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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 1478 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions cmdjing - 16/05/2012 04:44:43 AM 1060 Views
There is *no* way... Jeordam - 16/05/2012 05:09:43 AM 1091 Views
Never say never near-brother ... Roonas - 28/05/2012 08:06:37 AM 975 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions ianski - 16/05/2012 05:59:53 AM 1218 Views
So, I'm curious, is there any gameplay justification for always-online? beetnemesis - 16/05/2012 02:34:55 PM 998 Views
As far as I know it's just an anti-piracy measure. *NM* Stephen - 16/05/2012 03:17:06 PM 580 Views
There is no real justification from a user standpoint. lord-of-shadow - 16/05/2012 11:10:05 PM 1015 Views
Re: There is no real justification from a user standpoint. Macharius - 18/05/2012 04:14:28 AM 1070 Views
The game industry practically views them as the same thing. So... yep. lord-of-shadow - 20/05/2012 11:39:40 PM 827 Views
I think that it is an anti-piracy measure, however.... Jeordam - 16/05/2012 03:51:48 PM 970 Views
That part is not a justification for single-player online though. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 16/05/2012 11:09:01 PM 544 Views
None that I can see ianski - 17/05/2012 03:43:47 AM 937 Views
*is jeleous* Jeordam - 16/05/2012 03:48:30 PM 1171 Views
i hear ya ianski - 17/05/2012 03:46:06 AM 884 Views
Re: Diablo III: First Impressions Macharius - 16/05/2012 04:55:43 PM 931 Views
Nicely enough.... Jeordam - 16/05/2012 11:49:58 PM 909 Views
It supports exploration of the character class ianski - 17/05/2012 03:48:22 AM 1017 Views
I know, right? The frogs are really only effective in two situations: beetnemesis - 18/05/2012 06:47:46 PM 886 Views
Blizzard is turning into absolute crap Cannoli - 16/05/2012 11:56:48 PM 1185 Views
Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap Fanatic-Templar - 17/05/2012 01:13:22 AM 923 Views
Getting worked up over perceived wrongs is Cannoli's favorite pastime. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 17/05/2012 04:42:47 AM 580 Views
You have to admire the effort he puts into it, though. *NM* Aemon - 17/05/2012 06:28:16 PM 501 Views
Re: Blizzard is turning into absolute crap ianski - 17/05/2012 04:21:09 AM 1159 Views
I agree completely. Not buying the game. *NM* Dan - 17/05/2012 07:27:48 AM 928 Views
Error 37: Please Post Again Later *NM* Ghavrel - 17/05/2012 12:59:55 AM 496 Views
Are you trying to be funny? Or are you still having problems? *NM* Roland00 - 17/05/2012 07:27:06 AM 502 Views
I practically never buy games with always-online DRM. I never had a problem. *NM* Ghavrel - 18/05/2012 10:54:56 AM 484 Views
Wow people are hard to please - I love the game Sidious - 17/05/2012 05:06:39 PM 1105 Views
The power tree is odd, but I don't think bad. I'm witch doctor. beetnemesis - 17/05/2012 05:44:10 PM 892 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 1122 Views
I'm ok now... Jeordam - 17/05/2012 09:43:35 PM 1011 Views
You name your barbarian Rhaegar? Seriously? *NM* Roland00 - 18/05/2012 01:27:33 AM 491 Views
Yeah, why not? Jeordam - 18/05/2012 03:40:51 PM 960 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 913 Views
I'll give you that one... Jeordam - 18/05/2012 10:01:50 PM 1003 Views
I understanding naming them after fantasy characters Roland00 - 20/05/2012 12:24:37 AM 883 Views
Re: I'm ok now... Sidious - 18/05/2012 09:06:48 AM 1132 Views
We're all overpowered. It's the "Normal" difficulty. beetnemesis - 18/05/2012 06:49:20 PM 900 Views
Just beat it (Spoilers) Roland00 - 22/05/2012 09:25:37 PM 971 Views
Re: Just beat it (Spoilers) Sidious - 27/05/2012 01:43:38 PM 1085 Views
I've hardly started, but I have also been very underwhelmed with all the bosses LadyLorraine - 28/05/2012 12:16:08 AM 1134 Views
I finally got around to playing some LadyLorraine - 28/05/2012 12:13:53 AM 1186 Views
No ... there is no manual save. Roonas - 28/05/2012 07:51:20 AM 1021 Views
There was no "manual save" in D2, either. Macharius - 28/05/2012 05:11:36 PM 897 Views
well, I didn't play D2 *NM* LadyLorraine - 28/05/2012 08:17:17 PM 667 Views
My impression so far ... Roonas - 28/05/2012 08:04:02 AM 1028 Views
Re: My impression so far ... Fanatic-Templar - 28/05/2012 07:12:41 PM 930 Views
lol - guess Blizz has a different track record everywhere ... Roonas - 29/05/2012 11:23:08 PM 858 Views
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