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Diablo 3 Beta [Beta withdrawal underway!]
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Tony Rocky Horror
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Are there any live streams going on right now?
Also, what is in the beta? The whole campaign? Has any length (hours) been discussed?
Also, what is in the beta? The whole campaign? Has any length (hours) been discussed?
For those complaining about the graphics, trust me, the game is beautiful in game. Screenshots and streams aren't doing it justice. The only lacking portion is the no AA, causing character models to look a little dated, but that will come in a patch soon I'm sure. The UI and environments are nothing short of amazing.
RPGCrazied
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JaseC said:
If they don't, this will have lots of jaggies. ;/
SneakyStephan
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Man how does that even work?
Make a pc exlusive game then have deferred lighting (I assume) so they can't do msaa in dx9, but not bother with a dx11 build so they can have both?
smh blizzard, lazy fucks.
Make a pc exlusive game then have deferred lighting (I assume) so they can't do msaa in dx9, but not bother with a dx11 build so they can have both?
smh blizzard, lazy fucks.
Personally I don't even notice the jaggies unless standing still while looking for them in-game.RPGCrazied said:
The beta of Cataclysm and even SC2 iirc didn't have DX11 rendering until very late prior to release. I wouldn't be surprised it's going to be the same with Diablo.SneakyStephan said:
RPGCrazied said:
There's also the option of forcing AA via an external program, but, apparently, if the engine is anything like that of StarCraft II this will cause noticeable performance issues.
SneakyStephan said:
It's always strange to hear developers such as Valve and Blizzard comment on certain features and whether or not they'll have the time to implement them when both companies have a large and perpetual incoming cash flow and a time buffer of several years allocated to their projects.
You can already force MLAA with the Catalyst Control Center for ATI cards, but the result is less than desirable. It murders the text/UI and honestly makes the in game models look a little blurry.
The aliasing isn't really that bad when playing the game and you're zoomed out and usually moving at a brisk pace. My screen shots just exacerbate the issue as they are zoomed in and still. When you zoom in the camera not only gets closer, but it gets lower to the ground as well, which, imo, makes the screen compositions look better than the top down shots.
For those asking about whether the game streams from you HDD or the server, I have no clue, but it's buttery smooth. The game runs really great.
Back to AA, the only option listing in the menu is FSAA. There is no option for FXAA or MLAA.
For those who seem to be whining a bit about this and that, believe me, when you are playing this game you won't give two mouse farts about any of those nit picky issues. I don't need to reiterate that the game is just fucking stellar.
Edit - My last statement made it sound like I'm against criticizing the game which couldn't be further from the truth. I just think a lot of people's opinions will change after playing the game.
The aliasing isn't really that bad when playing the game and you're zoomed out and usually moving at a brisk pace. My screen shots just exacerbate the issue as they are zoomed in and still. When you zoom in the camera not only gets closer, but it gets lower to the ground as well, which, imo, makes the screen compositions look better than the top down shots.
For those asking about whether the game streams from you HDD or the server, I have no clue, but it's buttery smooth. The game runs really great.
Back to AA, the only option listing in the menu is FSAA. There is no option for FXAA or MLAA.
For those who seem to be whining a bit about this and that, believe me, when you are playing this game you won't give two mouse farts about any of those nit picky issues. I don't need to reiterate that the game is just fucking stellar.
Edit - My last statement made it sound like I'm against criticizing the game which couldn't be further from the truth. I just think a lot of people's opinions will change after playing the game.
FrontalMonk
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exorbitant amounts of money doesn't mean a thing when you only have so many people devoted to a project, deadlines to hit, and ultimately more important things to do with their time. I would rather blizzard put out a game without the DX11 rendering on launch if it meant that we got a more balanced, more entertaining game with systems that work properly (prior iterations of skill systems, etc.) than if they focused on polishing a turd. A pretty turd is still a turd.
FrontalMonk said:
I understand that. My point is that when a company known for its financial stability and long development cycles says "We'll implement [feature A] if we have enough time" there's the initial reaction of "Enough time? You've been working on this game for several years!" often followed by the negotiation of "Well, I've been waiting ages for this, so I wouldn't mind waiting a little longer if [feature A] makes it into the final build". You expect, say, Naughty Dog to run out of time to include certain features given they're on a 2-year cycle, however there's an aura of cognitive dissonance when Valve or Blizzard hit that same wall considering their lofty positions within the industry and seemingly endless development cycles.
Monk lv12-13 with crazy gear : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJahkoqY-ak
Castor Krieg
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chris-013 said:
Monk resource system looks very solid - some moves to generate it, some to spend it. Much better than DH resource.
Unknown Soldier said:
Out of curiosity, what kind of weird things happens with forced AA in sc2 and sli? I've played through the entire game once and am not sure if I encountered anything of this nature. The one problem I can think of ( and I'm definitely not sure if this is related to forcing AA or SLI or neither ) is that if I ever build many pylons close to eachother so their area of effect overlap several times, then the fps totally tanks until I deselect the pylons.
Freakinchair
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KKRT00 said:
Not the best comparison - but the graphics engine programmers probably have other priorities other than implementing new features. They need to make sure that performance is good across the board for a huge number of different hardware setups. They tend to do this during the beta phase (and crunch time before release).
Freakinchair
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chris-013 said:
Also quoting this. Remember the time when people were complaining that there weren't enough monsters on screen at a time? Yeah - guess that's not the case anymore
I'm torn between playing a witch doctor or a monk. I'm gonna eventually play them all but goddamn that first pick is BRUTAL
Freakinchair said:Also quoting this. Remember the time when people were complaining that there weren't enough monsters on screen at a time? Yeah - guess that's not the case anymore
I'm torn between playing a witch doctor or a monk. I'm gonna eventually play them all but goddamn that first pick is BRUTAL
I was pretty solidly set on Barbarian.. sort of thinking about monk now
.Freakinchair said:Also quoting this. Remember the time when people were complaining that there weren't enough monsters on screen at a time? Yeah - guess that's not the case anymore
It's definitely still the case but it seems to have more to do with beta/difficulty being on normal than anything.
FieryBalrog
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Yeah, it was weird how often he could use that.Calidor said:
Synth_floyd
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Can't wait for the game. Hope it's a 2011 release!!!
Trickster
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picklecannon
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Freakinchair said:Also quoting this. Remember the time when people were complaining that there weren't enough monsters on screen at a time? Yeah - guess that's not the case anymore
I'm torn between playing a witch doctor or a monk. I'm gonna eventually play them all but goddamn that first pick is BRUTAL
I've been saying witch doctor will be my first character since the class was announced and I'm sticking with it. NO REGRETS!
EDIT: watching that monk video my only complaint about the beta is the monster AI.... I swear he took less than 100 combined damage throughout the entire video.
Trickster
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picklecannon said:
It's the start of act 1 on normal, and he's outleveling + outgearing the place to the point that he kills everything in melee in around 1 second, so that's not really surprising.
I really don't think we will be able to tell anything about overall difficulty from this beta. Wait for some nightmare footage at least imo.
Calidor said:
Someone streaming the beta just tested the ability against normal running. Running was significantly quicker.
Pixel Pete
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That monk video is sexy as. I absolutely LOVE a good dash skill, and the monk has that delivered. And the sound effects are so satisfying. Zombies and skeletons go crunch when punched.
The game looks fucking awesome. The only parts I dislike are the movement indicator (the orange circle) and the red effect that covers the screen when you're low on health. The near-death indicator is self explanatory, but the orange circles make me feel like it's telling you something is about to blow up or damage you rather than just indicating that you clicked there.
Pixel Pete
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Kenak said:
I get the sentiment about the blood covered screen. Playing Torchlight I have to make conscience efforts to glance down at my small health orb to avoid being distracted to the point of death by smashing mobs.
Pixel Pete
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syko de4d said:
Yep, so while the skill point system has changed, for better or for worse, these runestones essentially let you branch your base skills out into different effects, it's pretty kickin rad.
Corky said:
This thread is now about the affair Corky's mother had with Bruce Willis.
Pixel Pete said:
Yeahe, now i am not hyped anymore for the Beta, because there are no Runes and Runes are so amazing and i don´t want to play the game without them
One Example for Hydras: U can have Firehydra, Lightingshydras thats shocks the enemies, Icehydra with slow/freeze, Poisenhydra with poisen cloude, Arcanehydras with explosive arcanorbs or one big Firehydra that breathes a wall of flame at nearby enemies. Thats crazy
Pixel Pete
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syko de4d said:Yeahe, now i am not hyped anymore for the Beta, because there are no Runes and Runes are so amazing and i don´t want to play the game without them
One Example for Hydras: U can have Firehydra, Icehydra with slow/freeze, Poisenhydra with poisen cloude, Arcanehydras with explosive arcanorbs or one big Firehydra with one big Fireball. Thats crazy
Even if you were playing the real game, you wouldn't be using Runestones until you get past the section of the game in the beta.
Anyway, remove yourself from the beta list if you are really disinterested
Gaylord Sweetwood
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I hate reading this thread. Oh please oh please oh please be out in 2011.
StoppedInTracks
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chris-013 said:
Umm... wow.
Best Diablo 3 video out there.
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