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[Wumpus]

Just got into the D3 Beta last night and played through it once. My net blipped twice for like 30 seconds. Once it disconnected me from the game and another time it just sort of froze then came back after about 20 seconds. Annoying but nothing game breaking. It is a stupid requirement. They do a lot with you being online but you should just get the option of SINGLE PLAYER (no net needed) and then the usual online mode with all the fancy integration/friend stuff. Here's looking forward to a hacked version that removes the net requirement so you can play in peace. (And they will do it eventually.) I like multiplayer games, but I've never been a fan of co-op in Diablo games. I found it actually decreases my fun level. They do a lot to make a smooth MP experience in D3 like everyone getting their own loot that only you can see and stuff, but I still prefer solo play. I don't even NPC companions what to speak or real humans.

Will be putting up a beta preview with more thoughts/discussion on this as well as screenshots, notes on mac performance etc. So far I'm not digging the somewhat slight MMO overtones the game has or how much it holds your hand starting out.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

I *might* play multiplayer online alone, just to earn $$$ with the auction house (Which I think is awesome).

[Wumpus]

 Thain Esh Kelch, on 02 February 2012 - 11:39 AM, said:

I *might* play multiplayer online alone, just to earn $$ with the auction house (Which I think is awesome).

Well technically its always a multiplayer game....just a matter of your privacy settings. Or is there a specific requirement to get the $$ for auction?

[Thain Esh Kelch]

 Wumpus, on 02 February 2012 - 11:49 AM, said:

Well technically its always a multiplayer game....just a matter of your privacy settings. Or is there a specific requirement to get the $$ for auction?

No idea. I'm just asuming there are subtle differences between singleplayer and multiplayer, as there were in Diablo I.

[Wumpus]

 Thain Esh Kelch, on 02 February 2012 - 11:51 AM, said:

No idea. I'm just asuming there are subtle differences between singleplayer and multiplayer, as there were in Diablo I.

Well as I said...your game is permanently multiplayer in essence. You get 3 privacy options. Invite only, Friends can join at anytime or Public, which is what it sounds like. Obviously if you play on Invite only that's basically single player but you have the option of making it multiplayer at will, which I have to admit is handy should you be so inclined. But your characters are shared (unlike D2 I think, which had them separate? never really did MP so don't remember.)

[DaveyJJ]

 Wumpus, on 02 February 2012 - 11:37 AM, said:

It is a stupid requirement.

That will be how many reviews will start or end, I'm sure. Bring on Torchlight II, I say, and let Blizzard toddle on down the shooting-themselves-in-the-foot, punishment-for-all DRM road.

[Wumpus]

 DaveyJJ, on 02 February 2012 - 02:13 PM, said:

That will be how many reviews will start or end, I'm sure. Bring on Torchlight II, I say, and let Blizzard toddle on down the shooting-themselves-in-the-foot, punishment-for-all DRM road.

Probably. Still that being said, Blizzard can and will get away with it. They don't mind and can afford to lose a few customers who either can't or won't play the game due to the always online requirement. Given its all about pushing their new integration, and battle net further as a platform, they aren't going to change it. And the truth is it does offer a lot to those who have good net and want to play the game with friends or in a multiplayer environment.

[DaveyJJ]

 Wumpus, on 02 February 2012 - 04:43 PM, said:

Probably. Still that being said, Blizzard can and will get away with it.

Absolutely. The few percentage of customers someone the size of Blizzard loses by this inane DRM requirement (even for single player) won't even be felt by them. I grant you that.

And at the same time those same numbers will make Runic Games very very happy indeed, and that's a good thing.

[UmarOMC1]

I'd happily PayPal up for Torchlight II or a Diablo 3 preorder right now... hmmm... lemme go play some Torchlight while this RAGE     tr i      c   k l   e  s       in from mgs.

[Janichsan]

Considering the insane amount of tinkering still going on, it's hard to believe that Diablo III will be really released May 15. But that's the official date now.

[Wobblefoot]

 Janichsan, on 15 March 2012 - 10:26 AM, said:

Considering the insane amount of tinkering still going on, it's hard to believe that Diablo III will be really released May 15. But that's the official date now.

I didn't get into the beta, but according to the Mac forum (and as Janichsan pointed out), people are still seeing quite a few problems and performance issues. I just hope everything is up to Blizzard's usual level of quality control on release date, especially since it is now upon us in less than 2 months.

Reading through a lot of those threads, most people reporting problems are playing on MacBook Pro's.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

 Janichsan, on 15 March 2012 - 10:26 AM, said:

Considering the insane amount of tinkering still going on, it's hard to believe that Diablo III will be really released May 15.

Well, if they go gold by the end of march, spend ~2 weeks printing the discs, and uploading to various sites, give a 14 days window - Then they still have another month for a day0 update, that'll take care of a lot of things.

But I agree... But my ranting can probably be felt in my other posts.

My favorite bug is in Diablo I, where a hit by a Black Death (Yellow colored zombie), would give you -1 strength, permanently. They fixed that in the 1.10 update though.

[Wumpus]

 Janichsan, on 15 March 2012 - 10:26 AM, said:

Considering the insane amount of tinkering still going on, it's hard to believe that Diablo III will be really released May 15. But that's the official date now.

 Blackwell, on 15 March 2012 - 10:45 AM, said:

I didn't get into the beta, but according to the Mac forum (and as Janichsan pointed out), people are still seeing quite a few problems and performance issues. I just hope everything is up to Blizzard's usual level of quality control on release date, especially since it is now upon us in less than 2 months.

Reading through a lot of those threads, most people reporting problems are playing on MacBook Pro's.

I don't know if anyone read my Diablo 3 Beta impressions but I feel the game is very polished and I encountered no bugs or performance issues over the course of about 15 hours of gameplay. That was on my iMac though, no MBP to test. Also that article was written before the last beta update which did change some skill things around, but other than that not much was altered.

I for one believe the game will be out just fine by May 15th.

[Wobblefoot]

 Wumpus, on 15 March 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:

I don't know if anyone read my Diablo 3 Beta impressions but I feel the game is very polished and I encountered no bugs or performance issues over the course of about 15 hours of gameplay. That was on my iMac though, no MBP to test. Also that article was written before the last beta update which did change some skill things around, but other than that not much was altered.

I for one believe the game will be out just fine by May 15th.

I once read somewhere that people posting on official game forums (for any game) are usually the vocal minority of a game's overall playerbase. The number of negative threads regarding performance issues for D3 on Mac might seem high, but who knows how many people overall are really having problems?

I agree with Wumpus that things will probably be fine come launch day. I've never seen a game work perfectly for everyone, but I doubt a company with a reputation like Blizzard's would simply ignore something if it was going to affect a lot of its players.

The only reason my tinfoil hat is on is because I game on a MacBook Pro.

[UmarOMC1]

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[Wumpus]

Don't want to rain on your parade, but this is in the wrong category (its an RPG, not action/shooter) and there's already a "All things Diablo 3" thread where the release date is being discussed.

[Hansi]

What's with the Pre-Order now stuff?

Order Placed: 24 Aug 2010
Amazon.co.uk order number: xxx
Order Total: £22.97

Not Yet Dispatched

Items Ordered Price
1 of: Diablo III (PC/Mac DVD)
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
£22.97

[the Battle Cat]

 UmarOMC1, on 15 March 2012 - 04:54 PM, said:

DIABLO® III MAY 15

Battle.net^® presales for the hottest game of 2012 NOW LIVE

World of Warcraft^® Annual Pass Promotion Ends May 1

This is a duplicate thread.  Rather than delete or lock your hard work I'm going to merge it into the existing thread in the RPG section of the forums.

[UmarOMC1]

 Hansi, on 15 March 2012 - 06:16 PM, said:

What's with the Pre-Order now stuff?

Order Placed: 24 Aug 2010
Amazon.co.uk order number: xxx
Order Total: £22.97

Not Yet Dispatched

Items Ordered Price
1 of: Diablo III (PC/Mac DVD)
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
£22.97

It's $59.99 even on Amazon here in the US... dang!!

[Hansi]

Well it's going for £32.97 now. But I guess there is some bonus for ordering 22 months before release.

What is in the Collector's Edition?