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I just found this interview of Leonard Boyarski at Gamasutra. He explains that despite a lot of fan backlash from the Aug. 1st changes, he is still strong in his convictions that what Blizzard is doing is the right way to go, and that they are still listening to their fans:


So, keep posting on the forums!

Edit: I recommend reading the entire interview [here].

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When D2 was released over a decade ago, one of it's cutting edge features was the client-server online protection. At the time of release this was top-shelf security and it took quite some time before any real cracks appeared in it. However, with enough time and effort everything can be cracked and now we have to current botfest of D2.

Now they wish to make D3 as secure as possible at release. If to get a high level of security so that bots/hackers/dupers/asswipes don't ruin my gaming experience I don't care if they force you to breath into a tube to get the program started. If it can keep my playing experience fun for as long as possible I say do it.

Whats even more ironic/moronic is that I bet 90% of the people who played D2 did so online or at best played offline only when forced to. Lets get real, in todays broadbanded world will being connected to play really be a problem? The only time I'm not connected is during a power outage, which tends to cause a serious degrade in gaming experience by itself. Get real and find something realistic to bitch about...

I look forward to every single one of your posts. And I'm never disappointed. You're like a microcosm of entertainment. +1

I agree. I love the new skill system and can't wait to play with it.

Wow. This is freaking epic. Thanks so much for sharing.

I laughed pretty hard at some points because I can imagine it being narrated.

Good question. Here's how I understand it.

There are "tier sets" but they aren't really the same as WoW. They function the same way as they did in Diablo 2:



Each column is considered a "tier", but they aren't necessarily "better".

For whatever reason, the pics included in the press release kit were in .tga format so I decided to convert them into a common type, .png. I figured people might want to see these or download them.

The gallery I created can be found here: Press Event Pics (Aug 1 2011)




Alternatively, just click the spoiler buttons below.


In addition, I've decided to create a video showcasing them, followed by Force's video below. Both videos need 1080p to really enjoy them fully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8mSGcapB8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXZTt7mPPbA

Nice thread.

For the monk, a good source of inspiration would be the Institue of Budhhist Studies

In Buddhism it is said that everything is imputed by name and thought and nothing exists inherently. Names in Tibetan Buddhist culture are given intentionally. Some examples of sources of names given to children, are The Dalai Lama's name, common types of names, name changes and the names of the four major Tibetan Buddhist sects.

In Tibet there are two main sources for personal names. People get their names from either their parents or from great lamas. A lama is a great teacher or holy person. It is very common for people to request names for their children from lamas. Many people nowadays request names for their children from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Some parents request names while the child is still in the mother's womb. When people go to the Dalai Lama to request a name for their child, he gives a name which is then written on a piece of blessed thread. These blessed items serve as protection from physical and mental negative factors such as negative thoughts or bad dreams. Blessed pills are made from different herbal substances. In brief, the giving of these blessed items is done in order to give the child an auspicious beginning to life and with prayers for the child to develop a healthy body and mind. We Tibetans feel that these blessings are created through the combination of religious power and the compassionate mind of the holy person.

My name is Tenzin Gephel. I was named after Tenzin Gyaltso who is the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. My first name "Tenzin" means "holder of Buddhist doctrine" and my second name "Gephel" means "increase of merit." Tenzin is a very popular name among Tibetans because it is the first name of the Dalai Lama. When I was born I was named Nyima Dhamdul by my parents. Later my parents asked the Dalai Lama to name me. Then Tenzin Gephel became my name. I was very small and not a monk at that time. Although people call me by the first name Tenzin or by both names Tenzin Gephel I prefer Gephel because it is less common among Tibetans.

I should mention that Tibetans usually do not have or use family names. For instance in the West, the Smith family would all have the last name of Smith. The family might consist of Bob Smith, Mary Smith, Joe Smith and Susan Smith. In a Tibetan family, all of the first and last names of all members might be different. The family might consist of Tenzin Wangdu, Dicky Dolma, Dawa Paljor, and Karma Dorje...

WOW! Nice compilation! +1

I also did a quick rundown video of the Battlenet UI: here (not to compete at all with Force, I love that guy!). But it does go over the screenshots we were given in greater detail.

In case anyone missed the call, I made a compilation of all the mentions of D3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0cxdGHG-_E

Mod Edit:
KageKaze's Charts part 1
KageKaze's Charts part 2
KageKaze's Charts part 3

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Thought I would do so testing on the PTR to see what the HP scaling was like for Ghom and Diablo along with other bosses on Inferno to be added at a later date. I also took the amount from Live (1.0.4) for an easier Reference. Feel Free to add more Bosses to this thread.

Please Note this was based on one player! and you should add 70% to the totals for each additional player that joins the game (Max 210% for a full party)

Inferno Boss HP Table.

Act I

The Skeleton King:

Live (1.0.4) = 2,676,737
MP0 = 2,638,195
MP1 = 9,056,317
MP2 = 13,584,475
MP3 = 19,697,490
MP4 = 27,576,486
MP5 = 37,228,252
MP6 = 50,258,140
MP7 = 65,335,588
MP8 = 84,936,264
MP9 = 110,417,136
MP10 = 207,638,128

The Butcher:

Live (1.0.4) = 2,498,288
MP0 = 2,462,315
MP1 = 8,452,562
MP2 = 12,678,842
MP3 = 18,384,322
MP4 = 25,738,050
MP5 = 36,033,268
MP6 = 50,446,576
MP7 = 70,625,208
MP8 = 98,875,296
MP9 = 138,425,408
MP10 = 193,795,568

Act II

Maghda:

Live (1.0.4) = 1,199,252
MP0 = 805,762
MP1 = 1,811,263
MP2 = 2,716,894
MP3 = 3,939,497
MP4 = 5,515,296
MP5 = 7,721,414
MP6 = 10,809,981
MP7 = 15,133,973
MP8 = 21,187,562
MP9 = 29,662,586
MP10 = 41,527,620

Zoltun Kulle:

Live (1.0.4) = 2,599,761
MP0 = 1,735,222
MP1 = 3,866,895
MP2 = 5,876,226
MP3 = 8,534,281
MP4 = 12,100,620
MP5 = 16,691,485
MP6 = 23,511,744
MP7 = 32,916,788
MP8 = 46,429,656
MP9 = 65,180,196
MP10 = 89,596,368

Act III

Ghom:

Live (1.0.4) = 7,776,220
MP0 = 4,025,029
MP1 = 6,037,544
MP2 = 9,056,316
MP3 = 13,131,658
MP4 = 18,384,322
MP5 = 24,818,832
MP6 = 33,505,424
MP7 = 43,557,052
MP8 = 56,624,168
MP9 = 73,611,416
MP10 = 128,800,936

Seigebreaker:

Live (1.0.4) = 7,403,220
MP0 = 4,025,029
MP1 = 6,037,544
MP2 = 9,056,316
MP3 = 13,131,658
MP4 = 18,384,322
MP5 = 25,738,048
MP6 = 36,033,268
MP7 = 50,446,580
MP8 = 70,625,208
MP9 = 98,875,288
MP10 = 138,425,408

Azmodan:

Live (1.0.4) = 7,403,220
MP0 = 4,025,029
MP1 = 6,037,544
MP2 = 9,056,316
MP3 = 13,131,658
MP4 = 18,384,322
MP5 = 25,738,048
MP6 = 36,033,268
MP7 = 50,446,580
MP8 = 70,625,208
MP9 = 98,875,288
MP10 = 138,425,408

Act IV

Diablo:

Live (1.0.4) = 14,806,440
MP0 = 8,050,058
MP1 = 12,075,088
MP2 = 18,112,632
MP3 = 26,263,316
MP4 = 36,768,644
MP5 = 49,637,644
MP6 = 67,010,848
MP7 = 87,114,104
MP8 = 113,248,336
MP9 = 147,222,832
MP10 = 257,601,872

I know that out of the millions of players, not everyone is going to agree with this post, but I think a vast, vast majority will and that signifies one of the biggest issues still affecting this game: terrible loot.

This game is many things, and with the addtion of PVP, it will continue to be many things - but hands down, its primary purpose is a farming game. We farm for hours on end, to get loot that is either an upgrade to our character or something that we can sell to gain gold to buy other upgrades. I have no problem with the AH or the RMAH. I think they should be around and allow a fair and open market for players to trade and further progress in this farming game.

The problem that I have is how bad loot is DESIGNED to be and how terrible most of the drops are. Every communication, every patch, every "we hear you and we are working on the game, but it takes time" continues to use up their credibility until there is nothing left to explain why loot is still bad, why drop rates are still bad and what anyone is supposed to think other than they want you to use the AH and RMAH to further your character is this game.

What other reason is there? What are we supposed to think?

Other threads have talked about the weight of the properties on items, specifically weapons - how a weapon is terrible if it doesn't have a high roll of elemental damage and weapon % damage on it. These two properties taking up two of the potential six that can roll an item is, obviously designed to be that way. They have had months to realize that these two stats, if not present together, make the drop worthless. They haven't made move to fix this - i.e. adjust the base damage of a high ilevel weapon be significantly larger than they are now, so that when you get a drop it isn't automatically sold because of its lack of dps. Why haven't they? I'm starting to believe that they want it this way - so that good weapons are rare and therefore a huge incentive to be sold on the AH or RMAH.

Maybe I'm just pissy because I do not find more than one item in 12 hours plus of farming that is remotely worth selling for usually a small amount on the AH. I do believe that all characters - or even accounts - have a hidden stat of "luck" and this stat affects, well - your luck at RNG. My brother-in-law opened my eyes to this years ago with WoW. He was a lead designer on a few titles in the past couple of years and I trust his information implicitly. He explained that charcters have to have a hidden stat of luck when they are rolled, so that some with higher luck can start obviously creating the market by finding items faster than others with standard luck. This is not a tin-foil hat thing - so save your keystrokes.

But I'm not the only one that spends hours and hours farming to find nothing of value - or new legendary items that have such huge margin of error built into the property rolls that its insulting. Take a look at legedary items - Tal Rasha's belt for instance. Can roll one of two properties - 90 to 100 int or 170 to 200 int. That's insulting. Its either significantly worse than a Rare belt you can buy off the AH (consdieringly only the primary resource) or its on par and just as good as some rares you can find on the AH. That margin of error is designed for one reason - to create extremely rare, great legendary items - within the legendary items. Why? So it will sell on the AH or RMAH.

If they just wanted there to be a range, than it would only roll between 170 to 200 int - so that if you were lucky enough to get a legendary drop (which is rare to begin with) and that legendary happened to applicable to your character (also rare) than it would be a viable, great piece and could always stand a little improvement.

(prepare for negative whining) Blizzard is taking a bate-and-switch devlopement to this game. They lower enemy health pools a while back and Extra Health became a more prevelant affix on champions. They get drug into the light by the community and fix the embarrassingly designed legendary items, to only keep a margin of error that makes them crap.

How much more do we have to see, before it becomes obvious to all players that this game has been designed for one reason - to make you buy things off the RMAH or AH.

That's not the game I want and I hope that TL2 or other games in the ARPG genre kick this game to the curb so quickly that they scramble to take their greedy hands out of the pot and fix it to be what it should be.

Thus ends the rant. Feel free to rant along with me - or tell me what else I'm supposed to think.

so you're level 100? Or are you just mad because it was too easy for someone else?

ONE guy did it. ONE. playing about 10 hours for 15 days, killing about 300+ elites PER HOUR

you can have all the dps you want, if you can't take a hit your in for repair costs lol

Magic find is not working as intended. When it is no longer viable to swap out gear, magic find will be working as intended.

You know, if 75% of the people who played D3 and quit and went back to D2 I bet they would drastically change D3 somehow but maybe that's my wishful thinking.

Purchasing from a 3rd party in D2 is not the same as using the RMAH in D3. This is especially true when Blizzard does something to discourage buying items. The bottom line is that most people who played D2 did not use 3rd party sites to buy items because it wasn't rolled into the actual game. Most people assumed there was some degree of risk involved when dealing with 3rd party sites, there's 0 risk involved with the RMAH.

The same idea could be said about something like botting in D3. There are bots out there (not suggesting you use them) you could use to get gold faster, but do most people use bots? No. What if you could buy a bot off the RMAH? The game would be a total joke.

The ease of which you can access something is really important, and whether Blizzard does anything to stop it is important as well.