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Diablo 3 Consumer Nightmare Mode thread
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1. What leaderboards?
2. Implying you already couldn't do that with 3rd party sites...
Okay. So you trade the items you find for gold then gold for items you need. How is that any different than Diablo II? Instead of SoJ and HR you have gold, which serves the same purpose (currency).
You had to trade in D2 as well, this is just more streamlined and a lot less confusing/more intuitive. Instead of having to learn the economy (which would have been pretty hard for a newcomer in D2) you just look on the AH. Instead of creating games trying to trade your item, then creating games to trade for the item you needed (which was incredibly time consuming, and why a lot of people just started doing FT/ISO lists on forums) you just go on the AH.
So again, how is Diablo III's trading NOT a more streamlined version of II's?
And for people implying you could farm items you needed in D2 without needing to trade, that's bullshit. Did you ever hear anyone saying they were farming a BOTD? Or an Enigma? Or Arachnids? SOJs? No, you didn't, because that's insane. You could play the game for 5 years and never come across all 7 of the items required to make ONE BOTD, let alone a good BOTD.
Some conspiracy up in here.
The RMAH does change the measures you have to go through to keep the game free of exploit. Exploit farming and duping cannot be tolerated when real money is at stake. Blizz has gone to great lengths to much of the game server-side so that it is harder to exploit and easier to fix. We know they can control skill damage without patching.
As for single player, while I can't say they couldn't provide a distinct and separated single player not unlike D2, especially with the new single player viability, but I think there's a few reasons to go the route they did. One is that they would have to spend a good deal of resources decoupling the server from the game (we know it's deeply integrated) for a less commonly used feature. Secondly, I think they do want everyone participating in Battle.net from a community standpoint. It's pretty crazy to think all 6+ million are on B.net and the community as a whole can benefit from the most amount of players.
As for whether or not you should be refunded, I did a calculation referring to reviews that's just as valid here. D3 if it follows a classic Blizzard trend should see support for 10 years or so (D2 was also 10 years relevant). Take the number of days out of that period you couldn't play. You can calculate a percentage of how much you lost. 2 days? 0.05% or about a 3 cent refund on a $60 game. They could credit it to your RMAH account. If someone has a better way to calculate damages that's not "I deserve milllions in mental anguish" I'd be interested to hear it. Suffice to say it's not worth much.
The one serious issue that they need to deal with is the account security. It's still speculation on what's going on. Maybe on Blizzard's end, maybe password logging/guessing. Authenticators are good for clients, but they need to figure out what's happening and either warn users or fix it.
The RMAH does change the measures you have to go through to keep the game free of exploit. Exploit farming and duping cannot be tolerated when real money is at stake. Blizz has gone to great lengths to much of the game server-side so that it is harder to exploit and easier to fix. We know they can control skill damage without patching.
As for single player, while I can't say they couldn't provide a distinct and separated single player not unlike D2, especially with the new single player viability, but I think there's a few reasons to go the route they did. One is that they would have to spend a good deal of resources decoupling the server from the game (we know it's deeply integrated) for a less commonly used feature. Secondly, I think they do want everyone participating in Battle.net from a community standpoint. It's pretty crazy to think all 6+ million are on B.net and the community as a whole can benefit from the most amount of players.
As for whether or not you should be refunded, I did a calculation referring to reviews that's just as valid here. D3 if it follows a classic Blizzard trend should see support for 10 years or so (D2 was also 10 years relevant). Take the number of days out of that period you couldn't play. You can calculate a percentage of how much you lost. 2 days? 0.05% or about a 3 cent refund on a $60 game. They could credit it to your RMAH account. If someone has a better way to calculate damages that's not "I deserve milllions in mental anguish" I'd be interested to hear it. Suffice to say it's not worth much.
The one serious issue that they need to deal with is the account security. It's still speculation on what's going on. Maybe on Blizzard's end, maybe password logging/guessing. Authenticators are good for clients, but they need to figure out what's happening and either warn users or fix it.
RMAH doesnt bother me a bit. Rng loot is a mild issue to me. My issues are DRM forcing an always online gameplay which is directly impacted by latency and lag spikes that literally kill you too often. Also maint downtime is too much in a game like this and other features such as the AH being crippled much of the time.
Second is that this game is fugly. It looks like a current gen console launch title. Their "more ppl can enjoy" damage control statement is bs. Make it so it can scale down to ppl with emachines but also put in pretty effects and detail for those with even semi-decent hardware. At this point after SC2 and now this cementing this point, blizzard just doesnt seem to have the talent to make a pretty game, or they just dont care because theyre blizzard and know theyll get a free pass.
Blizzard has always been the king of gameplay in all of their games but even this time the DRM issues really killed that. Could have been a great game, a great successor to a great IP but their anti-consumer tactics and lack of programming talent (or their cutting corners who cares lol visuals) really put this as one of their lowest quality to expectations titles to date. Especially considering we know theyre not hurting for cash to get the talent to do these things.
Second is that this game is fugly. It looks like a current gen console launch title. Their "more ppl can enjoy" damage control statement is bs. Make it so it can scale down to ppl with emachines but also put in pretty effects and detail for those with even semi-decent hardware. At this point after SC2 and now this cementing this point, blizzard just doesnt seem to have the talent to make a pretty game, or they just dont care because theyre blizzard and know theyll get a free pass.
Blizzard has always been the king of gameplay in all of their games but even this time the DRM issues really killed that. Could have been a great game, a great successor to a great IP but their anti-consumer tactics and lack of programming talent (or their cutting corners who cares lol visuals) really put this as one of their lowest quality to expectations titles to date. Especially considering we know theyre not hurting for cash to get the talent to do these things.
Houston3000
Member
I been playing the game since launch with almost no problems at all. In fact, I would say the experience has been surprisingly smooth.
Funnily enough, while people complain about launch day it was actually extraordinarily sound for me. I took a sick day at work on release, got up at 2am to obviously start playing at 3am (EST) - tried for like 20 minutes, wasn't able to get in, watched an episode of Mad Men, and at 4:30 or so I logged in and was consistently logged in until around 5 o'clock that afternoon. I got disconnected while they did whatever maintenance they were doing and I used that opportunity to go the gym and eat dinner, when I got back to my computer it was working again and I played the entire night, the entire early morning, and didn't stop until about 9am when I had to start work.
Since then I've had almost no login troubles at all. I read NeoGAF at work and see people complaining sometimes about spurts of an hour downtime. More often in Europe than the United States... when it is in the US it's like 1 o'clock in the afternoon on a weekday though - when probably 80% of the people who play the game are at work or school anyways (so I'm super glad they do their "emergency maintenance" stuff then and not at 8pm or some shit).
The only thing that's been annoying is the AH. I constantly run into problems with it being down, not loading, or throwing an error when I try to bid, buyout, or sell an item. I've even had it steal a little bit of gold, or actually sell me items hours after I bought them out and was given an error (I'd end up with like 3 belts). I'm glad they've been delaying the RMAH because that would be really fucking terrible if that kind of stuff happened with my Paypal account... though I doubt I'll buy much if anything for real cash.
Funnily enough, while people complain about launch day it was actually extraordinarily sound for me. I took a sick day at work on release, got up at 2am to obviously start playing at 3am (EST) - tried for like 20 minutes, wasn't able to get in, watched an episode of Mad Men, and at 4:30 or so I logged in and was consistently logged in until around 5 o'clock that afternoon. I got disconnected while they did whatever maintenance they were doing and I used that opportunity to go the gym and eat dinner, when I got back to my computer it was working again and I played the entire night, the entire early morning, and didn't stop until about 9am when I had to start work.
Since then I've had almost no login troubles at all. I read NeoGAF at work and see people complaining sometimes about spurts of an hour downtime. More often in Europe than the United States... when it is in the US it's like 1 o'clock in the afternoon on a weekday though - when probably 80% of the people who play the game are at work or school anyways (so I'm super glad they do their "emergency maintenance" stuff then and not at 8pm or some shit).
The only thing that's been annoying is the AH. I constantly run into problems with it being down, not loading, or throwing an error when I try to bid, buyout, or sell an item. I've even had it steal a little bit of gold, or actually sell me items hours after I bought them out and was given an error (I'd end up with like 3 belts). I'm glad they've been delaying the RMAH because that would be really fucking terrible if that kind of stuff happened with my Paypal account... though I doubt I'll buy much if anything for real cash.
Utter bullshit, I think I've played the game every night since it's been out. There are a couple of occasions where I only get an hour or so in but I play - or at least have been playing very regularly. I have a 60 in Inferno and multiple alts I'm leveling.
Same to you : D Sorry if my comment seemed rude, man. Going for providing a perspective, that is all.
Haunted
Member
So outside of not being able to play the game when you want, you're able to play the game when you want?Same. Apart from a few login issues during launch, I can play when I want...well, outside of random maintenance.
I think it's quite clearly one of the best games of the year as far as actual content and gameplay go, but it's bogged down by these issues and they have been impacting my experience, so that'll be reflected in my GOTY deliberations. With Diablo III alone, Blizzard has firmly embedded themselves on the anti-consumer side of the industry for me.
So outside of not being able to play the game when you want, you're able to play the game when you want?
Yes! Haha!
Mechanized
Member
I have a love/hate relationship with this game. The combat feels so goddamn good, the game looks nice, I like the art. But everything else is shit. From the gear progression to the auction house, to the hacking (even though always online was supposed to stop it), everything being server-side(ping issues in SINGLE PLAYER?!), downtime for fucking maintenance, login queues, bosses don't drop good loot/can't do boss runs(funda-fucking-mental to the D2 experience), can't switch acts mid-game, retarded elite ability combinations, no reason to play multiplayer on the hardest difficulty, itemization is stupid because of the auction house, Legendaries are shit and have boring mods, white/grey items are completely worthless(Blizz: derp loot lottery feeling, gots to have em).
It's absolutely ridiculous.
Sometimes I can ignore the bad aspects, sometimes I can't. I never thought I'd say this but I might end up enjoying Torchlight 2 more than D3 depending on how it turns out.
I thought this was going to be my game of the forever, but it seems like D2 won't be getting dethroned any time soon.
If this was any other loot whore game the 50+ hours I put in so far would be time well spent, a fantastic experience. But as the days pass by I see myself playing this less and less, and wonder how THIS can be the game that is supposed to live up to the D2 legacy with years of replay value.
It's absolutely ridiculous.
Sometimes I can ignore the bad aspects, sometimes I can't. I never thought I'd say this but I might end up enjoying Torchlight 2 more than D3 depending on how it turns out.
I thought this was going to be my game of the forever, but it seems like D2 won't be getting dethroned any time soon.
If this was any other loot whore game the 50+ hours I put in so far would be time well spent, a fantastic experience. But as the days pass by I see myself playing this less and less, and wonder how THIS can be the game that is supposed to live up to the D2 legacy with years of replay value.
The Hermit
Member
What Mechanized said... I also have the same love/hate feeling. Since I upgraded my PC yesterday , I decided to run through my backlog and give Blizzard a while so they can fix those issues.
But so far, my biggest gripe is the itemization...
But so far, my biggest gripe is the itemization...
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Yeah, fuck those authenticators. I shouldn't need to protect my things! I shouldn't have to lock my doors either! It's my apt complex's fault people get robbed!
To be 100% honest, I love Diablo 3. I really don't care that it's online only, because I never played D2 offline (and you couldn't take offline characters into the regular online environment in D2 anyway, only to a quarantined section). The AH is fantastic, and adds a much needed element to Diablo.
Personally, a lot of the gripes about the game sound like people looking for something to hate. If you don't like the game, don't play it. Simple as that.
What fictitious leaderboards are you referring to? Diablo isn't a competition.
To be 100% honest, I love Diablo 3. I really don't care that it's online only, because I never played D2 offline (and you couldn't take offline characters into the regular online environment in D2 anyway, only to a quarantined section). The AH is fantastic, and adds a much needed element to Diablo.
Personally, a lot of the gripes about the game sound like people looking for something to hate. If you don't like the game, don't play it. Simple as that.
What fictitious leaderboards are you referring to? Diablo isn't a competition.
My biggest problem is that Inferno Act 2 as a Barbarian is equivalent to rubbing a cheese grater on my face. No thanks, it's not fun and I'm not interested in farming the AH to live for 5 seconds instead of 3 and slog my way through it. Barbarian is a gimped class
And I have 600 resist/40k hp/7k armor so dont hit me up with that and my spec is full out survival
And I have 600 resist/40k hp/7k armor so dont hit me up with that and my spec is full out survival
most likely hacked. I haven't had any rollbacks on any of my characters since the first initial launch days.
I don't understand why it's so hard to understand why I do not want to play online with random people I don't know.
Would I be playing offline all the time? YES, ABSOLUTELY. I'm currently playing alone most of the time anyway, If they would let me I would be playing in offline mode. ESPECIALLY when my one friend who I play coop with is not online, ESPECIALLY when I keep experiencing lag and disconnections from the game when I'm playing by myself. (I've even been dc'd from the main fucking menu). Especially because of the bullshit "scheduled maintenance" that gets extended beyond the time frame and then again continues the next day when it's not been scheduled at all.
This just doesn't make any sense to me.... Playing the game at all wouldn't be anything but a way to kill time (and have fun). How is playing online any different then playing offline in this sense? Except for when you have some time to play, and the servers are down.. you can't. So you can't pass the time playing diablo at all... Fully featured my ass, you know the feature I appreciate the most? Being able to play the game.
Really? This is just ignorance... How can you even throw out latency issues when trying to discuss this? Not everyone has a good connection to the internet, or any connection to the internet for that matter. I live in po-dunk rancher country where my max speed available is DSL. AND I spend probably 2 weeks out of the month away from home for work, and then about every other year I spend 6 months in some shit hole country fighting for freedom (FUCK YEA!).
I play games to have fun, relax, and take a break from the fucking bullshit. I don't care about playing online. D2 is one of my favorite games, and I like D3 just aswell. I choose to play solo 90% of the time because that's the way I like to play... the whole always online for no good reason bullshit has really pissed me off lately. How can you not understand that?
Second consecutive day I'm unable to log in. I understand there'd be problems, but over two weeks now? There hasn't been one day where everythings worked. If it isn't achievements, its the AH, or lag, or disconnects, or servers going down etc.
Every day I wish for an offline mode. I really dont care about the online features (though I was prepared to give them a chance), they all suck balls and don't work half the time anyway.
Every day I wish for an offline mode. I really dont care about the online features (though I was prepared to give them a chance), they all suck balls and don't work half the time anyway.
Diablo 3 isn't a competitive game. Lol.
Blizzard have said drops are tuned with the AH in mind. So to answer your question, yes, the game is designed to push you to using the AH. You don't have to, but that's the way the game is balanced.
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?
All cool man! ♥
Is that the login info is not correct error?
I wasn't sure where to put this. It's not really game discussion or hate. It's a aria to hyperbole.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/01/what-makes-diablo-iii-so-darned-good
Never change IGN. Never change.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/01/what-makes-diablo-iii-so-darned-good
Never change IGN. Never change.
When in Diablo II's (ongoing) lifetime has it not been a mess?
well, probably, I haven't really experienced Diablo 2 outside of beating the game on normal a couple of times (and having one character that was carried to lvl 90 in a couple of hours)
anyways, ditching talent trees was the right decision, it's just that a very large number of skills and runes become completely useless on higher difficulties. But then again, they admitted themselves that they couldn't beat Inferno during testing.
This is me as well. Touch sad considering how many hours I put into D2. But oh well. What's entertaining is watching how polarized people in here are about this: For the most part, they're either antagonistic as hell or a zealot.
Of course it is. That's not paranoia, that's simple logic.
Diablo 3 is one of the few games that I've seen where hacking runs rampant and is somewhat accepted by the community. The "you got hacked? must be your fault, get an authenticator" mentality is absolutely disgusting. I have played so many online games/MMORPGs and account hacking has never been this widespread. I will even go as far as saying those free Korean MMORPGs seem to have better functional security measures than Blizzard.
Can't wait to see the Blizz defense force try to justify all of this.
Can't wait to see the Blizz defense force try to justify all of this.
ShadyLurker
Member
That guy that made that video on itemization said that life on hit is a useless stat. I think he must have meant Life Steal instead because life on hit is godly in high amounts.
Phat Michael
Banned
What's wrong with that? Ive seen IGN write a LOT worse.
It's not accepted at all. People want to get rid of hacking, so they get authenticators. And it works for them. The rest is just typical internet forum talk nonsense.
fierrotlepou
Member
There's always something wrong. Either it's the servers lagging or the AH being down.
This time, it's the fact that enemies hit me from miles away. How the hell am I supposed to kite mobs when they can hit me from a HUGE distance?
This time, it's the fact that enemies hit me from miles away. How the hell am I supposed to kite mobs when they can hit me from a HUGE distance?
MesserWolf
Member
having to deal with queues / ping issues / server issue / hacking when playing in "single player mode" is just absurd.
Synth_floyd
Banned
I don't think the gameplay is really that good, but it is the videogame equivalent of crack cocaine. How do people expect this to get years of replay value? Hell how did Diablo 2 have years of replay value? (Did it actually have years of replay value or was it just an extremely niche, hardcore group of fans that did play it for years?)
Mohonky
Member
Game sounds like a train wreck to me personally.
Too short for a game that has been in development as long as this (how long was Titan Quest by comparison?), lag in single player provided you can even get on, waiting in cue to play single player (the fuck right there), hacked accounts, having to actually pay money for more security? Wow.
Don't give a shit for how good the game is, none of the above is acceptable under any circumstance.
I mentioned in another thread after the initial launch problems it sounds like I dodged a bullet, now the hacked accounts etc. What a load of bullshit.
Too short for a game that has been in development as long as this (how long was Titan Quest by comparison?), lag in single player provided you can even get on, waiting in cue to play single player (the fuck right there), hacked accounts, having to actually pay money for more security? Wow.
Don't give a shit for how good the game is, none of the above is acceptable under any circumstance.
I mentioned in another thread after the initial launch problems it sounds like I dodged a bullet, now the hacked accounts etc. What a load of bullshit.
Blizzard's security protocols are a frustrating joke.
Sure I'll register my phone number for the authenticator but you won't allow me to upgrade to the next level of security (SMS Protect) because I'm using a prepaid phone? WTF why the distinction?
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
Password = Lock
Authenticator = Deadbolt
No, you shouldn't have to deadbolt your door to prevent being robbed. The lock on the doorknob should be enough if the landlord has taken reasonable security precautions (like lighting).
If Blizzard can't protect your account info without an authenticator, then they should have shipped them in the box (or a voucher for a free one).
bengraven
Member
Actual conversation from Gmail chat a few days ago that I think you'll all laugh at (edited for grammar because I'm a Nazi):
Friend: I called Blizzard tech support this morning.
Me: Why?
Friend: I wanted to get a refund for a broken game.
Me: What game is that?
Friend: Are you serious? I'm talking about Diablo 3.
Me: I assumed so, but it's funny to me.
Friend: I got a CSR and then she sent me to an automated system. The system reported that it was busy. I'm assuming their phones run on the same servers as their game.
Friend: Why is this funny?
Me: Because you beat the game twice already, put in dozens of hours, and yet you're requesting a refund. No offense [Friend], but they're going to assume you're on a fucking soapbox. When I worked customer service, we would get bloggers calling all the time trying to be investigative reporters: "I have a blog and I'll be reporting this if you don't answer my questions truthfully!" No thanks, Lois Lane, you just have a Wordpress blog and are a stay at home mom according to your profile.
Me: actually the line about the servers was genuinely funny. Bravo.
Friend: I bought a broken game. The server stutters, I can't connect due to constant maintence sometimes, I wasn't able to play for 12 hours on launch day, there's no offline mode, the real money auction house was promised and still not delivered. It's a consumer nightmare. I don't want it.
Friend: Besides, once you beat the game once you're supposed to replay at a harder difficulty? Who the fuck would do that? I played 15 hours, beat the game, and now I want to do more content, not repeat the old content. Where's the endgame content?
Me: You've never played a Diablo game before have you?
Friend: And I won't ever again. Diablo is dead. WoW is dead. Blizzard is dead.
OH GOD, my eyes were rolling so hard that I nearly went blind.
Friend: I called Blizzard tech support this morning.
Me: Why?
Friend: I wanted to get a refund for a broken game.
Me: What game is that?
Friend: Are you serious? I'm talking about Diablo 3.
Me: I assumed so, but it's funny to me.
Friend: I got a CSR and then she sent me to an automated system. The system reported that it was busy. I'm assuming their phones run on the same servers as their game.
Friend: Why is this funny?
Me: Because you beat the game twice already, put in dozens of hours, and yet you're requesting a refund. No offense [Friend], but they're going to assume you're on a fucking soapbox. When I worked customer service, we would get bloggers calling all the time trying to be investigative reporters: "I have a blog and I'll be reporting this if you don't answer my questions truthfully!" No thanks, Lois Lane, you just have a Wordpress blog and are a stay at home mom according to your profile.
Me: actually the line about the servers was genuinely funny. Bravo.
Friend: I bought a broken game. The server stutters, I can't connect due to constant maintence sometimes, I wasn't able to play for 12 hours on launch day, there's no offline mode, the real money auction house was promised and still not delivered. It's a consumer nightmare. I don't want it.
Friend: Besides, once you beat the game once you're supposed to replay at a harder difficulty? Who the fuck would do that? I played 15 hours, beat the game, and now I want to do more content, not repeat the old content. Where's the endgame content?
Me: You've never played a Diablo game before have you?
Friend: And I won't ever again. Diablo is dead. WoW is dead. Blizzard is dead.
OH GOD, my eyes were rolling so hard that I nearly went blind.
CadetMahoney
Member
I remember the many ppl in the Diablo threads exclaiming how they're at work and couldn't wait to get home and play. Yet those days were rife with Error 37, Error 3009 etc.
So glad I didn't jump in.
Yep I dodged a bullet with buying this game too. I have never been so happy skipping something and I'm being sincere.
So glad I didn't jump in.
Yep I dodged a bullet with buying this game too. I have never been so happy skipping something and I'm being sincere.
You don't have to pay money for the security. It's an option. Diablo III has the same base security as any other online game, straight out of the box. And the accounts aren't getting hacked, they're getting compromised as a result of people getting keyloggers/malware/etc. None of which is really Blizzards problem.
Aside from Day 1, I've had maybe one or two issues with the servers. That's being generous.
SonicX_Zero
Member
The only thing I miss about the game from D2 is the lack of LAN play since I just had a great LAN session with friends last year and sometime network issues can be a bitch. As for D3 issues other than that maintenance last Tuesday, I've had a great time playing with friends since launch and it has been smooth sailing so far, I'm even playing on the US servers from a poor little country in Asia which is a bad idea considering previous online experiences.
Somehow this game runs worse at 800X600 than Skyrim does at 1920x1080 on my laptop. The framerate drops to single digits whenever I'm a large battle. I'm getting through Nightmare ok, but I'm probably going to wait until I get a new computer before I start hell.
I just wanted to complain somewhere.
I just wanted to complain somewhere.
No, I don't buy that. I had a WoW account that got hacked. Never opened emails from sources I didn't trust, ran adaware, spybot and nod32. Didn't give my password/account details to anybody, heck I couldn't because I didn't even group up or join a guild when I played.
Yet my account still got hacked.
There may of course be instances where people are being negligent and getting hacked that way. But that was never the case with me.
hyduK said:
Then you've been lucky. Very lucky indeed. For two consecutive days I couldn't log in. I've had to join queues to play my single player game, had errors out the wazoo, lag spikes, rubber banding etc. Its gotten a lot better this week to be fair (except for those two days).
There's a pretty good reason you are able to see this in google:
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
It took mine 9 days to arrive and the status never changed from Processed. It comes via USPS, not UPS.
My complaints have ranged from everything people have already mentioned, but now I've come to terms with them all and I know just think about ways they could improve it.
My main gripe is build commitment. There's nothing to entice me to commit to a certain skillset like skillpoints did in the past. TQ had me gain orbiting fire orbs with the progression of a skill, as well as gear and aacessories that could boost the skill further (from 3 orbs to 4 orbs). The kind of gear and items that "boost" skills in D3 are laughably inconsequential. Either implement boost to particular runes, add minor attributes of other runes, alter skill versatility or give me gear that reduces cost, raises effectiveness of skills.
So far I've seen increase Blizzard duration by 2 seconds, increase damage of Spectral Blade by 6% among other miniscule unworthy bonuses. I find that a fundamental flaw in the current skill and rune progression and a flattening of potential unique character build depth. Give me more substantial pros (and potentially cons) to certain pairings of gear and skill builds.
My main gripe is build commitment. There's nothing to entice me to commit to a certain skillset like skillpoints did in the past. TQ had me gain orbiting fire orbs with the progression of a skill, as well as gear and aacessories that could boost the skill further (from 3 orbs to 4 orbs). The kind of gear and items that "boost" skills in D3 are laughably inconsequential. Either implement boost to particular runes, add minor attributes of other runes, alter skill versatility or give me gear that reduces cost, raises effectiveness of skills.
So far I've seen increase Blizzard duration by 2 seconds, increase damage of Spectral Blade by 6% among other miniscule unworthy bonuses. I find that a fundamental flaw in the current skill and rune progression and a flattening of potential unique character build depth. Give me more substantial pros (and potentially cons) to certain pairings of gear and skill builds.
If it was a fundamental flaw in Blizzards architecture it would be much more wide scale, theoretically at that point if they could 'hack' into your account, they could do it to every account. This is obviously not the case. Yes, it seems widescale considering the amount of people talking about it, but keep in mind this is a game with 7 million people playing it.
Since they think you need a lock your apartment comes with one! Amazing how that works. If they think Diablo3 users need the authenticator the game should come with it.