Diablo 3 and internet

[Shaun_SA]

Hey Peeps I just want to find out I upgraded my PC just to be able to play this game...is it true that you need to be connected to the internet to play this game? Online activation I understand, but to be connected 24/7?? I only have 3G so scared it might take a big bite in My bill! Lol. Can it be played offline?

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[Scooby_Doo]

Yip have to be online,

Think of it as a online single player game.

 

[Shaun_SA]

OMG that's so sad! I don't see the need to be online for single player what was Blizzard thinking! Any idea how much data it uses? Gotta hate SA with its crappy data rates

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[Archer]

I know Worf sometimes plays over 3G, will ask him tonight if he doesnt see this thread before then.

 

[DTBA]

I played with mtn but getting lag now dunno why, but u can look at around 30 to 50meg of data a hour, if u play alone it would be alot less

 

[Brontosaurus]

OMG that's so sad! I don't see the need to be online for single player what was Blizzard thinking! Any idea how much data it uses? Gotta hate SA with its crappy data rates

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Honestly, you're not missing much. The game is exceptionally bad. Check metacritic for the users reviews. Not pretty.

You're better off waiting for another ARPG like Path of Exile, Torchlight 2 or Grim Dawn.

Seriously, give D3 a skip. You'll enjoy it in the beginning but the fun will fade really fast. Also, the servers are pretty much deserted at this point in time.

 

[Wyzak]

When I was still playing D3 (more than a month ago) I was getting lag while on unshaped ADSL. Most of the times it was fine, but there were times when it was simply unplayable. You need to grow accustomed to the fact that you won't necessarily be able to play when you want to play because of factors outside of your control. I also had to accept the fact that I will die no matter what when I go through the first portal on a new game.

I agree with CarsinemiA. Give D3 a skip. Your money is better spent elsewhere. I can't wait for TL2 to come out.

Have a look at http://beta.xfire.com/games/d3 Does that look healthy to you?

 

[PhreeMe]

OMG that's so sad! I don't see the need to be online for single player what was Blizzard thinking! Any idea how much data it uses? Gotta hate SA with its crappy data rates

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Otherwise you can use a referral which gives you a taste of the game. Rather than be jaded by other's opinions, give it a try yourself?

 

[SaiyanZ]

Otherwise you can use a referral which gives you a taste of the game. Rather than be jaded by other's opinions, give it a try yourself?

That won't give the full picture. Sometimes the game works well, sometimes not.
It's better to ask people who have been playing for many weeks.

 

[PhreeMe]

That won't give the full picture. Sometimes the game works well, sometimes not.
It's better to ask people who have been playing for many weeks.

Bud, I'm not sure of your logic there.... how is listening to other people better than actually playing the game yourself and seeing how it performs with your own eyes? The referral doesn't seem like a once off playthrough either, meaning more testing.

 

[Wikkels88]

I played with mtn but getting lag now dunno why

Same here, I'm using vodacom 3g to play sometimes, and with the 3g I've been getting some very bad latency the past couple days, but before that it was always good, this is odd, anyone else experiencing problems with D3 and 3G?

 

[SnowWar]

Main problem with D3 is that its an Auction RPG instead of an Action RPG...

 

[Wikkels88]

Main problem with D3 is that its an Auction RPG instead of an Action RPG...

No one forces you to use the AH, trading has always been part of the game, the AH just makes it easier, for an added challenge I started an untwinked character, which only rely on drops and crafting, you should try it, will take care of your AH concerns

 

[SnowWar]

Wikkels88 you are wrong. If you played games at the level I do, ie seriously with getting the most out of it, researching, theorycrafting, you would not say that, so I have to deduct that you are a casual player.

Now if you are content with just being a casual player, not caring about inferno or the long term viability of a game then sure its fine then.
I completed inferno on my 2nd level 60 way back before the game was nerfed (ie before 1.0.3). And yes I know trading was part of the game, core actually in D2 and my toons in the 90's was proof of that...

Leveling new toons in D3 does not count. It can be done without the AH, thou you will only see gear drop that's 5-10 levels below your level. Luckily those difficulties are easy enough so you don't need better gear

Its a fact that D3 is not rewarding enough, specially for serious players
Its a fact that you will never get that top tier items and weapons from drops. Only way is to use the AH
Its a plain fact that the whole game was built around the AH. Even the drops depends on what is on the AH atm.
Farm gold or farm items to sell and buy new items. ie gold, real money and an AH game...
Another fact and big problem is that D3 has no endgame

So my statement hold true and that is very sad coming from arguably the biggest Diablo fan around...
(and yes I'm still hoping they fix it as some point. D2 took like a year before it really become an awesome online, long term game)

 

[Archer]

Its my opinion that D3 is not rewarding enough, specially for serious players
Its my opinion that you will never get that top tier items and weapons from drops. Only way is to use the AH
Its a blatant lie that the whole game was built around the AH. Even the drops depends on what is on the AH atm.
Farm gold or farm items to sell and buy new items. ie gold, real money and an AH game... Refer to previous point
Another fact and big problem is that D3 has no endgame (I'll give you this one)

Fixed all that for you

So my statement hold true and that is very sad coming from arguably the biggest Diablo fan around...

But oh yes of course, because you were a hardcore D2 fan, everything you say is 100% correct and irrefutable

 

[Wikkels88]

Now if you are content with just being a casual player, not caring about inferno or the long term viability of a game then sure its fine then.

You could call me a casual player yes, because i work full time and study part time, so I don't have 10hours a day to play, wouldn't say I don't care for inferno, up to inferno act 3 now (nowhere near as impressive are your multiple inferno completions, but with that said I only have 85 hours played on my barb)

Its a fact that you will never get that top tier items and weapons from drops

How can this be possible? Where do the people who sell top tier items get them from other than from drops?

 

[SnowWar]

@Archer hehe, sorry mate did not try to go all ej or to offend you

I did not call it my opinion cause its not my opinion. Its the opinion of loads of top tier players that play(ed) D3 and played D2 on a serious level with ladder etc. These guys really do know what they are talking about.
When that amount of top people form the same opinion it really becomes a fact to me. I do agree with it.
I still do think D3 gameplay and gfx etc is great and the problems can easily be fixed.

@Wikkels88 there is nothing wrong with being a casual player or calling someone that. I also work full time, but I do take certain games more serious and thus do not play them casually. D3 was one. My point was just that being a casual D3 player you would not think the same or play the game the same and at the same pace. You might still eventually come the the same conclusion as me and loads of others have...
For long I thought the same and kept waiting for patches and defending D3 left, right and center till one day it just hit me and things changed.

Regarding your 2nd comment. Say there is 100k people atm farming D3 Act 3. Some of them is going to get a decent drop at some point. 99.999% of the time NOT the item they want, but an item that someone wants. That is where the 10 or 20 decent items on the AH comes from.
You will hardly ever find a top tier drop in Act3/4 that you will being using yourself. (ie not rewarding at all - the give and take needs to be balanced right so ppl stay interested and keep hoping)
Decent items you will sell and will need to sell loads and loads of them to pay 100mil+ for the decent item you are looking for. IE the Auction RPG, not Action RPG I'm talking about
Farm Act3/4 for 50-100 hours with that barb and see how many upgrades you get and how much fun it becomes playing just for the AH...

 

[scorntorrent]

@Archer hehe, sorry mate did not try to go all ej or to offend you

I did not call it my opinion cause its not my opinion. Its the opinion of loads of top tier players that play(ed) D3 and played D2 on a serious level with ladder etc. These guys really do know what they are talking about.
When that amount of top people form the same opinion it really becomes a fact to me. I do agree with it.
I still do think D3 gameplay and gfx etc is great and the problems can easily be fixed.

@Wikkels88 there is nothing wrong with being a casual player or calling someone that. I also work full time, but I do take certain games more serious and thus do not play them casually. D3 was one. My point was just that being a casual D3 player you would not think the same or play the game the same and at the same pace. You might still eventually come the the same conclusion as me and loads of others have...
For long I thought the same and kept waiting for patches and defending D3 left, right and center till one day it just hit me and things changed.

Regarding your 2nd comment. Say there is 100k people atm farming D3 Act 3. Some of them is going to get a decent drop at some point. 99.999% of the time NOT the item they want, but an item that someone wants. That is where the 10 or 20 decent items on the AH comes from.
You will hardly ever find a top tier drop in Act3/4 that you will being using yourself. (ie not rewarding at all - the give and take needs to be balanced right so ppl stay interested and keep hoping)
Decent items you will sell and will need to sell loads and loads of them to pay 100mil+ for the decent item you are looking for. IE the Auction RPG, not Action RPG I'm talking about
Farm Act3/4 for 50-100 hours with that barb and see how many upgrades you get and how much fun it becomes playing just for the AH...

Dude it sounds to me like your just burnt out from waiting for the perfect drops. There is so much to this game. I sometimes crank up the volume on my headset and get really immersed into the sound effects and ambiance. Did you play hardcore or softcore? From what I hear hardcore adds alot to the game, my gf is lvl 50 on her HC monk and she's loving it. Maybe you should give it a go?

It's actually weird to see so much competition in this "single-player" game. Sometimes it feels more like an Arcade game (Double Dragon, Streets of Rage) than an ARPG.

 

[Wikkels88]

my gf is lvl 50 on her HC monk and she's loving it..

^^^^^ She's a keeper

 

[Kaine]

<snip> my gf is lvl 50 on her HC monk and she's loving it. Maybe you should give it a go? <snip>
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she have any hot friends that play games lol as wikkels88 said, shes a keeper