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Diablo 3 Beta [Beta withdrawal underway!]

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tjohn86

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I think the better question is do you prefer ranged or melee? Honestly, I love ranged classes and will go with DH first but Barb was REALLY fun.

I generally play a barb. Love me some melee an I know what to expect.

WD seems like it might be a more unique experience though. I am afraid it will end up being like the Necromancer in D2 and not be viable in higher difficulties.
 
I generally play a barb. Love me some melee an I know what to expect.

WD seems like it might be a more unique experience though. I am afraid it will end up being like the Necromancer in D2 and not be viable in higher difficulties.

Yeah I don't think many know what to expect come higher difficulties. BTW, anyone know when the review embargo ends? Can't believe we are almost there :)
 

Aesthet1c

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I generally play a barb. Love me some melee an I know what to expect.

WD seems like it might be a more unique experience though. I am afraid it will end up being like the Necromancer in D2 and not be viable in higher difficulties.

This is probably the single biggest reason I'm not starting with my first main as a WD.

I went Necro when D2 launched thinking it would be fun to have an army of undead fighting with me, just to learn that my entire army was useless in anything past normal, and since that's where all my points were invested, my necro was worthless.

I know D3 will be balanced better, but I'm still going to stick with the Barb for the first run, and if other classes seem more fun end game I will reroll.
 
Need advice... DH or WD? To be partied with:

1) A wizard and monk.

2) A barb and monk.

Thanks. :)

Edit: in terms of usefulness to the group
1. I'd go DH with a focus on single-target damage. Let the Wizard handle AOE/CC. Let the monk do whatever he wants.

2. Definitely the WD, since all the +dex, +str loot you see can goto the other two and you can take all their +int gear.
 

99%

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Wtf where do you live Twinduct?

I got book of cain ordered but it will arrive like 1 day before the game -_-
 

IceMarker

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Another update! Charts are now available on the battletag list! The charts are updated live as we add/update people on the list and they show class and region affiliation! Part of this information will go towards the flashy info graphic right before release day! Thanks in part to HenryHSH! Also, don't forget that even if you are already on the list, be sure and check to see if we've updated your Class and Region so they aren't just a boring "-". Thanks and keep posting! (Oh and you can also tweet me if you don't get my attention to add you on NeoGAF for whatever reason.)
 

Loto

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This is probably the single biggest reason I'm not starting with my first main as a WD.

I went Necro when D2 launched thinking it would be fun to have an army of undead fighting with me, just to learn that my entire army was useless in anything past normal, and since that's where all my points were invested, my necro was worthless.

I know D3 will be balanced better, but I'm still going to stick with the Barb for the first run, and if other classes seem more fun end game I will reroll.

When was the last time you played D2? Necro-Summoner is OP
 

scy

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Just realized that I won't be able to download the client until the 15th, huh ... :( Damn Collector's Edition!



Another update! Charts are now available on the battletag list! The charts are updated live as we add/update people on the list and they show class and region affiliation! Part of this information will go towards the flashy info graphic right before release day! Thanks in part to HenryHSH! Also, don't forget that even if you are already on the list, be sure and check to see if we've updated your Class and Region so they aren't just a boring "-". Thanks for your support and keep posting!

Forgot to do this earlier!

GAF Name: scy
Battletag: scy#1745
Region: North America
Class: Monk
 

IceMarker

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Just realized that I won't be able to download the client until the 15th, huh ... :( Damn Collector's Edition!

I have the CE pre-ordered as well, you can still download the client and install on/before the 15th, you just need to put in your key into Battle.net ASAP. In twinducts situation he's even getting the key emailed to him on the 15th before his physical CE arrives!
 

IceMarker

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Ok, I just checked the list and realized Im the only one who said South America. Since I imagine that there are other South American Gaffers interested in this game, people probably mean server. :p

So please change mine to North America please (server I will play on)

Done and done, and Twinduct since you're most likely going to be playing on European servers I'm changing your region to Europe, if that's okay!
 

scy

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I have the CE pre-ordered as well, you can still download the client and install on/before the 15th, you just need to put in your key into Battle.net ASAP. In twinducts situation he's even getting the key emailed to him on the 15th before his physical CE arrives!

Well, Googling a bit more seems to have found something so I guess I should've looked harder before posting!
 

Philthy

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WD seems like it might be a more unique experience though. I am afraid it will end up being like the Necromancer in D2 and not be viable in higher difficulties.

Initially this was true, it eventually ended up arguably the second strongest class.
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Damn Yoshi, I really want to group up with you, but I do not know if HC is for me.... Never even finished D2.
My main will certainly be in softcore so worry not! I shall play with you all :3

♥
 

Calderas

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Another update! Charts are now available on the battletag list! The charts are updated live as we add/update people on the list and they show class and region affiliation! Part of this information will go towards the flashy info graphic right before release day! Thanks in part to HenryHSH! Also, don't forget that even if you are already on the list, be sure and check to see if we've updated your Class and Region so they aren't just a boring "-". Thanks and keep posting! (Oh and you can also tweet me if you don't get my attention to add you on NeoGAF for whatever reason.)

Add me to the list plz:

NeoGAF Username:
Calderas

Battletag:
Calderas#2772

Region:
Europe (Belgium)

Favorite Class:
Monk
 

geekamania

Neo Member
It's weird that DH is the second most popular class of those that have added their battletags, but virtually no one that's added theirs recently is playing DH. Did all the DH players sign up early?
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
When the OT arrives, we're not doing the Battle-tag list thing right? It'll get very cluttery. Are we doing it in another separate thread, perhaps?
 

scy

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It's weird that DH is the second most popular class of those that have added their battletags, but virtually no one that's added theirs recently is playing DH. Did all the DH players sign up early?

For what it's worth, DH is my solo class with Monk being my primary one while playing through with friends.

...or maybe Wizard instead of DH... damn it, choices!
 

Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Yeah on a second thought, I'm glad the paladin isn't in this game. It would have clearly been played by 90% :3
 

Calidor

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Another update! Charts are now available on the battletag list! The charts are updated live as we add/update people on the list and they show class and region affiliation! Part of this information will go towards the flashy info graphic right before release day! Thanks in part to HenryHSH! Also, don't forget that even if you are already on the list, be sure and check to see if we've updated your Class and Region so they aren't just a boring "-". Thanks and keep posting! (Oh and you can also tweet me if you don't get my attention to add you on NeoGAF for whatever reason.)

you can update my entry... I'm going wiz @ HC East :)
 
it took real effort to keep from rolling a zealadin for my last run through D2.

Zeal pally is probably my favorite build in d2 even though it doesnt do the most damage or anything like that. Just really fun to play for me. I have probably had about 5 fully decked out hammerdins over the course of my d2 playtime but they are pretty boring ;l

I think zealadin smite pally and javazon are probably the most fun builds to me in d2 for some reason.
 
I really wish I had more time with the beta than the stress test... I have no good idea what class to play. I only got to try out the DH and WD, both seemed fun but I'm hearing so many good things about the Monk, and the Wizard seems badass.

I'm leaning toward the Witch Doctor right now since I want to play ranged (at least being that there's no Paladin class) and the Demon Hunter's damage was underwhelming to me and slower than I had hoped. My second most played D2 character was a Sorc so I'm a little weary of rolling a Wizard as my main at first but I haven't tried it. Problem is I'm really not a fan of pets, I like to kill stuff myself and even get a tiny bit annoyed with my companion getting in the way - kind of limits my available skills as a Witch Doctor.
 

Kyoufu

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Yeah on a second thought, I'm glad the paladin isn't in this game. It would have clearly been played by 90% :3

I'm still bummed that they didn't include Paladin... My favourite class in every game ever.
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Yoshichan

And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
I'm still bummed that they didn't include Paladin... My favourite class in every game ever.
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We've still got templars! YOU WERE A TEMPLAR, JONDARRRRRR!
 

Calidor

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Zeal pally is probably my favorite build in d2 even though it doesnt do the most damage or anything like that. Just really fun to play for me. I have probably had about 5 fully decked out hammerdins over the course of my d2 playtime but they are pretty boring ;l

I think zealadin smite pally and javazon are probably the most fun builds to me in d2 for some reason.

I agree, although Javazon was the most fun I had back in D2
 
So anyone want to point me into a direction if I want to learn some lore of Diablo? Are the published books canon and decent?

Diablo 3 - Diablo Lore Series: Part 1 (Pre Diablo 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ghu8RzsWvs

Diablo 3 - Diablo Lore Series: Part 2 (Diablo 1 Lore)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vi...id=annotation_381623&feature=iv&v=pg5EhW_ac5g

Diablo 3 - Diablo Lore Series: Part 3 (Diablo 2 Lore)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...d=pg5EhW_ac5g&annotation_id=annotation_387840

Some of his pronunciations are funny, but it gets the lore across just fine.
 
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