Diablo 3

[oOCrazyKiwiOo]

They patched Diablo II so that you could reset your stats and change them if you wished to do so, but after playing Diablo 3 some more it is growing on me.

[Tel Prydain]

Mrs. Tel has been playing Diablo, but she’s only on act 3…

I know this because upon beating the act 2 boss she, rather graphically, started thrusting at the air with one hand violently holding the imaginary monster's neck… an act that she explained with, “I totally f***ed him in the a**.”
When I raised a questioning eyebrow she clarified; “I made him like it.”



I love my wife

[Vivasanti]

lol Tel.

Shes a keeper eh, i cant imagine you being married to a woman who didnt like RPG's

[FaceAche]

Man, absoluely nothing that i read about this game, particularly the way Blizzard are behaving, makes me want to play it, or even remotely consider getting into PC gaming.

From 'always on' DRM requiring a constant internet connection, to people being limited to the first Act for 3 days if they had downloaded the game, to this latest little bit of Hitlerism;
http://kotaku.com/5923068/report-bli...or-using-linux

If it came with a chick who jumps out of the box and gives you the best blowjob you've ever had, i'd still be avoiding it. And they wonder why PC gaming is dying?!?!

[Tel Prydain]

To be fair, they relented on the Act 3 thing, it's since been proven that Linux isn't an issue (i.e. it's pretty likely they were actually cheating) and the always-on thing is about the only way you can really stop pirates.

On the Linux thing, Blizzard recreated the effected desktops to check for any fulse positive, and there was no way that wine was the issue. More to the point, hundreds of Linux users have been posting that they haven't had any problems.

[FaceAche]

Yeah, i suppose you only hear the bad things in the press, it seems that very few media outlets go out of their way to present balanced stories these days. They fail to mention that most Linux users have no problems.

I can see how the always-on thing helps prevent piracy, but i don't agree that it's the only real way to actually do that. Piracy certainly doesn't seem to be a problem on the 360, for example.

It's good that Blizzard relented on the Act restriction if you downloaded the game, but the fact they had it in the first place stinks.

You build up a picture based on bad press after bad press after bad press, and i quite frankly still wouldn't buy a Blizzard game, on principal alone. I'm all for preventing piracy/cheating/etc, but alienating your loyal customers isn't the way to go about it.

[Tel Prydain]

Not a massive fan of Activision’s business practices in general. They have taken the ‘evil corporation’ mantle from EA and really run with it – to the point where EA actually looks reasonable these days.

Having said that, I do feel for PC game developers that struggle with piracy. Smaller developers are putting out DRM free products, and that’s awesome. But let’s all be honest – the general public might feel obliged to pay for games from Johnny MacIndie-pants, but those same people are going to feel a lot less guilty about pirating from a massive company.
And they can’t do the PS3/Xbox thing and rely on proprietary formats and DRM built into the hardware.

[FaceAche]

Right, so it's the hardware embedded DRM which makes piracy on consoles so difficult, which they obviously can't do on PC's. Got it.

I do also feel for PC developers, they're stuck between protecting their intellectual property, and alienating their customers - a very difficult position to be in. Still, i agree with you about Activision; takes a concerted effort to knock a company like EA off their 'Corporate Whore' throne.

There's nothing about PC gaming that compels me to get back into it, TBH. I downloaded a free FPS on Linux the other week, called Sauerkraut. Basically it's a Quake clone. Using the mouse was kinda cool, but using WASD had my hand aching after just a few minutes. I suppose i've just used a controller for so long now that the mouse/keyboard method feels totally alien to me.

The dual-stick controller seems to be the great leveller - everyone, on PS3 or 360, has exactly the same device in their hands, so there's no extra advantage due to superior hardware.

[oOCrazyKiwiOo]

Just pointing out that PC gaming isn't dying (RTS, MOBA, MMO etc are all barely touched on console but thriving on PC)... And that Blizzard games up until D3 have been superb.
+ controllers only work well with games like FPS which require fewer controls than others. It all comes down to preference but after upgrading my PC this year I've barely touched my 360 since and saved myself a years xbl subscription (whilst receiving free stuff e.g. Dota 2, CS:GO Beta and playing 64 player BF3).

[sock merchant]

Originally Posted by FaceAche

There's nothing about PC gaming that compels me to get back into it, TBH. I downloaded a free FPS on Linux the other week, called Sauerkraut. Basically it's a Quake clone. Using the mouse was kinda cool, but using WASD had my hand aching after just a few minutes. I suppose i've just used a controller for so long now that the mouse/keyboard method feels totally alien to me.

The dual-stick controller seems to be the great leveller - everyone, on PS3 or 360, has exactly the same device in their hands, so there's no extra advantage due to superior hardware.

You know, you CAN use a 360 pad on your PC. I do for most shooters

I have mostly been playing PC games for the last year. They are cheaper and tend tend to look a bunch better. So why not? Especially as big percentage comes with 360 pad support out of the box.

Also.... DAYZ!

[Tel Prydain]

I'm hoping that the Kickstarter fad will kick off a renaissance of games I actually want to play. If so, I'll be back to PC gaming again... but likely on a TV with a 360 controler. The mouse and keyboard are dead to me, since I can't use them without terrible RSI.

[Happy Ronin NZ]

Necropost. Don't hate me cause I am slow to join the fun.

My new laptop is doing a fairly decent job on running Diablo 3 although I dialed back the graphics a bit to make it run nice and smooth.

I have a couple of guest codes that came with the game that allows people to download and play for a bit if anyone is keen. Anyone else still playing?