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You need to play with friends for it to be fun, quite boring by yourself imo.
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I enjoyed playing Diablo 3 all the way. I also liked the "old days" when everyone was raging because I actually enjoyed the "harder content" (aka constant gearcheck.) and liked playing in areas that pushed me to the limit
I lost some of the interest when they nerfed everything to the ground but picked it up again later.
It's a nice grinder game with good mechanics and a really nice atmosphere, especially a1&a3. You don't need friends to level up, it just is a bit faster. There is also a selffound community which is small but alive.
If you search something that allows for some quick runs (from 30 min to 2 h, everything is possible) you def can check it out.
PS: I miss runes as a complementary to finding equipment, I don't miss charms b/c they always messed up the inventory, I don't miss "free stats" b/c in d2 it was always: enough Str to get eq., rest vit and I don't miss the skilltree b/c "max bonespear and every synergy" isn't that good of a mechanic imo.
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On August 24 2013 12:32 Hryul wrote:
I enjoyed playing Diablo 3 all the way. I also liked the "old days" when everyone was raging because I actually enjoyed the "harder content" (aka constant gearcheck.) and liked playing in areas that pushed me to the limit
I lost some of the interest when they nerfed everything to the ground but picked it up again later.
It's a nice grinder game with good mechanics and a really nice atmosphere, especially a1&a3. You don't need friends to level up, it just is a bit faster. There is also a selffound community which is small but alive.
If you search something that allows for some quick runs (from 30 min to 2 h, everything is possible) you def can check it out.
PS: I miss runes as a complementary to finding equipment, I don't miss charms b/c they always messed up the inventory, I don't miss "free stats" b/c in d2 it was always: enough Str to get eq., rest vit and I don't miss the skilltree b/c "max bonespear and every synergy" isn't that good of a mechanic imo.
so..is it ok fun to grind alone? :S also i was wondering if there was a /players 8 function in d3 like they had in d2.
On August 24 2013 12:45 udgnim wrote:
story sucks
wat if i just wanted to be in cool environments killing monsters ? : |
i never expected much from diablos story anyway haha
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On August 24 2013 12:47 alffla wrote:Show nested quote +On August 24 2013 12:32 Hryul wrote:
I enjoyed playing Diablo 3 all the way. I also liked the "old days" when everyone was raging because I actually enjoyed the "harder content" (aka constant gearcheck.) and liked playing in areas that pushed me to the limit
I lost some of the interest when they nerfed everything to the ground but picked it up again later.
It's a nice grinder game with good mechanics and a really nice atmosphere, especially a1&a3. You don't need friends to level up, it just is a bit faster. There is also a selffound community which is small but alive.
If you search something that allows for some quick runs (from 30 min to 2 h, everything is possible) you def can check it out.
PS: I miss runes as a complementary to finding equipment, I don't miss charms b/c they always messed up the inventory, I don't miss "free stats" b/c in d2 it was always: enough Str to get eq., rest vit and I don't miss the skilltree b/c "max bonespear and every synergy" isn't that good of a mechanic imo. so..is it ok fun to grind alone? :S also i was wondering if there was a /players 8 function in d3 like they had in d2. wat if i just wanted to be in cool environments killing monsters ? : | i never expected much from diablos story anyway haha
then you will probably like it. the atmosphere is very similar to diablo 2 and the gameplay is just smooth.
while you may not end up grinding hardcore as in d2, its a lot of fun for at least one playthrough through all difficulties.
edit: there is a similar function to the players 8 from d2. and you can make the game quite challenging from the beginning. at least i had a lot of fun on hardcore after a few months long break.
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d3's strength is its gameplay.
You can't really expect to put hundreds of hours into it solo but it's definitely a very enjoyable game.
If you're into hardcore the game will last you a lot longer. If not then you'll probably level something to 60 and then forget about the game.
edit: that said, you should try path of exile. It's free to play with cosmetic micro transactions, plays like d2/d3 and has a cool skill system. It's less visceral due to not being a AAA game, but it's really good!
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I would recommend it if you have a group of friends. The gameplay in d3 is a bit more dynamic than d2 in that you have more skills at your disposal. However, it's still very repetitive and boring to do alone. With a group of friends, coordinating and comboing skills can be really exciting.
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the game is really awesome when you play solo and don't use the auction house! You can play with friends too from time to time, solo it's alot of fun too, the character development and such.
The story in itself is great, but the presentation of it is bad. All the patches up till now have made the game much better!
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On August 24 2013 12:26 skyR wrote:
You need to play with friends for it to be fun, quite boring by yourself imo.
This. It's a lot more fun with people for some reason, and I usually like playing these games alone, for most part.
Just go in with no expectations, if you try to hold it up to certain standards, it will sort of not hold up, but on it's own it's quite a decent game.
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if you played d2 remotely seriously you'll be heavily disappointed by d3.
Main flaw is no character building/sense of identity. Only one viable build per class. Two occasionally but it just becomes dependent on what you are farming.
Story is decent but level design is dull and can be considered too linear. After the first playthrough even on a different difficulty you'll notice this being what turned off a lot of people.
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The Game sucks .. Play it for the money. If you won't, it'll be just a waste of time.
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If you want to play a fun game, play Diablo 2 Hell unleashed.
D3 is not a bad game but a definite step back from D2.
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It is a good game, many people just didn't like that it was diablo 3 and not diablo 2 remake, and hopped on the whinewagon as everyone else was doing it also.
Just remember that while you played D2 a lot, and liked it, it was looong time ago. You have changed during that time, and with that what you enjoy may have changed. You may just not like arpg's at all anymore. But the only way to really know is to try it. Just don't expect it to be D2 remake.
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If you enjoyed d2, you will definitely hate the diablo 3 skill system. There's no comparison. It feels fairly rigid in comparison.
You will also be pretty heavily disappointed with the amount of drops you get vs the stats given on these drops. It's difficult to keep playing due to this last reason alone.
The existence of the auction house also messes with things.
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I think its worth playing through.
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I played D3 single player, grinding my own gear. It's horribly boring.
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If its just a chill and casual playthrough like you said, you probably will enjoy it. I did. The story is subpar but whatever that's not what I play diablo for. The atmosphere is nice and the music is well made. I think a single playthrough is definitely worth the money especially now that an expansion is coming out and the price went down a bit.
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i played a ton of lod and a ton of d3 HC post-paragon and SC pre-paragon
don't bother, d3 is terrible and if you enjoyed d2 at all it will make you very sad. the only real thing to grind for in d3 is "bigger deeps," there's no real variation in builds, itemization is terrible and boring
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