your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us.
I see that myth is still running rampant. Good grief...
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us.
I see that myth is still running rampant. Good grief...
having created several hacks/bots for d2 as a pet project myself, i can assure you that the offline part of the game helped me immensely during development.
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us.
I see that myth is still running rampant. Good grief...
It's not a damn myth. it's the truth. It's the single most important reason the game is online only and there IS NO OFFLINE PLAY. It doesn't matter what you believe, it doesn't matter what all those crazy tinfoil hat nutjobs out there think is really going on. This is the reason first and foremost. Take note.
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us.
I see that myth is still running rampant. Good grief...
what myth? the truth you mean that online only makes it harder to dupe? LAWL
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"once the pretty hardcore gamers we had testing inferno found it fairly difficult, we then we doubled it" -trolololol jay wilson
all in all, spare us your stupidity and just go back to playing d2. this kind of review is not constructive at all. you just keep saying how things feel "off" (i.e. they don't feel like d2, the game you obviously have played 24/7 for the past 10 years, never touching a single other game that has come out since).
And there you have one of the "Kool-Aid drinkers" I was talking about...
People can have differing opinions to your own and still be right! Wow, who'd a thunk...?
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one... Also, you know when you make references to Kool-Aid like that you're referencing the Jonestown Massacre, right? That shit was an international tragedy - little children were forced to drink poison. Have some decency, man!
In the middle of the 3rd Defiled Crypt, trying to track down the Jar of Souls with my new Witch Doctor (4th playthrough now), Connection Error. And now I can't reconnect, it keeps timing out.
Why oh why did Blizzard have to put bull**** we don't need and does not enhance play in any way, shape, or form into the game structure?
have you not ready anythign about why its online only? 100x less piracy/hacking/duping. and they especially need this with the RMAH so there isnt a super influx of fake goods for real money or people hacking the game and making real money. its a lawsuit waiting to happen. while the game will still eventually be hacked in some way and people will figure out small ways to dupe, it SIGNIFICANTLY reduces it. having the full game be on your computer makes it almost stupid-simple to hack and dupe.
That is not why it's online only. That may be what they say and a by-product of their actions, but it is not the reason. It's simply to make sure that every single person playing the game will try and use the auction house, which will be where they make their money. If you are playing offline, you are not using the auction house, thus Blizzard can't make any money off you.
Blizzard stated that when they were creating Bnet 2.0, they were making it so good that you would not ever want to play offline, that it would be a choice and that you would be insane to choose the offline version with all of the "bonuses" they were throwing into the online version. I guess in their mind "playing the game in the first place" is a bonus...
If I was playing offline, dupes/hacks/cheating would not be an issue, as I would not be playing online to experience them! I would also be able to play if Blizzards servers hiccuup!
Hi,
I totally Agree with You. Imagine now, playing Diablo II only Online... That would be so awful, with those dupers/hacers/boters.
Bay the way, what we are buying from Blizzard now? For me it is not game, its only permission to access theirs servers.
I thought it could prevent Cheats, but as for now, it seems easy to dupe.
As far as Diablo 3 no ones actually, technically duped on the beta. There was a glitch with the selling / buyback from vendors, but no one has corrupted a game file and loaded it onto Bnet in the form of an item. This reason this is significant is because the glitch is server side, and obviously has already been found out. These are easy to fix. But if someone finds a workaround for loading up / changing item codes and goes undetected, then that's a problem. But, just like WoW is online only, there won't be any dupes that last for any amount of time. Obviously dupes / hacks will be found, and the new setup will make it extremely easier for Blizzard to catch and stop them. And don't worry, they will want to stop them. The RMAH alone presents many legalities which need to be followed, and in order to cover their own asses they need to stop hacking, and more importantly duping.
THIS, is the main reason Blizzard wants online only. It's a LOT easier to handle whatever problems arise, and a lot easier to slowing down / stopping hacking. Yes, it's true Blizzard wants to make money (surprise!), but they would anyway even with an offline version (how many people played online almost all of the time on D2?)
Off topic: Did the D3 beta desktop icon change? I could have sworn it didn't have that brown symbol behind it before ? ><
my beta impression is the game is really easy. i know its a beta, but damn. feels like a 5 year old can do it. like their was no feel of it being semi a challenge, kinda like killen the blood raven in d2. its so easy that my first time playing threw with a witch doctor not even one of my zombie dogs died. I also played a monk and had to get used to his 3rd strike attack. still thought game was easy.
id love to see more content and the difficulty ramped up some. I dont even own beta but have played it. wish i did own it cause id be playing now.
Some people have been complaining they dont like alot of mods on items. im used to playing rpgs, so that was not a problem for me.
still feel the game looks cartoony but i kinda like it. while some dont. def thinks their should be more blood and gore. i just feel theirs not enough difficult parts in the beta. its really lacken of content.
i do love how certain classes feel different then others. like playen a witch doctor i might use 1,2,3,4 as to a monk usen 2x left clicks then a right for his third strike buff. controls for dif classes can be fun. or be a diff play style and get a new experince from another class.
wish i owned beta so i could right more but playen a friends so i only get limited time if at any.
still think its to early to say how this game will pan out. just way to much missing content to even be judged.
my beta impression is the game is really easy. i know its a beta, but damn. feels like a 5 year old can do it. like their was no feel of it being semi a challenge, kinda like killen the blood raven in d2. its so easy that my first time playing threw with a witch doctor not even one of my zombie dogs died. I also played a monk and had to get used to his 3rd strike attack. still thought game was easy.
id love to see more content and the difficulty ramped up some. I dont even own beta but have played it. wish i did own it cause id be playing now.
Some people have been complaining they dont like alot of mods on items. im used to playing rpgs, so that was not a problem for me.
still feel the game looks cartoony but i kinda like it. while some dont. def thinks their should be more blood and gore. i just feel theirs not enough difficult parts in the beta. its really lacken of content.
i do love how certain classes feel different then others. like playen a witch doctor i might use 1,2,3,4 as to a monk usen 2x left clicks then a right for his third strike buff. controls for dif classes can be fun. or be a diff play style and get a new experince from another class.
wish i owned beta so i could right more but playen a friends so i only get limited time if at any.
still think its to early to say how this game will pan out. just way to much missing content to even be judged.
What you need to realize though is that the beta is not for your enjoyment of content, it's so you can help Blizzard find bugs. The beta has very limited content on purpose, as to not spoil the story. And if you weren't aware, the beta is only the first 1/3 of act 1 on normal, it's supposed to be very easy. When you get into nightmare, hell, and then inferno that's where you're going to be pulling your hair out because of how hard it is =D They also have stated they will not be giving additional content or difficulty for the very same reason they don't want to spoil the game.
I'm kind of confused - beta atm only lets us get to 13 - but I'm seeing play videos of level 23+
That's because those videos are from people using a fake beta server (emulated). Of course this is 'illegal' and will get you banned if you're caught =D
actually, i do take them seriously and i'm sure i have reported about 10x as many bugs as you have. i have also offered some specific balancing issues between the classes as i have experience in the area being a part of S2 Games' hero balancing and patch server pre-testing private group. and also, i am not a "kool-aid drinker" there are many problems with this game which i will be outlining in a large and detailed post once i have completed my run through of the witch doctor, the final class that i have to play before i have experienced the ENTIRETY of the beta (that means exploring every dungeon, killing every mob, using every skill in every room, opening every box, destroying every crate, clicking on everything that can be clicked on and using every skill on every mob type in every situation). one thing i do not do is nitpick about stupid shit like this that doesn't deserve blizzard's attention and time which should be spent elsewhere on far more important matters than giving you the false sense of customization that stat allocation is. that out dated, out moded, cumbersome, and ultimately useless mechanic which adds nothing to the gameplay and should NEVER BE MENTIONED ON THIS FORUM AGAIN.
Yes, your e-peen is humongous, it is so much bigger than mine...
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us. yes, you would not be affected, but the rest of us would. this is just another example of your me-me-me instant gratification mindset that has driven you to post this lengthy "criticism" of a bunch of shit that you think is wrong but is really just your preference. like how the UI looks. that is a preference and it is one that almost nobody else shares.
Please refrain from personal attacks and putting forth your opinion as fact.
My logic is not flawed. If "I" was allowed to play offline, duping/hacking/cheating would not affect "me". That everyone playing online only means that those things will affect me now, and I have no choice about it. Have no doubt about it, those things will happen.
Yes, what I posted was criticism about what I experienced in my initial run-throughs of the Beta. They are notes that I jotted down as I was playing so that I would not forget them afterwards. That they were issues that I noticed while playing, means that they were issues! Yes, some may be small nitpicks, but the point is I want Diablo III to be as polished a game as I know it can be, thus the list of things that I would like to see altered. I know they all won't, but at least it won't be because I didn't mention them.
all in all, spare us your stupidity and just go back to playing d2. this kind of review is not constructive at all. you just keep saying how things feel "off" (i.e. they don't feel like d2, the game you obviously have played 24/7 for the past 10 years, never touching a single other game that has come out since).
And there you have one of the "Kool-Aid drinkers" I was talking about...
People can have differing opinions to your own and still be right! Wow, who'd a thunk...?
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one... Also, you know when you make references to Kool-Aid like that you're referencing the Jonestown Massacre, right? That shit was an international tragedy - little children were forced to drink poison. Have some decency, man!
Isn't cutting and pasting "out-of-context" statements fun!
I'm kind of confused - beta atm only lets us get to 13 - but I'm seeing play videos of level 23+
That's because those videos are from people using a fake beta server (emulated). Of course this is 'illegal' and will get you banned if you're caught =D
What?! You mean the online only aspect isn't stopping cheating and hacking! I don't understand...
actually, i do take them seriously and i'm sure i have reported about 10x as many bugs as you have. i have also offered some specific balancing issues between the classes as i have experience in the area being a part of S2 Games' hero balancing and patch server pre-testing private group. and also, i am not a "kool-aid drinker" there are many problems with this game which i will be outlining in a large and detailed post once i have completed my run through of the witch doctor, the final class that i have to play before i have experienced the ENTIRETY of the beta (that means exploring every dungeon, killing every mob, using every skill in every room, opening every box, destroying every crate, clicking on everything that can be clicked on and using every skill on every mob type in every situation). one thing i do not do is nitpick about stupid shit like this that doesn't deserve blizzard's attention and time which should be spent elsewhere on far more important matters than giving you the false sense of customization that stat allocation is. that out dated, out moded, cumbersome, and ultimately useless mechanic which adds nothing to the gameplay and should NEVER BE MENTIONED ON THIS FORUM AGAIN.
Yes, your e-peen is humongous, it is so much bigger than mine...
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us. yes, you would not be affected, but the rest of us would. this is just another example of your me-me-me instant gratification mindset that has driven you to post this lengthy "criticism" of a bunch of shit that you think is wrong but is really just your preference. like how the UI looks. that is a preference and it is one that almost nobody else shares.
Please refrain from personal attacks and putting forth your opinion as fact.
My logic is not flawed. If "I" was allowed to play offline, duping/hacking/cheating would not affect "me". That everyone playing online only means that those things will affect me now, and I have no choice about it. Have no doubt about it, those things will happen.
Yes, what I posted was criticism about what I experienced in my initial run-throughs of the Beta. They are notes that I jotted down as I was playing so that I would not forget them afterwards. That they were issues that I noticed while playing, means that they were issues! Yes, some may be small nitpicks, but the point is I want Diablo III to be as polished a game as I know it can be, thus the list of things that I would like to see altered. I know they all won't, but at least it won't be because I didn't mention them.
all in all, spare us your stupidity and just go back to playing d2. this kind of review is not constructive at all. you just keep saying how things feel "off" (i.e. they don't feel like d2, the game you obviously have played 24/7 for the past 10 years, never touching a single other game that has come out since).
And there you have one of the "Kool-Aid drinkers" I was talking about...
People can have differing opinions to your own and still be right! Wow, who'd a thunk...?
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one... Also, you know when you make references to Kool-Aid like that you're referencing the Jonestown Massacre, right? That shit was an international tragedy - little children were forced to drink poison. Have some decency, man!
Isn't cutting and pasting "out-of-context" statements fun!
I'm kind of confused - beta atm only lets us get to 13 - but I'm seeing play videos of level 23+
That's because those videos are from people using a fake beta server (emulated). Of course this is 'illegal' and will get you banned if you're caught =D
What?! You mean the online only aspect isn't stopping cheating and hacking! I don't understand...
actually, i do take them seriously and i'm sure i have reported about 10x as many bugs as you have. i have also offered some specific balancing issues between the classes as i have experience in the area being a part of S2 Games' hero balancing and patch server pre-testing private group. and also, i am not a "kool-aid drinker" there are many problems with this game which i will be outlining in a large and detailed post once i have completed my run through of the witch doctor, the final class that i have to play before i have experienced the ENTIRETY of the beta (that means exploring every dungeon, killing every mob, using every skill in every room, opening every box, destroying every crate, clicking on everything that can be clicked on and using every skill on every mob type in every situation). one thing i do not do is nitpick about stupid shit like this that doesn't deserve blizzard's attention and time which should be spent elsewhere on far more important matters than giving you the false sense of customization that stat allocation is. that out dated, out moded, cumbersome, and ultimately useless mechanic which adds nothing to the gameplay and should NEVER BE MENTIONED ON THIS FORUM AGAIN.
Yes, your e-peen is humongous, it is so much bigger than mine...
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us. yes, you would not be affected, but the rest of us would. this is just another example of your me-me-me instant gratification mindset that has driven you to post this lengthy "criticism" of a bunch of shit that you think is wrong but is really just your preference. like how the UI looks. that is a preference and it is one that almost nobody else shares.
Please refrain from personal attacks and putting forth your opinion as fact.
My logic is not flawed. If "I" was allowed to play offline, duping/hacking/cheating would not affect "me". That everyone playing online only means that those things will affect me now, and I have no choice about it. Have no doubt about it, those things will happen.
Yes, what I posted was criticism about what I experienced in my initial run-throughs of the Beta. They are notes that I jotted down as I was playing so that I would not forget them afterwards. That they were issues that I noticed while playing, means that they were issues! Yes, some may be small nitpicks, but the point is I want Diablo III to be as polished a game as I know it can be, thus the list of things that I would like to see altered. I know they all won't, but at least it won't be because I didn't mention them.
What?! You mean the online only aspect isn't stopping cheating and hacking! I don't understand...
1. you told me i don't take beta testing seriously - i proved you wrong. then you made some dumb comment about "e-peen" which made no sense. i'll take that as you concede the point.
2. what are you a moderator? i didn't put my opinion forth as fact. i stated it is preference, and very few other people share your preference. i have talked to hundreds of people who have beta and not a single one has complained about the UI.
3. how is some guy setting up an emulated server "cheating"? it doesn't even affect b.net servers. it is completely outside of the game and if you had done any research at all you would find that those emulated servers are crap. the monsters don't move, half the game doesn't work. all you can do is run around in it and swing your weapon at monsters (they don't even take damage or register the hit). yeah that's really cheating.
all in all, almost everything you post is complete nonsense. this is not a personal attack, it's the truth. let me draw your attention to a few phrases you use time an time again throughout your "criticism" while describing things you claim to be "issues"
"seems a little... off putting"
"feels wrong"
"seems a little... generic"
these phrases are ambiguous nonsense. they have no place in a legitimate beta impressions post. you don't even describe what you mean by them, or give any constructive feedback about whatever you think is "generic" or "wrong feeling" or "off putting". it means absolutely nothing to the reader. you've essentially wasted boat loads of my time and your own in this thread and i am happy to say that i will not be returning to this nonsense again.
I am having a blast playing it though normal mode is what they intended it to be - way too easy - so that average gamers can get into the game and complete the difficulty with no problems.
The graphics are great, I love the random crumbling buildings, mobs coming out of wholes in the ground of out of caskets in the walls.
Shadows and fog add a lot to the feel of the game.
I love the artisan and being able to craft useful items - which so far are way better than any magic/rare I've found.
Combos for kills, items broken, and kills in one hit are nice
Going afk in your game doesn't dc you after several minutes; took my family to a birthday party - 5 hours later I come home to find my character still in game where I left him. - I like that.
Shared stash = win even if you have to buy extra storage slots.
Random events I really like - makes me want to run around and explore - you never know what elite mob you might run into or random event.
The music is good - fits the game
Books are back but so far are only for Lore - but it's nice to hear a small story while you game
I like the Teleport button, though it takes away the challenge of grinding out mobs incase you didn't keep track of how many portal scrolls you had on you (D2). So having an infinite way back to town is nice, just takes the challenge out of it.
I don't like the timer between swapping out skills but I understand why they did it.
So far some of the voices don't fit in to me, my wizard sounds russian while my companion sounds like he's irish. Still not sure how I feel about the small conversations the companion has with you as your fighting.
I find it funny during one of the missions (can't recall the name) where you take a guy to a basement to kill his wife. She stands there while all the humans turn into zombies - doesn't move. Later he talks to her as she's apologizing then she spews green and red puke all over the place - yet the husband just stands there getting spewed on lol - it doesn't phase him.
Overall I give my experience a 9/10 - I had so much fun in the short time I've played it that I cancelled my SWTOR sub (was going to cancel when D3 came out). Playing that game feels like a chore; I actually had fun playing D3 beta. I will be purchasing D3 for myself and my son since he's enjoying it as well. I am very thankful that I got a beta and I really think it's been worth the very long wait.
That's all I can think of right now (at work) - not sure why others are being critical, but so far I am having a blast and I look forward to the challenges the higher difficulties pose.
BTW - how old is Deckard Cain and how can this old man survive when countless others have died? Not that I mind seeing him in D3 - just makes me wonder what this guy is taking.
actually, i do take them seriously and i'm sure i have reported about 10x as many bugs as you have. i have also offered some specific balancing issues between the classes as i have experience in the area being a part of S2 Games' hero balancing and patch server pre-testing private group. and also, i am not a "kool-aid drinker" there are many problems with this game which i will be outlining in a large and detailed post once i have completed my run through of the witch doctor, the final class that i have to play before i have experienced the ENTIRETY of the beta (that means exploring every dungeon, killing every mob, using every skill in every room, opening every box, destroying every crate, clicking on everything that can be clicked on and using every skill on every mob type in every situation). one thing i do not do is nitpick about stupid shit like this that doesn't deserve blizzard's attention and time which should be spent elsewhere on far more important matters than giving you the false sense of customization that stat allocation is. that out dated, out moded, cumbersome, and ultimately useless mechanic which adds nothing to the gameplay and should NEVER BE MENTIONED ON THIS FORUM AGAIN.
Yes, your e-peen is humongous, it is so much bigger than mine...
your logic is flawed. kind of like your argument about how if you played offline your experience would not be affected by the dupers who are allowed an avenue through the offline option to ruin the gameplay experience for the rest of us. yes, you would not be affected, but the rest of us would. this is just another example of your me-me-me instant gratification mindset that has driven you to post this lengthy "criticism" of a bunch of shit that you think is wrong but is really just your preference. like how the UI looks. that is a preference and it is one that almost nobody else shares.
Please refrain from personal attacks and putting forth your opinion as fact.
My logic is not flawed. If "I" was allowed to play offline, duping/hacking/cheating would not affect "me". That everyone playing online only means that those things will affect me now, and I have no choice about it. Have no doubt about it, those things will happen.
Yes, what I posted was criticism about what I experienced in my initial run-throughs of the Beta. They are notes that I jotted down as I was playing so that I would not forget them afterwards. That they were issues that I noticed while playing, means that they were issues! Yes, some may be small nitpicks, but the point is I want Diablo III to be as polished a game as I know it can be, thus the list of things that I would like to see altered. I know they all won't, but at least it won't be because I didn't mention them.
all in all, spare us your stupidity and just go back to playing d2. this kind of review is not constructive at all. you just keep saying how things feel "off" (i.e. they don't feel like d2, the game you obviously have played 24/7 for the past 10 years, never touching a single other game that has come out since).
And there you have one of the "Kool-Aid drinkers" I was talking about...
People can have differing opinions to your own and still be right! Wow, who'd a thunk...?
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one... Also, you know when you make references to Kool-Aid like that you're referencing the Jonestown Massacre, right? That shit was an international tragedy - little children were forced to drink poison. Have some decency, man!
Isn't cutting and pasting "out-of-context" statements fun!
I'm kind of confused - beta atm only lets us get to 13 - but I'm seeing play videos of level 23+
That's because those videos are from people using a fake beta server (emulated). Of course this is 'illegal' and will get you banned if you're caught =D
What?! You mean the online only aspect isn't stopping cheating and hacking! I don't understand...
It's actually doing JUST that. No one has been able to get a character onto the actual beta, let alone items or corrupted files. Thus, hack / dupe free.
The game is not free from hacks, and never will be, but its much harder to make hacks and not to be baned. Also real hacks wont happen until the game is released, and you will not see them on youtube or be available for download on internet, until blizard finds about it, and starts baning.
The game is not free from hacks, and never will be, but its much harder to make hacks and not to be baned. Also real hacks wont happen until the game is released, and you will not see them on youtube or be available for download on internet, until blizard finds about it, and starts baning.
Oh don't worry I'm not naive enough to believe there will never be hacks. I just advocate for the online only just because of how effective it will be at stalling / stopping hacks and dupes =D
Well thats the only good thing about online only. But there are a ton of problems that come with it, i doubt that onlyonline is a good decision they made.
I really hate the removal of the Pentagrams/christian references, as they were a big part of the earlier Diablos, and I think their removal was very hackneyed and given a poor excuse. This is a war between Heaven and Hell after all, albeit on a fictional plane...
What references were taken out, aside from less pentagrams? (And as far as I can tell, the only place they really aren't is the menu).
I´ve also played beta and what i disliked the MOST of ALL is the following:
1: It shows your DPS instead of Damage. I know that alot of people here thinks that damage and dps is the same thing. The difference is. DPS = Damage Per SECOND. Damage: Your TOTAL damage. So seeing 15 dps makes you think...bah i want to see my damage, this sucks. Either remove "DPS" or add Damage as well or Diablo 3 will fail.
First, it does list damage right below DPS. It's just small. Second, I'm not really seeing why so many people want damage listed instead of DPS. It's easier to compare weapons, and I believe weapon speed affects casting speed, so it makes sense. The only question I have is for spells that do damage per second, is that a % of DPS or damage?
Well thats the only good thing about online only. But there are a ton of problems that come with it, i doubt that onlyonline is a good decision they made.
Yes, problems do come whenever you make a decision to use "new" tech. In the end, Blizzard probably looked at the number of people who wouldn't buy it (I'm sure a very small number) vs the headache of constantly trying to fight dupes/hacks, and decided online only was a better decision. And don't tell me a lot of people won't buy it because it's online only - look at the sales of of steam games. Sure steam has an offline mode, but that thing is buggier then Bethesda games.
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having created several hacks/bots for d2 as a pet project myself, i can assure you that the offline part of the game helped me immensely during development.
It's not a damn myth. it's the truth. It's the single most important reason the game is online only and there IS NO OFFLINE PLAY. It doesn't matter what you believe, it doesn't matter what all those crazy tinfoil hat nutjobs out there think is really going on. This is the reason first and foremost. Take note.
what myth? the truth you mean that online only makes it harder to dupe? LAWL
-.-
The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one... Also, you know when you make references to Kool-Aid like that you're referencing the Jonestown Massacre, right? That shit was an international tragedy - little children were forced to drink poison. Have some decency, man!
As far as Diablo 3 no ones actually, technically duped on the beta. There was a glitch with the selling / buyback from vendors, but no one has corrupted a game file and loaded it onto Bnet in the form of an item. This reason this is significant is because the glitch is server side, and obviously has already been found out. These are easy to fix. But if someone finds a workaround for loading up / changing item codes and goes undetected, then that's a problem. But, just like WoW is online only, there won't be any dupes that last for any amount of time. Obviously dupes / hacks will be found, and the new setup will make it extremely easier for Blizzard to catch and stop them. And don't worry, they will want to stop them. The RMAH alone presents many legalities which need to be followed, and in order to cover their own asses they need to stop hacking, and more importantly duping.
THIS, is the main reason Blizzard wants online only. It's a LOT easier to handle whatever problems arise, and a lot easier to slowing down / stopping hacking. Yes, it's true Blizzard wants to make money (surprise!), but they would anyway even with an offline version (how many people played online almost all of the time on D2?)
Off topic: Did the D3 beta desktop icon change? I could have sworn it didn't have that brown symbol behind it before ? ><
id love to see more content and the difficulty ramped up some. I dont even own beta but have played it. wish i did own it cause id be playing now.
Some people have been complaining they dont like alot of mods on items. im used to playing rpgs, so that was not a problem for me.
still feel the game looks cartoony but i kinda like it. while some dont. def thinks their should be more blood and gore. i just feel theirs not enough difficult parts in the beta. its really lacken of content.
i do love how certain classes feel different then others. like playen a witch doctor i might use 1,2,3,4 as to a monk usen 2x left clicks then a right for his third strike buff. controls for dif classes can be fun. or be a diff play style and get a new experince from another class.
wish i owned beta so i could right more but playen a friends so i only get limited time if at any.
still think its to early to say how this game will pan out. just way to much missing content to even be judged.
What you need to realize though is that the beta is not for your enjoyment of content, it's so you can help Blizzard find bugs. The beta has very limited content on purpose, as to not spoil the story. And if you weren't aware, the beta is only the first 1/3 of act 1 on normal, it's supposed to be very easy. When you get into nightmare, hell, and then inferno that's where you're going to be pulling your hair out because of how hard it is =D They also have stated they will not be giving additional content or difficulty for the very same reason they don't want to spoil the game.
That's because those videos are from people using a fake beta server (emulated). Of course this is 'illegal' and will get you banned if you're caught =D
Yes, your e-peen is humongous, it is so much bigger than mine...
Please refrain from personal attacks and putting forth your opinion as fact.
My logic is not flawed. If "I" was allowed to play offline, duping/hacking/cheating would not affect "me". That everyone playing online only means that those things will affect me now, and I have no choice about it. Have no doubt about it, those things will happen.
Yes, what I posted was criticism about what I experienced in my initial run-throughs of the Beta. They are notes that I jotted down as I was playing so that I would not forget them afterwards. That they were issues that I noticed while playing, means that they were issues! Yes, some may be small nitpicks, but the point is I want Diablo III to be as polished a game as I know it can be, thus the list of things that I would like to see altered. I know they all won't, but at least it won't be because I didn't mention them.
You may think of them as nitpicks, I see them as polish.
Isn't cutting and pasting "out-of-context" statements fun!
What?! You mean the online only aspect isn't stopping cheating and hacking! I don't understand...
http://www.diablofans.com/topic/34229-diablo-iii-beta-impressions/page__view__findpost__p__743763
lol.
1. you told me i don't take beta testing seriously - i proved you wrong. then you made some dumb comment about "e-peen" which made no sense. i'll take that as you concede the point.
2. what are you a moderator? i didn't put my opinion forth as fact. i stated it is preference, and very few other people share your preference. i have talked to hundreds of people who have beta and not a single one has complained about the UI.
3. how is some guy setting up an emulated server "cheating"? it doesn't even affect b.net servers. it is completely outside of the game and if you had done any research at all you would find that those emulated servers are crap. the monsters don't move, half the game doesn't work. all you can do is run around in it and swing your weapon at monsters (they don't even take damage or register the hit). yeah that's really cheating.
all in all, almost everything you post is complete nonsense. this is not a personal attack, it's the truth. let me draw your attention to a few phrases you use time an time again throughout your "criticism" while describing things you claim to be "issues"
"seems a little... off putting"
"feels wrong"
"seems a little... generic"
these phrases are ambiguous nonsense. they have no place in a legitimate beta impressions post. you don't even describe what you mean by them, or give any constructive feedback about whatever you think is "generic" or "wrong feeling" or "off putting". it means absolutely nothing to the reader. you've essentially wasted boat loads of my time and your own in this thread and i am happy to say that i will not be returning to this nonsense again.
I am having a blast playing it though normal mode is what they intended it to be - way too easy - so that average gamers can get into the game and complete the difficulty with no problems.
The graphics are great, I love the random crumbling buildings, mobs coming out of wholes in the ground of out of caskets in the walls.
Shadows and fog add a lot to the feel of the game.
I love the artisan and being able to craft useful items - which so far are way better than any magic/rare I've found.
Combos for kills, items broken, and kills in one hit are nice
Going afk in your game doesn't dc you after several minutes; took my family to a birthday party - 5 hours later I come home to find my character still in game where I left him. - I like that.
Shared stash = win even if you have to buy extra storage slots.
Random events I really like - makes me want to run around and explore - you never know what elite mob you might run into or random event.
The music is good - fits the game
Books are back but so far are only for Lore - but it's nice to hear a small story while you game
I like the Teleport button, though it takes away the challenge of grinding out mobs incase you didn't keep track of how many portal scrolls you had on you (D2). So having an infinite way back to town is nice, just takes the challenge out of it.
I don't like the timer between swapping out skills but I understand why they did it.
So far some of the voices don't fit in to me, my wizard sounds russian while my companion sounds like he's irish. Still not sure how I feel about the small conversations the companion has with you as your fighting.
I find it funny during one of the missions (can't recall the name) where you take a guy to a basement to kill his wife. She stands there while all the humans turn into zombies - doesn't move. Later he talks to her as she's apologizing then she spews green and red puke all over the place - yet the husband just stands there getting spewed on lol - it doesn't phase him.
Overall I give my experience a 9/10 - I had so much fun in the short time I've played it that I cancelled my SWTOR sub (was going to cancel when D3 came out). Playing that game feels like a chore; I actually had fun playing D3 beta. I will be purchasing D3 for myself and my son since he's enjoying it as well. I am very thankful that I got a beta and I really think it's been worth the very long wait.
That's all I can think of right now (at work) - not sure why others are being critical, but so far I am having a blast and I look forward to the challenges the higher difficulties pose.
BTW - how old is Deckard Cain and how can this old man survive when countless others have died? Not that I mind seeing him in D3 - just makes me wonder what this guy is taking.
It's actually doing JUST that. No one has been able to get a character onto the actual beta, let alone items or corrupted files. Thus, hack / dupe free.
Oh don't worry I'm not naive enough to believe there will never be hacks. I just advocate for the online only just because of how effective it will be at stalling / stopping hacks and dupes =D
What references were taken out, aside from less pentagrams? (And as far as I can tell, the only place they really aren't is the menu).
First, it does list damage right below DPS. It's just small. Second, I'm not really seeing why so many people want damage listed instead of DPS. It's easier to compare weapons, and I believe weapon speed affects casting speed, so it makes sense. The only question I have is for spells that do damage per second, is that a % of DPS or damage?
Yes, problems do come whenever you make a decision to use "new" tech. In the end, Blizzard probably looked at the number of people who wouldn't buy it (I'm sure a very small number) vs the headache of constantly trying to fight dupes/hacks, and decided online only was a better decision. And don't tell me a lot of people won't buy it because it's online only - look at the sales of of steam games. Sure steam has an offline mode, but that thing is buggier then Bethesda games.
As to the people saying