Yep, this is supposed to be a Diablo game, where Blizzard defined endless replay value.
If they'd of called the game Call of Diablo: Deckard Ops. Sure, it would be a decent single player/mild co-op play through and throw away game. But they tried to pass it off as Diablo 3.. lol. Sorry, strike out as Diablo 3, strike out as a Blizzard game.
Itemization is gutted and brain dead. There was no need to bring in the simplified World of Warcraft item design. The people still playing this turd are farming gold.. farming gold. To go to the auction house. Game is a joke. Fast place hack n' slash rpg is now a kite fest in Inferno, slow paced and tedious.
I think the folks at Blizzard have gotten arrogant over the success of World of Warcraft and thought because of the game's success they should bring in WoW design elements to Diablo. It's that or they designed the game for maximum profitability and made it to appeal to their WoW player base.
Where it all breaks down is that the instance of cycle between fun and frustration eventually spreads out so that it is
Fun - > F R U S T R A T I O N ! - > Fun.
And I never found Diablo 2 game play to be bland. And characters in Diablo 2 require significantly more thought than the ones in D3. In diablo 2 you had to figure out how you were going to progress. You had to pick and choose how you allocated your stats and skills to best optimize your gaming experience. In diablo 3 you have none of that. level up and you all of the sudden have stock skills (and no stat increases). And are exactly the same as every other character of that class (barring equipment).
Curious what you mean by no stat increases. Do you mean points towards stats, or stats in general. If the latter, you do get stat increases.
As for stock skills - I recall D2 having stock skills and speciality skills, in which you can power up stocks with points and unlock specialities too and even power them up.
I see similar things in D3, where you can't to pick abilities and then power them up. It is a different form of balance in which you are restricted to 6 abilities versus as many as you can fit on your bar.
Yes.. total turd. So, your alternative to farming gold is "what" exactly?
Should we go back to Diablo II where we "barter" and you can't trade for a good item because;
a) Boss/gear grind run, some asshole stole your drop.
b) Boss/gear run is so luck dependent and random you never find anything good?
Way I see it, Diablo 3 gold farming addresses both issues above. You get your own drops and you get a consolation prize in gold, which actually has values. No longer do we need some player-community produced currency (SoJ) that has been duped to hell and back.
Sounds like your only problem is Inferno, and you're mad that it's hard... It's a kite fest if you choose to play it that way. I'm solo-ing Inferno and still in Act 1. It's a challenge. Stupidly, ridiculously hard at times, but hey, it's a challenge, and I could just stick to Hell if I don't like it.
OMFG, a company is trying to make money. No. Way. And I'm content with the game. You're entitled to your opinion, but you aren't stating an opinion when you phrase everything in absolutes, which is what you're doing.
What I mean is that in Diablo 2, whenever you go up a level, you are given points to distribute amongst various Stats (Strength, Dex, Vitality, etc...). You can pick and choose where you think the bonuses will help your character out most. In Diablo 3, all you have are item bonuses to abilities. And they are really 'Streamlined' versions. For Wizard/Demon Hunter, you want as much INT as possible. For Barbies and Monks, it is all about STR/Vitality. And there is no reason to cross over to the others.
Just saying literally every character of the same class and level is identical in potential and capabilities (minus items). Just seems pretty bland to me.
So we clearly have different perspectives. I have much more important things to do in my life than to feed trolls and Blizzard Fanbois.
I will not cease posting my opinions as you have asked me to do. As stated before, I am equally as entitled to my opinions as you are.
I see things one way and you see them differently. Surprisingly, i don't hate the game as you clearly assume that I do. I merely didn't find it on the caliber that it could have and should have been.
I am going back to playing (something else as it happens because I finally got bored of being enticed to go auction house).
enjoy trolling someone else. And I would recommend that you don't drink too much of the Kool-Aid.
Seems to me you did ask me for my opinion.
You can call it bland, which it is, but you can also recognize it as a comprimise so that you don't get into the situation where you screw up your character and have to start over. Okay, put in an ability to reset/change your stats anytime or once - now you have to spend hours planning your character, or screw it up and start over. Otherwise, if they let you reset it as much as you want, then what's the point? You essentially get what you get now, which works and you can tailor things on the fly to your style of playing.
This is dumbing down, but it appeals to more players, allows you to try more things, and spend more time playing than planning.
Just saying literally every character of the same class and level is identical in potential and capabilities (minus items). Just seems pretty bland to me.
Is that a generalization? I could argue the same for every character in Diablo 2.
Diablo 2 gave you points, which I'm more than sure users distributed in a similar method (and I'm sure you'll say you didn't) since Cookie-Cutter mentallities aren't new. Most people probably aimed for a "soft cap" of a specific value, hit it then went on their way, but essentially they were still making copy-cat like builds.
I know in my example of Diablo 3, I'm not doing what a lot of Monks seem to be doing. I can say I'm unique (but I'm sure other's are doing something similar to me.)
These "bland comments" and "every user is the same" are so vaque and meaningless since, essentially your points to support it can be applied to even the game you hold in higher regards - Diablo 2, but you'll throw some asterisks about how "but you still had the option."
lol you put points into int in D2
"Building" in D2 is extremely overstated. You pick one skill and max it and it becomes your main attack. Then you pick all the other skills that give bonuses to your main skill and max them. That's it. You can count on one hand the number of 'builds' used by any given class.
For your stats, you max Vit. Str and Dex you only raise just high enough to wear your gear. If you wear a shield, you put just enough into dex to get whatever block percent you want.
These "bland comments" and "every user is the same" are so vaque and meaningless since, essentially your points to support it can be applied to even the game you hold in higher regards - Diablo 2, but you'll throw some asterisks about how "but you still had the option."
For a Min/Maxer, you may be right. But in Diablo 2 you had the choice to go that direction or to build whatever you wanted.
In Diablo 3, you have NO choices as far as these go.
For a Min/Maxer, you may be right. But in Diablo 2 you had the choice to go that direction or to build whatever you wanted.
In Diablo 3, you have NO choices as far as these go.
Heh, you are absolutely right, it's all about farming gear. And it is much more so in D3 than in D2. D2 you at least get to customize your character, but in D3, it's all about which skill assigned to which key, and all the attributes are determined by your gear.
Oh and you ever think about why Blizzard make this game so gear dependent? Real Money Auction House anyone?
Pity the sheeps just follow their Blizzard overlord and pay up as they command.
Just as I said:
Majority of people will be min/max'ers using some form of cookie cutting template or "the what's hot" combination they read on some forum.
Waffle supported that even Diablo 2 had that issue, but for those (like yourself) that wanted to be different you had the choice. Now that is removed and it seems you are putting a lot of weight on it, perhaps because that is what you enjoyed most from the serious.
For a Min/Maxer, you may be right. But in Diablo 2 you had the choice to go that direction or to build whatever you wanted.
In Diablo 3, you have NO choices as far as these go.
I really miss uniques in D3. I remember in D2 that when an unidentified unique item dropped (before you were so familiar with all the uniques that you automatically knew what a unique Flachion would be), you actually got excited, because it was likely that this was a useful item and desirable. Now, with legendaries, they totally suck, and I can't see any legendary items being known-by-name. Everybody in D2 knew what Frostburn Gauntlets were, or the Vampire Gaze, or a Stone of Jordan, etc. With how pathetic and forgettable legendaries are now, I can't see any of them gaining a truly legendary reputation, and for a game that is so item-centric, this severely tarnishes the appeal for me, and many others I'm sure.
I really miss uniques in D3. I remember in D2 that when an unidentified unique item dropped (before you were so familiar with all the uniques that you automatically knew what a unique Flachion would be), you actually got excited, because it was likely that this was a useful item and desirable. Now, with legendaries, they totally suck, and I can't see any legendary items being known-by-name. Everybody in D2 knew what Frostburn Gauntlets were, or the Vampire Gaze, or a Stone of Jordan, etc. With how pathetic and forgettable legendaries are now, I can't see any of them gaining a truly legendary reputation, and for a game that is so item-centric, this severely tarnishes the appeal for me, and many others I'm sure.
I love people who use generalizations to support their claim that Diablo 3 isn't generalized. "Majority of people will be min/max'ers". I would disagree, but that is hardly the point.
Regardless of how many players are min/max'ers doesn't change the fact that Diablo 2 had the option to make more diverse, more individual and less generalized characters than Diablo 3. the population who make use of that choice doesn't invalidate that there were options available in diablo 2 that simply don't exist in Diablo 3.
Considering the "choices" in diablo 2 and diablo 3 differences.
The only thing I think diablo 2 ever did was give an illusion of choice. Because once a build is tested, and is good and posted online, it becomes a cookie cutter build. And if a serious player didn't follow said build, most the time he got verbally attacked for sucking or not knowing the game (and so on), this is true for basically any game that requries one to build a character through talents/experience.