Auction House Online: The Game (Diablo 3) is a MASSIVE decline

[dextermorgan]

I am rather puzzled by the polarizing effect this game is having on players. Do you honestly think D3 is such a hugeass departure from the series?

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

YEAH BRO ITS LIKE TOTALLY POPAMOLAR NOW WITH ITS RUNES AND AUTMATIC SATS LOL ENJOY WORLD OF DIABLOCRAFT 3 SHEEPLE BROS

 

[Castanova]

I don't know, nothing in D3 demo compares to lightning / frost element on Dark Raven, kobold subbosses or the ~3 yeti-dudes around the tree, never mind Andariel and the Butcher. You actually couldn't stand toe to toe with enemies like that, whereas in D3 I can just stand still and hold LMB down without even bothering to drink potions most of the time. There's also never so many enemies that you genuinely get swarmed, like you could in those kobold camps with shamans, etc.

Try walking into a D2 camp with a subboss and standing still, and doing the same with D3. Or with any D2 boss - the final D3 beta boss, I can stand there and it takes 5 seconds for the Skeleton King to hit me once.

While the D3 beta was by no means hard, I think you're vastly overstating things. There are swarms of enemies, especially in the Cathedral, and if you get swarmed by Champions/Rares, you can easily die if you just stand there and left click. Also, if you stand there and left-click the Skeleton King you will die. I suspect your definition of "standing still and holding LMB down" means you hold LMB down except when you need to do something else to survive.

 

[bonescraper]

Haha, so Diablo has gone full Animu. Ninja demons, angles with tentacles.... But where's blood and gore? Motor oil ins't blood.

 

[General Maxson]

Well I can see now what their target audience is. And I'm not among them. This doesn't seem to have any similarity with dark world of original Diablo. Or even Diablo 2. It looks like it's for kids.

 

[ScottishMartialArts]

angles with tentacles....

Never saw the Act III cinematic, did you?

 

[Black]

I am rather puzzled by the polarizing effect this game is having on players. Do you honestly think D3 is such a hugeass departure from the series?

They should never have strayed from Diablo's turn-based roots

 

[pocahaunted]

Fuckin' hell, that animu video is so terrible. Nothing is salvageable.

Also, they changed Tyrael's voice actor and turned Diablo into a chatterbox? Give me a fucking break.

 

[General Maxson]

It's quite sad that this is the future of gaming. An online casino money grabber with a gaming skin over it.

 

[Menckenstein]

KINDA WANT TO PREORDER DIABLO 3, HELP ME BROS.

I loved playing Diablo and Diablo 2 with friends, wasted so many hours just charting out builds and fucking around in the game. I'm way past that stage in my life and most of my friends don't really play games that much anymore. I'm very wishy-washy on this but I think this bullshit series is my giant decline-oriented weakness. It's like it's calling to me.

 

[bonescraper]

angles with tentacles....

Never saw the Act III cinematic, did you?

Honestly? Nope. I never got past that jungle act, because Diablo II gets very boring, very quickly

 

[Jasede]

It looks like western animation to me; I don't know what your deal is.

 

[bonescraper]

KINDA WANT TO PREORDER DIABLO 3, HELP ME BROS.

I loved playing Diablo and Diablo 2 with friends, wasted so many hours just charting out builds and fucking around in the game. I'm way past that stage in my life and most of my friends don't really play games that much anymore. I'm very wishy-washy on this but I think this bullshit series is my giant decline-oriented weakness. It's like it's calling to me.

Quickly then, spend your money on whores and booze. No money - no problem.

And i bet you'll have some great stories to share with us in GD once you sober up :D

 

[Gregz]

KINDA WANT TO PREORDER DIABLO 3, HELP ME BROS.

I loved playing Diablo and Diablo 2 with friends, wasted so many hours just charting out builds and fucking around in the game. I'm way past that stage in my life and most of my friends don't really play games that much anymore. I'm very wishy-washy on this but I think this bullshit series is my giant decline-oriented weakness. It's like it's calling to me.

This is exactly where I'm at too.

 

[pocahaunted]

Just buy it and play some co-op.

Or save your money for the next Cole of duti.

 

[attackfighter]

Diablo is now in anime form, just like Dragon Age. This is the new shit.

 

[Captain Shrek]

Just fucking buy it dammit. Its okay to play it and enjoy it.

 

[joeydohn]

KINDA WANT TO PREORDER DIABLO 3, HELP ME BROS.

I loved playing Diablo and Diablo 2 with friends, wasted so many hours just charting out builds and fucking around in the game. I'm way past that stage in my life and most of my friends don't really play games that much anymore. I'm very wishy-washy on this but I think this bullshit series is my giant decline-oriented weakness. It's like it's calling to me.

This is exactly where I'm at too.

Sign up to a year of WoW and get D3 for free.

 

[Gregz]

Sign up to a year of WoW and get D3 for free.

That...That might have just cured me.

 

[ScottishMartialArts]

Yeah, I went ahead and preordered it yesterday. I can't wait till the 15th!

But, but at least I still maintain my monocle status because I play DCS games. :p

 

[joeydohn]

Yeah, I went ahead and preordered it yesterday. I can't wait till the 15th!

But, but at least I still maintain my monocle status because I play DCS games. :p

If it's fun, play it. Everyone here is either into autistic spreadsheet simulators, braindead and part of the decline or a LARPer anyway.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

I'm just disappointed I probably won't be getting it on the 15th. Driving me up the goddamn wall. Looking forward to clicking, but HNNNNNNNNNNGH.

 

[ScottishMartialArts]

I'm just disappointed I probably won't be getting it on the 15th. Driving me up the goddamn wall. Looking forward to clicking, but HNNNNNNNNNNGH.

Why not? Preorder and preload, and you're all set for repeated Error 37 messages at midnight May 15th!

 

[Jasede]

You can preload the game? Link please!
/v/ Codex isn't going to stop me from having some good old fashioned popamole fun.

 

[General Maxson]

You can preload the game? Link please!
/v/ Codex isn't going to stop me from having some good old fashioned popamole fun.

Yeah, if it only were true...