Maybe they're a relief to you. But I get more relief finding good discussions on D3 that I can enjoy and participate in. Crap like this just clutters things up.
There's really no need to be so uptight. All the current info we have has been beaten to death like a redheaded stepchild. When Blizzard starts releasing information on the game again I'm sure meaningful discussion will start to become the norm again.
Also, triple rainbows will be the end to sanctuary, THE END IS NIGH!
They already made a feature to stop getting pk'd. Password Games. If you want to play public games, limit the levels. The OLD dev team did intend to have pking in the game. The NEW dev team is entirely made up of new people who never worked on Diablo 2. The NEW dev team are largely made up of people who worked on World of Warcraft and thus cater to the casual(or if you will, carebear) market because that is where the money is.
You'll claim this is my opinion and then of course say that your OPINION is fact(which it isn't), but oh well, c'est la vie.
Perhaps I am a little out of date with my information, but do we know anything about the state of party skills in this game? By party skills, I am referring to skills that directly benefit the skills user as well as other players in the party. Examples would be the paladins aura, the necromancers curses and the barbarians warcries from diablo 2. I remember seeing the witch doctors terror, but I can't recall any other form. If it is the case that they aren't there, or at least aren't there in abundance, is this a good or a bad thing? Any suggestions on good "party skills" that could be added? To what class?
There will be plenty of support skills. From the Monk seals on the ground, to warcries from the barb, to slow time of the wizard. I'm sure there will be plenty more as well.
No worries. I have an unhealthy, irrational confidence on Blizzard. They didn't get to where they are by chance.
While I agree it won't be a flop, much of the original blizzard developers have moved into other companies. So today's Blizzard is a completely different monster than the Blizzard of 10 years ago.
Diablo 3 of course. Although, SC had a LOT more replayability with custom maps than D2. Now if you're talking strictly the basic games, then yes D2 had more replayability for someone who doesn't want to climb up the ranked ladders.
Even through those sites are quite popular they don't represent not even 0.1% of the tv user population. "The need for tv is over" sounds like a joke when tvs market are a very profitable one. There are many reasons to buy a tv, the world population agrees with me, i don't really have to use any arguments.
A survey by the nonprofit Conference Board released Tuesday showed that nearly a quarter of households in the U.S. now view television programs online. That's up from 20% last year. The Proof That number is only going up each year, so you're wrong on that point. I myself have gotten rid of my cable service because the need for it is over with sites like Hulu popping up.
The majority of PC only developers are very, very small companies. The same happen in consoles, but if you take the mean of general graphics in pc and in consoles, consoles have better quality. Just make a list of the 10 games with best graphics and see how many are console only and how many are pc only. You're not getting it, even the BEST of the BEST on the console is still 3 years behind what is coming out NOW on the PC.
And yes, consoles are good machines for GAMING. Noone (or a meaningless outlayer) expend enough money to buy a very good PC just for gaming. It's too expansive and the amount of titles that use this tecnology are minimal (and usally has subpar quality, even with good graphics). Good gaming PCs costing $2,000+ dollars are over, you can get a good gaming pc for 600-700 dollars now a days. My latest rig if I were to add up everything costs around 700 dollars and I ran Metro 2033 on max settings at 1600x1200 with x8 AA. Add the fact that it is useful for more than just gaming is just a cherry on top of the icecream.
As for the amount of titles that use the technology that's a false claim. Sure, if you're going to count blizzard titles only you can say that, but that's just flat out wrong.
Console multiplayer are much secure then pc multiplayer, thats a fact. This basically happen because if you hacking in consoles may cost your whole machine, unlike pc were you don't suffer consequences in most cases. It's far more risky, and because of that, consoles multiplayers are almost hackfree.
That's a fact that is in fact your opinion. The amount of modders popping up on consoles is crazy. From lag switches to people using modded controllers to fire faster than they should be able to, you're crazy if you think that the PC has more hackers. Oh and the PC also has a wonderful thing called banning people who hack from your server if you manage to find a hacker. The vast majority of hacks are easily discernible, so if you do see them you just ban people, can't say the same for the consoles. Sure, you can send in reports, but Microsoft more than likely throws out most reports due to it being whiny teenage boys crying because they got beat in a video game. I've never heard of a console getting their "machine taken away" over modding, they might get their live or PSN account banned, but you can easily just make another account.
No it's not. If ask someone to choose between a console OR a pc, ofc Pc is the best choice even if this PC don't run any games at all! Microsoft office (or variants) alone surpass consoles utility by FAR.
The question is that people usually choose to spend their cash in two different ways: get a subpar pc to run internet, some work softwares and get a console for gaming. Or spend all money in a high quality pc machine. And people usually choose the first choice (unless their use some heavy softwares for work). And people usually make the right choices when choosing goods to buy. Spend 300-400 dollars on a subpar computer and another 200 on a console to run games. Or you could just spend an extra 100-200 dollars to get a decent computer that can run 99% of games and be ahead of the game. Just because people don't know better when it comes to buying and building PCs doesn't change the fact that a computer is all around better than consoles. Remember, the vast majority of the people in the world used to think the Sun went around the Earth and that the Earth was flat, that doesn't mean they're right.
I know I said that was my last post on the topic of console vs pc, but I figured I'd have to prove you wrong on some points. Also, stating your OPINION as FACT is just childish. Unless you have some proof to throw behind your opinion then it remains just that, an opinion.
PC and console games should cost about the same amount. But to make a PC that compete with ps3/360 you will spedn alot more money then in a console.
I like how people say this but don't factor in their hd tvs that cost a bunch of money. That and the fact that a PC is infinitely more useful.
Then you add in the fact that consoles are many many many generations behind in technology.
The saying you get what you pay for never had a better place.
People don't factor the TV when comperering PC and consoles simple for the fact that usually you will buy the TV despite what you plan to spend in games. You will get a TV no matter if you have a console or a PC or both or none. You can also buy a cheaper TV if needed.
The need for tvs is over with sites like Hulu offering high quality streaming of your favorite shows. In fact I don't even pay for cable anymore because of this fact.
And yes, you can get a PC stronger then any consoles, but it's a waste of money in most cases. The majority of PC games don't use the PC tecnology because it's extremely expensive and most of people don't have one. This do not happen with consoles, since everyone has a good machine for a fair price and the companys can develop game that use this tec. Just remember bashiok's speech when he explained why D3 graphics are not that great. It's only a waste of money if you don't play games that take advantage of it.
The MAJORITY of PC only developers actually strive to have a good set of graphics. Everything else is just a console port in 99% of cases. Blizzard is a rare exception to this rule because they're more about catering to the casual gamer than the hardcore gamer.
As for consoles being a good machine, I'd have to laugh in your face for that one, the technology in the current consoles is waaaayyyyyyy behind.
As for Bashiok, like I said Blizzard is the rare exception to this rule.
And ofc PC are more useful. But i'm talking about gaming alone. Also consoles has numerous advantges, like hackfree multiplayer and around 15 decent releases per year.
Oh yeah, no one has figured out how to hack or mod their consoles *laugh* if you truly believe that then you have another thing coming.
Oh and talking about gaming alone on the console vs pc is like talking about using your HDTV for gaming alone. How many PC gamers do you know out there that use their PC strictly for gaming?
Answers in quote, this is my last post on the topic of console vs pc as that isn't what this thread is about.
As for the OP and poll I voted for 7 million+ because of the hardcore diablo fans and the fact that I'm sure a huge part of the WoW population will try out Diablo 3 for the sheer fact that it is made by Blizzard.
I loved charms, one of the main things I picked up and traded on a daily basis. Loved getting those low level charms that low level or mid level pkers paid an arm and a leg for if you got a perfect one.
For mouse you have what 2 skills, and with wheel you can scroll and switch with some other skills?
Then you also have like 6 hotbar skills, idk feels a bit small, maybe it was an early build, maybe the will add more.
They took a page out of Titan Quest/Torchlight's book. They had a hotbar with 2 mouse button skills with a 3rd slot that you could swap to your right mouse button(so 3 skills total on the mouse).
How can you compere a half assed matial artist with a big ass warrior who shakes the screem with every single step ?
Barbarians are old school, brutal and will use fucking MAULS. Really, barbarian is the perfect melee class.
Pfft mauls, nothing is more manly than fist weapons and crushing skulls with staves! Yeah barbarians are oldschool, they're ANCIENT AND BORING! Go :monk:!
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There's really no need to be so uptight. All the current info we have has been beaten to death like a redheaded stepchild. When Blizzard starts releasing information on the game again I'm sure meaningful discussion will start to become the norm again.
Also, triple rainbows will be the end to sanctuary, THE END IS NIGH!
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They already made a feature to stop getting pk'd. Password Games. If you want to play public games, limit the levels. The OLD dev team did intend to have pking in the game. The NEW dev team is entirely made up of new people who never worked on Diablo 2. The NEW dev team are largely made up of people who worked on World of Warcraft and thus cater to the casual(or if you will, carebear) market because that is where the money is.
You'll claim this is my opinion and then of course say that your OPINION is fact(which it isn't), but oh well, c'est la vie.
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There will be plenty of support skills. From the Monk seals on the ground, to warcries from the barb, to slow time of the wizard. I'm sure there will be plenty more as well.
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While I agree it won't be a flop, much of the original blizzard developers have moved into other companies. So today's Blizzard is a completely different monster than the Blizzard of 10 years ago.
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I know I said that was my last post on the topic of console vs pc, but I figured I'd have to prove you wrong on some points. Also, stating your OPINION as FACT is just childish. Unless you have some proof to throw behind your opinion then it remains just that, an opinion.
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Answers in quote, this is my last post on the topic of console vs pc as that isn't what this thread is about.
As for the OP and poll I voted for 7 million+ because of the hardcore diablo fans and the fact that I'm sure a huge part of the WoW population will try out Diablo 3 for the sheer fact that it is made by Blizzard.
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I like how people say this but don't factor in their hd tvs that cost a bunch of money. That and the fact that a PC is infinitely more useful.
Then you add in the fact that consoles are many many many generations behind in technology.
The saying you get what you pay for never had a better place.
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Yes and the white burns my eyes.
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They took a page out of Titan Quest/Torchlight's book. They had a hotbar with 2 mouse button skills with a 3rd slot that you could swap to your right mouse button(so 3 skills total on the mouse).
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Pfft mauls, nothing is more manly than fist weapons and crushing skulls with staves! Yeah barbarians are oldschool, they're ANCIENT AND BORING! Go :monk:!