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[-] tkohldesac@lemmy.world 74 points 3 months ago

I’ve been hearing “but wait, Blizzard fixed it” for over half my life at this point. Never once was it true.

[-] FuryMaker@lemmy.world 49 points 3 months ago

Eh, kinda true with Diablo 3 though.

D3 was at mess at launch and the first year or so.

It's in a good place at the moment.

[-] tkohldesac@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

I will, actually, give you that one. I was more thinking WoW and Overwatch but you’re right, D3 was a mess that they made fun eventually.

[-] EtzBetz@feddit.de 3 points 3 months ago

I'm have also liked hots. And actually I kinda still like it. I don't need ranked, I just play solo or would like to play with friends. Friends mostly don't, sadly, because it's " ded game"

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it's called Path of Exile.

[-] cas919@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 3 months ago

They are trying to copy last epoch’s homework

[-] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

same thoughts. they didn't copy last epoch untill it released because they didn't know it would be a success

[-] imecth@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

You don't implement systems like these in a few days, it's probably been in the works for months.

[-] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

they are not already implemented, they are just announced and in the works :)

[-] imecth@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago

The system seems already implemented, even if not yet deployed. Anyhow you're giving last epoch way too much credit here, deterministic crafting is nothing new.

[-] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

maybe you are right :)

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 37 points 3 months ago

Blizzard has been dead for at least a decade. Anyone who is still interacting with the ghoul that is inhabiting Blizzard's corpse is a fool.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Ghouls inhabit corpses now? 😱

[-] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[-] homain@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

new D4 feature

[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 37 points 3 months ago
[-] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 39 points 3 months ago

I'm gonna need them to go simpler. Why not just gooder or lesser worst?

[-] Cannibal_MoshpitV3@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Why more word when few word good?

[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 17 points 3 months ago

They dug a hole, and they keep on digging.

[-] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Right? It's like they forgot how to balance and think this is what people what.

I'll never forget the tone deaf "Do you guys not have phones?" because that always reminds me of how out of touch they are with their customer base.

Of course we have phones. Of course a lot of us would love a Diablo game for mobile. Of course at the time everyone was waiting and expecting news of a new main game in the series. Despite probably the higher game sales and larger fanbase of Diablo 3, I still feel like (or at least hope) that the general consensus is that Diablo 1 and 2 are seen as better than 3 (and now 4).

If they had released a remastered 1 and/or 2 for mobile, I would have easily tossed them a few bucks for it or even each. Instead I played Immortal for a couple weeks until I got bored and gave them no money, but that doesn't fucking matter because 1 dumb mother fucker is all it takes for the company to look at microtransactions as the profitable Holy Grail.

They no longer have to make games for their majority fanbase, only a select few. And if you charge for the game AND microtransactions? Well that's even better.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

Forgot how to balance

Blizzard not knowing how to balance has been a joke basically as long as Blizzard has existed.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

I forgot this game exists.

[-] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

cause we have path of exile at home

[-] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago
[-] NotAtWork@startrek.website 11 points 3 months ago

I'm still playing Diablo II

[-] johanbcn@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just got started playing Diablo I again thanks to the Devilution X port.

[-] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Never played any before 3, I've heard such great things for so many years I might have to just play 1&2.

[-] TheCannonball@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I love D3 and i can play it on my switch with my wife. It will never die for us.

[-] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

This comment warms my cold, dead soul.

[-] DasAlbatross@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago
[-] Muscar@discuss.online 7 points 3 months ago

I've been craving a new game like this but Last Epoch just isn't doing it for me. I get super bored when playing it and have to stop after an hour or two and then never really feel like playing it again. I've forced myself to play it for about 20 hours but I gave up after that. It just feels empty and soulless somehow, it makes me completely aware I'm just sitting and clicking buttons and watching numbers go up/down.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I thought the game was really fun as far ARPGs go, but I play primarily on controller if I can, and while I was able to run through the bulk of it with 2 characters, holy crap it was infuriating. Every menu has a completely different input scheme, using the wrong one probably forced you out of the menus because you dared to move your character, and it really makes me wonder about the logic involved with that design process.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Don't even get me started on keybindings! Why the fuck is S mapped to the Skills menu?! You so much as whisper off the center of Q and a full-screen menu pops up and completely cuts off any interaction with combat you were in. Yes, I know the player has the option to rebind, but WTF. That's default?

Last Epoch is Diablo for those that can't quit cold turkey.

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah I love path of exile but last epoch didn't quite do it for me yet.

I think they have a good base though

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 3 months ago

It really seems like the same game with changes to its worst systems. I haven't been keeping up completely but my friends were talking about this last night. They still only have 3 enemy types?

[-] cccrontab@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

Still a hard no for me dawg

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 5 points 3 months ago

hmmm, doubt. But I'll wait and see...

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 4 points 3 months ago

Blizzard can DIAF after the BnetD bullshit.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

What do you do with all the time you save?

[-] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Probably just masturbates.

Thats what i'd do.

[-] M500@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago
[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 33 points 3 months ago

Daddy I'd Adore to beFriend

[-] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
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[-] sartalon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I've been out of the loop. What did they do this time?

[-] digdug@kbin.social 12 points 3 months ago

You're not really out of the loop, this was more than 20 years ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bnetd

[-] sartalon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

This happened back in 2002! No wonder I missed it, I was kind of stuck overseas for a bit around that time.

And I thought Blizzard was still cool back then.

Thanks for link, I appreciate it. I know it's pretty easy to blow off an online comment.

[-] arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

What is BnetD? I'm assuming it's something to do with battle net but I don't know how that can get worse

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