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Quote from blujay

I happen to think gameplay designed around "dance in and out all the time" removes much of the challenge and enjoyment in playing the game.

So you actually prefer a game that has less skillfull play in favor of simple gear checks? You're likely in the target audience Blizz has catered this game to...those who will willingly buy an equipment loadout for $300 on the AH because they've accepted that's their only chance at success in D3.

Quote from blujay

This is a by-design mechanical choice intended to create a style of gameplay the encourages extended melee encounters in favor of "fencing". Trying to sidestep in and out of combat the entire time isn't fun, and Blizzard knows that. Some attacks are designed to be dodged by movement, and others aren't. Every example you posted is an example of "you gave them a proc, they get to try and hit you". Not a single example there is of a dodge-able attack.

I don't agree with their "By Design" reasoning, and despite their claims would enjoy this game infinitely more if I could dodge attacks with reflexes and quick fingers. Being forced to stand in harms way because it's impossible to avoid damage is not my idea of fun. That philosophy removes much of the challenge and enjoyment in playing the game.

Quote from Skogsbr4nd

yeap, this is my biggest issue with d3. I really want to use vault to avoid stuff but it's actually impossible if the mob started its attack animantion. You end up dying from a melee hit after you vaulted away from it.

I hear ya. On countless occasions I've tried to escape attacks using vault, leap and furious charge...only to have my body reduced to bones when the escape animation completed because the monster attacked my previous position. We need clairvoyance to dodge attacks since you cannot rely on visual clues. When a monster begins its attack animations you're already hit.

Hi dfans. I posted the below on the SC2GDF and wanted to do the same here to raise awareness.

This thread is a compilation of videos and photo evidence demonstrating how broken the hit detection is in D3. According to Blizzard this is intended design to prevent dodging, as they deem it not fun for players and not part of their design philosophy. Evidence here: http://us.battle.net...c/4427663050#15

Blizz, I implore you to give this attention because it's frustrating and I believe a fundamental flaw that's preventing many from enjoying your game. Hardcore is suicide because hit detection is unpredictable. Inferno is pointless because you get 1-shot and cannot effectively avoid taking hits. If this persists in PvP it'll enrage players.

- http://www.diablo3pr...hardcore-death/
- http://imgur.com/a/puNOU#1
- http://www.reddit.co.../comments/v1fwn
- http://imgur.com/a/crN39#0

I want to be able to dodge attacks and missiles. I want to test my reflexes. I want to feel like I'm in control of my characters survivability. And more importantly...I want to keep playing this game. But this issue is really making me question why I'm investing time into D3.

Until this issue is resolved I can no longer look at D3 in a positive light . There's a lot of bugs in D3 which can be excused. This one, I feel, is game breaking.

I appreciate all you're doing for this community. But when there's a bunch of significant news items to report can you consider breaking them off into separate topics? The monster melee range topic is a pretty big point of contention, and by separating it into its own post you can isolate comments and bring community feedback to Blizzard more readily.

Saw this linked from the official forums and I felt compelled to come here and show my support. Great job mocking this up...it looks fantastic and would be a welcomed improvement to the antiquated chat system we've been shown in the current patch. I sincerely hope Blizz sees this and takes notice to how much it would be appreciated.

Bad taste, Dfans. Don't present the spoiler right in the body copy of the article. You just planted the seed in people's minds now.

Edit: I haven't seen all entries but am expecting much redundancy to Thriller due to the obvious reference.

Oh man that Family Guy entry above is a shoe-in.

Good choice on the winner...that got a chuckle out of me.

Titan Quest was an excellent game, I enjoyed playing it with my friends for a long while. Unfortunately the performance was pretty crappy for me in large parties and I was unwilling to upgrade at the time, so eventually sold the game. It did get somewhat boring after playing through it 2-3 times, but still offered alot of fun, and the Greek Mythology take was a nice touch.

Never played Mythos but it looks boring.

It's likely a no-CD patch to compliment the SC patch that recently came out.

Fuck...yeah!

Sc2.org supposedly will have live video streams of the event.