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[scy]

No. But how would an authenticator have stopped this? I have never played in a public game nor have I ever given my password out to anybody.

I thought the authenticator was for battle.net purchases, etc.

Submitted a ticket, but whatever. Fuck this game.

Authenticator means you do login/password and then put in a code generated by the authenticator. The code on the authenticator is only viable for a brief window (30s?) and it's just that currently generated code that will work. It's basically a short-life one-time use extra password.

You can make it ask for this every login or it'll eventually just do it once every few logins. It's not that bad, really.

 

[Yaboosh]

Characters in D3 are cool as shit for what it is, the jeweler dude, the scoundrel, the enchantress. Funny. Sorry guys you were expecting something else that Blizzard has never delivered.

Something passable? Yeah, silly us for expecting that.

 

[Interfectum]

Characters in D3 are cool as shit for what it is, the jeweler dude, the scoundrel, the enchantress. Funny. Sorry guys you were expecting something else that Blizzard has never delivered.

Sorry you can't see the difference between good and bad writing.

 

[kitzkozan]

Wrong. You keep saying things like this that are just plain wrong.

"Blizzard was always like this." "Diablo was always like this." It's really such an empty defense because you are consistently proven wrong time and time again by people who have actually played these other games at length.

Diablo had strong writing and characters... moreso in 1 than in 2. It was minimalist, but it was there if you looked for it.

Here, the story is forcefed to you, and it's simply badly written/voiceacted.

Yeah, the dialogue and storytelling has regressed in the last few years. That being said, writing and stories were always the weakest point of their games.

 

[Evlar]

Wrong. You keep saying things like this that are just plain wrong.

"Blizzard was always like this." "Diablo was always like this." It's really such an empty defense because you are consistently proven wrong time and time again by people who have actually played these other games at length.

Diablo had strong writing and characters... moreso in 1 than in 2. It was minimalist, but it was there if you looked for it. Starcraft had strong, memorable characters.

Here, the story is forcefed to you, and it's simply badly written/voiceacted.

If the story in previous Diablos was so great, why did so many people try to argue that spoilers were OK in this thread on the basis that it's Diablo and no one ever played these games for the story?

 

[Raide]

I think most people expect sequels to improve in areas other than graphics (story, skill design, class variety, itemization, multiplayer features, PvP). Which Diablo 3 doesn't do.

It took an Expansion pack for D2 to make it the best game ever. Vanilla D2 was a bit crunchy.

I find the Skill and Class variety way more interesting, especially when you compare to Vanilla D2.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

I do miss some of the Torchlight improvements like the loot slav- I mean pet system and the pleasant art style

 

[GuardianE]

Characters in D3 are cool as shit for what it is, the jeweler dude, the scoundrel, the enchantress. Funny. Sorry guys you were expecting something else that Blizzard has never delivered.

Christ almighty. The ENCHANTRESS? The single most boring character in the entire game? You picked the worst example as a cool character?

I still chose her because I like the way she looks and I'm shallow, but there are zero things compelling about her. And her background is absolutely ridiculously glossed over considering how over the top it is.

If the story in previous Diablos was so great, why did so many people try to argue that spoilers were OK in this thread on the basis that it's Diablo and no one ever played these games for the story?

Because it's an old game, I guess? I never said spoilers were okay.

 

[erpg]

No. But how would an authenticator have stopped this? I have never played in a public game nor have I ever given my password out to anybody.

I thought the authenticator was for battle.net purchases, etc.

Submitted a ticket, but whatever. Fuck this game.

Nothing they can do.

 

[99%]

You guys are so jaded and bitter, 6.3 million and counting.

Grasping at straws like writing and shit when you already put in 60 hours in a week.

It's not an improvement over D2 /has played for 8 hours every days since launch

 

[Xdrive05]

No. But how would an authenticator have stopped this? I have never played in a public game nor have I ever given my password out to anybody.

I thought the authenticator was for battle.net purchases, etc.

Submitted a ticket, but whatever. Fuck this game.

It can be required on every login, not just purchases. Exponentially reduces the probability of a hack.

When you get your account/stuff back, change your pwords (for ALL accounts) and use an authenticator w/ every login.

 

[Raide]

I do miss some of the Torchlight improvements like the loot slav- I mean pet system and the pleasant art style

I preferred the Dungeon Siege Donkey System.

 

[erpg]

You guys are so jaded and bitter, 6.3 million and counting.

Let me refer you to a post I made, to you, yesterday:

Okay, well, us reasonable people who aren't bringing up sales and subscriptions in a discussion of gameplay quality will sit over here. You can join us later.

I really think you need to sit back and assess your own bullshit, 99%.

 

[Snkfanatic]

You guys are so jaded and bitter, 6.3 million and counting.

Grasping at straws like writing and shit when you already put in 60 hours in a week.

It's not an improvement over D2 /has played for 8 hours every days since launch

This...I really can't fathom the constant discussion of the story in D3. What the hell were you people expecting? Who was buying this game for the story?

 

[ElectricBlue187]

I preferred the Dungeon Siege Donkey System.

I loved that too. Good old Dungeon Siege 1, no loading screens!

 

[scy]

I still chose her because I like the way she looks and I'm shallow...

You and me both.

...3% Attack Speed is cool too.

Edit: Though I just now realized that I solo'd the last half of Hell without my Follower. The fuck is wrong with me.

 

[v0mitg0d]

Any tips for a Witch doctor on Nightmare, and then Inferno?

Thanks!

Anyone?

 

[SleazyC]

I am pretty slow and old but damn i am still BAFFLED at how many people here already finished the game on numerous difficulties with different characters at level 60, i mean it's barely been out a week

My first clear through took me about 16 hours. I took my time and listened to all the speech/books and did as many sidequests + map exploration as I could.

Any subsequent run throughs I skipped all this and just powered through quests. You also have Azmodan runs which are ridiculously easy to have someone string you along and gain a good amount of exp in a short amount of time.

 

[GuardianE]

You guys are so jaded and bitter, 6.3 million and counting.

Grasping at straws like writing and shit when you already put in 60 hours in a week.

It's not an improvement over D2 /has played for 8 hours every days since launch

Everyone's just sick of your warped, heavyhanded bias.

No one's jaded. I even said I loved the game. You don't have to defend it against me.

This...I really can't fathom the constant discussion of the story in D3. What the hell were you people expecting? Who was buying this game for the story?

Sorry, but Diablo II had good writing if you didn't skip all the text. The characters are important in these games. They become mainstays or icons of the series. The only marginally like-able character in D3 so far is Leah, but she's marred with an inconsistent personality and actions.

 

[Toma]

Let me refer you to a post I made, to you, yesterday:

Good man.

 

[shintoki]

Just finished Nightmare Act IV. Am I ready for hell ? or shall I farm more ?

Lvl 51 - 22k HP - 85 all resist

You are well over. I finished up Act 2 on Hell with less damage, hp, and god knows what resists. And I was a mage.

 

[marrec]

See, I'm okay with predictability.

It's the actual writing and dialogue that's just so unnatural and overall poor. Characters act in very strange and inconsistent ways, or they are completely devoid of personality. It's pretty disappointing in that regard.

I thought the dialog was intended to be cheesy and over the top, I enjoyed it as sort of a send-up. The writing itself wasn't terrible and the contrivance to get you to fight

Spoiler

Diablo

at the end worked on basic level.

Oh fuck and yes, 99% is correct.

Covetous Shen is fantastically written.

 

[Mechanized]

I think the story is simple and straightforward. The voice acting is well casted, the performances are good. It's presented very well. I like all the characters in the game, even random NPCs and event NPCs are well done IMO. I thoroughly enjoyed the story for the first time ever in a Diablo game.

In the previous games story seemed like an afterthought to me.

 

[GuardianE]

I thought the dialog was intended to be cheesy and over the top, I enjoyed it as sort of a send-up. The writing itself wasn't terrible and the contrivance to get you to fight

Spoiler

Diablo

at the end worked on basic level.

I guess if it was intended, I didn't see it. Maybe that's what they were going for. I just figured there would be some compelling characters to meet along the way.

Maybe part of the problem is that some characters talk TOO much without having anything really to say. For example, your protagonist is far too vocal in D3 when in reality he/she really just says nothing of value, substance, or wit. Some characters in previous Diablos had more personality simply because their few lines actually mattered or were memorable.

 

[zlatko]

Characters in D3 are cool as shit for what it is, the jeweler dude, the scoundrel, the enchantress. Funny. Sorry guys you were expecting something else that Blizzard has never delivered.

Yeah I love all the back story you can dive into in this game. Journals too. The main story is predictible but has great moments----especially the CG scene. My favorite is the one at the end of Act 1.

SACRILIGE!

 

[marrec]

I guess if it was intended, I didn't see it. Maybe that's what they were going for. I just figured there would be some compelling characters to meet along the way.

Covetous Shen is great, I actually enjoyed going through all his Dialog very much.

 

[Tiamant]

Anyone?

I had zero problems using Zombie Dogs with health rune sacrifice for maximum dps and emergency heals. Soul Harvest of course with the 60 seconds rune and locusts with mana regen for hit and run tactics.

Fire ball with the rune you like most for main attack and explosive zombie or acid for secondary.

 

[Mengy]

You guys are so jaded and bitter, 6.3 million and counting.

Grasping at straws like writing and shit when you already put in 60 hours in a week.

It's not an improvement over D2 /has played for 8 hours every days since launch

LOL. Negativity will always be around, it's just human. The trick to truly enjoying something is to not care what others think of it but judge your own happiness based on your own feelings and thoughts.

In short, just ignore the negative Nancy's and have fun like the majority of us.

 

[GuardianE]

Covetous Shen is great, I actually enjoyed going through all his Dialog very much.

Actually, you're right. Shen is probably the best example of a fun character in the game.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

I love the Demon Huntress's Voice Actress <3 she did a fantastic job

Actually, you're right. Shen is probably the best example of a fun character in the game.

He also hints at the possible expansion

 

[scy]

Yeah I love all the back story you can dive into in this game. Journals too. The main story is predictible but has great moments----especially the CG scene. My favorite is the one at the end of Act 1.

SACRILIGE!

I'm still expecting Cain to be the Primest Evil and having been the source of all things Diablo. Maybe in Diablo X when we go to space.

 

[99%]

It just feels like people are nitpicking after spending mad unhealthy amounts of time played already and holding this game up to some pedigree and pedestal they put Diablo and Blizzard on in their mind which is totaly unfair.

LOL. Negativity will always be around, it's just human. The trick to truly enjoying something is to not care what others think of it but judge your own happiness based on your own feelings and thoughts.

In short, just ignore the negative Nancy's and have fun like the majority of us.

Oh I do, I don't even come here when i'm at home since then I actually play the game or do other stuff

Reading forums and listening to bitter people can suck the enjoyment out of any game!

 

[Snookie]

Why are people not identifying legendary weapons?

 

[PoweredBySoy]

It can be required on every login, not just purchases. Exponentially reduces the probability of a hack.

When you get your account/stuff back, change your pwords (for ALL accounts) and use an authenticator w/ every login.

I have a better idea: how about Blizzard secures their shit better. And now that I have been hacked (apparently) they send me a free fucking authenticator.

 

[TheExecutive]

Well it was a good week. *pours one out for D3 GAF* We are now on par with Blizz official forums.

Anyone else still love the game other than me? ; ;

LOVE this game. The only real complaint I have is the rare and legendary items need buffs.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

Why are people not identifying legendary weapons?

cause they dont wanna see how much they blow.

 

[scy]

I have a better idea: how about Blizzard secures their shit better. And now that I have been hacked (apparently) they send me a free fucking authenticator.

Because 99% of the time, the issue is on your end and not really theirs. The authenticator is free if you use any of the phone options, incidentally. It's a free app for smartphones.

 

[SleazyC]

Why are people not identifying legendary weapons?

In Diablo 2 you would frequently not identify them if you got a bad roll of the die you wouldn't get good stats on the item and its value wouldn't be as great. By having it unidentified you at least have a baseline value that cannot fall (or rise) based off some randomness Blizzard coded.

 

[Felix Lighter]

I have a better idea: how about Blizzard secures their shit better. And now that I have been hacked (apparently) they send me a free fucking authenticator.

Do you have an Android, iPhone or Windows Phone 7? If you do, the authenticator app is free on all those platforms.

 

[Outsanity]

so I just brought the game and it turns out that my university blocks the download client because it appears that it uses some kind of p2p connection?

Is there any other way to download the game or am I screwed until I leave at the end of June?

 

[Tacitus_]

Why are people not identifying legendary weapons?

Can't bear the crushing feeling when they roll bad stats on them?
idk

 

[Raide]

It just feels like people are nitpicking after spending mad unhealthy amounts of time played already and holding this game up to some pedigree and pedestal they put Diablo and Blizzard on in their mind which is totaly unfair.

My Blizzard scores are usually based upon how many hours and hours of play I have had, minus the random technical issues that are inherent to online/gaming in general. I am a big dirty Loot-whore and Blizzard always fills my needs to an excessive degree.

 

[GuardianE]

It just feels like people are nitpicking after spending mad unhealthy amounts of time played already and holding this game up to some pedigree and pedestal they put Diablo and Blizzard on in their mind which is totaly unfair.

Well, Blizzard should be held to a pedigree. It's fucking Blizzard. Because they're so awesome, people will look to them as a new standard of polish in their games in ALL aspects, including gameplay, storytelling, online integration.

Diablo 3 sold 6 million copies for a reason. People loved all aspects of it and it's held to a high standard as a result. It's been a long time coming. I don't think it's really all that difficult to understand.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Do you have an Android, iPhone or Windows Phone 7? If you do, the authenticator app is free on all those platforms.

But god be with you if your phone dies (I know there's backup systems for that eventuality but they didn't help me)

 

[RDreamer]

so I just brought the game and it turns out that my university blocks the download client because it appears that it uses some kind of p2p connection?

Is there any other way to download the game or am I screwed until I leave at the end of June?

That seems pretty shitty. I'd talk to the IT people at the school. I know my college had a lot of things blocked for a while until a ton of WOW players complained and they unblocked things. I would think they would be able to get a workaround if you explain what's going on.

 

[99%]

Lovin the game

 

[Snookie]

In Diablo 2 you would frequently not identify them if you got a bad roll of the die you wouldn't get good stats on the item and its value wouldn't be as great. By having it unidentified you at least have a baseline value that cannot fall (or rise) based off some randomness Blizzard coded.

lmao. wow. I had no idea.

 

[Artanisix]

Anyone here soloing the later act bosses at all on inferno?

Trying to knock out (act 4)

Spoiler

Izual

right now. Can get him to about 50% before the add spawns kill me / his retarded aoe frost nova kills me.

 

[v0mitg0d]

I had zero problems using Zombie Dogs with health rune sacrifice for maximum dps and emergency heals. Soul Harvest of course with the 60 seconds rune and locusts with mana regen for hit and run tactics.

Fire ball with the rune you like most for main attack and explosive zombie or acid for secondary.

I'm using the dogs, Soul Harvest and the locust. I swapped out the fire bombs for the leaping spiders and that seems to work fairly well, but I just dont know what to expect for the later Acts.

Do you think this will work?

 

[AnathemicOne]

Alright so I found out I was just hacked well semi-hacked anyway.

This morning I woke up and checked me e-mail and saw Blizzard's notification of my password being changed, this email was received at 4AM.

So I went through the account recovery process and changed my password. I log back in D3 and nothing was compromised, not even my gold.