[Diablo 3] Diablo walks the Earth in 5 days. Single digits omg

Uselesswarrior · April 2012

When do the servers go live?

_J_ · April 2012

Magus` wrote: »

What do they mean 'not beatable'? Like, YOU WILL DIE sort of thing?

Well, yeah. One cannot get through inferno mode without dying.

My guess is that someone, somewhere, will do it. But I'm glad that the game isn't designed to allow the majority of people to do it.

Bullio · April 2012

_J_ wrote: »

Bullio wrote: »

_J_ wrote: »

Variable wrote: »

if you're not getting the CE I think download from blizz is 100% the right choice.

I agree with this.

Since i'm getting the CE, though, I have to wait.

Here's how I want collector's editions to work in the future: You pre-order the game, and the game client is available online. On release day you can install the downloaded game client and start playing as soon as the servers are up.

Then Blizzard eventually mails you a box full of stuff later on.

I would settle for the client file being available to everyone so that they could pre-load it while waiting for their boxed CE's to arrive. It's more convenient than bumming a link to the client from someone that digitally pre-ordered direct from Blizz.

Wait...

People can share those client downloads?

Edit: To be clear, I'm not asking that someone do that. I just didn't know it could happen. I assumed that every digital pre-order had its own specific serial code / purchase ID that was needed to access the client and so the client, itself, could not be shared.

It seems like a pointless amount of work to tie client files to serial keys since you have to log into the game with a valid account that also requires a key. Maybe if both were tied to the same key, but once again, what's the point? It's not like you can do anything with the client itself.

And there's a link to it a page or three back.

No Great Name · April 2012

Uselesswarrior wrote: »

When do the servers go live?

ASIA: 12:01 a.m. Taiwan Time
EU : 00:01 CEST
US: 12:01 a.m. PDT

Zek · April 2012

I think it will probably be literally impossible to beat Inferno with the gear of a fresh level 60. I imagine it will not be too unreasonable for the best players in the absolute top tier gear though. The main difficulty will be assembling that gear in Hardcore(where all your gear is lost when you die), and then even after that you still have to do it without dying once, risking all the equipment you've assembled.

Scosglen · April 2012

Here is a reddit post containing links to all of the language and platform versions of the release Diablo 3 client. http://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/qxyxm/diablo_3_windows_and_mac_download_links_all/

There is no protection whatsoever preventing people from downloading the client regardless of if you have or have not purchased whatever version. Protecting the client is meaningless when the game requires a login to play in any capacity. So, if you will be waiting for a collector's edition box to get delivered or something, you can absolutely have this downloaded and decrypted and waiting for you to log in before you even have the game in your hands.

milk ducks · April 2012

Man, I cannot wait to get blamed for someone else's death just because my class has a heal.

It's gonna be awesome.

_J_ · April 2012

Scosglen wrote: »

Here is a reddit post containing links to all of the language and platform versions of the release Diablo 3 client. http://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/comments/qxyxm/diablo_3_windows_and_mac_download_links_all/

There is no protection whatsoever preventing people from downloading the client regardless of if you have or have not purchased whatever version. Protecting the client is meaningless when the game requires a login to play in any capacity. So, if you will be waiting for a collector's edition box to get delivered or something, you can absolutely have this downloaded and decrypted and waiting for you to log in before you even have the game in your hands.

Thank you super very much for linking this!

spitfirek · April 2012

milk ducks wrote: »

Man, I cannot wait to get blamed for someone else's death just because my class has a heal.

It's gonna be awesome.

All the classes I play only have a heal for me... Im done being a healbot like in every other MMO.

milk ducks · April 2012

spitfirek wrote: »

milk ducks wrote: »

Man, I cannot wait to get blamed for someone else's death just because my class has a heal.

It's gonna be awesome.

All the classes I play only have a heal for me... Im done being a healbot like in every other MMO.

I was healing lead in a heavily progression-focused WoW raid from Vanilla up until Cataclysm, basically. Support is in my nature. I'm a real "team player". That's just sort of ... how I roll. However, I just have this sinking feeling that it'll be "my fault" if people die on higher difficulties. When I'm playing with randoms, anyway. I plan on rolling with a crew of friends, most of the time.

Skab · April 2012

spitfirek wrote: »

milk ducks wrote: »

Man, I cannot wait to get blamed for someone else's death just because my class has a heal.

It's gonna be awesome.

All the classes I play only have a heal for me... Im done being a healbot like in every other MMO.

Diablo 3 is not an MMO.

Scosglen · April 2012

If anyone dies in Diablo 3 it's their own fault.

Uselesswarrior · April 2012

No Great Name wrote: »

Uselesswarrior wrote: »

When do the servers go live?

ASIA: 12:01 a.m. Taiwan Time
EU : 00:01 CEST
US: 12:01 a.m. PDT

For the US that's on the 14th or 15th?
EDIT: nevermind, stupid question

Heisenberg · April 2012

_J_ wrote: »

Heisenberg wrote: »

that tv spot rules

diablo looks terrifying

leah is boring though

But maybe she is Diablo. And they'll, like, shove a shoulstone into her and Diablo will pop out, like in Alien.

Eh? You didn't think of that, did you?

That would be fantastic and even darker than Diablo 2.

KalTorak · April 2012

Scosglen wrote: »

If anyone dies in Diablo 3 it's their own fault.

Yeah, every class is a kill-machine, first and foremost. Support is just gravy.

Magus` · April 2012

Y'know, try as I might, I still have a hard time picking males over females when it comes to aesthetics. Well, except the barbarian cause.. yeah. The lady monk (which will be my first character) looks way nicer than the dude monk.

_J_ · April 2012

Magus` wrote: »

Y'know, try as I might, I still have a hard time picking males over females when it comes to aesthetics. Well, except the barbarian cause.. yeah. The lady monk (which will be my first character) looks way nicer than the dude monk.

Why would anyone want to stare at a male character model rather than a female character model?

Magus` · April 2012

I dunno, maybe it's cause I'm spoiled by anime depictions of stupidly strong but still magically svelte pretty boys. Bulky just doesn't do it for me.

KalTorak · April 2012

In WoW I usually did female casters, male beefy fighters, and alternated with agile characters. The Diablo characters have a lot more ... character, though so I just go with whichever seems cooler. My first round will probably be female Wizard, male Barb, male WD, female Monk, male DH.

_J_ · April 2012

Magus` wrote: »

I dunno, maybe it's cause I'm spoiled by anime depictions of stupidly strong but still magically svelte pretty boys. Bulky just doesn't do it for me.

I always only ever play female characters.

Cause, you know, I like to look at tits.

milk ducks · April 2012

I like the male Monk, Barbarian, and Witch Doctor, but I vastly prefer the female Demon Hunter and Wizard. I have a friend who will only play male characters, though. I have no idea why. Even though he loved some of the Sorceress mechanics in Diablo 2, he never played one past level 20 or so, because he just didn't want to play as a woman. I can't imagine why it matters. I mean, it's not like we're role-playing our characters out there, you know? It's not like you have to put up with Barbarians constantly hitting on you if you play an Assassin.

Magus` · April 2012

Fair enough! I respect Blizz for making the girl barb as bulky as the guy, even if it looks silly.

KalTorak · April 2012

Someone mentioned earlier (or maybe in the other thread) that when they played as the Rogue in D1 guys would keep giving them free stuff and asking if they were girls.

...yeah I don't get guys who refuse to play female characters either; apparently some of them assume that everyone else is the same way. Way to lock yourselves out of 1/3 (D1) or 3/7(d2) of the game's content, dudes.

_J_ · April 2012

KalTorak wrote: »

Someone mentioned earlier (or maybe in the other thread) that when they played as the Rogue in D1 guys would keep giving them free stuff and asking if they were girls.

I did this in WoW.

Leveling is much easier if you pretend to be a female.

KalTorak · April 2012

_J_ wrote: »

KalTorak wrote: »

Someone mentioned earlier (or maybe in the other thread) that when they played as the Rogue in D1 guys would keep giving them free stuff and asking if they were girls.

I did this in WoW.

Leveling is much easier if you pretend to be a female.

Yeah, I'm not that proud of it, but during one raid as a female rogue, someone asked if I was a girl and I tried to answer sarcastically. The sarcasm didn't really translate, so I spent the rest of the raid pretending to be a lesbian who lacked a microphone.

Matz · April 2012

_J_ wrote: »

Magus` wrote: »

I dunno, maybe it's cause I'm spoiled by anime depictions of stupidly strong but still magically svelte pretty boys. Bulky just doesn't do it for me.

I always only ever play female characters.

Cause, you know, I like to look at tits.

Seriously? I mean I almost always play female characters when given the option. Hot girls all the way. But have you seen the Barbarian female? Fuck that. At this stage I am going:

Monk = Female
Wizard = Female
DH = Female (still a bit unsure)
Barb = Male. Without question.
WD = Male.

Matz · April 2012

The Barbarian is actually unique among the D3 classes in that your options are:

1. Male
2. Slightly smaller, fat male with man boobs.

Variable · April 2012

I play dudes because I'm a dude.

not at all saying this is how everyone should be, I just never clicked with playing a female character. I don't think I have ever except when it's required. oh and I made a fem tauren in WoW but I barely played it, just because it happened to be at the end of my time.

Styrofoam Sammich · April 2012

Magus` wrote: »

Fair enough! I respect Blizz for making the girl barb as bulky as the guy, even if it looks silly.

Yeah I was pleasantly surprised by this.

No Great Name · April 2012

I play them based on best voice acting so it's
Monk - male
Barb -male
DH - Female
Wiz - Female
WD - Male

Anid Maro · April 2012

Styrofoam Sammich wrote: »

Magus` wrote: »

Fair enough! I respect Blizz for making the girl barb as bulky as the guy, even if it looks silly.

Yeah I was pleasantly surprised by this.

Agreed. Never much cared for the usual chainmail-bikini models.

I think my wife will like the female Barb too, when years ago she briefly played WoW she rolled a female Orc Warrior. When I asked about it, seeing as she could've been a Blood Elf Paladin or something more feminine, she basically said that a female Orc looked like someone who could swing a big effin' axe and crush some skulls... not so much with the Blood Elf. She wanted to play something tough and kick ass, and that's what she picked.

Can't argue with that.

She was also a big fan of the DII Barb, so I think the "burly chick" aesthetic is right up her alley.

KalTorak · April 2012

I'd like to thank Blizzard for waiting a few extra weeks and not releasing this in the middle of finals.

I guess whoever decided when release The Avengers didn't get my memo...

Blendtec · April 2012

No Great Name wrote: »

I play them based on best voice acting so it's
Monk - male
Barb -male
DH - Female
Wiz - Female
WD - Male

Same, even ended up with the same class/gender combos.

Topia · April 2012

Unless there is a boss who will guarantee one shot you, it will be beaten.

HyperAquaBlast · April 2012

I realized I am a cybertranny awhile back. Given the option I will always choose the female version or if a game has a female lead then I become vastly more interested in it until I see the gameplay.

So yeah first slow for story run through will be female Barbarian. I also don't know what anyone sounds like cause in the beta I turned down all vocals so as not to ruin the story run on release.

Forar · April 2012

milk ducks wrote: »

Man, I cannot wait to get blamed for someone else's death just because my class has a heal.

It's gonna be awesome.

I'm not gonna lie, having read your posts in the ME3 thread, I'm kind of expecting you to begin laying out "the one and only true spec for *insert class here (apparently Monks)*" any day now.

"So I was in this Hell Act 4 farming run and while I don't have a scoreboard handy I'm pretty sure I was putting out at least 80% more damage than the next guy in line who's gear, skill, passive and rune choices for their class leave so much to be desired the following will be submitted as my Doctoral thesis on failings of the modern gamer to make informed choices, and their likely effects on society (TL;DR version: we're fucked in the next 5-20 years)"

milk ducks wrote: »

Support is in my nature. I'm a real "team player". That's just sort of ... how I roll.

Oh, team player definitely needs to be in quotation marks, that's for sure. >.>

(said with love and respect of course... but seriously, you're just waiting to go on a two page rant, aren't you?)

SteevL · April 2012

I spent most of today playing Diablo II. I started in the beginning of Act III and made it all the way to the end of Act IV. I died a lot on Diablo, but managed to chip him down slowly. Now I'm ready to take on Act V. I can probably do that before May 15th.

taliosfalcon · April 2012

Variable wrote: »

I play dudes because I'm a dude.

not at all saying this is how everyone should be, I just never clicked with playing a female character. I don't think I have ever except when it's required. oh and I made a fem tauren in WoW but I barely played it, just because it happened to be at the end of my time.

I'm the same way, I kinda, i dunno, i kinda get *in* to the game when playing and associate with the character, and i can't when it has a vagoo because i don't =-0 I have the same problem reading books w/ female protagonists even though i know it's stilly.

Matz · April 2012

taliosfalcon wrote: »

Variable wrote: »

I play dudes because I'm a dude.

not at all saying this is how everyone should be, I just never clicked with playing a female character. I don't think I have ever except when it's required. oh and I made a fem tauren in WoW but I barely played it, just because it happened to be at the end of my time.

I'm the same way, I kinda, i dunno, i kinda get *in* to the game when playing and associate with the character, and i can't when it has a vagoo because i don't =-0 I have the same problem reading books w/ female protagonists even though i know it's stilly.

Each to their own. Top marks for the use of the word "Vagoo" though.

_J_ · April 2012

HyperAquaBlast wrote: »

cybertranny

You put this word into my brain.

Can you please take it out?

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[Diablo 3] Diablo walks the Earth in 5 days. Single digits omg

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