Diablo 3 - Major delays likely.

This is turning into Duke Nukem Forever.

Seriously..I've had a pre order on this game for a long time...and now this..lol
 
As Joker said - this is exactly what happened to Duke Nukem Forever - hopefully it doesn't have the same fate since i will probably cry if it does... We don't have 10 more years Blizzard! The end of the world is almost here! :p
 
The Joker said:
This is turning into Duke Nukem Forever.

Seriously..I've had a pre order on this game for a long time...and now this..lol
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Sure like last year Nov somewhere, that's very long *erm*

My CE was pre-orded on:
Tuesday 1st of November 2011 05:12:09 PM

That's 2 months back, shocking :rolleyes:
 
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This "Information" is being leaked when the only reason they are delaying it is to release the PC and Console version together. :p
 
I'm not sure I agree with the conclusion that these changes will necessarily cause a major increase in development time of the game.

While the systems changed are part of the core mechanics they aren't what I would call "fundamental" on a technical level.

For the most part it's mechanics tweaks. If they coded the way I hope they coded these are mostly trivial to implement, but difficult to conceive and balance.

That said, I disagree with their changes to the crafting system. Just because some players weren't picking up white items doesn't mean all of us weren't.

This now means that a hoarder like me will have to do inventory management while in a dungeon with other players because in beta I find *everyone* simply boss rushes to farm rares. With my trusty Nephalem Cube I could just harvest my white items for crafting components and soldier on while my party members left everything behind.

Now the decision on play style has been made for us. After a few hours of play white items will just be added to the list of crap you don't need to pick up.
 
Well for me what I don't understand is that after 10years of development and 4years since announcement they are STILL changing their mind about CORE game mechanics. Like how can they change itemization paradyme months before release and they still talk about completely overhauling the rune system for the 2nd or 3rd time in as many years.

This isn't balance and bug fixes one would expect to see from a game near release these are fundamental changes that should have been finalized years ago.
 
This is actually beyond retarded now.

I pre ordered and paid for this on the 7th November. The online store has had my money for nearly 3 months and will probably have it for a few more.



What a fucking joke.
 
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Pr⊕phet said:
Sure like last year Nov somewhere, that's very long *erm*

My CE was pre-orded on:
Tuesday 1st of November 2011 05:12:09 PM

That's 2 months back, shocking :rolleyes:
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Well you're forgetting that it was supposed to be another 4 months, so it would have been 6 months waiting, now this comes up..So it'll probably launch in November...You do the math...Having a game on Pre order for this amount of time is fucking stupid.
 
Maybe it was a scam for stores to reinvest your money and turn it around into profits on their side for some or other purchase like a ferrari
 
The Joker said:
Well you're forgetting that it was supposed to be another 4 months, so it would have been 6 months waiting, now this comes up..So it'll probably launch in November...You do the math...Having a game on Pre order for this amount of time is fucking stupid.
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Clearly you don't preorder much. Longest one I had was gears 3. Which btw was also over +/- 6 months wait...

Nov> Dec> omg Joker Jan panic, that's 2 months. obviously excluding "march launch", but I'd be VERY clear next time so you don't have to make that deduction yourself ;)
 
No scrolls of identification but there are unidentified items?

Stupid change is stupid. Scrolls of ID are part of Diablo's history, wtf mess with that?

Why bother having unidentified items then?

Sounds to me like this lead guy is OCD and will never be happy with the game.
 
Pr⊕phet said:
Clearly you don't preorder much. Longest one I had was gears 3. Which btw was also over +/- 6 months wait...

Nov> Dec> omg Joker Jan panic, that's 2 months. obviously excluding "march launch", but I'd be VERY clear next time so you don't have to make that deduction yourself ;)
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LoL I can tell you're a huge Diablo fan. Well here you go:

Diablo III’s road to completion has been long and fraught with lengthy periods of radio silence. Granted, while disappointing, it’s not altogether surprising, given that Blizzard is one of the few remaining practitioners of the ancient art of “When it’s done.” Fortunately, we may finally be approaching a light at the end of the randomly generated tunnel. So said Jay Wilson in a celebratory video on the newly launched Diablo 15th anniversary website:

“We are almost done with Diablo III, and that’s a fitting celebration of the 15th year anniversary for Diablo. So, we are getting it to you as soon as we can.”

Fingers crossed, then, that Blizzard’s able to hit the “early 2012″ mark. I don’t know if my poor heart can go another cold, Diablo-less winter without bursting like a brittle, brittle loot pinata. But instead of totally rad swords, it’s filled with longing.
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Now this comes along...You can see why I am slightly pissed about it, btw that statement was made on the 6th or 7th of Jan, so less than 2 weeks ago, Then all of a sudden, they announce a massive over haul. So I am sticking to what I said..Its fucking retarded and a fucking joke ;)


Edit: I should have known this would happen..Meh whatever I don't game as much as I used too, So I guess its not the end of the world...But like grim said, it feels like they want to release the perfect game, That's not gonna happen..Please someone Email them and tell them..It just won't...Why not just release the game as is and then patch the crap out of it, We will forgive them for that...but making us wait longer is just bad business.
 
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The Joker said:
LoL I can tell you're a huge Diablo fan. Well here you go:



Now this comes along...You can see why I am slightly pissed about it, btw that statement was made on the 6th or 7th of Jan, so less than 2 weeks ago, Then all of a sudden, they announce a massive over haul. So I am sticking to what I said..Its fucking retarded and a fucking joke ;)
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I am with Joker.

I mean how can you say that 2 weeks ago and then all of a sudden say they are doing major overhauls to the system?

Piss poor!
 
My rule, never preorder a game that doesn't have a release date. That said, a lot of those changes sound trivial and if like Jan said they coded it properly should be relatively easy to change. I suspect we'll see this game released in the next few months, possibly before July even.
 
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