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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 2:09:27 GMT
Well fuck...2 hours have disappeared. I'm up at 6 FFS
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Post by quadfather on Jun 9, 2023 2:15:43 GMT
Erm, why is it so hard to turn it off?
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 2:22:43 GMT
Fuck knows. I'm retreading ground that I wandered in the closed beta but there are now events, sorry and other stuff.
Potion has 20 mins left, shame to waste it....
I'll just clear this dungeon...
I'll just turn in this quest...
Had to just log out otherwise I'll never sleep.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 6:35:20 GMT
Had a go this morning. Got to go and kill The Woodsman. Sounds ominous. I’m reminded of the butcher. Journey towards the quest marker, tension rising. I hear him, psyche myself up. Here we go. He comes into view. Why is his health bar shooting down? I’m not attacking him yet. He dies as I reach him and two barbarians whirl off screen to the sounds of enemies dying.
That’s alright guys. It’s not like I want to actually play the game and kill anything myself.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jun 9, 2023 7:20:38 GMT
That does sound quite shit. I really don't want other people in my games, even if they're just titting about in towns or killing bosses
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Post by zagibu on Jun 9, 2023 7:54:09 GMT
It's almost like you guys didn't read or understand the "forced multiplayer" part that was present in practically every review.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 8:12:10 GMT
It's almost like you guys didn't read or understand the "forced multiplayer" part that was present in practically every review. You're presuming I bothered to read a review. It's Diablo. I just jumped in.
It sounds like I'm complaining. These are the most minor of irritants as I have nothing else negative to say. It's fucking phenomenal and shits all over Diablo 3. Apart from the stuff I'm moaning on about, every other change is for the good.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 8:13:12 GMT
It also seems to be mainly barbs I'm running into. Has everyone just chosen the hulking axe wielding meatball? I've met no other rogues at all.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 8:15:49 GMT
I mean, I realised I didn't activate the waypoint in the first village, so walked back there from the first big town thinking I would meet the odd enemy as I had on the way through.
Fuck me. no. Everything had stepped up a rather considerable notch, it was fucking brilliant. I'm also finding it a fair challenge even on WT1. Encounters actually take thought and a bit of skill to get through some encounters which wasn't present in 3 at all as you could just YOLO roll your way through and out everything.
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 8:17:14 GMT
I've gone sorc for my first. Did sorc in d3, D2 remastered and now in D4. Seems the right thing to do.
I'm currently meandering NE from Kyovoshad. Dipped in early again this morning for a quick side quest or .. 4.
think I'll main wizbit until seasons drop and then roll a rogue.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 8:19:17 GMT
I'm now sitting in work thinking about it, wanting to get back and fire it up. That's not happened for quite some time. Elden Ring in fact.
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Post by Derblington on Jun 9, 2023 8:19:32 GMT
I wouldn't worry too much about the MP stuff. There's a lot of content and a lot of murdering to be done. Not getting to kill some side-quest sub-bosses here and there isn't going to affect your play much, and they aren't much of a step-up in challenge. Before long you'll be fighting elites in mobs that put up more of a fight.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 8:29:18 GMT
Very true. About 5 mins after I ended up in a dungeon with a boss that took me ages to take down solo and was a great fight.
Basically I'll stop moaning and just enjoy the awesomeness.
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Post by magicpanda on Jun 9, 2023 8:33:18 GMT
I like the online aspect so far despite not being an online kind of player. The vast majority of it is solo, there are events after the main campaign where it can get pretty high stakes (you can lose a lot of progress if you die) seeing other people or partying up is a godsend sometimes.
I'm done with the campaign, didn't feel quite as epic as D3 (despite d3 being a Saturday morning cartoon) but it's the start of the story I suppose. There's is a cinematic near the end which is just fucking jaw dropping and makes up for the slow start.
The end game stuff seems very good at surface level and I can skip the campaign on my other characters now. Overall its just quality and this is my life now.
The clan invite stuff is reciprocal. You apply, I have to invite, you accept.
My pulverise druid is coming together into a coherent build now, absolute screen clearer when it procs. I'm basically the Incredible Hulk.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 8:34:45 GMT
Oh a clan would be fun for afterwards. Are there any perks to it or does it just mean it's easier to buddy up at times?
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Post by Phattso on Jun 9, 2023 8:38:45 GMT
Yeah, the complaints about other people in the wild will subside pretty quickly as some of the upsides get experienced. I've had many "My Hero!" moments where a set of Elites is handing me my arsehole and some Druid or Sorcerer dives into the fray and un-pickles my huevos. It's fucking excellent when it happens, and for me it feeds into the whole "alone together" aspect I enjoyed in WoW back in the day.
Annoying to see the downtime last night though. That was utter bollocks, albeit the first I've seen in the week I've been playing.
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Post by magicpanda on Jun 9, 2023 8:41:06 GMT
Same as d3 by the looks of it, just the buddy aspect with crossplay. Search Fontgeek in the clan listings.
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Post by dfunked on Jun 9, 2023 8:41:33 GMT
Aside from the randoms popping up in my game, it seems like much more of a solo experience than D3 to me. Although I suppose I'm still relatively early doors with regards to the endgame (still 50 and just unlocked WT3) In D3 I'd jump on and blast through bounties with randoms, or grind some rifts and if I found a decent group I'd stick with them. In this I haven't felt compelled to even look at the online options.
Got invited to a guild randomly so joined that just to see what's what. I'll happily join a FG one instead though.
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Post by gibroon on Jun 9, 2023 8:52:23 GMT
Played a couple of hours with a Barb and an hour or so with a Rogue. So far I think this game is big improvement over D3. On WT2 and it is definitely a good challenge, come very close to dying on a number of occasions. Just hope server issues don't plague this game too much.
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 9:03:02 GMT
Same as d3 by the looks of it, just the buddy aspect with crossplay. Search Fontgeek in the clan listings. yeah I fired a join req off so just waiting to be accepted.
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 9:06:32 GMT
Played a couple of hours with a Barb and an hour or so with a Rogue. So far I think this game is big improvement over D3. On WT2 and it is definitely a good challenge, come very close to dying on a number of occasions. Just hope server issues don't plague this game too much. yeah I'm WT2 as well. Combat is definately active in style and I'm finding I need to pay more attention to heals. Sure I'll find my gear with life steal affixes but I'm enjoying it so far.
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Post by Warrender on Jun 9, 2023 9:58:09 GMT
Call me behind the times but why the fuck do I have to queue to login for a game I just want to play offline on my own. How else can they justify putting in stuff like microtransactions and a battle pass?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 9, 2023 10:00:35 GMT
I saw the shop yesterday, I know it's only cosmetics but holy fuck at the prices they're asking for and no doubt know people will pay for.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 10:03:11 GMT
Yeah the shop is a no go for me. No interest at all. People will defo pay those prices though. It's nuts.
Mind you, I MAY have paid quite a bit for Destiny cosmetics in the past so I do get it. That's probably why I'm banning myself from the shop.
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Post by dfunked on Jun 9, 2023 10:06:48 GMT
It annoys me that the shop's tab gets marked with the new stuff icon. After the initial look out of curiosity I'm not touching that shit ever again, thanks.
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Post by gibroon on Jun 9, 2023 10:12:50 GMT
Yeah the shop is a no go for me. No interest at all. People will defo pay those prices though. It's nuts. Mind you, I MAY have paid quite a bit for Destiny cosmetics in the past so I do get it. That's probably why I'm banning myself from the shop. I can understand cosmetics with a full sized character but in D4 they are the size of a kinder egg. The shop is just for the whales. Myself and most folk just really don't hang around looking at our characters, we are just concentrating on the mobs. The whales with more money than sense will just flex their fancy costumes round towns for some reason.
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Post by wunty on Jun 9, 2023 10:13:43 GMT
Yeah. Totally. I'm never buying anything from there. Ever.
/sweats
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 10:15:54 GMT
Ive set this downloading on my pc (played on laptop last night) and just switched inputs to see how it's getting along.
Diablo IV is playable ... and people on my FL are playing. I wanna play FFS.
Nnnnnngh must keep working. Cheeky game at lunch? I can put it down as self dev time.
#InnerConflict
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Jun 9, 2023 10:19:36 GMT
Fuck it I'm launching it. Wanna see what it looks like with all the bollocks turn up
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Post by Danno on Jun 9, 2023 10:28:03 GMT
Lolol.
Might as well tell work you'll see them on Monday.
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