Diablo IV

[ArchAngel]

If a new dude can almost max out finishing just the DLC in a straight shoot with barely fighting on hard then this shit looks like a fucking woke joke for pussies. Sounds easy as all fuck.

Hard is 2nd of 4 starting difficulties and there are 4 move above that once you hit lvl 60.
I am playing on 3rd one now (one above Hard) with my barb while leveling and dying regularly.

 

[Lacrymas]

Diablo 4 isn't challenging on any of the difficulties as far as I've heard people say.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Maybe it depends on the build and if you want to fight everything. I still find that passive build where mobs essentially kill themselves attacking you rather hilarious. These types of games are just OCD button mashers more or less. Maybe they relieve stress. The diablo rabbit hole and clones is akin to gambling on a slot or pachinko machine but probably less expensive. Then again, I have hit some decent rewards on slot machines. Diablo 1-2 just wasted time.

 

[ArchAngel]

Diablo 4 isn't challenging on any of the difficulties as far as I've heard people say.

If you put it on 4th difficulty at lvl 1 it will be very challenging. And for endgame there is Torment 4 which is too hard if you do not have one of the top builds.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

I think I might finally be over this franchise and Diablo-likes in general. I dunno, holding a button down and watching stuff die just isn't as amusing as it once was. Also picking up loot and watching numbers go up isn't fun anymore. I think it hasn't been for quite a while but I've been lying to myself. It's probably just a age thing, diminishing returns and all that. Diablo 1 remains timeless though. That game is a masterpiece.

 

[Gandalf]

I think I might finally be over this franchise and Diablo-likes in general. I dunno, holding a button down and watching stuff die just isn't as amusing as it once was. Also picking up loot and watching numbers go up isn't fun anymore. I think it hasn't been for quite a while but I've been lying to myself. It's probably just a age thing, diminishing returns and all that. Diablo 1 remains timeless though. That game is a masterpiece.

How would you rate all Diablo games you've played on a scale from 1 (total shiet) to 10 (masterpiece)?

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

I think I might finally be over this franchise and Diablo-likes in general. I dunno, holding a button down and watching stuff die just isn't as amusing as it once was. Also picking up loot and watching numbers go up isn't fun anymore. I think it hasn't been for quite a while but I've been lying to myself. It's probably just a age thing, diminishing returns and all that. Diablo 1 remains timeless though. That game is a masterpiece.

How would you rate all Diablo games you've played on a scale from 1 (total shiet) to 10 (masterpiece)?

D1 = 10
D2 = 8
D3 = 6
D4 = 7

 

[Peachcurl]

Halve the ratings for D3 and D4, otherwise I agree.

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

If you asked me when I was a kid I probably would have rated D2 higher than D1 but I've grown to appreciate the novelty of 1 more.

 

[Florian Gheorghe]

Anybody else find the inventory in D4 silly? D1, D2 and D3 has more than one square for armour in the inventory grid. POE and even Grim Dawn has the same, but in D4 the item just look bad and I couldn't get myself to figure why, other than models looking dumb. D2 has the best armour looking in inventory and character.

 

[Dr1f7]

why wouldn't they have a serpent form or whatever for the new class? aren't anacondas and shit big in the jungle? noone wants to paly as a lame bug or cat thing or monkey if i wanna be a monkey i;ll play donkey kong bitch

 

[Skinwalker]

why wouldn't they have a serpent form or whatever for the new class? aren't anacondas and shit big in the jungle? noone wants to paly as a lame bug or cat thing or monkey if i wanna be a monkey i;ll play donkey kong bitch

That's what I thought as well, why centipede for venom abilities, instead of a serpent? Guess they were trying to be original, or whatever.

The chest-beating gorilla was straight-up hilarious, though.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Wait! Can it climb up walls and trees and hurl large objects?

 

[Florian Gheorghe]

Even the new region is not interesting

 

[Crispy]

I think I might finally be over this franchise and Diablo-likes in general.

 

[ind33d]

It really sucks Blizzard canned the 3rd person Dark Souls clone version of Diablo they were developing. They could have made the gameplay like Doom Eternal except using powers instead of guns

 

[Dr1f7]

people actually watch the cutscenes/read story for these games? i thought everyone just turned game sound off, played eurobeat, and spam teleport through all the rooms??

 

[Modron]

people actually watch the cutscenes/read story for these games? i thought everyone just turned game sound off, played eurobeat, and spam teleport through all the rooms??

Cutscenes are the only decent part of blizzard games going on a decade (or two). Back in the day they used to have decent gameplay to complement their cool cgi but that's far too much of an ask in current year.

 

[Artyoan]

It really sucks Blizzard canned the 3rd person Dark Souls clone version of Diablo they were developing.

That is the direction I would have gone. Diablo was originally a very atmospheric game. Even first person would have been preferable to me. Isometric arpgs are hyper focused on efficiency for its own sake with little to no immersive qualities compared to the alternatives.

I would have leaned heavily into a third person arpg but with diablo 2 style loot and generally more tactical combat even with non-boss enemies. Could be infinitely more visceral and engaging. As it is, I have yet to buy Diablo 4 and likely never will at this point unless the whole game/dlc is <$10 and I'm really bored.

 

[BlackAdderBG]

people actually watch the cutscenes/read story for these games? i thought everyone just turned game sound off, played eurobeat, and spam teleport through all the rooms??

Cutscenes are the only decent part of blizzard games going on a decade (or two). Back in the day they used to have decent gameplay to complement their cool cgi but that's far too much of an ask in current year.

Their cutsceenes post Warcraft 3 are all terrible.

 

[Modron]

Oh WC3 was the last one of their games I played sad to see they have declined all across the board. So shit gameplay and shit cgi movies why do people continue to buy their games?

 

[H. P. Lovecraft's Cat]

Blizzard is stupid for not putting their games on steam. I'd own all their old shit but NOPE!

 

[Hobknobling]

people actually watch the cutscenes/read story for these games? i thought everyone just turned game sound off, played eurobeat, and spam teleport through all the rooms??

Cutscenes are the only decent part of blizzard games going on a decade (or two). Back in the day they used to have decent gameplay to complement their cool cgi but that's far too much of an ask in current year.

Their cutsceenes post Warcraft 3 are all terrible.

Some of the earlier World of Warcraft stuff is still well directed, but it already started to devolve into dramatic movie trailer man voice and character model showcases at that point.



I think this was already quite bad and probably scripted by the dude who did lyrics for Linkin Park.

 

[Nathir]

It really sucks Blizzard canned the 3rd person Dark Souls clone version of Diablo they were developing. They could have made the gameplay like Doom Eternal except using powers instead of guns

It would have been shit anyway, as Blizzard can't make good games anymore. So no big loss.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Man i gotta say it's unreal how much money Blizzard is pumping into this. The commercial for this stupid expansion is running constantly on TV and often YouTube ads. I can see why once you get this big it's hard to fail. I can imagine this level of exposure is hard to miss for normies.