Diablo IV - Page 58

Rather disappointed that I cannot stay shapeshifted to either a werebear or werewolf! The skills are lackluster for the quantity involved and I daresay I preferred the Rune system of Diablo 3 to the spec system of D4! I am sorry to all the people who really disliked Diablo 3!

A lot of time seems to have been invested in creating rather similar dungeons and cellars across Sanctuary. I think this is OK but not great. The filler content feels somewhat MMO-like in its mundane presentation. I tend to agree with the previous posters about a rather bleak atmosphere in the Fragmented Peaks and that the skill system could use a considerable expansion. It is not very aesthetically pleasing!

The cooldowns are too long on many skills! Again, I hate to say this but I think Diablo 3's system was somewhat superior in that I could at least use many of my skills frequently. I like to roar as a Druid but cannot roar very often! I did not like the legendaries! There are too many class-specific properties of legendaries at this point and it just reinforces my disappointment in the skill tree!

Overall I am worried about the game! I did not like the Adria dynamic with Leah in Diablo 3, and I did not like the beta content. What could possibly by so seductive about traveling with Lilith? Of course it's a very narrow premise and then to your disappointment it ends exactly as you would expect! The story was very disappointing! I was disappointed Rathma was dead!

I think people want to be very excited for Diablo 4 as Blizzard has not released something catering to its traditional fanbase in some time. But I think the game is focusing on creating content and is too mechanistic in its approach! There is a lot of stuff but it is not compelling! I think of Diablo 1 as the benchmark for the franchise, and Diablo 1 was compelling because the quests were varied and interesting. There seemed to be a point to completing them and then you were rewarded with a unique item! But in this game the quests are very similar, and there are only so many instances where I rescue someone's son or daughter or wife or whatever before I just don't care about the NPCs. Can't they ever do anything compelling themselves? There are so many stupid minor problems in Sanctuary of various possessions and disappearances and so on. Well that's just how it is! The developers need to show some priorities and make the hero a little more compelling!

In the previous Diablo games you were not burdened by a bunch of mishaps like cats stuck in trees or dogs with their tongues frozen to fire hydrants. If there are really going to be 500 side quests, then I think the game will be really disappointing. I would have preferred a more expansive storyline and not so much busywork. Personally I did not care for the MMO-elements. I did not like upgrading my potions! What point could this possibly serve?

Ugh. Well I am somewhat sorry this rant is headed this way. Overall I find the larger world interesting. I like the big towns and a few of the wild quests (coming upon some event). I think the stronghold system is kind of cool--that you're transforming the world as you go. Hopefully this will serve a compelling purpose and not just yield entrance to a single dungeon. I miss my companion from Diablo 2 & 3. I found the companion to be the most interesting part of certain games & I think if executed correctly that companion adds a lot! I certainly hope we get a companion in the final release!

Once upon a time I think Diablo 1 had the perfect qualities of brevity and darkness. I do not think I will appreciate the darkness in this game if it is built upon thin premises. I do not want to trail stupid NPCs who align themselves with Lords of Hell. If the Lords of Hell are to be worth their salt then mortal people should be staying well away from them. Lilith shouldn't require any assistance in simply traversing the world. I was similarly disappointed with Rathma! The first Necromancer and so on. So far his mention has added nothing!

I do not at all like having to rely upon people like Neyrelle. Constantly aiding and searching for Neyrelle is stupid. A lot of these defenseless mortals should simply die walking around with the hero. They don't have any training or means of defending themselves and it's not plausible for them to survive the journey. Why do I need her to open doors or read books or anything whatsoever. Personally I am not going to evaluate the beta story any better than the Diablo 3 story (which was not all that great).

As for content I think the game needs to be much more focused and that if some of the manhours were invested in working on an innovative continuation it would be much better. What I mean is that Rifts and Greater Rifts were aiming to address something (and they didn't do it all that well). On the other hand, the intention is to acknowledge a direction for the game. If the manhours from cellars and various dungeons were invested in some new innovative approach to continuation that would be wonderful. Why can't there be multiple "purposes" to an act? Perhaps a pronged approach would be best wherein the hero could advance some more intriguing plots (like Duran in Starcraft). Again, I really don't see the point of adding countless dungeons just to quiet the voices that some NPC hears at night or collect Druid Sap for some shaman. These quests belong in an MMO but not in Diablo! There should be more significant plot points!

The game is pretty dreary as someone pointed out previously. I hope there is a more colorful presentation to some of the later acts. I don't have a perfect eye for art although I am something of an artist. Nevertheless, I find the slue of reds and greys to blend together all too much. To be honest, I do not find many of the enemies visually appealing. They are either red grey black or tan and do not have significant features. Many times I find them to be monotonous and almost homogeous until the red attack outline appears upon them!

While the quality of the graphics is not bad I just do not like the artwork!

Well, I have ranted a lot, but I was expecting a lot from this game! In summary, I hope the lords of hell will be more compelling in future acts, and that they won't randomly enlist people to no real point and purpose. If there were some grand scheme of corruption then that would be excellent--something somewhat political and focused. Furthermore, I hope the references to religious subject matter will be less overbearing! I do not really like this aspect of Diablo 4! The hero isn't supposed to see or hear struggles of free will versus demonic corruption! There needs to be the subtle undertone of blatant obviousness! It should be granted that Sanctuary is facing real virtually, omnipotent demons and no amount of Earth-bound orthodox religion will be of any use. Overall, I really did not like this plot arc either! The Reverend Mother Prava and so on. With a zillion, real demons roaming the wide world (apparently everywhere and taking over every town in sight) there is no way anyone would pay the slightest heed to her.

Well, I guess I am just in for disappointment! Although I watched many reviews (some positive and some negative) I guess my own take is profoundly negative! I hope the hero will be more heroic as the game progresses and will not have so many crutches for exploring Sanctuary. I hope the lords of hell will be more compelling as the game progresses and will actually have some discernible plot toward malevolence. I hope no more trivial events will inspire such focus (as it is obviously the purpose of the demons to cause mischief). I hope the skill tree shows more promise, and that some universal skills are added. I hope there is more purpose to the open world than has been presented thus far! In short I am not very optimistic, but thanks for listening to my rambling!