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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls |OT3| Tyrael Looted: {[El'druin]}
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I think a class DLC is more likely than an expansion. Unless they are going to segregate players even more.
isn't that every blizzcon :|
Not that many people still playing non-expac D3. I doubt it'll be a big deal.
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I guess they could kill seasons for those that don't get the exp. Dual leaderboards sounds like a bad idea.
More than likely people RoS won't even get seasons. They'll just have a legacy L70 leaderboard if that. Everyone else will be on L80 leaderboards or whatever the level expansion is.
lol if this turns out to be the case:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/com...t_right_now_necro_art_leak_is_just_a/d9hngso/
"Fine art" mention is here: https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/20318430/blizzcon®-2016-charity-auction-begins-november-2-10-26-2016
Should find out later today I guess, since that auction is supposed to start today. (12pm Pacific)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo/com...t_right_now_necro_art_leak_is_just_a/d9hngso/
"Fine art" mention is here: https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/20318430/blizzcon®-2016-charity-auction-begins-november-2-10-26-2016
Should find out later today I guess, since that auction is supposed to start today. (12pm Pacific)
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I actually feel like D4 could be a possibility. With D3 they wanted to monetize it via the auction house, but that failed. I dont think they really want to keep supporting D3 via the standard old fashioned expansion format, I think theyd rather monetize the Diablo franchise more like theyve done with Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm, by smaller but more regular purchases for lesser content. Mostly with stuff like vanity items (wings, pets, transmogs, etc) while giving content like new areas and classes out as regular updates that everyone gets. Theyd rather have the playerbase unified and on the same content level instead of segregated by paywall expansions and such. This would be especially true if they wanted to make the Diablo seasons more competitive with more trials and challenges designed to make the multiplayer competition more intense, something greater and more engaging than just leaderboards.
If we ever see a Starcraft 3 Im certain their wont be standard expansions for that either, its just not how Blizzard likes to do things anymore, they would rather charge hidden subscription fees behind minor but optional content and keep the whole playerbase on the same platform gameplay wise. And truthfully Im okay with this strategy to monetize games, as it gives players more choice and control over how much they want to pay to play a game over time.
Diablo 3 doesnt fit the new Blizzards monetization plan, and for that reason a quick transition to Diablo 4 wouldnt really surprise me.
SkinnerSw33t
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Yeah. Me too. And Blizzard is a company I'm happy to support in this manner.
https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/20318431/blizzcon-2016-charity-auction-now-live
Here it is:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/blizzardcharity/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
(tl;dc: Sombra and Necromancer aren't there)
The dream is alive!
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Now THAT is super interesting. If that necromancer pic isn't part of the charity event, then it is for something else. Very promising...
Or it is part of the auction but they're holding certain items back (sombra, necromancer, etc) for after they are announced. Either way pretty interesting!
Almost there...
Opening ceremony:
Diablo 20th anniversary stream:
Blizzcon thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1306599
Opening ceremony:
Diablo 20th anniversary stream:
Blizzcon thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1306599
Yup. PTR next week.
2 new zones for RoS next year
aaaand necromancer for d3. 2017 for RoS (edit: character pack. interesting more details at 5pm panel)
Dog Problems
Banned
Interesting that they doing a paid character pack. Makes me curious as to what else they have planned like that.
uncredited male
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That is kind of what I expected. Leftovers and a carrot.
Wait, is the Necromancer paid? If so it better be either cheap, or coming with some other stuff.
In either case I think this is fine and good news, but the timing of this seems crazy, I would have expected something like this happening late last year/early this year at the very latest given how barebones seasons have been for a while now.
In either case I think this is fine and good news, but the timing of this seems crazy, I would have expected something like this happening late last year/early this year at the very latest given how barebones seasons have been for a while now.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
they said "on sale in a character pack"
i dont think people were paying attention to that part
and i somehow guessed right that they were recreating something in diablo 3 rather than making a remaster. i dont know what thread that was in where i said it.
might be experimenting with paid content model?
Character pack will have these alongside the Necromancer; in-game pet, two additional character slots, two additional stash tabs (on PC), a portrait frame, pennant, banner, and banner sigil.
Also, Necromancer blog post is up.
Also, Necromancer blog post is up.
Sounds like it'll be pretty far into 2017
I've never played D1 so this should be interesting I guess. :|
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Seriously. Not even an expansion pack. Character pack? 2 new zones. What in the fuck. beyond sour right now.
Hey its better than nothing but damn guys. If it wasn't obvious the diablo is now the red headed stepchild franchise for blizzard it sure is now.
Seriously. Not even an expansion pack. Character pack? 2 new zones. What in the fuck. beyond sour right now.
Hey its better than nothing but damn guys. If it wasn't obvious the diablo is now the red headed stepchild franchise for blizzard it sure is now.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i'll buy it, sounds worth it as long as its under 10 bucks
i'm genuinely interested in the diablo 1 recreation though. its not going to be a temporary "event" thing right?
uncredited male
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Y'all got any more of those spellbooks?
EDIT - Oh, it looks like the D1 part is just some fluff.
EDIT - Oh, it looks like the D1 part is just some fluff.
I really like D1 while I highly dislike D2, so them remaking D1 in D3 sits well with me. I wanted a true expansion for D3 though I wasn't expecting them to announce any of the sort, so I'm not disappointed at least on that front.
The Necro class is interesting, gotta have to see what other classes they're gonna include in that pack.
The Necro class is interesting, gotta have to see what other classes they're gonna include in that pack.
Dog Problems
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Thread for the necromancer and D1-in-D3:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222975495#post222975495
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=222975495#post222975495
Well that's quite disappointing. I hope it'll be cheap then.
all the shit in that thread is basically why none of us rushed to post anything lmao
Seriously. I wonder how many of these folks actually remember Diablo.
Because that other thread is a shitpost bucket, these tidbits are probably better posted here (details from Diablofans):
- There will be two new zones: The Shrouded Moors and the Temple of the Firstborn.
- Seasons will be coming to consoles, starting with Season 10, including all Season Journey, Leaderboards and cosmetic rewards.
- We will be getting some great Quality of Life changes: An Equipment/Build Manager, and a Crafting Material interface.
- Upon reaching 100%, Greater Rifts now open a portal to a smaller Boss room where you fight the Guardian.
- There will be two new zones: The Shrouded Moors and the Temple of the Firstborn.
- Seasons will be coming to consoles, starting with Season 10, including all Season Journey, Leaderboards and cosmetic rewards.
- We will be getting some great Quality of Life changes: An Equipment/Build Manager, and a Crafting Material interface.
- Upon reaching 100%, Greater Rifts now open a portal to a smaller Boss room where you fight the Guardian.
No way it is $30. They just lowered D3+RoS to 30 so I'm guessing $10 or less for Necro.
Holy shit that armor manager screen was real? I was assuming it was faked to troll people. Pretty awesome. Will make Non-seasons a lot more manageable for sure.
crafting mats no longer take up space
To add to this the Diablo 1 Dungeon is suppose to come out in January and only last a month. It will be a yearly event.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Craft mats isn't a HUGE deal but it's nice especially when grifting/rifting and picking up mats. Then switching characters and realizing one of them is holding all your stuff.
In NS I have like 5-10 stacks of some of the mats too so it gets annoying.
I don't see how armor sets will work unless it actually stores the item. Should free up a lot of stash space which I am happy about. For monk I mainly run one build for GR/Rifts but now other classes will work better if I can swap on the fly. Pretty nice QoL changes.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
oh wait. are the crafting mats account wide then?
I'm assuming they are (not across NS-Seasons or HC but you get the idea)
Kind of curious how the cube will work with crafting and such. Maybe just drop your item in and select the recipe?
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Yeah that has to he what it is. Or flip to the page and it does it instead of having to have the "recipe ingredients" in the cube first
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I hope they auto-pickup now.
And maybe we can finally get rid of riftstones.
And maybe we can finally get rid of riftstones.
It's Blizzard dude, they overcharge the fuck out of everything. Look at the 10 dollar hero skins in Hearthstone. I could easily see them asking for 20 bucks for this.
Ricerocket
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What is even the point of instancing a rift guardian fight. Can't see any good from that unless that is their solution for levels like the plague tunnels or act 3 type dungeon spawning a RG across the map and they can't fix that? ;/