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d3 worth playing singleplayer?

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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
August 24 2013 03:15 GMT
#1
so for the past year or so after i gave up on BW </3, i've just been playing dota2 nonstop and it's my main game now.

i used to be the most hardcore d2 player and i played it tons both on realm and single player (yeah..i legit farmed all my items and runes in single player. and made like 15 different chars lol. :| ) but when d3 came out and there was the whole controversy about always online, and auction house and blahbalh i decided not to get it, also since because it had a high price tag.

however with the release of the new d3 expansion, it has piqued my interest in the diablo franchise again, and since the price of the game is cheaper now, I was wondering whether the game is worth playing single player? i just want something more chill and casual to play rather than just dota2 all day

so ...give me your thoughts? :D

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skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
August 24 2013 03:26 GMT
#2
You need to play with friends for it to be fun, quite boring by yourself imo.
Hryul
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Austria2609 Posts
August 24 2013 03:32 GMT
#3
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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udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
August 24 2013 03:45 GMT
#4
story sucks
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alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-24 03:47:53
August 24 2013 03:47 GMT
#5
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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shur
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Germany35 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-24 04:03:19
August 24 2013 03:59 GMT
#6
On August 24 2013 12:47 alffla wrote:
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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.

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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



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.
Clarity_nl
Profile Joined November 2011
Netherlands6826 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-24 04:50:33
August 24 2013 04:07 GMT
#7
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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Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
August 24 2013 04:51 GMT
#8
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.
[N3O]r3d33m3r
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany673 Posts
August 24 2013 05:43 GMT
#9
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!
dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-24 05:47:01
August 24 2013 05:46 GMT
#10
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.
Agh
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States910 Posts
August 24 2013 06:14 GMT
#11
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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shaftofpleasure
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Korea (North)1375 Posts
August 24 2013 06:36 GMT
#12
The Game sucks .. Play it for the money. If you won't, it'll be just a waste of time.
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zerotol
Profile Joined August 2009
Belgium508 Posts
August 24 2013 07:07 GMT
#13
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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cjin
Profile Joined July 2011
181 Posts
August 24 2013 07:43 GMT
#14
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.
ketchup
Profile Joined August 2010
14521 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-24 07:51:00
August 24 2013 07:45 GMT
#15
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.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
August 24 2013 07:46 GMT
#16
I think its worth playing through.
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Khenra
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Netherlands885 Posts
August 24 2013 07:51 GMT
#17
I played D3 single player, grinding my own gear. It's horribly boring.
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Nerchio
Profile Joined October 2009
Poland2633 Posts
August 24 2013 07:56 GMT
#18
Avoid AH. Profit.
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sns3rsam
Profile Joined September 2012
United States138 Posts
August 24 2013 07:57 GMT
#19
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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rauk
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States2228 Posts
August 24 2013 08:10 GMT
#20
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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