I am a Diablo fan. I started playing way back when the first Diablo came out, and man, I loved it. Who wouldn’t love walking by other players and using telekinesis to pick up their books? Well, besides the people who you were stealing from. Duping was also quite popular and quite easy. Drop an object, walk several steps away, then drop a potion while picking up the item. Chaching! Those were the days. All of this and I didn’t even mentioned the Cow Level.
A few years later, Diablo II released and was seen as a major evolution in terms of online gaming. Battle.net was free and several spells were made with multi-player in mind (auras and war cries). Once high enough, just kill Diablo over and over again until you get the gear you need (or trade with others). Go onto the next level and do the same. Awesome.
Diablo III looks to continue the same feel of the other two, but with new classes, new gear, new skills while still following the storyline. Now though, we will be able to choose male or female versions of all classes. What more could we ask? Well, I can think of one thing.
The problem with Diablo III, like Diablo II, is Blizzard is planning to allow only one PC per IP to play at any given time. And even though this rule was laxed for some periods on Diablo II, there are plans in place to continue the bannings.
LAN parties are a huge no no (yes, you will still be able to play the LAN mode but it will not be connected to the Battle.net characters. So what is the point?). Hell, I won’t even be able to play together with friends when they are over. What sort of crock is this? I understand the need to rid the game of bots, but this is ridiculous. There has to be a better way to detect their usage.
I absolutely love the Diablo series. I have been playing it for over a decade, but I can’t continue on with the series when I am already juggling my time around. With games which I can play with friends, at least we can do that together. With Diablo III it won’t be possible, at least Blizzard’s current planning.
Is this a goodbye? Probably not. I am not strong enough to stay away from the series permanently. However, as of right now I am no longer making plans to pre-order Diablo III or buy it anytime in the near future.
Perhaps this will change. Perhaps not. The release date still hasn’t been announced, but is expected to be sometime before Christmas 2009. That does give them time to make changes and I hope they do.
Written: May 18, 2009
DogsDeserveFreedom
May 19, 2009 @ 9:08 am
Uh oh … I can see a few sick days coming when that’s released! You just made my day. I don’t usually follow when any new games are released, but I LOVE my Diablo! Thanks for sharing!!