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My impression so far ... Roonas Send a noteboard - 28/05/2012 08:04:02 AM
So I know that many here are all "Torchlight 2" this and that, but well.....I'm a fan of Diablo III.

So my first two impressions....

1) The game load time was sooooooooooo very long.
2) The game servers have crashed...yet again. I haven't been able to play at all.

At least the music is nice.

~Jeordam


The installation from Disc failed (had to do the associate my key online BS like I did with StarCraft II) ... is Blizz purposefully making shitty discs or is it only the ones I buy?

The installation from DownLoad took forever and a day to DL, and once I was installed and ready to go, it was even longer till I got online and actually "adventured" due to server outages.

The "online only" gameplay also pissed me off to no end ... I have serious problems with where Blizz is taking PC gaming.

Once in (I did not do any Betas) I was over-joyed to finally be playing DIII (a dream I will admit held since 2001) ... but upon playthrough of three different toons so far, I find myself even less happy to trudge through the same BS as I did in DII ...

The reason I looked forward to playing DIII was that I could now avoid other people like I couldn't in WoW ... I didn't need others to progress ... but I am seeing now, that to truly go far enough into DIII I will indeed have to enlist other players.

Also - the leveling of the BlackSmith and Jeweler requiring book pages pissed me off to no end, as well as the limit of what we could give to our followers for gear now.

Granted, upon re-read this post sounds like I hate the game, which is not true ... I just can't/don't love it as much as I would've hoped for ... the story was so open holed and easy to read that I was calling out prior to each new Act what was gonna go down (and mostly right) ...

I guess it just begs the question - how many more Blizz games will I buy ... and the answer hangs like deafening silence in the air, because I truly do not know if I can stomach any more of Blizzard's BS.

-Roon
-Roonas.

*MySmiley*
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Diablo III: First Impressions Jeordam - 16/05/2012 04:38:21 AM 1316 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions cmdjing - 16/05/2012 04:44:43 AM 887 Views
There is *no* way... Jeordam - 16/05/2012 05:09:43 AM 915 Views
Never say never near-brother ... Roonas - 28/05/2012 08:06:37 AM 802 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions ianski - 16/05/2012 05:59:53 AM 1056 Views
So, I'm curious, is there any gameplay justification for always-online? beetnemesis - 16/05/2012 02:34:55 PM 837 Views
As far as I know it's just an anti-piracy measure. *NM* Stephen - 16/05/2012 03:17:06 PM 510 Views
There is no real justification from a user standpoint. lord-of-shadow - 16/05/2012 11:10:05 PM 856 Views
Re: There is no real justification from a user standpoint. Macharius - 18/05/2012 04:14:28 AM 895 Views
The game industry practically views them as the same thing. So... yep. lord-of-shadow - 20/05/2012 11:39:40 PM 660 Views
I think that it is an anti-piracy measure, however.... Jeordam - 16/05/2012 03:51:48 PM 820 Views
That part is not a justification for single-player online though. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 16/05/2012 11:09:01 PM 474 Views
None that I can see ianski - 17/05/2012 03:43:47 AM 763 Views
*is jeleous* Jeordam - 16/05/2012 03:48:30 PM 1010 Views
i hear ya ianski - 17/05/2012 03:46:06 AM 726 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions Macharius - 16/05/2012 04:55:43 PM 788 Views
Nicely enough.... Jeordam - 16/05/2012 11:49:58 PM 740 Views
It supports exploration of the character class ianski - 17/05/2012 03:48:22 AM 859 Views
I know, right? The frogs are really only effective in two situations: beetnemesis - 18/05/2012 06:47:46 PM 716 Views
Blizzard is turning into absolute crap Cannoli - 16/05/2012 11:56:48 PM 1018 Views
Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap Fanatic-Templar - 17/05/2012 01:13:22 AM 768 Views
Getting worked up over perceived wrongs is Cannoli's favorite pastime. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 17/05/2012 04:42:47 AM 505 Views
You have to admire the effort he puts into it, though. *NM* Aemon - 17/05/2012 06:28:16 PM 426 Views
Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap ianski - 17/05/2012 04:21:09 AM 968 Views
I agree completely. Not buying the game. *NM* Dan - 17/05/2012 07:27:48 AM 757 Views
Error 37: Please Post Again Later *NM* Ghavrel - 17/05/2012 12:59:55 AM 418 Views
Are you trying to be funny? Or are you still having problems? *NM* Roland00 - 17/05/2012 07:27:06 AM 414 Views
I practically never buy games with always-online DRM. I never had a problem. *NM* Ghavrel - 18/05/2012 10:54:56 AM 413 Views
Wow people are hard to please - I love the game Sidious - 17/05/2012 05:06:39 PM 927 Views
The power tree is odd, but I don't think bad. I'm witch doctor. beetnemesis - 17/05/2012 05:44:10 PM 730 Views
Re: The power tree is odd, but I don't think bad. I'm witch doctor. Sidious - 18/05/2012 09:04:58 AM 944 Views
I'm ok now... Jeordam - 17/05/2012 09:43:35 PM 849 Views
You name your barbarian Rhaegar? Seriously? *NM* Roland00 - 18/05/2012 01:27:33 AM 407 Views
Yeah, why not? Jeordam - 18/05/2012 03:40:51 PM 794 Views
I think most of us have picked names from fantasy series for game characters at some point... Legolas - 18/05/2012 08:41:02 PM 756 Views
I'll give you that one... Jeordam - 18/05/2012 10:01:50 PM 819 Views
I understanding naming them after fantasy characters Roland00 - 20/05/2012 12:24:37 AM 711 Views
Re: I'm ok now... Sidious - 18/05/2012 09:06:48 AM 957 Views
We're all overpowered. It's the "Normal" difficulty. beetnemesis - 18/05/2012 06:49:20 PM 746 Views
Just beat it (Spoilers) Roland00 - 22/05/2012 09:25:37 PM 807 Views
Re: Just beat it (Spoilers) Sidious - 27/05/2012 01:43:38 PM 910 Views
I've hardly started, but I have also been very underwhelmed with all the bosses LadyLorraine - 28/05/2012 12:16:08 AM 963 Views
I finally got around to playing some LadyLorraine - 28/05/2012 12:13:53 AM 995 Views
No ... there is no manual save. Roonas - 28/05/2012 07:51:20 AM 837 Views
There was no "manual save" in D2, either. Macharius - 28/05/2012 05:11:36 PM 731 Views
well, I didn't play D2 *NM* LadyLorraine - 28/05/2012 08:17:17 PM 573 Views
My impression so far ... Roonas - 28/05/2012 08:04:02 AM 857 Views
Re: My impression so far ... Fanatic-Templar - 28/05/2012 07:12:41 PM 744 Views
lol - guess Blizz has a different track record everywhere ... Roonas - 29/05/2012 11:23:08 PM 695 Views
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