Topic: Diablo III

[Ceric]

I need to beat one of these or actually get far in it...

[Djunknown]

Blizz Con bump!

Blizzard presents captain obvious.

[Morari]

Blizzcon sucked if for no other reason than the announcement that Diablo III will have no LAN option. I mean, really Blizzard, what the ****? Forcing everyone to play on Battle.net is little more than a DRM scheme. Blizzard is going to be as bad as Valave, shoving Steam done everyone's throats. I certainly will not purchase three different copies of a game just to play on my personal, private, home network with the family. What ever happened to "home licenses" and spawn installs?

[Morari]

Blizzard is now sending out beta invites for Diablo III. Assuming anyone is still interested in this title after all of its "features" were revealed. Reminder:

-Always online and connected to Battle.net... even in singleplayer.
-No LAN play
-Auction House

There have been other questionable tweaks made to the basic gameplay, but none of them sounded deal-breaking. Very sad, considering D2:LoD is still among the very first things installed on any new system of mine. I guess I'll just have to rely on Torchlight II instead. :\

[Ceric]

Sounds the exact same as there stance on Starcraft 2.

[Morari]

Indeed, it is. I haven't bought or played StarCraft II either.

I suppose at least Diablo III isn't being split up into three different games to further rape customers.

[Ceric]

True, but Starcraft 2 really is worth its price for the single player alone if you like RTS.  The pain is all the patching which I'm sure Diablo 3 will have too.

[Morari]

Oh, I'm sure that the content is worth it. It's the DRM and lack of standard multiplayer features that keep me from buying it. Granted, I always liked WarCraft better.

[Ceric]

Warcraft 2 single player but, Starcraft was the better multiplayer game.

[Enner]

The Man locking you down in His books and lowering your standards. Granted, I'm sure the game plays fine if you have a steady internet connection. It's still a bit of a shame that big developers and publishers of PC games are reducing the freedom previously had by PC games.

[Morari]

Ceric, I liked WarCraft III much better than anything StarCraft had to offer (multi-player and singleplayer). The focus on micro-management and heroes were far more interesting to than Zerg rushes. Of course, I almost doubt we'll ever see another WarCraft RTS anyway with the way Blizzar's MMO (ugh!) is going.

Enner, it's not just PC games. Consoles are moving in that direction as well. It's pretty evident by Sony, and especially Microsoft's moves this generation.

[Enner]

Heh, we're gonna be entering CD keys for Diablo 4 on the Xbox 3.

[Ceric]

Ceric, I liked WarCraft III much better than anything StarCraft had to offer (multi-player and singleplayer). The focus on micro-management and heroes were far more interesting to than Zerg rushes. Of course, I almost doubt we'll ever see another WarCraft RTS anyway with the way Blizzar's MMO (ugh!) is going.

Enner, it's not just PC games. Consoles are moving in that direction as well. It's pretty evident by Sony, and especially Microsoft's moves this generation.

I have to disagree.  I found Warcraft 3 to be a bunch of escort missions and the multiplayer went one of two ways.  Really really really slow or all the suddenly I was being royally maimed by someone who could do everything at speeds that I could never pull off.

Warcraft 2 the game was still expansive and RTS.

[Morari]

Enner, CD keys wouldn't be a problem. They're a simple and fairly effective means of controlling duplicate players in the online space. Anything more than a CD key or initial disc check is far too much security in my books. In fact, I make a habit of removing the CD checks for the sake of personal convenience and the safety and longevity of the discs themselves.

Ceric, to each his own, I suppose. I haven't played a Blizzard RTS that I've disliked. For me though, WarCraft 3 struck the right balance between planning and actual on-the-fly strategy. Of course, I spent many an hour within WarCraft II: Battle.net Edition all the same. That was years before the third installment was to be released, however.

I'm sad to say that I've never been particularly good within the RTS genre. I'm much more adept with its turn-based cousin. To that fact, Blizzard games were about the only point I had to get into the genre... and Rome: Total War, if you want to count it under RTS given its quasi mix of the two styles.

[Chozo Ghost]

Stieg Hedlund isn't involved in this one, so I'm not sure if I should expect much out of it. But it is good to know they are keeping the system requirements to a minimum, so maybe even my PC will be able to handle it.

[Morari]

Blizzard has always been pretty good about making sure their games scale across a wide range of hardware. I am a little curious to see exactly how D3 looks in reality. Titan Quest set the bar pretty high for visuals in an ActionRPG.

[S-U-P-E-R]

Did you guys see you can get a free copy of Diablo III with a year of WoW?

Blizzard is trying pretty hard to ruin my life

[Ceric]

I saw that.  The real question I have is with the Annual Pass is WoW discounted more then the current 6 Months max?  I mean 12 months I'll probably be out of Diablo 3 so it probably be cheaper for me in the long run.