I do not know yet if what we saw in demo is even part of the actual game or it is just a demo to show certain things. It does look odd though, that a huge boss comes into a friendly environment where bunnies roam freely, unharmed.
You guys will never get the perfect Diablo game because you all expect the same Diablo game that you're used to playing all these years, but with a face-lift. It doesn't work that way. Nearly a decade of evolution in technology, art-direction/design, and business model profiting expectation at Blizzard does not bode favourably in regards to your concept of a perfect Diablo 3 game... If you're expecting the same old dark, gloomy, grainy, gothic game, then you're in for huge disapointment.. Diablo has evolved into something bigger, and better.. Evolve with it, learn to accept it. I'm sure if you give it a chance that you'll love it as much as the previous ones. If even after all of that you still don't like it then don't buy it, and dont play it.. Simple as that.
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I regret signing the petition, I was skeptical about signing it in the first place but read all the posts and got swayed and signed it, this is not a huge regret though, as long as it does not put a delay on the release date, I also signed the petition to keep the graphics as they are.
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i like the visuals. i was critical at the start, but im starting to like it more and more as i see it. the game doesnt need to be black and grainy to be gothic and evil. some eerie music and dead tortured bodies on racks can give u that atmosphere.
well i am seeing some of both sides in this thread lol...i do think some things need to be changed to accomadate the fans and the diablo feel...but i do LOVE the current visuals for the most part.
All i am saying, is i think many of you (as i was myself) are so focused on hating it that you cant see just how beatiful it is, and the mass amount of potential it has. it just needs to town down some of its effects here and there to make it look less cartoony IMO...but thats me.
oh btw, someone was commenting on the area and boss (big guy with claws) as being too happy....it was getting darker, raining, and had muddier colors (the darkness really changes the environment, with a big beast biting peoples heads off...i honestly thought that part of the game was NEARLY spot on.
omg 2 years? u really think so? i mean just looking at the gameplay trailer id say its coming along nicely. and rob pardo even said on the interview that theyve been working on it for some time now and they just thought that last week was a good time to announce it. and i know also that blizzard has a habit of, and is known for delaying things, alot.
Wait... You guys have a petition to make Diablo 3 look like total shit like Diablo 2 did?... Tell me why you don't want Diablo 3 to be as fast paced and kick ass as Diablo 2 but better graphics... Give me 10 reasons why you want Diablo 3 to look like paper instead of awesome new graphics with better looking everything... I suppose its all because your all afraid to get upgrades for your computers?... Save up from now to release and you can have a kick ass computer that can run Diablo 3's incredible jump towards the future of gaming and graphics. I am 100% against this petition of yours.
I do not regret signing the petition, however it was for different reasons. First, possibly because there was no light radius. You could see things from across the screen, but I am pretty sure Blizz will add that later, due to it being pre alpha and all... 2nd It was slightly greenish in the dungeons, it seemed more like a sewer, but that's still cool. Last but not least, the exaggerated armor and glowing weapons everywhere. I don't want everyone to look cool because of glowing weapons; next thing you know everyone is cool. Those are my only problems.
Agreed. I don't think people really realize what the real problem people seem to have with the graphics. It's not that they aren't good enough, it's just minor things that if they were tweaked would fit that ideal look of the Diablo franchise. However, it's not that big a deal to me. I can assure you that come release, I'll be picking this up and enjoying it; but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to see the tweaks.
I don't know the URL anymore, but someone had 3 'before and after' screenshots that were great examples. One was the screenshot of the Barb near a platform that seemed to be near a cliff (again, can't remember very well). The 'after' was great because it showed how just photoshop can make everything look alot more defined and darker and in my humble opinion better. The steps on the platform were more defined and older looking.
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haha totally agree, im sure there will be hanging bodies an stuff, and it does seem a little more brighter but we got a glimpse of like what the 1st dungeon and a forest? but oh well its gonna be amazing!!! so yay either way!
You Sir, Are a moron.
The petition is essentially about IMPROVING the graphics, hopefully in a way that doesn't put back the release date too far.
Its also to improve the atmospheric & ambient visual effects in the game to keep it more in sync with the Diablo universe. Stuff like hanging bodies everywhere, blood pentagrams on the floor, etc etc.
And now I'm going to re-quote you on something.
Its utterly rediculous to say this.
1. Becuase you have no idea what the petition was about in the first place, thus do not understand peoples motives for signing.
and
2. Becuase the graphics that we have seen for D3 are pretty outdated now anyway, due to blizzards aging visual style, a remnant from WCIII.
LMAO! Pretty much the best sig ever. I lawl'd.
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Light radius is crap. It makes no sense that I can't see monsters 10ft ahead of me.
You pretty much just described Diablo original.
And yeah, I pretty much say "pretty much" pretty much all the time, pretty much.
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anyone feel this way about the visuals? change your mind?
Even if we are getting a completely misleading impression from the two areas we've seen, no matter how good the game looks, the suggestions in the petition cannot be detrimental.
So, no, I can't even imagine not supporting it.
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You Sir, Are a moron.
The petition is essentially about IMPROVING the graphics, hopefully in a way that doesn't put back the release date too far.
Its also to improve the atmospheric & ambient visual effects in the game to keep it more in sync with the Diablo universe. Stuff like hanging bodies everywhere, blood pentagrams on the floor, etc etc.
And now I'm going to re-quote you on something.
Its utterly rediculous to say this.
1. Becuase you have no idea what the petition was about in the first place, thus do not understand peoples motives for signing.
and
2. Becuase the graphics that we have seen for D3 are pretty outdated now anyway, due to blizzards aging visual style, a remnant from WCIII.
I will sign your little petition if it is about improving the game's graphics and making the game a little more dark like in the previous games... There has been allot of this and allot of that and I am just a little hazy on everything... You don't need to be an ass though...
But honestly guys... What is so bad about the game right now?... It isn't dark enough?... Its the beta version/game play trailer to get us excited. I will sign the petition if it is to make the game a tad darker... But wait?, Cant you just change that in your graphics/video settings like in Diablo 2?......... Why don't you guys just do that instead of making a petition.
haha totally agree, im sure there will be hanging bodies an stuff, and it does seem a little more brighter but we got a glimpse of like what the 1st dungeon and a forest? but oh well its gonna be amazing!!! so yay either way!
And actually that was a temple/ruin for the Heavens which is being invaded by demons... It isn't a dungeon, cave, hell or New Tristram... It is a sanctuary built for Heaven. So I'm sure you will get your hanging and bleeding zombies and bodies when your in a real scary situation.
I do, because everyone won't shut up about it... I wish that we could just agree on: There's too many bunnies, but lets just trust Blizz, I love the dungeon, but the out doors stuff, does have too many bunnies...
I think people are forgetting The Sins War, Demons and Angels came together to create sanctuary, the Worldstone was created to protect sanctuary from the dark and light. The outside world should be darker because that veil of protection is gone, with this ambient bright world I can't help but feel as the game really takes place before Diablos entrance into Sanctuary, it would have words then but this coloring choices are simply wrong. Logically since the Worldstone was created to shield Sanctuary from Angels and Demons it should symbolically be darker to portray the certain doom since the stone was destroyed and the world as the angels try to subvert the humans through subliminal and non violent terms while the demons use unrequited violence.
The story in the world and the situation is a huge part of the coloring really and that is the basis for why I believe the visuals are incorrect.
The graphics are a big issue too, things are too WoW-ish, with exaggerated and warped armor. The armor in D3 game is supposed to portray a realistic overtone with a gothic and aggressive look and color. (think spiked shield and the necromancers skull shoulder pads)
I will sign the petition if it is to make the game a tad darker... But wait?, Cant you just change that in your graphics/video settings like in Diablo 2?......... Why don't you guys just do that instead of making a petition.
It's not that simple.
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And did you read his post? it was in response to all the hard of thinking chaps that continually say "just adjust your monitor". not a "what it should look like" comparison image.
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Where there is truth, he must find.
Where there is destruction, he must rebuild.
Where there is love, he must protect."
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All i am saying, is i think many of you (as i was myself) are so focused on hating it that you cant see just how beatiful it is, and the mass amount of potential it has. it just needs to town down some of its effects here and there to make it look less cartoony IMO...but thats me.
oh btw, someone was commenting on the area and boss (big guy with claws) as being too happy....it was getting darker, raining, and had muddier colors (the darkness really changes the environment, with a big beast biting peoples heads off...i honestly thought that part of the game was NEARLY spot on.
omg 2 years? u really think so? i mean just looking at the gameplay trailer id say its coming along nicely. and rob pardo even said on the interview that theyve been working on it for some time now and they just thought that last week was a good time to announce it. and i know also that blizzard has a habit of, and is known for delaying things, alot.
Agreed. I don't think people really realize what the real problem people seem to have with the graphics. It's not that they aren't good enough, it's just minor things that if they were tweaked would fit that ideal look of the Diablo franchise. However, it's not that big a deal to me. I can assure you that come release, I'll be picking this up and enjoying it; but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to see the tweaks.
I don't know the URL anymore, but someone had 3 'before and after' screenshots that were great examples. One was the screenshot of the Barb near a platform that seemed to be near a cliff (again, can't remember very well). The 'after' was great because it showed how just photoshop can make everything look alot more defined and darker and in my humble opinion better. The steps on the platform were more defined and older looking.
USEast D2 Ladder/1.13 Beta: Accnt = ChezPizmo
USEast WCIII Ladder: Accnt = TeeheeSprinkles
A cool, unrelated video; "Dude Bids 420 on Price is Right" ("420, Bob")
"I'm nasty, I'm old and a little bit ornery; I look like Patrick Stewart and sound like Sean Connery."
Patch 1.13 = (click here)
LMAO! Pretty much the best sig ever. I lawl'd.
You pretty much just described Diablo original.
And yeah, I pretty much say "pretty much" pretty much all the time, pretty much.
USEast D2 Ladder/1.13 Beta: Accnt = ChezPizmo
USEast WCIII Ladder: Accnt = TeeheeSprinkles
A cool, unrelated video; "Dude Bids 420 on Price is Right" ("420, Bob")
"I'm nasty, I'm old and a little bit ornery; I look like Patrick Stewart and sound like Sean Connery."
Patch 1.13 = (click here)
So, no, I can't even imagine not supporting it.
‘I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL WE ALL HAVE AIDS!’—The importance of calling them ‘mercenaries.’
I will sign your little petition if it is about improving the game's graphics and making the game a little more dark like in the previous games... There has been allot of this and allot of that and I am just a little hazy on everything... You don't need to be an ass though...
But honestly guys... What is so bad about the game right now?... It isn't dark enough?... Its the beta version/game play trailer to get us excited. I will sign the petition if it is to make the game a tad darker... But wait?, Cant you just change that in your graphics/video settings like in Diablo 2?......... Why don't you guys just do that instead of making a petition.
Not even interesting.
Sorry, it's just that these threads are getting old. At first i thought it was funny, but now it's just annoying.
My mediocre attempt at making a Signature.
The story in the world and the situation is a huge part of the coloring really and that is the basis for why I believe the visuals are incorrect.
The graphics are a big issue too, things are too WoW-ish, with exaggerated and warped armor. The armor in D3 game is supposed to portray a realistic overtone with a gothic and aggressive look and color. (think spiked shield and the necromancers skull shoulder pads)
It's not that simple.
‘I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL WE ALL HAVE AIDS!’—The importance of calling them ‘mercenaries.’
That just makes it look darker and harder to see.
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And did you read his post? it was in response to all the hard of thinking chaps that continually say "just adjust your monitor". not a "what it should look like" comparison image.