The successes and failures of Diablo 3.

lolpancakeslol · 2012-05-25T19:49:29.216936+00:00

The blacksmith would make sense in the absence of an AH. As it is, you can try crafting 3-4 items for a slot to get vaguely relevant stats, or you can take the same money to the AH and buy a vastly superior item.

There is a chance of getting amazing items through crafting, but the costs simply make no sense given the alternatives. In D2 gambling was pretty much the only thing you could actually spend gold on.

JamesofN · 2012-05-25T17:31:15.094995+00:00

I think the relatively unimaginative loot also has something to do with it. Like someone else said, loot has always been the carrot stuck in front of players in Diablo 2, but the carrot is rotten.

Still loving the game so far, and I'm assuming Blizzard will add more depth to itemization over time, but the AH / gold grinding aspect will still be there. If the game feels more like a steady job than playing the lottery, it's just not going to be as much fun.

Bankzilla · 2012-05-25T16:11:17.229575+00:00

Higher chance to get magic items?

Not sure I understand the question.

Corvos · 2 days

Can I have your stuff?

only__downvotes · 5 days

Pages != plans.

only__downvotes · 5 days

1) Re-vamp legendaries and set items. Current legendary and set items look like very good blues with a different color in name. Legendaries should have truly unique effects, just like in D2.

If I had one wish that could magically change one thing in D3, I would spend it on this.

I don't even care if legendaries are strictly better, I just want them to be more interesting. I'm okay with having to choose between a rare with great stats and a legendary with worse stats but a really interesting or fun effect.

psyounger · 5 days

I hope that's not Blizzard's stance, because it's short-sighted. In the long term blues and rares are boring, they're just numbers. The occasional godly rare is great, but you just can't have the same emotional attachment and irrational lust for rares as for the most high-end, hardest to get uniques and sets in D2. If the items are boring in the long term, people will play less, and will use the RMAH less.

purrp · 6 days

Haha, I know what you mean about the dialogue.

Evil dude - "You shall not prevail!" Hero - "Oh, but I will."

Every single time.

limbclock · 7 days

The people who enjoyed the game the most didn't just click their way through the campaign. They played in ways that required discipline and dedication.

What does that even mean? How do you quantify how much someone enjoyed the game relative to someone else, and what makes you say the "most" enjoyment came from playing the game a certain way?

fanboy_killer · 8 days

Aaand a formulaic "X reasons why popular topic Y" Cracked article is on the front page.

I think this subreddit is officially over the hill.

solastsummer · 9 days

Best hidden panel in a while.

Forsick · 10 days

Releasing updates to an existing product goes better than releasing a brand new product? I am shocked.

petitdragon06 · 11 days

More likely: you'll hear the bitching from the 1% who have problems, and it will be extrapolated to "the sky is falling".

Source: past experience on the Internet.

ChangeTheL1ghts · 11 days

/r/evedreddit

Warning: high trolling content. If that doesn't bother you, then this is easily the most fun you'll have in Eve.

ChangeTheL1ghts · 11 days

I'm not sure if I would call EVE the "best" community, but it's easily the most complex and interesting community. There is incredible community support for new players (EVE University, many large alliances have training divisions, etc.) On the other hand it can be far, far less forgiving than any other community - players can make your life a living hell much more than in other games, and will often do so for fun if given a chance. The trick is to have allies behind you, which is why the community is so important.

There is a lot of trolling but it tends to be more interesting or amusing. People who just rage a lot and can't string two sentences together tend not to last very long in EVE.

OutofOrbit · 11 days

It only takes up a lot of time if you get hooked :) In which case it's probably worth it, almost by definition.

There will be a free "starter edition" for Diablo 3, you can give that a shot.

OutofOrbit · 11 days

there have since been new and better aRPGs released

Can you give me examples? The "better" part is obviously subjective, but I'm curious which titles you had in mind.

Only ones off the top of my head would be Titan's Quest, Torchlight, and Borderlands. I enjoyed all three, but wouldn't personally consider them better.

BearHooves · 14 days

(especially with a stressful job as a software engineer)

As a fellow software engineer, I had to laugh. I know what you mean, but... still :p Not exactly the world's most stressful occupation.

wolfbaden6 · 14 days

To earn $1,000,000 in six months, why not just... earn $1,000,000?

Start by earning $50,000 in the first month, then add an extra $50,000 every month, before you know it you'll be over $1,000,000. The only trick is to keep doing it every month.

Tvei · 14 days

4 days off here :)

Hoping to finish Hell by the time I have to get back to work.

Tvei · 15 days

shrug

Then don't get a physical copy, I don't care :)

Also, there's quite a logical jump from "buying the physical box" to "in a position where they don't do anything but play video games".

Tvei · 15 days

Yeah, you just get the code or whatever you need to add to your battle.net account.

Tvei · 15 days

Yeah, not claiming to be in the majority. My logic is physical copy = digital copy + a cool free box and DVD :p

Tvei · 15 days

Nah, it's just down the street, it's like a 2 minute walk.

Normally I agree, and I spend way too much money on Steam :) I already have the game pre-downloaded and I'll be installing it before I even get the box. But it doesn't cost any extra to get the box, and I have all the other ones for Diablo games, so why not?

Tvei · 15 days

That logic seems backwards... only reason I'd bother with the digital version is if it was cheaper than the box.

The "play it earlier" logic doesn't even apply, I'll just go pick up a box at midnight and won't be able to start playing until 3am anyway.

purrp

TROPHY CASE

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