Diablo III

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  1. ICEBROTHER
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is very bad. There are three things for this game. first, it is boring. Second, it is boring. Third, it is still very boring. So, I just want to tell everyone, it is a very boring game. You shouldn't waste your time on this boring game, or you will be pissed off. It is BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING.… Expand
  2. Snugbear
    Jun 2, 2012
    3
    The game itself it's not bad, it's just what one can expect from the third chapter of Diablo series. The bad it's that you PAID a lot for this game, and almost EVERY day you cannot play cause Blizzard isn't able to setup their servers correctly to let players connect and play EVEN in SINGLE PLAYER. This is frustrating. Before buying a Blizzard title think twice. And twice again.
  3. diabloplayer25
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    The biggest Fail in the History of Gaming.

    I'm a long time Diablo gamer. I've been fascinated by the series since I was a kid. The first game was epic, it didn't contain any flashy effects, vibrant colours or cheesy cutscenes, it was the real deal. Later on D2 was released, it took a little while to get used to the new system with 4 acts, (later on 5 acts with D2x) as well as the new    The biggest Fail in the History of Gaming.

    I'm a long time Diablo gamer. I've been fascinated by the series since I was a kid. The first game was epic, it didn't contain any flashy effects, vibrant colours or cheesy cutscenes, it was the real deal. Later on D2 was released, it took a little while to get used to the new system with 4 acts, (later on 5 acts with D2x) as well as the new classes, which were all cool and well thought out. Once you've gotten used to it, D2x was an amazing game, and still is today. However this cannot be applied to D3. Playing D3 feels like playing a whole different game. It's very cartoonish, a bit like world of warcraft. Diablo 3 leaves no doubt who the developers where aiming at with this game, namely the premature 12 year olds. I'm assuming most kids today would get scared if they were attacked by The Butcher from D1, wildly swinging his meat clever at them. So they made the graphics cartoonish and added childish cutscenes just to prevent the 12 year old blizzard fanboys from being scared by the game. This works, obviously. However it also gives the game a cheese-factor which makes it not only childish but very immature as well. The skill-system makes it completely impossible to make any unique builds. You'll need only 1 of each character. So much for creativity and experimentating. The cutscenes in Diablo 3 are super-cheesy, such as "Maghda" presenting the butcher with the words "Meet the butcher!", well, hello there butcher, hows it going, bro? Kids and immature adults may find this amusing, but true diablo gamers will surely find it **** annoying.Also there are no set or legendary items below inferno, you can basically run through norm - nightmare - hell without finding any decent item. All you'll encounter is rares and magic items. The quests are also extremely repetitive. All you get is gold and xp. You don't get any scrolls of resistance, potions with +20 life, +5 attribution points or +skill points like you did in D2x. The developers got rid of most of the things that made D2x fun to play. Instead you get gold and xp. From the start to the finnish. Oh did I mention that you get gold and XP? Yeah that's right, gold and xp. If you are bored to death by reading those same sentences you will most likely be bored to death by playing Diablo 3. The game is also horribly imbalanced. You can get 1-shotted in hell and inferno and there is nothing you can do about it, except fleeing the mobs. Some champion packs are actually stronger than the actual bosses, how messed up is that? There is no PvP either, the developers are working on a "area-pvp" function, just like in world of warcraft. So no open world PvP. The storyline is terrible and so is the voice acting. These idiotic amateurs who made this version of Diablo 3 have no idea how to make a Diablo game so they made a smaller version of World of Warcraft and named it Diablo 3. Not onyl that, they also took a massive dump on their loyal fans who's been loyal through many years.    … Expand
  4. BloodyRandy
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    I think one of the comments on IGN was "I just love clicking the gold and items on the screen and how it has never been so much fun!". That would be fun if it was five years ago and the first iphone came out. Then I would click and slide my finger across a tiny glass little screen. Diablo 3 looks like an ipad game that forces you to connect to the internet to play. The only problem isI think one of the comments on IGN was "I just love clicking the gold and items on the screen and how it has never been so much fun!". That would be fun if it was five years ago and the first iphone came out. Then I would click and slide my finger across a tiny glass little screen. Diablo 3 looks like an ipad game that forces you to connect to the internet to play. The only problem is you're still alone in your room, but wait a second I'm connected to the internet? I'm guessing they are trading your information to other sites to make a little cash on the side while you play one of the most dissapointing sequels of the decade. The problem started when they decided to make the game. Hack & Slash games aren't very good to begin with. We all played Diablo and Diablo 2 because we were waiting for Starcraft, or the next Warcraft RTS game. Probably the same reason why Blizzard eliminated the studio after the mediocre interest of Diablo 2. Then instead of coming up with a new ip, which I believe was rumored, they brought back their B franchise. Think of Warcraft without 90% of the lore. It's like the mouse for the PC just came out and they are showing you what it's capable of doing. I thought Blizzard shifted from making games this bad and wanted to build mmos and advanced rts esports games, the next age of gaming, instead they wanted to release another Diablo with half the content, no PVP, a gimmicky way to rip players off with a store that should be illegal. They forced it to be on the internet so that they wouldn't have cheating. The problem is no serious players are going to play this for long, so cheating might even add a bit of interest to the game after people have nothing else to do which happens after two days and beat it. Hey now try it but the enemies have a lot more health and the same artificial intelligence.… Expand
  5. fuzzyfriend1
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Truly disappointing lack of end game content as well as poorly thought out enemies and bosses in addition to bad item design make this a very short-lived game, hardly worth the 45 pound price point. (more details about the poor game design can be found in other reviews so I won't dwell on them here) The game's combat system and graphics are brilliant, however even if approached as a singleTruly disappointing lack of end game content as well as poorly thought out enemies and bosses in addition to bad item design make this a very short-lived game, hardly worth the 45 pound price point. (more details about the poor game design can be found in other reviews so I won't dwell on them here) The game's combat system and graphics are brilliant, however even if approached as a single player console game, this fails in replay value and longevity. Taken as an online multiplayer RPG game however (which is what diablo is meant to be) allows me to rate this game as I have done. The game does not achieve what it sets out to do and the price is extortionate, hence the low score.… Expand
  6. StankyTubeSocks
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 is the worst garbage game I've ever played, the box it came in is more entertaining. Blizzard/Activision and their genius development team took a big, steamy crap on the Diablo franchise and its up until now pristine legacy. There's no lobby so communicating with other players is a chore, hacking is out of control,Gold Spammers are already doing what they do best, Lag makes theDiablo 3 is the worst garbage game I've ever played, the box it came in is more entertaining. Blizzard/Activision and their genius development team took a big, steamy crap on the Diablo franchise and its up until now pristine legacy. There's no lobby so communicating with other players is a chore, hacking is out of control,Gold Spammers are already doing what they do best, Lag makes the game virtually unplayable at times, D3 is so buggy it seems like players are still Beta testing, Act Bosses are less challenging than Elite mobs, monster scaling makes no sense and the games difficulty curve is down right absurd. Diablo 3 has been entirely engineered around the AH/RMAH so D3 will be pay2win soon and itemization is laughable. D3 is a slap in the face to loyal Diablo fan who have been around for a long time. What were we expecting = D2 with better graphics, what did we receive for our $60.00 dollars = a watered down D2/World of Warcraft hybrid with no Offline play mode and servers that dont wor most of the time. Blizzard/Activision D3 gave you a black eye.… Expand
  7. Xehlwan
    Jun 1, 2012
    3
    At the surface, Diablo 3 is much better than most give it credit for. It has beautiful action, randomization enough to feel fresh, and a streamlined system. Even the lack of skillpoints will quickly be revealed to work wonderfully.

    As you put some time into Diablo 3, you will start to see a bigger problem: a lack of variation. Not in the vistas, or models of your characters, or even    At the surface, Diablo 3 is much better than most give it credit for. It has beautiful action, randomization enough to feel fresh, and a streamlined system. Even the lack of skillpoints will quickly be revealed to work wonderfully.

    As you put some time into Diablo 3, you will start to see a bigger problem: a lack of variation. Not in the vistas, or models of your characters, or even abilities. The lack of variation instead stems from the core of the game: dungeons and items. Dungeons quickly become predictable despite randomization, and items all feel the same. Sure there are different stats, but all you really care about is DPS, followed by the single predefined stat for your character, and then perhaps some health or defense.
    The problem lies in the lack of impact items have on your character. Your wizard doesn't care if he uses a staff, sword, or crossbow: only what DPS the weapon gives. There are less secondary effects than in previous games, and they mean less. In the end, the item hunt is the same no matter what class or build you are playing, and all gameplay feels the same.

    The above points only makes the game mediocre at worst. The real reason for the low score is the shoddy online mechanics. Weeks after the game launched, players still run into overloaded servers, lag, and extended downtime, with no real end in sight. A game is only a game if it can be played, and on this count, Diablo 3 stands on shaky ground.    … Expand
  8. Feenoh
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    12 years in the making and I was bored after the first week. You could beat the game in probably one day. Security is **** my brother got hacked right when he got level 60 and got to inferno. Probably won't be picking this game up for a WHILE. Also, whats with all the **** DRM? Honestly, get over it, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PIRATES. Its not like you guys are loosing millions like i'm sure12 years in the making and I was bored after the first week. You could beat the game in probably one day. Security is **** my brother got hacked right when he got level 60 and got to inferno. Probably won't be picking this game up for a WHILE. Also, whats with all the **** DRM? Honestly, get over it, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PIRATES. Its not like you guys are loosing millions like i'm sure you guys think you are. You would make millions if it was on steam. Honestly not worth the 60 bucks.… Expand
  9. Consoleportfail
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Easily the biggest flop of the decade.

    If you've played the past Diablo games, DON'T pay and play this one. The game is nothing like the past games and revolves around getting you on the Real Money Auction House and trying to get you to spend money there. Feels much more like World of Warcraft than Diablo. Blizzard sold out and deceived us all big time on this game.

    Avoid it.
  10. jz1lla
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Not complete **** but close. I giving this a one, because i'm reasonably sure they could make a ****tier game if they really tried.
    -Always online refers to the fact that you always play online, even if you just playing single player, However their always online is not always online, Its not online quite frequently actually. And when is down, you can't play... at all. This feature also    Not complete **** but close. I giving this a one, because i'm reasonably sure they could make a ****tier game if they really tried.
    -Always online refers to the fact that you always play online, even if you just playing single player, However their always online is not always online, Its not online quite frequently actually. And when is down, you can't play... at all. This feature also allows you lag in single player games. You can now get disconnected in single player games as well. And you can only play when Bliztard ordains. They also decided to bring down at least once a week for 8 hours calling it scheduled maintenance, another nasty surprise to spring on their unsuspecting players. Unfortunately, the server come down more frequently do to their ineptness. Thus making a giant **** mockery of the phase "always online". Game play shallow and pedantic. Their rich set of skill seem like rehashes of wow and starcraft . Its kinda like mcdonalds where you drive by and they fling as ****ty sack of grease at you out their window. Thats the gaming experience here. Its like they did some experiments on mice to figure out how the **** them out of their money via a real money action system, and based a game on that. You get fries that are cold and oversalted, **** you give us your money.    … Expand
  11. Yashime
    Jun 1, 2012
    3
    I did a review, and a problem occur and i give mistankely 10 to Diablo ha ha ha ha. Impossible, i give 3 to this **** I try actualy to recover my money and i discuss with the support for the moment.
  12. Tiestar
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Im giving this game a BIG zero, simply because it's unplayable due to fps drops, constant DC, lag and no info from Blizzard about what's going on. Worst release ever! It's been over two weeks and Iv'e had enough. Sorry ACTIVISIONBLIZZARD, but this is the last dollar you will ever get from me.
  13. Mudpooch
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Stay away from this big bag of rubbish its not worth your time, money or bodily fluids. Its bad in every way and it lets its fans down in everything it does or tries to do. Blizzard must have paid all these critics a good deal of money for them to give this unholy mess such good reviews.
  14. nathias
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    One week game. The new game director misunderstood what diablo 2 was about, he thinks random = fun, its not. Choice and relationship between random and fixed stats were fun in d2, and d3 fails to deliver. Everything (every build, weapon costumisation) feels the same.
  15. Butcher
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    Most of reviews were published before actually playing the full game. Here's a serious review if you are interested in playing this game. As many other games, this game is another example of good game design with poor execution. My best guess regarding all this anger towards Blizzard is because Blizzard has been hyping Diablo fans for years. Whenever asked when they would release the gameMost of reviews were published before actually playing the full game. Here's a serious review if you are interested in playing this game. As many other games, this game is another example of good game design with poor execution. My best guess regarding all this anger towards Blizzard is because Blizzard has been hyping Diablo fans for years. Whenever asked when they would release the game they kept saying "When it's done". In order to get things done they had to cut a lot of stuffs from their original ideas and rush development to the point of changing important game mechanics few months before release, lacking on class balance testing and server reliability. The game not only came out without things they've promised but also poor implemented at certain aspects. Blizzard has clearly release an incomplete game after so many years of development. Overall the game is good but lacks on some important aspects of performance, class balance ( Melee vs ranged in Inferno, the highest difficulty of the game), customization and story. Fortunately has the reputation to maintain its games for years to come and that's the only reason why Diablo 3 was not a complete fail. Any other game in the industry would be crucified. Jay Wilson said: "No one will remember if the game is late, only of it's great". Problem is: everyone will remember that the game was late if the game is not that great… Expand
  16. Cost
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    constant lags, server errors, sometimes i'm even unable to log in into account.. now auction house is not working, acheivement system is also off.. no skill points.. 4th act- its a joke?.. auction house ruins 'uniqueness" of your character.. poor game.
  17. larslarsson
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    This game would've been a decent sequel to the classic Diablo 2 released by Blizzard about a decade back.

    But. And this is the whole reason for the low rating. The game is unavailable for gamers to play since Blizzard enforced the concept "must-be-online-to-play" which itself is a bad idea, but would've been alright if only the servers had been of a proper quality. What I mean is the    This game would've been a decent sequel to the classic Diablo 2 released by Blizzard about a decade back.

    But. And this is the whole reason for the low rating. The game is unavailable for gamers to play since Blizzard enforced the concept "must-be-online-to-play" which itself is a bad idea, but would've been alright if only the servers had been of a proper quality. What I mean is the servers are of such a bad quality that you can't play the game most of the time, which is a utter disgrace for the which delivered the well known MMORPG World of Warcraft(which has around 10-11 million players to date).

    I'd recommend waiting for another year or so to play this game, hopefully by then the staff of Blizzard realizes their utter worthlessness and forfeits their jobs to someone more qualified.    … Expand
  18. HardFinn
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    I've played around a 100 hours of Diablo 3 and I can say I have an accurate grasp overall on the release. Yes, the critic reviews are positive. My review would be too if I only played for a few hours on normal. The game doesn't have much replay value so leveling past your first hero might get boring. The auction house is dreadful; it rarely works, has a very limited post limit, and isI've played around a 100 hours of Diablo 3 and I can say I have an accurate grasp overall on the release. Yes, the critic reviews are positive. My review would be too if I only played for a few hours on normal. The game doesn't have much replay value so leveling past your first hero might get boring. The auction house is dreadful; it rarely works, has a very limited post limit, and is incredibly inflated. Inferno mode is the biggest joke I've ever seen. I've cleared through most of it (painstakingly) but it literally wasn't even tested by Blizzard. A lot of down time combined with many late game inconveniences makes this the biggest gaming disappointment in years.… Expand
  19. Boheme
    Jun 1, 2012
    3
    Do not deserve a better note than 3,7 :
    Connection errors, no SP, and a good amount of bugs. Played it for 3 hours after I finally got back on to their bad servers.... thank God they didn't actually put SP in. The gameplay overall is just bad and so far the story is worse than the others. Overall so far it is just trash with the Diablo name on it.
  20. Hopdevil
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    This game under working conditions deserves 3 or 4 max. Well it isn't working at all. So I give it 0.

    A new day, a new error. This is slap in the face for all the customers who bought "fastest selling game of all times. These days there is like 1 out of 50 games that comes out as finished product. Blizzard took way to long time to release D3 which is far from the finished game. They plan    This game under working conditions deserves 3 or 4 max. Well it isn't working at all. So I give it 0.

    A new day, a new error. This is slap in the face for all the customers who bought "fastest selling game of all times. These days there is like 1 out of 50 games that comes out as finished product. Blizzard took way to long time to release D3 which is far from the finished game. They plan to bring pvp system through the future patch?! However they are far to busy solving so many other problems that the game is facing. They released the game as final product and yet they plan to change some core systems that they presented as something never seen before. D2 was brilliant game, it was far from perfect but it was good, and that was like 10 years ago. Things like scroll of identification and town portal scroll are totally unimportant to me. Anyway while I can understand why they removed those, following the same logic I don't get it why they left "white" items in the game (drop system) when there is absolutely no use for those items. D2 had "white" items too but those were very useful for crafting. Crafting system in D3 is dumb and totally worthless, you lose gold and materials by "gambling" for the stats instead of getting what you pay for. It has all be planned in such way so we all use gold auction house, but the reality is they want to force you to use Real money Auction House. This game is biggest failure in gaming history ever. Period.    … Expand
  21. marcokurt89
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    Good game, when playable. From 5 PM to 10PM it's impossible to log in.

    Wait for the price to drop because this is not a game but a paid beta test. - no character customization - still no PvP - still no real money auction house (that to be honest is a good thing) - no server stabilty - account security issues - ATI drivers compatibility issues - game difficulties umbalanced - random    Good game, when playable. From 5 PM to 10PM it's impossible to log in.

    Wait for the price to drop because this is not a game but a paid beta test.

    - no character customization
    - still no PvP
    - still no real money auction house (that to be honest is a good thing)
    - no server stabilty
    - account security issues
    - ATI drivers compatibility issues
    - game difficulties umbalanced
    - random enchantments on items makes good drops incredibly rare (that brings us back to the real money auction house)

    The gameplay is funny and addictive but crap Blizzard needs to work a lot on this game to get something really worth the price and the hype of 12 years.    … Expand
  22. CruelCoin
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    There is no doubt that this is an enjoyable game.
    Hard, fast action, that requires some grey mass.
    There is a problem however, thing thing about games is, they must be playable. And since buying the game 3 weeks ago, i've more often than not, not been able to play. The always online feature is a disgrace. It seems to me and many others that the servers are barely able to handle off-peak    There is no doubt that this is an enjoyable game.
    Hard, fast action, that requires some grey mass.
    There is a problem however, thing thing about games is, they must be playable. And since buying the game 3 weeks ago, i've more often than not, not been able to play.
    The always online feature is a disgrace. It seems to me and many others that the servers are barely able to handle off-peak loads, and choke the moment evening or weekend hits.
    It is unfanthomable how you can find yourself warping backwards due to lag while playing in singleplayer.
    I really couldn't give a toss about interaction with other players, being able to see if my friends are online etc. I'd trade it all in an instant for some stabilty.

    I hope Blizzard realises that the decision to implement such strict DRM has likely cost them more in negative reviews than ever would have been lost due to piracy. The current system punishes honest customers, and if this is the best that can be done after 12 years of developement, then i say cancel the damned launch, go back to the drawing board, and launch in 2 more years when the game is finished and able to withstand the user loads the sequal to one of the most iconic games of time is bound to attract.    … Expand
  23. belreinuem
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    0 is all this game deserve as I can't play it most of the time because Blizzard is doing a **** job with his servers.

    Normal mode is a joke.
    Nightmare mode is a joke.
    The whole Act.4 is a joke.
    The loot is not impressive at all.

    The only good thing about this game is that I learned to type extra fast my password at the loging screen.
  24. hot21shot
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    I am not a hard core gamer and just want to play the game I bough alone but this is not possible with Blizzard ! You must be connected to internet which is not very pratical sometimes and you have to suffer for any issue on Blizzard side.
    3 consecutive time being stop by a server error is not bad luck. It is bad design! How can a game in development for 5 years forgot to buy servers and    I am not a hard core gamer and just want to play the game I bough alone but this is not possible with Blizzard ! You must be connected to internet which is not very pratical sometimes and you have to suffer for any issue on Blizzard side.
    3 consecutive time being stop by a server error is not bad luck. It is bad design! How can a game in development for 5 years forgot to buy servers and network experts for there game.
    Too bad for a game that seems to be interesting.
    Now I understand what single online player mean    … Expand
  25. blizzardblow
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    you pay for a game u can't play cus they can't run the server. there is lag, crash, and half of the tiem the server are down. don't buy this **** game
  26. pyGamer
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Is almost impossible to play this game. Servers has problems every day every time. If you buy this game you are going to have a nice box and dvd but YOU WILL NOT PLAY YOUR GAME. Also don't buy any other game who has similar protection scheme. Now I'm waiting for more than a hour and it's keeping "Accessing list of heroes". Pretty screen but nothing more. Money wasted.
  27. orel
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Although the game looks very nice, due to the server and technical problems is currently unplayable. I bought the game two weeks after the release and here is what I've got: Day I - it works, nice game; Day II - it works, but there are lags and time jumps (e.g. game moves one second back in time randomly and I have very fast LAN connection to Internet); Day III - server maintenance +Although the game looks very nice, due to the server and technical problems is currently unplayable. I bought the game two weeks after the release and here is what I've got: Day I - it works, nice game; Day II - it works, but there are lags and time jumps (e.g. game moves one second back in time randomly and I have very fast LAN connection to Internet); Day III - server maintenance + client version bug; Day IV - infamous error 37; Day V - Stuck at "Retrieving hero list"; Day VI - Error 300008. So for 6 days I had 1.5 days of working service, what gives 25% service availability :(… Expand
  28. MrWarMachine
    Jun 1, 2012
    6
    I have 60 hours + in and I can honestly say I'm not digging the game anymore. Once the novelty wears off, which it does fairly quickly after the first playthrough, I was left with the question of why I am even playing anymore. @ max level there is no more progression for your character outside of acquiring gear which is best obtained from the auction house. Blizz even admitted that theyI have 60 hours + in and I can honestly say I'm not digging the game anymore. Once the novelty wears off, which it does fairly quickly after the first playthrough, I was left with the question of why I am even playing anymore. @ max level there is no more progression for your character outside of acquiring gear which is best obtained from the auction house. Blizz even admitted that they balanced item drops with the AH in mind; Blizz also takes a cut from the real money AH when it goes live. There is no point in having more than one of each class because skills aren't built up and you don't place stat points, everyone has the exact same everything. Even when picking stats on gear it's pretty much a no-brainer. I've paid far less for games that I've enjoyed much more, but the first few playthroughs especially if you play hardcore can be quite entertaining. Initially I would have given this a 7 but because of the lack of offline single player (why do I have to be online and lagging all the time on my single player character?) and the persistent problems of servers being constantly down at inconvenient times for over two weeks now, I am giving it a 6. I don't think this game is worth 60 bucks at all, maybe 20. Woe to those who are expecting a new and improved Diablo 2; this isn't it.… Expand
  29. gabuttingo
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    stats auto assigned, skill system not working at all, they are just runes that are unlocked thats all, everyone ends up with the same character, dialogs not serious at all, graphics are nice, but demons are not scary at all. azmodan looks more like a sesame street character. 60 bucks its a lot of money for this game, it could be ok for a 1 year designed game, but 12 years of overstats auto assigned, skill system not working at all, they are just runes that are unlocked thats all, everyone ends up with the same character, dialogs not serious at all, graphics are nice, but demons are not scary at all. azmodan looks more like a sesame street character. 60 bucks its a lot of money for this game, it could be ok for a 1 year designed game, but 12 years of over dessign??? also the always online drm is giving me a lot of problems, if it would stop doups and hacks on battlenet then is forgiven but the servers are not making a proper work, they need to upgrade them.

    they ruined it, all, that's all.


    if you are a newcomer then it is a mediocre game, but if you are a fan of the franchise avoid it at all cost.    … Expand
  30. Krotalo
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 is an online game, it could be not, but they made it so. Being an online game, it has to be technically mantained and improved, and here comes the sad part of the story. Blizzard customer care is below any minimal acceptable level, and for an online game customer support is vital for the service itself. Currently the game is not accessible since many days, many players were notDiablo 3 is an online game, it could be not, but they made it so. Being an online game, it has to be technically mantained and improved, and here comes the sad part of the story. Blizzard customer care is below any minimal acceptable level, and for an online game customer support is vital for the service itself. Currently the game is not accessible since many days, many players were not able to play it at all since they grabbed it, due to continuous server issues, and this happens now since more than 2 weeks. This is simply unacceptable. Beware if you are planning to buy this game, it's wise to wait and see if they finally will be able to fix they major server issues.

    Blizzard customer service is not acknowledging the ongoing major fault on their servers, and sadly they don't come out to provide official statements and actions in progress.

    Fact is: this is an online game, and you currently cannot access to it.

    They milked millions of dollars and euros around the world knowing that customers just buy everything with a Blizzard logo on it.
    This is sad, but this is true.

    Game could have been fun, polished (and addictive you know), but they destroyed it being the game unplayable after 12 years of development, not even acknowledging the problem.

    Gamers, there are several excellent alternatives upcoming out there, some are even free to play. If you buy a Porshe you are not just buying a brand, but a uber quality product. Let's start thinking that a Blizzard product it's no more a safe quality choice.    … Expand
  31. Anarchy
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Utter garbage. Terrible story, graphics look about 7 years old, half-baked gameplay mechanics and absolutely no atmosphere. Looks and plays like a Saturday morning cartoon for 4 year olds. The whole thing is just a thinly-veiled cash cow with the real money auction house just a glorified pay-to-win institution. Looks like almost every critic reviewer has been paid off by Activi$ionUtter garbage. Terrible story, graphics look about 7 years old, half-baked gameplay mechanics and absolutely no atmosphere. Looks and plays like a Saturday morning cartoon for 4 year olds. The whole thing is just a thinly-veiled cash cow with the real money auction house just a glorified pay-to-win institution. Looks like almost every critic reviewer has been paid off by Activi$ion Bli$$ard as well. RIP Bli$$ard.… Expand
  32. DarthJames
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    Prepare to be frustrated. Normal: Had some fun, enjoyed the story and finding caches of history from characters we remember from 12 years ago. It had a great feel to it. Nightmare: Reality check. Want to play the game past normal? Be prepared to spend hours upon hours grinding for gold to spend in the auction house. OR fall into the trap of switching to real currency and allowing BlizzardPrepare to be frustrated. Normal: Had some fun, enjoyed the story and finding caches of history from characters we remember from 12 years ago. It had a great feel to it. Nightmare: Reality check. Want to play the game past normal? Be prepared to spend hours upon hours grinding for gold to spend in the auction house. OR fall into the trap of switching to real currency and allowing Blizzard to make a cut. Blizzard was fair here, they allowed for a third option; die every few minutes. Granted they don't pull experience, just 10% durability, but they increase your death timer gradually each time you die in a short span of time. And die you will. Hell is meant to be a challenge and when I got here it challenged one thing, my patience. I was hoping for a multiplayer game that required... multiple players to work together to defeat the minions of Hell! Nope, we got a wipe fest. It doesn't matter how hard you try and merge your abilities together (which there are few that do work together) it doesn't help. It's 4 individuals who happen to be in the same place, dying at the same time. Enjoy.… Expand
  33. menkando
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    I'm sorry Blizzard, but this game is just not what I hoped and expected it to be. My reasons: 1) The Always-Online-DRM is horrible! I have a spotty internet connection and can't enjoy playing at all! 2) The auction house destroys any ambition to hunt for valuable items in the game itself. Let me explain: For 2999 to 5999 gold I find super-decent items that are tailored to the needs of myI'm sorry Blizzard, but this game is just not what I hoped and expected it to be. My reasons: 1) The Always-Online-DRM is horrible! I have a spotty internet connection and can't enjoy playing at all! 2) The auction house destroys any ambition to hunt for valuable items in the game itself. Let me explain: For 2999 to 5999 gold I find super-decent items that are tailored to the needs of my nightmare character. So the excitement I felt back in Diablo 2, whenever a rare item droped, is just not there anymore. - Now I buy everything I want to use in the auctionhouse anyways. 3) The Smith and especially the Jeweller are completely useless: I can buy all the Jewels I need in the auctionhouse. - For a fraction of the cost that I need to pay to just upgrade the Jeweller!!! Now that can't be a desired game mechanic! 4) No chance of preventing my "friends" to see if I'm online or not? What were you thinking when you added that feature? I don't want anyone to know exactly how long and how often I play a game. 5) The story is... well... not really catching. It feels more like a b-class game then one of the most anticipated RPGs of all times. 6) I was really disconent about the graphics. Don't get me wrong: I like the colorful style. Yes, it isn't dark, but it fits the game. What I don't like: On my 30" screen (and on high settings) the game's textures just look old. Especially the characters just don't have the detail that I'd expect to see in a 2012 game. All in all: I'm sorry Blizzard, but for the first time since I play your games (and that started with "Lost vikings") I am really unhappy about the final product!… Expand
  34. WorldPeace2012
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    If I wanted to play a Wallstreet sim I would have just become a stock broker in the first place. If you are playing this game for story, pvp, unique character builds, replayability, boss runs, ways to connect with other players in lobbies, trade games, ability to make personal games, or any other reason that made Diablo2 a great game to play. If you buy Diablo3 for the listed reasons andIf I wanted to play a Wallstreet sim I would have just become a stock broker in the first place. If you are playing this game for story, pvp, unique character builds, replayability, boss runs, ways to connect with other players in lobbies, trade games, ability to make personal games, or any other reason that made Diablo2 a great game to play. If you buy Diablo3 for the listed reasons and more then realize that none of the features listed are part of the game and the ones that are are very weak. Diablo3 is built around one thing and one thing only: Loot and the Auction House to trade that loot in fake money(gold) or in real money. Now when I started playing Diablo2 back in 2000-2004 those were the years I was studying accounting and management and it was possible for me to become involved in the real Wallstreet. I turned down that option soon after I realized it was a model based off of greed. Now 10 years later I am still playing video games and I am confronted by Diablo3 which has nothing good content wise in it. Diablo3 is a very bare bones game and it is probably meant that way so that people will turn to the only content available: the (real money) auction house. If I wanted to play a Wallstreet sim I would have just become a stock broker in the first place. Activision bought out Viventi in 2008 which owned Blizzzard so I guess Diablo3 is the first game to be produced by Blizzard Activision after its merger. I'm not surprised it is all about the gold(money).… Expand
  35. tsavostfu
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    I honestly don't know where to begin. The game fails on every level that the previous Diablo's built that their successes upon. The loot system is terrible and the drops are designed in such a way that you cannot progress without buying things from the Auction House. Melee like in almost every single game is terrible.

    Loot Progression is horrible. Most Skills and Runes are unused.    I honestly don't know where to begin. The game fails on every level that the previous Diablo's built that their successes upon. The loot system is terrible and the drops are designed in such a way that you cannot progress without buying things from the Auction House. Melee like in almost every single game is terrible.

    Loot Progression is horrible.
    Most Skills and Runes are unused.
    Melee vs Ranged is unfair.
    Skill points blow.    … Expand
  36. kakupacal
    Jun 1, 2012
    7
    Entertaining but certainly not the greatest thing since electric scissors. Art is nicely stylized, although the character figures are a little tiny and much of the individual details get lost. Limiting the character skill load-out to a limited number of hotkeys is a nice touch (vs. the 900 active buttons in a typical WoW character UI) but there is a vagueness to selecting skills withoutEntertaining but certainly not the greatest thing since electric scissors. Art is nicely stylized, although the character figures are a little tiny and much of the individual details get lost. Limiting the character skill load-out to a limited number of hotkeys is a nice touch (vs. the 900 active buttons in a typical WoW character UI) but there is a vagueness to selecting skills without knowing exactly how they compare. I'm not an expert player but I resent that the entire game has to be played through on Normal difficulty (which is rarely challenging) before being presented with the choice to increase the difficulty (and thus make the thing more engaging than simply clicking a million enemies to death with little thought or tactics). The always-connected issue is just as ludicrous as others have complained about... I have ZERO desire to play this with strangers online and as for always-on removing the ability to cheat - who actually cares about that other than the hard-core pvp knuckleheads that will still insist that the other guy is SOMEHOW cheating? I'm mostly disappointed that I bought a digital copy of this that I can't re-sell when I am done with it (which will probably be quite soon).… Expand
  37. Gibson
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Outdated. Ugly. Short. Boring. On harder difficulties literally MAKES you to use auction house. Can't play singleplayer without internet connection. Very expensive for PC game.
  38. JoerT
    Jun 1, 2012
    5
    The game itself is really very good, but you'd expect after so many years of developing it, on top of years of experience with World of Warcraft, they'd get some basics right. The server stability is abominable, performance of the game on high-end systems is unpredictable and the auction house, which could have been just about copied straight out of World of Warcraft, is really limited. IThe game itself is really very good, but you'd expect after so many years of developing it, on top of years of experience with World of Warcraft, they'd get some basics right. The server stability is abominable, performance of the game on high-end systems is unpredictable and the auction house, which could have been just about copied straight out of World of Warcraft, is really limited. I can only hope patches make all this better in the near future.… Expand
  39. EntropyKC
    Jun 1, 2012
    10
    Almost all of hte negative reviews (mainly the ones from 0-3 score) are just idiots not being objective; they are long-time fanboys who bought into the absolutely biblical amounts of hype this game got, and because it didn't LITERALLY knock their socks off, they are writing these butthurt reviews.
    This game is actually very good, I haven't played either D1 or D2 and I did not follow any of    Almost all of hte negative reviews (mainly the ones from 0-3 score) are just idiots not being objective; they are long-time fanboys who bought into the absolutely biblical amounts of hype this game got, and because it didn't LITERALLY knock their socks off, they are writing these butthurt reviews.
    This game is actually very good, I haven't played either D1 or D2 and I did not follow any of the hype preceding its release, and I was not disappointed by the game. Ignore all the morons giving it a 0, 1 or 2 and judge it by the critic reviews.    … Expand
  40. DrakaOP
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Are u serious Bliz? Support suck like the hell if u serach help. Only CTRL C + CTRL V. Same answer to all player. Server are realy bad, lag everytime and crash. No comment for the story. Realy realy realy short. No PvP. Pay to win. No need skill for play, you need only money for buy better equip in auction-house. Is a clone of Wow. A bad clone. No attribute point to distribute. You unlockAre u serious Bliz? Support suck like the hell if u serach help. Only CTRL C + CTRL V. Same answer to all player. Server are realy bad, lag everytime and crash. No comment for the story. Realy realy realy short. No PvP. Pay to win. No need skill for play, you need only money for buy better equip in auction-house. Is a clone of Wow. A bad clone. No attribute point to distribute. You unlock all skill and runes with level. What a ****… Expand
  41. Nigermessor
    Jun 1, 2012
    5
    I preoredered the game as many others, and as many others EUR players I get continuously stuck with the log in page and something like error (insert random number).
    I played it. A lot. And the game itself contains a lot of overlookable flaws, like the graphic.
    But that's all folks: crafting is rendered useless due extreme costs and poor chancesw to get something good, random loot forces    I preoredered the game as many others, and as many others EUR players I get continuously stuck with the log in page and something like error (insert random number).
    I played it. A lot. And the game itself contains a lot of overlookable flaws, like the graphic.
    But that's all folks: crafting is rendered useless due extreme costs and poor chancesw to get something good, random loot forces the player to trade in cash the items to get something good on the AH (which is one of the problem of the game on my advice).
    Talking about loot and gear we have the (so I think) nucleous of the game, and a rotten one: "gear is everything". Not build, not ability, no, the gear.
    Now, if we have a decent rpg we should have a good plot (which D3's isn't, flat, simple and short as it is) and a good fighting system (where good=balanced) where the most capable gamers go on and the least try to get better by trial & error.
    Here we have 3 "casual" difficulties (yes, I played the whole game three times in a row and, yeah, it is way too boring) and a hard one (plus an hardcore mode for the skilled ones, or the lucky ones rather), which it isn't really hard, it is simply masochistic.
    You get oneshotted by every damn mod if you try the 2nd act in a "rpg-like" (so skill>gear) way.
    But when you equip in a good way (which means a lot of farming, and the boring one, where you find nothing even decent and sell a whole bag of stuff to the vendors) you reap every enemy, almost without effort (still there are some random monster (yeah, random is a keyword) that you simply CANNOT defeat because of their abilities. This is not hard, this is frustrating and useless.
    In syntesis, the only way in Diablo 3 is brute strenght (customisation = 0, you can change the sex and the active skills, but every x lvl character (class of choice) i equal to every other of the same level and class. And more of it none has a background or something to define him (change of quotes in-game, but the mission-related speech is the same, just dubbed with different voices). You cannot gent "into" the character, which isn't good.
    Talking about variety we get near the core: the usual way (in abyss or inferno) are: farm farm farm farm, something good? no, sell all, auction house, can I buy anything? no, farm farm farm farm to get more gold (since hoping in a better luck isn't likely to work).
    So it will become a pay4win? I very think so!
    The normal reaction would be "but it sure has extras, right?" Wrong! No extra random dungeon (was it too hard or you just want us to pay to have 'em?), no extra mission apart from the main story, no minigames....it is "story or gtfo", end of the story.
    Topped already? Get another character and start again from scratch.
    It isn't fun? You already paid, so why should they care?
    The only things for this 5/10 score are the graphics (not that good and not that dark, but they get the job done) and the community (chat and laugh between a slaughter and the other is almost more fun than the game itself).
    I have also played D2:lod and the only good changes are the shared trunk and (to me) the 6 slots of skills (I always forgot which F had the ability I wanted), the worst things are the shrunken locations and the absence of customisation in skills (ok, you can change the build, but it almost counts nothing, compared to the importance of the gear).
    Will I continue playing? Yeah, If I pay for something I will play it totally, even if I don't like it that much (think about FFX-2...).
    Of course if they're not mantaining a full server.    … Expand
  42. Hellmasker87
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    this isn't Diablo, this is a suck game.
    10 reasons diablo 3 sucks
    AH PAY TO WIN (real Money) , no OFFLINE MODE, No Pvp At Release, Max Level 60, No Stat or Skill Point, Battlenet 2.0 (LAG. Server Down etc.) 4 players max for game and do not forget about cheasy voice, chat system and shared magic finder
    It's A PErfect game? come on FANBOY !! :S.
  43. latios93
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    I bought this game at the first day but now, 01 june 2012, after 2 weeks I can't still play for errors of the blizzard's server. There are a lot of errors. I do not recommend this game.
    The assistence isn't responding to the ticket, the assistence is useless.
    Ho comprato questo gioco al primo giorno ma ora, 01 giugno 2012, dopo due settimane non posso ancora giocare per errori al server    I bought this game at the first day but now, 01 june 2012, after 2 weeks I can't still play for errors of the blizzard's server. There are a lot of errors. I do not recommend this game.
    The assistence isn't responding to the ticket, the assistence is useless.

    Ho comprato questo gioco al primo giorno ma ora, 01 giugno 2012, dopo due settimane non posso ancora giocare per errori al server della blizzard. Ci sono molti errori, Sconsiglio questo gioco. L'assistenza non risponde hai ticket, l'assistenza è inutile    … Expand
  44. Zakmal
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    The game is not bad, is a simple story, but is nice, the graphic is pretty good for the game tipology, so is a nice game.
    The very bad thing is the fact of to be online everytime, if my router, or my connection go down, I go down in the game instead and I get logged off.
    There is much lag, I don't know if the lag come from mine internet connection or from blizzard's servers. I always    The game is not bad, is a simple story, but is nice, the graphic is pretty good for the game tipology, so is a nice game.
    The very bad thing is the fact of to be online everytime, if my router, or my connection go down, I go down in the game instead and I get logged off.
    There is much lag, I don't know if the lag come from mine internet connection or from blizzard's servers.
    I always loot just poor items, and usually only items of another class of heroes.
    I finished the game in 3 difficulties, and never found a legendary item, I always look the entire maps, but never find a good thing to use, or to sell.
    The lag make me die much times, so I have to spend gold to repair items.
    Another bad thing is the craft or armor, weapons or gem, why I have to spend golds when I create an item?
    why when I create an item my craft skill don't grow?
    I think is soo stupid I have to pay for items, and for skill up in the craft.
    Bosses or strong monsters don't drop good items why?
    I defeated Diablo in nightmare mode, and he dropped jsut 2 blu items!!!!!!!!! this is so stupid.
    I think blizzard have to give us some more luck in loot and some gold for the lag, or maybe a treasuer with some loots, cause every 2 days all servers are down, cause everyday I lag much.
    It's impossible to play in this way.    … Expand
  45. stoff75
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    The game is great. When I can actually play the game. Unfortunately they can't deliver the online service for me to play it when I want which is a real shame for a game like this. Where's the "play offline" option??
  46. Drenamai
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Let's talk seriously. B L I Z Z A R D S U C K. That's all.
    They made us wait for a game full of bugs, and too much related to an internet connection that is ****

    I'm playing.... I lag.... The server kicks me out......... AND...... MY HARDCORE PG DIED.
    That's all. Blizzard has to pay, he **** has to pay for mocking a whole community of players.
  47. notatroll
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    What??? go to the forum and see it your self.... http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum

    SIGH **** BORING GAME.... knadlnds;glns;dogn;ladbnfgl;adfbnalsjfnlonaeonolgnkladknglasnfl;asknf;asjfbsaljfnbafjs;bnasjflnas;lfjnkalf;naflknaslkfnaslfknasfklnsaklfnasklfnasklfnas;klfnasl;jbjlkgblsdnglkasnglskng
  48. GamePlayingRole
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    It's a really awesome game, but in my humble opinion, if exactly the same game was released by another company and another name, it wouldn't sell so much. Critic Reviews would have a much lower average score than 89 out of 100 because it wouldn't be a Blizzard game and on the other hand User Reviews would have a much higher score because people wouldn't have so high expectations from thisIt's a really awesome game, but in my humble opinion, if exactly the same game was released by another company and another name, it wouldn't sell so much. Critic Reviews would have a much lower average score than 89 out of 100 because it wouldn't be a Blizzard game and on the other hand User Reviews would have a much higher score because people wouldn't have so high expectations from this game. Personally, I will give this game an absolute ZERO, not because it is bad, but to protest against the constant DRM, because if this game is successful and people accept the online DRM, then all the companies will adopt this method to protect their games and eventually the games industry will be filled with games that we will only be able to play as long as these companies support them. Remember Tabula Rasha or other MMOs? Who can play these games now? Nobody. If you like games, then DON'T buy Diablo 3 and give Blizzard a lesson how to respect their customers.… Expand
  49. Pippo
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    1) Logging problem every day and every time.
    2) A lot of spell so bugged.
    3) % item drop to low.
    4) Item level is not balanced. ( for example : some item lv 23 is more power of item lv 50 ).
    5) If u want a powerful item you need to spent so much time on auction house,you can't hope to drop it.

    Epic Fail !!!!!!!!!
  50. Lilith
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    A huge FAIL in every direction you look at Diablo 3, starting from really poor server maintenance and ending to an unknown story plot. Passing by skills, inferno mode, ....
  51. noisnam
    Jun 1, 2012
    4
    i bet people rating this game more than 7.0 is just either little fanpet of bizz or on its pay roll. i wait till i finished hell mode to write this review, and i am not going to compare this game with diablo2. First of all, Graphic is dated. Audio is just bad, i am not saying the music is bad, but the way they deliver is just stupid. Combat and mixing skills for different mob seems freshi bet people rating this game more than 7.0 is just either little fanpet of bizz or on its pay roll. i wait till i finished hell mode to write this review, and i am not going to compare this game with diablo2. First of all, Graphic is dated. Audio is just bad, i am not saying the music is bad, but the way they deliver is just stupid. Combat and mixing skills for different mob seems fresh for a hack'slash game at first. but eventually u will find that there are no need to mix skill and stick with one set of skill. a lots of my frd told me the real fun starts at hell mode. (was busy these days so i m a little bit behind) but, the way i see it, it is just stupid. there is absolutly no point of scouting the map for rare monster, because the drops are bad. u will end up buying all ur eqiupment from AH and run striaght to the boss, in which it takes away all fun for the rpg experiences. i literally felt asleep while i was click, click , clicking. this isnt a sign of a good game, i remeber when i played a new GOOD game, i will stay up just to say whatelse the game is offering even when i have a early morning meeting. Diablo 3 do not give me that at all. **and one more reminder for all u fanboy, the new patch nerf some skill and the reason of it is that u are not suppose to beat the inferno mode at this time. WT..F??????????… Expand
  52. marzapower
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    The new Diablo 3 is simply amazing. Oh well, it would be amazing if it just was playable. Internet connection to Blizzard servers is always unreliable, most players (including me) suffer high ping rates (around 0.5-1 secs) that makes the game experience really really bad, the servers are quite frequently down for maintenance, the auction house has still bugs, items disappear, achievementsThe new Diablo 3 is simply amazing. Oh well, it would be amazing if it just was playable. Internet connection to Blizzard servers is always unreliable, most players (including me) suffer high ping rates (around 0.5-1 secs) that makes the game experience really really bad, the servers are quite frequently down for maintenance, the auction house has still bugs, items disappear, achievements are not registered. But the worst thing is that there's no Single Player for this game. You are always required to be connected to the internet and to Blizzard servers, and this is really painful.
    As long as you play in normal difficulty everything goes pretty fine, but as you go up to higher difficulties you will find yourself dying and dying and dying because of the high lags.
    I would have given 10 to the game, if Blizzard had made this game playable and enjoyable.    … Expand
  53. SCiberia
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Feels like a cheap game. Horrible game design, constant errors, lags. And the game is too short. I can't say that this is Diablo. Diablo III is the worst purchase in my life.
  54. Abduxuel82
    Jun 1, 2012
    2
    Shame on blizzard... Error 37, lag, hacking, patch error,.. And they don't give a damn *... This is crazy... If you wanna play, don't buy this game.
  55. Sharkz00ka
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    Free online games offer better services and customer care. Blizzard can't be no longer considered a serious video game company. They released a broken beta and made people pay 60 â
  56. Fubar
    May 31, 2012
    2
    Why only 2 points out of 10?

    Story and "Feel" It has no story line and still think so after reaching inferno Feel. It feels like WOW not diablo. Where is that dark scary creepy feel? Online I cannot play when server is down I bought a game and expect to play when I am free, not when your server is running Equipment Only DPS matters, Str or Int or Dex has some value and if anything else    Why only 2 points out of 10?

    Story and "Feel"
    It has no story line and still think so after reaching inferno
    Feel. It feels like WOW not diablo. Where is that dark scary creepy feel?

    Online
    I cannot play when server is down
    I bought a game and expect to play when I am free, not when your server is running

    Equipment
    Only DPS matters, Str or Int or Dex has some value and if anything else has value? No, nothing else has value. Add 1% stun? what is that? 1%? So full set at best has 8% stun?
    And for this 8% I have to give up DPS which is the only thing we can rely on killing monster than being killed?

    Skill -2
    Monster has better killing skill than player, they can lock you at a spot and use Damage over time skill to kill you and these damage over time skill kills so fast you are puzzled the first few times why you get killed.
    Not to mention other elite monster skill combo that makes you scream like Jailed + Desecrator + Arcane
    Oh by the way, there are impossible to kill skill combinations

    Game testing and changes
    People look at all the skills find some has potential and try very best to boost it.
    The resulting skill advantage is so big that for "Balance" issue, Blizzard weaken or restrict that game skill
    I thought game test should have found this kind of things, not until it went life.
    And for these people who spend time and effort in the potential I can imagine they got pissed.

    I can keep going but these are the biggest I feel

    If this game does not call Diablo 3 then might get 4 or 5 points.
    But if it is being named Diablo 3 and nothing like diablo, sorry, 2 is what you get.    … Expand
  57. eg888
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Company is only concerned about keeping you online so you will use there real-money auction house that they will gouge your earnings on. How bout not screwing people over without internet? The company is openly saying that they don't care about the gamers, just the profits.
  58. psychoteo
    May 31, 2012
    0
    I am gonna do an experiment. I am gonna take a monkey put her fingers on 1 2 3 4 Q and the other hand on the mouse, train her to click monsters to kill and watch out for the red globe not to become empty.
    Probably she will not have a chance on nightmare but at least on normal i think she will defeat the prime evil. And after that i must hide my credit card, who knows, Blizzard developed a    I am gonna do an experiment. I am gonna take a monkey put her fingers on 1 2 3 4 Q and the other hand on the mouse, train her to click monsters to kill and watch out for the red globe not to become empty.
    Probably she will not have a chance on nightmare but at least on normal i think she will defeat the prime evil. And after that i must hide my credit card, who knows, Blizzard developed a new way to train monkeys to steal money from their parents. Damn 12 years for a short game and no way to create my character as i want to ,except items but for that i have to dig a lot in my wallet probably.    … Expand
  59. Skarm
    May 31, 2012
    0
    This game is a veritable ripoff:

    The game-play is worsened even from previous games and definitely from more recent action rpg. In fact Diablo 3 isn't an action rpg, but it's a pitiful and blasphemous merge of Rogue (random dungeons, random loots, etc...) and Golden Axe (fixed characters, simple arcade combat, etc...) made with the graphics and the settings of Diablo 2, adding an Action    This game is a veritable ripoff:

    The game-play is worsened even from previous games and definitely from more recent action rpg.
    In fact Diablo 3 isn't an action rpg, but it's a pitiful and blasphemous merge of Rogue (random dungeons, random loots, etc...) and Golden Axe (fixed characters, simple arcade combat, etc...) made with the graphics and the settings of Diablo 2, adding an Action House taken from a MMORPG.

    Moreover, while the game could be addictive notwithstanding in a foolish way if you take it for what it is (an arcade hack'n'slash with outdated concepts and graphics and no real creativity in it), Blizzard adds another weight to the scale:

    The enforced online-only nature tied to Battle.net servers and the pitiful service offered by their servers.

    For the game itself, the mark would be 5...the game is really bad for 2012 standards, but it's still addictive...however the problem is that is online-only, Blizzard is giving a crappy service with its servers and customer service and the main fun part (Auction House) is more often taken down and not working than working!

    Given that even the most addicted customer would get sick quite quickly...

    My suggestion is:

    Don't buy.

    You'll pay good cash for a mediocre game and the worst service you could think even in your nightmares. Moreover you'll not be able to play offline while Blizzard mess everything up with its demented Battle.net servers!!    … Expand
  60. Smoogle
    May 31, 2012
    3
    The game is a massive disappointment it you have ever played any of the previous versions. The character customization is lacking, and the entire game has been dumbed down. The market system has caused an imbalance to the economy of the game and made the thrill of finding in game items non-existent. The persistent server outages are unacceptable, especially considering that this isThe game is a massive disappointment it you have ever played any of the previous versions. The character customization is lacking, and the entire game has been dumbed down. The market system has caused an imbalance to the economy of the game and made the thrill of finding in game items non-existent. The persistent server outages are unacceptable, especially considering that this is supposed to be a a single player experience. The storyline and character dialog seems to have been written by a 2nd grader, and once again adds nothing to the experience. The error codes that the client returns when you are unable to login are reminiscent of games written in the 80's. In summary, this had the potential to be a great game, all the ingredients where there with the previous iterations, however Blizzard failed miserably.… Expand
  61. tfarcraw
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Having been a pretty hardcore Diablo 1 and 2 player, I don't think I could be more disappointed with D3...

    Daily lag problems. Daily AH issues. The Inferno design is downright asinine. Moronic design that constantly severely punishes melee on the harder difficulties (hell / inferno). A very clear push to just use the AH / Real Money AH (and let's be real, the *real* end-game in D3 is the    Having been a pretty hardcore Diablo 1 and 2 player, I don't think I could be more disappointed with D3...

    Daily lag problems.
    Daily AH issues.
    The Inferno design is downright asinine.
    Moronic design that constantly severely punishes melee on the harder difficulties (hell / inferno).
    A very clear push to just use the AH / Real Money AH (and let's be real, the *real* end-game in D3 is the RMAH...Blizzardvision wants that $$$).

    The game's probably alright if you're a casual gamer or have zero intention of playing Inferno (guess where the good items drop...) but if you're a serious Diablo fan or anything resembling a "hardcore" gamer, you should hold off on D3 and either wait for them to "unstupid" the game or simply skip it.

    Torchlight 2's looking more and more enticing.    … Expand
  62. niketnb
    May 31, 2012
    5
    To be honest, I haven't play diablo 1,2, this is the first time that I've played Blizzard game and I just get into it on killing the skeleton king in the beginning of the act, the story goes very smoothly with decent of side quests which usually have a percentage of good rewards. I liked the fact that the smithing system which it will produce different effects of each piece of equipments,To be honest, I haven't play diablo 1,2, this is the first time that I've played Blizzard game and I just get into it on killing the skeleton king in the beginning of the act, the story goes very smoothly with decent of side quests which usually have a percentage of good rewards. I liked the fact that the smithing system which it will produce different effects of each piece of equipments, making me wanted to collect the materials and smith again, increase the durability of the game. HOWEVER, there are many weak points of this game which lower the score, in my opinion, I really dislike the difficulty system which restricted you to play through the whole four acts till you unlock the next difficulty, it was very boring that you already remembered all the monsters location and the mission. IF you are trying to get to inferno difficulty, imagine how many times you have to play through the complete identical four acts again and wasting your time. Another point that I hate this game was the server system, often times I was getting so piss off due to the fact that I always get kicked from the server because it was full, how ridiculous was that, and you had to wait for half an hour in order to continue the game, what was the idea behind this, kept us lock in a room and wait for the countdown to complete? You bought this game to enjoy, not to wait. Actually there also have many bad areas about this game, but these were the main once. To make an conclusion, I think that this was a so-so game wont worth freaken 69.99 USD for that.… Expand
  63. Heiijeil
    May 31, 2012
    3
    The game is quite expensive for the limited content it offers. This, added to the required online connectivity to play, is largely my reason for the low score. Always online would have been a good thing had it been implemented properly, but it's been two weeks and we still get terrible lag while trying to play. Plus point for a casual gamer like me: the game has been simplified that itThe game is quite expensive for the limited content it offers. This, added to the required online connectivity to play, is largely my reason for the low score. Always online would have been a good thing had it been implemented properly, but it's been two weeks and we still get terrible lag while trying to play. Plus point for a casual gamer like me: the game has been simplified that it allows me to just log in and play without worrying if my stats are correct or not. However, it still doesn't make up for the overwhelmingly negative points mentioned above, aside from the boring graphics and uninspiring loot (for a loot game at that!).… Expand
  64. Kurshuk
    May 31, 2012
    0
    I bought 2 copies of this game, one for me and one for my wife. I played single player a couple days and then switched into playing multiplayer with my wife. I never joined a public game, never talked to anyone in chat, never interacted with the online component in any way. My account was hacked less that 15 days after purchasing the game. Blizzard had rollback points, which is good, ifI bought 2 copies of this game, one for me and one for my wife. I played single player a couple days and then switched into playing multiplayer with my wife. I never joined a public game, never talked to anyone in chat, never interacted with the online component in any way. My account was hacked less that 15 days after purchasing the game. Blizzard had rollback points, which is good, if they're frequent. I'm a casual gamer now, so I play sometimes, maybe 2 or 3 times a week. They had one rollback when I was level 4 and another when I was 18, none for all the progress after that. In addition, even though their choice to put this pile of trash online only, you can only have 2 rollbacks for the lifetime of the account. So if you get hacked at lvl 60 and lose all your rare and legenday items and then it happens again that's all you get. A third hack will mean personal loss.

    I will say the game is very fun, the enemies are varied and challenging and the game itself has a lot of polish. If it had SP/LAN this review would be a 10. But so far my interaction has been play the game and have a really great time, then I got hacked, then I alerted blizzard and they took forever to get back to me. 48 hours is too damn long. Especially when the account recovery tool quotes 6-12. So they tell me that I can have my stuff back if I want to be out of level with my wife and unable to play with her. I skipped the restore because of the 2 restore lifetime limit, but this experience has ruined the game for me. I've not been hacked on any game ever before because mostly I run LAN with the direct connections to the internet disabled completely. (Eliminates interruptions from SMS/IM services)

    This review slams the game pretty hard, but the core of the game is good. The mechanics are solid and it's really an awesome feeling when you put the right skills together and lay waste to the minions of hell. But making every single person that bought the game a target for hackers is **** What I've really lost is my respect for Blizzard. Before you slam be and tell me that I just don't like blizzard, understand that when I was 5 I found Warcraft and I played Warcraft everyday until Warcraft II, which I played everyday until I found Diablo. I've logged thousands of hours into Blizzard releases. More time that I've spent playing every elder scrolls game, even arena and daggerfall. That's saying something. Within a week of buying Skyrim I'd logged 100 hours while working a full time job. I think when I finally stopped playing Morrowind the damage was around 700 hours. 23 hours into this one my account is hacked and the game is virtually unplayable due to the terrible customer service.

    If you're just looking for a casual game where you can log in and play with a friend or two, save your cash for Torchlight 2, put up with the lower budget and enjoy a game that not every hacker in the world is hacking into.    … Expand
  65. reubs
    May 31, 2012
    1
    blizzard should be ashamed, the selling of this product has been unethical and deceptive in the extreme! its plagued with erros and flaws and is constantly beset by downtime and system maintenance, the basic reasons for having the ridiculous need for a constant online connection haven't even been released!!!!! they have no regard for customers outside of america either, basicallyblizzard should be ashamed, the selling of this product has been unethical and deceptive in the extreme! its plagued with erros and flaws and is constantly beset by downtime and system maintenance, the basic reasons for having the ridiculous need for a constant online connection haven't even been released!!!!! they have no regard for customers outside of america either, basically relegating anyone in australia to maintenance at peak gaming times every second day. DO NOT BUY!… Expand
  66. Boogus
    May 31, 2012
    1
    I was looking forward to this game for years. I trusted Blizzard would get it right and I am the biggest Diablo fan there is... So it comes with great displeasure that I feel I must post this poor review score. I am especially upset since I bought two copies of this garbage of a game (one for a friend). Poor boss designs, frustrating connection hickups, nonexistant RPG elements, repetativeI was looking forward to this game for years. I trusted Blizzard would get it right and I am the biggest Diablo fan there is... So it comes with great displeasure that I feel I must post this poor review score. I am especially upset since I bought two copies of this garbage of a game (one for a friend). Poor boss designs, frustrating connection hickups, nonexistant RPG elements, repetative gameplay, short gameplay when playing thought the first time, no ability to change the difficulty of the casual first time playthrough, unexciting and short story, uninteresting bosses and many other sad design choices.
    Why Blizzard??? Whyyyyyyy?    … Expand
  67. littlejim
    May 31, 2012
    0
    120 hours played stuck on inferno, hating the gear grind. Very watered down and shallow game, nothing like Diablo2.

    Looking to play Path of Exile instead
  68. ostia
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Less than 24 hours into the release of Diablo 3 Blizzard was forced to take Battle.net offline in order to add more servers to handle the overwhelming demand for the game. If you are greeted with error codes that prevent you from logging in, Blizzard has provided some information on the error codes. The most frequent seems to be the "Error 37" which indicated that the Diablo III server hasLess than 24 hours into the release of Diablo 3 Blizzard was forced to take Battle.net offline in order to add more servers to handle the overwhelming demand for the game. If you are greeted with error codes that prevent you from logging in, Blizzard has provided some information on the error codes. The most frequent seems to be the "Error 37" which indicated that the Diablo III server has reached maximum capacity...And many other problems… Expand
  69. Markov
    May 31, 2012
    6
    So just to start. I was ineradicably excited when i first got the game. After waiting day after launch ( since I couldn't get in) game literally killed my excitement little by little. Game is a total step-back compared to predecessor. While its nice to switch around skills for a while, blizzard totally killed experimentation with skill points and uniqueness of skills. Skill trees in diabloSo just to start. I was ineradicably excited when i first got the game. After waiting day after launch ( since I couldn't get in) game literally killed my excitement little by little. Game is a total step-back compared to predecessor. While its nice to switch around skills for a while, blizzard totally killed experimentation with skill points and uniqueness of skills. Skill trees in diablo 2 used to be crystal clear to read and compare and showed damage done as well as gave synergies to make it really interesting. On top of that attribute points are allocated automatically. That leaves player with no choices making character boring. Story is not memorable at all beside few little moments. They managed to make the game so generic that it pains me to say this. Game is boring after a while. It doesn't bring anything really innovative to the table(and I would say it even takes away). Some would say that they brought auction house and characters are more balanced for PvP but again(what PvP?) there's no PvP. Personally I finished the game on normal and I'm not so sure that there's enough to keep me going. There's only four players in a group and maps seem very small. They had 12 years to make a great polished game. It seems that Blizzard prioritizes MMos now so everything else is an addition. Instead of evolving great game and implementing more ideas into the game, blizzard managed to give diablo 3 a console feel. Yes I said that right, console. Game would be fine as a release for a console. Just to sum it up. Blizzard somehow managed to avoid almost everything that was great about diablo 2 and make something(some would say different) but I would say worse since as of now I don't see myself playing it 12 years from now as I did with diablo 2. Some newcomers might like it, but seasoned players growing up on diablo and diablo 2 surely wont be so happy and they make majority. I guess they only hope lies in Torchlight 2 which is going to cost 1/3 of what diablo 3 did and seems much better in aspect of uniqueness and implementation. Well we'll have to wait a little since release date is set to summer 2012. Thank you for reading my rambling and I hope someone from Blizzard wakes up and realizes that they wasted pretty big opportunity to make even bigger bucks.PS Blizzard if you ever need help with ideas and implementation just contact me since there's a serious lack of talent on your team. Also I apologize for my English as as of now it's not perfect and thank you for reading.… Expand
  70. iNs4ne
    May 31, 2012
    4
    THE OK: Gameplay is somewhat fun, sound/music/graphics are OK.
    THE BAD: poor story, mediocre levels (there are no random generated levels, just a few variations), mediocre bosses.
    THE UGLY: not deep enough. majorly dependant on items ok i guess, except for VERY bad itemization (anything other than main stats and resists is worthless) - makes the Auction House a 2nd home. THE FAIL: In    THE OK: Gameplay is somewhat fun, sound/music/graphics are OK.
    THE BAD: poor story, mediocre levels (there are no random generated levels, just a few variations), mediocre bosses.
    THE UGLY: not deep enough. majorly dependant on items ok i guess, except for VERY bad itemization (anything other than main stats and resists is worthless) - makes the Auction House a 2nd home.
    THE FAIL: In about 2 weeks, total downtime in EU has exceeded 32hours, spread over several days. customer communication is non-existant (servers go offline for hours without a single notice)    … Expand
  71. Khelbin13
    May 31, 2012
    3
    This game is the only one I thought to get the Collector's Edition for and, while it did contain some extra goodies, overall my game experience is pretty meh. I currently have a Wizard, level 60, in Inferno difficulty Act 1. Normal and Nightmare were a blast to play through, but once I reached Hell, the fun drained away. One of the main reasons is how unlikely you are to get any lootThis game is the only one I thought to get the Collector's Edition for and, while it did contain some extra goodies, overall my game experience is pretty meh. I currently have a Wizard, level 60, in Inferno difficulty Act 1. Normal and Nightmare were a blast to play through, but once I reached Hell, the fun drained away. One of the main reasons is how unlikely you are to get any loot useful to you or anyone else. Items "roll" random stats and they could be awesome, useless, or anything in-between. The same goes for Legendaries, which are so rare you get excited when you see one and then, after looking at the stats, say "WTF?" There are also champion and elite enemies in the game. With each difficulty, they get an additional ability, up to 4 in Inferno. These abilities can range from locking you in place for a few seconds (Jailer) to setting up a rotating laser beam of death. (Arcane Enchanted) Some of the combos are literally impossible to beat. An example I came across yesterday was a group of huge zombies that naturally have a ton of health with the following abilities: Jailer, Waller (Summons walls to block your path), Vortex (randomly pulls you close to them), and Arcane Enchanted. I tried for a good 10 minutes to kill them and there was no way it would ever happen. I am in no way a noob in this kind of game and I know how to use my cooldowns, but I could not for the life of me even kill 1 of the 3 mobs. This brings me to another point. There is a buff you get at level 60 upon killing a champion mob called "Nephalem Valor" which stacks to 5 and increases your chance of finding magic items. It also guarantees certain kinds of drops on bosses. The only problem with this is that if you change any of your abilities around (in a game that is pretty much based on doing so) you lose all your stacks. This is especially frustrating if you meet a champion pack you cannot get past, so you have to either restart your game, which loses your stacks, or change your abilities around, which loses your stacks. Meeting unkillable champion packs in a game is just bad game design in my opinion. There is something to be said for having an appropriate challenge, but if it's impossible, nobody will want to play anymore.

    My first play through was fun and it is nice to be able to jump into my brother's game and vice-versa, but once you get to the higher difficulties, the fun goes away and is replaced with anger at not being able to kill the 10th champion pack in a row and having nowhere to bring the pack to have them kill you so you can move past, since they don't move around after you die. Ironically, the champion packs are harder than the actual bosses. Diablo 3 is a game I really WANT to enjoy, but lately there have been a ton of server issues regarding random maintenance, crashes, etc... and with no ability to play offline, the lag can almost make it unplayable. Yesterday, the lag was so bad I had to wait 18 seconds to swing my barbarian's weapon at the target, at which point it was somewhere else entirely and the damage it would have done was taken out of my health. As a final note: if you are considering purchasing Diablo 3, my suggestion is to wait a month or 2 so Blizzard can get their act together and fix the servers to provide a more enjoyable experience. It's also frustrating to have to use the auction house feature just to get gear upgrades since nothing good ever seems to drop when you play your own character.    … Expand
  72. Dragondebunker
    May 31, 2012
    0
    [Italian Version]
    Dopo 12 anni di attesa per il sequel di Diablo2, finalmente eccolo qui.
    Volutamente evito la parte dell'installazione del gioco. Non sarei obiettivo. Entro nel gioco. Toh! Che grafica strana... uhm... non mi pare così "accattivante" come hanno decantato. Anzi... mi pare proprio un pò "vecchiotta". E pure i colori... sono un pò strani;    [Italian Version]
    Dopo 12 anni di attesa per il sequel di Diablo2, finalmente eccolo qui.
    Volutamente evito la parte dell'installazione del gioco. Non sarei obiettivo.
    Entro nel gioco.
    Toh! Che grafica strana... uhm... non mi pare così "accattivante" come hanno decantato. Anzi... mi pare proprio un pò "vecchiotta". E pure i colori... sono un pò strani; troppo pastosi... troppo acquosi... troppo "pastello".
    Le classi sono "carine". Nulla di veramente eccezionale a dire il vero; si avverte molto la mancanza di classi come il necromante...
    -Dopo 10 ore di gioco-
    C'è qualcosa che non mi torna.
    Le abilità sono "strane". Nessuna veramente "figa"; sono tutte mediamente utili e sono tutte mediamente inutili.
    Anche l'equipaggiamento... è molto strano. Ho una sfortuna terribile e non trovo oggetti veramente utili. Anche in questo caso, l'equipaggiamento che si riesce a lootare dai mob/boss, è mediamente utile e mediamente inutile.
    -Dopo 60 ore di gioco-
    Sono ad "Inferno". Sono veramente all'inferno. Sto andando fuori di testa.
    Non c'è una logica nel potenziamento esponenziale degli incontri. I vari nemici acquistano poteri ed abilità in maniera assolutamente casuale. Se rifai 10 volte lo stesso Raro/Elite/Boss, per 10 volte userà sempre abilità diverse. Per non parlare che oltre alle proprie abilità "super potenziate" acquisisce anche abilità di altri Rari/Elite/Boss. E' un delirio. Il sistema è fatto per non essere superato.
    C'è un solo modo per finire "Inferno" fino a Diablo: evitare tutti i Rari/Elite sul percorso ed andare direttamente dal boss. Non vi è altra soluzione.
    Anche l'equipaggiamento è una scelta folle: il giocatore è OBBLIGATO a servirsi esclusivamente della Auction House. Anche qui non c'è altro modo. Non c'è modo di lootare equipaggiamento decente, neppure con lo stack del Valore dei Nefilim.

    Per concludere: ci sono giochi che sono difficili in maniera furba, divertente; Diablo III è difficile in maniera idiota.
    In poche parole: arrivando verso la fine del quarto livello cresce a dismisura la sensazione di essere stati presi in giro; la sensazione di essere stati truffati.
    Finito Diablo ad "inferno" resta solo una cosa da fare: disinstallare il gioco e dimenticarsi di aver speso dei soldi per una simile porcheria.

    [English Version]
    After 12 years of waiting for the sequel to Diablo 2, finally here it is.
    Deliberately I avoid the part of the installation of the game. I would not be objective.
    Later in the game.
    Toh! What a strange graphic ... uh ... I do not think so "attractive" as they praised. In fact ... I think just a little "antiquated". Yet the colors ... I'm a bit strange, too doughy ... too watery ... too "pastel".
    The classes are "cute". Nothing really great to be honest, there is much lack of classes like the necromancer ...
    -After 10 hours of play-
    There's something not quite right.
    Skills are "strange". Not really "cool" are all average earnings and average are all useless.
    Also the equipment ... is very strange. I have a terrible misfortune, and I find really useful objects. Also in this case, the equipment that are unable to loot from the mobs / boss, is on average useful and useless on average.
    -After 60 hours of play-
    They are to "Hell". I'm really in hell. I'm freaking out.
    There is no logic in the exponential expansion of the fightings. The various enemies gain powers and abilities in an absolutely random mode. If you redo the same 10 times Rare/Elite/Boss, 10 times more and will use different abilities. Not to mention that in addition to their "super enhanced" ability, they acquire even more Rare/Elite/ Boss abilities. It's a delirium. The system is made not to be exceeded.
    There is only one way to end "Inferno" to Diablo: avoid all Rare/Elite on the path and go directly to the boss. There is no other solution.
    Even the equipment is a foolish choice: the player is FORCED to use only the Auction House. Even here there is no other way. There is no way to loot decent gear, even with the stack of Value of the Nephilim.

    To conclude: there are games that are hard in a smart, funny, mode; Diablo III is hard only in "retard idiot" mode.
    In a nutshell: if you come towards the end of the fourth level increases excessively the feeling of being cheated, the feeling of being cheated.
    Finished Diablo "hell" is just one thing to do: uninstall the game and forget about spending money on such crap.    … Expand
  73. aesalion
    May 31, 2012
    4
    No complain for the gameplay... for the game, the changes, etcetera; for me the feeling, in game, is very good: Diablo is Diablo!!
    But.........
    Quote: Constant connectin to the internet? Are you joking? This is absurd and bad for so many reasons. I understand the need to fight piracy, but this is just too much. Also, when I bought it it simply said "Internet connection required", and I    No complain for the gameplay... for the game, the changes, etcetera; for me the feeling, in game, is very good: Diablo is Diablo!!
    But.........
    Quote: Constant connectin to the internet? Are you joking? This is absurd and bad for so many reasons. I understand the need to fight piracy, but this is just too much. Also, when I bought it it simply said "Internet connection required", and I obviously thought it was because of multiplayer and such. I CAN'T stay connected all the time....The service quality in Italy is terrible (as my english lol, i know) Error 37, 3006, etc etc.....it's INCREDIBLE, the servers are scandalous, eu.battlenet is not qualified for this!!!
    Etc...etc...
    Forgive me for my poor english, please...    … Expand
  74. vanadio
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Welcome to the WOW generation Diablo. Gear is everything, market is everything, better you go to the AH and give your 15% to Blizzard. No attributes selection, respeccable skills, you are a dumb guy, aren't you? 4 for the MUSIC. The rest is crap.
  75. giacdegiac
    May 31, 2012
    3
    My "conclusions" after 100+ hours played.
    Big balance problems: normal, nightmare and hell are too easy while inferno is very hard.
    Not too hard, just too much difference with others acts.
    Service: sux like hell each day you have to "pray to play".
    Their objective was to gain moneys not to do a good game.
  76. menox
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Support from blizzard is ridiculous .. The European servers are always down on the forum without even warning the problems we have. >>>DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  77. ermora
    May 31, 2012
    1
    la caduta di un mito grazie all'incompetenza/noncuranza dei progettisti.
    Sono riusciti a rovinare il mitico diablo 2 e sull'onda del successo vendono una fregatura.
    Non si puo giocare offline , le skill le mette in automatico il sistema, lvl max 60 e la differenza la faranno i soldi veri che serviranno a comprare item sull'ebay della blizzard che prendera' il 15% sulla commissione.    la caduta di un mito grazie all'incompetenza/noncuranza dei progettisti.
    Sono riusciti a rovinare il mitico diablo 2 e sull'onda del successo vendono una fregatura.
    Non si puo giocare offline , le skill le mette in automatico il sistema, lvl max 60 e la differenza la faranno i soldi veri che serviranno a comprare item sull'ebay della blizzard che prendera' il 15% sulla commissione.

    belle le musiche , i server stanno piu' giu' che su e non e' possibile giocare quando fa comodo.

    esperienza bruttissima    … Expand
  78. phalabrak
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Errors, errors, errors and again errors. It's almost impossible to connect with the game server, there are several bugs, the story is terrible and the game-play... well... hard to say how it is, due to a load of latency and connection errors. Wanna play with a funny game? DON'T buy this one!
  79. Kaleidos
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Blizzard decided you had to play this game online, even if you play solo. Keep that in mind if you decide to go and buy the game. Because you simply won't be able to play it if Blizzard' server down. And they are, a lot of time, down. So you probably won't even get to decide if you like the game design. You'll just be left wondering.
  80. Roy1800
    May 31, 2012
    1
    UK - Having not played Diablo or Diablo 2 I can't comment on how the game compares, all i can say is that no matter how much you want this game do not buy it right now until blizzard fix it. There has not been a single day since launch where I have been able to log in and play at the times I would like without outright server closure or random disconnections.

    I Feel it is fair to compare    UK - Having not played Diablo or Diablo 2 I can't comment on how the game compares, all i can say is that no matter how much you want this game do not buy it right now until blizzard fix it. There has not been a single day since launch where I have been able to log in and play at the times I would like without outright server closure or random disconnections.

    I Feel it is fair to compare this to a Subscription MMO, since it requires online servers to be played, The problem is this is where the similarity ends and also Blizzards incentive to please their customers or fix it quickly. They have already collected plenty of revenue, and without subscriptions are most unlikely to compensate players in the way that MMOs do during times of such incompetence.

    If any owners of the game are reading this please take the time to post your views, positive or negative so that all future buyers get a fair representation of what service they are buying.

    This is the issue with critic reviews, they buy a product to use once and discard after a few hours, true customers buy a prolonged service, and this is what blizzard are failing to deliver

    Rant over    … Expand
  81. ubiunno
    May 31, 2012
    0
    error error error

    we are doing the achievement "errors collectors - 100.000 errors of every type"
    we are doing the achievement "errors collectors - 1.00.000 errors of every type"
    we are doing the achievement "errors collectors - 10.000.000 errors of every type"
  82. era
    May 31, 2012
    0
    Another game ruined by lawyers and people more interested in money than supplying a good game.
    The DRM in this game kills it for most people. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. IT SUCKS. STORY SUCKS. GRAPHICS SUCK. GAME PLAY SUCKS. ENVIRONMENT SUCKS.
  83. gmit
    May 31, 2012
    2
    First of all, Diablo is fun. A great thing to cut time waiting for a real game.

    However, for 60eur, I don't expect: * constant server problems * story that lasts only 15-20 hours * idiotic map reset each time the game is left (either by your choice or network problem); I cannot imagine how someone while having discussion about game design said 'yes, we'll have it! this is the best    First of all, Diablo is fun. A great thing to cut time waiting for a real game.

    However, for 60eur, I don't expect: * constant server problems * story that lasts only 15-20 hours * idiotic map reset each time the game is left (either by your choice or network problem); I cannot imagine how someone while having discussion about game design said 'yes, we'll have it! this is the best choice!'

    Anyhow, it's still fun, but, I feel a bit fooled. I wouldn't felt that way if game costed 50eur less...    … Expand
  84. Benbass
    May 31, 2012
    0
    This game doesn't deserve your money because:
    - MultipleS connection issues and troubles with the AH even if the game could be played offline.
    - Difficulty poorly tuned (too easy and then impossible even if you don't use the AH).... - ... force the player to use the auction house to be able to continue in high difficulties (real money AH, here we go!) - NO PVP so now it's only the stupid    This game doesn't deserve your money because:
    - MultipleS connection issues and troubles with the AH even if the game could be played offline.
    - Difficulty poorly tuned (too easy and then impossible even if you don't use the AH)....
    - ... force the player to use the auction house to be able to continue in high difficulties (real money AH, here we go!)
    - NO PVP so now it's only the stupid brainless farming.    … Expand
  85. horsemnonkey
    May 31, 2012
    10
    After 12 years, years of beta testing and I cant play the game without several hours of error messages each day. This was not what I anticipated after this long wait.
  86. Jerry50
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Ten Years? Either the planners and designers are totally out of touch or Blizzard has some motives we don't know about. First there was the initial server problems, then there there's down time for server maintenance and let's not forget patches and updates. I didn't know I was buying an mmo? not mention
    PDT is killing my play time. Ok so I get over that and then I have to play infantile    Ten Years? Either the planners and designers are totally out of touch or Blizzard has some motives we don't know about. First there was the initial server problems, then there there's down time for server maintenance and let's not forget patches and updates. I didn't know I was buying an mmo? not mention
    PDT is killing my play time. Ok so I get over that and then I have to play infantile normal mode, revealing the whole story line, talk about spoilers and find out nightmare is not so hard and I have to do it over and over again for each character. Talk about boring. Drops don't get better in nightmare mode, they get worse. Everything else is basically done for you, most decisions are taken out of your hands and little customization for the characters. The game play is great but such a disappointment in all other areas. It could have been one great game!!! but alas Blizzard might be bowing to the money gods and using the 4 modes to keep us using the Auction house??maybe?? Oh and speaking of the Auction house up, down in gold mode and forget currency mode????Poor planning .....    … Expand
  87. Isboo
    May 31, 2012
    2
    This game got 2 things right. 1. The combat feels good 2. The graphics are fantastic. Everything else is wrong and a slap in the face to fans of the series. For a game that has for years been based around killing bosses and collecting loot it seems incredibly short sighted to make killing bosses tedious and to make the loot they drop worthless. The story is terrible, the characters 1This game got 2 things right. 1. The combat feels good 2. The graphics are fantastic. Everything else is wrong and a slap in the face to fans of the series. For a game that has for years been based around killing bosses and collecting loot it seems incredibly short sighted to make killing bosses tedious and to make the loot they drop worthless. The story is terrible, the characters 1 dimensional and cheesy, the game more linear than any I have ever played and the item system completely backwards. The result of these factors leaves you feeling quite depressed and has you reaching for the disk and a hammer. The difficulty curve is atrocious going from unfathomably easy to completely impossible not through interesting mechanics but through stat boosts so ridiculous you are forced to grind for an indefinite period of time OR head to the auction house where conveniently Blizzard will take a cut of the fee spent. Regardless of how good you are at the game these are your only 2 options, this does not seem as much of a challenge as it is a chore.

    I feel I have been lied to about the randomisation of the game and "the events" that keep the game fresh. The randomisation is as minor as it could possibly be with all outdoor areas (which make up most of the game) the exact same every play through. The most advanced event I have come across so far has been "kill this person right in front of you" with the least advanced being carrying a potion 2 meters down a path to another character. These events are not fun they are insulting.

    In the games current state I cannot recommend it to anyone. I am currently hoping that the game will be patched and fixed in the coming weeks otherwise the long wait for diablo 4 has begun. Blizzard you have let me down. (Oh yeah I forgot to mention it is impossible to log in even if you did want to play this diabolical)    … Expand
  88. makintosh
    May 31, 2012
    1
    It is absolutely appalling how high critics have rated this game. (Blizzard been slipping you cash?) There are multiple issues with the game, and I will list a few down here. However, I do give this game a solid 1 for combat, I believe that has been done quite well.

    Issues with the game: -Linear maps (little randomization; in contrary to what was promised pre-launch) -Not possible to    It is absolutely appalling how high critics have rated this game. (Blizzard been slipping you cash?) There are multiple issues with the game, and I will list a few down here. However, I do give this game a solid 1 for combat, I believe that has been done quite well.

    Issues with the game:
    -Linear maps (little randomization; in contrary to what was promised pre-launch)
    -Not possible to travel between acts, feels very confined
    -Terrible story plot, awful dialogue, undermining and completely ruining very important characters from the previous Diablo games.
    -Boring cut-scenes that get very repetitive after completing normal difficulty
    -Loot system completely broken -Monsters' skills randomized (very little thought into it, and very uncreative)
    -In Hell/Inferno there is little consideration for monsters' damage, a lot of instant kills -Bosses are too easy and drop loot that is comparable with ordinary mobs
    -Diablo himself looks like a woman with large hips (why have you ruined him?)
    -Servers unreliable, always getting errors when trying to log in

    Blizzard has completely undermined and spat on a large fan base that has been eagerly and faithfully awaiting this game for years. Cheers.    … Expand
  89. Sofitia
    May 31, 2012
    4
    (-GAMEPLAY-)
    I played Diablo, Diablo 2 and now I am playing Diablo 3. If you liked Diablo and Diablo 2, then you will like Diablo 3. The game is fun in general, but the end game is not that great. It is similar to world of warcraft. You run aruond the world and kill champions and elites to collect the best gear in the game which has really no point because you wont be using it for anything    (-GAMEPLAY-)
    I played Diablo, Diablo 2 and now I am playing Diablo 3. If you liked Diablo and Diablo 2, then you will like Diablo 3. The game is fun in general, but the end game is not that great. It is similar to world of warcraft. You run aruond the world and kill champions and elites to collect the best gear in the game which has really no point because you wont be using it for anything really. Thats my opinion on the gameplay. Overall, the gameplay is fine. Like I said If you liked diablo and diablo 2, then you will like diablo 3 gameplay.

    (-CONNECTION / INTERNET-)
    The bad thing with diablo 3 is battlenet. Battelnet is full of lag and the auction house does not work half the time. Also, you have to be careful, because some people including me got their account hacked.

    (-HARDCORE-)
    If you like hardcore, this game is not for you unless if you dont mind being high level and dying because of the lag or bugs. Right now the game has this issue, which is the fact that when you are at position A and you try to move at position B for example. Your character will move for a second away from position A, but after that second is done you will teleport back to position A, therefore never reaching position B. Let's say your position A is next to an elite and your B is getting away from the elite. Well you wont get away at all you character is gonna moonwalk, take damage and die.    … Expand
  90. boompow
    May 31, 2012
    3
    Everybody knows that the launch was shameful but even at 2 weeks in the Forum is overflowing with complaints, personally I have not been able to log in and play on 2 out of 3 occasions so far.

    For a single player game that is criminal and this is not the only reason for my low score. Not only is it a horrible example of failure on a technical a level for the company with the most    Everybody knows that the launch was shameful but even at 2 weeks in the Forum is overflowing with complaints, personally I have not been able to log in and play on 2 out of 3 occasions so far.

    For a single player game that is criminal and this is not the only reason for my low score.

    Not only is it a horrible example of failure on a technical a level for the company with the most successful online game but most of all Blizzard should be ashamed of what they have done with this once great game Franchise.

    It has been "World of Warcrafted" . Dumbed down to the lowest level of skill required. Real money auction house? Really? Skills I cant even chose? No attributes? And beyond that its a crappy graphics level which looks like WoW in small.

    I cant tell you how much this is the LAST time you have received money from me. Way to piss off a loyal fan from back in the Lost Viking days.

    You shovel money in boatloads over 10 years and this is how you treat the fans that made it happen.

    The game is not great. Its just well funded and well marketed, if they would have simply updated the graphics on D2 it would have been a better game. Story is not interesting enough to cover the fact that you are reduced to moronic monotony due to the limited and pre-prescribed skillset you choose from. Such a shame and the fact that the "critic" reviews loved this game just shows that nobody has the balls to tell it how it is.    … Expand
  91. CulturalFiend
    May 31, 2012
    7
    Diablo 3 is an excellent game. However the game has some terrible design choices. For one, the auction house ruins the balance. Characters can fly by the first two campaign difficulties after purchasing 100,000 gold worth of items in the AH. In PVP, I really hope you cannot use items purchased in the AH, if that's the case, then PVP is completely futile, and utterly stupid. Anyone canDiablo 3 is an excellent game. However the game has some terrible design choices. For one, the auction house ruins the balance. Characters can fly by the first two campaign difficulties after purchasing 100,000 gold worth of items in the AH. In PVP, I really hope you cannot use items purchased in the AH, if that's the case, then PVP is completely futile, and utterly stupid. Anyone can spend cash on gold, or even cash in the real-world currency AH, buy all the gear they want and then go "pwn sum nubs" with their elite gear that they just bought from someone who spent hours to find it. Another dissapointment is the completely ridiculous, unoriginal pile of trash that they call a story. Who wrote the story for this game? Were they drunk? Were they dropped on their head as a child!? The story is so mediocre that I can't even describe in words the mediocrity of the depth and lack of any actual interesting aspect within D3's plot. Towards the end it gets interesting, but just for a few moments, then it goes back to being an uninspired joke. The cinematics are epic, but way too short. I really think that Blizzard could have done better wtih both the story and cinematics. Diablo 2 had much better cutscenes, and the fight scenes within D3's are very short and uninteresting. Very disappointing Blizz, Starcraft 2 had better cutscenes than this, so why couldn't you do D3's with the same energy that you put into SC2's!? Now, the ranting is over. On to the good. Diablo 3 has a unique and interesting skill system. The game is designed to be unique to each individual, and that their is no supreme, or most-optimal build. This is true, and Blizz designed the skill system well. The game now relies more on skill rather than what website you copied your build from. I am impressed by the rune system and the sheer amount of variety you can have toying with your character's abilities. One thing that I love about Diablo 3, is the art style. Yes it is mildly cartoony, and I am aware of the seemingly WoW inspired graphics, but the environments look awesome, enemies are great to look at, and the backdrops are interesting. Another problem I have in this game, is the ridiculous character design. The Witch Doctor looks fine, so does the Barbarian, but a few of the others are bizarre and almost out of place. The female monk looks like a white Halle Berry, the male Wizard looks like he just stepped out of a Japanese anime and the male Demon Hunter looks like a teenaged junkie. In conclusion Diablo 3 is an excellent game, even if you must suffer through digital communism, er, I mean Blizzard's DRM via Batle.net. I give D3 a 7.5/10. Pros: Addictive gameplay, great skill system, varied enemy variety and interesting artstyle Cons: DRM, auction house DESTROYS balance, short and non-epic cutscenes, terrible story that lacks both imagination and originality… Expand
  92. Henke103
    May 31, 2012
    0
    The worst game i've ever played in years. Oh wait I havent got the chance to play it yet, the **** servers never work. I will never buy a blizzard game ever again. The launch of Battlefield 3 were less broken than this piece of **** of a game. **** you blizzard, **** you.
  93. Peenskin
    May 31, 2012
    2
    OMG this is terrible. The downtime on this game is horrible.

    They keep doing emergency maintenance and calling it "Scheduled maintenance" You can't beat inferno unless you spend 100-200 hours grinding gold to buy items from the Auction house which is filled with items that are coming from Demon hunters that exploited the game in the early stages. OR you can spend real life money $50 -    OMG this is terrible. The downtime on this game is horrible.

    They keep doing emergency maintenance and calling it "Scheduled maintenance" You can't beat inferno unless you spend 100-200 hours grinding gold to buy items from the Auction house which is filled with items that are coming from Demon hunters that exploited the game in the early stages.

    OR you can spend real life money $50 - $100 (maximum 10 hours work) so that blizzard can get 30% of the transaction. This game is clearly tuned for the RMAH and it's online only because of it, and the result is MANY MANY patches and servers being taken down... The experience is horrible.    … Expand
  94. Owenhouse
    May 31, 2012
    4
    It really is a fun game but the always online function puts such a damper on the experience. I was looking for a game to buy and ended up going with DIablo. Diablo must be constantly down. I had some time yesterday and tried to get on and the servers were down. I thought no big deal tried again in an hour and still down. Then today I had an hour and just tired to get on and the serversIt really is a fun game but the always online function puts such a damper on the experience. I was looking for a game to buy and ended up going with DIablo. Diablo must be constantly down. I had some time yesterday and tried to get on and the servers were down. I thought no big deal tried again in an hour and still down. Then today I had an hour and just tired to get on and the servers were down again. I dont know if they have been down since yesterday or if they are just really unreliable. I dont really understand why they need to have internet connection it seems to be mostly a single player game. In my opinion if you are still on the edge go with another game. Something that at the very least you can play.… Expand
  95. disbroc
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Disappointing... They have spent a very long time working on this title, and this is what they have to show for it? The servers are often down with sudden "scheduled" maintenance times. PvP will not be released for months, the auction house is not finished, etc. However, the worst part of it all is that I no longer have a single player option. I was very annoyed when Starcraft 2 requiredDisappointing... They have spent a very long time working on this title, and this is what they have to show for it? The servers are often down with sudden "scheduled" maintenance times. PvP will not be released for months, the auction house is not finished, etc. However, the worst part of it all is that I no longer have a single player option. I was very annoyed when Starcraft 2 required me to be online every so often to validate single player. However, in practice it never affected me and I was able to enjoy the game. Diablo 3 does not even have this lame option. The player has no offline gameplay mode. Blizzard has found a way to introduce lag and their server problems into single player games, way to go Blizzard! The game feels like it has a lot of potential. It would appear to me that they have the engine and a campaign finished, and now need to flesh out much more of the world. I would like to see more done with the item system and the drop rates. The item system feels boring, especially gems, which are the only item I know of that you can put into a socket. The drop rate currently does not feel rewarding. Killing bosses on everything but inferno feels a bit disappointing, I always feel as if I am not rewarded for killing the boss. Heck, even a lot of gold would feel more rewarding.

    I feel as if the current battle.net system takes away any sense of community. This is probably just my take, but I find it harder to participate with other users socially using the Diablo 3 system, when compared to other games. It is a personal preference I'm sure, but it bothers me and might you.

    The story felt like a bad comic book, but Diablo 3 was never about the story. The lore was more interesting and I felt as if this was handled well.

    I do not understand everyone complaining about the colors in the game. I felt as if everything looked nice. Yes, I was a little disappointed with the graphics when I saw the game. Given the many years this has been worked on, I expected stunning graphics, instead I felt like I was rewarded with modern day Diablo 2 graphics. Not a big deal to me, things do not look bad, I just expected more given the long development times.

    The constant server problems are inexcusable. They had plenty of time to look into and test this. It is even worse when we consider the fact that we have no other option, when Blizzard cant get their crappy servers running, we all pay. We even payed Blizzard for this privilege.

    I was going to purchase copies for the kids to play with me. Given the state of the game, I can not justify the expense. I will wait until the price is cheaper and the quality of the game improves. I wish I would have waited on my own copy...    … Expand
  96. Kaista
    May 31, 2012
    0
    I purchased this game have had one 8 hour period playing it and a single 1 hour period of playing every other time I've tried to log in there has been one of a plethora of errors shown to me, the infrastructure is inept and so are the people behind the game, if you buy this game expect to be level 100 at typing in your password and clicking "Login" and nothing else.
  97. anthony84118
    May 31, 2012
    9
    Having grown up gaming with Diablo being one of my favorites this is an AMAZING next step with great mechanics, a great story that is great even if you didn't play the previous and overall a great game for casual and hardcore games alike. The two points that I was a bit disappointed with was I wish it felt more like a horror game like the previous games and there were some definite hiccupsHaving grown up gaming with Diablo being one of my favorites this is an AMAZING next step with great mechanics, a great story that is great even if you didn't play the previous and overall a great game for casual and hardcore games alike. The two points that I was a bit disappointed with was I wish it felt more like a horror game like the previous games and there were some definite hiccups at launch but that's to be expected with any major online game.… Expand
  98. det0n8r
    May 31, 2012
    0
    It seems that every day is a maintenance day at Blizzard (including launch day!); here I am yet again, locked out of the game because another patch is being rolled out. Don't get me wrong, Diablo 3 is fun to play, which is why I'm casting my vote of discontent over the poor management, and horrible service that have made this the most frustrating game I've played in a while.
  99. lwyshawn
    May 31, 2012
    0
    This game forces you to play online, then does server maintenence whenever they feel like it, for 3 times the duration that they "expect" it to be. After maintenence , bugs still occur all the time. Basically you as a consumer are not respected, are totally dispensable to blizzard, and clearly blizzard does not give a crap about you , thinking they can do whatever the hell they want andThis game forces you to play online, then does server maintenence whenever they feel like it, for 3 times the duration that they "expect" it to be. After maintenence , bugs still occur all the time. Basically you as a consumer are not respected, are totally dispensable to blizzard, and clearly blizzard does not give a crap about you , thinking they can do whatever the hell they want and you will still pay them… Expand
  100. Jack_The_Ripper
    May 31, 2012
    1
    it is difficult to enjoy a game that for most of the time cannot be played since it works in the online mode only. Connection issues are seen a daily basis with the general player's frustration hitting the zenith. Very disappointing result for such a hugely anticipated and long awaited game.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 86
  3. Negative: 1 out of 86
  1. Thunderbolt
    Aug 31, 2012
    90
    My one major complaint is that the game never feels very difficult, especially on Normal. There are frustrating moments, hordes of baddies, and increasing difficulty levels, but the same feeling of utter defeat never really happens as it did in the past.
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  2. Hyper Magazine
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    For all the game's missteps, though, you certainly can't accuse Blizzard of phoning it in - if anything, the game suffers from the tendency to try a little to hard at times to evolve the design. [Aug 2012, p.61]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jul 3, 2012
    80
    When it works, Diablo III is the best of the Diablo games. When it doesn't, all it does is make you mad. [July 2012, p.54]
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