Now hear me: I don't think the graphics in D3 are bad. When I first saw them, I was impressed. It was not until later, after the shock of D3 settled down, that I began to notice ways in which they are lacking. As a 3D artist and hobby game developer, I tend to notice things like this. I am a perpetual critic. There is no game on this planet that I don't have criticisms for. That is not because I think everything sucks, but rather, because I know everything can be improved to become even better than it already is.
I don't really care that Diablo 3 has rainbows in it. I like the overall art style of D3, but I know that using normal bump maps, a standard practice, would make it look a lot better without a lot of additional effort. Flat shading just looks bad in comparison. I doubt anyone who currently likes the art style would disagree that normal bump maps would improve it dramatically, if they were to implement it and show you a comparison.
I'm not saying that my opinion is more important than other peoples, but there are a lot of fans who wanted to see a little bit darker, scarier, grittier Diablo. A lot of fans. Blizzard doesn't have to listen to those fans, but they can at least be respectful of them. This T-shirt is highly disrespectful to all the fans who showed concern with the art style. It is Blizzards way of saying, "we don't give a shit about those fans. we are gaming gods, and we don't make mistakes, so shut up and sit down and wait until the game is released."
It's this attitude that bothers me.
Are you honestly so egotistically delusional to believe that the hundreds of top-of-the-industry artists that Blizzard hires did not think of using "bump mapping?" Please.
And I don't believe that blizzard is saying they "don't give a shit about those fans." I saw it as a hilarious, albeit sarcastic, gesture saying "Hey, we hear you, we have the same desires as you; we don't want a happy Diablo 3 either."
To those of you still complaining about the art direction, did any of you actually play the game at Blizzcon?
In that short little demo at Blizzcon, I could FEEL the dark, gritty essence of the Diablo games. I could care less what screenshots look like; Blizzard has emulated and enhanced the Diablo FEEL.
Actually, I recently updated the minimum amount of required posts to 30.
While having less posts certainly doesn't make anybody "less" of a member of the community, we're trying to reward those people who are actively participating to make the community a better place by joining in discussions frequently.
Glad to hear it, and I understand completely.
I also already have tickets, so it isn't of any importance to me personally.
I'm sorry if I seemed to attack your judgment with a straw man.
I disagree with your choice of limiting entrants to those with 50 posts. I check this site at least twice a day, and have done so since I joined in May 2007. (and many months before that before I decided to make an account) I may be a man of few words (and posts), but I don't feel that it makes me any less a member of this community.
At Blizzcon, I am looking forward to all the contests...especially the costume contests
I'm going to be working in San Diego during Blizzcon, so I will FINALLY be able to go, but I was really hoping that selling the mount would offset the cost of the ticket. Now that anyone can get the mount and it's not really "limited" as long as you have 30 dollars and DirectTV, it won't be worth much. =(
I dont know if any has seen this, but this is a post from one of the forum members on DiabloII.net;
"this penguin is the trademark of one of Diablo II's artists that also did some voiceover work. He did the Fallen voices (RAKINISHU!) and a lot of the art for D2 and D2:LOD.
The old penguin looks "cool" and friendly and this certain artist has just been re-employed at Blizzard a few months ago."
Are you honestly so egotistically delusional to believe that the hundreds of top-of-the-industry artists that Blizzard hires did not think of using "bump mapping?" Please.
And I don't believe that blizzard is saying they "don't give a shit about those fans." I saw it as a hilarious, albeit sarcastic, gesture saying "Hey, we hear you, we have the same desires as you; we don't want a happy Diablo 3 either."
To those of you still complaining about the art direction, did any of you actually play the game at Blizzcon?
In that short little demo at Blizzcon, I could FEEL the dark, gritty essence of the Diablo games. I could care less what screenshots look like; Blizzard has emulated and enhanced the Diablo FEEL.
Oh, and I still want this shirt!
Glad to hear it, and I understand completely.
I also already have tickets, so it isn't of any importance to me personally.
I'm sorry if I seemed to attack your judgment with a straw man.
At Blizzcon, I am looking forward to all the contests...especially the costume contests
Trading: No restrictions on trading! I.e. no "bound" equipment
Getting these tickets has been a nightmare, but I won't give up!
they really mean "Tickets for BlizzCon2008 are available, but you can't buy them because our site sucks, hahaha."
no, that isn't his signature
bottom left: http://www.michaeldashow.com/zoom/zoom_photobooth.html
perhaps they are working on site to host in the next couple weeks...
What do you think?