ComradeYellow Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 Diablo 4 does not look half bad! But then again, after blowing a mental fuse playing Grim Dawn constantly I'm not 100% sure I could really get into it or it's inevitable offshoots.
Blarghagh Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Keyrock said: I was actually interested in Diablo 4 for a hot second... then I saw that there would be no offline mode. Interest level immediately plummeted to zero. It certainly kills my favourite playstyle, permadeath. Lagspikes killing your hardcore characters gets old reaaally fast.
Wormerine Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, ComradeMaster said: Diablo 4 does not look half bad! https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-offline-mode/ It does have old Diablo vibes. But: still always online, connected shared space. I am not Diablo player, but is that what Diablo fans want?
ComradeYellow Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 44 minutes ago, Wormerine said: https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-offline-mode/ It does have old Diablo vibes. But: still always online, connected shared space. I am not Diablo player, but is that what Diablo fans want? While I've never been a hardcore Diablo fan by any stretch, I would say a good percentage of Diablo fans (even ones who were disappointed with Diablo 3) also enjoy games like Borderlands so I guess it's one of those 50/50 type deals.
Mamoulian War Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 49 minutes ago, Wormerine said: https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-offline-mode/ It does have old Diablo vibes. But: still always online, connected shared space. I am not Diablo player, but is that what Diablo fans want? This was the reason, why I skipped D3 as well, I did not care about the cartoon graphics, but always online killed it for me completely. 3 Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
injurai Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 No-offline won't deter me. I do recall that single-player lag TrueNeutral mentioned, which was a bit of a buzz kill when playing on launch. It got better, though I can see how it's to the detriment of permadeath runs. Personally online is a huge part of Diablo's appeal even though I tend to associate the games as a single-player experience. I also associate replayability with the games, and that's always more fun with friends. I started a fresh D3 run at a LAN-party once, when the venue closed and we had to leave, all of us in the run logged in online back at home and finished up Act 4 late into the night. It's one of my fondest memories. I also hadn't finished my single-player run yet, so I also got a totally fresh experience in that run. Maybe they'll find a way that requires a connection, but doesn't use a server to propagate the world state forward, that would be the best compromise. But that's probably easier to crack than having to reverse engineer server side game logic. 2
Gizmo Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Wormerine said: I am not Diablo player, but is that what Diablo fans want? Not this one. 1
Amentep Posted November 4, 2019 Author Posted November 4, 2019 Ditto. I only played Diablo III on consoles because I wasn't forced to be online only. Skipped PC entirely. Online only for Diablo iv on PC and consoles is confirmed, so that's that. I won't play it. 1 I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Malcador Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
MrBrown Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Wormerine said: But: still always online, connected shared space. I am not Diablo player, but is that what Diablo fans want? I don't think most players care about it that much anymore, it seems to me that most people who are interested in stuff like Diablo play lots of online games anyway. I can relate to the old crowd here not liking it though.
Gizmo Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, MrBrown said: I don't think most players care about it that much anymore... The new players freak out if they are offline, or if they leave their phones at home. Some people actually resent and begrudge the lost hours away from their social media account—due to needing sleep; and of what postings they might miss until reading it later. It's comically sad IMO. Edited November 4, 2019 by Gizmo 1
Oner Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Malcador said: deleted video Tell us your secret. Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13.
Sarex Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 43 minutes ago, Oner said: Tell us your secret. Something Cyberpunk related probably. "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Mamoulian War Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 The video before it got deleted probably contained some phone screened gameplay of Cyberpunk 2077. I have seen only thumbnail before it was gone. It probably got hit by the copyright hammer. 1 Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
Keyrock Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 For me no offline mode is a 100% deal breaker because I drive a truck for a living. Sometimes I park for the night in an area where I get a weak connection or no connection at all. Any always online game becomes unplayable at that point and it's just 60 gigs or whatever of wasted space on my SSD. 4 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Malcador Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Oner said: Tell us your secret. Was Cyberbunk 2077 footage taken from an Italian presentation Someone did download it though - https://mega.nz/#!lfwzFJxI!yia7ioXP6S3Hfx5uCJDFE0s_LJO2eLlmY3W2_2H1has 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Chilloutman Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Malcador said: Was Cyberbunk 2077 footage taken from an Italian presentation Someone did download it though - https://mega.nz/#!lfwzFJxI!yia7ioXP6S3Hfx5uCJDFE0s_LJO2eLlmY3W2_2H1has already taken down I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene"
Malcador Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, Chilloutman said: already taken down They probably should have uploaded it to Pornhub. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Malcador Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 Those are some big people, reminds me strongly of Caesar 3 too 3 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Keyrock Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
ComradeYellow Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 19 hours ago, MrBrown said: I don't think most players care about it that much anymore, it seems to me that most people who are interested in stuff like Diablo play lots of online games anyway. This is exactly it. The vast majority of gamers simply do not care about the online/offline argument. Every hardcore Diablo fan I know, even those in their 30's and have been a fan since day 1, also have tons of fun playing online co-op shooters. It seems only on private internet forums, with a cast of a few dozen characters, will you see such vehement opposition xD.
Chilloutman Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, ComradeMaster said: This is exactly it. The vast majority of gamers simply do not care about the online/offline argument. Every hardcore Diablo fan I know, even those in their 30's and have been a fan since day 1, also have tons of fun playing online co-op shooters. It seems only on private internet forums, with a cast of a few dozen characters, will you see such vehement opposition xD. Look at him, he is there for few days and he already calls us 'characters' 1 I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene"
Chilloutman Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Malcador said: Those are some big people, reminds me strongly of Caesar 3 too why again only grid based I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene"
Hurlshort Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Chilloutman said: why again only grid based Egypt was built with squares, duh. 1
Keyrock Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Could be good, but it definitely needs a good bit of polish. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
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