And no this is not a spam thread of falsified news. I want Diablo 3 to come out just as much as any hardcore diablo fan does. I don't know enough details and will try to find them out and post them here.
Well, my best friend just got a job at Game-stop recently, and he said that he new the releases of a lot of upcoming titles, and he said that they had Diablo 3 in stores December 31st. I don't know if this will be the real date, or not. I can only hope!
Dragon Age
Oblivion
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: ModernWarefare 2
Demon Souls
Runescape (Yes I know don't comment)
Dungeons and Dragons (Play with my dad)
Some good games and then some people wouldn't suggest. It's all up to the person really.
I've noticed something, there's no Class in D3 that actually has a Sword as a main weapon. Yeah a Barbarian can use a few different types, but still. The Paladin could focus on a sword, it was his starting weapon and all. There should be a Dark class with a sword, that would be kind of neat.
I hope as well that the sequel to the Diablo franchise will be rewarding in more ways than one. As a writer, and also someone who loves to dive into a fantasy world with reading or playing a good game with an intense story, I hope Diablo 3 will have it's fill of a good story worth remembering, and good game play worth the Diablo name. I really do hope there aren't any gigantic glitches that will turn Diablo 3 into a game easily done and instead make it so that playing the game all the way through is the most rewarding.
I have always been a Hardcore Diablo fan, after playing it for a few years after it's release, and then taking a break, and playing it for another year or so, and then taking it up again recently, I still have to admit that even I pop in the original Diablo on my computer or Playstation 3 (Original Playstation disc) and play that. It's funny to see how easy it is to dupe things on the computer version, and then also on the PS1 version. Now that I think about it, Diablo one really didn't have too strong of a plot or story line either. It was kind of just a game you popped in, went to the dungeon and slaughtered your way through a dozen floors. There was lore of course, and I somewhat liked the idea of having the entire story stay within one town, it can bring attachment to the characters within the town if strong enough of a story.
Ah, I'm rambling on again. So I'll stop there for now.
Yeah I had that thought too. They want to see how we react to skill respecing to see if that should be the primary focus of Diablo 3's Skill System. I agree with you Emil, you can't wont have to remake a lot of characters, and you can switch builds easily, but in my opinion, with a level 93 paladin as one of my best characters on Closed battle.net, I feel like leveling is one of my favorite things to do. Most of the level 95+ are bots, if they are paladins anyways. And because of that fact, the ladder system is all messed up and people who level to get on the ladder has been dramatically decreased. That's how I look at it. Why spend time trying to get to get on the ladder if it means so much work? So people stay at level 90 or so, because it's powerful enough.
That being said. The way they made Diablo 2 is a bit... Insane. They made it so it takes forever to level up 'alone'. I could do 300 game runs by myself and only gain a fraction of the way to the next level. That's considering I am level 93 anyways.
Those are great ideas, but like everyone's fear, I fear that Skill Respecing well kill the re-playability in Diablo 2. Maybe not Diablo 3 as it's being designed around it, but Diablo 2 Definitely wasn't. The story line isn't all that great, and like mentioned earlier Building characters really is what's part of the re-playability. It seems as if it will die soon.
The only thing I can think of that wont kill Diablo 2 by adding respecing, is to change a lot about the game, but doing that would take away the Diablo 2 feel. I play to go through the acts with friends, but I also am one to like to play new builds. Hell, I even have a melee sorc for no reason as to just be able to say I do.
I don't want D2 to die!! R.I.P. Diablo 2: The Worlds Best Action RPG.
But yeah. WoW started okay, then just got to be what I would call ridiculous. If any game should die, it should be WoW. But then again, WoW is making all of the money and if it stopped, where would Blizzard be?
I just had a thought. They are bringing Skill Respecing in the Patch 1.13 right? Perhaps Blizzard did leave those glitches there so the re-playability of Diablo was consistent. But with Skill Respecing it might throw those glitches away. Because really all you'd need is one of each class, maybe? I don't know, just a thought.
Yes the game was made to progress normally but what I want to know is why Blizzard never fixed things like where you could skip the entire process of collecting all of Khalims flail, and if someone had Durance of Hate's waypoint, that you could advance anyhow? And why should you be able to skip Ancients, if you are level one, or lower then 25, and get Baal quest if someone's in the party who can get? Why put these little flaws in here? Why are you able to level like crazy in Uber when you're level 1-80/90. When you can't level fast if you're in act 5, and you're level one? You don't progress at all. Why have these things there for people to just, well I guess cheat shouldn't be the word, but jump there way up there? It just doesn't seem logical to me.
I really like that idea. Yes, team work is what Diablo 3 should be about. Single Player is nice, but not so many people play that. Multi Player Diablo is what got me started in online gaming, it was one of the best Multi-player games of it's time. And stated awhile back in one of the gaming demos of Diablo 3, they are working on team work and co-op a lot. Experience gains should also revolve around Team work, because not many people actually do "team" work. It's mostly individual, that's all it's about. Anyways ending random ramble. I really do make myself sound stupid at times ;P
The original Diablo was what I myself considered a breeze, something that could be beaten in a matter of hours. Diablo 2 was made with more difficulty, and more monsters, bosses, areas, etc. It only makes sense if Diablo 3 is more difficult than the last, because you're factoring in a lot of new classes, and fighting styles, not to mention the new 'interaction' with the environment around you. It sounds promising, and I hope it to live up to it's reputation. I myself have played the entire Diablo series for over...8 years now in total, and I never get tired of it. Diablo 3 has been long awaited by many fans who have loyally followed it, and I think they are also wanting it to be more challenging than the last. What's the point in making it easier?
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Oblivion
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: ModernWarefare 2
Demon Souls
Runescape (Yes I know don't comment)
Dungeons and Dragons (Play with my dad)
Some good games and then some people wouldn't suggest. It's all up to the person really.
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Alas, a huge let down.
I actually want to play LESS, not MORE, like I had hoped.
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I have always been a Hardcore Diablo fan, after playing it for a few years after it's release, and then taking a break, and playing it for another year or so, and then taking it up again recently, I still have to admit that even I pop in the original Diablo on my computer or Playstation 3 (Original Playstation disc) and play that. It's funny to see how easy it is to dupe things on the computer version, and then also on the PS1 version. Now that I think about it, Diablo one really didn't have too strong of a plot or story line either. It was kind of just a game you popped in, went to the dungeon and slaughtered your way through a dozen floors. There was lore of course, and I somewhat liked the idea of having the entire story stay within one town, it can bring attachment to the characters within the town if strong enough of a story.
Ah, I'm rambling on again. So I'll stop there for now.
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That being said. The way they made Diablo 2 is a bit... Insane. They made it so it takes forever to level up 'alone'. I could do 300 game runs by myself and only gain a fraction of the way to the next level. That's considering I am level 93 anyways.
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The only thing I can think of that wont kill Diablo 2 by adding respecing, is to change a lot about the game, but doing that would take away the Diablo 2 feel. I play to go through the acts with friends, but I also am one to like to play new builds. Hell, I even have a melee sorc for no reason as to just be able to say I do.
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But yeah. WoW started okay, then just got to be what I would call ridiculous. If any game should die, it should be WoW. But then again, WoW is making all of the money and if it stopped, where would Blizzard be?
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