Diablo III. - Page 23

trapper_87 · 04-30-2012, 03:15 | posts: 382 | Location: Ottawa, Canada

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Originally Posted by ElementalDragon

Not sure if anything has been officially said from Blizzard or not, so i figured i'd ask here. Is it going to be subscription based, or F2P like D2 (aside from buying the game)?

It's not an MMO, its the exact same as D2, only you need to be connected online at all times.

ElementalDragon · 04-30-2012, 04:23 | posts: 8,264 | Location: Pennsylvania, USA

well yea... i know it's not an MMO.... but that doesn't necessarily mean there wouldn't be a monthly fee, either.

sykozis · 04-30-2012, 04:58 | posts: 13,630 | Location: US East Coast

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Originally Posted by ElementalDragon

Not sure if anything has been officially said from Blizzard or not, so i figured i'd ask here. Is it going to be subscription based, or F2P like D2 (aside from buying the game)?

Last I heard it would be F2P. Since the game isn't an MMO and has a single-player option, it would be hard to attract customers with a monthly subscription fee. I can't find anything official from Blizzard one way or the other, but that appears to be the general concensus as well....

shoja · 04-30-2012, 05:04 | posts: 1,560 | Location: USA

It's not an mmo lol.... All they have is an AH based on real $ and that's it.

MrH · 04-30-2012, 06:43 | posts: 1,543 | Location: UK

There's no monthly fee.....

sykozis · 05-01-2012, 00:59 | posts: 13,630 | Location: US East Coast

Not much longer on the Diablo3 beta..... Only 15 more days til official launch.

PhazeDelta1 · 05-01-2012, 01:10 | posts: 9,532 | Location: 90° N

Bashiok said in a post the other day that the beta is ending May 1st @ 3am PST. (give or take)

sykozis · 05-01-2012, 01:14 | posts: 13,630 | Location: US East Coast

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Originally Posted by Firestorm

Bashiok said in a post the other day that the beta is ending May 1st @ 3am PST. (give or take)

Yep, that's what Blizzard said. Less than 12hrs left to get as many runs done as possible before the beta closes. I'll be removing the beta client after F@H finishes it's current WU and loading the release client.

PhazeDelta1 · 05-01-2012, 01:16 | posts: 9,532 | Location: 90° N

I'll give props to Blizzard, they are the only company that has a beta running for almost 8 months. So there should be ABSOLUTELY no reason for piss poor gameplay come the 15th.

shoja · 05-01-2012, 01:18 | posts: 1,560 | Location: USA

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Originally Posted by Firestorm

I'll give props to Blizzard, they are the only company that has a beta running for almost months. So there better be no damn EXCUSE for piss poor gameplay come the 15th.

I didn't play the beta too much because I want to save it for the final product, but from what I experienced so far, I think the game is in solid shape(except for the exclusion of arena at launch).

PhazeDelta1 · 05-01-2012, 01:19 | posts: 9,532 | Location: 90° N

Yea, I enjoyed it. I can pretty much guarantee the next 2 weeks are going to drag ass.

sykozis · 05-01-2012, 01:21 | posts: 13,630 | Location: US East Coast

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Originally Posted by Firestorm

I'll give props to Blizzard, they are the only company that has a beta running for almost 8 months. So there should be ABSOLUTELY no reason for piss poor gameplay come the 15th.

No....but give them 18 months and they'll make up for the lack of piss poor game play.....lol

Blizzard has done well at tweaking WoW to near perfection just to turn around and completely screw it up again. I'm sure they can figure out a way to do the same with D3 given enough time.

PhazeDelta1 · *Last edited by PhazeDelta1; 05-01-2012 at 01:50.*

HAHA, no comment.

MrH · 05-01-2012, 01:33 | posts: 1,543 | Location: UK

IGN Spotlight: The Wizard

PhazeDelta1 · 05-01-2012, 01:51 | posts: 9,532 | Location: 90° N

I found these the other day. They are the official download links for Windows and Mac Clients in all available localizations. It is just a download of the installer files.
Clicking on install will give you the message: 'The fire from the sky still falls. Diablo III has not yet launched.'

Windows

enGB

enUS

enSG

German/deDE

Spanish/esES

French/frFR

Italian/itIT

Polish/plPL

Taiwan Mandarin

Korean/koKOR

Spanish/esMX

Portuguese/ptBR

MAC

enUS

enGB

enSG

German/deDE

French/frFR

MrH · 05-01-2012, 02:02 | posts: 1,543 | Location: UK

Yeah I've had the installer for awhile now, it's a good idea to update it before May 15th as it's fairly out of date (I've updated the setup files 3x already).

PhazeDelta1 · 05-01-2012, 02:08 | posts: 9,532 | Location: 90° N

Yea, I didnt look at the date when those links were originally put up. I just ran the setup.exe and it had an update.

ElementalDragon · 05-01-2012, 03:19 | posts: 8,264 | Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Hey... look at games like Ragnarok Online. Think that game was in beta practically for YEARS before it left beta and went pay-to-play. Great game, though... although i don't think really any MMO can hold my attention for any given length of time. Even WoW... yea, i play it every now and again... but usually only for MAYBE a month after a new expansion comes out. That's about it.

Might pick up D3... have yet to decide. Kinda wishing i'd have jumped on that offer i saw on Newegg a few weeks back where they had it for like $47.99 after a promo code.

sykozis · 05-01-2012, 03:26 | posts: 13,630 | Location: US East Coast

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Originally Posted by ElementalDragon

Hey... look at games like Ragnarok Online. Think that game was in beta practically for YEARS before it left beta and went pay-to-play. Great game, though... although i don't think really any MMO can hold my attention for any given length of time. Even WoW... yea, i play it every now and again... but usually only for MAYBE a month after a new expansion comes out. That's about it.

Might pick up D3... have yet to decide. Kinda wishing i'd have jumped on that offer i saw on Newegg a few weeks back where they had it for like $47.99 after a promo code.

I think I have 8hrs invested in WoW for the year so far....lol I lost interest when they announced the Kung Fu Panda expansion.....

ElementalDragon · 05-01-2012, 04:06 | posts: 8,264 | Location: Pennsylvania, USA

I think the Pandaren actually look kinda neat....

trapper_87 · 05-01-2012, 05:29 | posts: 382 | Location: Ottawa, Canada

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Originally Posted by ElementalDragon

I think the Pandaren actually look kinda neat....

I'd quit wow before school back in August, started a full time job in January and almost started back up, but seeing Kung Fu Panda coming I decided it wasn't worth my effort.

shoja · 05-01-2012, 05:52 | posts: 1,560 | Location: USA

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Originally Posted by trapper_87

I'd quit wow before school back in August, started a full time job in January and almost started back up, but seeing Kung Fu Panda coming I decided it wasn't worth my effort.

MMOs as a whole are a timesink imo. I love playing them, but I am trying not to anymore. I play WoW just for arenas and I think that wouldn't qualify for a timesink.

Back to topic.... Pandaren is looking sharp idk...we will see.

NoviceRei · *Last edited by NoviceRei; 05-01-2012 at 08:55.*

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Originally Posted by shoja

MMOs as a whole are a timesink imo. I love playing them, but I am trying not to anymore. I play WoW just for arenas and I think that wouldn't qualify for a timesink.

Back to topic.... Pandaren is looking sharp idk...we will see.

they are timesinks. right now, i just try to stick with private servers on times i miss my old MMO. that way i don't get to spend much time with the game.

but man, that wouldn't stop me from playing Diablo3!

ElFishoIII · **Memory**: 4G GSkill 800mhz 4-4-4-12

The Wizard can turn into an Archon...

Holy fuuuuu.....................

PhazeDelta1 · 05-01-2012, 22:43 | posts: 9,532 | Location: 90° N

I said a few months back that the Wizard is wayy OP. You get 4 of them in a group and its a rape fest.