The problem with that logic is when does a player who's already scared to duel going to actually feel confident enough to go play against someone that he might not be prepared for or are you saying to spar first like your running a dueling scouting program to make sure you aren't against someone better than you. Part of the thrill of hardcore dueling was not knowing if you were going to survive the battle and in my opinion, it should stay that way. Softcore is already set up for those who aren't willing to put in the time and effort into making a truly good dueler.
You have valid points there, although we should also take into consideration that D3 is a PVE oriented game, and Blizzard themselves have stated that PVP balance is not their top priority. It doesn't really make sense to throw away a HC char that you've so carefully leveled by praying that you get lucky and live because your class is imba and theirs is under-powered compared to yours.
If PVP in D3 was balanced, then sure! If not, then we already know that everyone will just roll the FOTM OP char so if it was for example the Barbarian, then I'm betting 90% of HC arena players will be Barbs, and those who have other classes will most likely avoid arenas, because they know they'll just lose anyway. Not something that Blizzard would like or intend.
They should do a "12 Days of Christmas" thingy and give us something juicy once a day up until the beta announcement It could be anything - information tidbits, an unannounced feature, a new screenshot, anything to increase hype and encourage more Diablo III discussions!
It's much easier to just pull down the right trigger and then tap the button for your selected spell in the hotkey slot on the controller than it is to reach a finger in whatever direction your hotkeys are on the keyboard.
I don't know about you but my fingers rest on my hotkeys and my keyboard is not large enough that I need to lift my hand at all to reach a key. If being good in D3 involves character placement and precision / accuracy of your targeting skills, I think the controller will be at a disadvantage. This obviously opens up a whole can of worms but I guess that's up to Blizzard to figure out if D3 ever comes to consoles heh
Sure, why not? That would mean more people to play with, assuming PC and console players played on the same servers. The only thing is I can't help but think that we will eventually hear from console players how PC players have an advantage (mouse twitching speed and keyboard hotkeys VS controllers).
My friends and I have been discussing stuff and our party will probably consist of Wizard (me), a Witch Doctor, and either 2 Monks or 1 Monk and 1 Barbarian. The Monk and Barb will obviously be up front tanking and WD pets will provide a lot of cannon fodder, allowing me to go towards a glass cannon build.
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Electrocute
Requires Level: 6
Lightning arcs from the Wizard's fingertips towards an enemy, dealing Lightning damage.
Disintegrate
Requires Level: 12
Emanate a beam of pure energy, dealing Arcane damage per second and disintegrating enemies it kills.
Slow Time
Requires Level: 16
Warps space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles for X seconds.
Teleport
Requires Level: 18
Teleport instantly to the selected location.
Hydra
Requires Level: 19
Creates a multi-headed Hydra that attacks your enemies with bolts of fire, dealing Fire damage per attack for X seconds.
Blizzard
Requires Level: 26
Call down shards of ice around an area, dealing Cold damage per second.
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Quickening
Required level: 10
Increase casting speed by 10%
Glass Cannon
Required level: 13
Increases damage dealt by 20%, but reduces armor by 20%
Piercing Attacks
Required level: 25
Reduces the magical resistances of enemies by 20%.
How about for HC PVE players who want to take a break every now and then and do some arena games for fun? There should be two arena modes for HC players: Sparring and Real Death. When you spar, the match ends after someone reaches 1 HP but no one dies. When it's real death then once you're dead, you're dead.
This way HC players who live to PVE aren't forced to avoid arenas without risking death. Sparring will be ideal to HC PVE players who risk it all for PVE but would like to take a breather and arena with friends. Real death will be ideal for those who like to risk it all for both PVE and PVP.
If you want to spar, Battlenet's match making system will pair you against other people who only want to spar. If you want real death matches, then you get matched against players with similar preferences. So if you want real death, you get matched with people seeking the same.
Edit: Of course, no achievements or banner upgrades for sparring. Only those who win real death battles get to show off their achievements.
As a side note, any rumors you may have heard about a gateto Diablo’s Burning Hells opening in Cologne are completely unfounded. Seriously, nothing is happening at Rudolfplatz from the evening of August 16 — especially nothing to do with demonic invasions.
Just SC2 Mostly custom games though. I have other games like AC Brotherhood and Dead Space 2 but I lost interest in them. I also never got interested enough in Crysis 2 to try it out hehe.
I guess I should use my free 7 day WoW game time. I quit after WOTLK but I'll probably start on a new server and just tinker around with the new race. Should keep me occupied for a week and I'd be lucky if the beta started after my 7 days are up hehe.
Regarding loot, I know everyone sees their own loot box (right?), but I missed whether or not monsters drop more loot in a room when it has more players in it.
IE, is there any reason at all now to farm, alone, in a full room? Is there any reason to farm, alone, in an empty room?
I remember reading somewhere (maybe one of those interviews with Blizzard devs) about how the only difference between playing solo and with people is that with more people you kill mobs faster = you get drops faster, however more people will not lead to more drops (i.e. drop amount does not scale with number of players).
"If you're one of those who want to boycott Blizzard, do us all a favor, logon to Bnet, and OPT OUT of the D3 beta so we increase our chances of getting in"
What made the Sorc one of the best farming classes in D2 was teleport. In D3, we won't be able to hold down right click and spam teleport anymore, so I guess it will come down to whichever class can kill bosses most efficiently.
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You have valid points there, although we should also take into consideration that D3 is a PVE oriented game, and Blizzard themselves have stated that PVP balance is not their top priority. It doesn't really make sense to throw away a HC char that you've so carefully leveled by praying that you get lucky and live because your class is imba and theirs is under-powered compared to yours.
If PVP in D3 was balanced, then sure! If not, then we already know that everyone will just roll the FOTM OP char so if it was for example the Barbarian, then I'm betting 90% of HC arena players will be Barbs, and those who have other classes will most likely avoid arenas, because they know they'll just lose anyway. Not something that Blizzard would like or intend.
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I don't know about you but my fingers rest on my hotkeys and my keyboard is not large enough that I need to lift my hand at all to reach a key. If being good in D3 involves character placement and precision / accuracy of your targeting skills, I think the controller will be at a disadvantage. This obviously opens up a whole can of worms but I guess that's up to Blizzard to figure out if D3 ever comes to consoles heh
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ACTIVE
Electrocute
Requires Level: 6
Lightning arcs from the Wizard's fingertips towards an enemy, dealing Lightning damage.
Disintegrate
Requires Level: 12
Emanate a beam of pure energy, dealing Arcane damage per second and disintegrating enemies it kills.
Slow Time
Requires Level: 16
Warps space and time, slowing nearby monsters and projectiles for X seconds.
Teleport
Requires Level: 18
Teleport instantly to the selected location.
Hydra
Requires Level: 19
Creates a multi-headed Hydra that attacks your enemies with bolts of fire, dealing Fire damage per attack for X seconds.
Blizzard
Requires Level: 26
Call down shards of ice around an area, dealing Cold damage per second.
PASSIVE
Quickening
Required level: 10
Increase casting speed by 10%
Glass Cannon
Required level: 13
Increases damage dealt by 20%, but reduces armor by 20%
Piercing Attacks
Required level: 25
Reduces the magical resistances of enemies by 20%.
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This way HC players who live to PVE aren't forced to avoid arenas without risking death. Sparring will be ideal to HC PVE players who risk it all for PVE but would like to take a breather and arena with friends. Real death will be ideal for those who like to risk it all for both PVE and PVP.
If you want to spar, Battlenet's match making system will pair you against other people who only want to spar. If you want real death matches, then you get matched against players with similar preferences. So if you want real death, you get matched with people seeking the same.
Edit: Of course, no achievements or banner upgrades for sparring. Only those who win real death battles get to show off their achievements.
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I guess I should use my free 7 day WoW game time. I quit after WOTLK but I'll probably start on a new server and just tinker around with the new race. Should keep me occupied for a week and I'd be lucky if the beta started after my 7 days are up hehe.
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I remember reading somewhere (maybe one of those interviews with Blizzard devs) about how the only difference between playing solo and with people is that with more people you kill mobs faster = you get drops faster, however more people will not lead to more drops (i.e. drop amount does not scale with number of players).
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