FrontalMonk
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God, two weeks. I installed D2 this past weekend to try and take the edge off, but didn't have any of my friends around to play it with, so I got bored within an hour...I need this damn game in my veins...IN MY VEINS.
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Diablo 3 Beta [Beta withdrawal underway!]
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Yeah I guess going full 3D doesn't let them make something of the sort.
I'm with you on this!
It's so hard for me to comprehend the fact that the wait is finally coming to an end - in two weeks I will be playing Diablo 3 - it feels surreal
sorijealut
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Apparently a pretty big pole that happened. I'd say it's a pretty even spread.
Still deciding between Barbarian and Wizard.
Edit: Bashiok's poll
UnluckyKate
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Apparently a pretty big pole that happened. I'd say it's a pretty even spread.
Still deciding between Barbarian and Wizard.
I'm interested in the Barbarian but I fear it's a more brutal (more fun, less cool) class compared to Monk.
So I'll probably do Monk first, then Wizard
TrAcEr_x90
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so no way to get a CE edition now right?
fluffydelusions
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Since we have really nothing else to talk about until release, here is my order of characters to be taken to 60 (getting them all to 60 for sure) based on pure fun factor from beta:
Witch Doctor > Barbarian > Wizard > Demon Hunter > Monk
WD has been by #1 since the day the game was revealed in 2008.
I had the CE preordered, but I cancelled for the digital version. I was really looking for some type of action-figure but instead they gave us a Diablo head with a USB sticking out. No thanks. If this were 2007 I would have kept for the WoW pet but I have lost all interest in WoW.
Witch Doctor > Barbarian > Wizard > Demon Hunter > Monk
WD has been by #1 since the day the game was revealed in 2008.
I had the CE preordered, but I cancelled for the digital version. I was really looking for some type of action-figure but instead they gave us a Diablo head with a USB sticking out. No thanks. If this were 2007 I would have kept for the WoW pet but I have lost all interest in WoW.
fluffydelusions
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I'm conflicted as to what char I want to playthrough first but I think I will go with DH initially. Had a blast with that class in the beta.
I have leveled all classes to at least 10 in the beta and have pretty much the same ranking as you. WD is VERY fun. I think I will roll Wizard though just because I like the core abilities a little more. I thought it was interesting that Monk was voted the highest considering that I felt it was the most boring class in the beta. I could see it getting a lot more fun though.
You really can't go wrong picking a class in this game. If I had to give each class a grade it would be as follows:
Witch Doctor: A+
Wizard: A
Barbarian: A-
Demon Hunter: A-
Monk: B
To me there was a little gap between those 4 classes and Monk.
witchedwiz
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Wh or dh, everything else following of course.
Might be out if luck pre-ordering it. Though maybe Target/Bestbuy/Walmart are still taking preorders.
However you might be able to get one on launch day. Not all stores take preorders. They should just be selling them day of release.
Sir Garbageman
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Apparently a pretty big pole that happened. I'd say it's a pretty even spread.
Still deciding between Barbarian and Wizard.
Male Wizard / Female Barb for me.
fluffydelusions
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The one thing why I'd choose barb over monk for melee is because with monk equipping a weapon does nothing but boost stats it seems? I never saw my monk swing anything which seems odd to me.
kyubajin
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Bro fist.
sorijealut
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She'd smang you.
AND she is a redhead with defined abs.
She also bounces.
This in no way had any bearing on my decision to do a naked HC run through beta with her.
I know i'm keeping all the Diablo related stuff, but will probably do away with the WoW/SC II stuff. Maybe even the Angelic wings...havent decided on that.
sorijealut
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I see girls that look like the female barb in the gym all the time. Last month one told me (guess what her voice sounded like) I could gain more mass if I took HGH.
Monk feels very consoleish to me. Last place going by skill available in beta no question.
Salz01
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So noticing today when I log in or start a new character, that there is a server que. I haven't seen this before, and I hope there isn't a que on the 15th. I don't care about being connected tot he Internet all the time, but I'll be upset if there are server ques post launch for what should be a single player game.
death by snu snu...
I think everything is tied to your bnet account, so there's no way to give away the stuff you don't want.
Ya I really wanted to like Monk, but the class skills just feels too homogenous for me. I'll be going Barb in no small part thanks to Leap. Then Witch Doctor. THEN Monk.
CarbonatedFalcon
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The artbooks in Blizzard CEs are no joke - they're very high quality. Blizzard CEs come in large boxes, so the artbooks are full-sized, printed on high-quality paper, and are outfitted with dust jackets. I currently have the Cataclysm and SC2 one, and I'm really looking forward to adding the Diablo 3 one to my collection.
They're not oversized, like some coffee table books (though they'd still be worthy of putting on a coffee table), but it's not like they're a dinky little tiny thing, like the art book in the Mass Effect 2 CE (that one was pretty shitty.)
FrontalMonk
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My order would end up as Barbarian->Demon Hunter->Wizard->Witch Doctor->Monk. Mainly because barb is coolest to me, monk is lame (unless he has knuckles equipped), witch doctor is awesome so want to save it for the last of the cool classes, and DH & Wiz are the "cool, but not too cool" ranged classes.
I think my biggest gripe with Monk was when I rolled a monk, bought 2 polearms off the AH, and watched him in the field. I don't mind that he doesn't attack with them, but at least leave them on your back. On your back, they look cool. When you hold them in your hands, and then they magically strap to your back when you attack, and when your attack finishes, they reappear in your hands...I just can't do it.
I think my biggest gripe with Monk was when I rolled a monk, bought 2 polearms off the AH, and watched him in the field. I don't mind that he doesn't attack with them, but at least leave them on your back. On your back, they look cool. When you hold them in your hands, and then they magically strap to your back when you attack, and when your attack finishes, they reappear in your hands...I just can't do it.
LightofRohan
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Apparently a pretty big pole that happened. I'd say it's a pretty even spread.
Still deciding between Barbarian and Wizard.
Wow. That's an amazing accomplishment having such a nice even spread. Way to go Blizzard. Shit, first time I've seen something like that. (not being sarcastic either, haha)
I have almost the same as yours, with exception of Monk. Before beta it was in 4th place, now it´s second. It was better than I thought. All classes were fun and I will, like you get all charachters to lvl 60.
Witch Doctor > Monk > Barbarian > Wizard > Demon Hunter
I think Blizzard has really done a great job here in making all classes fun to play. I couldn´t say the same in D2. There were a few classes that I just couldn´t get into. In D3 this not an issue... for me at least. I didn´t like Demon Hunter before, but the beta changed that. Even if it´s last in my order, it´s still a really fun class to play.
Very excited, only 2 weeks left
I kinda got the same thing, but it's Barb with my brothers and ... Something else with my Fighting Game/Borderlands friends
It's nice to have multiple groups to play with, especially since I made sure my schedule was clear for like two weeks after D3 comes out so I'll be playing it constantly. Multiple groups with different schedules ensures a lot of multiplayer play time for me.
sorijealut
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Apparently a pretty big pole that happened. I'd say it's a pretty even spread.
Still deciding between Barbarian and Wizard.
Ah, turns out it was a poll by Bashiok - source
Felix Lighter
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For monks, weapons other than fist weapons and staffs basically just contribute stats but mainly go unseen, right?
Yep, obviously your Damage and Atk Speed depend on your equipped weapon. You just won't be swinging it around as they are "Martial Artists" per se
You'll swing your weapon as default attack (normally when you swap out skills), but why would you want to default attack when it doesn't give you any skill bonuses? Maybe other skills use your equipped weapon, but at least in the beta from what I've seen, the present skills don't visually use your weapon
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