TwoCredits Thread: Diablo III: Your hopes and expectations?

Diablo III: Your hopes and expectations?

Scrivs — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:34

And from what I recall Blizzard always does Windows and Mac love.

Diablo III: Your hopes and expectations?

Scrivs — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:10:00

Well since the game is officially announced and we know a bit more about it already, I'm really interested to see how they implement Battle.net this time. I'm fine with 5-6 classes because you can guarantee they will bring more out with expansions. I hope there is a good variety of items so that everyone isn't left out in the cold and some PvP arena action going on.

Diablo III: Your hopes and expectations?

Tyme — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:52:31

Strong single-player mayhem or MMO-style play?

Both actually. As long as this game is taking to come out I have high expectations. :) I agree about the single-player experience and I think the game will have it because of its roots but I hope it has stronger MMO features.

Diablo III: Your hopes and expectations?

Oli — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:28:24

Having seen the note on Diablo III's rumoured, imminent release announcement, I've been buzzing off the walls. Diablo isn't a particularly "deep" RPG but it does have a massive amount of replay in it. I've played both the first and second incarnations recently and they really do represent a golden era of gaming.

But, assuming D3 is released, what do you expect from it?

2D sprites or 3D rendering?
Strong single-player mayhem or MMO-style play?
Same classes as D2 or more?
The same combat/levelling system as D2 or progression to an AD&D ruleset?

Personally, I want D2 with a longer story, better (still 2D sprite/vector) graphics. I think fluid 3D could ruin the classic feel of the game. This doesn't translate to consoles (without a mouse) at all though and that's quite frightening.

Similarly, I want the single-player experience to be roughly the same. I can't fault them for trying to make a WoW out of the brand but I need* the single player experience. An improved co-op would be plenty fine - but they can't really sell that for a monthly fee.

*By need I mean I can't play MMOs. I get addicted. Not "like to play lots". Addicted. It's not pretty.

Oh and it needs to me multi-platform. Windows, Mac and Linux. Or at least Wine-able.