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A game that did those things competently would be great. There is no reason to believe 2023 Blizzard will do those things competently. There is a mountain of evidence to suggest the exact opposite I hope it's good but I'm operating under the assumption it won't be
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big cummers ONLY posted:A game that did those things competently would be great. There is no reason to believe 2023 Blizzard will do those things competently. There is a mountain of evidence to suggest the exact opposite They gotta make a good game again one day! …right? 
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Feb 9, 2023 18:11
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Ehud posted:Reasons I'm excited to play D4: If it's really going to be open world like they're saying the exploration stuff would go a long way I think. Give me something to do if I'm sick of blowing up demons that isn't bounties. And then having an actual endgame in place that isn't run this rift but on a higher level would be awesome
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Feb 9, 2023 18:13
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I think there's certainly a case to be made to wait a year and then play D4. But I won't.
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Feb 9, 2023 18:38
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Oh there's no way I'm buying it at launch unless the reviews are positive. But I'm not counting on that happening.
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Feb 9, 2023 18:49
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Ehud posted:They gotta make a good game again one day! That might be true if making a good game was the goal and they just kept trying and failing, but I don't think that's the case.
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Feb 9, 2023 18:56
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Field Mousepad posted:Oh there's no way I'm buying it at launch unless the reviews are positive. But I'm not counting on that happening. The reviews will be extremely positive, but I''m not sure what that has to do with anything.
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Feb 9, 2023 19:08
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Making a good game according to players and a profitable game often go hand in hand and in the 90s were basically conjoined. Nowadays those are two separate and independent targets and Activision has only been aiming at one of them for awhile.
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Feb 9, 2023 19:29
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Field Mousepad posted:Oh there's no way I'm buying it at launch unless the reviews are positive. But I'm not counting on that happening. Well I expect them to have enough server capacity this time and to not implement an auction house. I think they've learned from those mistakes. What new mistakes are coming along, I don't know. I do know that nearly every game (that's not in Early Access) gets revised after community reaction and I'm sure D4 won't be an exception to that.
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Feb 9, 2023 19:34
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Ill buy D4 when the inevitable expansion [that actually makes the game enjoyable] comes out
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Feb 9, 2023 19:45
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Mayveena posted:Well I expect them to have enough server capacity this time Actually, wait. That paid early access thing is going to be a hilarious shitshow, isn't it? Oh my god.
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Feb 9, 2023 23:50
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I started playing D3 about 6-7 years after release, I expect to do the same with D4 (if it is good and if Blizzard are still around then).
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Feb 10, 2023 02:34
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I'll wait to see if it's successful enough for them to announce Diablo 5 before giving 4 any consideration.
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Feb 10, 2023 02:40
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The only slim chance of me getting it is if I wanna showcase it to other people and use it as a conversation piece. This probably will not happen, especially if I wait 24 hours and people say it's bad. Money's still on, "It'll probably be like a 6/10."
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Feb 10, 2023 03:04
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Diablo 2 just announced single-player Sunder charms*, so there's more than enough time to blow on playing that for another stretch of forever while D4 becomes good. ___ * charms that let specific elements break immunities in exchange for taking more damage from that same element - it effectively opens up all builds to be playable through Hell, since now even a single-element build can damage everything in the game.
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I have no interest in playing any Diablo that's not 3.
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Kheldarn posted:I have no interest in playing any Diablo that's not 3. People go on about D2's atmosphere, particularly as compared to D3's, but it has nothing on D1 imo.
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Atmosphere goes down as fun to play goes up in Diablo games.
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Ehud posted:They gotta make a good game again one day! unless they abandon it a year in I think they'll have a pretty fleshed out ARPG after 2 years
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Feb 10, 2023 06:48
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I was in the mood for an ARPG and since I haven't played D3 since the time it was released I decided to go through the campaign again... is it supposed to be this ridiculously easy? I got so many life/sec and life/hit I've been seemingly unkillable since 30 minutes in and haven't used the health potion once since then. I mean five hours of mindlessly machine gunning arrows was kinda fun, not gonna lie, but still. I don't remember it like that 
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You're supposed to switch to hard/master in story mode, once you have some basic yellow equipment sorted. Usually around lvl 30ish.
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Feb 10, 2023 14:39
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One thing about the D2 remaster that really struck me was how good the music was. I think as a teenager I probably just turned it off and played smashmouth or something lmao
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sauer kraut posted:You're supposed to switch to hard/master in story mode, once you have some basic yellow equipment sorted. Usually around lvl 30ish. Oooh, I didn't even notice I could switch difficulty, I had it in my head that would only be possible after a playthrough. Thanks.
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External Organs posted:One thing about the D2 remaster that really struck me was how good the music was. I think as a teenager I probably just turned it off and played smashmouth or something lmao d2 ost works great on a lot of other games, too, it's so good.
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I have within this new year played all of the Diablo. Beaten 1 and 2, dabbled with the mobile game, messed about with 3. I had plenty of experience with all but the mobile game, but it's a wild ride anyway. Diablo 1 is a totally different game than the others, it's absolutely not what I remembered. It's all about managing your pulls and only biting off what you can chew. You are weak as hell and enemies will kite you. The game is closer to survival-horror than action-adventure. Pretty great! Diablo 2 is more annoying than I remember. Juggling potions is a hassle, Diablo is a huge difficulty spike, your inventory is tiny, and the skill tree can feel very incremental. Loot drops are common and satisfying IMO, the variety of classes is excellent, the abilities are generally really fun. Still a classic, and better than Diablo 3 was at launch. Diablo 3 is so good now that I often forget how terrible it was at launch. The game feel is perfect. Hits feel meaty, abilities feel powerful, and running around the environment is responsive as hell. Adventure mode is where it's at. I will be replaying the campaign soon, maybe when the new ladder drops. Loot drops also feel just right. But man this game sucked rear end at launch. The loot drops were pathetic, the auction house was BAD, and the campaign was dumb. It wasn't fun to replay at the time. Diablo 4 has big shoes to fill IMO, cause this game rules. Diablo Immortal plays like poo poo on PC, it's better on the phone cause they didn't adjust any UI poo poo for higher resolutions. I've played multiple Diablo-ish games on the phone that play better than this (Black Desert Mobile for instance). Constantly begging for microtransactions, tool tips that wont go away, in game notifications for limited-time events trying to induce FOMO. This game is incredibly annoying. The strong part of a Diablo game being the story is incredibly hosed up, but that's literally the best thing the game has going for it. From what I've seen, the story is better than D3. I would also like to add that Witchdoctor is an incredibly fun class and is criminally underplayed.
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PringleCreamEgg posted:I would also like to add that Witchdoctor is an incredibly fun class and is criminally underplayed. I have really, really wanted ANY Witchdoctor build to get into the S-tier over the last several seasons, just because it's my least-played class (well, that or Barbarian). At least with this upcoming season being bugfuck nuts with the boosts, I might be able to make a good show of running one.
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The spirit barrage set was the new hotness for pushing rifts last I saw, I tried it and it was a little too wonky for me. Helltooth/acid cloud has always been my personal go to.
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Field Mousepad posted:The spirit barrage set was the new hotness for pushing rifts last I saw, I tried it and it was a little too wonky for me. Helltooth/acid cloud has always been my personal go to. I think I used that Spirit Barrage Munundugu set the first season they made it strong, but that feels like it must've been 6 or so seasons ago. I've never done a GR 150, so that's my priority this season (and maybe getting those Cosmic Wings, I got every other cosmetic/pet/etc I was missing with the holiday items except that one), so if I can do that quickly with the altar's boosts, I'm gonna do a real weird Witch Doctor build for the rest of my playtime.
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Arachyr spiders probably are an easier high push than Mundunugu spirit barrage now, since they don't take forever to kill a boss you don't need to spawn the RG sometime before 10 minutes to get the clear.
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Haven't played a WD in forever, are there any builds that are good with sacrifice zombie dog?
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There was some kind of thing you could do last season with the crucible power and Sacrifice, now not so much unless that functionality somehow gets added back on.
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The only thing I've seen Sacrifice used for basically since ROS launched is buffing yourself with Provoke the Pack in the 4p trash killer Mundunugu build, but almost nobody gets a witch doctor big enough or a zbarb good enough to make that build work.
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I tried Nec as well as WD in season 27, both aborted as soon as I had 1-2 sets for each. You know what's the cool thing to do for frail-rear end casters? Constantly running straight next to the biggest pack of enemies to pop off bone armor/harvest.
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I might try an LoD corpse explosion or spear build for Necro but other than that the class is dead to me
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Field Mousepad posted:I might try an LoD corpse explosion or spear build for Necro but other than that the class is dead to me isn't that the whole point
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I usually run one of each type class (STR/DEX/INT) so I can get rerolls easy for my followers/have options if the Conquests suck for a given season, but I might do Witch Doctor instead of Wizard and throw all caution to the dang wind!! It’s been a long time! gently caress that wind!!
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I haven't been keeping up, but has Blizzard talked yet about what the end game will be like for Diablo IV at launch? Are rifts and greater rifts coming back?
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