God why do people miss the fact it doesn't matter if you have broadband or not which i do but yeah it all matters on the location of servers..... Ping is going to be killers for some...
I think the operative assumption is you won't need much conversation between your pc and the servers to play alone.
well considering monsters and items and your character and npcs will be located on server i would assume there would be a lot of conversations between server. Like a mmo without the advantages ohhh a auction house....
God why do people miss the fact it doesn't matter if you have broadband or not which i do but yeah it all matters on the location of servers..... Ping is going to be killers for some...
They are really forcing out hand here. I am still going to buy the game but it looks like i will have to get it cracked to fucking play it with no lag. This is something i do not want to do...
You can have a 1000ms ping, but if you're playing with other people with a 1000ms ping is doesn't mean anything. I'm not sure why they don't put a server other there, maybe there's not enough sales.. Doubt it though.. Skill, as I said, the MM system will surely match you with people of similar ping, since that's one of the main reasons for a MM system..
Monsters don't have any ping. And 350 ping is a lot if you want to use that health potion at the last second.
Exactly right and this is what gives me the shits no mention in podcast. All about the smoke screen of Auction and pvp.... Meanwhile the rest of us will be dieing a lot because of pings...
You can have a 1000ms ping, but if you're playing with other people with a 1000ms ping is doesn't mean anything. I'm not sure why they don't put a server other there, maybe there's not enough sales.. Doubt it though.. Skill, as I said, the MM system will surely match you with people of similar ping, since that's one of the main reasons for a MM system..
Actually it does matter for hardcore and none hardcore because the enemies will be located on the server and they will be ahead of us. I am talking about the whole game aspect not pvp. if i got 1000ms ping it would be unplayable period...
Instead of that, how about they put a server located in Australia and then we would not have to pick our poison literally.... Its not like we have bad internet its all about server location.. and really picking a server that has 300+ ping to something lower in the 300 ping is really not a good thing.... We still get screwed in the end...
Cons easily outweigh the pros because for myself and others who live in Australia we will be getting pings over 350+ making Hardcore unplayable. So basically we lose out in that and single player will be hard enough due to always being online.... So yeah for me it easily outweighs the pros..... which is sad... Whats even more sad is you guys don't even report on it in the pod cast its all about auction house and pvp.....
This is as bad as a series of PC game going to the console for stupid reasons and people just bowing them over it.
Even Blizzard themselves always told us this was first and foremost a single player game. Its such a bad excuse to say this is a coop game and doesn't need offline. And like that other topic, just goes to show how incredibly selfish the majority here are. It fits you, it fits what you want, and that makes it right.
This is pathetic and I'll keep saying it. Only 22% against it is just sad. They strip freedom but people smile and bow down. What a joke.
Im telling ya man they used the Auction house news as a smoke screen to piss all those people off and meanwhile just slip in the news of Online only. They are striping our freedom in the game and basically making it a mmo... which is sad...
Makes ya think if the auction house real money flops will they introduce a pay as you play module like wow considering they both are online only... Server based.
All for the idea of needing to play online, it will assist in stopping hackers/dupes if not totally stop it. For all the people whining about single player.. get over it. You coming on the forums and complaining that you live in a cave and have bad internet connection is not going to get you single player.
Look at it this way, diablo 3 is built on a battle.net platform which is brand new i might add. Removing/changing it (which is never going to happen lol) is the only way you would get single player. The only concern i might have myself is, that living in Australia some issues might arise with connecting to distant servers. But I'm sure this is somthing blizzard will look closely into and not just for Australia :).
I am also in Australia and if wow is anything to go by the ping will kill us in the end... I just hope blizzard looks closely at us to but they still haven't got a server located on Australia yet for wow so.... not sure what to think
See for myself i don't have a problem with being online always. I just fear where the location of the servers will be and my ping rate. Diablo is not like wow where ping is not really important when for Diablo every split second counts especially for Hardcore... Not everyone lives in usa....
What internet are you using? High speed internet (To where its non issue) is so affordable now a days. It's really an investment to get better internet, if not available, it's like I said, this just may not be for you. Few conforms to many, not many to few; it's a bit harsh, but it's how things need to work in this world.
If you are attached to a land mass, or part of a common wealth, you should be able to get good speeds, if your oceanic, you just get fucked since game companies seemingly don't care about oceanic players.
I would be classed as oceanic players.... sigh... Australia that is... I do have good internet the max speed i get is 850KB/s so its acceptable...
This doesn't affect me at all and I find it absolutely retarded. Hacks and Bots will find their way into the game regardless of the game being online only. Absolutely ridiculous that the game is going to be online only.
This coming from some one who:
A) Doesn't understand that companies need to make money.
B ) Doesn't realize that Kotick was talking about Activision IP and not Blizzard.
C) Doesnt understand that Morhaine, not Kotick, is "ruining" companies.
Online only = best idea ever. If you can't be near internet to play, maybe it's time for a new hobby. You don't go on a jet and complain you can't take your WW-2 replica rifle and shoot it, "It's what I choose to do with my spare time, i should be able to use it where/when I want WAHHHH"
Spoiled brats and people who have become too accustomed to getting what they want all the time. Welcome to real world.
Its curbing dupes and easy bot testing, I'm totally for it, sounds like your just a mad botter/duper to me.
See for myself i don't have a problem with being online always. I just fear where the location of the servers will be and my ping rate. Diablo is not like wow where ping is not really important when for Diablo every split second counts especially for Hardcore... Not everyone lives in usa....
To those who still don't get it. Even if you like playing off-line & solo mode, the Diablo III game wont change for you.
Just like Jay Wilson said, basing from the problems that they have seen with the Diablo II community & all the other Blizzard games, and to prevent these issues from being an issue on what they concluded as an enjoyable casual new type of game, they designed Diablo III to run on and only on a Client-And-Server based structure.
This has nothing to do with you thinking you're honorable & that you'll keep your word... you're just one of the MILLIONS of users who will be playing the game. So in general, for Blizzard to be able to protect the game & the community of honest players from those cheats, dishonorable & dishonest people who would do anything to hack the system, they implemented security procedures & protocols that would be able to prevent such issues, and the bottom line is, YOU HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THE GAME ON BATTLE.NET, MAY YOU BE PLAYING SINGLE PLAYER OR CO-OP PLAY.
Now, if you're really one of those hard headed people with thick skulls that cannot accept the fact, then you have the choice & all the rights of not buying Diablo III & not playing it on-line.
So, for the naysayers out there, it's time to man up and start thinking on how you will be able to get that good internet connection, to be able to enjoy playing the game, may you be a soloist or in co-op mode.
Time to start checking for Starbucks or coffee shops near your place that offers free Wi-Fi connection or see your local library for posibilities. So that when the hardware compatibility issue comes up (with Diablo running on a new 3D engine & all for lusher graphics), you'll only have one other problem to worry about.
If you're using a desktop, then question will be, is how will you be able to acquire an internet connection:
1st. Pay your local internet & cable service provider for a new subscription.
2nd. Or you can purchase a LAN card & connect to your neighbors unsecured network.
3rd. Or you could bring your stuff & then go to a friends house, do a sleep over as long as he would let you & play with him co-op for hours day in, day out.
Whatever your solution will be, better get movin' while there's still lots of time before the game's release.
I would love to know what happens for the people who live in different countries where the server is not located in that different country. Cause for wow i know there is no Australian servers and our ping sucks being 200-300 ping. This will kill us in diablo 3.... It has nothign to do with what internet connection you have... It has to do with the server location...
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well considering monsters and items and your character and npcs will be located on server i would assume there would be a lot of conversations between server. Like a mmo without the advantages ohhh a auction house....
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27822643309&sid=3000
Of course it wont get a mention. I also plan to twitter a lot and facebook. Its all i can do really...
Exactly right and this is what gives me the shits no mention in podcast. All about the smoke screen of Auction and pvp.... Meanwhile the rest of us will be dieing a lot because of pings...
Actually it does matter for hardcore and none hardcore because the enemies will be located on the server and they will be ahead of us. I am talking about the whole game aspect not pvp. if i got 1000ms ping it would be unplayable period...
Im telling ya man they used the Auction house news as a smoke screen to piss all those people off and meanwhile just slip in the news of Online only. They are striping our freedom in the game and basically making it a mmo... which is sad...
Makes ya think if the auction house real money flops will they introduce a pay as you play module like wow considering they both are online only... Server based.
I think you are exactly right and people just put there heads in the ground and think ohh well that can't be right...
I am also in Australia and if wow is anything to go by the ping will kill us in the end... I just hope blizzard looks closely at us to but they still haven't got a server located on Australia yet for wow so.... not sure what to think
I would be classed as oceanic players.... sigh... Australia that is... I do have good internet the max speed i get is 850KB/s so its acceptable...
See for myself i don't have a problem with being online always. I just fear where the location of the servers will be and my ping rate. Diablo is not like wow where ping is not really important when for Diablo every split second counts especially for Hardcore... Not everyone lives in usa....
I would love to know what happens for the people who live in different countries where the server is not located in that different country. Cause for wow i know there is no Australian servers and our ping sucks being 200-300 ping. This will kill us in diablo 3.... It has nothign to do with what internet connection you have... It has to do with the server location...