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Title: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 20, 2019, 01:02:51 PM: THREAD BROUGHT TO YOU BY FASCIST CHINESE GOVT

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/10/19/from-the-rumor-mill-blizzcon-will-have-a-few-major-diablo-reveals/

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A number of outlets picked up on this Twitter post from Metro, a Twitch streamer who plays Overwatch, who made this post claiming that not only would Diablo 4 officially be announced but that Diablo 2 would be getting remastered. He’s been getting scrutiny online about where he got his info from, but after checking out his Twitter posts and a bit of his livestream today, we get the impression he doesn’t care if you believe him or not.

Same dude had the Ashe Overwatch leak that turned out to be right so who knows

How many thousands of hours will I put into D4, over/under is set at 2.4k hours. Will it be more like D2? Will it really be some sort of shitty Souls/lootfest hybrid? Is D2 remastered gonna happen, and if so across how many platforms? How many times will you buy it? Plz send Blizz your money so they can continue to curry favor with China, thx.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: thisismyusername on October 20, 2019, 01:10:03 PM: Diablo 2 remaster is the only thing Blizzard can do to get my money. :doge

And let it be modded so I can do Meridian XL in HD.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nudemacusers on October 20, 2019, 01:21:37 PM: I don’t really have it in me, due to my current job/family obligations, to play a new Diablo or a remastered diablo 2.

To be clear, I will still play it, I’ll, just start failing at other aspects of my life.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Rufus on October 20, 2019, 02:17:50 PM: Sigh. I'll be there if loot and the skill system/progression are good. :goty2
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Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2019, 02:20:15 PM: Apparently the artbook leaked or something
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on October 20, 2019, 02:25:34 PM: If it’s on switch it’s an instabuy for me, site unseen
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: bork on October 20, 2019, 02:41:48 PM: I read a new leak that said Diablo 4 has you playing as a heroic comrade from a beloved people's republic, fighting against the tyrannical capitalist Diablo.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Nintex on October 20, 2019, 02:49:11 PM: When you start #diablo4 you have to accept the terms and conditions of the communist manifesto
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: toku on October 20, 2019, 02:52:54 PM: Your gonna get Overwatch 2, a part pve battle royale with battlepasses/seasons and you're gonna like it.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: CatsCatsCats on October 20, 2019, 03:05:01 PM: :noooo
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Chooky on October 20, 2019, 03:52:50 PM: here for the inevitable meltdowns when idiots are for some reason shocked that the game will have various pay aspects
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 20, 2019, 03:56:34 PM: Quote from: Borys on October 20, 2019, 01:07:59 PM
Souls is Souls, Diablo should stay away it has it's own flavour.

I just wish it was more dark & gritty & machoor which can be done easily by not using shitty Fisher Price colour palette and WoW 3D Modelling tool.

tbh I never understood the "zomg D3 is outdoors in the daytime, burn it with fire" dumbness.

The WoW criticism is entirely valid, I swear my fucking kingdom for some non-absurd shoulder pauldrons.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2019, 10:00:30 AM: Quote from: Borys on October 21, 2019, 09:50:29 AM
Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 20, 2019, 03:56:34 PM
tbh I never understood the "zomg D3 is outdoors in the daytime, burn it with fire" dumbness.

I also did not understand it and laughed at it while running 500 bounties for the Plat.

Then I played Path of Exile and saw how D3 graphics could and should be done.

NO excuses for D4 now.

...muddy and over textured???
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Rufus on October 21, 2019, 10:27:35 AM: Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2019, 10:00:30 AM
...muddy and over textured???
The effects are now so gaudy you can't even see the textures. :goty2
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nudemacusers on October 21, 2019, 11:04:50 AM: I had no issue with diablo 3’s art, never played WOW so I didn’t have that as a reference point... I will say the writing is an absolute step down, but I don’t care much since it fills my ADD clicking needs.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2019, 12:40:50 PM: To be fair: I really like PoE a whole lot. There's just so many fucking layers to the game now that I'm not interested in picking it up again, to do so in any serious way is a major timesink.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 21, 2019, 02:06:18 PM: Yeah the D3 art was fine. Vanilla D3 did clash a bit against the aesthetic set by the previous Diablos, but it was still good enough and, more importantly, “readable” so that you didn’t often end up with the visual where’s Waldo that happens so often in PoE.

However, the story writing of D3 is fucking trash with its only reprieve being middling to decent writing for the incidental characters. The main arc would be poor for an episode of power rangers.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Dickie Dee on October 21, 2019, 04:41:53 PM: https://twitter.com/OverwatchNaeri/status/1186019035940417536
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 22, 2019, 12:16:14 AM: Hope D4 will be more like D1 gameplay and graphics wise (scary, dark, not all about endgrind, meaningful sp difficulty)

Im not holding my breath though.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Chooky on October 22, 2019, 07:58:28 AM: Quote from: Premium Lager on October 22, 2019, 12:16:14 AM
not all about endgrind

lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 22, 2019, 08:42:41 AM: Quote from: Premium Lager on October 22, 2019, 12:16:14 AM
Hope D4 will be more like D1 gameplay and graphics wise (scary, dark, not all about endgrind, meaningful sp difficulty)

:neogaf
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 22, 2019, 10:23:21 AM: ::)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: tiesto on October 22, 2019, 10:58:19 AM: D4 should take place in 100 Acre Wood...
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Raist on October 22, 2019, 11:35:54 AM: Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 20, 2019, 01:02:51 PM
Will it really be some sort of shitty Souls/lootfest hybrid?

Fortunately we have a product for you, it's called NiOh.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 22, 2019, 12:57:43 PM: Super light souls combat paired with loot would be cool.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: naff on October 22, 2019, 06:03:31 PM: i loved the arcadey pick up and play grind of D3 in it's ultimate form. a perfect rpg for me these days.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: naff on October 22, 2019, 06:05:13 PM: whatever D4 is, i will be interested. i think they really nailed what they were going for with D3 despite some initial teething problems.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 02:09:50 AM: I can't remember if Rifts got introduced with RoS or came in a later patch, but basically the two biggest things to happen to the game were RoS/loot 2.0 and Rifts/seasons, which I think was the same patch.

The people who are whining about it being all endgame are, of course, Kosma. Go play something else if you want a story. This type of game exists only so you can grind eternally for incremental upgrades. The best way to do that is a short level in the endgame with variable tilesets and shit tons of monsters and a boss. Fucking all of them have done it- PoE, Grim Dawn, and D3. If D4 wants to be truly awesome they'll have an endgame either on launch day or within the first 6 months. Give everyone time to exhaust all the regular content, start ladders/seasons with rifts or whatever, boom. Easy peasy.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 23, 2019, 03:43:34 AM: If diablo 4 wants to be baller as fuck they’ll bring back d2 style pvp, or a facsimile thereof. I’d also prefer a return to the crazy-as-shit D2 style skill trees/synergies class design, if I can’t waste 20 points into Teeth then the game is garbage.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 03:47:34 AM: Lol of course as usual you are claiming to be some authority of what Diablo is supposed to be about, just because D3 was like this.

I want some skill and tension introduced back to the series, something I know you are allergic too. Maybe U can go play something else.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 10:38:13 AM: Ignore modern game development and stan for 20+ year old games, brehs
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 01:48:43 PM: Modern games can pose a challenge.

You dont even know what you are talking about.

You just want to mindlessly run around and get rewards like a rat in a skinner box.

When is the last time you actually played a game that involved skill?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 02:49:53 PM: *crickets*

/Remindmein5years
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Post by: nachobro on October 23, 2019, 03:43:21 PM: souls combat

skill

:idont
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 04:12:59 PM: :umad
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 04:19:35 PM: U cant even post one normal game what a chump :lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 04:22:44 PM: Why do I even reply to someone who clearly plays on the level of my 4 year old :lol

Just stick to the non gaming side mate
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 04:24:07 PM: So hilarious you cant come up with any game :lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cryo on October 23, 2019, 04:25:42 PM: as someone who still plays and works on private servers for diablo 2, the game has never been about skill and is arguably one of the forefathers of modern loot grinding.

That being said I personally enjoy walking through the game more than endgame grinding but I’m well aware of what my playerbase actually enjoys
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 23, 2019, 04:28:37 PM: D2 :-X

D1 :-*
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Brehvolution on October 23, 2019, 04:38:08 PM: In a sudden turn of events, the Diablo franchise will continue on as Jesus. In Jesus, your character is a demon that traverses through the gates of heaven to rid the earth of all that is good. If you are good enough to beat Jesus, rest easy. He won't be coming back in 3 days.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: ToxicAdam on October 23, 2019, 04:55:45 PM: .
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 05:07:01 PM: I mean, I could further derail the thread the way you do by pointing out that I play (and am very good at) a fuck ton of limited mtg, which is arguably more skill intensive than everything you've played in the last 5 years combined and requires not just the use of strategy but adaptive tactics in order to be successful.

Orrrrrrrr you can not be such a fucking meathead and accept that different people have different priorities when it comes to gaming and some childish, dick measuring concept of ONLY REAL GAMES R CHALLENGING GAMEZ is archaic. Yes, I would prefer some level of challenge to my games. No, I don't feel like I need to validate what I like through the lens of some meathead on the internet.

You seem to want the series to be a narrative, challenging dungeon crawler. That's not the development arc the genre is moving towards, but fortunately there are plenty of games like that. I suggest you play them and post about them, and fuck off in the meantime. Have a nice day, you dolphin tattoo having shitburger.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: naff on October 23, 2019, 05:13:03 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on October 23, 2019, 03:47:34 AM
I want some skill and tension introduced back to the series, something I know you are allergic too. Maybe U can go play something else.

believe it's more you have no idea what you're talking about. you stop steam-rolling rifts pretty quickly as you push, then it becomes predominantly skill based with lashings of luck based on the rift you roll. d3 is about efficiency in the early game, with skill and experience being a huge part of the meat. you probably spend 5-10% of your time any given season on the early game if that.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 23, 2019, 05:27:06 PM: I legitimately think Diablo Mobile could be good, or even great, and never took issue with the game existing. My beef was always with how long Blizzard spent being uncommunicative about Diablo updates/expansions/news/etc. up to the solitary announcement of Immortal, which only amplified the growing sense in the community of the franchise being the outcast or stepchild of Blizzard games. Diablo fans are certainly obnoxious, but Blizz really should’ve read the room better after having experienced the loud reaction towards their slimy inclusion of the RMT auction house in Diablo 3’s design. Of course the fan base was going to react like that when presented what appeared to be another instance of Blizzard trying to monetize the shit out of Diablo.

Speaking of beefs: what’s Lager’s beef with ~~riotous~~ Snorenado?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 06:37:47 PM: I DON'T GAME RITE
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Chooky on October 23, 2019, 07:30:08 PM: I think there is about a 110% chance that D4 will have rmt, micro transactions, whatever built in from the get go. I'm sure it'll all be aesthetic tho.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 07:59:55 PM: I have no issue if it's just aesthetic, and in fact if they want to monetize the shit out of the game that way that PoE does, go for it.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 23, 2019, 09:26:15 PM: F2P games, sure, go ahead and monetize all your cosmetics and expansions and XP boosts, you gotta make money to pay for building the game and keeping it alive. The worst that happens is I don’t enjoy the game and move on with my life without feeling ripped off.

It’s this whole wanting-our-cake-and-eating-it-too mentality that Blizz and other big pubs have really embraced that rubs me wrong and completely turns me away. Your MSRP $60+ game is going to guaranteed sell several million copies in its first year and you’re still wanting to make f2p game mechanics like RMT loot boxes a core element of it? Fuck off
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Chooky on October 23, 2019, 10:40:31 PM: $60 for a game isn't shit, and it's unsustainable if you're gonna have a game that supposed to have new content to keep people talking about it. i'd much rather they kept the point of entry low by relying on suckers with low impulse control than raising the price of new games.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2019, 12:13:55 AM: Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 23, 2019, 05:07:01 PM
I mean, I could further derail the thread the way you do by pointing out that I play (and am very good at) a fuck ton of limited mtg, which is arguably more skill intensive than everything you've played in the last 5 years combined and requires not just the use of strategy but adaptive tactics in order to be successful.

Orrrrrrrr you can not be such a fucking meathead and accept that different people have different priorities when it comes to gaming and some childish, dick measuring concept of ONLY REAL GAMES R CHALLENGING GAMEZ is archaic. Yes, I would prefer some level of challenge to my games. No, I don't feel like I need to validate what I like through the lens of some meathead on the internet.

You seem to want the series to be a narrative, challenging dungeon crawler. That's not the development arc the genre is moving towards, but fortunately there are plenty of games like that. I suggest you play them and post about them, and fuck off in the meantime. Have a nice day, you dolphin tattoo having shitburger.

Hahahahhahahahhahahahahaha

Did u just bring up a card game?

U really are a spaz
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2019, 12:50:35 AM: The best part besides you being a total spaz is that now you are like "bu bu bu accept people have different opinions" but when i post mine you are like "go play something else"

So not only are you a pussy but also a hypocrite
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 24, 2019, 09:58:03 AM: You: I WANT TO PLAY X!

Me: Ok, this is really more Y now, and has been for getting moreso for maybe 20ish years, it sounds like what you really want is X and fortunately there are plenty of games like that, go play them and quit shitting up this thread

You: LOL U A SPAZ WITH NO SKILZ

You're a fucking idiot, Kosma. Always have been.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: CatsCatsCats on October 24, 2019, 10:27:14 AM: Two grownass adults, everybody 😂
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 24, 2019, 10:55:12 AM: Quote from: Borys on October 24, 2019, 10:37:07 AM
Cripple fight

(https://media.giphy.com/media/xT8qBwdabbZYYPUYeY/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 24, 2019, 11:44:53 AM: Dibs on being Jimmy
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 24, 2019, 03:48:19 PM: Looks like there are multiple "coming soon" slots on the schedule. My guesses: D4, Overwatch expansion, ???, and a dumb and ill-fated attempt to make battle.net into an online storefront.

https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzcon-2019-schedule/
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 24, 2019, 03:53:11 PM: WoW Shadowlands or w/e the next xpac will be announced too, the last patch of the current expansion is coming soon and they already pre-announced all the details on it. Also Battle.net already is an online storefront
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: bluemax on October 24, 2019, 11:18:45 PM: So Blizzard brough in Mike Ybarra.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 27, 2019, 10:25:35 AM: MOAR SPOILERZ for you wankers that care about lore and shit, I guess

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/more-diablo-4-information-leaked-via-art-book/
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: benjipwns on October 27, 2019, 06:23:15 PM: Overwatch 2 apparently says Twitter

also maybe the first game going F2P too
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Trent Dole on October 27, 2019, 06:29:44 PM: First overmeme has free weekends all the time already, might as well go full on free.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 27, 2019, 11:46:25 PM: Overwatch 2: We went through a lot of work just to delete Mei
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Chooky on October 28, 2019, 11:26:58 AM: o2 and D4 being announced in the same year is nice because I'm still used to the old blizzard that would release a sequel like 8 years later and cancel half their new products a week before release
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 01:51:45 PM: so is this just a blizzcon/blizzard thread now? can I post this?

https://twitter.com/Evan_vMMe/status/1188509728768430087

larger version of the pic: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH6b6xPU0AAndjG?format=png&name=4096x4096

it mentions overwatch 2 and some wow stuff like new races and metzen returning to voice thrall, so it leans accurate in that way at least
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 28, 2019, 02:28:34 PM: That Diablo 4 design sounds shitty enough to probably be real, and those story ideas are TRAAAAAAAAAAASH.

:lol :lol at that fucking comment on the “4 flabby white dudes” on the overwatch dev team.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 28, 2019, 02:41:19 PM: Quote from: riotous on October 28, 2019, 02:25:33 PM
"Reminder to never buy another Blizzard product again."

Oh fuck off; I hate how dramatic the gaming community is. Everyone makes fun of Resetera for REEEEEING about diversity and whatnot but the entire community does the #cancelculture shit, just for different reasons.

To be fair, this sort of thing is not something borne of nor limited to the gaming community. Lots of people choose not to support companies for a variety of reasons they feel are important to them, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that; consumers don’t owe businesses anything.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 02:43:29 PM: after the trashfire wow expansion, sc2 unceremoniously being dumped, the china shit, and now talk of OW cosmetics and such not carrying over to 2 i'm certainly not in a rush to buy anything from them

diablo 4 fantasy loot shooter is a pretty hilarious idea though. i wonder if that's D4 that was supposedly scrapped before last year's blizzcon or if they canned some other idea in favor of that?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: benjipwns on October 28, 2019, 02:45:32 PM: A bunch of the Overwatch 2 rumors say it does have a big focus on PvE, like the first point in that image.

Can't find out anything on if the key developers are four flabby white guys or not though. I'll just assume so for anything I don't like.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 02:47:43 PM: Tigole is pretty svelte so it can't be him
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 28, 2019, 02:47:49 PM: Rioutous gonna jump to Jimmy John’s defense when I reveal my refusal of doing business with them on account of their CEO’s behavior?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: benjipwns on October 28, 2019, 02:50:12 PM: You should refuse to do business with Jimmy John's for the crimes that are their products.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 28, 2019, 02:55:02 PM: Fair point.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: benjipwns on October 28, 2019, 02:55:42 PM: While it might also be some of the whining throughout the post, Overwatch 2's thing does seem to have a focus on Tracer (she appears in most of the leaked images), so the seemingly irrelevant story stuff in the post might be because of that too.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 02:57:32 PM: there were those "leaked" (maybe fake?) images that showed skill choices and such for tracer and a new character

(https://i.redd.it/35f0sf5mu3v31.png)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 28, 2019, 03:23:01 PM: looooooooool if Diablo becomes Diabro the 1st person schlooter I am done
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Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 03:33:40 PM: also that thing mentioning "activision's in the works game subscription based game streaming service running on microsoft's infrastructure" is :hmm

of course it could all be bullshit too. 4 days to go!
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Chooky on October 28, 2019, 03:55:18 PM: diablo 4 as hexen 3 sounds awesome lets make it happen boys
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 04:34:37 PM: wow and ow2 art "leaked" on the blizzard store

(https://i.imgur.com/bIiU31A.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/SOKujaq.jpg)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 28, 2019, 04:47:09 PM: What Overwatch 2 is Diablo 4? :thinking
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: benjipwns on October 28, 2019, 04:51:23 PM: Quote from: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 04:34:37 PM
wow and ow2 art "leaked" on the blizzard store

(https://i.imgur.com/bIiU31A.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/FWGPkQh.png)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 04:51:41 PM: Quote from: Joe Molotov on October 28, 2019, 04:47:09 PM
What Overwatch 2 is Diablo 4? :thinking
pls rename to blizzcon circle jerk thread thanks
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: OnlyRegret on October 29, 2019, 01:51:25 AM: Quote from: nachobro on October 28, 2019, 01:51:45 PM
so is this just a blizzcon/blizzard thread now? can I post this?

https://twitter.com/Evan_vMMe/status/1188509728768430087

larger version of the pic: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EH6b6xPU0AAndjG?format=png&name=4096x4096

it mentions overwatch 2 and some wow stuff like new races and metzen returning to voice thrall, so it leans accurate in that way at least

damn, I came here to post that and you beat me to it, I figured it was better than making a "Is Blizzard Dying???" thread

glad I got to see the slapfight tho
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: OnlyRegret on October 29, 2019, 01:54:18 AM: also, why is overwatch 2 happening, what happened to the 1st one
Title: Re: Diablo 4 Official Thread of Possible Blizzcon Announcement
Post by: bluemax on October 29, 2019, 03:17:00 AM: Quote from: Trent Dole on October 27, 2019, 06:29:44 PM
First overmeme has free weekends all the time already, might as well go full on free.

Should've always been free.

Edit: Just read the 4chan rumors. Sounds like Blizzard is turning into a bigger budget CIG with the brain drain. Based on the few things I've heard a lot of this feels fairly likely but I don't have enough info to say what is or isn't.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 29, 2019, 08:15:19 AM: Looking forward to Diablo: Hellgate London
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Brehvolution on October 29, 2019, 09:09:24 AM: Never saw the Wild Hunt coming to Diablo given that they mostly deal with cold. :hmm

Good one, blizzard.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on October 29, 2019, 10:43:18 AM: Quote from: OnlyRegret on October 29, 2019, 01:54:18 AM
also, why is overwatch 2 happening, what happened to the 1st one
how could blizz get you to rebuy all your cosmetics without releasing a new game?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: CatsCatsCats on October 29, 2019, 10:53:35 AM: *Looks up from switch*

I JUST DID REBUY IT
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Ghoul on October 29, 2019, 10:53:37 AM: all these rumours are nuts, I think Blizzard fell down some stairs and became distinguished mentally-challenged if these leaks are true.

Cannot wait to see the fallout from this.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: kingv on October 29, 2019, 01:06:57 PM: Blizzard has been trending down for a while now.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on October 29, 2019, 01:09:09 PM: They've had a bunch of vets and important people leave so I guess it's not too shocking. Morhaime, Metzen, Dustin Browder, two of the Hearthstone directors, their head of esports Kim Phan, plus all the people hit in the layoffs earlier this year.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 29, 2019, 01:31:09 PM: What would be shocking about a Diablo FPS though?

Hope it will have DM multi.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 29, 2019, 01:37:09 PM: Wait WoW is under 1 million subs? Ouch.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 29, 2019, 03:15:06 PM: I have no issues at all with FPS’s with Diablo-style loot systems, after all Destiny 2 is my current comfy-game. But for me, proper Diablo should always be the “skeleton-click” game.
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Post by: Akala on October 29, 2019, 03:26:02 PM: Didn't D3 eventually sell a ton? not sure what point of going HeXen or w/e is but I guess will see. I think D4 and O2 have somewhat built in fans but if not would Blizz even survive two major bombs at this point?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 29, 2019, 03:33:15 PM: D3 sold very well, if I remember right it might be one of the all time highest selling of titles.

Edit: yep, third best all-time, going by Wikipedia. Behind Minecraft and PUBG.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 29, 2019, 03:44:59 PM: Well i do own 3 copies :doge
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Chooky on October 29, 2019, 06:02:49 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on October 29, 2019, 01:37:09 PM
Wait WoW is under 1 million subs? Ouch.

yeah there's no way in hell this is true. might be the most unbelievable thing in that shitpost. if wow was that empty we'd be hearing way more chatter imo.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 29, 2019, 06:13:45 PM: Quote from: Ghoul on October 29, 2019, 10:53:37 AM
all these rumours are nuts, I think Blizzard fell down some stairs and became distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed if these leaks are true.

Cannot wait to see the fallout from this.

Well, if Activision is really running the show now this checks out
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 29, 2019, 06:15:43 PM: Yeah, D3 didn't just EVENTUALLY sell really well, it IMMEDIATELY sold really well. The dev team just made some clear miscalculations (RMAH and lack of endgame that Kosma was fine with, apparently)
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Post by: nachobro on October 29, 2019, 06:21:06 PM: there was chatter for a bit when people were in full revolt over BFA about wow possibly being at ~1 mil but nothing came of it and blizz doesn't share numbers anymore. however, a wow sub and a classic wow sub are the same thing so that has to have boosted numbers a decent chunk. :lol
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Post by: TEEEPO on October 29, 2019, 07:16:14 PM: thanks for making my boycott that much easier blizzard :lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: bluemax on October 30, 2019, 12:12:23 AM: Quote from: nachobro on October 29, 2019, 01:09:09 PM
They've had a bunch of vets and important people leave so I guess it's not too shocking. Morhaime, Metzen, Dustin Browder, two of the Hearthstone directors, their head of esports Kim Phan, plus all the people hit in the layoffs earlier this year.

Yeah the good part of this for the industry is that it has spawned several new studios:

http://www.bonfirestudios.com/about-us

https://www.frostkeep.com/about

http://www.octopus8studios.com/about/

https://seconddinner.com/index.html
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: kingv on October 30, 2019, 12:25:49 AM: Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 29, 2019, 06:15:43 PM
Yeah, D3 didn't just EVENTUALLY sell really well, it IMMEDIATELY sold really well. The dev team just made some clear miscalculations (RMAH and lack of endgame that Kosma was fine with, apparently)

I know they did a ton of rework to D3 but I never really liked it that much personally.

I do Kind of see how a looter destiny could be good. I don’t think Diablo is the right skin for it though.

Imo, destinys biggest flaw is that it doesn’t have the loot mechanics of something like diablo where you can get crazy op from some random roll.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 30, 2019, 01:42:47 AM: The biggest flaw of Destiny is that it's a fps and kinda boring. Also, pretty much forced multiplayer. NO THANK YOU.

Borderlands does a way better job with loot than Destiny imo. And it's just guns, no armor pieces. Another issue. Loot games want A FUCKING PLETHORA OF LOOT. If you don't have pants, your game is a shitty loot game. That's just science.

There are pretty much only two things that could make me completely skip out on D4: first person perspective and forced multiplayer. They already do a bad job of overly incentivizing multi over single play in the end game but it's ok- you can still do most endgame content solo, you're just not gonna be at the top of the leaderboards. Which I guess according to some people means YOU'RE NOT EVEN FUCKING PLAYING A GAME YOU PIECE OF SHIT SCRUB.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 30, 2019, 02:27:46 AM: Borderlands has dog shit loot btw and is a much worse game then Destiny.

I agree though that forced mutli for Diablo is silly.

Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 29, 2019, 06:15:43 PM
Yeah, D3 didn't just EVENTUALLY sell really well, it IMMEDIATELY sold really well. The dev team just made some clear miscalculations (RMAH and lack of endgame that Kosma was fine with, apparently)
Rmah was shit

I dont care about endgame that much but sp playthrough was lame, no tension whatsoever
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Raist on October 30, 2019, 05:27:02 AM: Quote from: Tuckers Law on October 29, 2019, 03:33:15 PM
D3 sold very well, if I remember right it might be one of the all time highest selling of titles.

Edit: yep, third best all-time, going by Wikipedia. Behind Minecraft and PUBG.

Above GTAV? I doubt that.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: OnlyRegret on October 30, 2019, 03:13:49 PM: https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-confirms-departure-of-former-hearthstone-heroes-of-the-storm-directors/?utm_content=buffer81f9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer-pcgamertw

hmmm
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Tuckers Law on October 30, 2019, 03:17:31 PM: Quote from: Raist on October 30, 2019, 05:27:02 AM
Quote from: Tuckers Law on October 29, 2019, 03:33:15 PM
D3 sold very well, if I remember right it might be one of the all time highest selling of titles.

Edit: yep, third best all-time, going by Wikipedia. Behind Minecraft and PUBG.

Above GTAV? I doubt that.

It didn’t. List I was looking at was for just the pc top sellers, of which Diablo 3 is listed at 30 million or so. Multi platform it’s much further down the list.

Also: GTAV is a fucking monster, I really don’t get how it has sold so much compared to others in the franchise.
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Post by: Tuckers Law on October 30, 2019, 03:32:09 PM: I could see that, people do some stupid shit for stuff like that. I remember getting the green lantern movie on Blu-ray and a can of NOS energy drink for Batman Arkham City costume codes.
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Post by: nachobro on October 30, 2019, 05:39:06 PM: i bought a bunch of red bull to get street fighter costumes :-\
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 30, 2019, 06:05:35 PM: Quote from: nachobro on October 30, 2019, 05:39:06 PM
i bought a bunch of red bull to get street fighter costumes :-\

I bought Overwatch to get a pair of cosmetic wings for D3, played the game maybe 5 times

:yeshrug

Everyone spends money on dumb shit
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: CatsCatsCats on October 30, 2019, 09:35:21 PM: Quote from: riotous on October 30, 2019, 06:24:01 PM
I’ve never spent money on a cosmetic.

Must be my magnum song.

Might be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIgXhiOpeQ
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: bluemax on October 31, 2019, 12:04:43 AM: So talked to someone today, mentioned the Diablo Destiny clone thing, "Oh no, that's been cancelled already. They started a different idea a couple months ago."

Diablo 4 is gonna be so baaaaaaaad.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: kingv on October 31, 2019, 12:23:14 AM: As long as Diablo is still a good guy.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on October 31, 2019, 08:47:39 AM: is the different idea just making it play like diablo?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Akala on October 31, 2019, 09:49:01 AM: (https://i.imgur.com/6UsTIgQ.jpg)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: bluemax on October 31, 2019, 09:48:37 PM: Quote from: nachobro on October 31, 2019, 08:47:39 AM
is the different idea just making it play like diablo?

What does your heart tell you?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on November 01, 2019, 09:40:03 AM: that the different idea involves many microtransactions :gloomy
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on November 01, 2019, 01:30:24 PM: https://twitter.com/MisterAntiBully/status/1190301337457692672

https://twitter.com/vitandoturbam/status/1190310118925176832
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: MMaRsu on November 01, 2019, 01:49:47 PM: Quote from: nachobro on November 01, 2019, 01:30:24 PM
https://twitter.com/MisterAntiBully/status/1190301337457692672

https://twitter.com/vitandoturbam/status/1190310118925176832

f yes
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 02:04:21 PM: You love to see it
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Dickie Dee on November 01, 2019, 02:19:13 PM: going all out making it Grim Derp
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 02:32:23 PM: IT'S HAPPENING

https://www.polygon.com/2019/11/1/20942471/diablo-4-blizzard-blizzcon-release-date-announcement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJqEJL-JVkc
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Svejk on November 01, 2019, 02:48:29 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RdDpqCmjb4
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Akala on November 01, 2019, 02:53:25 PM: Looks aight.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 01, 2019, 02:56:58 PM: Looks like Diablo 3
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 02:58:54 PM: Sir, there are no rainbows or sunlight
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 01, 2019, 02:59:26 PM: Here’s hoping for a switch version at launch
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 03:02:37 PM: I just hope there are more than 3 playable classes to start, unless this is gonna be part of their monetization plans for it? If so, lame.

I don't particularly give a shit about pvp but I understand there are those that do, so as long as it's optional, fine, why not include it.

https://twitter.com/ItsDJTweets/status/1190338192244969472

I wonder how all that shit is gonna work together?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 03:04:13 PM: Quote from: CatsCatsCats on November 01, 2019, 02:59:26 PM
Here’s hoping for a switch version at launch

Only confirmed on pc, ps4 and xbone. Not sure of release date either but could easily see this coming out after ps5 and scorpio launch so wouldn't be surprised to see it there too.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Raist on November 01, 2019, 03:09:57 PM: I see Beric and Bronn had a baby who somehow ended up in the Diablo universe.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 03:10:47 PM: Apparently trading of some sort is back?

:ohhh
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Akala on November 01, 2019, 03:14:45 PM: New character per season, 14.99
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 03:46:34 PM: The runes mentioned above are actaully MOTHERFUCKIN RUNEWORDS, like D2

Dude is streaming demo now, looks badass

https://www.twitch.tv/wolfcryer
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 03:49:03 PM: Quote from: CatsCatsCats on November 01, 2019, 02:59:26 PM
Here’s hoping for a switch version at launch

Yeah
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 04:02:57 PM: Ugh, daily events like in f'n Destiny? BLIZZ PLZ

https://twitter.com/ThatsLeviathan/status/1190358076462776320
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 04:12:46 PM: https://twitter.com/ThatsLeviathan/status/1190360663656292352

:mjcry
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 04:13:14 PM: :'(
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: toku on November 01, 2019, 04:13:18 PM: d3 art style > d4 art style

spoiler (click to show/hide)
still gonna play a ton of it but I miss the color and the comic book style, hail lilith
[close]
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 04:16:03 PM: Quote from: toku on November 01, 2019, 04:13:18 PM
d3 art style > d4 art style

spoiler (click to show/hide)
still gonna play a ton of it but I miss the color and the comic book style, hail lilith
[close]

:jeanluc
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 04:19:17 PM: Quote from: toku on November 01, 2019, 04:13:18 PM
d3 art style > d4 art style

spoiler (click to show/hide)
still gonna play a ton of it but I miss the color and the comic book style, hail lilith
[close]

Wut
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 01, 2019, 04:41:20 PM: :larry

Looks better than D3 at least.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: tiesto on November 01, 2019, 05:03:16 PM: Wasn't everybody shitting on Blizzard less than a week ago for ponying up to the PRC?
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 05:13:51 PM: Quote from: tiesto on November 01, 2019, 05:03:16 PM
Wasn't everybody shitting on Blizzard less than a week ago for ponying up to the PRC?

I mean yes but

1. they said they were sorry and
2. now they're making a game I really want to play
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on November 01, 2019, 05:22:26 PM: lich king 2
overwatch 2 (stand together...unless you are from hong kong!)
diablo 2 2

blizzard really is hitting the panic button
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 05:24:15 PM: https://twitter.com/Diablo/status/1190361380190392323

Also apparently you have individual potions again, lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 05:43:37 PM: Fuck these trailers look good.

Guessing gameplay will be D3ish but with the dark tone of D1.

The wait begins.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 05:44:43 PM: Also Druid :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 05:50:47 PM: Shared open world, pvp

Man this sounds legit
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 06:06:14 PM: The world looks massive too. I watched a streamer fight an "event" boss with like 20+ other demo players, thing was a massive hp sink. Not sure if I'll like that shit but apparently it's all optional, so eh. I wonder if the loot drops from all of that shit are instanced or if you end up having to swoop in and pick it up ahead of everyone else, because fuck that. Also get ready for an avalanche of bitching if you can't avoid pvp and if you drop your own loot when you get pk'd.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 01, 2019, 06:22:08 PM: Im sure the experience will be sanitized. Don't worry.

I do hope there will be an option for a "pvp always on server" or something.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Rufus on November 01, 2019, 06:34:01 PM: Quote from: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 04:12:46 PM
https://twitter.com/ThatsLeviathan/status/1190360663656292352

:mjcry
Why announce it for PS4 and Xbone then? :wtf
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 06:41:58 PM: https://twitter.com/ThatsLeviathan/status/1190392548289703936

Lots of good info on Leviathan's twitter acct
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 01, 2019, 06:43:58 PM: THIS IS THE REAL DEAL, LADS

https://twitter.com/ThatsLeviathan/status/1190360227511595008
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Chooky on November 01, 2019, 06:51:41 PM: now how would they drop a gameplay trailer that smooth and extensive and then tell us the game is years off? quit lying, blizzard.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on November 01, 2019, 07:08:45 PM: "we have a game for people who want a new diablo soon, it's called diablo immortal" :doge
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Post by: nudemacusers on November 01, 2019, 07:10:13 PM: Looks cool will enjoy playing w the kids :heart
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 01, 2019, 07:35:10 PM: Quote from: tiesto on November 01, 2019, 05:03:16 PM
Wasn't everybody shitting on Blizzard less than a week ago for ponying up to the PRC?

I’ll play as whichever character generates the most pro-HK fan art.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of probable announcement and Blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: OnlyRegret on November 01, 2019, 08:32:54 PM: Quote from: bluemax on October 31, 2019, 12:04:43 AM
So talked to someone today, mentioned the Diablo Destiny clone thing, "Oh no, that's been cancelled already. They started a different idea a couple months ago."

Diablo 4 is gonna be so baaaaaaaad.

well if the game is years out, guess they did restart recently
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: curly on November 01, 2019, 10:28:59 PM: still waiting for Heroes of the Storm news :maf
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 02, 2019, 12:12:29 AM: Lots of info here:

https://www.diablofans.com/news/49145-diablo-community-group-q-a

Some items I found interesting:

-Monetization. Despite the early development the team has pretty much settled on a base game supported by expansions as the business model for Diablo IV.
-The developers have lots of ideas for endgame systems and they want to offer a wide variety of things to do. We’ll get a preview of ‘Keyed Dungeons’ during tomorrow’s Systems & Features Panel.
-Sanctuary has hundreds of dungeons and you’ll be able to get ‘keys’ that unlock max level versions of those dungeons with special modifiers on them and better loot.
-Character customization has many avenues. In addition too items and runes there are skill and talent choices. While leveling or when ‘skill tomes’ you gain skill points that you can use to increase your skill ranks, unlocking new skills or empowering others. Skill point choices are permanent, but you will eventually be able to unlock and max all skill ranks. Talents are more playstyle choices and have effects on your skills, but will be respecable in the game.
-The developers are still early in developing trading systems, but the current philosophy is that crafting mats and consumables will always be tradeable. Powerful items will likely be bound on trade, meaning that can be traded, but only once. The most powerful items however will not be tradeable and likely stay bind on pickup. They want the primary source of items and power be from playing the game itself, so there are no current plans for auction houses, but there will be limited trading available through clan banks.
-Clans will be in the game and they will include clan banks to help with trading, but no other details were given.
-Loot drops will be individual to the character like Diablo III currently is, but if you drop an item on the ground, everyone will be able to see it.
-There will be a Hardcode mode
-Diablo IV is being designed as a massive immersive world with partying and group in mind, so there are no plans for an offline only mode, but there will be options for those who only want to play solo or only play with friends.

That last one is important- a lot of this stuff looks cool but makes me nervous, ultimately I don't want Diablo to be WoW.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: toku on November 02, 2019, 12:42:26 AM: You're gonna get current D3 + the illusion of D2's gear and stat progression systems + Some PoE ideas in a semi-persistent world with a grey color palette and you're gonna like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzD1NZwUmw

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Isometric Destiny
:obama
[close]
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 02, 2019, 12:57:18 AM: As long as they're not charging me a monthly fee to do it
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: OnlyRegret on November 02, 2019, 02:25:20 AM: Quote from: curly on November 01, 2019, 10:28:59 PM
still waiting for Heroes of the Storm news :maf

Oh man, I haven't played that in ages, I enjoyed it a bunch though. A MOBA but fun.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: MMaRsu on November 02, 2019, 08:26:34 AM: https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-offline-mode/
Diablo 4 will not have an offline mode and will require an internet connection to play, Blizzard said during an interview at BlizzCon today.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Rufus on November 02, 2019, 09:31:15 AM: No surprise there.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 02, 2019, 10:33:48 AM: Good fuck cheaters
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 02, 2019, 10:35:08 AM: Quote from: toku on November 02, 2019, 12:42:26 AM
You're gonna get current D3 + the illusion of D2's gear and stat progression systems + Some PoE ideas in a semi-persistent world with a grey color palette and you're gonna like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKzD1NZwUmw

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Isometric Destiny
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Idk sounds good

Even if its vanilla sp ill still put in hundreds of hours

The bigger mp aspects and pvp might make up for lack of tension in sp
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 02, 2019, 10:35:42 AM: Oh, that sucks for when it’s on switch tho.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 02, 2019, 10:36:55 AM: Quote from: CatsCatsCats on November 02, 2019, 10:35:42 AM
Oh, that sucks for when it’s on switch tho.

Console is a different beast, or at least was with D3.

From reading everything they're trying to do though, I'm skeptical the Switch will be able to handle it but who knows.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 02, 2019, 10:37:40 AM: Dont think this will launch on switch, but one can hope.

Switch Pro plz.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 02, 2019, 01:40:54 PM: How many years before this is done :'(

Can't go back to D3 now.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: toku on November 02, 2019, 02:12:55 PM: I know they kept saying its way way off but I would expect it in 2021. It's probably going to play really well but be very bare bones content wise. They're gonna sell characters and expansions twice a year at least I'd bet. We'll probably get RoS style 30 dollar big story/content expansions and then shit like Necromancer at 14.99. They'll probably do more with the latter (sometimes not be a character but new tilesets, loot etc etc). Blizzard needs an easy win rn and pretty much everything else is up in the air for them atm. Everything their doing seems aimed at recapturing the casual audience (OW2 having a ton of PvE content) and they've kinda done this already with just changing the art style already.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 02, 2019, 02:54:29 PM: Basing this on stuff you pulled out of your ass
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: toku on November 02, 2019, 04:19:30 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on November 02, 2019, 02:54:29 PM
Basing this on stuff you pulled out of your ass

ofc
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: MMaRsu on November 02, 2019, 04:57:32 PM: Quote from: Borys on November 02, 2019, 04:11:34 PM
Quote from: MMaRsu on November 02, 2019, 08:26:34 AM

https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-offline-mode/
Diablo 4 will not have an offline mode and will require an internet connection to play, Blizzard said during an interview at BlizzCon today.

It's 2020 man, you don't have always on internet?

Let_it_go_Elsa.gif

I know I like to replay old games that don't rely on external servers

like d2 or something
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on November 02, 2019, 06:08:03 PM: that would make it hard to do a switch port, unless online is not actually needed for anything in game in which case it could be modded out
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: toku on November 02, 2019, 10:47:20 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qjAiki90cU
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 03, 2019, 01:20:35 AM: Quote from: nachobro on November 02, 2019, 06:08:03 PM
that would make it hard to do a switch port, unless online is not actually needed for anything in game in which case it could be modded out

Why would it be hard? Switch has wifi.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Akala on November 03, 2019, 01:03:42 AM: I am totally day one but calling it now this is gonna be SFV all over again. :lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: nachobro on November 04, 2019, 03:13:42 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on November 03, 2019, 01:20:35 AM
Why would it be hard? Switch has wifi.
would make it hard to be online only/no offline mode since it's a portable and most people expect to be able to play games while on the subway or whatever, especially for an ostensibly single player game

e: i forgot D3 is on switch and that's online only too (iirc)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 04, 2019, 03:29:56 PM: Pretty sure d3 has offline dunno about the switch version but xbone it did
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 04, 2019, 04:10:30 PM: The console versions are also plagued by hackable loot, which Blizz hates, so it's never happening on the master race version

please understand
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: MMaRsu on November 04, 2019, 04:15:26 PM: Well thats just because the consoles are hackable

But yea this is gonna be Activisions new Destiny, selling loads of extra shit including battle/season passes etc

mark my words
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Brehvolution on November 05, 2019, 10:05:44 AM: I'm so ready for this. Get in mah belly! :mouf
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 05, 2019, 10:26:20 AM: Quote from: Borys on November 05, 2019, 09:55:17 AM
Yall whiners will buy it, love it, play it, then play it some more for the next 2000 hours.

ftfy
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 05, 2019, 12:56:08 PM: Prob the best info overview.

https://www.icy-veins.com/forums/topic/46630-diablo-4-systems-and-features-panel-summary/
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 05, 2019, 12:56:41 PM: Quote from: Borys on November 05, 2019, 09:55:17 AM
Yall whiners will buy it, love it, play it, then play it some more for the next 200 hours.

I already looked at new laptops in case It won't be on Switch.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Rufus on November 05, 2019, 01:12:20 PM: That's premature, but if you need to convince the wife...
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 05, 2019, 01:21:23 PM: Yeah maybe... I have a mini gaming pc but I hate sitting in front of it and hooking it up etc.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of actual GRIM DARK announcement and blizzcon circle jerk
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 05, 2019, 03:22:35 PM: The idea of an open world is fine, I'll probably be more annoyed if they're seriously going to make a massive fucking world and not give fast travel options because they want you to use mounts
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 05, 2019, 03:44:50 PM: They had that in the demo, but some dev somewhere said that they weren't sure about from say, between one town to another you've already unlocked on your map, which is like "lol no." But the game is a long way from being released and even then it will get iterated upon. And if there's one thing the Diablo community is good at, it's bitching, so I'm confident shit like that will get fixed eventually.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Tuckers Law on November 05, 2019, 05:32:39 PM: Very good at bitching, no lie.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Tuckers Law on November 05, 2019, 06:36:47 PM: You jest, but they already tried gating item trades to a RMAH. I’d put nothing past this current Blizzard.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: toku on November 15, 2019, 04:34:32 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OosC1E8TVM

looks better and I'm not a fan of PoE
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: toku on November 15, 2019, 04:39:42 PM: Watching the livestream of actual gameplay and it looks so much like Diablo 3 now lmao. Animations and flow seem straight from D3. We might end up in a situation where all these games end up playing the same but with weird window dressings to separate them :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2VRRSVgCL4

demon hunter flashbacks
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: kingv on November 15, 2019, 04:41:48 PM: Someone needs to make “Diablo but with Animu tiddies”
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Rufus on November 15, 2019, 04:50:34 PM: fluid animations, higher poly models :rejoice
7 more acts? :wtf

OMG, they are making some real changes to this... h-hype!?

The music in the gameplay trailer is such shameless D2 nostalgia bait :lol
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: TVC15 on November 15, 2019, 05:17:57 PM: I like PoE and all, but this is really shameless at this point. They're a successful game now. It's a little embarrassing to be cloning this much now.

Quote from: kingv on November 15, 2019, 04:41:48 PM
Someone needs to make “Diablo but with Animu tiddies”

They lacked even that much imagination.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 15, 2019, 06:54:15 PM: Game looks dope, wonder if the fanbase will be able to figure out to mindlessly keep tonguing GGG's anooose or to complain over it being "dumbed down" since skill gems are no longer socketed in gear tho
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Rufus on November 15, 2019, 07:11:21 PM: Quote from: Human Snorenado on November 15, 2019, 06:54:15 PM
Game looks dope, wonder if the fanbase will be able to figure out to mindlessly keep tonguing GGG's anooose or to complain over it being "dumbed down" since skill gems are no longer socketed in gear tho
People are positive on it so far. The change doesn't really reduce complexity either, and actually opens up more options, since you can have more than two 6-links now.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 17, 2019, 04:35:33 PM: Not going to lie, that POE2 trailer looked better then D4.

I rewatched the D4 trailer again afterwards and it looked very cartoony.

Ill really need a new xbox for this and D4.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Human Snorenado on November 19, 2019, 04:29:25 PM: This is pretty beefy and most of it is good news. Obvs everything is still early and likely to change

https://us.diablo3.com/en/blog/23232022/system-design-in-diablo-iv-part-i-11-19-2019
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 29, 2020, 07:00:18 PM: https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-overhauls-diablo-4-skill-system-to-enable-more-distinct-character-builds/

:confused
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Tuckers Law on September 29, 2020, 11:07:35 PM: My first impression from that article is that the development sounds similar to their previous games, where not much was sacred and entire systems and mechanics would be significantly changed or thrown out if they weren’t exciting or engaging enough. Which has me maybe mildly hopeful that the game will be a good Diablo game? I don’t know that I’ll ever play it, but still I suppose that’s something.

It’s certainly weird to see that title of the article in relation to a game that doesn’t even have a whiff of a release date, though.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Brehvolution on October 01, 2020, 06:52:17 PM: (https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/gallery/MMVSLLYU7PAT1601312625244.jpg)
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Human Snorenado on July 01, 2021, 07:59:14 PM: ...apparently you're gonna be able to have an insane amount of customization for your character in D4. Some of this shit strikes me very much in the same vein as all of the "oh yeah listen to all these cool features we have" the Cyberpunk devs at CDPR tried to sell us and somehow never made it in, tho.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/diablo4/23665024/diablo-iv-quarterly-update-june-2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj2RxB07d1I
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: HardcoreRetro on July 02, 2021, 05:34:08 AM: Time to spend 10 hours on the character only to have it look like the size of an ant in-game and it not mattering at all.
Title: Re: Diablo 4 OT of coming Not Even Blizzard Soon™
Post by: Rufus on July 02, 2021, 07:42:39 AM: They'll show it off on character select. That's more than they need to do for some people for pay for cosmetics.