Diablo IV

[Florian Gheorghe]

25% on the DLC right now, still think it's too much.

 

[mediocrepoet]

There's no plate armor in game. They said they didn't want to make a paladin or a standard archetype because they wanted to unleash their creativity with the new class. The new class is 90% a D3 monk clone. CREATIVITY UNLEASHED.

I was interested in the class because it looked like an Aztec jaguar knight sort of thing. But instead of leaning into that and having something fairly unique and interesting, they made it a monk reskin. I couldn't believe it. What a waste.

 

[Inec0rn]

 

[Florian Gheorghe]

Returned to POE from D4. Very happy I didn't pay for the DLC. Will buy POE2 Ea Supporter pack instead.

 

[ind33d]

i don't get why D4 looks fuck ugly compared to SC2 and D3. elon told me indians know how to program

 

[Zeriel]

25% on the DLC right now, still think it's too much.

The DLC is really rather pathetic. It adds very little... but if you're playing the game you might as well get it I guess. Definitely not value added though. Comparing it to RoS makes D4 look so bad. It could have been a major patch instead of an expansion. They've definitely had patches that added more meat to the game.

i don't get why D4 looks fuck ugly compared to SC2 and D3. elon told me indians know how to program

It's a social justice thing. Emphatically. Same disease that is going on in most AAA studios. It's not that they are incapable technically. It's an ideological choice. Just go look at Diablo Immortal's art direction. Soulless and generic, but much more attractive on a basic human level if you want hotness and "cool" factor.

 

[mediocrepoet]

25% on the DLC right now, still think it's too much.

The DLC is really rather pathetic. It adds very little... but if you're playing the game you might as well get it I guess. Definitely not value added though. Comparing it to RoS makes D4 look so bad. It could have been a major patch instead of an expansion. They've definitely had patches that added more meat to the game.

But how many change you from fighting undead and demons to black sludge? I swear, it's like they were trying to make the Fern Gully ARPG.

Spoiler

 

[Skinwalker]

I find it hilarious that they changed the demon who respawns other demons from "shaman" to "disseminator" or something like that.

Probably some gay guy on reddit was like "ugh, excuthe me, I'm 1/64th wampawaka indian and a registered ahuehueasca shaman, and I find this offensive", and the pink-haired wiccan landwhales at Blizzturd went "diablo mio! we wouldn't want to offend ANY religion or nation by associating them with fictional demons! change the name from "shaman" to "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, please bless America" immediately! add more evil Cathedral of Light knights, and keep reminding that the angel INRIus was evil and insane and bigot and defeated by badass brat energy girlboss Lilith."

More people should agree with this post, it's poignant and funny.

 

[Reinhardt]

I find it hilarious that they changed the demon who respawns other demons from "shaman" to "disseminator" or something like that.

Probably some gay guy on reddit was like "ugh, excuthe me, I'm 1/64th wampawaka indian and a registered ahuehueasca shaman, and I find this offensive", and the pink-haired wiccan landwhales at Blizzturd went "diablo mio! we wouldn't want to offend ANY religion or nation by associating them with fictional demons! change the name from "shaman" to "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, please bless America" immediately! add more evil Cathedral of Light knights, and keep reminding that the angel INRIus was evil and insane and bigot and defeated by badass brat energy girlboss Lilith."

More people should agree with this post, it's poignant and funny.

just log into your sleeper accs

 

[Sergio]

Season 7 is currently live, fans of Necromancer and Druid rejoice, your classes are the top dogs now. Necro actually almost makes Season 6 Spiritborn feel like a wimp. Meanwhile Sorcerer players keep searching for a game that doesn't treat them like shit.

They're rehashing the concept of "vampiric powers" from one of the first seasons, and making it better. It's very fun because they forgot to balance them and power levels are insane.

No, there is still no endgame. Unless you count having to grind hours to get seasonal legendary gem.

 

[Zeriel]

Season 7 is currently live, fans of Necromancer and Druid rejoice, your classes are the top dogs now. Necro actually almost makes Season 6 Spiritborn feel like a wimp. Meanwhile Sorcerer players keep searching for a game that doesn't treat them like shit.

They're rehashing the concept of "vampiric powers" from one of the first seasons, and making it better. It's very fun because they forgot to balance them and power levels are insane.

No, there is still no endgame. Unless you count having to grind hours to get seasonal legendary gem.

I don't think you played S6 at a high level if you think that. Necromancer damage is dumb (well specifically blood wave damage), but it's not doing millions of percent more damage than intended like Spiritborn bugs.

 

[Sergio]

Season 7 is currently live, fans of Necromancer and Druid rejoice, your classes are the top dogs now. Necro actually almost makes Season 6 Spiritborn feel like a wimp. Meanwhile Sorcerer players keep searching for a game that doesn't treat them like shit.

They're rehashing the concept of "vampiric powers" from one of the first seasons, and making it better. It's very fun because they forgot to balance them and power levels are insane.

No, there is still no endgame. Unless you count having to grind hours to get seasonal legendary gem.

I don't think you played S6 at a high level if you think that. Necromancer damage is dumb (well specifically blood wave damage), but it's not doing millions of percent more damage than intended like Spiritborn bugs.

It's probably not bugged, just overtuned. Not even the skill itself but the Kessime's Legacy. I know that Spiritborn was likely more broken, I'm simply not used to one shotting uber bosses with a single button press.

 

[Zeriel]

Season 7 is currently live, fans of Necromancer and Druid rejoice, your classes are the top dogs now. Necro actually almost makes Season 6 Spiritborn feel like a wimp. Meanwhile Sorcerer players keep searching for a game that doesn't treat them like shit.

They're rehashing the concept of "vampiric powers" from one of the first seasons, and making it better. It's very fun because they forgot to balance them and power levels are insane.

No, there is still no endgame. Unless you count having to grind hours to get seasonal legendary gem.

I don't think you played S6 at a high level if you think that. Necromancer damage is dumb (well specifically blood wave damage), but it's not doing millions of percent more damage than intended like Spiritborn bugs.

It's probably not bugged, just overtuned. Not even the skill itself but the Kessime's Legacy. I know that Spiritborn was likely more broken, I'm simply not used to one shotting uber bosses with a single button press.

Yeah, to be fair that did exist in the past. Barbarians were oneshotting bosses in S1 & S2 with the biggest hitting skills. There has always been stupidly overpowered ("bugged" sometimes, my opinion is some mechanics are intentionally bugged by Blizzard for seasons), however spiritborn was on a completely different level that has yet to be matched. And I hope never is matched again--either in Diablo 4 or other games.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Meanwhile Sorcerer players keep searching for a game that doesn't treat them like shit.

After decades of D2 I have no sympathy.

 

[Zeriel]

I should add, I don't know what "one shot uber bosses" means in light of current D4. If it's on Torment 4, that's kind of meaningful... but on lower difficulties it's just a given. Ever since they branched the difficulty of "ladder bosses", "lair bosses" or whatever you want to call them based on difficulty level, that has been the case. Old "tormented echo" bosses from when they were first introduced were more or less equivelant to Torment IV now.

 

[Sergio]

I should add, I don't know what "one shot uber bosses" means in light of current D4. If it's on Torment 4, that's kind of meaningful... but on lower difficulties it's just a given. Ever since they branched the difficulty of "ladder bosses", "lair bosses" or whatever you want to call them based on difficulty level, that has been the case. Old "tormented echo" bosses from when they were first introduced were more or less equivelant to Torment IV now.

Let me put it into perspective: I got Kessime's Legacy, equipped it, changed my build, pushed to Torment 4 (grossly undercapped on both resists and armor due to shit gear), went to say hi to Grigoire, he spawned, I pressed a single button and he died. I know this might mean nothing to you but remember I'm like Paragon 70 with terrible gear. This is barely my first form, nevermind the final one.