-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
LegendOfKage
Member
If they're going to have a battlepass, it only makes sense that they'd have content to keep people playing.
Last edited:
Schmendrick
Member
last I checked Blizzard had ginormous trouble to get new employees thanks to certain...incidents within AB, with some 200+ positions, including key positions vacant.
I don`t know if that has changed in the meantime, but even fully staffed 3 month sprints are very..veeeery hard to realize for anything that actually deserves the description "meaty".
I don`t know if that has changed in the meantime, but even fully staffed 3 month sprints are very..veeeery hard to realize for anything that actually deserves the description "meaty".
Last edited:
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
So play first time and replay after 3 years. gotcha.
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I never replayed Diablo III. Just one time through is usually enough for me on this kind of thing. I guess this is fine for people who obsess over this game.
Teletraan1
Banned
I liked the old model of releasing a full game, maybe doing an expansion if it sells well. Now they want to sell you a full priced game with content they withheld because they mapped it out for post release and bleed you to death with small purchases that never really give you the full experience of an expansion. You are getting less and paying more. The only thing meaty will be the cope of people defending this shit practice. They only get away with this is because consooomers see diablo and cream their pants.
drotahorror
Member
Unless story content translates to more end game content, more story/campaign is pointless.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Fucking Blizzard. Up to some bullshit again.
sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
Meh. A campaign full of Star Wars like holograms is all I really can stomach.
Drizzlehell
Banned
Pre-order canceled.
FearlessBelgian
Member
Nobody care about story in hack n slash... Seriously who's playing diablo for story ?...
Drizzlehell
Banned
kvltus lvlzvs
Member
I knew blizzard were incapable of pulling d4 off without fucking it up. The only thing that saved d3 was reaper of souls and now they are just gonna drip feed additional content to keep people on the paid dopamine treadmill instead of releasing any meaningful expansions.
Blizz is an evil, zombie husk of what they once were and any good will or enthusiasm directed at them is Ill advised, IMHO.
Blizz is an evil, zombie husk of what they once were and any good will or enthusiasm directed at them is Ill advised, IMHO.
Last edited:
Aenima
Member
Fixed it for me.
killatopak
Gold Member
Less resources for balancing and new items.
Unless an expansion means new acts and classes, this doesn’t interest me much. This just feels like they want to farm engagement metrics.
Unless an expansion means new acts and classes, this doesn’t interest me much. This just feels like they want to farm engagement metrics.
Mephisto40
Member
Really not going to be that difficult to do considering the story is as bare bones as they come anyway
ssringo
Gold Member
That's fine and all. Diablo is a game I play for a while, stop and come back to again and again.
But it's not for the story. Go ahead and try. Maybe I'll care this time but I'm not holding my breath.
I also have my doubts that they'll stick with that timeline for very long. And if they do it won't be quality updates.
But it's not for the story. Go ahead and try. Maybe I'll care this time but I'm not holding my breath.
I also have my doubts that they'll stick with that timeline for very long. And if they do it won't be quality updates.
splattered
Member
I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt... Just like I did with battlefield 2042 and anthem and outsiders and several others haha
MadPanda
Banned
Not everyone works on the same game. Blizzard currently has World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch 2, Hearthstone and that unannounced survival game so those 200+ open positions are spread across five franchises.
According to Wikipedia Blizzard had 4700 employee 10 years ago, so that leaves a hefty amount for each franchise.
LordOfChaos
Member
All I've been conditioned to fear is that it will never have satisfying story conclusions as it has to keep you hooked for the next thing
vaibhavpisal
Member
Will it be paid?
Story content is usually paid.
And if it's free, that would be very cool. I will consider supporting it with battlepass purchase.
Story content is usually paid.
And if it's free, that would be very cool. I will consider supporting it with battlepass purchase.
Spyxos
Member
Probably cut content, which is then released later drop by drop.
Spyxos
Member
Shadowstar39
Member
Which begs the question. Is the base game missing content so they can nickel and dime you all the way. I hope they don't do the gaas type thing of making items feel puny outside of a few numbers that don't feel much different.
Well except for the ones you pay real money for ala microtransaction. When you got a new weapon in a classic arpg you could tell the difference.
Remember this is the same company that tried in game auction house for real money. I wouldn't put it past them to do some scummy greedy bs. Back then the backlash was fierce and got them to backpedal. We didn't have "influencers" and company shills like today though. People who promote the game on youtube or twitch to make a few bucks. Or appologists who will never critize the companies decisions. We shall see how it pans out.
Also 3 months is not enough time to make substantial content, let alone bug fix and test said content. Wish they would stick to traditional expansions
Well except for the ones you pay real money for ala microtransaction. When you got a new weapon in a classic arpg you could tell the difference.
Remember this is the same company that tried in game auction house for real money. I wouldn't put it past them to do some scummy greedy bs. Back then the backlash was fierce and got them to backpedal. We didn't have "influencers" and company shills like today though. People who promote the game on youtube or twitch to make a few bucks. Or appologists who will never critize the companies decisions. We shall see how it pans out.
Also 3 months is not enough time to make substantial content, let alone bug fix and test said content. Wish they would stick to traditional expansions
RavageX
Member
I personally like to have an interesting reason for holding a button down to kill things. I also prefer for it to make sense.
BabyfaceRe
Member
You know the best thing about saying stuff? You are not beholden to any of the stuff you say. How many road maps have been accurate? How many promises of content have fallen flat?
New seasons, story content and mechanics every 3 months? I'll believe it when I see it. There is absolutely zero consequence for them failing to live up to this plan. Saying these things incentivises players to get the game day one and feel secure that the game will be constantly updated and they will for sure get their money's worth. If these plans change, get delayed, or get scrapped entirely, you will get no refund, no sincere apology, nothing. If the "always online" game is completely scuffed for the first week or 2 of launch (lets be honest, there is a VERY real chance that will be the case) and that pushes back plans for seasons/story content, will we get a money back, free battle pass for everyone, anything? Nah, just a big old fuck you.
New seasons, story content and mechanics every 3 months? I'll believe it when I see it. There is absolutely zero consequence for them failing to live up to this plan. Saying these things incentivises players to get the game day one and feel secure that the game will be constantly updated and they will for sure get their money's worth. If these plans change, get delayed, or get scrapped entirely, you will get no refund, no sincere apology, nothing. If the "always online" game is completely scuffed for the first week or 2 of launch (lets be honest, there is a VERY real chance that will be the case) and that pushes back plans for seasons/story content, will we get a money back, free battle pass for everyone, anything? Nah, just a big old fuck you.
Ofc its a GaaS.
Fuz
Banned
iQuasarLV
Member
Aftter the open beta helping four seperate friends play through the Act-I story line, and leveling four characters to 25; I will say the launch of the game is going to be bare bones as shit. That was only 72 hours, yet they think they are going to have enough heft to justify charging battle pass / cash shop / extra prices to keep people paying?
With the loss of the Chinese market and lost contract with Net Ease I am loathe to say this game is not long before they implement Immortal type predatory practices to make up for lost revenue.
Sleepwalker
Member
It will not receive a purchase from me.
iQuasarLV
Member
How is this still 'news'? It should be common knowledge by now. If morons go into June expecting a full experience with GAAS services being an add-on type experience, I am retiring from gaming as I will just lose all hope for humanity.
iQuasarLV
Member
Remember Hero classes in 2004 for World of Warcraft
Remember StarCraft II E-sports
Remember Diablo III attempts to monetize itemization
Remember all the Overwatch promises
Remember, "Do you guys not have phones?"
Those are all the ones I can recall from the top of my head. Blizzard is a company built on false promises and lies for FOMO day-one sales. Yet people still hold out hope that it is another year 2000 Diablo 2 launch nostalgia copium moment.
treemk
Banned
Yes yes yes, and more importantly, how about just a great complete game out of the box? They only intention here is to justify selling you a battle pass full of cosmetics that only devalue cosmetics that should be earned by unique drops and accomplishments in the game. Also who is evening playing Diablo for drip fed story content, they only need to promise seasons, balance changes to make a wide variety of end game builds viable, and seasonal itemization updates.
N1tr0sOx1d3
Given another chance
There’s not a hope in hell they can write, design, program, implement, test, balance, squash bugs, QA, balance some more etc…..content every three months. No hope in hell…….
Hot5pur
Member
More story content in seasons is somewhat annoying unless it comes to the eternal realm. I don't want to have to keep making new characters. They should really be adding it to both. But it seems they want people to do seasons to get them into doing the battle pass treadmill. Will the season pass content go to the eternal realm after the season is over? That would be fine with me.
They did say there will be full expansions, so there is that. Judging by the history of the company I am confident they will try to squeeze out as much money as possible.
I plan to wait for reviews, if they are good and it's a solid 50+ hours of decent play I'll grab it close to day one and then probably drop it till the expansion unless the endgame is really good. If it's all recycled content with bigger numbers no thanks.
They did say there will be full expansions, so there is that. Judging by the history of the company I am confident they will try to squeeze out as much money as possible.
I plan to wait for reviews, if they are good and it's a solid 50+ hours of decent play I'll grab it close to day one and then probably drop it till the expansion unless the endgame is really good. If it's all recycled content with bigger numbers no thanks.
Luipadre
Member
You dont have to worry about base content based on the beta. We only played the smallest map from the game and there are 4 more zones that are bigger and even a hell zone.