasnt currency, hopefully expac is a fresh start from all things including gold.

I'll buy this expansion. Probably not right away because I don't think I'll have time to play.

I had fun in Diablo 3 and I don't think they can do anything to make the game even worse.

Crusader, are you kidding me

Yeah it would take serious effort to fuck up the initial flaws any further, and the base gameplay is still pretty damn fun. I'm keen for some new content and the expanded endgame, worst case scenario it should be fun for a week or two.

Only two complaints are a) thematically, I really would have preferred something other than more zombies/skeletons/dark creepy graveyard undead type zones. Got enough of that shit in act 1, and the gameplay vid looks pretty much indistinguishable from it. Also really disappointed in the new class, of all the things they could have given us, they went with the fucking paladin? aka monk in shiny armor? Bit of a cop out, but maybe I'm just bitching because they were always my least favorite D2 char.

Man the Necro would have been perfect for this exp..

Braen_sl said:

Man the Necro would have been perfect for this exp..

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I'm willing to bet some internets that there will be another class or 2 announced.

XPac will be a fresh start, level cap going up to 70. The only reason you'd raise the level cap in a game like this would be if you wanted to hit the reset button at the same time as applying a bunch of fixes.

The expansion won't be free, certainly not, and why should it be? However, the patch before the expansion will bring all of the new systems. So paying for the expansion will most likely just mean paying for the new class and the new act, which first impression is will be well worth $39.99.

Just looking at the initial information out there, they're doing everything that people have been asking for. Loot Runs has a lot of potential, The Mystic is finally making it in with the ability to transmogrify and enchant items, itemization fixes (well an attempt to fix at least, TBD), Paragon change making it account wide and you allocate stats yourself.

The only thing they haven't said anything about that comes up as a kind of common request is ladder seasons, which I also hope for and maybe we'll see. And I guess the ability to play 'No-AH', but I'm not convinced they need to directly support that playstyle anyway. If you want to play without the AH then don't use it. There is plenty of community out there that plays without the AH that people can interact with.

Oh and yeah that cinematic was kick-ass.

a full wipe will only make this a day 1 purchase, otherwise ill still grab it but wait, guess im a sucker.

W4RH34D_sl said:

My nipples, I find myself rubbing them.

Say what you will about the game, these cinematics are almost worth the price of admission on their own.

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While its pretty, theres no emotions there, very generic cgi shiny crap. Ill keep an eye out for the game but no way this is day1 buy after the fuck up d3 was and still is.
In the mean time, if you want a real cut scene that outclass blizzard boys, watch the witcher 3 intro.

I don't know that items will be worth 60-100$ if you poopsock ahead of the pack and cash out this time, but probably and maybe.

Rombo_sl said:

While its pretty, theres no emotions there, very generic cgi shiny crap. Ill keep an eye out for the game but no way this is day1 buy after the fuck up d3 was and still is.
In the mean time, if you want a real cut scene that outclass blizzard boys, watch the witcher 3 intro.

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I've seen it, and I feel the gauntlet was thrown again by Blizz. Are you trolling? Look at his face as he's telling the last dude to run and his shocked face later on. Its dark fantasy though, of course its going to look cold, that's the idea.

I hope they let us have it if we keep our wow sub. LOL free is nice.

Here's to hoping history repeats itself with D2 --> LoD.

Shit, I will probably by this even though D3 was a bit of a letdown for me. Admittedly I have sold my soul to Blizzard a long time ago =\

Rombo_sl said:

While its pretty, theres no emotions there, very generic cgi shiny crap.

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I have no problem telling you that your opinion is fucking stupid. And wrong.