Diablo III - Page 3

Slainchild · 15th May 2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sjosz

Well that was fun. I guess I'll wait for a couple hours until the game is up and running again? You'd think that a studio known for having an online-only game with a 10+ million userbase would know how to deal with a massive amount of players for an online-only game, but here we are I guess.

Indeed

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5051765603

Kantham · 15th May 2012, 01:43 PM

They don't like it. Described as a casual experience for the most part.

I wonder if most of those haters are food stockpilers uploading pictures of their computer next to the toilet seat, or is it the fanbois?

SlayerDragon · 15th May 2012, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sjosz

Well that was fun. I guess I'll wait for a couple hours until the game is up and running again? You'd think that a studio known for having an online-only game with a 10+ million userbase would know how to deal with a massive amount of players for an online-only game, but here we are I guess.

Really? Every Blizzard launch is a **** show. Even the later WoW expansions ended up with servers crashing and huge queues and ****ty performance. Hell, it's known to happen with major patch releases too. The trick is just to wait for a bunch of people to stop playing and you can get in.

Slainchild · 15th May 2012, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kantham

They don't like it. Described as a casual experience for the most part.

I wonder if most of those haters are food stockpilers uploading pictures of their computer next to the toilet seat, or is it the fanbois?

Lots of knee-jerk reactions from haters, yup!

Mozi · 15th May 2012, 03:23 PM

My bet, more kiddies going to go to FTC... game is not to MY EXPECTATIONS... I am special and count more than every single customer... please fix game for me and me alone... ****ing assholes..

Seriously Metacritic needs to disable user comments at least for a week or so after launch. Day 1 **** reviews from users are not helpful, just allowing trolls to be trolls and whining little ***** who can't deal with the fact that game is game, and games are not easy to make. Same assclowns post **** day 1 for most games, seriously if you are just on metacritic to be 0 posting troll on Day 1 launches your right to play games should be revoked.

Okay so the online on feature sucks.. Blizzard should have fixed that or removed it but just saying the entire value of the game sucks is uncalled for imo.

SlayerDragon · 15th May 2012, 03:45 PM

Oh man a game that has some controversy around it is released and people write dumb **** on user review sites? Quelle surprise!

SlayerDragon · 15th May 2012, 03:45 PM

IF YOU ARE CASUAL THEN DON'T READ. BUT IF YOU ARE A D2 RIDE OR DIE CRIP, READ THIS

This is a serious review with no spoilers. To Blizzard and all developers that read this, DRM is not an option and gamers will not except it EVER.

Slainchild · 15th May 2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mozi

Okay so the online on feature sucks.. Blizzard should have fixed that or removed it...

Just to clarify. This is an online-only game because it was built that way from the ground up.

When you kill a monster who lives on the server, that monster dies on the server, the loot it decides to drop lives on the server, you pick the loot up.. it goes into your character's inventory, which is stored on the server.

So pretty much everything that happens in the game is running and recorded on the Blizzard servers. There is no way to "remove" or "fix" the online requirement. The game is designed and built around it. It gives them extremely tight control of the content that is in the game and how players can interact with it.

Mozi · 15th May 2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Slainchild

Just to clarify. This is an online-only game because it was built that way from the ground up.

When you kill a monster who lives on the server, that monster dies on the server, the loot it decides to drop lives on the server, you pick the loot up.. it goes into your character's inventory, which is stored on the server.

So pretty much everything that happens in the game is running and recorded on the Blizzard servers. There is no way to "remove" or "fix" the online requirement. The game is designed and built around it. It gives them extremely tight control of the content that is in the game and how players can interact with it.

I see. Well I am surprised with amount cash Activision/Blizzard has a company they could not have bought a huge server farm to deal with influx of anxious customers who wanted to play the game on launch night.

Oh well, I'll wait it out for a few days. Hopefully, on Saturday things will be better in terms of logging in and being able to play. I am sure the game is awesome just the infrastructure of it failed.

Firefly · 15th May 2012, 04:12 PM

give it a few weeks and the kids and haters will leave and then the hardcore will settle down.

Slainchild · 15th May 2012, 04:19 PM

Yeah, they are just extremely overloaded on launch day..

Jacks:SmirkingRevenge · 15th May 2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SlayerDragon

IF YOU ARE CASUAL THEN DON'T READ. BUT IF YOU ARE A D2 RIDE OR DIE CRIP, READ THIS

This is a serious review with no spoilers. To Blizzard and all developers that read this, DRM is not an option and gamers will not except it EVER.

Quote:

This is a serious review with no spoilers. To Blizzard and all developers that read this, DRM is not an option and gamers will not except it EVER. Single Player should mean offline play with NO INTERNET CONNECTION. Anyone giving this a low score because they cannot log in to play are morons. The graphics and sound are obviously going to be good. The story might pass or fail in the end. But this game is a complete failure because of server side DRM being recquired. After so many years when blizzards servers shutdown my children will not enjoy this game because of DRM. Shame on you Blizzard and anyone who supports DRM games with their $$$. Duke Nukem may have been a bad game but at least the steam lets me play single player offline. Also wheres our LAN!

so you can't even play offline w/o an internet connection?

Mozi · 15th May 2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacks:SmirkingRevenge

so you can't even play offline w/o an internet connection?

Those who hacked it or torrented it are playing offline I assume.

Capt.Toilet · 15th May 2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mozi

Those who hacked it or torrented it are playing offline I assume.

But but Blizzard made it this way to prevent torrents and hacks /clueless dumbass

Yeah fat chance.

Jacks:SmirkingRevenge · 15th May 2012, 04:35 PM

I don't make decisions based on assumptions

Mozi · 15th May 2012, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt.Toilet

But but Blizzard made it this way to prevent torrents and hacks /clueless dumbass

Yeah fat chance.

If there is a will there is a way...

WedgeBob · 15th May 2012, 04:36 PM

All righty, got my copy right here, and ready to play a round or two!

Slainchild · 15th May 2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mozi

If there is a will there is a way...

Unless they have the server files, and host their own server or somehow found a way to emulate a server running offline... nope.

Like I said before, the whole game runs off their servers. You have to be connected.

Firefly · 15th May 2012, 04:47 PM

I'm still waiting for my coll ed to come.

SlayerDragon · 15th May 2012, 05:54 PM

Yeah to my knowledge there is currently no way to play it offline, due to exactly what Slainchild said. The game is basically WoW Lite in terms of architecture, and in some ways the graphics and art and gameplay as well. They locked it down to server-side because of the real money auction to prevent item hacking.

15th May 2012, 01:43 PM	#42
Kantham Fool. Join Date: Sep. 17th, 2004 Posts: 17,940	They don't like it. Described as a casual experience for the most part. I wonder if most of those haters are food stockpilers uploading pictures of their computer next to the toilet seat, or is it the fanbois? __________________ Last edited by Kantham; 15th May 2012 at 01:45 PM.

15th May 2012, 03:23 PM	#45
Mozi Zer0 as a number Join Date: Apr. 12th, 2002 Location: In the Borderlands.. Posts: 3,537	My bet, more kiddies going to go to FTC... game is not to MY EXPECTATIONS... I am special and count more than every single customer... please fix game for me and me alone... **ing assholes.. Seriously Metacritic needs to disable user comments at least for a week or so after launch. Day 1 reviews from users are not helpful, just allowing trolls to be trolls and whining little * who can't deal with the fact that game is game, and games are not easy to make. Same assclowns post ** day 1 for most games, seriously if you are just on metacritic to be 0 posting troll on Day 1 launches your right to play games should be revoked. Okay so the online on feature sucks.. Blizzard should have fixed that or removed it but just saying the entire value of the game sucks is uncalled for imo. __________________ 'Friendly Fire: Just A Finger Slippin' Good Shot!' mozidesign.com twitter: @mozidesigner Last edited by Mozi; 15th May 2012 at 03:39 PM.

15th May 2012, 03:45 PM	#46
SlayerDragon LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES Join Date: Feb. 3rd, 2003 Posts: 7,667	Oh man a game that has some controversy around it is released and people write dumb **** on user review sites? Quelle surprise! __________________ Code: __ , _ __ , \| \| / \_/ \_\|/ \_/ \_/ \_ \_/\|/\__/ \/ \|__/ \__/ \/ /\| /\| \\| \\|

15th May 2012, 03:45 PM	#47
SlayerDragon LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES Join Date: Feb. 3rd, 2003 Posts: 7,667	IF YOU ARE CASUAL THEN DON'T READ. BUT IF YOU ARE A D2 RIDE OR DIE CRIP, READ THIS This is a serious review with no spoilers. To Blizzard and all developers that read this, DRM is not an option and gamers will not except it EVER. __________________ Code: __ , _ __ , \| \| / \_/ \_\|/ \_/ \_/ \_ \_/\|/\__/ \/ \|__/ \__/ \/ /\| /\| \\| \\|

15th May 2012, 04:12 PM	#50
Firefly United Kingdom is not a country. Join Date: Feb. 20th, 2000 Location: Bucks, England - Nowhere near Europe Posts: 4,645	give it a few weeks and the kids and haters will leave and then the hardcore will settle down. __________________ My Facebook \| My (tiny but comfortable) part of the net \| Huge list of Unreal related links \| UT Unlimited

15th May 2012, 04:19 PM	#51
Slainchild Gold Member Join Date: Apr. 3rd, 2004 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 3,514	Yeah, they are just extremely overloaded on launch day.. __________________ Level Designer at Digital Extremes \| Flickr

15th May 2012, 04:35 PM	#55
Jacks:SmirkingRevenge Slow Burn Join Date: Jun. 18th, 2006 Location: somewhere; sometime? Posts: 9,005	I don't make decisions based on assumptions

15th May 2012, 04:36 PM	#57
WedgeBob XSI Mod Tool User Join Date: Nov. 12th, 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Posts: 523	All righty, got my copy right here, and ready to play a round or two! __________________ Hobbyist SoftImage Artist and UDK Level Designer

15th May 2012, 04:47 PM	#59
Firefly United Kingdom is not a country. Join Date: Feb. 20th, 2000 Location: Bucks, England - Nowhere near Europe Posts: 4,645	I'm still waiting for my coll ed to come. __________________ My Facebook \| My (tiny but comfortable) part of the net \| Huge list of Unreal related links \| UT Unlimited

15th May 2012, 05:54 PM	#60
SlayerDragon LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLADIES Join Date: Feb. 3rd, 2003 Posts: 7,667	Yeah to my knowledge there is currently no way to play it offline, due to exactly what Slainchild said. The game is basically WoW Lite in terms of architecture, and in some ways the graphics and art and gameplay as well. They locked it down to server-side because of the real money auction to prevent item hacking. __________________ Code: __ , _ __ , \| \| / \_/ \_\|/ \_/ \_/ \_ \_/\|/\__/ \/ \|__/ \__/ \/ /\| /\| \\| \\|

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