A Polemical Diablo 3 Review - Page 10

Diablo has tits - I haven't seen anyone complain specifically about this, but seriously, what the hell.

I like the game so far, but inferno is sooo broken and shielding molten frozen waller damage reflect arcane vortex teleport extra fast plague elite mobs are so lame. huehuehuehue

On May 24 2012 11:58 Epishade wrote:
I also disagree with your post about customization in D2 vs D3, and how you think that there is only 1 or so viable builds for a hell-built character; that every one was just a cookie-cutter build no different from everyone else. Idk how you can say this is any different than D3. You are restricted even less in D3 because the majority of the skills on the characters suck on hell and inferno mode. You are absolutely pidgeon-holed into a single build that everybody HAS to use because nothing else works. Demon Hunter has to rely on their smokescreen + preparation to survive in inferno (but that got nerfed anyways). Wizard had something too but idk what it was, just that it got nerfed as well. Hell, there aren't even any viable builds for the Barbarian on D3 in inferno mode. In D2, I realize that some of the skills weren't optimal to invest in, but there are even less ones in Diablo 3. Idk how you can say "If you have 1000 choices and 999 of them are bad, that is not customization." only applies to Diablo 2, when it certainly (and even more so imo) applies to Diablo 3.

On May 24 2012 17:17 goiflin wrote:


So basically, you're saying that everyone was using cookie cutters in D2 and that they weren't the only viable builds, but D3 has no variety in viable builds for inferno. But the game has literally been out for 9 days and there's a large chance nobody knows exactly what works best yet, and the game is going to recieve patches to change stuff like D2 did (corpse explosion nerf, anyone?)

And you can't use any skill you want in hell in D2, just like in D3, so I'm not sure why you're bringing that up. A meteor sorc can't go through the game only using fireball, even if she maxes it for meteor. It's just not going to deal enough damage in hell to kill stuff effectively. Just like you can't go through as a CE necro anymore.

And as for the number of viable skills; those will change with patches.

On May 24 2012 17:17 goiflin wrote:


So basically, you're saying that everyone was using cookie cutters in D2 and that they weren't the only viable builds, but D3 has no variety in viable builds for inferno. But the game has literally been out for 9 days and there's a large chance nobody knows exactly what works best yet, and the game is going to recieve patches to change stuff like D2 did (corpse explosion nerf, anyone?)

And you can't use any skill you want in hell in D2, just like in D3, so I'm not sure why you're bringing that up. A meteor sorc can't go through the game only using fireball, even if she maxes it for meteor. It's just not going to deal enough damage in hell to kill stuff effectively. Just like you can't go through as a CE necro anymore.

And as for the number of viable skills; those will change with patches.

On May 21 2012 16:11 Gheed wrote:
No, you're dumb. Who the fuck plays Diablo for the story? People play Diablo because they have an addictive personality type but are too poor to spend real money gambling, not because they care about the fictitious interplay between Heaven and Hell. Go read the Bible or the Apocrypha or something if you're interested in that shit. Diablo exists to give people who want to grind but don't want to pay a monthly fee something to do.

On May 26 2012 09:37 JoeSchmoe wrote:


Are you sure they're the ones who are dumb?

Funny how you're indirectly insulting the guys at blizzard who poured hours of effort perfecting the story than the actual people who thought it was bad.

On May 26 2012 20:04 solidbebe wrote:


It doesn't matter how much effort they put into it, if they did a bad job they deserve to be critisized for it.

On May 21 2012 23:16 sc4k wrote:


Yeah this is the biggest problem I have with Gheed's arguments. It's probably the dumbest and most un-diablo-fannish argument as well. WTF are you talking about Gheed, Diablo II's story, specifically its cutscenes, were some of the most EPIC and radically awesome experiences in my childhood. All the stuff involving the dark traveller, the guy who goes insane following him and Tyrael finding him in the mental asylum, Tal Rasha being imprisoned etc. Are you KIDDING me??? That stuff was pure godly story. Pretty much no game in history has had a BETTER story than Diablo 2.

The argument that people didn't play Diablo because of the story is completely misplaced. Sure they may not have been enticed into playing for the first time because of the story, but surely MANY MANY stayed because of a) the story b) the atmosphere/ visuals c) the music.

On May 26 2012 22:12 Myrkul wrote:


I find that most of the people who have problems with the story are just people who were kids back when diablo 2 came out(this includes me) and it left a big impression then because of how young they were. The same is true of 10 year old kids who are now playing diablo 3. In another 10 years they will also be probably nostalgic about diablo 3 and bash on diablo 4 or whatever.

I am probably one of the rare ones who actually thoroughly enjoyed the story. The reason behind this being is that I was genuinely surprised at the events after the second act. While I was playing I was thinking: "Ok so there's Belial and Azmodan, Belial was at the end of the second act, so Azmodan will probably be at the end of the fourth, that is at the end of the game. You have your regular cheesy helpers, with some girl taking Cain's place and her mysterious*scofs* mother, and they are all about family values, missing their uncle/brother and insert simillar children-values-oriented bullshit.

And the all of a sudden BAM!. This one is a traitor, the little girl who was promoted during the first half of the game as the ultimately goody2shoes is now suddenly just completely lost and dead and no mention of her anywhere in the game since? WTF??? It was like the equivalent of saying that Cain was actually Diablo all along or some shit. And the whole second part of the game has a completely different feel about it. No more *hush hush* mysterious demons and horadric scrolls and mages and whatnot, all of a sudden youre in a awesome looking heaven under attack by some serious fire spewing demons and you have the archangel of justice by your side.

You managed to genuinely surprise me Blizzard, and I thank you for it

On May 27 2012 08:57 Psychobabas wrote:

Did you really get that surprised about Leah? I was very suspicious when in the Fields of Misery she says something like "I sometimes have outbursts of power, but cant control them" or something like that. I was pretty sure that something is up there, that either Diablo (since he is destined to make an appearance) or Asmodan are controlling her.

On May 24 2012 11:59 MightyAtom wrote:
great write up from someone who really knows the game. appreciated reading it.