My Queue was sub a minute when I played earlier, looks like they are either getting a handle on it, or people have played all the demo they want. These are the only two options.
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I had some extreme stutter running High at 4k res with a 3080. I just turned it down to Medium and its been fine. I figure for actual release we might get new NVidia drivers and tweaks specifically for it and I'm not gonna mess around now with optimizing anything.
My Queue was sub a minute when I played earlier, looks like they are either getting a handle on it, or people have played all the demo they want. These are the only two options.
I for one can say that I'm putting the game down now until release so I don't wipe out the zone and then not want to play come release. There are a number of several quests deep quest chains I had to pause for now because they're so ongoing that if I did them I am not going to want them again.
What do the skill trees look like? I saw a playthrough on a Barbarian and that shit looked crazy complicated. Like D2 with mastery points.
As someone mentioned, over than toning down the whizbangery of the spells in D3, it kinda feels just like that: you invest points to progress along the skill tree with skills and passives spoked off in tiers. Each spell has a passive and one upgrade you can choose for each. You don't need to spend a point at each spoke, just need to invest in the tree to unlock the remaining tiers (which is really all this is).
A lot of spells are back from D3, they just look a lot sicker, which is why I'm really excited for what they do for the classes not in the game yet (can't see Demon Hunter coming in as Rogue feels really similar to how that class played, but definitely Crusader and Witchdoctor have to be coming down the pike, though I would wager Witchdoctor gets a rename).
I think the new ESO expansion may get my money over this game. There is a Deluxe version that contains all the major chapters. You get more bang for your buck.
I may also get Grim Dawn. It is $25 now with all the expansions.
Having a ton of fun playing the beta with my son though. It really feels a lot more like Diablo 1 in a lot of ways but looking great along with all the modern conveniances.
Barbarian was feeling a bit lackluster at first then I got this legendary amulet which kinda opened things up.
Also I really love these boots for the movement speed burst:
The skill upgrade restrictions aren't currently working, so go ahead and grab multiple if you want. Barrage with guaranteed ricochet against vulnerable and every third cast inflicts vulnerable? Yes please
Edit: nm, the ends of the Y are mutually exclusive and you have to take the first one to access either of those nodes
Enjoying everything so far but I'm only at the beginning with a sorcerer at level 5.
For me it's definitely what I was looking for and I will keep my preorder. I love the gameplay of D3 but I always felt disconnected because of how late I got to it by starting on console.
Having a fresh Diablo that also looks amazing on a Series X is a great experience for me, even in beta.
The Barb weapon system is interesting. You just equip all the weapon types at once, and choose which skill uses which weapon, and it just swaps them instantly and automatically. On one hand it's cool that you get to mix and match, so say your generator is dual wield Frenzy and your spender is 2H Hammer of the Ancients. On the other hand, it normalizes the weapon types so much that they all feel the same. Dual wielding just hits with both weapons at once at the normal attack speed. Your "Fast" dual wielding weapons are 0.9 attacks per second, and your "Slow" 2Hers are 1.1 attacks per second. Barbs can't use shields. The main difference in flavor is that some skill are exclusive to certain weapon types.
It's not a major complaint, just an odd system. It does add some depth where you're going to have different stats/effects on different weapons and are choosing them per skill based on that. I don't think the off-weapons are stat sticks, your equipped weapon is the one you used most recently.
Anybody playing it on PC with a controller? Specifically a series X (or whatever the newest controllers are)? Does it work fine?
I futzed around with my Series X controller a little earlier today on PC. It seems fine. I probably wont use it over KBAM, but I didn't have any issues. It was seamless.
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Got to 25 on a barbarian, mostly fun though the side dungeons are very samey after a while
Overall its like a neat halfway point between diablo 3 and lost arc, lots of side content all over and tons of progess bars being filled in the background and occasionally popping up updates that I only kind of understood the cause of
Combat sometimes felt slow as hell but maybe I just wasnt being diligent with my gear or was too infocused with my skills
The skill tree was fine but already I very firmly feel that the respecs should just be free, even a trivial gold cost is dumb
I totally get where @Lucascraft is coming from about seeing other players. Had the unfortunate experience of running into a mage named ChinaVirus several times last night.
This part really sucks and that kind of user can absolutely get fucked, but, luckily everything else I'm seeing from people sounds really good! For this I'm just waiting for the release date so I can dig into the game finished as I please (and not burn out in advance, though I doubt that would be possible), but this and Tears of the Kingdom are easily my two most anticipated games for this year.
I was able to play just until hitting Kyovashad, where I picked up a waypoint and saw that apparently there was a waypoint back in the first little town area with the chapel? I tried running back there to where it looked like there was supposed to be a waypoint, but nothing was clickable. It kind of looked like it was snow covered but hard to tell since the visuals are so blendy in this. Did I miss something or what?
I had a side dungeon that was a little too damn big. Also, what is the deal with not having an exit to the dungeon right after beating a boss? I had it on the prologue dungeon.
Also, the game does not save your town portal when you quit. They should do that.
I had a side dungeon that was a little too damn big. Also, what is the deal with not having an exit to the dungeon right after beating a boss? I had it on the prologue dungeon.
Also, the game does not save your town portal when you quit. They should do that.
Open the map inside and click the dungeon entrance. Lets you port out.
I had a side dungeon that was a little too damn big. Also, what is the deal with not having an exit to the dungeon right after beating a boss? I had it on the prologue dungeon.
Also, the game does not save your town portal when you quit. They should do that.
Open the map inside and click the dungeon entrance. Lets you port out.
God. That pisses me off. Way to not make it obvious.
Yeah I noticed that when setting up my emote bar and I was like "doooohhhh"
Tried the barb, feels better than the other two for my play style. Plus you get to swing away like you're joaquin. Only downside the butcher apparently loves to find my ass and has killed me like 4 times.
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So The Butcher randomly showed up in a dungeon I was clearing out and I was able to do maybe an 8th of his life before I had to run and kite him because he hit like a truck. Eventually while I was running he suddenly melted and disappeared. Do his appearances have a cooldown and you have to kill him before it runs out or else he leaves?
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Hit level 20, so I guess I'm done! I didn't do any story quests after Kyovashad and just explored and did side quests & dungeons. Gonna wait for the full release to go any further. Here's my Rogue:
Overall Rogue feels pretty good. I thought the marksman skills were lackluster, and I was hoping for something more Amazon like with the combination of everything. I guess if I can get an enchantment that makes my imbuement stay on permanently or trigger itself that would be good. So for the last few levels I experimented with a couple different things and ended up getting this enchantment that made Flurry a full circle which was really fun. So I did throwing daggers, dash, and flurry combo and then just increased attack speed, life on hit, and damage on physical/vulnerable enemies. Stuff seemed to melt pretty quick then and it felt a lot more fun to zip around instead of kite and lure. I think there's a decent build somewhere here, just need some refinements to make it pop more.
Man some of these boss fights on the harder difficulty are just... kind of aggravating heh. Coming from someone who just got done with all the souls proper games heh. I made 20 on barb and im looking at others gear and mine is so much more shit compared to what others are getting heh. And I was running on harder difficulty heh.
Barb will most likely be really fun. But holding out for Druid who will probably be my first main. Barb you can build so many different ways with just the basics. Most things felt great but near the end there the mobs felt a little to much on the dodge out of stuff ability. Just dodging my stomps which neuters the dmg of what that build was supposed to do heh. Swapped to bleed tank build after that and it was fun. Will be interesting to see how it progresses into paragons and mid/end game legos.
Hit 25 as a Fire Sorc with the Legendary Amulet that gives me another Hydra. Hydra OP
Met up with the Butcher and managed to kill him thanks to 2 dashes and a barrier every 30 seconds. Ran around back and forth while the Hydras did all the work
So theoretically, could I pre-purchase this to play now, then cancel the pre-order?
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I'm kinda tempted to grab Diablo 2 Resurrected to get into the series before 4.
I have 3, but never got into it. I grabbed it at launch, but the rocky launch and my terrible internet back then saw me off playing it. And then I just never really picked it up.
I'd play 3, but if I'm going to do this, I want to go from as early in the series as I can first, and I don't have the nostalgia for Diablo 1's visuals driving me.
I'm at level 14 with my sorcerer and I have 4 legendaries already. I can't tell if the game is being generous or if I'm getting lucky.
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Played to the first city as a Sorc and it was pretty fun! Using a controller with her was wayyy better than mouse and keyboard. This will def be a controller game.
Hit 25 as a Fire Sorc with the Legendary Amulet that gives me another Hydra. Hydra OP
Met up with the Butcher and managed to kill him thanks to 2 dashes and a barrier every 30 seconds. Ran around back and forth while the Hydras did all the work
I need that amulet NOW!
I think the legendary aspect of “hitting an Elite gives you a barrier; trigger once every 30 seconds” is a must have, because it has saved me so many times (Bosses are considered Elites too) during boss fights.
So yeah, I like the concepts of completing dungeons to get aspects in the Codex of Power (but that gives you the lowest roll) but stripping it from a legendary gives you a better roll.
@KoopahTroopah , how did you manage to get your min-max values of the stats of your items visible?
I found a silent chest but didn't have any of the keys. I town portal and buy a key but when I portal back the chest is a normal one.
Anyone else run into this?
I imagine I'll fail this world boss attempt as well because too many low levels are here. Probably be an actual problem in retail as well if world events aren't level locked.
Edit: woo just had to whine got it last boss of this beta. Dropped like 5 legendaries.
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I don't know wtf is the deal, but both last night and tonight, when it's really late in the US, the game becomes functionally unplayably laggy.
Like huge 20+ second chunks of nothing happening, then everything happening at once.
But during what would be daytime when more people are likely playing, while there's some lag, it is perfectly playable.
I have no idea why, but it's really stupid and I hope not indicative of what to expect. I know it's not my connection because everything else is fine. Any other game, streaming, whatever, no problems.
It's like they flip a switch when the US goes to bed and assume no one will be playing so the 56.6k modem will do the trick.
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It does have the interesting thing of Lilith manipulating people to her side.
I am already starting to get legendary stuff.
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I for one can say that I'm putting the game down now until release so I don't wipe out the zone and then not want to play come release. There are a number of several quests deep quest chains I had to pause for now because they're so ongoing that if I did them I am not going to want them again.
As someone mentioned, over than toning down the whizbangery of the spells in D3, it kinda feels just like that: you invest points to progress along the skill tree with skills and passives spoked off in tiers. Each spell has a passive and one upgrade you can choose for each. You don't need to spend a point at each spoke, just need to invest in the tree to unlock the remaining tiers (which is really all this is).
A lot of spells are back from D3, they just look a lot sicker, which is why I'm really excited for what they do for the classes not in the game yet (can't see Demon Hunter coming in as Rogue feels really similar to how that class played, but definitely Crusader and Witchdoctor have to be coming down the pike, though I would wager Witchdoctor gets a rename).
I may also get Grim Dawn. It is $25 now with all the expansions.
Barbarian was feeling a bit lackluster at first then I got this legendary amulet which kinda opened things up.
Also I really love these boots for the movement speed burst:
Also got this other legendary
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Edit: nm, the ends of the Y are mutually exclusive and you have to take the first one to access either of those nodes
Enjoying everything so far but I'm only at the beginning with a sorcerer at level 5.
For me it's definitely what I was looking for and I will keep my preorder. I love the gameplay of D3 but I always felt disconnected because of how late I got to it by starting on console.
Having a fresh Diablo that also looks amazing on a Series X is a great experience for me, even in beta.
It's not a major complaint, just an odd system. It does add some depth where you're going to have different stats/effects on different weapons and are choosing them per skill based on that. I don't think the off-weapons are stat sticks, your equipped weapon is the one you used most recently.
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I futzed around with my Series X controller a little earlier today on PC. It seems fine. I probably wont use it over KBAM, but I didn't have any issues. It was seamless.
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Overall its like a neat halfway point between diablo 3 and lost arc, lots of side content all over and tons of progess bars being filled in the background and occasionally popping up updates that I only kind of understood the cause of
Combat sometimes felt slow as hell but maybe I just wasnt being diligent with my gear or was too infocused with my skills
The skill tree was fine but already I very firmly feel that the respecs should just be free, even a trivial gold cost is dumb
This part really sucks and that kind of user can absolutely get fucked, but, luckily everything else I'm seeing from people sounds really good! For this I'm just waiting for the release date so I can dig into the game finished as I please (and not burn out in advance, though I doubt that would be possible), but this and Tears of the Kingdom are easily my two most anticipated games for this year.
Sometimes you have to log out and back in.
Also, the game does not save your town portal when you quit. They should do that.
Open the map inside and click the dungeon entrance. Lets you port out.
God. That pisses me off. Way to not make it obvious.
Yeah I noticed that when setting up my emote bar and I was like "doooohhhh"
Tried the barb, feels better than the other two for my play style. Plus you get to swing away like you're joaquin. Only downside the butcher apparently loves to find my ass and has killed me like 4 times.
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Overall Rogue feels pretty good. I thought the marksman skills were lackluster, and I was hoping for something more Amazon like with the combination of everything. I guess if I can get an enchantment that makes my imbuement stay on permanently or trigger itself that would be good. So for the last few levels I experimented with a couple different things and ended up getting this enchantment that made Flurry a full circle which was really fun. So I did throwing daggers, dash, and flurry combo and then just increased attack speed, life on hit, and damage on physical/vulnerable enemies. Stuff seemed to melt pretty quick then and it felt a lot more fun to zip around instead of kite and lure. I think there's a decent build somewhere here, just need some refinements to make it pop more.
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Barb will most likely be really fun. But holding out for Druid who will probably be my first main. Barb you can build so many different ways with just the basics. Most things felt great but near the end there the mobs felt a little to much on the dodge out of stuff ability. Just dodging my stomps which neuters the dmg of what that build was supposed to do heh. Swapped to bleed tank build after that and it was fun. Will be interesting to see how it progresses into paragons and mid/end game legos.
Met up with the Butcher and managed to kill him thanks to 2 dashes and a barrier every 30 seconds. Ran around back and forth while the Hydras did all the work
I have 3, but never got into it. I grabbed it at launch, but the rocky launch and my terrible internet back then saw me off playing it. And then I just never really picked it up.
I'd play 3, but if I'm going to do this, I want to go from as early in the series as I can first, and I don't have the nostalgia for Diablo 1's visuals driving me.
Yeah but the weekend beta ends tomorrow. And you dont need preorder for open beta next weekend
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D3 did that really good, but no, now we have to waste space again with those gems.
I think the legendary aspect of “hitting an Elite gives you a barrier; trigger once every 30 seconds” is a must have, because it has saved me so many times (Bosses are considered Elites too) during boss fights.
So yeah, I like the concepts of completing dungeons to get aspects in the Codex of Power (but that gives you the lowest roll) but stripping it from a legendary gives you a better roll.
@KoopahTroopah , how did you manage to get your min-max values of the stats of your items visible?
Anyone else run into this?
Has anyone gotten the game to work on a Steam Deck? They're on sale, and most of the time I have to play games is on my bus commute.
Edit: woo just had to whine got it last boss of this beta. Dropped like 5 legendaries.
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Like huge 20+ second chunks of nothing happening, then everything happening at once.
But during what would be daytime when more people are likely playing, while there's some lag, it is perfectly playable.
I have no idea why, but it's really stupid and I hope not indicative of what to expect. I know it's not my connection because everything else is fine. Any other game, streaming, whatever, no problems.
It's like they flip a switch when the US goes to bed and assume no one will be playing so the 56.6k modem will do the trick.
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