Diablo IV

[Old Hans]

This has single player queues?! I remember experiencing queues in WoW, but in a single player game? And people are OK with that?

Not a single player game though. It's an MMO, you play with other people whether you group or not (except when soloing in dungeons).

Is there no singleplayer mode?

not in the normal sense. It's one of those "shared worlds" like Destiny. so you're stuck playing online constantly at the mercy of server overloads and being harassed by Malaysian gold farmers

 

[abija]

Btw there's an option to download a 40ish GB stutter free demo.

 

[vmar]

Why does this feel like a mobile game

 

[ELEXmakesMeHard]

Why does this feel like a mobile game

Because it has a mobile game interface. Very similar to the one used for Diablo Immortal I hear.

It's the #1 thing I hope they change before release. And the #1 complaint AFAIK.

 

[Dadd]

I'm looking forward to HC griefing videos.

 

[whydoibother]

Fair warning: Even if you get past the queue, you might still be sent into a weird invisible second queue where you just stare at your selected character for a while.
If you've made a druid, you get to look at the average hairy british pub roaming male without a shirt on for a good 10+ minutes.

Got me at Kyvashad, the first town. Couldn't enter the town, zone transition wouldn't start. Log out to main menu results in another queue.

 

[Peachcurl]

Don't worry, there'll be no queues at release, because no one buys those shitty Blizzard games ...

 

[whydoibother]

Don't worry, there'll be no queues at release, because no one buys those shitty Blizzard games ...

I found another small low budget indie company bug

 

[Tyranicon]

This has single player queues?! I remember experiencing queues in WoW, but in a single player game? And people are OK with that?

Not a single player game though. It's an MMO, you play with other people whether you group or not (except when soloing in dungeons).

Is there no singleplayer mode?

No, there'll always be other players in the open world (which you enter after the prologue). Very few though, to be fair. If you're in a hub you'll see a few people. Out in the wild, not so often.

I haven't been bothered by it so far. I disabled chat boxes (and chat in general). And so far there's no ridiculous cosmetics (only a matter of time though).

This game is going to be monetized to hell and back.

Even indies have soloplay modes.

Hubs only exist to advertise paid cosmetics.

This is such ridiculous decline from Blizzard. I was on the fence about this game, but fuck whoever removed singleplayer.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

No, there'll always be other players in the open world (which you enter after the prologue). Very few though, to be fair. If you're in a hub you'll see a few people. Out in the wild, not so often.

I haven't been bothered by it so far. I disabled chat boxes (and chat in general). And so far there's no ridiculous cosmetics (only a matter of time though).

I've been surprised by that not bothering me either, I figured it'd be a nightmare both in the general sense and because my internet's shit and likes to cut out, but the extent of it is just people running around in town and then during one of the random little events some other nerd showed up and clicked demons. Not feeling overly impressed by the game at large (Which is odd considering I love D 1-2-3 and even largely prefer 3 to 2) but the MMO shit isn't the issue.

 

[ArchAngel]

This has single player queues?! I remember experiencing queues in WoW, but in a single player game? And people are OK with that?

Not a single player game though. It's an MMO, you play with other people whether you group or not (except when soloing in dungeons).

Is there no singleplayer mode?

No, there'll always be other players in the open world (which you enter after the prologue). Very few though, to be fair. If you're in a hub you'll see a few people. Out in the wild, not so often.

I haven't been bothered by it so far. I disabled chat boxes (and chat in general). And so far there's no ridiculous cosmetics (only a matter of time though).

This game is going to be monetized to hell and back.

Even indies have soloplay modes.

Hubs only exist to advertise paid cosmetics.

This is such ridiculous decline from Blizzard. I was on the fence about this game, but fuck whoever removed singleplayer.

I guess you also never played D3 so I guess you do not know that singleplayers didn't exist since D3. Better to say, you have to be always online to play D3.

 

[JDR13]

I guess you also never played D3 so I guess you do not know that singleplayers didn't exist since D3. Better to say, you have to be always online to play D3.

A persistent connection and no single-player are not the same thing. Diablo 3 had true single-player, and Diablo 4 apparently does not.

 

[Tyranicon]

A persistent connection and no single-player are not the same thing. Diablo 3 had true single-player, and Diablo 4 apparently does not.

Yeah, I didn't interact with another living soul in D3 besides couch co-op sessions.

Which makes this whole marketing narrative of "hey guys, we learned from D3 and we're not going to be money-grubbing assholes again" fall really flat.

 

[JDR13]

Btw there's an option to download a 40ish GB stutter free demo.

Where are you seeing that? I wouldn't mind giving this a try without having to use 85GB of space.

 

[ArchAngel]

Btw there's an option to download a 40ish GB stutter free demo.

Where are you seeing that? I wouldn't mind giving this a try without having to use 85GB of space.

Probably some torrent.

 

[Frank Capicoli]

This has single player queues?! I remember experiencing queues in WoW, but in a single player game? And people are OK with that?

Not a single player game though. It's an MMO, you play with other people whether you group or not (except when soloing in dungeons).

Is there no singleplayer mode?

No, there'll always be other players in the open world (which you enter after the prologue). Very few though, to be fair. If you're in a hub you'll see a few people. Out in the wild, not so often.

I haven't been bothered by it so far. I disabled chat boxes (and chat in general). And so far there's no ridiculous cosmetics (only a matter of time though).

This game is going to be monetized to hell and back.

Even indies have soloplay modes.

Hubs only exist to advertise paid cosmetics.

This is such ridiculous decline from Blizzard. I was on the fence about this game, but fuck whoever removed singleplayer.

I guess you also never played D3 so I guess you do not know that singleplayers didn't exist since D3. Better to say, you have to be always online to play D3.

Think console peasants got the ability to play offline in d3.

 

[Tyrr]

Having to wait in a queue so random strangers can pollute your 'solo' gaming experience.
Fuck this shit.

 

[Arbiter]

85 GB download for a demo

You can reduce the download to approximately 40 GB if you disable 4k assets in the installer.

 

[whydoibother]

Having to wait in a queue so random strangers can pollute your 'solo' gaming experience.
Fuck this shit.

And then the parts where the game lags and crashes are EXACTLY those forced multiplayer areas.

 

[Arbiter]

Also it might be uncompressed, since its a developer build basically.

It is unlikely that demo and retail use different asset pipelines. This is a 10 year old Diablo 3 engine after all, not some work in progress.

 

[ELEXmakesMeHard]

Having to wait in a queue so random strangers can pollute your 'solo' gaming experience.
Fuck this shit.

A small consolation: You can deactivate crossplay, to filter away the console plebs. That means no niggers, women, potheads, etc. PC-gamers are much less likely to use flashy gay cosmetics.

 

[abija]

Where are you seeing that? I wouldn't mind giving this a try without having to use 85GB of space.

You have an option to modify install and uncheck hd textures.

 

[sosmoflux]

I haven't played Diablo since D2 back in the day.

Why is there a queue?
Why is the HUD so huge?
Why is the text and font so basic, like a kids game?
Why is the minimap so huge?
Why is the map already revealed with no fog of war?
Why is the camera so god damn zoomed in?
Why are the graphics so underwhelming?
Why does it feel like a mobile game?
Why is the music so laughably bad?
Why was everyone a girl on the character select screen?
Why is the iconic coin pickup sound so bland?

Is this what people actually like now?

 

[Great Deceiver]

Since it's free to try, I downloaded it and gave it a spin.

Uninstalled half an hour later. Irredeemable garbage, and on top of everything it runs terribly. I've got a 5800X3D and a 3070 with latest drivers, and it's non-stop stutter whenever the game is loading any assets. Laughable. Honestly it looks worse than D2 Resurrected.

People are paying 100USD for this. You get exactly what you deserve.

 

[Reinhardt]

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