I'm planning to play this game when it's out,but i have no idea on to do ?
I need the official digital ver since my netbook has no disc drive.
Any1 here can guide me on the basic ? 1st time trying out blizzard game
You still can purchase retail box and use the key to activate the downloaded digital version.. but with your netbook, i have doubt. I thought netbook is meant for surfing net and some light tasks like documentation.
This post has been edited by ralyon: Apr 16 2012, 05:58 PM
You still can purchase retail box and use the key to activate the downloaded digital version.. but with your netbook, i have doubt. I thought netbook is meant for surfing net and some light tasks like documentation.
No worries ~ with my lappy I played darksiders, batman arkham city, Starcraft II (High settings, bit laggy with ultra) ~ all running smooth ~ my lappy 2 year old liao ~
I like the current direction of skill tree ( Although no longer a tree ) and auto stat distribution D3 is taking
About skills and abilities Last time D2 was all about the right build and stats you must vigorously follow D3 is now focuses more towards your playstyle, skillset and stratergy you're having... don't like it? then change around abit when theres no battle and wait for the cooldown
Sure theres no more manual putting points and seeing your damage increase... but its bland with 'put 10 points in to that skill just for damage increase and extra status effect'. With D3 now one skill can have up to 5 extra sub effects to choose from further customizing your build. And you can change on the fly without any hassle of visiting the npc other than skill change cooldown.
Sure D2 you can reset stats and skill but at certain condition that must be farmed...and you still have to reallocate 100 worth of points again if you're high level D3 made it simpler
Then theres townportal and identification scrolls So they remove this redundant but annoying quantity mechanic. So? Doesn't add any gameplay or element in the game other than go to this potion seller and make sure you always refill your tomes
Then theres the stats in D2 IMO what people use for Str - Just to equip armor/weapon and add a little damage Dex - For hitrate and blockrate and equip certain items Vit - Increase hp and life ( which is the only thing matter in hardcore ) Energy - Mana
And lets face it, most if not all builds either dump most of its points into Vit or Mana which in turn doesn't much offer anything unique to other builds So why not auto level it and make items class specific without requiring stats but only levels
Then theres some minor complains about being too easy or just go in and hack everything Well this is Act 1 after all And then this is one of the Elite skills that rarely spawns
Champions just make one wall
And we have yet to see other minion skills Every design change and turns they took is always within valid reason Hell even they decided not to relate the male barbarian story to diablo 2 because then other classes feel left out which I can understand Although I wish they retain Wizard's previous resource, Instability which adds interesting gameplay to the role of Glass Cannon but then again combat proves too interesting to divert your attention to other things... Wish they fine tune it more Int/energy barb is for those warcry build spammers in D2
I LIKE this post. Informative and not just shooting people down. I have to agree to with your points good sir. Well, all save for one - the restriction on number of active skills/skill tree.
Although your argument holds true for most of the other classes, a wizard is supposed to have access to more spells. That's what a spellcaster does. A variety of skills to pick and choose for the right occasion. Not spamming the few that he/she has. At least that's my take on it. Being the mage has always been about adaptability to your surroundings for me.
Still, it seems like a sound system if presented in such a manner.
I still wanna sulk and kick a fuss about it though. Since there isn't much for me to do before the game launches
QUOTE(dishwasher @ Apr 16 2012, 03:34 PM)
Again, complaints like 'gamers nowadays are too casual' is far from a valid opinion. Its an empty statement, plain and simple. If I come across as being annoyed, that's because I am. Page after page of people ranting about a system they barely understand and can't put in the effort to research. Are you defending this behavior? Whatever happened to having an 'informed opinion'?
Sheesh.
Dude, chill. It's not merely ranting. The system is too new, and it's a bit of a shock to the old timers. I mean, proper RPG players do the whole D&D system, where one has to think about skill distribution and what not. Isn't as simple as re-assigning stuff. Yes, it makes testing builds easier, but it takes out the aspect of planning your character totally out the picture. And to me, that was the main "fun" of playing RPGs.
It's not complaining about why it was put in place - it's complaining about the departure from traditional RPG-style of gameplay.
At least that's my two pence worth. Feel free to unleash thy wrath upon me though
i like how D2 has the skill bonus from another skill. its like playing a mmorpg how to plan your skill type and all that resulted in alot of different built