Diablo IV

[Dadd]

The Druid in D2 was the gayest class anyway. Nothing of value was lost.

 

[ArchAngel]

The Druid in D2 was the gayest class anyway. Nothing of value was lost.

I am just playing D2 mod Path of Diablo and doing Rabies Werewolf and it is certainly more fun than any other melee build. No need to click on every enemy (one of the more irritating gameplay loops in D2), i just infect one and spreading poison takes care of the rest.

 

[bloodlover]

Maybe Blizz will add a slider to make your char thicker or slimmer. And one for the size of your penis

 

[Reinhardt]

you getting slooooooooooooowly (very slowly - surprising patience in the cinematic direction for a modern aRPG) hauled off to your doom on an old rusty cart

well, good luck trying to haul my shaneequa m'bongo druid NOT sloooooooooooooooowly.

 

[Saark]

Diablo Druids are just an offshoot tribe from Barbarians. They aren't tree worshipping hippies. They are a warrior-priest tribe and I think they used to be cannibals as well on account of their lycantrophy, although that might've either been a dream or something that was retconned later by nuBlizzard. Looking at the Diablo wiki it's also mentioned that they practice agriculture. Weird detail to include but it's there. Seems to me that they are more of a rural type than a hunter-gatherer specific society.

The Druid was not originally going to be a playable class in Diablo IV. The developers reversed course after seeing a piece of concept art.

Never said they were tree worshipping hippies, but they live in cottages and in a region that is basically just a massive overgrown wilderness. But you're right, not a hunter/gatherer type, for the most part.

Not sure about the cannibalism part, but Druids were an offshoot of barbarians when Bul'Kathos tried to unify them. They then moved into totally-not-scotland and became farmers/fishermen, swearing to protect animals and plants alike, and moving out of the the Northern Steppes. While they still practiced agriculture, it's not their main source of food, and nothing in the existing lore makes me think that this is what the regular Druid would look like. Blizz just decided to shove this new "archetype" into everybodies faces, retcon their ability to cast Fire spells despite their origins coming from the barbarian shamanism, and put a few hundred pounds on them.

Simply not appealing to me, visually.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Simply not appealing to me, visually.

And imo that's all you need to say. There's no need to rationalize it further. I like the Druid physique. I like the Barbarian physique. I don't like how Necros look like crack whores. But if Blizzard offered an actual body type choice (for all classes) then that'd probably be best for everyone.

 

[0sacred]

Druids were the caste of intellectuals in Celtic society. Why even call your class Druid if it's so far removed from that archetype and it's bulky, war-mongering peasants cosplaying as animals? Also that combination of traits doesn't even make sense.

 

[Saark]

There's no need to rationalize it further.

I'm not. The people defending it are. Many people are claiming that this is a "typical" strongman physique, which somehow makes sense for a Druid archetype, or comparing them to people living in the cold and putting on extra weight as a result, or preparing for "hibernation" etc. It's basically the arguments of people who wanna justify the style in some way, becuase the overwhelming response so far was pretty negative. Even most fat people don't wanna play a fat character (just like most anorexic people wouldn't wanna play the necro).

 

[Reinhardt]

stop arguing. everyone is ugly in this game. just different kinds of ugly. GOTHIC HORROR.

 

[Dadd]

No one enjoys the visual experience of perceiving fat people other than perverts.

 

[NecroLord]

Fuck this game. Fuck Blizzard.
We went from fucking massacring undead, demons and other assorted monsters in dark dungeons filled with horror to "I CAN SEE MYSEEEELF. SO GOOD! OMG, LITERALLY CRYIN' RIGHT NOW!" Now, you have to appease every nigger and fat, gluttonous slut if you hope your game is gonna score points with the video game journalists and gaymers.

 

[anvi]

Druids are at one with nature and can cast powerful magic spells, pretty sure they would be able to control their own fatness. Also if games are going to represent everyone then there need to be wheelchair bound warriors that get their wheels stuck in mud, rogues with no arms trying to kick enemies without falling over, etc.

Also trans characters, albinos, blind people, etc. "As someone with IBS I am offended at the lack of characters with shit covered legs." Zoomer fucking retards.

 

[0sacred]

It's not worse than nigger Paladin tho

 

[NecroLord]

It's not worse than nigger Paladin tho

Sheeeeeeeeeeit

 

[Wilian]

doesn't matter when ring and full plate are same size in your inventory.

Truth be told, this is how it worked in Infinity Engine games too.

Not the same. It was a technical limitation at that time, they also fixed it by introducing gems bags and such.
Diablo 4 is pure design decision.

How on Earth could this be a serious statement?

Yeah, back in the late 90s, before computers evolved the ability to display objects of different sizes.

Are you retarded?

You do understand that back in 90s there were no uniform engines that everyone was using?
IE was originally developed for RTS, Diablo was supposed to be TB and so on..
Also the amount of money and manpower that is going into modern AAA games like D4 is not comparable to anything in the past.

They are building Aircraft carriers now when then they were making sailing boats.

Do you need a rock drill? The way you're shoveling yourself into the hole has you meeting the bedrock soon enough..

 

[Reinhardt]

albinos,

they have vitiligo skin tone available for every character type.

 

[anvi]

- I am so offended I can't make a Rogue with my body type

 

[mediocrepoet]

While they still practiced agriculture, it's not their main source of food,

No, McDonald's is.

 

[Dadd]

moon clan milkshake

 

[Dadd]

get on the milking table now!

 

[Storyfag]

It's not worse than nigger Paladin tho

Sheeeeeeeeeeit

To be honest tho, I recently started a Paladin run in vanilla D2, and he *does* sound somewhat negroid.

 

[Rhobar121]

If I remember correctly, in d2 the paladin was always black.

 

[mediocrepoet]

If I remember correctly, in d2 the paladin was always black.

Nah, he's supposed to be whiter than HeroMarine.

Spoiler

 

[HeroMarine]

Shitty game, shitty players.

 

[Turn_BASED]

Shitty game, shitty players.

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