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Is no one playing this, I personally got it and find it to be really fun! So nice to have new Diablo again!!

For those that don't know Diablo is a RPG from Blizzard Studios, that involves looting and dungeon crawling. Gearbox studios the makes of Borderlands talked about how their gun system took roots from the way the loot system in Diablo is. This new one can play with up to 5 players online or via LAN. Upon release it had some hiccups but things now seem to be working fine!
So is anyone playing this?		2012-05-19 15:09:00

Author:
Frank-the-Bunny
Posts: 1246

I want to try it out before I buy, as it's a pretty expensive game! Don't suppose anyone has a spare guest pass?2012-05-19 15:19:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767

I want to try it out before I buy, as it's a pretty expensive game! Don't suppose anyone has a spare guest pass?

Same. I am pretty interested in the game but I have been completely put off by the price tag.		2012-05-19 16:36:00

Author:
PGdafrog
Posts: 277

Just wait for Torchlight II boys, just wait for Torchlight II.2012-05-19 20:14:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

Having a blast with it, leveled up my Demon Hunter to level 34 and now playing on nightmare. Going to go for a 2nd playthrough tomorrow as a barbarian with friends.2012-05-20 03:41:00

Author:
Alec
Posts: 3871

If I had a PC poweful enough to play this, I'd be boycotting it. Blizzard can go to hell for all I care.

When are publishers going to get that their anti-piracy measures only bother those who actually buy the game? This DRM isn't fighting piracy, it's encouraging it. Pirates are drawn to challenges like this and will find a way to crack the game's defenses in a matter of weeks.

The pirates will be happy playing a modded, cracked version offline without all the bullsh*t while the legit users will be raging about server failures!		2012-05-20 12:10:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

If I had a PC poweful enough to play this, I'd be boycotting it. Blizzard can go to hell for all I care.

When are publishers going to get that their anti-piracy measures only bother those who actually buy the game? This DRM isn't fighting piracy, it's encouraging it. Pirates are drawn to challenges like this and will find a way to crack the game's defenses in a matter of weeks.

The pirates will be happy playing a modded, cracked version offline without all the bullsh*t while the legit users will be raging about server failures!

Funnily enough I haven't had a single problem with the servers. People are welcome to play offline, online with friends is far better 		2012-05-20 13:02:00

Author:
Unknown User

If I had a PC poweful enough to play this, I'd be boycotting it. Blizzard can go to hell for all I care.

When are publishers going to get that their anti-piracy measures only bother those who actually buy the game? This DRM isn't fighting piracy, it's encouraging it. Pirates are drawn to challenges like this and will find a way to crack the game's defenses in a matter of weeks.

The pirates will be happy playing a modded, cracked version offline without all the bullsh*t while the legit users will be raging about server failures!

I've had no problems with the servers at all. Also all the content is stored on Blizzards servers so it's impossible to crack.		2012-05-20 14:57:00

Author:
Alec
Posts: 3871

I've had no problems with the servers at all. Also all the content is stored on Blizzards servers so it's impossible to crack.

Just give them time.

Plenty of people have been experiencing trouble. #error37 got to the top of Twitter trending and became a Google autocomplete in just a few hours since the launch of the game.

The bottom line is, you're dependant on Blizzard's servers and your internet connection to play a mainly single-player game. If anything, anything goes wrong, you can't play it. Are you really OK with this? Just because Diablo 3 is an awesome game, is it justified that its DRM renders gamers powerless?

As TotalBiscuit said: if another publisher like EA or Activision tried this, there'd be an angry mob with torches and pitchforks protesting outside their headquarters right now. But hey, it's Blizzard. They have a cult following so it's ok for them to pull this kind of BS.		2012-05-20 15:09:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

Agree with SnipySev. I seriously don't see how you guys didn't have any trouble with the servers. I was on Dota 2 on the day of launch and there was a subtraction of about 10-15,000 people (playing Diablo III).

Two hours later? Almost all those 10-15,000 people were back on Dota 2 and there was literally "Diablo 3 is down" spam in every single chat room.

I think everyone is defending Diablo 3's DRM because it's Blizzard. Everyone loves to get on that Blizzard icicle.
Blizzard has been going downhill ever since the new WoW Expansions.

Look at Starcraft 2. It literally is a step backwards in everything other than gameplay. The Interface is the biggest piece of crap I've ever seen. Dota 2 (I compare it with Dota 2 because I play that game a LOT) has done a much better job with the interface. It's something I wish Starcraft 2 would've had. Also one of the main reasons I don't play it anymore.

But that's SC2. I like Diablo 3, it's a fun game. Just sad to see the experience ruined because of "anti-piracy measures". I laugh every time a company thinks they can stop the pirates from playing their game. It will never happen.

I remember when Starcraft 2 was in beta. Blizzard said there was NO WAY for the game to be pirated. They challenged any hackers/pirates to get into the beta. And guess what? I was in an IRC chat for about a week with one of the biggest hacking groups known and they were able to get into the beta easy. So was I.

Diablo 3 is a good game. I'll wait for Torchlight 2 though.		2012-05-20 21:06:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

Agree with SnipySev. I seriously don't see how you guys didn't have any trouble with the servers. I was on Dota 2 on the day of launch and there was a subtraction of about 10-15,000 people (playing Diablo III).

Two hours later? Almost all those 10-15,000 people were back on Dota 2 and there was literally "Diablo 3 is down" spam in every single chat room.

I think everyone is defending Diablo 3's DRM because it's Blizzard. Everyone loves to get on that Blizzard icicle.
Blizzard has been going downhill ever since the new WoW Expansions.

Look at Starcraft 2. It literally is a step backwards in everything other than gameplay. The Interface is the biggest piece of crap I've ever seen. Dota 2 (I compare it with Dota 2 because I play that game a LOT) has done a much better job with the interface. It's something I wish Starcraft 2 would've had. Also one of the main reasons I don't play it anymore.

But that's SC2. I like Diablo 3, it's a fun game. Just sad to see the experience ruined because of "anti-piracy measures". I laugh every time a company thinks they can stop the pirates from playing their game. It will never happen.

I remember when Starcraft 2 was in beta. Blizzard said there was NO WAY for the game to be pirated. They challenged any hackers/pirates to get into the beta. And guess what? I was in an IRC chat for about a week with one of the biggest hacking groups known and they were able to get into the beta easy. So was I.

Diablo 3 is a good game. I'll wait for Torchlight 2 though.

Hold on a minute, what?

SC2 is a step back in everything other than gameplay. (and graphics, go play BW again if you forgot ) But realistically, gameplay - especially for SC2 - is all that matters. That and the matchmaking, which is fantastic. The UI sucks, but then again that is being fixed with patch 1.5 and the arcade release that comes with it. Or HOTS. Either way, that's fine.

And yeah, hackers can obviously get in eventually. And yeah, the DRM sucks (not that I have tried, or indeed wanted to, play offline) but I can do it on SC2 anyway.

Anyway, I really don't see that much wrong with the SC2 interface. It's easy to get into games, which is all I really care about, and it is easy to view the ladder and get to my replays so that I can see what mistakes I made. The chat channels suck, but they are being sorted. The custom games suck, but they are being sorted. Other than that though, there is nothing wrong with the UI? 'Popular' games like HoN and LoL have far worse interfaces (and they suck) so yeah...		2012-05-22 02:24:00

Author:
Unknown User

Just give them time.
I agree with the DRM tactic being a pain in the ***. People defending this amaze me since they're letting developers keep doing this. Soon, these type of annoyances like online passes and online required single player will be common in future games.


Oh, they've crack the game already a bit after release. I would post the links to the public trackers and private ones, but I believe they were taken down due to people actually posting links to them, so I may just be wasting my time.


Agree with SnipySev. I seriously don't see how you guys didn't have any trouble with the servers. I was on Dota 2 on the day of launch and there was a subtraction of about 10-15,000 people (playing Diablo III).

Two hours later? Almost all those 10-15,000 people were back on Dota 2 and there was literally "Diablo 3 is down" spam in every single chat room.

I think everyone is defending Diablo 3's DRM because it's Blizzard. Everyone loves to get on that Blizzard icicle.
Blizzard has been going downhill ever since the new WoW Expansions.

So you were in the Dota 2 chats on midnight release too? I laughed when most people on chats were saying things like "Diablo 3 is going to blow Dota 2 away." Dota 2 is finished!" One game later, and I find chat with everybody whining about server errors. The funniest comment was some kid who complained "Diablo 3 looked nothing like the TV commercials. I thought it was going to be like Dark Souls or Skyrim!"


I remember when Starcraft 2 was in beta. Blizzard said there was NO WAY for the game to be pirated. They challenged any hackers/pirates to get into the beta. And guess what? I was in an IRC chat for about a week with one of the biggest hacking groups known and they were able to get into the beta easy. So was I.

Diablo 3 is a good game. I'll wait for Torchlight 2 though.


I find it funny how you can take such pride in that. It's like when LulzSec hacked PSN and everybody was parading around as though the new age of gaming arised, and /b/ claimed the did it themselves just because they were in the mIRC chats. What's more, I find hilarious how you can defend Activision day and night when it comes to Call of Duty, but as soon as somebody like Blizzard pulls the same stunt or delivers a game with a bad story or gameplay, you jump on it as though they were a problem to the gaming industry. I don't necessarily like Blizzard since they've ruined WoW for me, but I can sense a bit of a fanboy in you.


Anyway, I really don't see that much wrong with the SC2 interface. It's easy to get into games, which is all I really care about, and it is easy to view the ladder and get to my replays so that I can see what mistakes I made. The chat channels suck, but they are being sorted. The custom games suck, but they are being sorted. Other than that though, there is nothing wrong with the UI? 'Popular' games like HoN and LoL have far worse interfaces (and they suck) so yeah...

So you're comparing Starcraft 2 with LoL and HoN? That isn't very helpful.

I will admit, though, LoL's UI is terrible. It's a bit clunky, and while I like the colorful look in LoL, it gets a bit too much at times when team fights enable. It's like someone ate a bunch of Skittles and threw up on my screen. The game is broken, so I can understand why it sucks; HoN only sucks because they tried competing with LoL and added way too many champs to my liking without caring about balance.

Dota 2's interface is a bit of half and half for me. I love SC2's micro management since it posed as a challenge for people. Dota 2's micro management, while simple, is stupid. I'd like to have a bit more options when controlling my creeps and neutrals when I play as Chen, like being able to press a key and gain control of a certain creep or neutral, much like how you're able to do that with the Courier; or being able to let the creep use a stun or deny a tower for, something that'll be very helpful in Dota 2. Am I wishing for too much, or are we able to do that but I haven' set up my key bindings correctly?

Anyways... yeah. Blizzard ruined WoW. Dota 2 > HoN > Staring at paint > LoL. Micros!		2012-05-22 05:06:00

Author:
CyberSora
Posts: 5551

What's more, I find hilarious how you can defend Activision day and night when it comes to Call of Duty, but as soon as somebody like Blizzard pulls the same stunt or delivers a game with a bad story or gameplay,

Do you ever even read my comments? Or do you just like to argue with people? Because you are literally always 100% wrong.

How does Blizzard pull the same stuns as Activision? Blizzard released a DRM locked game. Call of Duty did not. I also, never once said Blizzard creates games with bad stories or bad gameplay. In fact, if you read my post real slowly you'll realize that I actually think Blizzard's games have good gameplay/stories.


Look at Starcraft 2. It literally is a step backwards in everything other than gameplay.

EDIT: And I will always take pride in the fact that there are some people out there that are trying to show the gaming industry that we are the people that make them money, we are the people buying their games. Releasing Diablo 3 with a DRM is completely disrespectful to their fan base.		2012-05-22 06:09:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

Do you ever even read my comments? Or do you just like to argue with people? Because you are literally always 100% wrong.

I do read your comments. I just have a tendency to not take anyone serious when they exert so much effort in proving a point. Basically, I love seeing someone argue over the littlest of things simply for pure entertainment. It's a habit I developed after I realized that people will never stop complaining no matter what the situation is.


How does Blizzard pull the same stuns as Activision? Blizzard released a DRM locked game. Call of Duty did not. I also, never once said Blizzard creates games with bad stories or bad gameplay. In fact, if you read my post real slowly you'll realize that I actually think Blizzard's games have good gameplay/stories.

I thought you would have caught my "I'm not actually trying to argue with your statement, I just want to see how you react" post when I defended Activision as well. As I said before, they play smart, I cannot deny them that. Blizzard ruined WoW for me and have tried to take Valve to court over Dota 2, which upset me. I don't like either company, but I don't discredit their ability to make money or offer a good game every once in a while.

By the way, by now you should have noticed that I never take you seriously. If you look at my other replies, I tend to agree or discuss my opinions with other people more smoothly and have an open mind. In all honesty, I gave up trying to argue with you. You're stubborn, you let your pride get in the way of reason or criticism, and while I respect your history in games you always want to be right. Even my post Apple being a 'threat' to the gaming industry was more of a joke, and I tried to emphasized that, but you wanted to be right about everything.

I don't take you seriously. I probably never will.


EDIT: And I will always take pride in the fact that there are some people out there that are trying to show the gaming industry that we are the people that make them money, we are the people buying their games. Releasing Diablo 3 with a DRM is completely disrespectful to their fan base.

Good for you. At least someone is happy in the end.		2012-05-22 06:32:00

Author:
CyberSora
Posts: 5551

I thought you would have caught my "I'm not actually trying to argue with your statement, I just want to see how you react" post when I defended Activision as well. As I said before, they play smart, I cannot deny them that. Blizzard ruined WoW for me and have tried to take Valve to court over Dota 2, which upset me. I don't like either company, but I don't discredit their ability to make money or offer a good game every once in a while.

You are literally the only person that ever says "I thought you would have caught my *insert something that no one could spot over the Internet*".


By the way, by now you should have noticed that I never take you seriously. If you look at my other replies, I tend to agree or discuss my opinions with other people more smoothly and have an open mind. In all honesty, I gave up trying to argue with you. You're stubborn, you let your pride get in the way of reason or criticism, and while I respect your history in games you always want to be right. Even my post Apple being a 'threat' to the gaming industry was more of a joke, and I tried to emphasized that, but you wanted to be right about everything.

I don't take you seriously. I probably never will.

I (and many others that I've talked to about you specifically) actually have realized that the only reason your arguments go so well with other people is because they either agree with you or give up. The only reason you feel the need to call me stubborn or prideful is because I'm the only person on this website that doesn't let you win the argument when you're wrong. Many of my posts are me agreeing with or letting someone know they're right and I was wrong. Says something about you eh?

I've also realized all your posts are a "joke". Either take something seriously or let people know it's a joke. You can try to emphasize something all you want over the Internet, but people are not mind readers and what may seem obvious to you may not be so obvious to others.

And with that, I'll take my stubborn, prideful self out of this thread as it has gotten quite off-topic.

EDIT: I also don't know why you think I should "realize" that all your posts directed to me are not serious. You act like I have a little notebook next to my computer with everyone's internet personalities written inside. I come on this website once or twice a day, look through the General Gaming forums and reply to people. I don't look at who I'm replying to or who is replying to me. I actually didn't realize I was arguing with you until your second post.		2012-05-22 06:44:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

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I do read your comments. I just have a tendency to not take anyone serious when they exert so much effort in proving a point. Basically, I love seeing someone argue over the littlest of things simply for pure entertainment. It's a habit I developed after I realized that people will never stop complaining no matter what the situation is.


From what I've seen, Whalio states his opinion then you start an argument for no good reason. He's not trying to prove a point as much as he's just defending himself.



I thought you would have caught my "I'm not actually trying to argue with your statement, I just want to see how you react" post when I defended Activision as well.

Because sarcasm, an often tone centric way of lying, is easily detectable over the internet. It's not easy, and you won't notice it if you're not expecting it.


In all honesty, I gave up trying to argue with you. You're stubborn, you let your pride get in the way of reason or criticism, and while I respect your history in games you always want to be right.

Like I said, he's defending himself from a very hostile aggressor. I know Whalio very well, and he's a pretty chill guy. I've seen him get in a few arguments, and he's always reasonable.


Even my post Apple being a 'threat' to the gaming industry was more of a joke, and I tried to emphasized that, but you wanted to be right about everything.

Cyber, you always make extremely serious posts then they're suddenly a joke when you're called out on your bull****. Your jokes are not obvious, nor are they funny. They just leave everyone annoyed and make you look like a complete ****.


I don't take you seriously. I probably never will.

Good, because I don't know anybody who takes you seriously either. You've become a bit of a laughing stock in The Turtle Crew.

Cyber, every time I see you post I can't help but sigh. You're never funny, you always annoy me (how can you not expect Kingdom Hearts II references with a name like CyberSora (http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Data_Form)?), and you have the personality of an egotistical jack***. Get your crap together and just admit your wrong, or stop making things more dramatic than they need to be.		2012-05-22 07:36:00

Author:
Testudini
Posts: 3262

So you're comparing Starcraft 2 with LoL and HoN? That isn't very helpful.

I will admit, though, LoL's UI is terrible. It's a bit clunky, and while I like the colorful look in LoL, it gets a bit too much at times when team fights enable. It's like someone ate a bunch of Skittles and threw up on my screen. The game is broken, so I can understand why it sucks; HoN only sucks because they tried competing with LoL and added way too many champs to my liking without caring about balance.

Dota 2's interface is a bit of half and half for me. I love SC2's micro management since it posed as a challenge for people. Dota 2's micro management, while simple, is stupid. I'd like to have a bit more options when controlling my creeps and neutrals when I play as Chen, like being able to press a key and gain control of a certain creep or neutral, much like how you're able to do that with the Courier; or being able to let the creep use a stun or deny a tower for, something that'll be very helpful in Dota 2. Am I wishing for too much, or are we able to do that but I haven' set up my key bindings correctly?

Anyways... yeah. Blizzard ruined WoW. Dota 2 > HoN > Staring at paint > LoL. Micros!

My point was more that while everyone complains about the SC2 UI (it happens on all the SC subreddits, all over TeamLiquid - everywhere...) the UI for HoN, and more importantly LoL, which is far more popular in terms of playerbase size, is far worse, and yet no one seems to complain...

As for controlling creeps, I don't think you've ever been able to do that on a MOBA - but I'm not sure... It would seem somewhat pointless though, surely? They are there to die quickly to heroes and to offer more tactics and etc, but there would seem to be little point controlling them...		2012-05-22 13:02:00

Author:
Unknown User

This thread sucks.

On topic; the DRM works. You can't pirate the game currently (as there is no crack), so those wanting to play it have bought it. From a business perspective, it's working.

As for all the errors that have plagued the release; in a couple weeks time all those errors will be fixed and then eventually everyone will forget about them and find the DRM no problem at all, bar the people with bad/no internet (obviously).

I do think it's still too early to have always online DRM, but it's not surprising that a company goes to this length to protect such a popular PC only title. It's either that, or go the Crytek route; consolise and ruin the game.

My main gripe with diablo 3 is the price. Far too high.		2012-05-22 13:15:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767

On topic; the DRM works. You can't pirate the game currently (as there is no crack), so those wanting to play it have bought it. From a business perspective, it's working.

You know what would also work from a "business perspective"? Mandatory DNA tests each time you want to play a game.

It's not a business perspective that makes a product enjoyable, it's the consumer's. If I pay for a product, I want to use that product whenever the hell I want, goddarnit. I don't pay just to have the mere possibility of playing it, like having access to the game is some kind of honor we should be grateful for. I have some effing pride.

Have this in mind, by buying Diablo 3 and submitting to this bull, you're enabling this kind of behavior. You're encouraging other companies to do the same. You're patting Blizzard on the back and saying "gee Blizz, thank you for creating this inconvenient and manipulative DRM!".		2012-05-22 15:05:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

I'd like to have a bit more options when controlling my creeps and neutrals when I play as Chen, like being able to press a key and gain control of a certain creep or neutral, much like how you're able to do that with the Courier; or being able to let the creep use a stun or deny a tower for, something that'll be very helpful in Dota 2. Am I wishing for too much, or are we able to do that but I haven' set up my key bindings correctly?

Select creep, ctrl+1. Selected creep is now binded to 1.

Or you can enable the option of having ctrl automatically select all creeps in your control (works amazingly for Nature's Prophet and Enigma).		2012-05-22 19:01:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

You know what would also work from a "business perspective"? Mandatory DNA tests each time you want to play a game.

Even as a jape, this just doesn't make sense.


It's not a business perspective that makes a product enjoyable, it's the consumer's. If I pay for a product, I want to use that product whenever the hell I want, goddarnit. I don't pay just to have the mere possibility of playing it, like having access to the game is some kind of honor we should be grateful for. I have some effing pride.

Have this in mind, by buying Diablo 3 and submitting to this bull, you're enabling this kind of behavior. You're encouraging other companies to do the same. You're patting Blizzard on the back and saying "gee Blizz, thank you for creating this inconvenient and manipulative DRM!".

Like I said before, I don't agree with it and still think it's too early for always online DRM. However, at the end of the day this is the way most major game companies are going to go in the future, and it would almost be ignorant to think otherwise. Blizzard have already proved that enough people are okay with the always online DRM, as the sales seem pretty good so far.

That's not to say that's the only solution though. Pricing games decently usually brings in far more money than having them be expensive, and ?45 (Diablo price in UK) for a PC game is far too much imo. DRM is a still a big area that needs work. Game companies need to protect their IP's, but it must not be at the expense of the consumer.

One day I'll be able to deal with always online DRM. As long as their systems work perfectly, and my internet is stable (which it almost always is) I should be experiencing no hiccups and would game like normal. But right now that's clearly not the case. It's not surprising though for a DRM method still in its infancy.

I want to buy this game, and I may do so if I see it cheap. I have the starter edition to hold me over till then, and I'm enjoying it even if their side of the servers are bunk atm. Couldn't believe I was lagging in a single player game xD 		2012-05-22 23:56:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767

You know what would also work from a "business perspective"? Mandatory DNA tests each time you want to play a game.

It's not a business perspective that makes a product enjoyable, it's the consumer's. If I pay for a product, I want to use that product whenever the hell I want, goddarnit. I don't pay just to have the mere possibility of playing it, like having access to the game is some kind of honor we should be grateful for. I have some effing pride.

Have this in mind, by buying Diablo 3 and submitting to this bull, you're enabling this kind of behavior. You're encouraging other companies to do the same. You're patting Blizzard on the back and saying "gee Blizz, thank you for creating this inconvenient and manipulative DRM!".

You're clearly an idiot.

Especially because that wouldn't work from a 'business perspective' at all.		2012-05-23 04:28:00

Author:
Unknown User

You're clearly an idiot.

Especially because that wouldn't work from a 'business perspective' at all.

Pretty sure that was sarcasm Alex. ._.		2012-05-23 08:35:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

Pretty sure that was sarcasm Alex. ._.

I know, it was just **** sarcasm.		2012-05-23 15:44:00

Author:
Unknown User

Maybe it was **** sarcasm. It was still subtler than your outright insult.2012-05-23 17:19:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

My irrelevance is that idiocity! I am wrong.2012-05-23 17:25:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

In other news, D3 is the fastest selling PC game ever.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/23/diablo-iii-is-the-fastest-selling-pc-game-ever/		2012-05-23 17:46:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767

Well I have watched a ton of gameplay videos on the game so far and it looks really awesome. I know a few people have already asked but I would really appreciate a guest pass. If you have one just drop me a PM on here :x.2012-05-23 22:04:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Maybe it was **** sarcasm. It was still subtler than your outright insult.

I wasn't attempting to be subtle.		2012-05-24 09:53:00

Author:
Unknown User

Fine, the joke was stupid. Although it's clearly not the joke that bothered you. You called me an idiot because I questioned your dear Blizzard's integrity.

My point still stands. When a company's truly concerned about the satisfaction of the consumer, it's not the business perspective that matters, it's the consumer's. That's clearly not the case with Diablo 3. This system is designed for Blizzard's benefit and for the players' inconvenience.		2012-05-25 06:00:00

Author:
SnipySev
Posts: 2452

I wouldn't say it is designed for the players inconvenience at all. Sure, it's anti-piracy DRM, but it also has it's benefits. Without it, the auction house just wouldn't work. The data needs to be stored on blizzards servers so noone can edit files to get more items. The real money auction house is coming out soon too, so it must be done properly.

Anyways, I caved in and bought the game and not regretting it at all. I'm on the 3rd act now and have had absolutely no issues with the DRM. It's all been super smooth, and it seems most people are having the same experience now. There was obviously going to be a couple issues when it launched, but as I said would happen it's all pretty much sorted now.		2012-05-25 17:45:00

Author:
ryryryan
Posts: 3767

Diablo III's endgame is about to change in a big way: characters in Blizzard's action-RPG will soon be able to gain 100 more levels.
The next Diablo III patch will implement what's called the "Paragon" system, a mechanic that will reward players with stat bonuses and extra Magic Find, a stat that makes enemies drop better loot. Once you hit level 60, you'll be able to gain 100 more of these Paragon levels. Here's an explanation via Blizzard's blog:

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"After you hit level 60, any further experience you earn from killing monsters will begin to count toward Paragon levels"

"There are 100 Paragon levels"

"Every Paragon level will reward you with:
* Core stats such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Vitality in amounts similar to what you'd gain from a normal level
* 3% Magic Find and 3% Gold Find"

"In addition, a distinctive increasingly-impressive border will surround your character portrait in the in-game party frame to denote your Paragon progression, with a new frame earned after every ten levels. Your Paragon level will also be visible to other players wherever your normal level is shown."


"We know that a lot of you out there are level 60 — maybe on multiple characters — and this system provides a way to make progress every time you log in to the game.

To support the new system, Nephalem Valor (NV) will now also provide a 15% experience bonus per stack, applicable toward Paragon levels. The first Paragon level should take about as long as it took most players to get from level 59 to 60, and the experience requirement will rise from there. The time to reach the upper Paragon levels approximates the long-term time investment required to get a level 99 character in Diablo II."

Here's a link to the full article with more information below.

http://kotaku.com/5936247/diablo-iii-adds-100-levels-in-new-paragon-system		2012-08-20 19:55:00

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