The only one of those I can even remotely agree with is the hitboxes, at least for AOE spells. All of those other things seem like great reasons why Diablo III is awesome.
The one thing I agree with is Battle.net 2.0 -- from what I've seen in the beta, and Starcraft 2, it's a big let-down. I'd rather have the original Battle.net with captcha, or some other bot prevention. The original Battle.net had better a better chat system, "intuitive" feel with friends list and game-finding (I MUCH prefer Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3' system over Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3's system), unique names and account names.... just to name a few things that make Battle.net > Battle.net 2.0
RHAH - while I'm against it, I understand why it's there. It won't effect me at all though.
Most of the other stuff mentioned is "in-progress" and going to be fixed/better by the time of release.
The video just missed an opportunity to explain how they thought these things were bad. I think the graphics look fantastic. I love the landscape, it looks all painted.
Graphically the only thing I don't like is the monsters flashing white when you hit them and I'm sad to see so far it's not an option you can just turn off. I think it's distracting and it looks like an arcade game effect.
Some of the voice acting is actually kind of bad....The female Wizard particularly. She sounds like someone making fun of Asians.
The video just missed an opportunity to explain how they thought these things were bad. I think the graphics look fantastic. I love the landscape, it looks all painted.
Graphically the only thing I don't like is the monsters flashing white when you hit them and I'm sad to see so far it's not an option you can just turn off. I think it's distracting and it looks like an arcade game effect.
Some of the voice acting is actually kind of bad....The female Wizard particularly. She sounds like someone making fun of Asians.
They should get in the guy from city wok on South Park for the male then.
You know what's cool? Those 10 reasons are debatable, you can argue against or in favor of them.
You know what you can't argue about at all? The other 101 reasons why Diablo 3 is/will be the most awesome action-rpg ever released (better combat, more interesting skills, skill runes, look customization through dyes, better storytelling, better dungeon and world generation, more interesting monster affixes, inferno difficulty, individual loot drops, an actual auction house, etc.).
How amazing is that they managed to hit that sweetspot, uh?
Two of the 10 reasons were basically the same thing about PvP.
Also, then the ending where they say "See you at launch" makes the video almost comical, because they are saying it sucks and then that they'll be playing it... so even they don't believe their own argument. Pretty funny.
Honestly half of this video could have been compiled in to one reason, rather than several, and labeled "it's not Diablo 2". Maybe the maker of the vid should just stick to playing Diablo 2, since he wants d3 to be so much like it.
Also, if the maker of the video wanted it to be taken serious, he should offer some arguments to back up his opinions, rather than just posting reasons with no explanation.
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The only two things I don't agree with, are the graphics comment, and max level being 60.
The art style is personal preference tbh. I play PoE which is realistic and dark, and i play d3 which is more bright and cartoony, it doesn't bother me at all If the art style offends people that much, go play PoE and stop bitching about it here, it's not going to change, and there is something you can play that will fit your preferred eye candy. If you think d3 is too cartoony, go play torchlight and vomit rainbows.
Max level doesnt matter, the journey there and the endgame is what matters. Max lxl could be 10, or 999 who gives a shit.
everything else is valid.
SEE YOU AT LAUNCH!
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shall be my brother..."
there is something i have always wanted to know and i would like someone please explain... why are graphics so important? important enough to the fact its always a key issue with most people, seems like it's graphics > gameplay. You can't really have both, yes there are some exceptions, but the reality is you need to try and balance it the best way you can. diablo is about gameplay not graphics and that kind of shallow thinking is why the gaming industry isn't the way it was 10+ years ago.
there is a reason why, in my opinion, Doom is still the greatest game in history. At the time they graphics where state of the art but now they are so cheesy its laughable. I still play it and i still enjoy the crap out of it, why? because it still has great and challenging gameplay (on nightmare)
Well as a compilation chart of opinions on forums it's pretty solid video.
Though as adequate statement it's not that good, since only 1/3 of it is true as it's been presented (like flawed BNet2.0 including crappy chat).
Another 1/3 is half decent coz it touches the good spots but in idiotic manner, from the "wrong side" (like absence of stat and skill point - the problem is in absence of permanence in choices, not in the system itself; one could easily make the current one perfect, which would allow experimentation in early-mid game and make you commited to the build in the end-game).
And the last 1/3 is just idiotic (like shared MF - it's a great system for hard content).
Battlenet2.0 is bad. The hit boxes are annoyingly large and the skill interface is indeed quite bad. The other 7 points are reasons the game will be good.
No mutual hostil is the only thing im going to keep complaining about once I get acess to diablo 3 forums.
Id prefer no rmah since you can only have 1 account and selling items would be far more dangerous and they wouldent need to simply give you a account with items on it. But blizzard makes a profit and this game is casual and real money can buy you anything so if blizzard makes a profit, maybe just maybe they will care about diablo enough to support it.
And the 4 player cap would be better off at 6, not everyone stays together and 3 other people is too little to be social and guild grinding. But I can live with it.
Chatrooms could use a ignore option,size scale, and mini player display.
But positives
The graphics are good, www.darkd3.com if you want the diablo 2 feel, but alot of diablo 3 is darker then act 1.
Great cinimatics
Alot of loot
Rune skills
Inferno mode
Cool item sets. Some are goofy, but some are great.
Arena pvp when they finially add it
Much more.
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Curse PremiumRHAH - while I'm against it, I understand why it's there. It won't effect me at all though.
Most of the other stuff mentioned is "in-progress" and going to be fixed/better by the time of release.
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Otherwise, all I see is QQ
Graphically the only thing I don't like is the monsters flashing white when you hit them and I'm sad to see so far it's not an option you can just turn off. I think it's distracting and it looks like an arcade game effect.
Some of the voice acting is actually kind of bad....The female Wizard particularly. She sounds like someone making fun of Asians.
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Btw I don't want to see you at launch, don't play a game you don't support and like.
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Course of action from there, vitality > synergies. Bad customization more forced approach then actual decisions.
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Wise ElderYou know what you can't argue about at all? The other 101 reasons why Diablo 3 is/will be the most awesome action-rpg ever released (better combat, more interesting skills, skill runes, look customization through dyes, better storytelling, better dungeon and world generation, more interesting monster affixes, inferno difficulty, individual loot drops, an actual auction house, etc.).
How amazing is that they managed to hit that sweetspot, uh?
Also, then the ending where they say "See you at launch" makes the video almost comical, because they are saying it sucks and then that they'll be playing it... so even they don't believe their own argument. Pretty funny.
Also, if the maker of the video wanted it to be taken serious, he should offer some arguments to back up his opinions, rather than just posting reasons with no explanation.
The art style is personal preference tbh. I play PoE which is realistic and dark, and i play d3 which is more bright and cartoony, it doesn't bother me at all If the art style offends people that much, go play PoE and stop bitching about it here, it's not going to change, and there is something you can play that will fit your preferred eye candy. If you think d3 is too cartoony, go play torchlight and vomit rainbows.
Max level doesnt matter, the journey there and the endgame is what matters. Max lxl could be 10, or 999 who gives a shit.
everything else is valid.
SEE YOU AT LAUNCH!
for he to-day that sheds his blood with me
shall be my brother..."
there is a reason why, in my opinion, Doom is still the greatest game in history. At the time they graphics where state of the art but now they are so cheesy its laughable. I still play it and i still enjoy the crap out of it, why? because it still has great and challenging gameplay (on nightmare)
Though as adequate statement it's not that good, since only 1/3 of it is true as it's been presented (like flawed BNet2.0 including crappy chat).
Another 1/3 is half decent coz it touches the good spots but in idiotic manner, from the "wrong side" (like absence of stat and skill point - the problem is in absence of permanence in choices, not in the system itself; one could easily make the current one perfect, which would allow experimentation in early-mid game and make you commited to the build in the end-game).
And the last 1/3 is just idiotic (like shared MF - it's a great system for hard content).
False. What the video is suggesting is the hitboxes on monsters is too big, which is entirely true.
What you are saying is the hit boxes on breakable objects such as barrels and ash pots (along with gates) are too small, which is true.
Basically one of the few things I agree with in that video, the hitboxes all over the place are off.
I love how this guy makes an entire video on why he thinks Diablo 3 is going to be terrible and at the end of the video says, See you at launch!
What a Troll.
Id prefer no rmah since you can only have 1 account and selling items would be far more dangerous and they wouldent need to simply give you a account with items on it. But blizzard makes a profit and this game is casual and real money can buy you anything so if blizzard makes a profit, maybe just maybe they will care about diablo enough to support it.
And the 4 player cap would be better off at 6, not everyone stays together and 3 other people is too little to be social and guild grinding. But I can live with it.
Chatrooms could use a ignore option,size scale, and mini player display.
But positives
The graphics are good, www.darkd3.com if you want the diablo 2 feel, but alot of diablo 3 is darker then act 1.
Great cinimatics
Alot of loot
Rune skills
Inferno mode
Cool item sets. Some are goofy, but some are great.
Arena pvp when they finially add it
Much more.