Unofficial Diablo 3 Discussion [merged] : Othor Games

» Wed May 16, 2012 11:22 am

That's exactly right. Some anti-piracy nonsense. And yeah, it svcks.

Well, the claims are that it's to "stop hacking & duping". The real main reason is likely that they want everyone dialed in (and, yes, duping gotten rid of) so that they can funnel everyone into their "Real Money Auction House" and rake in the transaction fees. :down:

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re: startup problems - yep, between the servers only opening up at 3am east coast, and the inevitable login problems, I wasn't particularly upset that I wouldn't be getting the game until sometime today. :tongue:

» Wed May 16, 2012 9:26 am

Akuze#1502 is mine, have the client downloading as I am about to leave for werk, werk. Yeah, I'm behind the curve, whatever!

» Wed May 16, 2012 1:25 am

So, I loved both Diablo and DIablo II and don't know anything about Diablo III has anyone picked this up? Is it an MMO or is there a SP side to it? I'm contemplating picking it up but don't know too much about it, I've not followed it.

» Wed May 16, 2012 2:08 am

Wow, I figured Blizzard would be ready for this given what happened during the beta. I guess not.

Hahaha.....I knew it. Just like when Diablo2 came out.
Well, hopefully this time around they'll add more servers etc. or whatever it needs faster than they did with D2. It might not last too long. I'm sure it'll smooth out and everyone will be playing soon.

» Wed May 16, 2012 3:36 am

It's like all Diablo's...it's not a MMO...but there is an online-only requirement. You can't play offline (even in singleplayer).

» Wed May 16, 2012 3:29 am

People actually want to give Activision Blizzard money?

» Wed May 16, 2012 1:16 am

So, why the online requirement then?

I just hit their website and they have a store in game that uses real money to purchase items for the game. What the he'll is that about?

Those are the two things that may turn me off. The screen shots I've seen look awesome.

» Wed May 16, 2012 7:36 am

The online only is just a DRM thing. Y'know...the usual thing. "Prevent hacking/cheating" "prevent piracy."
The auction house...that's optional. There will be a real money auction house and a game-gold auction house. How that will work out in the end - ie, will game-gold people end up with no one to sell to eventually (or vice versa) - no one knows yet.

» Wed May 16, 2012 12:21 am

So, why the online requirement then?

I just hit their website and they have a store in game that uses real money to purchase items for the game. What the he'll is that about?

Those are the two things that may turn me off. The screen shots I've seen look awesome.

The online requirement is to prevent you from hacking your game and thereby eliminating the need for you to buy things in game with real money.

» Wed May 16, 2012 8:59 am

The online requirement is to prevent you from hacking your game and thereby eliminating the need for you to buy things in game with real money.

If you felt like people hacking the game meant you had to buy items for real money to "keep up" or something, then....well, never mind.

At any rate, it does make it harder to hack. Not impossible, but a lot harder. WoW was not immune to hacking or bots tho.
One of their stances was that they didn't want players to have to start over if they played single player then wanted to play on bnet and have to make a new chr. because the two didn't mix. Which was, imo, a lame reason. They should just say it was DRM to begin with. Stop pretending.

» Wed May 16, 2012 3:18 am

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» Wed May 16, 2012 4:21 am

If you felt like people hacking the game meant you had to buy items for real money to "keep up" or something, then....well, never mind.

At any rate, it does make it harder to hack. Not impossible, but a lot harder. WoW was not immune to hacking or bots tho.
One of their stances was that they didn't want players to have to start over if they played single player then wanted to play on bnet and have to make a new chr. because the two didn't mix. Which was, imo, a lame reason. They should just say it was DRM to begin with. Stop pretending. :tongue:

My point is that people who hack the game will have no reason to ever buy anything from Blizzard since they can simply cheat/hack/glitch items into their inventory. This is not a DRM issue at all, it is simply Blizzard trying to prevent people from getting around their real money market (which shouldn't even exist in a single player game, but that's Activision for you).

» Wed May 16, 2012 11:49 am

Wow people around the net seem pretty dissapointed. Sounds like this game is a letdown.

» Wed May 16, 2012 1:39 pm

It definitely seems harder than the difficulty we saw in the beta test. I actually had to heal myself a few times during the fight with Leoric, and in general I think there are more monsters.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:43 pm

Wow people around the net seem pretty dissapointed. Sounds like this game is a letdown.

If this is about the Metacritic user score, forget about it; ninety percent of those votes and "reviews" are trolls. I even saw one say D3 is the "worst fps I've ever played."

On the other hand, I wouldn't trust the words of bribed professionals either.

» Wed May 16, 2012 8:21 am

My point is that people who hack the game will have no reason to ever buy anything from Blizzard since they can simply cheat/hack/glitch items into their inventory. This is not a DRM issue at all, it is simply Blizzard trying to prevent people from getting around their real money market (which shouldn't even exist in a single player game, but that's Activision for you).

Well if it prevents hacked/glitched items from getting into the game, then great.
As far as the RMAH, who cares. You do not have to use it, but its there if you want it. We still have a game gold auction house and the RMAH is disabled on hardcoe mode.

Wow people around the net seem pretty dissapointed. Sounds like this game is a letdown.

I won't know until I get home and try it myself.

» Wed May 16, 2012 3:22 am

The online requirement is to prevent you from hacking your game and thereby eliminating the need for you to buy things in game with real money.

So, if I buy this game in order for me to advance in it I'd need to spend real money to buy better equipment to go spelunking in the dungeons; provided the gold store has nothing for me to buy? Yeah, my wife isn't going to like that.

Looks like I'll be passing then, seems Blizzard is only looking at the $$$ and not some of the fans. Oh..well I guess....

» Wed May 16, 2012 9:29 am

If this is about the Metacritic user score, forget about it; ninety percent of those votes and "reviews" are trolls. I even saw one say D3 is the "worst fps I've ever played."

On the other hand, I wouldn't trust the words of bribed professionals either.

I'm waiting for word from friends I've known since early D2. I trust their opinions more than any review I'd read on the net.

And of course, hard to judge early on. What I'm curious about more than anything is replayability.

» Tue May 15, 2012 10:29 pm

So, if I buy this game in order for me to advance in it I'd need to spend real money to buy better equipment to go spelunking in the dungeons; provided the gold store has nothing for me to buy? Yeah, my wife isn't going to like that.

Looks like I'll be passing then, seems Blizzard is only looking at the $$$ and not some of the fans. Oh..well I guess....

I don't think that's quite how it works. Most, if not all, of the loot is available in-game via the standard grind, but now players have the option of auctioning off really good stuff to people who don't want to spend ages farming for it.

Also, Activision is to blame for the bullcrap, though Blizzard probably isn't entirely innocent.

» Wed May 16, 2012 5:15 am

So, if I buy this game in order for me to advance in it I'd need to spend real money to buy better equipment to go spelunking in the dungeons; provided the gold store has nothing for me to buy? Yeah, my wife isn't going to like that.

Looks like I'll be passing then, seems Blizzard is only looking at the $$$ and not some of the fans. Oh..well I guess....

You don't "need" the store items, but they make the game easier. The fact that the store exists is the sole reason they are making it always online though because they don't want people to have the ability to bypass the store if they want those items.

» Wed May 16, 2012 9:36 am

So, if I buy this game in order for me to advance in it I'd need to spend real money to buy better equipment to go spelunking in the dungeons; provided the gold store has nothing for me to buy?

Of course you don't have to....like all Diablo games, you can just play the game and find the items yourself.

» Tue May 15, 2012 11:55 pm

You don't "need" the store items, but they make the game easier. The fact that the store exists is the sole reason they are making it always online though because they don't want people to have the ability to bypass the store if they want those items.

I still say that's baloney (that it's the only reason) but....agree to disagree.

» Wed May 16, 2012 1:35 pm

The online store seems stupid and like I said, is probably going to turn me off to the game. I don't want to be forced to buy pretend items with real money. I'm looking on the Blizzard forums and there are threads for items upwards of $100; WTF? Hopefully that's not true.

I just don't want to buy the game then get stuck at level 10 or something and have no way to advance without being forced into the store to spend real money. I hate games on the Android OS that do the same.

» Wed May 16, 2012 7:11 am

I'm waiting for word from friends I've known since early D2. I trust their opinions more than any review I'd read on the net. :smile:

And of course, hard to judge early on. What I'm curious about more than anything is replayability.

Eh, I'm probably never going to play D3. My hatred for Activision is too strong, and my dignity would pay the price if I caved and supported them. Maybe, just maybe, if the game is absolutely mind-blowingly good, there's a small chance I'll check it out. :shrug:

I just don't want to buy the game then get stuck at level 10 or something and have no way to advance without being forced into the store to spend real money

Nah, you're thinking of F2P MMOs.

» Wed May 16, 2012 12:07 pm

If this is about the Metacritic user score, forget about it; ninety percent of those votes and "reviews" are trolls. I even saw one say D3 is the "worst fps I've ever played."

On the other hand, I wouldn't trust the words of bribed professionals either.

I know, one score was 0 and consisted of repeating "", like that has anything to do with D3.
Most of the "reviews" are garbage spam.

So, if I buy this game in order for me to advance in it I'd need to spend real money to buy better equipment to go spelunking in the dungeons; provided the gold store has nothing for me to buy? Yeah, my wife isn't going to like that.

Looks like I'll be passing then, seems Blizzard is only looking at the $$$ and not some of the fans. Oh..well I guess....

Are you serious?
No you buy the game and you never have to buy anything from the RMAH, ever. You can if you want. You can even sell items on the market if you want.
You still have a normal auction house that uses in game gold.

Complaining about online only DRM. :rofl:

Well then, don't buy the game.

I just don't want to buy the game then get stuck at level 10 or something and have no way to advance without being forced into the store to spend real money.

Once you have the game you are not required to buy any gear, its 100% NOT NEEDED. You can get everything you want from drops. Its just easier/quicker to find goods on the in game gold AH and the RMAH.

I haven't even play the game, but some of this foolishness amazes me, meta critic scores are low but if you read some of these "reviews" you will see its mostly garbage from people who can't into grammar/spelling or just put down a bogus review to troll.