This is a little off topic but it made me laugh. Earlier yesturday I guess the highway was backup up because they had to wait for a gander of geese to cross the highway. I heard about this on the radio.
While playing the Beta I was hoping to get the Jar of Souls event, but I don't got it twice, and mostly got the one with the Lady whose grave was robbed. I don't remember the name of the event. Well during this I thought to myself, it would be cool to have a mode that would allow you to pick and cycle through your favorite events in the game and play them solo, co-op, or even with PvP. This would allow you to play your favorite events without the randomness factor.
With Solo or Co-op you could have a mode that lists all of the events in D3, the creator of the game picks which ones he, she or the group want to participate in, and when the event is over, it shifts to the next one. Now, this can be even more interesting if you add pvp to the mix. Not only would you have the monsterts to deal with as well as players, but depending on the event, you will have strategy and tactics involved because you would have to achieve objectives while denying the other team those very same objectives.
The monk feels really boring/underpowered compared to the other four classes that i have played. But then again maybe he is the most gear dependent? I am not sure. Does anyone else feel this way?
No not at all. I was actually getting the most kill streaks and simultaneous kills with the Monk.
I have leveled the Barb and Wizard to 13 and have the Monk at lvl 11. I love all three classes. The Barb felt very visceral, like the embodiment of destruction. Was he easy, yes. But I think that will change at higher difficulty levels. And Sismic Slam is badass.
The Monk is very precise which is exactly what martial arts is and I am having a lot of fun with his skills, specifically Dashing strike and crippling wave. I killed the Skeleton King with him at level nine, which seems to by my lvl for killing him as it was the same for the other two classes. I did not have a problem at all with the monk. In fact, I went toe to toe with the SK during the entire encounter and only had to use Breath of Heaven two or three times and didn't have to use a health potion once.
The Wizard was a lot of fun too and I absolutely fucking LOVE Arcane Torrent. It is my favorite skill in the game so far and I can't wait to try out the others for all of these classes.
It looks like I won't get to the Demon Hunter or the Witch Doctor. But that is ok because they are the lowest classes on my list. I don't think I have a main I will level first. I will probably split my time between the Barbarian, Wizard and Monk, depending on my mood.
I think people have failed to realize that this is the VERY start, its just like the tutorial area of the game, its trying to make you feel comfortable before sending you into a room of lightning enchanced champions that toast your ass like those FREAKING BEETLE WARRIORS!
I completely agree with everything the op said. I did some checking on build diversity. In D2, skills unlocked at lvl 1, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30. At lvl 12 (equivalent to 13 in D3) the average number of available skills was 15. In D3 at lvl 13 its 18 skill choiced available per character on average. There is more options in d3 and therefore more choice.
I have more than 4 friends I play Diablo with. We've played together as a group since Diablo 2 came out. Group of Highschool friends who live far apart now and our means of staying in touch are in games. WoW, D2, TF2, etc. Limiting us to not being able to all play togther as we did in D2 is just stupid.
@Thatyrael Great post, you sure bring some dumb to the table.
I was playing last night with two of my frineds. There was so much crap on the screen and so many things going on that I couldn't keep track of what I was dong let alone my friends. I can only imagine if there was a fourth player involved. So I'm very glad there is a 4 player cap.
And yes, Blizzard is stupid for making a decision at the expense of you tiny-ass little play group. Shame on them. I hope they burn in hell! You know thre are other ways to communicate. It's called a phone and email. We also have these things now called cars, planes, and trains that allow people to travel great distences in order to see and do things like...I don't know...seeing frineds. I know its a novel idea but maybe you should try it.
I think the game needs at least 1v1 and open area free PvP. What do you guys think?
Absolutely not. open area dueling really killed D2 for me. I prefer keeping them separate. I would be for 1v1 in the arena though. I would be fore conpetitive play in the arena so long as you still had to play the campaign to get gear, they didn't make pvp specific gear, and they balanced the pvp separate from pve. I don't know how they would do that, but they could figure something out.
These aren't spoilers. Between the comercials and speculation, we have ALL known this for quite a long time, unless you are dense or just haven't been paying attention.
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That comic was hilarious!
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By the way, Beta Key. There it's Diablo related.
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With Solo or Co-op you could have a mode that lists all of the events in D3, the creator of the game picks which ones he, she or the group want to participate in, and when the event is over, it shifts to the next one. Now, this can be even more interesting if you add pvp to the mix. Not only would you have the monsterts to deal with as well as players, but depending on the event, you will have strategy and tactics involved because you would have to achieve objectives while denying the other team those very same objectives.
What do you guys think?
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No not at all. I was actually getting the most kill streaks and simultaneous kills with the Monk.
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The Monk is very precise which is exactly what martial arts is and I am having a lot of fun with his skills, specifically Dashing strike and crippling wave. I killed the Skeleton King with him at level nine, which seems to by my lvl for killing him as it was the same for the other two classes. I did not have a problem at all with the monk. In fact, I went toe to toe with the SK during the entire encounter and only had to use Breath of Heaven two or three times and didn't have to use a health potion once.
The Wizard was a lot of fun too and I absolutely fucking LOVE Arcane Torrent. It is my favorite skill in the game so far and I can't wait to try out the others for all of these classes.
It looks like I won't get to the Demon Hunter or the Witch Doctor. But that is ok because they are the lowest classes on my list. I don't think I have a main I will level first. I will probably split my time between the Barbarian, Wizard and Monk, depending on my mood.
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lmao! God Damned Maggot Lair!
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I was playing last night with two of my frineds. There was so much crap on the screen and so many things going on that I couldn't keep track of what I was dong let alone my friends. I can only imagine if there was a fourth player involved. So I'm very glad there is a 4 player cap.
And yes, Blizzard is stupid for making a decision at the expense of you tiny-ass little play group. Shame on them. I hope they burn in hell! You know thre are other ways to communicate. It's called a phone and email. We also have these things now called cars, planes, and trains that allow people to travel great distences in order to see and do things like...I don't know...seeing frineds. I know its a novel idea but maybe you should try it.
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Absolutely not. open area dueling really killed D2 for me. I prefer keeping them separate. I would be for 1v1 in the arena though. I would be fore conpetitive play in the arena so long as you still had to play the campaign to get gear, they didn't make pvp specific gear, and they balanced the pvp separate from pve. I don't know how they would do that, but they could figure something out.
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