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Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap ianski Send a noteboard - 17/05/2012 04:21:09 AM
I happen to like what Blizz did to the art. It looks appropriate to the game and story. I don't see the resemblance apart from the smoky feel of some zones in WoW. To be fair, wow had several different zones with different atmospheres. It is likely that art from diablo and wow will overlap with wow having so many different zones.

I agree that some maps feel smaller, but I like that they've avoided making every zone the same squarish area like they did in diablo 2. We have variation now (but not so big), and I like that.

The dungeons/interiors are patterns. I seem to remember that random dungeon generation was part of the innovation in diablo 1&2. Well in this one, Blizz just continued. I had hoped that they made the dungeons bigger but when I look back at diablo 2, bigger just meant more repetition in dungeon layout patterns.

With regard to the "dumbing-down", I recently watched a dev video of them explaining why it the abilities were more simplistic. I'll link it up for you.

Yeah, the ability switching is a disappointment. I want blizz to give us the ability to quick switch between single-target and aoe, direct dps and dots. This aspect was a fail.

Diablo 1 & 2 was simply a point and click. I had no reason to expect more in Diablo3. I was actually welcoming the old grind. Yeah, I have no life. lol.

I'm not sure about your hardware problems. I never encountered any of these. Maybe you need windows or vcard updates.

I agree that the required online connection is not really justified. But I can understand where they were coming from. Anti-cheating for multiplayer, implementation of the auctionhouse and quick-cooperative play are really thin reasons to make this online for singleplayer. Especially the launch date connection pains for most players.

I disagree. Diablo is still grim and creepy. Diablo 2 was never realistic in terms of graphics for me so D3 is an art upgrade. I saw the first artwork which was likened to wow but to me the art hate on that first iteration felt stretched to the point of hating just for the sake of hating it.

Well, if you still feel the hatez for this game. I guess there's lots out there like torchlight for you. I'm here partly because of i really want to play D3, friends and it came with my annual sub for wow.
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Diablo III: First Impressions - 16/05/2012 04:38:21 AM 1394 Views
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So, I'm curious, is there any gameplay justification for always-online? - 16/05/2012 02:34:55 PM 919 Views
As far as I know it's just an anti-piracy measure. *NM* - 16/05/2012 03:17:06 PM 547 Views
There is no real justification from a user standpoint. - 16/05/2012 11:10:05 PM 937 Views
Re: There is no real justification from a user standpoint. - 18/05/2012 04:14:28 AM 987 Views
The game industry practically views them as the same thing. So... yep. - 20/05/2012 11:39:40 PM 743 Views
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That part is not a justification for single-player online though. *NM* - 16/05/2012 11:09:01 PM 507 Views
None that I can see - 17/05/2012 03:43:47 AM 853 Views
*is jeleous* - 16/05/2012 03:48:30 PM 1087 Views
i hear ya - 17/05/2012 03:46:06 AM 808 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions - 16/05/2012 04:55:43 PM 859 Views
Nicely enough.... - 16/05/2012 11:49:58 PM 825 Views
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Blizzard is turning into absolute crap - 16/05/2012 11:56:48 PM 1103 Views
Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap - 17/05/2012 01:13:22 AM 849 Views
Getting worked up over perceived wrongs is Cannoli's favorite pastime. *NM* - 17/05/2012 04:42:47 AM 538 Views
You have to admire the effort he puts into it, though. *NM* - 17/05/2012 06:28:16 PM 463 Views
Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap - 17/05/2012 04:21:09 AM 1071 Views
I agree completely. Not buying the game. *NM* - 17/05/2012 07:27:48 AM 844 Views
Error 37: Please Post Again Later *NM* - 17/05/2012 12:59:55 AM 453 Views
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I'm ok now... - 17/05/2012 09:43:35 PM 928 Views
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I'll give you that one... - 18/05/2012 10:01:50 PM 912 Views
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well, I didn't play D2 *NM* - 28/05/2012 08:17:17 PM 623 Views
My impression so far ... - 28/05/2012 08:04:02 AM 941 Views
Re: My impression so far ... - 28/05/2012 07:12:41 PM 833 Views
lol - guess Blizz has a different track record everywhere ... - 29/05/2012 11:23:08 PM 772 Views

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