Random video game news... RNG says "Nope"

[majestic]

1 hour ago, Malcador said:

https://www.eurogamer.net/beta-has-become-a-twisted-word-blizzard-responds-to-diablo-4-early-access-feedback

Amusing bitching from this, granted on subreddits populated by subhumans.

*snort*

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Rod Fergusson: Yeah. Part of it is the number of players. "Beta" has been a twisted word that has become "marketing beta", which means demo, and for us this was a true beta because we wanted to be able to test that load and what does it mean to get a lot of players in? And Friday was a little bumpy because of that, but the way that we looked at it is the issues we find now are issues that will be a lot smoother at launch. And so this weekend was to prepare for next weekend, and next weekend prepares for launch.

Blizzard, before every online game launch they ever had. Next weekend will see the login system crash and burn and the servers strained beyond capacity, and so will the launch. Business as usual.

[Malcador]

16 minutes ago, majestic said:

*snort*

Blizzard, before every online game launch they ever had. Next weekend will see the login system crash and burn and the servers strained beyond capacity, and so will the launch. Business as usual.

Hey, Dragonflight went pretty smooth. 

 

As most people quit WoW

 

[uuuhhii]

isn't the game always online singleplayer

should extinct 5 years ago

[Lorfean]

On 3/12/2023 at 10:01 PM, Malcador said:

Strange to feel that way.  But is interesting that they'll have 3 versions of the series running at same time.  Maybe 3 will lose appeal, D2R won't, will have those committed to that as the be all and end all

I assume D3 will enter maintenance mode when D4 is released and then slowly fade from the public consciousness. I played the D4 beta and it feels like a proper successor to D2 in many ways. I'd say it is arguably what D3 should have been... Thematically and in terms of atmosphere, but also with the more MMO-like open world, being able to see and interact with other players, etc. IMO that evolution makes sense for the series, and even Blizzard North was going in the same direction when they were developing their D3.

Which makes the D3 we got feel like this weird crossroads game where they didn't really know what to do with the series. The always online requirement didn't really make sense for the type of game that it became, but it does for D4. The graphics style and atmosphere didn't match what people came to expect from a Diablo game after D1 and D2, so they stepped away from that and went back to the series' visual roots for D4... D3's gameplay felt great but chr progression was, again, not what many people expected / wanted, so they kept the overall "feel" of the combat but went back to skill trees with more depth for D4... Sure, we'll have to see how the paragon boards turn out, what they do with the battle pass stuff, etc. But my overall first impression of D4 is extremely positive after last weekend.

I'm sure D2R will remain popular with part of the fanbase -- it's a great game in its own right and different enough from 3 and 4 to hold it's own place -- and some purists will never accept anything else as "Diablo" unless it is a carbon copy of that game's formula. It's in their best interest to keep maintaining and updating it for the foreseeable future.

[HoonDing]

I remember playing Diablo I demo for twenty minutes. Computer couldn't run it well and it sucked anyway.

[Lexx]

I honestly remember nothing from D3 except that I played the voodoo woman with frogs.

Would probably consider playing D4 if it had the Amazon or very similar class. But afaik it doesn't, so why bother. Barbarian is lame as hell.

Edited March 22, 2023 by Lexx

[Lorfean]

55 minutes ago, Lexx said:

I honestly remember nothing from D3 except that I played the voodoo woman with frogs.

Would probably consider playing D4 if it had the Amazon or very similar class. But afaik it doesn't, so why bother. Barbarian is lame as hell.

D4 Rogue can go full ranged, full melee, or hybrid, and can imbue their attacks with poison, cold or shadow damage. Probably the closest you can get to Amazon in D4 for now.

[Lexx]

But does the Rogue look like the Amazon and has spear and stuff.

[Lorfean]

28 minutes ago, Lexx said:

But does the Rogue look like the Amazon and has spear and stuff.

No spears. Bows, Crossbows, Daggers and Shortswords from what I've seen.

Looks are up to you. You can customize your chr when you create them and there is a wardrobe feature that lets you unlock and apply different gear looks and dyes. I'm sure you could quite easily make a pale, blonde, pony-tailed woman with orange armor if you wanted to.

Edited March 22, 2023 by Lorfean

[Malcador]

I will miss the DH from D3.

[Gfted1]

Did DH basically evolve into Rogue? Ive got a ridiculous amount of hours on my DH and I havent played in a few years.

Nvidia Announces Breakthrough in Computatio... | ExtremeTech

[Lorfean]

1 hour ago, Gfted1 said:

Did DH basically evolve into Rogue? Ive got a ridiculous amount of hours on my DH and I havent played in a few years.

Pretty much, yeah. They play quite similar if you put a heavy focus on ranged abilities, with the biggest difference being that you can now also go full melee if you want. And no hand crossbows, from what I have seen

Edited March 22, 2023 by Lorfean

[Malcador]

1 hour ago, Gfted1 said:

Did DH basically evolve into Rogue? Ive got a ridiculous amount of hours on my DH and I havent played in a few years.

Nvidia Announces Breakthrough in Computatio... | ExtremeTech

Felt like it from the little bit I played.  Alas, I can't be Inspector Tequila but with hand crossbows, but is mobile.  Melee rogue didn't work well for me, had a heck of a lot of trouble with a boss (I think it was one).

[Wormerine]

A fairly positive preview for Redfall, and even better they might be lifting always online requirement and no store or microtransactions. I am still scepting if multiplayer game will be able to support depth of the usual Arcane offering, and disappointing Deathloop has greatly reduced my expecations. Still, I am all for any good news regarding Arcane.

An update on Jake Solomon. He is looking to open a new studio and work on some system driven "life simulator". He seems to be done with turn based strategy games. Firaxis allegiedly "is changing". Boy, that does not sound good. In the gaming industry things rarely change for the better.

[Malcador]

https://counter-strike.net/cs2

Won't be the same without the porn sprays and racism over voice chat.

[Keyrock]

1 hour ago, Malcador said:

https://counter-strike.net/cs2

Won't be the same without the porn sprays and racism over voice chat.

If there aren't at least a dozen different idle animations of opening and closing a butterfly knife, what's even the point?

[Lexx]

Damn, I completely forgot counter strike was a thing.

[Gromnir]

a couple lamplighter updates:

Dev Diary #1: Game Vision

Dev Diary #2: Your Agents

HA! Good Fun!

 

[Pidesco]

Resident Evil 4's Marketing is on point:

 

[Malcador]

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tax-heaven-3000-is-a-free-dating-sim-that-claims-to-do-your-taxes

I guess a good way to scam info.

 

[Wormerine]

9 hours ago, Gromnir said:

a couple lamplighter updates:

Dev Diary #1: Game Vision

Dev Diary #2: Your Agents

HA! Good Fun!

I just hope it won't end up being another Empire of Sin.

[LadyCrimson]

On 3/22/2023 at 2:48 AM, Lorfean said:

Which makes the D3 we got feel like this weird crossroads game where they didn't really know what to do with the series.

I feel like D4 is this weird crossroads where what they want is to create a mega live-service profit juggernaut but are still afraid to tick off too many players/long time fans, and this is their way of getting more people to slowly accept transitional changes. Baby steps.

Which I have no problem with in a business or Diablo-should be pure sense. I just lament the continuing loss of single-player/offline option/gaming, whether in Diablo or anything else.

 

Edited March 23, 2023 by LadyCrimson

[MrBrown]

 

[Sarex]

But the damage is done as is usually the case in those scenarios.

[HoonDing]

Chris who?