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The Emperor of Mankind wages a constant battle to protect humanity from the horrors of space. All that stand in their way are the mighty Space Marines. They are more than mortal, they are steel and they are doom. They are the champions of mankind. And the GREATEST, MOST BADASS of them all, are the ULTRAMARINES. In honor of Captain Titus of the Ultramarines' 2nd Company, an ultramarine unlike any other - may none find him wanting for his name shall forever live in glory, till the end of days. Titus understood that the Codex Astartes is merely a set of rules, that it is supposed to guide young initiates of the Ultramarines, to inspire honor and sacrifce amongst them. He was also aware of how blindly some of his brothers followed the said set of rules, refusing to think for themselves thus consequently failing the true test of a Space Marine. He understood, better than anyone, that Ultramarines are not without flaws and that after all they are still human in a way. While he knew all that, he also knew that despite all their imperfections, they were the humanity's only hope for survival.
Ah, they just had to pick ONE class, the ONLY one that matters to me, I would have said the same as Doctadeth but no, they had to pull a Paladin / Crusader class.
Gosh, darn, %$&*@!!!!!
They got me for the special edition, I raged with the server issues. Went through the game at normal and said "that's it??" Lost interest somewhere in the middle of nightmare setting... played Torchlight 2 instead (mods are great!).
I think I am a sap, will sigh and hand over my money then do everything in the above paragraph AGAIN.
I will at least stay away from the auction and see how far I get.
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
Napoleon Bonaparte
So yeah, it has finally happened as we all knew it would – Diablo 3 expansion pack has just been announced. We are all excited about it (some of us are more than others I suppose). The cinematic trailer itself is outstanding and of exceptional quality as is always the case with blizzard’s cinematics. Now, I know for a fact that on my first play-through I will be thoroughly enjoying every minute of the game. I am more worried about what will happen later on. You see, while some of us approach Diablo 3 in such a manner that all we expect from the game is amazing storytelling without any replay value at all, most of us are expecting something more from the game, something that will appeal to us to such an extent that we will play Diablo for years to come, the so called “end game”. If only thing that Blizzard is going to add in the new expansion is additional content then the game will once again greatly disappoint countless players and consequently they will leave the game after a month of two. Diablo's immense popularity will once more, fade away. Additional locations, levels, monsters and items will simply not suffice – Blizzard needs to change the game mechanics of Diablo to keep the hardcore, most loyal playerbase happy. Diablo 3 will never have the same support as WoW simply because we pay for the game only once so why should Blizzard choose to add more content if they earn no money for doing so. While RMAH will grant them some substantial profit, it will be nowhere near the profit margin of WoW. Still, Diablo 3 could be an amazing game without additional content being added to it every month. All it needs is a few fixes and blizzard developers’ change in their design philosophy, perhaps even not a change but a slight shift.
Now let us look at what we know so far shall we.
Here is the list of all the features that the new expansion will add:
· New Class: The Crusader
· New Feature: Loot Runs
· Loot 2.0
· The Mystic
· New Level Cap - 70
· New Act
· Major Paragon Changes
· New Monsters
Good changes overall, seems promising. Still, it is somewhat lacking wouldn’t you agree? Here is what I would like to see in the game:
- Inferno level that is truly INFERNAL.
Yeah, I know, Diablo 3 is a hack’n’slash meaning that it is all about farming items and just standing there in one place. Or is it? Why does it have to be that way? Look at Belial for example – the said fight’s final phase required some sort of skill and coordination in order to avoid certain abilities. I want to see more of that! And in inferno, damage dealt by such an ability should be HUGE and also FIXED. What do I mean by fixed? Fixed meaning constant, not changing – damage dealt scaling with your HP and ignoring all your resistances and armor. So let’s assume that you fail to dodge something and as a result you lose 50% of your HP - your gear is of no consequence. This will make it impossible to simply overgear some fights. At the same time, it might make the fights easier in a way but nevertheless I think it would be a good idea to do it.
- BoE items.
Some of you might be against it claiming that the essence of Diablo 3 is trading. Well, you will still be able to trade your items. Only thing that will change is: less items available in the market thus more fixed prices and slower progression (with less items present in the economy, it will take longer for most of the players to beat the game on hardest difficulty and I believe that is a good thing).
// MOST IMPORTANT ONE:
- Additional game mode with no auction house nor RMAH. Hear me out on this one please. This would allow for Diablo to be more competitive in terms of PvE aspect of the game. People like to race and be the first to take down certain bosses. WoW is all about the world firsts you know. It is important to note though, that progressions takes much longer in WoW because you need to get the items for yourself, you can’t buy BiS upgrades on the AH. Do this in Diablo and additionally, add some sort of ladder and extra achievements/feats of strength to this mode and we are getting close to making a perfect game.
//
- Competitive PvP Arenas with global ladder system.
Speaks for itself, it is outrageous that these have not been added yet given the fact that they were promised at the initial release, years ago.
Add all of the above, and the game will be MUCH MORE APPEALING.
Call me an Ultrasmurf one more time, I dare you.
The Emperor of Mankind wages a constant battle to protect humanity from the horrors of space. All that stand in their way are the mighty Space Marines. They are more than mortal, they are steel and they are doom. They are the champions of mankind. And the GREATEST, MOST BADASS of them all, are the ULTRAMARINES. In honor of Captain Titus of the Ultramarines' 2nd Company, an ultramarine unlike any other - may none find him wanting for his name shall forever live in glory, till the end of days. Titus understood that the Codex Astartes is merely a set of rules, that it is supposed to guide young initiates of the Ultramarines, to inspire honor and sacrifce amongst them. He was also aware of how blindly some of his brothers followed the said set of rules, refusing to think for themselves thus consequently failing the true test of a Space Marine. He understood, better than anyone, that Ultramarines are not without flaws and that after all they are still human in a way. While he knew all that, he also knew that despite all their imperfections, they were the humanity's only hope for survival.
Based on what they have done for the last couple years, I do not expect much innovation.
They will get money out of me, but much later on. Not on release, I was burned by that once, it is not happening again. I will wait for all the patches and the servers to settle down (and the price to go down)
A character with no access to the common chest or auction house would be a great thing for me. They could then put in more frequent/reasonable drops where they don't destabilize the economy. This would go against one of their income plans so it is an unlikely thing.
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Yep... this will not be getting a penny from me. I wasted $120 so my wife and I could play Diablo 3, I won't waste anymore money on that franchise. I will eventually buy the third part of the Starcraft 2 series, because I'm a whore for the Protoss, but other then that, Blizzard gets no more money from me.
I was sorely tempted, but then I remembered it had no offline mode. If they add an offline mod I will happily fork over money to try it out.... in a few years when I can get the battle chest discount bundle.
OH YES! After the awesome-sauce that D3 was, let me tell ya what I think:
I think I'll love watching the new cinematics once someone uploads them on youtube.
... It's sad how I feel that is what D3 has best. The cinematics are so damn good.
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"Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! These are the truths of this world! Surrender to these truths, you pigs in human clothing!" - Satsuki Kiryuin, Kill la Kill
There was a time when a blizzard game was a must buy for me. Over the past couple years that has changed. I was disappointed with D3, not sure I want to sink anymore money into it.
Hopefully they are going to listen to their community this time... but so far, the changes that they are implementing seem promising.
Call me an Ultrasmurf one more time, I dare you.
The Emperor of Mankind wages a constant battle to protect humanity from the horrors of space. All that stand in their way are the mighty Space Marines. They are more than mortal, they are steel and they are doom. They are the champions of mankind. And the GREATEST, MOST BADASS of them all, are the ULTRAMARINES. In honor of Captain Titus of the Ultramarines' 2nd Company, an ultramarine unlike any other - may none find him wanting for his name shall forever live in glory, till the end of days. Titus understood that the Codex Astartes is merely a set of rules, that it is supposed to guide young initiates of the Ultramarines, to inspire honor and sacrifce amongst them. He was also aware of how blindly some of his brothers followed the said set of rules, refusing to think for themselves thus consequently failing the true test of a Space Marine. He understood, better than anyone, that Ultramarines are not without flaws and that after all they are still human in a way. While he knew all that, he also knew that despite all their imperfections, they were the humanity's only hope for survival.
Im fairly intrigued story wise. Always loved the Diablo lore. Up until 3. And Three's I can live with. I wish I could convince myself to shell out for it. But I saw how 3 went and I don't think I can hop into that. not at release, at least.
Emperors Faithful wrote:
metallifan wrote:Maybe it's not the ROFLSTOMP that Americans are used to...
I find it funny the emotional reaction I have with these guys.
The prior games were the best in the business.
They spoke very highly of Diablo 3 giving it the most buzz out of any of their games.
The "surprises" of the auction and the always online and server issues was like a "breach of trust".
Now they went from "they can do no wrong" to not believing anything they say.
I bought their special edition of Diablo 3, I really wish I had not. Wish they sold the full Diablo 2 crystal with skull separate, that would have been worth the money.
Between Torchlight 2 and Path of Exile these are the better Diablo-like games to play at the moment.
Could we not just get a graphics update of Diablo2 get the Baulder's Gate revamp guys to have a go?
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
Napoleon Bonaparte
I wonder how this will affect the console release, if at all. Will they be doing it as DLC, separate game, or not give the console the expansion at all?
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
I remember finishing my run of D3, and realising at the end of the closing cinematic that Diablo 3 wasn't the end. I refuse to accept that diablo is dead.
diablo 3 was an abysmal failure. The only surprise here is that Blizzard is going through the effort of attempting to salvage D3 instead of trying to salvage their own image. As far as I'm concerned SC2 was a complete bomb, and so too was D3. Blizzard needs to pull their head out of their ass and get a new design team together and get some fresh stuff out, sitting on these old universes and ideas is wearing thin and not doing them any favors.
15 successful trades as a buyer;
16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from.
For all its flaws the game still made a lot of money for Blizzard; not liking something doesn't make it a failure.
Before its release, Diablo III broke several presale records and became the most pre-ordered PC game to date on Amazon.com. Activision Blizzard reported that Diablo III had broken the one-day PC sales records, accumulating over 3.5 million sales in the first 24 hours after release and over 6.3 million sales in its first week, including the 1.2 million people who obtained Diablo III through the World of Warcraft annual pass. On its first day, the game amassed 4.7 million players worldwide, an estimate which includes those who obtained the game via the World of Warcraft annual pass.[103] In its second quarterly report, Diablo III was reported to have pushed Activision Blizzard's expectations and as of July 2012, more than 10 million people had played the game. Diablo III remains the fastest selling PC game to date, and also one of the best-selling PC video games. As of the end of 2012, it had sold more than 12 million copies, and as of March 2013, Blizzard stated that Diablo III had around 1 million daily players, with 3 million unique players each month. As of May 2013 Diablo III had been played by 14.5 million unique players, according to Blizzard's released statistics
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
whembly wrote: meh... I'm willing to give it another shot once the Auction House is shutdown.
To me, the RMAH/GAH is what ruined the trading market.
Now... PvP and the new expansion is appealing.
i had intended on using the auction house to get a small portion of my money back....... ah well....
15 successful trades as a buyer;
16 successful trades as a seller;
To glimpse the future, you must look to the past and understand it. Names may change, but human behavior repeats itself. Prophetic insight is nothing more than profound hindsight.
It doesn't matter how bloody far the apple falls from the tree. If the apple fell off of a Granny Smith, that apple is going to grow into a Granny bloody Smith. The only difference is whether that apple grows in the shade of the tree it fell from.
The Emperor of Mankind wages a constant battle to protect humanity from the horrors of space. All that stand in their way are the mighty Space Marines. They are more than mortal, they are steel and they are doom. They are the champions of mankind. And the GREATEST, MOST BADASS of them all, are the ULTRAMARINES. 
In honor of Captain Titus of the Ultramarines' 2nd Company, an ultramarine unlike any other - may none find him wanting for his name shall forever live in glory, till the end of days. 
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