Free Diablo 3 open beta this weekend.

[jerg]

I just beat the BETA on the Witch Doctor.

What a disappointing game. It feels so simple and easy, there's absolutely no challenge at all.

I placed so much hope into this game and put my expectations high. I don't think I've ever been let down this much by a game before.

Issues:
1) Talents - Not diverse at all. You're given the option to select a new ability, however due to very limited choices, the points are already pre-determined for the most part. You get NO talent tree like those found in WoW, SWTOR, Rift, etc. You get some half- tree that is not unique at all.
2) Stats - I went into the game thinking I could customize my own stats, but discovered that this option was removed/stopped because it was too complex for new players? Really?
3) Bindings - Extremely poor binding selection. You're basically forced to use what's already been assigned with limited customization.
4) Ability UI Bar - It feels like I'm playing a hero from a Starcraft 2 custom game with limited abilities. Very poorly made.
5) Chat Interface - A couple notches below the standard MMO quality. You can't even customize your chat boxes!

I could go on, but there's a picture of what to expect.

It's like Blizzard is marketing this game for people with no brain. We have a game that's taken what, 8-10 years to make and this is what we get? A watered down kiddy game with no skill and no customization.

Diablo 3 = Dynasty Warriors
(button mashing a small selection of abilities with barely any customization - It's fun for the first hour, that's it)

Diablo 2 was MUCH, MUCH better. I'm going to re-evaluate whether I purchase this game or not, because as it stands, It's so mindnumbingly boring, that I just don't think I have it in me to invest levelling time into this. I'm a big Blizzard fan and this the biggest disappointment I've seen from them.

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Is it just the BETA that is watered down this bad or can I expect the retail to be the same, guys?

Skill choice will open up as you level more since 1) the skill pool will increase in size and 2) "skill rune" pool for each skill will be unlocked more.

However the lack of permanent RPG character customizations are good as gone; ditto with the key-binding. It's almost as though they want to optimize this for console control format with minimal hotkeys / key-mapping / character customizations, but I'm not sure if that was there intention or they just wanted to streamline the game to oblivion. Either way the results are the same, which is this mess.

I really love the game's sound and looks though, shame those are coupled to such a shallow core gameplay.

[HeavenCry]

I just beat the BETA on the Witch Doctor.

What a disappointing game. It feels so simple and easy, there's absolutely no challenge at all. No deaths, no potions used and I could easily take on 20+ mobs solo with zero trouble. I'd aggro 4-5 rooms purposely to make it more challenging but it just ended up still being easy.

I placed so much hope into this game and put my expectations high. I don't think I've ever been let down this much by a game before.

Issues:

1) Talents - Not diverse at all. You're given the option to select a new ability, however due to very limited choices, the points are already pre-determined for the most part. You get NO talent tree like those found in WoW, SWTOR, Rift, etc. You get some half-as* tree that is not unique at all. Picture 1/4 of the WoW/swtor/rift talents per character (maybe less) and that's your total talent selection.

2) Stats - I went into the game thinking I could customize my own stats, but discovered that this option was removed/stopped because it was too complex for new players? Really?

3) Bindings - Extremely poor binding selection. You're basically forced to use what's already been assigned with limited customization.

4) Ability UI Bar - It feels like I'm playing a hero from a Starcraft 2 custom game with limited abilities. Very poorly made. 6 abilities total on your bars? Really? So 2 mouse clicks and 1-4, that's it. If you want to use other spells, you have to manually open a UI and rotate them, because God forbid someone gets a brain aneurysm from using more than 6 abilities in a video game.

5) Chat Interface - A couple notches below the standard MMO quality. You can't even customize your chat boxes!

I could go on, but there's a picture of what to expect.

It's like Blizzard is marketing this game for people with no brain. We have a game that's taken what, 8-10 years to make and this is what we get? A watered down kiddy game with no skill and no customization.

Diablo 3 = Dynasty Warriors
(button mashing a small selection of abilities with barely any customization - It's fun for the first hour, that's it)

Diablo 2 was MUCH, MUCH better. I'm going to re-evaluate whether I purchase this game or not, because as it stands, It's so mindnumbingly boring, that I just don't think I have it in me to invest levelling time into this. I'm a big Blizzard fan and this the biggest disappointment I've seen from them.

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Is it just the BETA that is watered down this bad or can I expect the retail to be the same, guys? Friends were telling me that they removed the skills selection and big talent trees to make it more appealing to the masses = /

Anyways, there's my personal opinion of the game - let's keep it at that

I couldnt sum it up better. After just 30 minutes of gameplay i felt as if id been turned into a braindead zombie.
Dont get me wrong, im an old Blizzard fan (played and loved everything from the first Warcraft and Starcraft, the Diablo series and even tried WoW, which isnt really my thing but it was something entirely new and revolutionary at the time) but this game just left me utterly dissapointed. I doubt ill buy it at all, maby in a few years when its selling for a few bucks on sale somewhere just for the sake of owning the entire series...

[jerg]

Hey speaking of that, D2 ladder is resetting again a week before D3 release, any of you wanna hook up and try a ladder run on hardcore mode?

[link1313]

i can't logon getting error 31500 saying my account info is wrong

but its right!

[jaug1337]

There was a problem with them letting everyone in early so they braught the servers down to fix it.

Still a problem, most people can't log on at all.. neither can I now...

[Voodooi]

@People logging in for the first time and having issues:
For those having a log in issue, you have to create a battletag in your bnet account and then return to the D3 login screen - your email/PW will then work.

@Others
I just tried logging in at this very moment and it works fine - it took two attempts (first was busy server). Try and try again

[link1313]

^ yea voodooi i have tried that, also tried creating a new bnet account / battle tag...changing my password on the existing one...nothing works

[bks1987]

error 37 keeps popping up. Says server's too busy. I guess the server's being hammered by a lot of players at the moment.

[Voodoofreak]

Server is up now and seems to be doing ok.

On a side note, I thought there was a way to sell junk without going back to town...I can't figure it out.

[s2odin]

I just beat the BETA on the Witch Doctor.

What a disappointing game. It feels so simple and easy, there's absolutely no challenge at all. No deaths, no potions used and I could easily take on 20+ mobs solo with zero trouble. I'd aggro 4-5 rooms purposely to make it more challenging but it just ended up still being easy.

Grab dealy + dogs = insta win.