I have been a diehard Diablo fan since the first game came out.
I was there when Diablo 2 finally hit shelves. I played it non-stop for weeks and months on end (and for years off and on to this day).
I was there when the expansion finally came out and runes were added to the already awesome game that Diablo 2 was.
The biggest dissapoinment I had from Diablo 1 to Diablo 2 is I noticed right away that there were not any deep dungeons that went down 10+ levels. I got over that (as I expected the sequel to be another trip to hell which would have been cool imo). Well I got over it. Why? Because it was still Diablo (as many true fans will agree).
(btw I have been playing diablo 2 just this past month solid until my Necro died this morning, I play HC mode so ya)
I was just looking at the new monk trailer and it's official...
and after viewing the trailer.. I'm just done. I'm done thinking that the new leadership over the Diablo series is ever going to bring this game to it's dutiful post as an epic gothic fantasy rpg. I'm done believing that this is somehow not as bad as it looks and it will get better. I'm done believing that Blizzard cares about graphics or cares about realism or cares about immersion or a mature audience anymore.
With so much to say, I will only say this
Blizzard you are dead to me.
P.S.
I would have said this on their own forums but I lost my cd-keys (I have puchased the game many times, mind you... but unfortunately I don't have my cd-keys as I have moved alot in my life and I don't have many of my possessions right now)
and I posted this here because I thought somebod should know, and I need to get this off my chest.
Farewell. I will not buy your games, I will not look forward to your products, I will not rant about them anymore.
I can't get into my head how you can even start to talk about realism when you are walking into hell and fighting demons in the first place. I love how D3 looks in general.
I think the monk was a fresh character, and if something tribute to those who spent their youth in the arcade gaming halls playing fighting games.
I don't really get why people just want sequels to be the old game with new quests and better graphics. I just don't get it.
Anyways, if you wanted pure teenage angst, My Chemical Romance will apparently release their new album next year.
-HAHAHAHAHHAHHA!!!! hey guys, did you hear? Oh yeah fallen, Baal, Magic spells, Breath of the Dying....They aren't real.... This game is so unrealistic.
-The My Chemical Romance was the perfect touch. :thumbsup:
-It also surprises me that people expect or want the same game but with upped gfx and new quests....
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Fare you well friend.
Will see you when D3 is released. I know you won't be able to resist...:P
Oh ya...Welcome too! (I feel a bit confused...)
Lollerskatez @ this as well. "see you when d3 comes out"
So true....
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"A wizard is never late Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early.
He arrives precisely when he means to."
"Losers always whine about their best, winners go home and Fvck the prom queen."
Though i share your opnion that D3 art direction aren't good (specially the text part), i think you have to try to see things from blizzard's eyes.
Most of the team that are actually creating D3 were not from blizz north. Actually the own game director are ignorant of most Diablo 1 and 2 characteristics (we can cleary see that by lame statements like "we took stats from D3 because it didn't work in D2"). We can safely say they are not even half fans of Diablo as we are.
Because of that they will not creat D3 to be a continuity to D2. D2 are not their work, not their creation. They feel 0% responsability to continue anything D1 and D2 started.
Those are new people, building a new game. They will find a art style that fits what they want. They will not be limited by the past standard of Diablo 1 and 2.
Now put yourself in their place. Would you like to develop something entirely based and prisioned at other peoples work? Of course not.
Give then a chance, they might creat a really great game, even through this game does not carry the old diablo feel properly.
To me it is the gameplay that makes Diablo the game that it is not the graphics or the "gothic" look, or the stoney skill icons it it the ARPG that made the genre what it is.
I think once people get to play the game instead of looking at it, they will realize that the game still FEELS the same. Look at any article written by people who got a chance to play the demo. They unanimously agree that the game is still the Diablo we all fell in love with.
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Though i share your opnion that D3 art direction aren't good (specially the text part), i think you have to try to see things from blizzard's eyes.
Most of the team that are actually creating D3 were not from blizz north. Actually the own game director are ignorant of most Diablo 1 and 2 characteristics (we can cleary see that by lame statements like "we took stats from D3 because it didn't work in D2"). We can safely say they are not even half fans of Diablo as we are.
Because of that they will not creat D3 to be a continuity to D2. D2 are not their work, not their creation. They feel 0% responsability to continue anything D1 and D2 started.
Those are new people, building a new game. They will find a art style that fits what they want. They will not be limited by the past standard of Diablo 1 and 2.
Now put yourself in their place. Would you like to develop something entirely based and prisioned at other peoples work? Of course not.
Give then a chance, they might creat a really great game, even through this game does not carry the old diablo feel properly.
I think there are actually quite a few people from Blizz North working on D3s development team. I'll check where I read that.
Blizzard has stated many times that they tried several art styles, including ones similar to D2, but it just didn't work out as well. At least they have tried to maintain the essence of Diablo. From all the videos I've watched the gameplay looks like Diablo. I haven't played it yet so I can only assume that it "feels" like it as well.
Even if it was the same Blizz North team working on D3 I would expect it to be different from D2 just as D2 was diff from D1.
It's sad that people judge this game so harshly before it even comes out.
At least you're giving them a chance tho Italo
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"A wizard is never late Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early.
He arrives precisely when he means to."
"Losers always whine about their best, winners go home and Fvck the prom queen."
I was there when Diablo 2 finally hit shelves. I played it non-stop for weeks and months on end (and for years off and on to this day).
I was there when the expansion finally came out and runes were added to the already awesome game that Diablo 2 was.
The biggest dissapoinment I had from Diablo 1 to Diablo 2 is I noticed right away that there were not any deep dungeons that went down 10+ levels. I got over that (as I expected the sequel to be another trip to hell which would have been cool imo). Well I got over it. Why? Because it was still Diablo (as many true fans will agree).
(btw I have been playing diablo 2 just this past month solid until my Necro died this morning, I play HC mode so ya)
I was just looking at the new monk trailer and it's official...
and after viewing the trailer.. I'm just done. I'm done thinking that the new leadership over the Diablo series is ever going to bring this game to it's dutiful post as an epic gothic fantasy rpg. I'm done believing that this is somehow not as bad as it looks and it will get better. I'm done believing that Blizzard cares about graphics or cares about realism or cares about immersion or a mature audience anymore.
With so much to say, I will only say this
Blizzard you are dead to me.
P.S.
I would have said this on their own forums but I lost my cd-keys (I have puchased the game many times, mind you... but unfortunately I don't have my cd-keys as I have moved alot in my life and I don't have many of my possessions right now)
and I posted this here because I thought somebod should know, and I need to get this off my chest.
Farewell. I will not buy your games, I will not look forward to your products, I will not rant about them anymore.
Will see you when D3 is released. I know you won't be able to resist...:P
Oh ya...Welcome too! (I feel a bit confused...)
-HAHAHAHAHHAHHA!!!! hey guys, did you hear? Oh yeah fallen, Baal, Magic spells, Breath of the Dying....They aren't real.... This game is so unrealistic.
-The My Chemical Romance was the perfect touch. :thumbsup:
-It also surprises me that people expect or want the same game but with upped gfx and new quests....
Lollerskatez @ this as well. "see you when d3 comes out"
So true....
"Losers always whine about their best, winners go home and Fvck the prom queen."
Most of the team that are actually creating D3 were not from blizz north. Actually the own game director are ignorant of most Diablo 1 and 2 characteristics (we can cleary see that by lame statements like "we took stats from D3 because it didn't work in D2"). We can safely say they are not even half fans of Diablo as we are.
Because of that they will not creat D3 to be a continuity to D2. D2 are not their work, not their creation. They feel 0% responsability to continue anything D1 and D2 started.
Those are new people, building a new game. They will find a art style that fits what they want. They will not be limited by the past standard of Diablo 1 and 2.
Now put yourself in their place. Would you like to develop something entirely based and prisioned at other peoples work? Of course not.
Give then a chance, they might creat a really great game, even through this game does not carry the old diablo feel properly.
I think once people get to play the game instead of looking at it, they will realize that the game still FEELS the same. Look at any article written by people who got a chance to play the demo. They unanimously agree that the game is still the Diablo we all fell in love with.
Find any Diablo news? Contact me or anyone else on the News team
I think there are actually quite a few people from Blizz North working on D3s development team. I'll check where I read that.
Blizzard has stated many times that they tried several art styles, including ones similar to D2, but it just didn't work out as well. At least they have tried to maintain the essence of Diablo. From all the videos I've watched the gameplay looks like Diablo. I haven't played it yet so I can only assume that it "feels" like it as well.
Even if it was the same Blizz North team working on D3 I would expect it to be different from D2 just as D2 was diff from D1.
It's sad that people judge this game so harshly before it even comes out.
At least you're giving them a chance tho Italo
"Losers always whine about their best, winners go home and Fvck the prom queen."