Diablo 3

Anyone getting as excited for D3 as I am? After so many years of WoW, I'm really looking forward to having a game I can pick up and put down a little bit easier, and just smash some stuff in the face without worrying about herding 24 cats.

The F&F beta is in non-NDA full swing and the closed beta is close to follow. In addition, they've made the talent trees+runestone effects public, so you can really start to get an idea of how classes are going to work.

I'm currently very intrigued by the notion of making a battlemage (i.e. melee wizard who can take some punishment) and threw together this build: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/wizard#XcRbWT!WeU!YabbYZ

There's a ton of awesome possibilities out there, though, and it sounds like you'll be able to respec pretty frequently. What has anyone else made that they're itching to try?

 

I'm totally unsophisticated as a gamer.
Diablo is the one computer game that I have really enjoyed.
I haven't played anything since our kids were born almost 4 years ago but Diablo 3, especially if it comes out during the winter will get me going again.

 

if you haven't played it, Torchlight is very similar mechanically and could provide a temporary fix while you wait. i've put about 40 hours into trying all 3 classes and enjoy it a lot.

 

Having been a huge Diablo 1 fan, and playing D2 fanatically through the closed beta and onwards, it would be uncharacteristic for me to not be excited about D3....

Buuuuut... I'm probably gonna have to let it pass me by. It's hard to find the time to play much of anything these days, and there's nothing worse than having that hot new title installed and waiting, but not being able to scrounge up the time for it.

Then again, my wife and I are waiting anxiously for Guild Wars 2 as well, with the understanding that we'll play when we can play - whether it's an hour a day, an hour a week, or an hour a month. Perhaps we'll give D3 a try after all.

 

kickass! let us know what you think!!

 

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I'm so very very jealous! Hope it's everything that it looks to be.

 

What classes did you guys play and, vaguely, how were you speccing them? What is counter-intuitive about the skill use system? I look forward to more reports!

 

That's cool news, cyn. Also, it's awesome you have an SO that is into gaming as much as you are.

I never got into WoW because of my low-end p.c., and because I can't seem to get used to controlling characters with the keyboard.

I've been kinda following the development of D3 ever since y'all have been talking and posting about it. (a few years now, I think)
I really want to play it, but I'm afraid my laptop won't handle the game.

Is that the case?

 

I was a big D2 fan and still play WoW. I'll certainly give D3 a try; but cash for gear really strikes me the wrong way. I haven't decided if it's a deal breaker; but being beat by someone that is willing to pay more doesn't sit well with me.

 

God, I want in this beta so badly I can taste it. Diablo 2 was amazing

 

But no one is beating anyone. It's not a persistent MMO game world like WoW. There's no competitive aspect to D3, and there's no (or much less) epeen because you aren't hanging around Stormwind or Orgrimmar or Shat or Dalaran or anywhere else letting people fawn over your gear. The only thing it does is allow people who have time or luck make some cash off people who don't want to rely on time or luck for their personal upgrades.

 

I am pretty fed up of Warcraft by now. Maybe I'll try it.

The number of classes seem a bit limited, but I reckon I'd try being a demon hunter. Cam you play on a free trial like you can on WOW, to see if you like it?