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    posted a message on bnet down.
    The rabid fans crash the server. Nice!
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    posted a message on simple math regarding keys already sent or not
    I think more people apply for beta than actually get the game. Lots of people use betas as a demo to see if they like the game or not. I'm sure SC2 had more than 3 million who opted-in but didn't buy it at release.
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    posted a message on Husky SC posting Diablo 3 Videos now
    Quote from Venator Noctis

    What the heck is new with that??? Wtf!
    F&F Beta had been streamed on-line a more than a week back.



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    It's just that over the weekend a new set of invites went out in what appears to be a second wave of F&F. People are just impatient that it's still F&F only, especially after a lot of people believed Force that public invites would start last week. Everyone expected F&F to be a one shot thing and then public invites would go out soon after. A second wave of F&F means longer waiting for everyone else.
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    posted a message on Cinematics
    Quote from Rez


    I do remember them saying this... but nothing compares to blizzard cinematics, I still remember being in awe over the end of Act 2 :).

    Also they haven't released the intro movie yet, the teaser trailer is something different than the intro cinematic they haven't shown to the public yet.

    For SC2, the intro movie (when you start up the game the first time) was the same as the reveal trailer. Maybe the D3 intro movie will be new. That would be cool, but I don't expect it. One of WC3's trailers turned out to be the intro movie. When the same thing happened with SC2, I assume it will be like this for all future Blizzard (non-WoW) releases. Companies (like Blizzard) are always looking at ways to cut costs (especially Activision).
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    posted a message on Cinematics
    I can't see them doing more than 1 per act plus the intro movie, which they already released. In one of the documentaries, Blizzard said pre-generated cinematics are really expensive to do, millions of dollars each. It takes them about a year per cinematic with a whole team working on it. Ingame cinematics are a drop in the bucket by comparison.
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    posted a message on D3 Beta bugs
    Blizzard has a huge inhouse team of testers. The entire SC2 single player was not tested publicly at all, but was mostly bug free at launch. This beta test is pretty much only needed to test various computer hardware they don't have inhouse (video cards, processors, etc.) and to test out the new Battle.net 2.0 (auction house, public game matchmaking).
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    posted a message on Will you make 2 of 1 class?
    Currently, I'm planning on making one of each class for both normal and hardcore modes. That fills up the 10 slots perfectly. Hopefully if they add new classes later, they will have new character slots. If not, I would probably just delete my most neglected hardcore character. I wouldn't mind paying for more character slots to maintain the 2 characters per class though.

    To start with I will be playing Monk. Whenever I get bored, I will play the other characters but most times I will play monk. Also, I won't be rushing to get the best gear. I'll probably be more interested in getting each normal mode class to 60 before I get into farming gear.
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    posted a message on Hard Core Black Market
    I think it will exist, but I can't see it being hugely profitable. Hardcore is so risky, I don't know if people are willing to spend real money on stuff that could vanish instantly because of lag or a small user mistake.
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    posted a message on Qualifier for dual wielding

    Figured I'd ask this here. For the DH, can you equip a 2H Bow/Crossbow and also equip a quiver? Or can you only equip the quiver if you are a using a 1H Xbox in your main hand.

    Are there quivers in Diablo 3? I thought they may have just removed them and given ranged weapons infinite ammo. A lot of games seem to do this now.
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    posted a message on In Search of a New Face
    I might try to make one if I had Photoshop, but the basic paint program is just too basic.
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    posted a message on lack of death?
    Think of the difficulties in Diablo 3 like the ones in Starcraft 2.

    Normal = Casual
    So easy a well-trained chimp beat it.

    Nightmare = Normal
    You might die occasionally but usually are fine if you know how your skills work and have an okay build.

    Hell = Hard
    You'll probably die on all the bosses and some of the champions/super-uniques. Regular monsters won't be that deadly, just time consuming to kill until you get good gear.

    Inferno = Brutal
    You will die a lot even with good gear. Expect to spend months gearing your character before you can solo it. Most people will want groups for this.

    Yes, Diablo 3 is overall easier than Diablo 2 until you get to Inferno. That's just the way games are these days. However, I expect Inferno to be like a brick wall that will take all but the most hardcore many months to beat (solo that is). Inferno is the endgame. If the average player can get through it in a month or two, people will quit the game fast and Blizzard has made it too easy.
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    posted a message on Purgatory Video (6/6/11)
    Quote from Jackzor

    Quote from Xerlane

    Having a mouse and keyboard connected to a PS3 seems kinda silly and ruins the "console" feel of the system. Also why don't you just buy a better computer if your old one can't handle it. I'm sure you can get a better computer for less money than that of a PS3 :P
    Clearly thats not the case if you already own a PS3.

    And the most likely reason they only have PS3 job listings on the site is because they're probably going to end up putting it on the PS3 and 360, but they, like most developers nowadays, are going to make it for the PS3 and bring it over to the 360. Apparently doing it the other way around is considerably more complicated.

    I very much doubt D3 would end up being a PS3 exclusive considering Blizzard has never been a company that limits what platforms they release games on (just look at how long they've been putting games on Macs) and Activision rarely, if ever, releases PS3 exclusives.

    Yeah, the 360 just uses a slightly modified Windows OS. They can pretty much directly compile their PC code into Xbox code using the devtools Microsoft gives them. PS3 on the other hand is different than any other system. The Cell processor has all different instructions than Intel processors, and developers have to spend a long time working with it to get good performance out of it.
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    posted a message on Question for Bashiok(and everyone else) for us Mac users
    Quote from Daemaro

    Pretty sure they'd just release it for digital download via their own site.

    Yeah, I think Blizzard will have their own digital download on Battle.net. They did this for Starcraft 2 for both Mac and PC. (When you buy, you get access to both Mac and PC clients and can freely download them anytime.)
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    posted a message on Purgatory Video (6/6/11)
    PS3 makes sense. Sony has been open to letting developers use their own internet platform before. (Portal 2 with Steam.) Microsoft on the other hand requires all developers to use Xbox Live for online play plus players have to pay a yearly fee to play online. My guess is a Diablo 3 for PS3 that includes both single and multiplayer and for Xbox with single player only. (Blizzard will not let another company (Microsoft) control their online system.)
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    posted a message on SteelSeries Diablo Gear
    Too expensive I think. I mean they are probably good quality, but the extra cost is really just for the D3 branding. You can get a good gaming mouse for $50 that works as good or better. You don't really need gaming quality equipment for D3 though. It's not an ultra competitive game like SC2 where you might need it to compete. (Even in SC2 you can do a lot without the best equipment.)
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