EPTI was just wondering if you have to download the client to play the game, or if it is going to already be on the disc when I get it and install it? I'm just wondering because I don't want to use up 7+ gigs of my bandwith for no reason.
Thanks!
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Hudre
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I was just wondering if you have to download the client to play the game, or if it is going to already be on the disc when I get it and install it? I'm just wondering because I don't want to use up 7+ gigs of my bandwith for no reason. Thanks! | ||
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Djzapz
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procyonlotor
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When SC2 came out, the servers were up at 22:00 the previous day here. | ||
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Djzapz
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Davis23
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On May 14 2012 06:20 Djzapz wrote: 2 days before release right now I just learned that D3 is 4 players max... wow, that's quite a disappointment... Why that? 4 players is the perfect size! In a larger grp you have to play with people you barely know or are just bad. And in a larger grp its way to hard to communicate strategies! | ||
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R0YAL
United States1768 Posts
On May 14 2012 06:45 Davis23 wrote: Why that? 4 players is the perfect size! In a larger grp you have to play with people you barely know or are just bad. And in a larger grp its way to hard to communicate strategies! It's disappointing because you can't play with more than 3 friends at once. | ||
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udgnim
United States8024 Posts
On May 14 2012 06:50 R0YAL wrote: It's disappointing because you can't play with more than 3 friends at once. agree that it's disappointing in that regard, but I think the 4 player limit will force greater teamwork due to smaller group size | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On May 14 2012 07:09 udgnim wrote: agree that it's disappointing in that regard, but I think the 4 player limit will force greater teamwork due to smaller group size Well here's a little piece of mind: let the player decide what's fun and what isn't, is that so crazy? And if the game is supposed to sweetspot at 4 players, then they should just give no further bonuses (items or xp) beyond that, and the default game size should be 4. I don't think it's unreasonable. I have 6 close friends who are going to buy the game, and a bunch of friends-of-friends who are going to join the games that we'll be in, so naturally I'll have people telling me "hey your game's full come to this other game" and whatnot. Oh well, too bad I guess. | ||
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skyR
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R0YAL
United States1768 Posts
On May 14 2012 07:09 udgnim wrote: agree that it's disappointing in that regard, but I think the 4 player limit will force greater teamwork due to smaller group size I don't really understand this line of reasoning, wouldn't more players force greater teamwork due to bigger group size? On May 14 2012 07:22 Djzapz wrote: Well here's a little piece of mind: let the player decide what's fun and what isn't, is that so crazy? And if the game is supposed to sweetspot at 4 players, then they should just give no further bonuses (items or xp) beyond that, and the default game size should be 4. I don't think it's unreasonable. I have 6 close friends who are going to buy the game, and a bunch of friends-of-friends who are going to join the games that we'll be in, so naturally I'll have people telling me "hey your game's full come to this other game" and whatnot. Oh well, too bad I guess. xp and drops don't scale with players in D3, the only thing that scales is monster hp & damage. EDIT: Wait i'm not sure I fully understand what you are proposing. | ||
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Davis23
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udai
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UniversalSnip
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On May 14 2012 07:22 Djzapz wrote: Well here's a little piece of mind: let the player decide what's fun and what isn't, is that so crazy? And if the game is supposed to sweetspot at 4 players, then they should just give no further bonuses (items or xp) beyond that, and the default game size should be 4. I don't think it's unreasonable. I have 6 close friends who are going to buy the game, and a bunch of friends-of-friends who are going to join the games that we'll be in, so naturally I'll have people telling me "hey your game's full come to this other game" and whatnot. Oh well, too bad I guess. Eh, not really. People absolutely will do things that make the game less fun for them and give it less staying power, sometimes it makes sense for the devs to restrict players from doing what they want to in order to make a game better. For example, have you considered zoom distance? People will typically zoom a top down game as far out as they're allowed to, even if it makes the experience worse. Even with just a couple players I find the game gets hectic anyway. There's a lot more going on than there is in d2. | ||
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WeedRa
Germany815 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On May 14 2012 07:29 skyR wrote: That's pretty unreasonable since you wouldn't be able to progress without items or xp. Well in D2, when there were more people in a game, you'd gain more XP. I was just saying that they should cap the bonus at whatever you'd get with 4 players. Turns out it doesn't work like that in D3 so never mind about that, I guess. Perhaps lower the XP to 0.9x for 5 players, 0.8x for 6 players and so on... That way it's not necessarily the most efficient, but it CAN still be done for fun. On May 14 2012 07:30 R0YAL wrote: xp and drops don't scale with players in D3, the only thing that scales is monster hp & damage. EDIT: Wait i'm not sure I fully understand what you are proposing. I think you got it. I didn't know about that, though. On May 14 2012 08:04 UniversalSnip wrote: Eh, not really. People absolutely will do things that make the game less fun for them and give it less staying power, sometimes it makes sense for the devs to restrict players from doing what they want to in order to make a game better. For example, have you considered zoom distance? People will typically zoom a top down game as far out as they're allowed to, even if it makes the experience worse. Even with just a couple players I find the game gets hectic anyway. There's a lot more going on than there is in d2. Your idea of fun certainly isn't the same as mine. If you dislike 8 player games, then cap it at 4 players. | ||
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