Diablo III

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mattmatik

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I wish dying has more consequences to it.... I'm not sure I like all the streamlining and actually miss some of the things from Diablo 2 that I didn't think I'd miss at all... Things like

* Not having points to spend in character attributes (int, con, str, wis, dex)

* Not having much selection (at least at the early levels) for skills

* Are there no socketed items? I guess I miss the rune-words and collecting those in the hope that you will eventually have something really good.

* Running to my corpse after dying to get all my items before a monster wrecks my naked body

Idk why but...i miss those things.

Ah, that's a bummer.

Still on the fence in getting this or not. My buddy keeps trying to talk me into it but a) I'm not building PCs like I was during D2 so I'm on a MBP b) the server issues would frustrate the hell out of me. But I really miss the series, especially the MP stuff.

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dead.cell

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Ah, that's a bummer.

Still on the fence in getting this or not. My buddy keeps trying to talk me into it but a) I'm not building PCs like I was during D2 so I'm on a MBP b) the server issues would frustrate the hell out of me. But I really miss the series, especially the MP stuff.

I'd just wait it out a bit. Let them sort the issues out between errors, server downtime, lag, and all that sort of junk. Just because the game was released doesn't mean you have to decide right now. :p

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HawkMan

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@Hawkman - You wand has a higher +dmg modifier. And that just shows ya how good +dmg is. I recommend it on your rings, amulet and weapon as well as stacking rubies (i believe) in your weapons. At lower levels at least +dmg awesome. No idea how it'll turn out in hell/inferno.

Yeah I know, the wand pretty much is overall bett because it has better stats. However according to the comparative tooltip, the staff should give me higher damage, but in reality it gives me slightly lower.

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HawkMan

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I wish dying has more consequences to it.... I'm not sure I like all the streamlining and actually miss some of the things from Diablo 2 that I didn't think I'd miss at all... Things like

* Not having points to spend in character attributes (int, con, str, wis, dex)

* Not having much selection (at least at the early levels) for skills

* Are there no socketed items? I guess I miss the rune-words and collecting those in the hope that you will eventually have something really good.

* Running to my corpse after dying to get all my items before a monster wrecks my naked body

Idk why but...i miss those things.

The one thing that bugs me is that there's to much universal gear, in armor anyway, chain ail armor can be used by anyone, but look completely different on each class. It streamlines and makes it easier sure, but, I dunno, there should be different armors for different classes. Well there are some like the cloaks for the demon hunter and wizard hats but...

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firey

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I wish dying has more consequences to it.... I'm not sure I like all the streamlining and actually miss some of the things from Diablo 2 that I didn't think I'd miss at all... Things like

* Not having points to spend in character attributes (int, con, str, wis, dex)

- I miss this too, I would also like that kind of customization.

* Not having much selection (at least at the early levels) for skills

- It does pick up, also selective mode lets you place any skill anywhere as well as multiple of the same skill with different runes

* Are there no socketed items? I guess I miss the rune-words and collecting those in the hope that you will eventually have something really good.

- Starting in ACT II you begin getting Gems and can get Socketed Gear (the bsmith lets you make a socket helm near the end of level 2 bsmithing.

* Running to my corpse after dying to get all my items before a monster wrecks my naked body

- This is one thing I don't miss. Though being a ghost is fun, I dont like having my items be taken away.

Idk why but...i miss those things.

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Nagisan

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The one thing that bugs me is that there's to much universal gear, in armor anyway, chain ail armor can be used by anyone, but look completely different on each class. It streamlines and makes it easier sure, but, I dunno, there should be different armors for different classes. Well there are some like the cloaks for the demon hunter and wizard hats but...

It's the same as D2, every class can wear every type of armor (as long as they meet the requirements), except for a few class-specific items. And because all the characters are modeled differently, it looks a bit different on each one of them. If anything, it's the norm for armor to not be class specific, don't see why that would bug you as pretty much every RPG-style game I've played since D2 came out has been that way (except MMOs, which typically define armor classes, D2, D3, Path of Exile, Torchlight, Torchlight 2, etc do not have armor classes). D3 is not an MMO therefore they didn't create armor classes.

@Hawk, did the wand have a higher attack speed? The staff might have a higher base attack, but the wand might out perform it in action due to how many attacks per second you can get off....

If you look on the weapons in the first screenshot, that big number it shows is the damage per second, not per hit, so it factors in the weapon speed already, and I'm pretty sure the character screen is also damage per second also, but can't remember as the beta is no longer running.
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HawkMan

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@Hawk, did the wand have a higher attack speed? The staff might have a higher base attack, but the wand might out perform it in action due to how many attacks per second you can get off....

yeah the wand was slightly higher attack speed, 1.4 vs 1.1 is or somethign I believe.

it shouldn't matter though as the values are in DPS or Damage per second, so attack speed is factored in.

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HawkMan

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yes. I also commented on just that int he first post with the pictures, it actually factors in the intelligence the book ads, since if I remove it, then it increases the bonus in the tooltip.

most items show the correct changes in value in the comparative tooltip though, must be a bug specific to weapons, maybe two handed vs one handed or specific weapons. either way there's some bug in the display of the value in the comparative tooltip requiring me to double check the value old and new in the actual attributes box.

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RiverCampher

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Enjoying the game so far. Few points:

- Not had any server issues after the first day so it's a non-issue for me.

- Playing coop is fun, but there is no extra tactics this way, the are monsters just harder. Why not create some combo attacks/defense? There are also no interaction between the other player(s) other than messaging. Seems a little bit old school for 2012.

- Music and the voice acting are notably excellent.

- The amount of destructive mechanics are a good idea and stops the world from feeling static!

- Scrap armour is totally useless, it doesn't even sell for any significant money. It just gets me annoyed if I pick it up! Why bother including it?!

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firey

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Still have yet to pick up - but do plan on it. One thing i'm wondering... i have heard they removed LAN play. So is there anyway to get playing with friends only?

yes, there is the option to join a game with only your friends. Lets you jump right into the game and play with them.

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Nagisan

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Still have yet to pick up - but do plan on it. One thing i'm wondering... i have heard they removed LAN play. So is there anyway to get playing with friends only?

From what I understand, when you start a game the default mode is friends-only, meaning friends can join whenever they want (assuming they are that far in the quest line or however it's locked down) but no one else can, you can then turn the game public (open to anyone) or invite only or whatever (can't remember from beta, I know there is public mode and I'm pretty sure you can set it so even friends can't join).
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saturnslullaby

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yes, there is the option to join a game with only your friends. Lets you jump right into the game and play with them.

From what I understand, when you start a game the default mode is friends-only, meaning friends can join whenever they want (assuming they are that far in the quest line or however it's locked down) but no one else can, you can then turn the game public (open to anyone) or invite only or whatever (can't remember from beta, I know there is public mode and I'm pretty sure you can set it so even friends can't join).

That is AWESOME - thanks for the info guys!

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You have an internet connection if you are posting on neowin... what's the difference?

Because im posting from work. At my CHU I have no internet. That is why. Plus if i want to bring my laptop to work I cannot connect it to the network. So there is a big difference. And yes I am ALLOWed to be on Neowin posting while at work.

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