It's not the same. There's no pvp, item drops are reduced due to the existence of the AH (this is confirmed, not my opinion, due to them wanting an "economy". Please, it's not a MMORPG), potions are replaced by health globes which give it an arcade feel, no more runes, no more horadric cube recipes, and weapon damage affects spell damage which is just retarded.
Oh and there's no offline single player so you're at the mercy of the servers which are still unstable.
Diablo 2 is the better game. They should have just improved on that.
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Originally Posted by casdegere
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Hey i hear you, $60 out of the gate and many game models are bent on getting you to spend more money. If it's not the $15 a month fee its forcing you to spend real dollars for premium items and or content. I do not think these companies understand how bad the present economy is. They are going after internet sites that have illegal game downloads but rob you with a $60 price. If they bloody reduced the price to $30 so many more people would buy the game and not steal it. Soon, all games will take on D3s model of Internet Single Player games where the internet is your authorization to play. No more rented or torrentz games unless your on Gamefly or the like. I am not a console gamer, I've spent $3000 abouts keeping my PC up to date hardware wise but it's getting crazy out there.
D3 has an AH and soon an RMAH where you spend Real money for pixel gear. They have even said that you won't find the set's, Legendary items you want without using the AH or trading with friends. This leads me to believe they are going to make these things so rare you will HAVE to pay to have them. I've heard the same of GW2. Not liking where all this is headed at all.
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I'm hearing you right back. I spend $2000 a few months ago to upgrade my ancient computer (well this is now brand new save for the keyboard, mouse and monitor). I've been gaming since childhood - mid 1980s. I do not like where the industry is headed, and while I do partially blame pirating and understand their need to curtail it, it's also chasing me away. I don't buy download-only games unless it's the only form available, I do not subscribe to MMOs anymore, I don't play f2p games with cash shops that are virtually required (which is what most asian MMOs seem to be), and I'm staying away from games like Diablo 3 that require an internet connection to even play single player.
Is that my age talking? Maybe. I grew up in an age where you drove or begged for a ride to your local game store, bought a box with a cartridge or multiple floppy discs inside, and didn't even install games until the mid 90s. Pool Of Radiance on the Commodore 64 was 4 double-sided floppy discs you had to swap between as you played. Wrap your heads around that all you young'ins!
05-30-2012, 02:57 PM
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