Even at alpha the mod owns and it's created by one man. An Alpha is to be expected to have bugs. A 'finished' product like Diablo 3 that took 6-7 years to develop by a gaming industry titan must not have this much fail. If you, as a long time Diablo fan, are not insulted by this then you're just blind to the obvious. Arma 2 CO cost $25 for a BUTTLOAD of content that enables you to create any scenario imaginable. And Blizzard releases a beta-stage game as a 'finished' product and I have the audacity? You've got to be kidding me, seriously.
If D3 is a "finished product"....explain to us why they are openly communicating with players, fixing issues daily and showing their unmitigated intent to continue not only fixing bugs/imbalances, but to provide us with enhanced content, expansions etc? D2 certainly as shit wasn't a finished product when it was released, and it went on to be considered one of the greatest RPG's in history.
D3 isn't "finished"...it won't be "finished" for years to come. You got froggy and jumped ship like an Italian boat captain...all too soon. As I predicted a week ago, impatient and boisterous players like you will come running back only to find everyone so far ahead of you.
Oh gee, they took 1 second off of smoke screen, they sure are working their butts off, add a second here, .5 seconds there.... All they do to 'balance' the classes is nerf them, that's all I've seen them do so far. D2 wasn't getting players bored on the 2nd or 3rd day of playing, that's the problem. The system is fundamentally messed up. To fix it, they have to rework the whole skill and stat system to even bring it close to Diablo 2's level, which let you choose a shitton of builds for the end game that took effort and strategy to realize, which was actually fun. And they won't do that, it's impractical.
''D3 isn't "finished"...it won't be "finished" for years to come. You got froggy and jumped ship like an Italian boat captain...all too soon. As I predicted a week ago, impatient and boisterous players like you will come running back only to find everyone so far ahead of you. ''
So why did they release it so unfinished, why was it necessary? You're pretty much justifying my refund request. 65 hours isn't that soon. This was the only game that I actually was excited for for a long time, since 06. I followed it's development for even before it got announced when this site was called Diablo3.com. I played D1 as a kid, 2 in my teenage years, it's a game that I and my brother and close friends grew up with and now it's just a huge disappointment, the new team just mutilated the franchise pretty much. So I'm quite positive I won't be trying it out again, even when expansions come out, I don't trust blizzard on the Diablo series anymore after this flop, no matter what they promise.
Anyway, if you genuinely enjoy playing this game then I'm happy for you. I personally don't get it, but have fun.
Nice reference to costa concordia there. Alright, that's the last post, this went on long enough lol. Cya
Like other posters on here stated, Diablo is a franchise that is meant to be replayed. What is the point of AH and RMAH then and the different builds and randomized events? Why would someone be expected to spend real life money for a one-time run through game? Seriously, do you think the whole content is worth the $60? Let's be reasonable here. The game does not have the replay value like it's predecessor, imo, no scratch that, it's a fact.
Especially since the game is capable of delivering many more hours of fun beyond that without a monthly subscription fee.
Maybe I just grew up, who knows. But it just doesn't feel right, nothing about it does.
More interested in FPS games now and no, not COD.
Yes, because FPS's are "grown up".
I'm a milsim freak. I don't think a COD kiddie would last long in Arma 2 or Project Reality.
Btw, to the people that are bored with D3 and want to try something new for less try the ultimate Zombie Survival mod with an open persistent world, 'DayZ'. That thing is addictive as hell.
Ive played a quite a few hours of DayZ, and I gotta say if that's what you're leaving D3 for, it's kind of ironic. DayZ is in Alpha, and is unstable as all hell, i've lost entire 4 hour play sessions to server issues.
Grats on your refund though, enjoy another carbon copy Military Shooter with that $60. Go to say though, your audacity puzzles me.
Even at alpha the mod owns and it's created by one man. An Alpha is to be expected to have bugs. A 'finished' product like Diablo 3 that took 6-7 years to develop by a gaming industry titan must not have this much fail. If you, as a long time Diablo fan, are not insulted by this then you're just blind to the obvious. Arma 2 CO cost $25 for a BUTTLOAD of content that enables you to create any scenario imaginable. And Blizzard releases a beta-stage game as a 'finished' product and I have the audacity? You've got to be kidding me, seriously.
Please don't take offense, InfidelMan, but I hope this means you'll stop posting telling us how bad the game is?
Well said. This dude likes to hear himself talk. I remember seeing him spam the forum during the beta. Please , if you have a shred of decency in you, please stop posting here immediately. You,re a sniveling whiner a your griping is getting old fast. I have to say what most others have been saying here. You have a lot of nerve asking for a refund after sinking 65 hour into a game.
I wasn't even active on here during the beta and how would you know being registered today? Nerve? Blizzard is the one that had the nerve to release a beta game, you prick. What nerve?
Please don't take offense, InfidelMan, but I hope this means you'll stop posting telling us how bad the game is?
Well said. This dude likes to hear himself talk. I remember seeing him spam the forum during the beta. Please , if you have a shred of decency in you, please stop posting here immediately. You,re a sniveling whiner a your griping is getting old fast. I have to say what most others have been saying here. You have a lot of nerve asking for a refund after sinking 65 hour into a game.
I wasn't even active on here during the beta and how would you know being registered today? Nerve? Blizzard is the one that had the nerve to release a beta game, you prick. What nerve?
65 hours is more time than a lot of my games get. I don't understand why they refunded your money.
It was a hopeful grind, I was trying my best to be optimistic that it will get better and enjoy the game. Unfortunately that never happened. Besides, like I wrote, I lost items on the AH due to the idiotic bugs, too laggy etc. But that was just technical things, I'm sure you'll understand why I REALLY don't like it. Anyways, I thank Diablo 2/LOD for good teenage memories, it was a simpler time.
I just don't see it. If I don't like a game I don't spend 65 hours on it.
Like other posters on here stated, Diablo is a franchise that is meant to be replayed. What is the point of AH and RMAH then and the different builds and randomized events? Why would someone be expected to spend real life money for a one-time run through game? Seriously, do you think the whole content is worth the $60? Let's be reasonable here. The game does not have the replay value like it's predecessor, imo, no scratch that, it's a fact.
Maybe I just grew up, who knows. But it just doesn't feel right, nothing about it does.
More interested in FPS games now and no, not COD.
Yes, because FPS's are "grown up".
I'm a milsim freak. I don't think a COD kiddie would last long in Arma 2 or Project Reality.
Btw, to the people that are bored with D3 and want to try something new for less try the ultimate Zombie Survival mod with an open persistent world, 'DayZ'. That thing is addictive as hell.
Only reason Blizz is giving out refunds is because.of the political pressure from overseas.
They raided in Korea or something for refunds.
Now everyone is on the bandwagon to get their money back to prove a point or whatever.
Even after playing 65 hours, when most single-player games for the same price are around 10 hours for the story.. Which is pretty much the whole game.
BS.
Had Blizz not been raided, you wouldn't have received jack shit.
I hope you're nice & smug.
Err. Snug.
But is Diablo 3 a singleplayer game? I don't think so.
Only reason Blizz is giving out refunds is because.of the political pressure from overseas.
They raided in Korea or something for refunds.
Now everyone is on the bandwagon to get their money back to prove a point or whatever.
Even after playing 65 hours, when most single-player games for the same price are around 10 hours for the story.. Which is pretty much the whole game.
BS.
Had Blizz not been raided, you wouldn't have received jack shit.
I hope you're nice & smug.
Err. Snug.
But is Diablo 3 a singleplayer game? I don't think so.
Not entirelly sure why you think its needed to tell everyone that you got a refund?
Some may call this fanboi-ism, so say what you will. The fact that you gave the developers your money and played their game for 65 hours, only to decide you didn't like it and wanted a refund in the first place is flat out retarded. You basically pirated their game, you played it as much as you wanted to then threw it away and got all your money back - if thats not the closest thing to piracy I don't know what is.
Wrong, this game is made to be replayable and not for a one time run like Mario. Games are different today, especially Blizzards. Besides, it is their policy, they accept return within 30 days. Wtf did I pirate? They should thank me that actually had some hope with it, that I gave it so much time to try and enjoy it. And I'm even overlooking the fail launch day and the never ending maintenance, lag and bugs. It's almost as though I paid for a beta.
And the point of me sharing it is so that other Diablo fans that are completely disappointed with the game can still have some hope of not letting their money go to waste,
Anyways, I thank Diablo 2/LOD for good teenage memories, it was a simpler time.
Seems nostalgia blinds yet another person to the fact that it took years for the things they "loved" to actually get put into the game. Does no one remember how buggy and shitty D2 online was for the first 6 months? It feels like forums are crawling with LOD babies disappointed because Diablo 3 doesn't meet their D2 v1.10 standards or something. Like I said in another thread: Week two of Diablo 3 still beats year two of Diablo 2 for me. "But at least it had single player from the start!!1" Unfortunately, that goes against why people enjoyed D2's online community structure in the first place, but that's an argument for a whole 'nother time. Cya in a few years when D3 lives up to your LOD expectations.
Why do you people keep using that argument. Just because that happened to Diablo 2 twelve years ago doesn't justify Diablo 3's bad release? It's so annoying to hear that. Diablo 2 was in development for 3-4 years and it actually defeated Diablo 1 in gameplay, story, mechanics, content, replayabilty, everything even if it kinda sucked. Diablo 3 team inherited some work from the Blizzard North team that was working on it 6-7 years ago. So the current Diablo 3 team had all those 6-7 years to develop it, they had experience. And I did play Diablo 2 from the start, even the demo and I loved it, I did not get bored for some reason.
Problem is that Diablo 3 is fundamentally flawed with things like linearity and game mechanics. I just don't see any real changes coming, apart from nerfs and some changes to itemization issue, which blizzard is still in denial of. So your argument, 'just because D2 sucked in the beginning, D3 has the same right to suck'. Your argument is invalid. All the new team did was simplify Diablo 3 into a more mainstream game. The game no longer feels like a Diablo game, yet it still has the title. It didn't improve from it's predecessor except for the graphics(Still WoW-ie) and to some extent gameplay(I give that a pass). But overall, it was dumbed down.
65 hours is more time than a lot of my games get. I don't understand why they refunded your money.
It was a hopeful grind, I was trying my best to be optimistic that it will get better and enjoy the game. Unfortunately that never happened. Besides, like I wrote, I lost items on the AH due to the idiotic bugs, too laggy etc. But that was just technical things, I'm sure you'll understand why I REALLY don't like it. Anyways, I thank Diablo 2/LOD for good teenage memories, it was a simpler time.
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Oh gee, they took 1 second off of smoke screen, they sure are working their butts off, add a second here, .5 seconds there.... All they do to 'balance' the classes is nerf them, that's all I've seen them do so far. D2 wasn't getting players bored on the 2nd or 3rd day of playing, that's the problem. The system is fundamentally messed up. To fix it, they have to rework the whole skill and stat system to even bring it close to Diablo 2's level, which let you choose a shitton of builds for the end game that took effort and strategy to realize, which was actually fun. And they won't do that, it's impractical.
''D3 isn't "finished"...it won't be "finished" for years to come. You got froggy and jumped ship like an Italian boat captain...all too soon. As I predicted a week ago, impatient and boisterous players like you will come running back only to find everyone so far ahead of you. ''
So why did they release it so unfinished, why was it necessary? You're pretty much justifying my refund request. 65 hours isn't that soon. This was the only game that I actually was excited for for a long time, since 06. I followed it's development for even before it got announced when this site was called Diablo3.com. I played D1 as a kid, 2 in my teenage years, it's a game that I and my brother and close friends grew up with and now it's just a huge disappointment, the new team just mutilated the franchise pretty much. So I'm quite positive I won't be trying it out again, even when expansions come out, I don't trust blizzard on the Diablo series anymore after this flop, no matter what they promise.
Anyway, if you genuinely enjoy playing this game then I'm happy for you. I personally don't get it, but have fun.
Nice reference to costa concordia there. Alright, that's the last post, this went on long enough lol. Cya
I fail to see that.
Even at alpha the mod owns and it's created by one man. An Alpha is to be expected to have bugs. A 'finished' product like Diablo 3 that took 6-7 years to develop by a gaming industry titan must not have this much fail. If you, as a long time Diablo fan, are not insulted by this then you're just blind to the obvious. Arma 2 CO cost $25 for a BUTTLOAD of content that enables you to create any scenario imaginable. And Blizzard releases a beta-stage game as a 'finished' product and I have the audacity? You've got to be kidding me, seriously.
huh?
You can even look at my history. I maybe made like one post at best somewhere and it wasn't even about 'hating'.
I wasn't even active on here during the beta and how would you know being registered today? Nerve? Blizzard is the one that had the nerve to release a beta game, you prick. What nerve?
Nothing is keeping you here
Like other posters on here stated, Diablo is a franchise that is meant to be replayed. What is the point of AH and RMAH then and the different builds and randomized events? Why would someone be expected to spend real life money for a one-time run through game? Seriously, do you think the whole content is worth the $60? Let's be reasonable here. The game does not have the replay value like it's predecessor, imo, no scratch that, it's a fact.
I'm a milsim freak. I don't think a COD kiddie would last long in Arma 2 or Project Reality.
Btw, to the people that are bored with D3 and want to try something new for less try the ultimate Zombie Survival mod with an open persistent world, 'DayZ'. That thing is addictive as hell.
Yes, I hope your head explodes.
But is Diablo 3 a singleplayer game? I don't think so.
Wrong, this game is made to be replayable and not for a one time run like Mario. Games are different today, especially Blizzards. Besides, it is their policy, they accept return within 30 days. Wtf did I pirate? They should thank me that actually had some hope with it, that I gave it so much time to try and enjoy it. And I'm even overlooking the fail launch day and the never ending maintenance, lag and bugs. It's almost as though I paid for a beta.
And the point of me sharing it is so that other Diablo fans that are completely disappointed with the game can still have some hope of not letting their money go to waste,
More interested in FPS games now and no, not COD.
Why do you people keep using that argument. Just because that happened to Diablo 2 twelve years ago doesn't justify Diablo 3's bad release? It's so annoying to hear that. Diablo 2 was in development for 3-4 years and it actually defeated Diablo 1 in gameplay, story, mechanics, content, replayabilty, everything even if it kinda sucked. Diablo 3 team inherited some work from the Blizzard North team that was working on it 6-7 years ago. So the current Diablo 3 team had all those 6-7 years to develop it, they had experience. And I did play Diablo 2 from the start, even the demo and I loved it, I did not get bored for some reason.
Problem is that Diablo 3 is fundamentally flawed with things like linearity and game mechanics. I just don't see any real changes coming, apart from nerfs and some changes to itemization issue, which blizzard is still in denial of. So your argument, 'just because D2 sucked in the beginning, D3 has the same right to suck'. Your argument is invalid. All the new team did was simplify Diablo 3 into a more mainstream game. The game no longer feels like a Diablo game, yet it still has the title. It didn't improve from it's predecessor except for the graphics(Still WoW-ie) and to some extent gameplay(I give that a pass). But overall, it was dumbed down.
It was a hopeful grind, I was trying my best to be optimistic that it will get better and enjoy the game. Unfortunately that never happened. Besides, like I wrote, I lost items on the AH due to the idiotic bugs, too laggy etc. But that was just technical things, I'm sure you'll understand why I REALLY don't like it. Anyways, I thank Diablo 2/LOD for good teenage memories, it was a simpler time.