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This was 2008

Quote from DieHardBastionFan

I think it's time to let go. I don't mean that sarcastically. They had their time, clearly they are not on par with what they used to be. We should stop expecting them to.

This exactly. They were an amazing company for a long time, but nothing last forever. Such a shame...

Being alright with how they have handled the development of the game is simply being too accepting of mediocre results. I do not dispute that there is always a deluge of whiny, counter productive complaints out there constantly. But holding them to a standard that they built themselves with their previous titles should not be looked on as a bad thing.

This game simply took far too long to arrive at the conclusions it came to and as we have seen they continue to try and steer it away from where the previous game was while invariably returning to its principles after seeing that it was probably a good route to take in the first place.

They are intentionally obtuse and resistant to the idea that Diablo 2 (while clearly a title worth improving and building up from) was at its core a very engaging game for a wide range of gamers. They were far too determined to creating a game that stood out from its predecessors rather than something that felt as if it was a natural next step in the franchise.

Why not pair the stellar, smooth gameplay they have created in D3 with some depth and character?

Yeah. It's pretty heart breaking that this was Diablo 3. I spent so much time assuring myself it would be amazing. I can't argue that some find the game to be just that, buuuut... I do not.

Quote from RayWorld

Is that the world stone in the back? I feel like im being teased.

It does seem that they are surrounded by World Stone fragments (fragments being massive chunks). I also would not have guessed that Wei had produced this piece. His style is really evolving and becoming more painterly. Great stuff. I try not to get too excited for the way the artists depict cities and landscapes. Caldeum, anybody? :/ Wish we had been exploring that whole city... sigh.

Anyways, glad they are going to add some type of way to visualize the 0's. I mean the stash and the AH, once posted, used commas. Why wouldn't this also apply to when you enter a number into the AH as well as in-game trades?

Man, they have an answer for everything, and it rarely seems to be humble or just straight up open to the possibility that they should just look into fixing it.

I'd buy their argument more if the entire system lacked commas. But clearly that isn't the case. Use space, commas... whatever. Just make it easier to read visually. Essh

This video really sums it up well. Kudos to the maker of it.


It makes me sad when I think of how ham-fisted Diablo 3's story and plot delivery were.

I think it's available in the Blizzcon 2011 press kit as a large file.

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/press/presskits.html

Click the "10/21/11 Diablo III BlizzCon 2011 Press Kit 556MB" link

Why not buff other classes/builds? Why would we want the game less fun for someone because it isn't our preferred build/class? This isn't some esport game. Lets be balls to wall and have fun.

First I would say that I was a MAJOR defender of Blizzard through the build up to release. I didn't allow myself a single shred of doubt. Well, it has changed a little since then.

1) The story and the way they deliver the story. They created lore books to allow people to keep playing rather than stop. However any quest dialogue interrupts that lore book. So you either have to stop and listen (because moving ahead in the game invariably cuts it off to allow for new dialogue) or you go back to town and stand their listening to them (again...standing still). Pairing that with a dismal plot and character development I was heart sick knowing I waited 11 years for this product.

2) Caldeum. There was no area I was more excited to explore than that massive city. I loved Lut'Gholen in Diablo 2. This was the biggest waste of concept art the game saw.

3) Just the overall feel that they honestly missed the whole point of what Blizzard North had created and why it was successful. It's hard to fathom how they so easily dismissed the root areas that made the game stylistically awesome. Yes, Diablo 1 and 2 had really bright areas, but it also had a LOT of dark sections too. And never did the Gothic/dark vibes change because of pallet shifts. It stayed moody and foreboding.

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WHY PEOPLE ONLY RECOGNIZE BAAL?!! poor Mephisto noone remembers him.

This interview really needs a transcript!

Great questions.

Because you can already do that by just not hitting the auction house button?

So I was on the american forum when I saw this:



As you can see there is a response from Grimiku.
The thread is this: http://us.battle.net...opic/9728912961

Luckly I was fast enough to read his post but not fast enough to get a screenshot of it, because it's now deleted.

I can assure everything I'm gonna say is what I've seen with my own eyes.

Basically Grimiku explained what Nephalem Trials are.
For the "lore side" they are places "guarded" by Ancestal Nephalems while for the "gameplay side" they are portals that the player can find around whole Sanctuary.
When the player gets in he has to do a trial and the rewards are based on the difficulty of the trial itself and on the "player's efficiency".

Does it reminds you something?

Well.. it reminds me of this: http://www.diablofan...-hells-portals/

Burning hells portals... oh yeah

Quote from Jamoose

I got a total of 148 paragon levels but it sucks because it's 72, 47, 13, 8, 4...

So yeah my account wide paragon should be like 80 i guess?

I'm going to believe the first 100 will "cost" less experience than a p100 costs right now - even if it was straight up the same and only gets more expensive from there you'll probably be in the 80 to 85 range. The 13, 8 and 4 probably dont total that much xp but the 47 is some decent xp.