I wonder if its gonna become a free to play games. Those seems to be very profitable if done right.
Torchlight MMO is indeed planned as free to play with microtransactions.
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(although I think the modding community will like TL a LOT more than D3. TorchED is a lot more advanced than anything Blizz has or probably wants to come out with.)
There's still StarCraft II and Galaxy Editor, though...
Torchlight MMO is indeed planned as free to play with microtransactions.
I'm sorry, what?
Where? Is this a joke? Haha. I mean, I was actually expecting to try the game, because what "I" heard is, you buy the game, and you don't have to play monthly.
Free to play MMO with the objective of making money is the biggest rip off ever.
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However, Runic's MMO is going to be serious competition for WoW when it comes out. I see Runic impacting Blizz more on the WoW side than the Diablo side, honestly. I still don't see how WoW has been the industry idol for so long.
Really? I'm not expecting it to be much more competition than any other MMO out there...
Well Torchlight looks good, but it seems to be a mix of diablo and fate. It also seems to be more similar to fate the only new thing is that you actually have classes this time. If it is like fate then the replay value is basically 0, but they do use D1 and D2 music so atleast its somewhat nostalgic.
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Where? Is this a joke? Haha. I mean, I was actually expecting to try the game, because what "I" heard is, you buy the game, and you don't have to play monthly.
Well, I'm surprised. Thanks for the link. Oh well. If they stick to the idea of giving the player no real advantages if they use money, I guess its not so bad, but in these guess I really wonder if they can make that much money out of it.
Unless, of course, you require insane grinding if you don't buy anything.
Bleh. I don't see anything good that could come out of this.
D3 was already going to be in the works for at least another year, and they're not going to start again just because of torchlight.
This.
It doesn't matter who is working on Torchlight. Runic games will NEVER even come remotely close to having half the amount of resources that Blizzard has. Blizzard has the resources to make a bigger, better game, with more items, more characters, more skills, and more content. That said, torchlight is a good game, you can feel the Diablo influences. If Runic games gets the money from the TL single player sales, they could put out a good product, and sell alot of games. The only thing Torchlight is doing to Blizzard is preventing them from making too many public announcements... it's crazy to say that Blizzard feels threatened.
Can a game really be (x%) copy/paste without copyright issues? Whatever...
D2 patch team and D3 team are most probably really enjoying Torchlight and have already modded the thing to get them multiplayer so they can have some real fun and all.
N here we are...waiting for news...news for patch...news for D3...
We should just play Torchlight too...or even better, go fishing...
Torchlight is a pretty decent game, but really only an appetizer for D3. The gameplay is good, music is great (thanks to Matt Uelman). But it's really missing:
the dark side, the replay value (no random dungeons or quests, only 3 charaters, no multiplayer).
If D3 came out tomorrow, no one would play torchlight. Still it makes a decent replacement for the stale and glitchy D2, at least for now. That may change if the patch is ever released.
I dislike cartoony graphics and I dislike gun in medieval world !!
It's uncomparable with d3 !!
I agree 100% i played the demo as all characters. Good times but it just doesn't cut it for me. and if blizzard did decided to go a different direction now, i think id be real pissed off. I mean i've wait this long for what we've already seen, and i want a chance to play what i've seen. IF they do go a different direction, at least make what they have now some sort of cheap TL thing. I onno just a though.
I think it is rediculous and ignorant to say that torchlight will hand no effect on D3. Afterall, tekken was a source of inspiration for the monk. If a fighter game can influence them, than surely any other arpg will as well. I am not saying blizzard is redoing everything thanks to torchlight but a lot of blizzard's stuff is still in conception. Any minor changes can still be added without any delay.
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You guys do realize that when game companies look at other games they focus mainly on the mechanics and not the art style. There is a lot anyone can take from any game besides visuals.
For instance, one of the smaller things I love in TL is the perm alt hold so objects are always higlighted. I hope D3 adopts this mechanic.
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I think you guys in general are far to negative in regards to this seemingly well thought out Diablo spin off. I would have to play it myself before I could truly say but it has all the merit D3 has shown us to have obtained through spell effects and graphics. There's not really much negative you can say about it without hitting D3's development on the side unintentionally also.
Its such a shame that more games dont have better replay value. Drakensang for example is a pretty good game, but it has basically no replay value.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]"The lord of murder shall perish, but in his death he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos shall be sown in their footsteps"
-So sayeth the wise Alaundo
We can hope its the calm before a storm but who knows. I doubt Blizzard is reforming the game much because of TL, because, lets be honest, TL hasn't introduced anything mindblowingly innovative or industry changing.
i think expanding on their idea of having torchlight as an mmo is an interesting idea, particularly as you can create your own levels, and how the game is so open of modifications. i think there is some potential for wc3 style online roleplaying sessions. and having the level editor so user friendly and open to creative coding only aids this. ...so i see some potential!
just recently i dl'd mods for levels 100-999 (along with the levels you need to gain the experience) with respec options and elixirs for faster gameplay speed and character skins.. and the game has only been out for a little while
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I'm sorry, what?
Where? Is this a joke? Haha. I mean, I was actually expecting to try the game, because what "I" heard is, you buy the game, and you don't have to play monthly.
Free to play MMO with the objective of making money is the biggest rip off ever.
Really? I'm not expecting it to be much more competition than any other MMO out there...
-So sayeth the wise Alaundo
http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2367
Unless, of course, you require insane grinding if you don't buy anything.
Bleh. I don't see anything good that could come out of this.
This.
It doesn't matter who is working on Torchlight. Runic games will NEVER even come remotely close to having half the amount of resources that Blizzard has. Blizzard has the resources to make a bigger, better game, with more items, more characters, more skills, and more content. That said, torchlight is a good game, you can feel the Diablo influences. If Runic games gets the money from the TL single player sales, they could put out a good product, and sell alot of games. The only thing Torchlight is doing to Blizzard is preventing them from making too many public announcements... it's crazy to say that Blizzard feels threatened.
D2 patch team and D3 team are most probably really enjoying Torchlight and have already modded the thing to get them multiplayer so they can have some real fun and all.
N here we are...waiting for news...news for patch...news for D3...
We should just play Torchlight too...or even better, go fishing...
Real fishing is more painstaking but so much more fun...
the dark side, the replay value (no random dungeons or quests, only 3 charaters, no multiplayer).
If D3 came out tomorrow, no one would play torchlight. Still it makes a decent replacement for the stale and glitchy D2, at least for now. That may change if the patch is ever released.
It's uncomparable with d3 !!
I agree 100% i played the demo as all characters. Good times but it just doesn't cut it for me. and if blizzard did decided to go a different direction now, i think id be real pissed off. I mean i've wait this long for what we've already seen, and i want a chance to play what i've seen. IF they do go a different direction, at least make what they have now some sort of cheap TL thing. I onno just a though.
early morning bowls got my thinking.
It is also 'uncomparable' with "Warcraft Adventures", "Starcraft:Ghost", and "Duke Nukem Forever".
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For instance, one of the smaller things I love in TL is the perm alt hold so objects are always higlighted. I hope D3 adopts this mechanic.
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-So sayeth the wise Alaundo
i think expanding on their idea of having torchlight as an mmo is an interesting idea, particularly as you can create your own levels, and how the game is so open of modifications. i think there is some potential for wc3 style online roleplaying sessions. and having the level editor so user friendly and open to creative coding only aids this. ...so i see some potential!
just recently i dl'd mods for levels 100-999 (along with the levels you need to gain the experience) with respec options and elixirs for faster gameplay speed and character skins.. and the game has only been out for a little while