Yeah I think that's exactly what it is. Just give people something to tide them over until whatever new Diablo project they've been hiring for is ready to show.
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Diablo 3 getting Necromancer (paid), remaking Diablo 1 in D3, new zones (free)
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God that was amazing
1. A-fucking-men to that one.
2. Caldesanns is a lot more interesting and the boost is more immediate if you do it at the right time. With the current meta you can hit GR100 with only 4 gems don't even need to be mega high, a witch doctor did it with two 90s and two 60s caldesanns and the current firebats brokeness. Seriously though thats your end game, are you on non season? I spend more time rifting or doing bounties for crafting materials for cube. You earn so much xp from high grs and abusing xp pool on close it's not hard to earn xp sans you being 1200 paragons when it starts to slow down it's a waste of time not to being another task while you climb paragons. You must have some amazing rolls and caldesanns to just be working on xp. At that point I would be bored too.
3. It's not anymore they did various changes a season or two ago so that those difference don't hurt you. Soloing is now easier vs bigger groups considering the health nerf when you lack players. Still doesn't mean much with a healing monk as a partner for pushing. There are still group bonuses that override the health factor.
4. While total top of the leaderboards becomes that you can still find in the 1000 teams with unique class each in each slot. This season while 2 monks, barb, and witch doctor are easily optimal. Just like last season you can also roll with a wiz in that group and still go far. Unlike other seasons the last two seasons have actually allowed for variety quite far in to the GRs. Just check if you don't believe me. That makes me happy with the right friends we can always switch up gear and easily push. Outside of a crusader this just isn't true.
5. We both know these are never coming back as they should. Brawling is such a shit experience I will just leave my thoughts on it at that.
poppedcollar69
Member
At this rate, Diablo 4 is going to set before Diablo 1 and will ruin the rest of the game lore with ridiculous retcons
orichalcos
Member
Akhe
Member
What? Source?
http://www.diablofans.com/news/48840-blizzcon-2016-day-1-recap-live-updates but apparently everyone is reporting this. "The Darkening of Tristam limited time event". Google it.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
How can they even call it a remake? It's just a shit rift that tells part of the story, and it only lasts for a month. And putting the Necro behind a paywall makes me sick, you know they'll justify the high price tag (because lets face it, it's Blizzard and they never price reasonably) by adding bank tabs and other fluff.
Mechanized
Member
This is good. Damn good. Fucking hell Blizz how could you mess this up this badly.
The Darkening of Tristram in Diablo 3 is actually going to be a time travel event that fucks up the timeline. We'll get New Diablo 2, which takes place in the fucked up timeline after The Darkening of Tristram.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
If D4 just retcons the whole of D3 that would make me really happy and while you're at it retcon WoW too. I want the RTS finale with Arthas .
.AuthenticM
Member
fantastic
If D4 just retcons the whole of D3 that would make me really happy and while you're at it retcon WoW too. I want the RTS finale with Arthas
That would be the best world.
Jacksinthe
Banned
I'm literally in tears XD
0% shocked if it includes hearthstone card backs and a WoW pet for value
The clamour for D2 HD feels like one of those loud minority things, it seems extremely questionable that it would be in any way profitable.
It's amusing that the anniversary content apparently wont be hitting till January.
I'd certainly be happy to see D3's story retconned out of existence. The whole nephilim thing is such bollocks, you're not a big damn hero any more you're some shitty mary sue super being.
LoN is the top build for some classes and certainly competitive with others, a lot of builds rely on more than just the sets both equipped and in the cube. While build diversity could be better its in a fairly decent place.
What counts as "truly rare" and whats to stop you theorycrafting fun and effective builds? Paragon grind is only really "needed" if you're chasing leaderboards.
The rates got adjusted a while ago and with massacre bonuses theyre fairly close these days. Certainly nowhere near as big a gap as there was a few patches ago
Trading feels like it sidesteps the main point of a loot based game to a certain extent and "actual PK" is something I outright loathe so I've zero interest in either of those. I also dont think trading really counts as "something to do".
Having a bigger party wont make any difference to which classes are in the meta, only balance changes are going to meaningfully affect that.
So you think it should be free?
It's amusing that the anniversary content apparently wont be hitting till January.
If D4 just retcons the whole of D3 that would make me really happy and while you're at it retcon WoW too. I want the RTS finale with Arthas
I'd certainly be happy to see D3's story retconned out of existence. The whole nephilim thing is such bollocks, you're not a big damn hero any more you're some shitty mary sue super being.
LoN is the top build for some classes and certainly competitive with others, a lot of builds rely on more than just the sets both equipped and in the cube. While build diversity could be better its in a fairly decent place.
What counts as "truly rare" and whats to stop you theorycrafting fun and effective builds? Paragon grind is only really "needed" if you're chasing leaderboards.
The rates got adjusted a while ago and with massacre bonuses theyre fairly close these days. Certainly nowhere near as big a gap as there was a few patches ago
Trading feels like it sidesteps the main point of a loot based game to a certain extent and "actual PK" is something I outright loathe so I've zero interest in either of those. I also dont think trading really counts as "something to do".
Having a bigger party wont make any difference to which classes are in the meta, only balance changes are going to meaningfully affect that.
So you think it should be free?
Lanrutcon
Member
Nah.
The amount of work it would take to add more resolution options and tweak the game to work with them is minor at best. Hell, third party mods already do that shit for you.
Then you just bet on the power of nostalgia (hell, throw in a some reskinned WoW pet or something just to rope in some of the younger folk) and bam. You'd recoup your development costs before the press release had even settled.
Now, a the profitability of a full remake...that's much more debatable..
Yes, and Blizzard has already said they are restoring D2 to it's former glory to be compatible with modern hardware. One would assume modern HD monitors would be included. I don't think they will do much beyond add resolutions options and some minor fixes. It wouldn't surprise me if it was a free patch.
SynthFetish
Member
One solution is to re download your save from blizz(if you did the PS3 transfer thing). Or just delete the data and start over.
I've done that maybe 5 or 6 times just to start over.
nortonff
Hi, I'm nortonff. I spend my life going into threads to say that I don't care about the topic of the thread. It's a really good use of my time.
Yes.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Good lord...are they serious??? I want it but waiting that long after an announcement for a DLC of a damn character? That's insane
I already have the Platinum so might as well when the patch rolls around. Thanks!
DJ Lushious
Member
Can anyone explain why Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition can't be found new at just about every retailer but Gamestop? It's not even listed on Best Buy's site. Amazon.com doesn't sell copies direct. Upon researching other retailers for this post, I do see Wal-Mart offers it new. Still, why is it so hard to find new? Blizzard doesn't even sell it!
Needs more spikes.
So I was thinking of picking up Diablo 3 again. It has been so long since I played, but I got a wierrd itch to play.
Why does it feel so daunting? I do have a bunch of 70's but do not remember anything. Heck, I am not sure what version of the game I have.
Any suggestions to "starting over?" Should I make a brand new toon and roll with it?
Why does it feel so daunting? I do have a bunch of 70's but do not remember anything. Heck, I am not sure what version of the game I have.
Any suggestions to "starting over?" Should I make a brand new toon and roll with it?
They've started to release some videos for the 20th anniversary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEqHl9Wf6mE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEqHl9Wf6mE
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Did I miss this event? I even started a new character and cleared Act 1 hoping the little pentagram would show up on the map, but there's been nothing!
Are you trying in Adventure Mode? It's not there in Campaign mode.