EPTThe online DRM and the fact that the story was about an hour long (and predictable as all hell) are the parts that I hate
A Polemical Diablo 3 Review - Page 7
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Duckvillelol
Australia1240 Posts
The online DRM and the fact that the story was about an hour long (and predictable as all hell) are the parts that I hate | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
* - granted, I was tweaked to hell. But I made it to level 95 in Hardcore with him! | ||
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Sawamura
Malaysia7602 Posts
The story was dumb! 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. The story itself is fine, anyway. It's only there to give you an excuse to run around and fight evil and it does just that. Nobody reads the shit after the first run through, anyway, and most people probably don't even do that. Don't know about you but I like to take my time to read through everything so I can get deeper in to the story and background of the game so no I don't breeze through everything from point A to point C so I can tell everyone look I am the bad ass in the game and all the gears without even knowing what's happening behind all the action. | ||
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TheDougler
Canada8304 Posts
If I wanted to build a trap sin, I had to put 20 points into death sentry, lightning sentry, fire blast, and charged bolt sentry, with 1 point into some utility skills like fade or mind blast. I couldn't decide to go half martial arts and half traps, because if I did, I wouldn't have enough damage to actually kill anything. If you had picked literally any other hybrid build you'd be correct but kick-trappasin was actually a great build if you just kicked the shit out of things and used the death sentries to blow everything up. Here is a great guide for it: http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/370600-diablo-ii-lord-of-destruction/faqs/40307 | ||
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kubiks
France1328 Posts
On May 21 2012 16:11 Gheed wrote: I hate the items! Rares are as good as uniques and set items! Uh, good? Do you know how fucking boring the game was when everyone had the same items? Once you got "the items," you were done. You could build every single caster with hoto/enigmia/spirit shield/shaco/war travs/mara's/2xsoj. And, because of a combination of duping and forum gold, they were incredibly easy to obtain, and thus incredibly boring. On the other hand, the most exciting parts of Diablo 2 was hunting for a godly bow skills dual leech gloves, or a pcomb with a good affix. Those were the items that were worth the most money, and they weren't set items or rune words. By not making Uniques the be-all and end-all, it means you're never "done" with items, which, for a game like Diablo, is a good thing. I remember the first time that I was "done." I quit the game until the next ladder reset. The moments of "oh boy, my pshaco has a ber in it now," or "hey, my hoto rolled a 40" was not the peak of my enjoyment of the game, despite it being the peak of my character's power. Try to get all the items by yourself, you'll NEVER be "done". I played D2 for a while, and never ever found any high rune. I don't even want to think about the time needed to have 7 caracters with all the rune worlds on them On May 21 2012 16:11 Gheed wrote: Nearly everyone used act 2 mercs because they could wield insight polearms (as well as infinity if you had lots of cash for an eth 4os cv to put it in). Wtf dude ! People were choosing those merco because they had good auras (and fight/agroo decently). The runes word works on their weapon because everyone were already choosing them (you take them anyway even if you haven't any good runeword). On May 21 2012 16:11 Gheed wrote: Every diablo 2 character (with the exception of hammerdins) has to design themselves around immunities instead of which skill they like using the most. Now you can just play how you want. My necro invoc wants to talk to you  .btw hammedrin can't beat some monster in act 3  On May 21 2012 16:11 Gheed wrote: How many sad saps did you see making windy druids only for them to realize that they suck absolute shit in Hell? None. 0. Nada. Wind druids works well in hell.(maybe not well for your standards, but you can solo hell without too much trouble) Fire durid are shitty :D. | ||
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JimSocks
United States968 Posts
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TheRealNanMan
United States1471 Posts
I'm currently working my way through Nightmare mode with 3 other friends (WTF Blizzard 4 people max party really!?) as a witch doctor and I really enjoy that style of play. I was a necro and druid in D2 and Warlock in WoW so that style of play really fits well with what I like to do. I'm also grouping up with 1 or 2 other friends as I play other characters but my biggest compliant is the lack of a 5 party group T_T Maybe in the D3 expansion we will get more people to a group | ||
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Kaniol
Poland5551 Posts
On May 21 2012 17:58 TheKefka wrote: Story spoilers I guess + Show Spoiler + As far as the story goes I will never forgive blizzard for killing of Cain in such a pussy way.He didn't even get a epic death or a cinematic(well I guess that little cut scene when tyrael and leah are at his grave but meh) or anything,he just died like a bitch.Probably the most iconic character in the diablo universe aside from diablo and tyrael maybe to get such a pitiful death is just disgusting. I agree on normal being too easy.In d2 normal you could easily die to duriel the first time you fell down into his hole and it was like "o shit this bitch hits hard."I never came close to dying on a normal boss,hell,trash packs were easier to die on. The combat is pretty good tho I have to give that to blizzard.Feels beefy and much much better than in previous games. + Show Spoiler + I'm pretty sure that Diablo has tits because of Andariel - another prime evil, inside himself he has all demons mixed afterall | ||
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VGhost
United States3613 Posts
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NonY
8748 Posts
On May 22 2012 04:23 Lexpar wrote: So by "polemical" you mean "run your mouth off at people who disagree with you"? Just checking to make sure we're on the same page. It is common for people to review games keeping in mind that other people may prioritize and care about features of the game differently. This review purposely doesn't do that. It is saying "I'm right and you're wrong." We could probably all agree that this style isn't appropriate for a proper review of a game but it does serve its purpose in a personal blog. At least until people who have no idea what they're reading feel compelled to respond. But such absurdity can be found everywhere. | ||
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BadAim
Norway879 Posts
PS: Please don't worker rush me... | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
I would love to see these type of games become more dynamic than the same old, same old. Not to say I didn't play the other ones a ton because I did, but it just feels like something else is missing. I'm still looking for a hack and slash that truly lets a player show off their skill rather than being too dependant on item farming. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On May 23 2012 05:00 Liquid`NonY wrote: It is common for people to review games keeping in mind that other people may prioritize and care about features of the game differently. This review purposely doesn't do that. It is saying "I'm right and you're wrong." We could probably all agree that this style isn't appropriate for a proper review of a game but it does serve its purpose in a personal blog. At least until people who have no idea what they're reading feel compelled to respond. But such absurdity can be found everywhere. By the way, NonY, not sure if you should be flattered or insulted, but I totally saw a guy running around with your name today. Maybe a little of both. On May 23 2012 05:17 StarStruck wrote: With regards to the Blizzard reps response. I'm very opposed to gear being the be all, end all of any hack and slash game. I think Developers do this waaay to often; however, they have to generate a grind of some type to keep the players playing. I would love to see these type of games become more dynamic than the same old, same old. Not to say I didn't play the other ones a ton because I did, but it just feels like something else is missing. I'm still looking for a hack and slash that truly lets a player show off their skill rather than being too dependant on item farming. Try Gauntlet. The original one. | ||
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Skeggaba
Korea (South)1556 Posts
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Shauni
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mrafaeldie12
Brazil537 Posts
On May 21 2012 16:11 Gheed wrote: I've been enjoying Diablo 3, but rather than review it normally, I'd rather launch into a series of straw man arguments. So, without further ado, I present to you: A Polemical Diablo 3 Review. Within, I will list a series of common complaints with the game and then explain why the people who have those complaints are stupid. ... Achievements are stupid! So don't do them. ... Yes, people are stupid ! Don't ever complain about something you paid money for, numb nutz! Shouldn't expect anything else from someone named "Gheed" , I identified this blog post and turns out it was but a gray "0/5 blog post". Waste of gold I tell ya. | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
Overall, I'm enjoying the game. Got a DH into A2 NM and a HC WD through A2. Good times! | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
On May 23 2012 02:08 EvilTeletubby wrote: Nice read, agree with most your points. Except, god damnit, I made a Windy Druid work in Hell difficulty hardcore and could solo no problem!* * - granted, I was tweaked to hell. But I made it to level 95 in Hardcore with him! Seriously, that's perverse. A hurrican druid was my first high-level D2 character, and by the time I hit hell, I was very sad. I was basically a Oak Sage bot for my party. >_< | ||
Whitewing
United States7483 Posts
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
On May 23 2012 05:00 Liquid`NonY wrote: It is common for people to review games keeping in mind that other people may prioritize and care about features of the game differently. This review purposely doesn't do that. It is saying "I'm right and you're wrong." We could probably all agree that this style isn't appropriate for a proper review of a game but it does serve its purpose in a personal blog. At least until people who have no idea what they're reading feel compelled to respond. But such absurdity can be found everywhere. Satire. Its funny. And many people agree with most of his points to varying degrees. | ||
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