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I am NOT with you.

Quote from "Daemaro" »

Hardcore isn't just for pros. Saying hardcore is just for pros is like saying softcore is for noobs. Which just isn't true. It depends on how you want to play.

I do agree though that it's more than just lag, it does take some skill.

Hardcore is for Pros,
Softcore is for Noobs AND Pros

If you put a noob in hardcore, he will either run back to softcore or transform into a pro. As arrogant as I may sound, this is the truth, thats why it's called hardcore. By playing hardcore, I mean being able to do everything efficiently and be able to solo Baal in Hell mode. A noob cannot do this.

Cooperative play should not interfere with Competitive play.

Quote from "Corwyn" »

Mainlurker posted these in another thread.

Before:
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/arti...7014735053.jpg
After:
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/arti...7102236512.jpg

and Sandman, are you seriously saying they made it look "gritty and shit", it looked like a childrens playpit before!

Thanks Corwyn, those were the screen-shots I was looking for. From looking at the before and after photos, looks to me like they've added more shadows, textures and details into the models and terrain and the overall edges appear to be sharper and cleaner.

Quote from "Number1SuperGuy" »

It has nothing to do with being pro, it has everything to do with a T3 connection.

Lmao. Lag does play a factor, but there is a lot more than that. You obviously never made it past normal mode.

Yes, this thread is asking if anyone has the commonly-mentioned before and after screen-shots of SC2

Ok, this is related to Diablo 3 because I've heard many people talk about fans complaining about SC2 graphics and they've changed it.

Every time theres an argument going on about the artistic direction of Diablo 3, some random guy always comes out and says:

"Don't worry, Blizzard will change the graphics, just look at the before and after screenshots of SC2. The fans complained and they made it a lot better."

I believe you, but can someone post links to these screen-shots? I've searched and could not find.

I had a level 85 Hardcore Assassin on b.net. Hardcore is extremely fun and should be intended for pros-only.

Too bad he hinted that PK IS removed =O

Who wants to PK Bashiok when the game comes out?

damn, they really should make everything easily toggled on or off.

If I can create multiple accounts, I will make all the precious names and sell them on ebay.

Quote from "EcK" »

seriously, could ppl stop talking about 'how a game will be' based upon not much to nothing. 'i know it's true, i FEEL IT'
NAH! WRONG! BAD BAD ! Feelings don't make SENSE, so stop being an emo and create constructive posts that could help blizz into making a better game. Nobody likes a whiner.

Stop whining about us whining.

I think that WotLK is coming out in the next few months.
I have a feeling SC2 is coming out this Christmas.
As for D3, I think it'll be out in 2009 Summer.

Lmao, OK, wait. Let me get the sources for what I have stated...

EDIT: Alright here it is:

Bashiok talks his view on PK and cooperative PvP play in Diablo III.

MY VIEW: I don't think he should be stating this on the WoW forums. After all this site is dedicated to D3, the WoW forums is obviously dedicated to WoW material. I am not an anti-WoW, but I think that it's disrespectful.

We're - in general - not big fans of griefing for any game. It's really only "fun" for one person, and that definition of fun isn't generally something we're going to want to encourage. It's far more positive to encourage and support meaningful and skillful options and systems within a game, than a mechanic for people to instantly turn against one another for no meaningful gameplay reasons.

MY VIEW: There are no meaningful gameplay reasons. The whole point of the game is to have fun. I am sure the person who isn't having "fun" getting PK'ed will eventually have his own "fun" by PK'ing others. Diablo is first and foremost an evil game and we should be able to express our evilness and sinful nature by killing others. As you become more skilled and advanced, you will learn how to avoid being PK'd, which I will explain in my next point.

I definitely remember running with my friends, and someone toggles it, and bam everyone is dead and your one friend is laughing. Ok, ok, good joke I guess, and then you run back and *bam*, you've toggled it to get them back.

MY VIEW: You definitely remembered wrong. In Diablo 2, you have to be in town in order to hostile somebody. When you do hostile someone, all your town-portals disappear. You also need to know the exact location of the enemy and you have 3 seconds before you can enter a way-point. You can't just "Bam" someone where-ever and whenever you want to! You were obviously not being specific as to exceptions like TP-PK'ing which you guys can fix indirectly by simply fixing your hack-prevention system.

After a while everyone usually agrees to a truce because it's just a waste of time.

MY VIEW: As I said in one of my previous posts, everything in life CAN BE CONSIDERED a waste of time, its up to perspective. I know people who dedicate their Diablo 2 gaming time in PK'ing and killing people in hardcore for their pleasure.

But I also remember running with random players and losing extremely nice items because of it, not cool.

MY VIEW: According to my knowledge of the game, the only extremely nice items you lose when you get PK'ed is your gold and your ear. (You don't even lose EXP for god's sake!)

I'm sure that it was a feature that was right up some people's alleys, I won't deny there are some that would enjoy nothing more than to see others frustrated, but is that truly something that should be encouraged through design - if not directly opposed?

MY VIEW: The only thing that frustrated me was the hackers that use aim-bots and TP-PK hacks or other PK-aiding third-party-programs. Legit PK'ing does not frustrate me. I say you should encourage legit Pk'ing as it is a form of sport and skill.
Suggestion: To make PK'ing a more organized sport, you can add bounty bonuses if you kill someone who is very dangerous. The more people you PK, the more dangerous you should be ranked. In order to prevent cheating, you can only get more dangerous by killing different enemies, so you can't pick on the same dude over and over again.

We have a large focus on cooperative play for Diablo III, and the mechanics and design decisions related to multiplayer are likely going to be based on supporting and encouraging it as much as possible, and not breaking it down.

MY VIEW: Not everyone likes to cooperate. Sure you can focus on the cooperative part of the game, but don't break down the competitive part of it. There is no direct impact or improvement on cooperative play by removing the PK system.

That doesn't mean that PvP won't have its own focus, but those are details and features we aren't yet discussing.

MY VIEW: I think you should be more specific. So you are saying PK'ing is gone, but PVP is staying?


-> These are some facts (well not facts, but opinions) to back-up why I judged Bashiok the way I did in my earlier two posts.