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Quote from "sonicpld" »

If someone start a game - game become server ... but it only point to the real server, where it's started actually ... and it register itself as a server , and everyone can join it, but without limit of players ( or about 50 people at least .. )

Then by definition, that's not an MMO.

Quote from "sonicpld" »

You see - 4 people per game is not very interesting ...
LAMER element will be main problem to solve with unknown players.
and this element will take more time to be solved than to play.

That's why MMO games have guilds, and quality players only play with people they know.

Quote from "Jackzor" »

Not going to happen. Seriously, why would Blizzard produce two MMORPGs

Blizzard is already working heavily on a new MMO. Get with the program, man!

Quote from "Jackzor" »

1. Already said they would have an AH

No, they haven't.

And all the common sense and logic imply that an AH would be impossible in D3. Here's my argument: http://www.diablofans.com/forums/showthread.php?p=390918#post390918

Quote from "Pjanoo" »

Seriously i think ppl sometimes should think for atleast 2 seconds before posting.

How can they think about something they don't have the first clue about.

Awwwwww.

Ah yeah. Well, other games need to be patched first. I didn't follow the developments in the world of SC1 and WC3 lately, but we know D2 is getting a patch.

Are you sure it's just for North America? Did you follow the link given in this thread or did you go to eu.battle.net?

It never asked me for my WoW account info. It just has a feature that lets you merge your WoW account to your B.Net account. It's certainly not just for WoW players.

It's called Hack&Slash because of the gameplay style. Diablo 1 and especially Diablo 2 are the most representative and genre-defining titles, setting a standard of what a Hack&Slash RPG is. It's silly to deny that D3 is a hack&slash, because that's just what it is, and what is expected of it to be.

It's called hack&slash because unlike other games in the stricter scope of the RPG genre, the gameplay is 100% arcade and combat skill lies in moving around and aiming your attacks. You need to aim with your mouse and employ your reflexes. Tactics come second, and combat itself doesn't rely on any fine RPG mechanics. That's why it's an action game first, then an RPG. D3 however aims to strenghten the RPG elements, putting more emphasis on the story, quests, character development and immersion, and strategies in combat. It doesn't change the fact that the gameplay style is hack & slash, as long as you have to aim your skills and break your mouse to pwn nubs.

Quote from "Doppelganger" »

I hope we won't be fighting laz0r-shooting-gemwarriors though, or, do we?

Why not, awesome idea.

Quote from "Pjanoo" »

The new battle.net accounts will be used only for WoW, SC2 and D3 (and other games after that) so everything in WC3, SC and D2 stays as it is. As for D3, we will use our email and battle.net account password to log in and will probably appear in chat channels as the selected character. For SC2 im not sure but PROBABLY after you log in with your email, you can create multiple player names and get different stats for each of them.

And this is what says in the news post:

The new Battle.net is an upgrade to all preexisting Blizzard Accounts tied to Starcraft, Diablo 2, and Warcraft 3. Owners of World of Warcraft have an option to merge all of their accounts to the new service.

Although, I can't find another source to confirm that. But the new B.Net site did mention that old B.Net accounts are soon becoming invalid... And D2 1.13 is coming... Can't be a coincidence.

I think so. That's what I gathered. What's MI?

The game is a hack & slash like the previous two have been. Plot has nothing to do with it. D3 might delve deeper into some finer RPG aspects of the genre, but it still remains a H&S, and that's been obvious since the announcement.

Quote from "Sargeant_Warden" »

It's already more of a Hack & Slash than D2 was. I mean, they took out a lot of RPG elements and are leaning more towards a Gauntlet feel.

(To stop flamers, I'm not saying this is a bad thing)

Actually they are putting in more RPG. And it's going to be less of a mindless H&S than D2 was - you can be sure of that.

Where?

Quote from "Blackwing" »

I don't think this will be a hack and slash.

It already is.

There's a silhouette drawn on it to portray the proportion of a player standing next to it, so it's obviously an asset. Also, the way it looks like a 45" tile, is a dead giveaway. It's almost certainly a chunk that will be randomly placed at appropriate locations, which corresponds with the talk about random adventures, if you remember them saying how you can find a caravan, or an abandoned house or maybe that thing.