Diablo III Beta

Technology and Gaming
#1

'Lo,

Anybody else looking forward to Diablo III? Blizzard is currently in a conferance call and has suggested that the DIII External Beta will be Quarter 3 this year (July, Aug, Sep) - Still awaiting a more detailed date.

Hope I get a Beta key. haha. xD

They’ve said they’re still aiming for a 2011 release, however nothing is set in stone. I’d be pretty happy if we do get a 2011 release, as the game is pretty much complete from what I’ve seen and all they’re doing is tweaking…

EDIT: Just confirmed from ‘Bashiok’, Quarter 3 is confirmed for the External Beta.

Edit edit: https://www.youtube.com/ForceSC2strategy#p/l/s/0/OzJQX1Pt3ZQ - For anybody that’s interested in the call.

#2

#3

Never seen “this thread”, Patrick. Psyched for D3 so bad, although there’s a 0% chance of me getting into the beta. I just need to find out how I’m going to pay for all the awesome games coming out in the next year.

#4

I was just thinking that when I searched the forums. o.O Eh. xD

Fuskox - Why no chance? You currently have no active games through Battle.net?

#5

Just not going to happen. I’m not lucky with stuff like this, I have every single popular Blizzard game minus Cataclysm, I just won’t get into the beta.

#6

Haha, I hear ya…

Time to sleep with fingers and toes crossed I think.

#7

I have seen this thread on so many other forums. Its old news

#8

No lan.
Fuck off blizz.

#9

Those other forums have different members, maybe the members of this forum would like to discuss it. Because I don’t think anyone here gives a shit that you have seen this thread on other forums.

On-Topic: I look forward to Diablo III but I don’t care about the beta. I will wait for the finished final product.

#10

I don’t understand why people still refer to the makers of Starcraft 2 or D3 as “Blizzard”. They took a major ramming in the ass and sold themselves out to Activision . That’s right, they are known as Activision now. Hence no lan and regional locking. Stupid fanboys. Fcuk WoW too!

#11

I know the Activision merger hurt, it ruined one of the greatest gaming companies of all time, and you can see the evidence. Blizzard is even talking about console versions for Diablo 3. However, from what I have read, Blizzard does keep itself very separate from Activision, and Activision keeps its hand out of their business. (I’m starting to doubt that.)

And stupid fanboys? Are you a fucking retard?

Look at Blizzard’s track record and tell me you shouldn’t be excited for their games, unless you dislike the genres they work in.

#12

Activision is a publisher Blizzard is still the developer. That’d be like saying the last couple of Valve games sucked because EA published the retail copies.

Even though publishers have been known to stunt a dev’s creativity, even being Activision I doubt they do anything to mess with their process because Blizzard is quite capable of making blockbuster games. There isn’t much risk for Activision so there is no need to mess around.

#13

Just want to say one thing about no LAN - Its made life MUCH simpler. Barring those with a dial-up connection, all the computer has to be able to do is connect to the net, which is much simpler than getting multiple machines talking to each other on a network. Especially a mixture of Windows XP and Windows Vista/7 machines who don’t accept certain protocols anymore (IPX I’m looking at you!).

I see the removal on LAN a brilliant step forward.

Lastly, can’t wait for D3 to come out :smiley: And who gives a shit if its been on loads of other forums, weirdly enough not all of us frequent the same forums as you Bitchy Mc. Bitcherson.

#14

I’ve been waiting for this game for almost 10 years now. I remember i bought the LoD expansion. It was the best months of my life. I regurarly pick up d2 and play it for a couple of weeks. IMO it’s still one of the best games in history. Throw in som Median XL and it’s a whole new experience.

Just added my diablo games to battle.net to be able to apply to be a beta tester… I’m probably not gonna be picked, but maybe… you never know.

#15

Why remove when you can have both?

#16

No lan?

How about no FUCKING STAT DISTRIBUTION because it’s “Too confusing”?

or how about how loot drops are now specific to characters, and the class, meaning no more stealing other people’s loot, or picking up stuff FOR your friends later on if they are a different class. But mostly no more stealing loot.

Yes, Fuck off blizz indeed.

Why should I be excited for Diablo 3, when they fired Diablo’s creators, and replaced them with the WoW creators.

#17

Why add all the extra coding and network balancing work for a feature thats outdated? Especially these days when machines are spread across multiple platforms that may or may not support certain protocols or talk to each other.

edit I didn’t realise they replaced them with the WoW creators, but then again look at how succesful that game is, whether you like the game or not the gameplay and story telling is brilliant.

#18

Wow is an MMO, Diablo is not an MMO. Their success is meaningless.

#19

Design style is different too.

Diablo I & II = takes place in a defined dark, Gothic fantasy atmosphere although almost all weapons, armor, and architecture is done with realistic sensibilities. (Ex. : A spear looks like a spear, not OMGWTFBBGSKULLDRAGONEATINGAFLAMINGSPIKE DOING 2,300.76 DPS WHILE BEING ONE-HANDED!1!!1!eleven!)

WoW = Spikes, over-sized shoulder armor, skulls, flaming skulls, bright flashy colors, EVERYTHING TURNED UP TO FUCKING ELEVEN TO FIT THE SENSIBILITIES OF TEN YEAR OLDS, and having absolutely no idea how to create a Gothic atmosphere without over-doing it (Ex. : a slightly darker pallete swap of a OMGWTFBBGSKULLDRAGONEATINGAFLAMINGSPIKE DOING 2,300.76 DPS WHILE BEING ONE-HANDED!1!!1!eleven!) .

Hell, I’ll still play it because I’m intrigued and because it is a Diablo sequel, but I know that there will be moments in the game where I will cringe uncontrollably.

Seriously: dual-wielding crossbows akimbo-style? God damn it, is everyone who works at Blizz completely blasted off their ass for most of the development stage on these things? I got over the fact that everything was in bright primary colors in a dungeon level and that all character models were all out of proportion and cartoony, but there’s only so far they can go with just saying “magic explains all, ‘rule of cool’ determines everything” before I have a stroke from the stupidity emanating the idea. (/rant)

TLDR; The new Diablo team has none of the sensibilities or design philosophies of the original team and made it in the same vein as World of Warcraft. It strikes a nerve.

#20

Blizzard sucked ever since Roper left North.
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