EPTI seem to recall an official post saying that they removed "First ..." type achievements or maybe it was just class-based.
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willoc
Canada1530 Posts
I seem to recall an official post saying that they removed "First ..." type achievements or maybe it was just class-based. | ||
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DarkPhenomenon
20 Posts
After that I fully plan on attempting to do the World/Region first HC Inferno clear and for that goal I've booked 5 paid weeks off and plan on playing 16+ hours a day after the intial rush in order to fear gear to clear Inferno. I don't think I'll beat the groups dedicated to gearing a select few people or account sharers, but then again farming gear in Hardcore Hell isn't going to be an easy, gold farmer task either so you never know  | ||
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DarkPhenomenon
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TheTrueNok
Belgium34 Posts
On April 26 2012 22:32 Kerans wrote: If I may, just a quick suggestion to everybody whose sleep cycle is going to get demolished during the first days of D3 - and please bear in mind that this is personal experience: in no way am I suggesting that this is what IS going to happen, just that it did happen to me, and that subsequent talks with various medical practitioners (neurologists, mainly) confirmed as being a statistically real possibility. Consider it a word of warning, nothing more. In 2001, at age 19, I volounteered for a pretty big LAN event in my (then) hometown - roughly 1k PCs over 3 days, which for the time was pretty big in Italy. That meant doing everything from hauling technical equipment off the back of a van to laying an untold amount of Ethernet cables all over this stadium, but the brunt of the work, for me and some of the boys, was checking the PCs of everyone who showed up at the door before hooking them up to the infrastructure. That meant standing behind a desk with a monitor and endlessly plugging case after case after case, turning them on until boot ended, turning them off and waving people in. At the time - being 19, in excellent health and having had no problem whatsoever with computers since I was 3 years old and in front of a Vic20 - I thought nothing could go wrong, even with 18-19 hours of work (and a hell of a lot of fun, of course) for a few days. After all, 5 hours of sleep for 3 days is surely doable, right? Wrong. At the beginning of day 2, as I was checking PCs as usual, one moment I was staring at a monitor, and the next thing I know, I'm laying down and staring at a white ceiling, nauseous as hell and bone-tired. I'm in a bed - a hospital bed - with my relatives around me and my head feels like somebody took a sledgehammer to it. Long story short, overworking my eyes with artificial lights for 18 hours a day and very few hours of sleep had made me cross a physical threshold of sort, and further examination led doctors to the conclusion that I had pushed my brain and body over a limit I didn't know I had. Something had to give, and I had an epileptic seizure, screaming my head off and falling backwards, head first, into a metal crush barrier. Not a pretty sight, and thank goodness I had a male nurse friend standing right next to me who knew what to do. I cut my hair too short, it looks like somebody tried to kill me. Fast-forward to almost eleven years and a broken nose later - courtesy of another episode - I am now on daily medication, which has side effects which I have to be careful of, and of course I really have to watch the amount of time I can play every day, not to mentionall the hoops I have to jump through every time I have to renew my driving license. And I can't really say that I fully learned the lesson yet, since when SC2 came out I pulled a 4am session and of course had another attack, which had me falling from my chair and breaking my glasses in two very jagged pieces, both very close to my eyes, during a full-on seizure. Count me lucky, I guess. What I'm getting at is this: I know very well how much you want it to be open servers hour on May 15th, I can hardly wait myself. But please, everybody, be careful. Ask yourself if it is really, really, really worth it. I don't want to sound like a jinxer or whatever, but some lessons have a habit of being very tough to learn, unless you keep your head on your shoulders. Choices always have consequences. For me, being a stupid kid who didn't know any better eleven years ago has led me to something which is definitely not life-shattering, but which I could've done without, and that might have never showed up otherwise. Please think about it, for your own sake, and have fun. No one else did, so I will: thanks for the heads up | ||
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tenacity
1587 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:22 DarkPhenomenon wrote: Yes our initial goal is to become the first HC 60 players (ideally world firsts but due to the gated start times we will likley have to settle for Americas Region first). After that I fully plan on attempting to do the World/Region first HC Inferno clear and for that goal I've booked 5 paid weeks off and plan on playing 16+ hours a day after the intial rush in order to fear gear to clear Inferno. I don't think I'll beat the groups dedicated to gearing a select few people or account sharers, but then again farming gear in Hardcore Hell isn't going to be an easy, gold farmer task either so you never know You took 5 weeks of paid vacation from your job just to hardcore nerd d3? Lmao nice | ||
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Ahzz
Finland780 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:54 tenacity wrote: You took 5 weeks of paid vacation from your job just to hardcore nerd d3? Lmao nice Lol, only on diablo 3. I haven't seen this many nerds talk about how they'll grind the crap out of this game ever before. Rest assured that I'll be one of them lol | ||
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WP_Insanity
Germany33 Posts
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shin ken
Germany612 Posts
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Malkavian183
Turkey227 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:22 DarkPhenomenon wrote: Yes our initial goal is to become the first HC 60 players (ideally world firsts but due to the gated start times we will likley have to settle for Americas Region first). After that I fully plan on attempting to do the World/Region first HC Inferno clear and for that goal I've booked 5 paid weeks off and plan on playing 16+ hours a day after the intial rush in order to fear gear to clear Inferno. I don't think I'll beat the groups dedicated to gearing a select few people or account sharers, but then again farming gear in Hardcore Hell isn't going to be an easy, gold farmer task either so you never know People say i'm crazy because i took 3 days off just to play D3 but 5 week o.O have fun man :D | ||
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rezoacken
Canada2719 Posts
D3 not being a MMO and not having ladder you gotta do it for your very own satisfaction though, the e-fame will be very small and short lived imo. | ||
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Kerans
Italy58 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:38 TheTrueNok wrote: + Show Spoiler + On April 26 2012 22:32 Kerans wrote: If I may, just a quick suggestion to everybody whose sleep cycle is going to get demolished during the first days of D3 - and please bear in mind that this is personal experience: in no way am I suggesting that this is what IS going to happen, just that it did happen to me, and that subsequent talks with various medical practitioners (neurologists, mainly) confirmed as being a statistically real possibility. Consider it a word of warning, nothing more. In 2001, at age 19, I volounteered for a pretty big LAN event in my (then) hometown - roughly 1k PCs over 3 days, which for the time was pretty big in Italy. That meant doing everything from hauling technical equipment off the back of a van to laying an untold amount of Ethernet cables all over this stadium, but the brunt of the work, for me and some of the boys, was checking the PCs of everyone who showed up at the door before hooking them up to the infrastructure. That meant standing behind a desk with a monitor and endlessly plugging case after case after case, turning them on until boot ended, turning them off and waving people in. At the time - being 19, in excellent health and having had no problem whatsoever with computers since I was 3 years old and in front of a Vic20 - I thought nothing could go wrong, even with 18-19 hours of work (and a hell of a lot of fun, of course) for a few days. After all, 5 hours of sleep for 3 days is surely doable, right? Wrong. At the beginning of day 2, as I was checking PCs as usual, one moment I was staring at a monitor, and the next thing I know, I'm laying down and staring at a white ceiling, nauseous as hell and bone-tired. I'm in a bed - a hospital bed - with my relatives around me and my head feels like somebody took a sledgehammer to it. Long story short, overworking my eyes with artificial lights for 18 hours a day and very few hours of sleep had made me cross a physical threshold of sort, and further examination led doctors to the conclusion that I had pushed my brain and body over a limit I didn't know I had. Something had to give, and I had an epileptic seizure, screaming my head off and falling backwards, head first, into a metal crush barrier. Not a pretty sight, and thank goodness I had a male nurse friend standing right next to me who knew what to do. I cut my hair too short, it looks like somebody tried to kill me. Fast-forward to almost eleven years and a broken nose later - courtesy of another episode - I am now on daily medication, which has side effects which I have to be careful of, and of course I really have to watch the amount of time I can play every day, not to mentionall the hoops I have to jump through every time I have to renew my driving license. And I can't really say that I fully learned the lesson yet, since when SC2 came out I pulled a 4am session and of course had another attack, which had me falling from my chair and breaking my glasses in two very jagged pieces, both very close to my eyes, during a full-on seizure. Count me lucky, I guess. What I'm getting at is this: I know very well how much you want it to be open servers hour on May 15th, I can hardly wait myself. But please, everybody, be careful. Ask yourself if it is really, really, really worth it. I don't want to sound like a jinxer or whatever, but some lessons have a habit of being very tough to learn, unless you keep your head on your shoulders. Choices always have consequences. For me, being a stupid kid who didn't know any better eleven years ago has led me to something which is definitely not life-shattering, but which I could've done without, and that might have never showed up otherwise. Please think about it, for your own sake, and have fun. No one else did, so I will: thanks for the heads up You're welcome, man. Have fun! | ||
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DarkPhenomenon
20 Posts
I did alot of those crazy runs in D2 but no one in our team kept going for much longer than 40 hours. I dont think its possible to play that long while staying alive :O prove me wrong :D Already proved you wrong, I've done 2 seperate 72 hour D2 HC Ladder reset runs and didn't die during either of them 72 hours? doing coke is a requirement? lol no, just eating good food like veggies and yogurt, and keeping hydrated with water, not coffee and energy drinks You're welcome, man. Have fun! Thanks for the advice dude, my body is fairly used to artifical light, 9 hours a day in front of a computer at work and then another 6 at home... x 10 years = well adjusted body! And lastly thank you for all the support, these forums have been about 100000x times more positive than any other, I'm pleasantly surprised! | ||
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willoc
Canada1530 Posts
On April 27 2012 03:25 DarkPhenomenon wrote: I'm pretty sure they removed feats of strength, but going by the Beta I'm 99.99% positive level achievements will be in the game, especially hitting max level on HC. Achievements are also datestamped, but not timestamped so as for undeniable proof the best we'll be able to do is prove who all hit 60 during that first day 60's were achieved. With any luck we'll be the only ones You're right. I believe the SC2 ones only datestamp the day/month/year but not the time so we could get a lot of "firsts" on the same day. | ||
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willoc
Canada1530 Posts
On April 27 2012 04:24 Malkavian183 wrote: People say i'm crazy because i took 3 days off just to play D3 but 5 week o.O have fun man :DI took 3 days vacation as well and people are calling me crazy too. Lines right up into the weekend and Monday is a statutory holiday here in BC Canada so 6 days off in a row! I'll be taking some breaks in between for sure. Maybe even an overnight trip somewhere. Being in front of the monitor for so long can't be good for you. | ||
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Kurr
Canada2338 Posts
Actually, most games I buy, I either can't play on release day because of other things (work, university, etc) or just buy a couple of days later after the hype has died down and people start talking about the flaws and pros of the game. I think I'll actually be able to play for this release day so pretty pumped for it overall, but not in the same way as others on the internet are. I actually want to play the game for a while --- not beat it/destroy it mercilessly; althought I suspect that will happen in normal wether I want it to or not. I imagine a play through of normal, done regularly, will take 10-15 hours. I hope I'm wrong but I don't see the game being incredibly long. | ||
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Pudge_172
United States1378 Posts
Personally, I will set my alarm for 3AM and start updating and go back to sleep until 9AM. Then play from 9-9. A solid 12 hour session with quick breaks for the bathroom and to restock water/snacks. I won't be rushing as I plan to open every chest, shoot every barrel, stump, coffin. I want to enjoy the game while getting deep into the game. I'm hoping to be at the start of Act 4 Normal at the end of my Day 1. I might be able to finish Normal in 12 hours, but really exploring and looting everything, might not allow that to happen. Good luck to everyone on enjoying D3 the way you want to enjoy it. | ||
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Callynn
Netherlands917 Posts
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Kurr
Canada2338 Posts
A funny show, but going 3 days without sleep is not as easy as you think, even when you're glued to a screen. Personally, I start to feel bad when I stay up for 1 night and if I attempt a second night I pretty much feel terrible for several days afterwards. I've done around 30-40 overnights and have done 2 nights once. I can't recommend it to anyone sane. I did those for studies (was in pharmacy) but nowadays I can't anymore, my body just can't take it. It really messes with your mind. I was pretty much permanently tired for 3 years because of those and it fucks with your mood and such as well. Marathoning for a few days is fine, just take 5-6 hours of sleep at least per day. | ||
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KillerSOS
United States4207 Posts
Lol. | ||
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Treehead
999 Posts
On April 26 2012 13:03 GDR wrote: I managed 34~ ish with Cataclysm, but you people are definetly crazy thinking 72 hours. So you hit 85 and then went instancing for 10 hours? | ||
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