Blizzard Says It Delivered 4.7 Million Copies of Diablo III on Release Day

Yea, I totally enjoyed being locked out of a game when I was trying to play it Single-Player.

Oh whats that? It's to stop the Pirates? In 2 weeks when they've circumvented this measure, the Pirates will be getting the better gaming experience while paying customers are dicked with this.

I'm not happy with the requirement of a internet connection.. Also what happens 5-10 years from now? Will the servers still be around? I doubt It..

It's more like we are renting a game.. I really hope later there will be a patch for offline play..

I'm not happy with the requirement of a internet connection.. Also what happens 5-10 years from now? Will the servers still be around? I doubt It..

It's more like we are renting a game.. I really hope later there will be a patch for offline play..

I feel the same way. I'd love to buy and play the game, but under these circumstances Diablo can remain in hell.

I'm not happy with the requirement of a internet connection.. Also what happens 5-10 years from now? Will the servers still be around? I doubt It..

It's more like we are renting a game.. I really hope later there will be a patch for offline play..

Will the servers be around? Knowing Blizzard, yes.

The thing about having to be online and connected to a server to play though is that there's freaking lag in single player. That's unacceptable.

I'll go to Engadget when I want to read about random tech stuff. More apple stuff less random stories.

Errr? Blizzard Entertainment is one of the few publishers which actually publishes top titles for Mac - and that on the same launch day as PCversions, not 5 years later. This game broke sales records for the first day (so did Diablo 2 by the way back then) and that also because it is for both PC and Mac. This is not a random story. If you just want to read about the latest rumors about hardware, why do you even bother posting? Troll?

agree with everyone, offline play should have been standard for single player

I know this is a wee bit off topic but I was wondering (since I have a wack of Diablo players in here) if someone could explain to me the multiplayer aspect of Diablo. I've been watching videos having never played WoW/Diablo 2/any MMoRPG and I just can't figure out what you do when you connect with friends in Diablo. I don't usually play these sorts of games, but I loved Skyrim so I'm considering it.

I will definitely do the honor:

In Diablo, it is very simple. You usually have an NPC fighting with you. In Diablo 3, it is first a Templar which later in the game you can exchange for a Scoundrel. Later in the game, you can also choose the Enchantress.
The moment, you choose to play an open game, other players can join. You will loose your Follower (Templar or so on) and that other person will fight with you. Up to four people can fight together. You get a system message that someone joined and that your foes got stronger or that someone left and the enemies get weaker. This happens without you having to worry about it (except you are in the middle of a fight and 3 people join - you might be toast at that point - but even that is survivable). In other words: It's easy as pie! Run to the front lines and fight side-by-side!
Alternatively to letting people join, you can join a game in your character menu by selecting to join a public game instead of starting a game.
Have to correct that: Actually, when the last friend or random player left, you are asked if you want your Follower back and you are back in business.

About the loot:
In Diablo 3, everybody has his or her own loot. That means, you open a chest or kill a foe and gold and items drop. You cannot see what drops for your mates and they cannot see yours - but if you drop something out of your inventory, other can see it and pick it up. Therefore, don't sort things by dropping stuff in a multiplayer game because people can snatch it. This system makes it easy for you to give things away to others if you don't want it.

Also: Your Treasure Chest inventory is the same accross all characters. So, in order to get a bow to your Daemon Hunter from your Monk, you just place it in your chest and log in with the other character.

Another Also: You can improve your Blacksmithing skills and Jewelcrafting skills. If you do so, they will be improved accross all your characters. So, you farm resources with your highest character and you will be good. My tip: Always demount jewels before selling/destroying items you don't want to use anymore. Can't have enough of them.

Another thing is (like skyrim) if you hack your equipment why does it matter if it only affects you..? Does it?

Not really. Since this game is clearly more made towards multiplayer and will include PVP at one time, people who cheat might ultimately be a threat to other people's game experience. As an example: If I play a sorcerer and I am one of the Damage Dealers, I don't want to feel useless because someone hacked (or altered) his Barbarian's equipment and slashes everything with two hits. Where would be the fun in that game? Where is my sense of accomplishment? I also don't want to be forced to run alone to avoid these kind of things... If that is rendered impossible with the online-only system, I am guarantied a better quality and fairness. Besides: Played through Normal difficulty with a Monk - easy as pie! Really! Diablo didn't get me below 50% health. I already realized that Nightmare, the next difficulty, is way harder and starts to be more fun. There again: I can't cheat my way through and I think it is way more rewarding.

I'm not happy with the requirement of a internet connection.. Also what happens 5-10 years from now? Will the servers still be around? I doubt It..

It's more like we are renting a game.. I really hope later there will be a patch for offline play..

Diablo II (released in 2000) can connect to battle.net and play multi-player still, so I would assume yes.

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Will the servers be around? Knowing Blizzard, yes.

The thing about having to be online and connected to a server to play though is that there's freaking lag in single player. That's unacceptable.

Yes and lag in the middle of a heated battle = rapid player death when it catches up. :mad:

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I've read that the Diablo 1 servers are still up, so one would think Diablo 3 servers will still be up in 5-10 years. Not sure why anyone would really want to play a 10-year old game, but that's their choice!

You would be surprised at how many people were still playing D2. I started playing it again this year with my 12 year old son. It is still a very fun game, the graphics are pretty rough though/

I'm not happy with the requirement of a internet connection.. Also what happens 5-10 years from now? Will the servers still be around? I doubt It..

It's more like we are renting a game.. I really hope later there will be a patch for offline play..

Diablo 2's server is still online after 13 years. If the day comes when Blizzard has to shut down servers, they will probably do what Valve does and disable the DRM.

I'm not happy with the requirement of a internet connection.. Also what happens 5-10 years from now? Will the servers still be around? I doubt It..

I've read that the Diablo 1 servers are still up, so one would think Diablo 3 servers will still be up in 5-10 years. Not sure why anyone would really want to play a 10-year old game, but that's their choice!