Game

[Borys]

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[ToxicAdam]

I'm tempted to goto the Blizzard forums and create a thread complaining that the Wizards skill tree is unbalanced and needs to be nerfed. It's  bound to happen, might as well be first.

[Smooth Groove]

Wow, even the character selection screen's graphics look awesome.  Very un-Blizzard like at all. Makes me wanna play some Diablos now.

[modkennylaine]

Surprise.

[Crushed]

Woooo

[Kestastrophe]

That skill tree does dound almost identical to the Sorceress, which I currently have a build of in DII

[MrAngryFace]

yeahhh wizard doesnt look like a fucking hobo! awesome!

[demi]

woah, a wizard in a fantasy game

holy shit

megaton

[archie4208]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55256

Console version (possibly) coming.  PC gaming dies another death.  Actiblizz

[Tieno]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55256

Console version (possibly) coming.  PC gaming dies another death.  Actiblizz

Do it for Borys!

[demi]

BORYS DONT DO IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[CajoleJuice]

[GilloD]

I love that the buig unveil was fucking no brainer "AND THE LATEST ADDITION TO OUR FANTASY GAME: FANTASY ARCHETYPE #1"

[Joe Molotov]

BORYS DONT DO IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

But Borys loves playing PC ports of console games. The only thing that would make this news better for him is if the PC version was delayed for 16 months to make way for the console version.

[TVC15]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55256

Console version (possibly) coming.  PC gaming dies another death.  Actiblizz

I think Blizzard hould just cancel the PC version so we can have an entertaining Borys meltdown.

[chronovore]

Blizaaaaaaaaard. I don't have anything else to say. They rule. Fuck consoles.

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And Mcintosh

[close]

Hey, Mac has games, too. There's Othello, Dark Castle (emulated), Marathon, um... Photoshop... er...

[Don Flamenco]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55256

Console version (possibly) coming.  PC gaming dies another death.  Actiblizz

Sounds like "maybe we'll do it after Starcraft Ghost" to me.

[Crushed]

You can't set attribute points now, they automatically go up as you level. 

Consolized gaming.  :'(

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Actually, I don't mind that much. I always felt like I didn't know what I was doing when assigning my attributes.

[close]

[demi]

AHUAHUAHUAHUAHAUHAUHAHUAH

[CajoleJuice]

You can't set attribute points now, they automatically go up as you level. 

Consolized gaming.  :'(

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Actually, I don't mind that much. I always felt like I didn't know what I was doing when assigning my attributes.

[close]

wow that is shit

[Greatness Gone]

You can't set attribute points now, they automatically go up as you level. 

Consolized gaming.  :'(

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Actually, I don't mind that much. I always felt like I didn't know what I was doing when assigning my attributes.

[close]

Worst move ever.

Still day 1, though. Even if they decide to chop this game up into 12 separate triologies like Starcraft.

[Joe Molotov]

You can't set attribute points now, they automatically go up as you level. 

Consolized gaming.  :'(

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Actually, I don't mind that much. I always felt like I didn't know what I was doing when assigning my attributes.

[close]

Our faith is being tested, stand strong my PC brothers!

[CajoleJuice]

I'm one step from becoming a PC gaming atheist.

[demi]

Now all it needs is achievements

[pilonv1]

You can't set attribute points now, they automatically go up as you level. 

Consolized gaming.  :'(

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Actually, I don't mind that much. I always felt like I didn't know what I was doing when assigning my attributes.

[close]

just saw this elsewhere. massive loul and whats the point. if i want to make a wizard with massive str i should be able to

titan quest

[TVC15]

You can't set attribute points now, they automatically go up as you level. 

Consolized gaming.  :'(

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Actually, I don't mind that much. I always felt like I didn't know what I was doing when assigning my attributes.

[close]

Uh oh.  Now I'm worried.  So skill trees and equip are the only customization now?  smh, not so hot.

[CajoleJuice]

worst blizzcon ever

[Mrbob]

Now all it needs is achievements

Rumors go the brand new battle.net (which will launch with Starcraft 2) is going to have some sort of achievement system built in.

[Eel O'Brian]

Some battle.net features to be "monetized"

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/11/blizzards-wilson-some-battle-net-features-to-be-monetized/



blizzard is going to hammer your anus until dimes fall out, kids

[archie4208]

Activision is a disease.

[CajoleJuice]

"We are looking to monetize Battle.Net so that we get to keep making these games and updating features," said Wilson. "We kind of have to."

WHAT, WOW ISN'T ENOUGH OF A FUCKING CASH COW?!? WHAT THE FUCK

Just look how much they make from this guy:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/10/12/soloing-a-36-man-raid/

[Great Rumbler]

Battle.net no longer free?
Automatic skill distribution?
SC2 campaigns spread across three games?

That's it, I'm through with Blizzard. Good luck making money when people stop buying your trash games.

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Okay, so I'm overreacting, but this is really stupid.

[close]

[Mrbob]

Some battle.net features to be "monetized"

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/11/blizzards-wilson-some-battle-net-features-to-be-monetized/



blizzard is going to hammer your anus until dimes fall out, kids

Fuckkkk.

[MrAngryFace]

bobobob guyz just calm downz n buy it! rite

[Eel O'Brian]

welcome to nickel-and-dime-microtransaction pay for every "feature" hell, pc gamers, courtesy of this console generation

[Mrbob]

bobobob guyz just calm downz n buy it! rite

This might be Blizzard's plan to trick me into playing WoW.  I wouldn't be surprised if all battle.net features are included with a WoW subscription. 

[Joe Molotov]

Some battle.net features to be "monetized"

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/11/blizzards-wilson-some-battle-net-features-to-be-monetized/



blizzard is going to hammer your anus until dimes fall out, kids

 

[Joe Molotov]

Great Blizzcon, Blizzard. 

Oh, also we forgot to tell you that all Diablo III expansions will be XBLA exclusive, and WoW is now $30 a month. Hey, here's a new D3 class: THE FIGHTER! Happy Blizzcon, everybody!

[Fragamemnon]

I'm not seeing how automatic allocation of stat points is a big deal-if anything, that's an area where people can royally fubar their character with no means of recovery. Makes the game easier to balance as well-when every class having a known item budget and known base stat points , it's easier to balance the game such that monsters provide a challenge but are not impossible. Gear and skill points are still, as in D2, the main enablers of whatever build you are doing.

Not a big deal at all.

[CajoleJuice]

Did you miss the "monetized" post, Frag?

[Fragamemnon]

Did you miss the "monetized" post, Frag?

The proof is in the pudding-how and what they "monetize" is extremely important. Can we give Blizzard the benefit of the doubt here? I mean, this is a company that has really never made a bad game, and whose track record for customer satisfaction and value from their titles is essentially unsurpassed in the entire industry.

People like to overreact and post silly gifs. A rational response to this is "I wonder how this will all play out and how Blizzard is going to work these things to provide a better gaming experience" and not "oh noes!"/.

[demi]

Did you miss the "monetized" post, Frag?

The proof is in the pudding-how and what they "monetize" is extremely important. Can we give Blizzard the benefit of the doubt here? I mean, this is a company that has really never made a bad game, and whose track record for customer satisfaction and value from their titles is essentially unsurpassed in the entire industry.

People like to overreact and post silly gifs. A rational response to this is "I wonder how this will all play out and how Blizzard is going to work these things to provide a better gaming experience" and not "oh noes!"/.

I wonder if it will be easy to crack and pirate?

[Phoenix Dark]

If I knew someone who worked at Blizzard I'd punch them in the balls 

[pilonv1]

next thing we'll find out is that blizzard has simplified the loot too

[CajoleJuice]

If I knew someone who worked at Blizzard I'd punch them in the balls 

 

[CajoleJuice]

Did you miss the "monetized" post, Frag?

The proof is in the pudding-how and what they "monetize" is extremely important. Can we give Blizzard the benefit of the doubt here? I mean, this is a company that has really never made a bad game, and whose track record for customer satisfaction and value from their titles is essentially unsurpassed in the entire industry.

People like to overreact and post silly gifs. A rational response to this is "I wonder how this will all play out and how Blizzard is going to work these things to provide a better gaming experience" and not "oh noes!"/.

Why must you be so logical? This is the INTERNET!

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This is why you got my vote for Prez

[close]

[trh]

Game is going to be amazing, stat points sucked balls in Diablo 2 anyway. Blizzard

[Draft]

On "monetizing":

Pardo clarified. They are planning on having for pay features very similar to what you see in WOW. Want to change the name of your level 80 character? That'll be $10. Want to move from US East to US West? That'll be $5. They are not going to start selecting certain features you'd expect to be part of the base package of Diablo, and then charging for them. Specifically, Pardo said they are NOT going to do anything like Hellgate. Roper owned.

On stat allocation:

Anyone who is worried about the game being dumbed down by the removal of stat allocation needs to watch the vids of how runes work, and how they will allow spell customization. Giving your fireball extra bounces after it lands, or turning your teleport into a cloning spell so very easily and completely trumps maxing strength on a sorcerer that it's not even funny. Basically, Blizzard is removing a customization feature that was lame and broken, and replacing it with one that is inventive, fun and original. Haters owned.

[Draft]

Talent customization via runes:

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/8234.html

Only the most vile and repugnant neckbeard could prefer stat hoarding over such a robust, gratifying customization mechanic.

The direct quote on "monetize.":

Wow, that's an evil way of putting it. Julian's turning into a business guy on me. Here's the way I would put it. We're definitely not looking at turning Diablo into a subscription based game. It's clearly not an MMO, so it's not appropriate to do a business model like that. The way we approach all of our games now, is we come up with what we think is a great game, and then we wrap the appropriate business model around it. If that's just a box price, then that's that.

With Battle.Net we're definitely looking at possible different features that we might be able to do for additional money. We're not talking about Hellgate or anything like that. We're not going to tack things on. I think World of Warcraft is a great example to look at. We charge people if they want to switch servers or if they want name changes, things that aren't core to the game experience, they're really just optional things that some people want. It takes us some development work to do it, so it makes sense to charge for it. We would never do something like say to get the full game experience, you'll have to pay extra

We're not talking about Hellgate or anything like that.

Destroyed.

[Mrbob]

Poor Hellgate.  The game will be a whipping boy for years to come!

Blizzard doesn't let their fans down. 

[archie4208]

After reading the Starcraft 2 interview and watching the rune videos, I need to eat a large plate of crow.  Blizzard knows what the fuck they are doing.

[Draft]

Poor Hellgate.  The game will be a whipping boy for years to come!

Blizzard doesn't let their fans down. 

Rightfully so, though.

If you think about it, Hellgate is one of the few examples of a high profile game with very consumer unfriendly pricing and DLC schemes that then failed SPECTACULARLY. Horse armor, for pay map packs, even $1 gamerpics. These are all bad for consumers, but they make money and are associated with successful products. But not Hellgate. And we have to hold on to that failure. Make sure that no publisher ever forgets it.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

borys, why you gotta a thing?

[Mrbob]

Poor Hellgate.  The game will be a whipping boy for years to come!

Blizzard doesn't let their fans down. 

Rightfully so, though.

If you think about it, Hellgate is one of the few examples of a high profile game with very consumer unfriendly pricing and DLC schemes that then failed SPECTACULARLY. Horse armor, for pay map packs, even $1 gamerpics. These are all bad for consumers, but they make money and are associated with successful products. But not Hellgate. And we have to hold on to that failure. Make sure that no publisher ever forgets it.

It truly is a shame this epic failure can't translate over to the xbl marketplace.