Diablo III

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10199 Ratings

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  1. johndoe530
    Jun 12, 2012
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    Diablo 3 is a disgrace to the franchise and a slap in the face to its fanbase. The story is terrible and predictable with cheesy dialogue. The graphics are almost 10 years old. No singleplayer. Pay to win. Always online. There is zero social aspect to the game. Diablo 2 had the main chat lobby where you could see other players and their gear, as well as interact with them in a multiDiablo 3 is a disgrace to the franchise and a slap in the face to its fanbase. The story is terrible and predictable with cheesy dialogue. The graphics are almost 10 years old. No singleplayer. Pay to win. Always online. There is zero social aspect to the game. Diablo 2 had the main chat lobby where you could see other players and their gear, as well as interact with them in a multi channel chat interface. Diablo 3 has one pathetic "general chat" which is plagued by an ungodly amount of gold farmers spamming relentlessly. One will find themselves forced to leave the channel instantly. The item database is garbage. Blue "magic" items are generally the best in the game and "legendaries" are a complete joke. One will often find class specific items full of worthless attributes (e.g. intelligence on a "mighty" 2handed barbarian only club). Terrible. I think the auction house is the worst feature this lackluster game has to offer. It literally gives no incentive to playing the game at all. Lets say you get to a boss in act 3 and it's too difficult to beat with your current gear (i.e. gear check fights which are also lame). Instead of going back through the act and farming lower level content to gear up, the auction house is right there to solve your problems in a few clicks. Seriously, whats the point to trying to farm decent gear when you can just buy it for a few thousand gold and then steamroll the boss you were stuck on. I could go on but I find myself filling up with rage. I can't believe I waited years for this garbage to come out. The game is in beta mode at best. What has happened to the gaming industry? Remember when games had to stand on their own two feet and were sold as is? Those were the best. Now were stuck with mainstream casual friendly mega corporations with the "we'll patch it later" mentality. So sad. RIP Blizzard North.… Expand
  2. Tracer
    Jun 13, 2012
    0
    The worst purchase in years. Technical problems and poor support. But once you get through that, the game is an utter bore. I stuck with it too to find out if it got better. It has to - its Diablo! It doesn't.
  3. blasphy2012
    Jul 14, 2013
    0
    One giant pile of garbage. They pretty much destroyed the Diablo Lore and did nothing but create a boring game based on making from the auction house for Blizzard. Possibly the dumbest and biggest failure in video game history. Avoid this game like the plague.
  4. Toh
    Jun 15, 2012
    0
    Lots of connection issues, i rate this game so bad because people cant play it when they want to play, means its not about fun, people just cant play it
  5. zed1207
    Jun 15, 2012
    0
    Such an incredible disappointment after waiting for so long.

    The classes are vastly unbalanced, which explains why PvP still isn't part of the game. Playing a ranged character means dodging a couple dangerous elite combos in Inferno, playing melee means crying your heart out consistently. Comparing the experiences of Monks and Demon Hunters in Inferno, for example, is illustrative of    Such an incredible disappointment after waiting for so long.

    The classes are vastly unbalanced, which explains why PvP still isn't part of the game. Playing a ranged character means dodging a couple dangerous elite combos in Inferno, playing melee means crying your heart out consistently. Comparing the experiences of Monks and Demon Hunters in Inferno, for example, is illustrative of the degree of imbalance in the game. Which leads to the biggest problem with this game: Inferno hero packs. In D2 they were randomly generated, which was lazy and sloppy. In D3 they are still randomly generated, and Inferno difficulty has absolutely no new mechanics, just a cliff-face scaling of mob damage and resistance. It's incredibly, mind-numbingly, almost unbelievably lazy. It results in a game where the final boss in Inferno is a cakewalk compared to the elite group with insane combinations that can spawn anywhere in the whole of the Act.

    Oh and the number of hacks already out there, a month after the game was released, is a joke. Stupefyingly lazy, EA-style cashing in on an established brand.    … Expand
  6. diablow
    Jun 15, 2012
    0
    ***a copy paste of a great review on diablo forums - not mine and not full because the 5000 characters a reached***
    * Extremely dumbed down from D2, with insulting amounts of hand-holding present everywhere. This ranges from autostats, all skills enabled, no skill levels, freespecing, restricted skill choices without elective mode enabled, simple skill tooltips, removal of almost all    ***a copy paste of a great review on diablo forums - not mine and not full because the 5000 characters a reached***
    * Extremely dumbed down from D2, with insulting amounts of hand-holding present everywhere. This ranges from autostats, all skills enabled, no skill levels, freespecing, restricted skill choices without elective mode enabled, simple skill tooltips, removal of almost all combat mechanic affixes, no weapon swap, 4 socketables vs the hundreds of D2, generic/boring legendaries, etc.

    * Lack of social support - poorly implemented chat channels, automatched game joining only, ghost town effect (similar to SC2's major problem with Bnet 2.0), 4 player limit = even less socializing.

    * Cheesy B-movie story-telling, cliche one-dimensional characters, corny voice-acting, non-sensical/comical actions by villains, predictable twists and plotline.

    * Lack of diverse character types within and among classes - no more physical/caster/hybrid - all character types now rely on weapon damage like physical characters in D2. This destroys a huge amount of itemization/gearing choices, as there's no longer a deviation between decentralized gear (caster) vs centralized gear (physical) vs a build that needs to balance the two (hybrid). In D3, there are no more physical barbs (frenzy/ww), caster barbs (singer), or hybrid barbs (BvC), there are only barbs that all base their gear on weapon damage (physical).

    * DRM online only - no offline single player, no lan support. Laggy servers, and all the same issues of botting, duping, spamming, and trade exploits present in a game that's over a decade old. * Crappy UI that's designed by a console developer - convoluted to navigate, clunky, and inefficient at utilizing screen space.

    * Approx FOUR times less legendaries (uniques/runewords) in the game than D2:
    * 9 chest pieces vs 37 uniques + 14 runewords
    * 18 swords vs 35 uniques + 26 runewords
    * 6 shields vs 22 uniques + 8 runewords
    * 7 helms vs 23 uniques + 5 runewords
    * 7 bows vs 19 uniques + 16 runewords
    It's actually more like 20x less if you consider that all but 1-2 legendaries per category are completely worthless - low/mid-level legendaries are unusable due to a general lack of utility mechanics present in the game, and no way to upgrade the base item to the next type (which would increase base damage or defense).

    * 4 gems vs 7 gems + 8 unique jewels + 33 runes + a NEAR LIMITLESS variety of magic/rare jewels.

    * Legendaries are generic, boring, and don't have the flavor that D2 uniques/runewords did. Legendaries hardly seem to have themes or any effort done to them anymore, and most are just cookie-cutter molds that have been pasted onto every Legendary item type. Randomization of 1-3 entire affixes also makes the item much less iconic or powerful than before.

    * The removal of attack rating (accuracy), faster hit recover, and faster block rate equates to a severe loss of having to balance such stats on gear, and represents yet another dumbing down of the decisions you make in the game.

    * Much weaker bonuses on items in general aside from pure stats - less attack speed, less damage reduction, less run/walk speed = items feeling much less powerful than before and gear choices becoming much less meaningful or strategic. Set items also have extremely weak, almost laughable bonuses.

    * Inferno mode is broken. It's not more difficult, it's just cheap. 1/2-shots everywhere, melee is severely handicapped. A number of retarded monster affixes that should never have been put in. Most builds except for a select few aren't even viable. There's no semblance of strategy, just having the best gear possible and dumb luck in not hitting the wrong champions. Since when did Diablo change from a game where you mow down monsters and feel like a god, to one where you repeatedly get cheap-shotted over and over again in a boring grind?

    * Lack of character uniqueness/identity/ownership - all builds are freely changeable, many builds in the late game are similar or identical - no character permanence + lack of customizability = lack of character attachment.

    * Lack of in-depth customization - skills only have 1 level each so it's impossible to specialize in certain skills to the extent you could before. You can't specialize in builds that aren't predetermined for you through the passive trait system. Because there are no points to allocate, there's no more tinkering with unique builds, thinking about your build, or calculating your allocation of skill points/synergies. Although stats played a lesser extent (due to most people putting enough str to wear gear, and rest into vit), removing stats still removed some unique build options such as pure dex amazons, pure energy sorcs, pure str barbs, half/half varieties of the aforementioned, and max block vs 50% block vs passive block depending on dex allocations.    … Expand
  7. taglag
    Jun 15, 2012
    0
    The Diablo 3 Forum deletes anyone's post they disagree with.

    I posted this*** ******************************************** I don't even play it now. I log on check auction, leave. If any of my friends decide to play, I log on and play a bit, that's it. There is no skill to the game. If you have the right gear you can beat it. If you do not have the right gear you will die all the time.    The Diablo 3 Forum deletes anyone's post they disagree with.

    I posted this***
    ******************************************** I don't even play it now. I log on check auction, leave. If any of my friends decide to play, I log on and play a bit, that's it. There is no skill to the game. If you have the right gear you can beat it. If you do not have the right gear you will die all the time. Game is Gear driven Not skill Driven, any clown with the right gear can beat it. Only place to get drops is in AH or RMAH. The Items you need will not drop at the right levels. 2. No free from the internet Play, causing extreme lag at times even in single player.
    ********************************************
    ::: And got banned, and all my posts deleted, not just this one.

    The makers of this game do Not want any negative feed back    … Expand
  8. Heresticus
    Jun 16, 2012
    0
    Blizzard had always been a company where the real gamers develop the best games for us. Now, it is just a company where the money is their only goal. After 10 years of waiting and their "perfectionistic" expressions; I would say that this game could not impress me rather I have been disappointed. In brief, I payed a lot of money to be bored after 35 hours of playing. I won't buy anyBlizzard had always been a company where the real gamers develop the best games for us. Now, it is just a company where the money is their only goal. After 10 years of waiting and their "perfectionistic" expressions; I would say that this game could not impress me rather I have been disappointed. In brief, I payed a lot of money to be bored after 35 hours of playing. I won't buy any Blizzard games in the future. And my final score is a huge 0.… Expand
  9. RedMAK
    Jun 17, 2012
    0
    DO NOT BUY IT! I waited for this game not as a crazy fun, but still waited. Got it and... was terribly disappoined. When some time ago my friends discussed how a single player mode could still require network connection, I laughted at them, because these days almost every single PC is connected. Just now I realized how wrong was I and how right they were. The game is absolutely IMPOSSIBLEDO NOT BUY IT! I waited for this game not as a crazy fun, but still waited. Got it and... was terribly disappoined. When some time ago my friends discussed how a single player mode could still require network connection, I laughted at them, because these days almost every single PC is connected. Just now I realized how wrong was I and how right they were. The game is absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to play because of disconnects and lags, even if you try to play just a little, just for fun, just alone. With these lags even by the time you reach end of Act 2, the game becomes something like "Spawn, freeze, wait, wait, wait, see your corpse". As for me, once per 15 minutes the game disconnects and forces you to start again from the checkpoint. Damn it! I prefer to explore everything, run in every corner and track (on minimap) where I have been. With these disconnects it is impossible, you always start on a new randomly generated map, scout about 30-40% of it and... disconnect again to start anew. Forget about completing everything, try to reach the next scenario milestone before it disconnects again. I am very happy for Blizz that they decided to make even more bucks on real-money auction houses and introduced online gaming to prevent hacking, but guys, I don't want to pay for your greed. I was never a fan of spending real money on virtual sh*t (wow, you just paid $$$ for that cool armor in diablo? wow! you are so cool, man, paying your real earnings for some set of bytes on Blizzard servers rocks! :)), and now you force me into lowered gaming experience because of your greed? Block my access to those stupid auctions, but give me normal gaming experience, for which I payed a considerable sum to you.
    In-game graphics sucks. So many talking about "working 10+ years to give the best experience" and we still have static cartoon portraits of NPCs?!
    A complete disappointment. Even not reaching the end of Normal difficulty I already regret about losing my money on that sh*t.    … Expand
  10. Ayebo
    Jun 17, 2012
    0
    After 160 hours of game time i can clearly say that this game was made to maximise profit(auction house, real money auction house, poor class and item balance) and not the players enjoyment. So i am 160 hours into the game. I spend 130 hours(inferno-act 2 clear) on my barbarian, 20 hours(lv 30) on my wizard and 20 hours(lv 30) on my witchdoctor. All i have to say this game is a bigAfter 160 hours of game time i can clearly say that this game was made to maximise profit(auction house, real money auction house, poor class and item balance) and not the players enjoyment. So i am 160 hours into the game. I spend 130 hours(inferno-act 2 clear) on my barbarian, 20 hours(lv 30) on my wizard and 20 hours(lv 30) on my witchdoctor. All i have to say this game is a big disappointment. If you play melee (barb or monk) you have to play tank to play progressive. Who really wants to play tank especially in sigleplayer! Within those 130 hours i could have cleared act 2 with two ranged classes (wizard, witchdoctor, demonhunter). Demonhunter is the most overpowered class ever existed in a game! Virtually every progamer trying to make money with this game plays a demonhunter! Gamebalance is really bad! Auction house and real money auction house totally take the fun out of this game! Every player has 90% of his items bought via the auction house! The whole game system is just bad! Nearly all legendaries and set items are worthless. This takes a lot of fun and motivation out of this game! After 160 hours of game time i can clearly say that this game was made to maximise profit(auction house, real money auction house, poor class and item balance) and not the players enjoyment.… Expand
  11. Faivon
    Jun 17, 2012
    0
    Overall, I'm satisfied with the game. The difficulty is just right (Except for Inferno because the developer purposely make it almost impossible to finish it). Each character class is unique, the progression system is okay although it can be better. Itemization could use a bit more work but the current one will do just fine. The story.. I'm sorry but I do not like it. It's like written forOverall, I'm satisfied with the game. The difficulty is just right (Except for Inferno because the developer purposely make it almost impossible to finish it). Each character class is unique, the progression system is okay although it can be better. Itemization could use a bit more work but the current one will do just fine. The story.. I'm sorry but I do not like it. It's like written for kids, there's no depth at all. The graphic is excellent, the color palette is just perfect. Not too dark and not too colorful. About Auction House, I like it so far. Sure, the price nowadays may a bit weird but that takes time for the economy to stabilize, no? I'm looking forward for future updates, fixes and expansions.… Expand
  12. GrinoVentura
    Jul 26, 2012
    0
    If you loved Diablo 2 then you will hate this game. Top 10 Problems With Diablo 3

    -Targeting issues/Hitboxes are too big -No hostile toggle/PK'ing -No pvp at release -max lvl 60, no ladders -No stat or skill points -Battlenet 2.0 -4 player max per game -Cartoonish graphics -real money auction house -Skill user interface -Bad voice acting, outdated chat system, shared magic    If you loved Diablo 2 then you will hate this game. Top 10 Problems With Diablo 3

    -Targeting issues/Hitboxes are too big
    -No hostile toggle/PK'ing
    -No pvp at release
    -max lvl 60, no ladders
    -No stat or skill points
    -Battlenet 2.0
    -4 player max per game
    -Cartoonish graphics
    -real money auction house
    -Skill user interface
    -Bad voice acting, outdated chat system, shared magic find

    Avoid this game at all costs.    … Expand
  13. oOcOnFuSeD
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    piece of poop with a stinky $$ sign on it. canT wait for tourlight2. already uninstalled this disgrace from my PC.piece of poop with a stinky $$ sign on it. canT wait for tourlight2. already uninstalled this disgrace from my PC.piece of poop with a stinky $$ sign on it. canT wait for tourlight2. already uninstalled this disgrace from my PC.
  14. 09Cetic
    Jun 18, 2012
    0
    DON'T TRUST THE RECENT POSITIVE USER REVIEWS. Diablo 3 has spawned a small army of top tier "investors" who now have a financial interest in seeing that this deeply flawed game receives positive feedback. They don't see you as fellow gamer seeking honest opinions before a $60 purchase, but as a potential mark who will foolishly spend money at Diablo 3's Real Money Auction House.
  15. MikeJones
    Jun 18, 2012
    0
    Wow what a great game. Never in my life was I this happy to turn on a game I paid 60$ for (maybe) and finish it in 2 days. What an amazing game with an absolutely horrible story line. I remember kids in java class in high school making games with better story lines than this one and those games were all based on Tetris. I wouldn't mind getting a refund as long as I can still occasionallyWow what a great game. Never in my life was I this happy to turn on a game I paid 60$ for (maybe) and finish it in 2 days. What an amazing game with an absolutely horrible story line. I remember kids in java class in high school making games with better story lines than this one and those games were all based on Tetris. I wouldn't mind getting a refund as long as I can still occasionally log in and participate in this pay to win game. Thanks Blizzard for once again taking a good game and ruining it for your own profit.… Expand
  16. Matt_S
    Jun 18, 2012
    0
    I do not buy a lot of games but I was really looking forward to this game after having played Diablo 1 and 2 in the past. I wish I could get my money back frankly. The fact that I have to always be connected to the game servers to play solo is just dumb. It actually wouldn't be so bad except that apparently in this case always connected also means always connected at high bandwidth withI do not buy a lot of games but I was really looking forward to this game after having played Diablo 1 and 2 in the past. I wish I could get my money back frankly. The fact that I have to always be connected to the game servers to play solo is just dumb. It actually wouldn't be so bad except that apparently in this case always connected also means always connected at high bandwidth with no latency. I never had a problem with lag on steam protected games playing solo. If my wife checks facebook in the other room on her tablet, I literally get killed from lag. How dumb is that? Plus the loot drops are without a doubt planned around the RMAH so that you can't find good enough gear. Ever. Literally. Not in a million years of farming. How dumb is that? You can of course take this all to the Blizzard Diablo III forum where you will find that Blizzard's presence on their own forum is most noticeable by the high volume of threads they delete and not at all by the smallest fraction in which they actually respond.… Expand
  17. rtm125
    Jun 18, 2012
    0
    I have played over 100 hours of this game only to be stone walled because I don't have several hundred dollars for the Real Money AH or millions of gold to gear my barbarian in ACT 4 gear just so I can progress into act 2. Melee is completely at a dis-advantage in this game and besides that. It is extremely dumb ed down with no skill points or talent points it is nothing but a linear ARPGI have played over 100 hours of this game only to be stone walled because I don't have several hundred dollars for the Real Money AH or millions of gold to gear my barbarian in ACT 4 gear just so I can progress into act 2. Melee is completely at a dis-advantage in this game and besides that. It is extremely dumb ed down with no skill points or talent points it is nothing but a linear ARPG with limited action after you beat the game once. How much fun is farming the same 4 acts to get to level 60 then at level 60 you get to farm act 1 inferno that has a 2% chance to drop gear that is even level 60 most of it that drops prevents you from progressing sense it is the same exact thing you can get from act 3 hell.

    This game was an extreme disappointment and should be sued for false advertising. i wonder when the beta version will stop being sold and we can purchase the real release in 2013    … Expand
  18. titicaca
    Jun 19, 2012
    0
    Not only this game is incredibly boring and repetitive, but the always-on DRM means you can't play offline--meaning when your without internet or during the numerous and lengthy maintenance periods. A complete rip-off.
  19. mBread
    Jun 19, 2012
    0
    The game starts off at the log in screen. You MUST have an authenticator or you will be hacked. Unfortunately the game doesn't come with one in the box, so you have to buy one or get the free authenticator app. for your smart phone (if you have one). This information should have been placed on the box for anyone who wasn't aware of relegated end-user security. Once you log in, you create aThe game starts off at the log in screen. You MUST have an authenticator or you will be hacked. Unfortunately the game doesn't come with one in the box, so you have to buy one or get the free authenticator app. for your smart phone (if you have one). This information should have been placed on the box for anyone who wasn't aware of relegated end-user security. Once you log in, you create a character which can be one of five different classes: Barbarian, Witch Doctor, Wizard, Monk or Demon Hunter. The classes can be male or female but offer no other forms of character customization. The classes all have a locked in 6-set ability kit, which can be changed to elective mode. The barbarian is the classic up-front-and-smash-face character with a variety of melee spells; the monk is naturally more mobile and evasive in combat; the demon hunter is the ace-single-target kiter; a wizard is ranged and has a slightly more varied combat kit than the demon hunter, but still relies on kiting; and the witch doctor is a hybrid blend of range and close-combat, relying on a unique set of abilities (such as pets) to mitigate damage and deal a ton back. All classes have their pros and cons, and in and of themselves, are not cause for negative gameplay experiences.

    The gameplay is relatively smooth but incredibly generic for a game that's been in development for years. You hit and run any set of mobs with the only differences being barbarians using hp as a resource pool for usurping damage and ranged classes having hard snares. There are four difficulties with the later and most 'difficult' being Inferno. The monsters present only an increase in affix combinations and damage/hp; there are no significant puzzles or theorycrafting involved with killing a monster: You have the numbers to kill a monster (or group), or you don't. If you don't, you have the GAH or the RMAH to look to for upgrades. The GAH (Gold Auction House) allows you to use gold accumulated in the game to buy items. Gold offers no intrinsic value outside of its accepted use as currency to buy items. Unfortunately most upgrades at level 60 (pre 1.03) cost gold that would take the average person weeks to accumulate. This is further compounded by individuals who exploited the game early on with bots and hacks to steal gold from people who didn't use an authenticator and so amassed wealth at a rate that caused damage to the economy.

    The RMAH allows you to spend real world currency to acquire items. However the only way to make use of this feature is by having a smart phone with SMS and a paypal account linked to your Battle.net account. To summarize, you must have an authenticator because Blizzard can't protect their online-only game. The character's and itemization offer no individualized dynamic aesthetic appeal. You can beat the game with whatever gear you find, but you can't experience the full content of the game because it is built around the use of an Auction house. The storyline constantly contradicts with the previous storyline given in Diablo and Diablo 2 --- or, at least strays away from the atmosphere and experience of the original two games and is filled by cheesy, b-rate quotes and poor voice acting. You may not play the game based on the story and that's ok because you might enjoy running around in circles for ten minutes with no hope of upgrading or individualizing your character.    … Expand
  20. Coolface330
    Jun 19, 2012
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    I've been a Blizzard fan boy since Diablo demo. My opinion finally changed completely after Blizzard's handling of today's 1.03 patch. D3 release was terrible: servers crashing/offline, error messages,you can only play online(EVEN single player). Graphics are meh, welcome to Neverwinter Nights level from years+++ ago. I quit D3 a few weeks ago after I learned that you cannotI've been a Blizzard fan boy since Diablo demo. My opinion finally changed completely after Blizzard's handling of today's 1.03 patch. D3 release was terrible: servers crashing/offline, error messages,you can only play online(EVEN single player). Graphics are meh, welcome to Neverwinter Nights level from years+++ ago. I quit D3 a few weeks ago after I learned that you cannot progress to a higher difficulty without spending money on the Auction House. Farm your own gear? Fat chance. Gameplay took a major nose dive today when my hardcore D3 friends told me they can't even play their characters due to the immense game nerf(which professionally, should've been addressed in a beta and tested!) People put $100's of dollars into gear that is now worthless and Blizzard is hiding behind a rock at massive demands of refunds. Conclusion: Don't believe the hype, this is the equivalent of a Nintendo Wii - over hyped, dated technology garbage.… Expand
  21. berserk262
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    The game was perfectly fine before the 1.0.3 patch. After it, it's practicly worthless. I play act 2 on inferno and the repair costs are so insane that you go bankrupt all the time. This is outrageous.
    There is no use in playing anymore for optaining new items or gold.
  22. dasboot
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Biggest letdown of 2012 by far. This game had so many promises, so much potential, and such an AMAZING franchise. Sucks to see blizz pissed it all away when pure, unadulterated greed that is the real money auction house (RMAH). This game no longer has a soul. It is no longer fun. It is no longer Diablo. Blizzard took a great game, gutted it, and filled it with useless "fluff"Biggest letdown of 2012 by far. This game had so many promises, so much potential, and such an AMAZING franchise. Sucks to see blizz pissed it all away when pure, unadulterated greed that is the real money auction house (RMAH). This game no longer has a soul. It is no longer fun. It is no longer Diablo. Blizzard took a great game, gutted it, and filled it with useless "fluff" catering to the more casual of gamers. But heres the caveat, you have to be a "rich" gamer to actually progress. You see, Blizz **** all progression without the use of the RMAH. Thats right!! In order to progress, you have to shell out more money. For a SINGLE decent piece of gear, you are looking at $200+. To kick their fanbase in the nuts so more, after spending all this money on these "virtual gear", they do a global nerf, destroying its use completely. Thats right! After shelling out all this money for a new BMW, the repossess it and dumped you with a 1985 toyota tercel. Shame on you blizz!… Expand
  23. Covereths
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    The game is set so that Normal, Nightmare and hell is fairly easy you can do em and its just a wee bit challenging and then you come to inferno and get one shotted by zombies. This was fine when the repair cost was about 3k gold but since the patch that has gone up to 35k gold minimum so you need to farm hell for gold and if you die there same cost. You need to buy items from the AH sinceThe game is set so that Normal, Nightmare and hell is fairly easy you can do em and its just a wee bit challenging and then you come to inferno and get one shotted by zombies. This was fine when the repair cost was about 3k gold but since the patch that has gone up to 35k gold minimum so you need to farm hell for gold and if you die there same cost. You need to buy items from the AH since there wont drop any good items at all and since you die alot you cant afford new good items. So you need to spend Real money to pass anything on inferno. If you just want to spend all your money on nothing this game is for you but me i want to try new builds find good gear and have fun it is though not an option in d3. You have 1 viable build and all you need is your primary attribute vitality and all resistance. If you do not care about mindlessly farm for 10 hours to buy 1 item and just let blizz say what you should play then for all means buy and play this game.

    this is one gamer signing out from d3 and i most likley will not come back.    … Expand
  24. Anark
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Why this game is the worst game ever ? Because Diablo 3 is not fun. Because rewards are so bad (very bad random affixes, very bad loot tables), because Diablo 3 constantly break players motivation. In term of game design : http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/129852/designing_for_motivation.php?page=3
    Diablo 3 is an one-arm-bandit which make we lose each time. I'm tired to lose and i    Why this game is the worst game ever ? Because Diablo 3 is not fun. Because rewards are so bad (very bad random affixes, very bad loot tables), because Diablo 3 constantly break players motivation. In term of game design : http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/129852/designing_for_motivation.php?page=3
    Diablo 3 is an one-arm-bandit which make we lose each time. I'm tired to lose and i never pay one cent more for this (neither gold).
    AH and RMAH are Diablo's cancer.
    AH and RMAH are Blizzard's cancer.
    AH and RMAH could be entire industry cancer.
    Financial things are still our world cancer. Don't insert this on our games.

    Help gamers and create an account to say this to Blizzard (because we have better chance to be read here than on their censored forums). I hope they'll focus on fun on their next games.    … Expand
  25. Zennshi
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    This game has been mutilated beyond all expectation and the "critics" don't know what they are talking about. Jay Wilson is a terrible designer and Blizzard should be ashamed that they put their label on this.

    I am not sure which gaming company I despise more, EA or Blizzard...
  26. Kraziestguy
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Game is OK until you hit the "challenging parts". There are too many design flaws and messed up patches of code ("patches") injected into this game, it's tough to try out different styles of play throughout the entire game under the hardest difficulty, Inferno. The Designers and Developers aren't aligning themselves with the community for this game. Many voices out there are going unheard.Game is OK until you hit the "challenging parts". There are too many design flaws and messed up patches of code ("patches") injected into this game, it's tough to try out different styles of play throughout the entire game under the hardest difficulty, Inferno. The Designers and Developers aren't aligning themselves with the community for this game. Many voices out there are going unheard. Not to mention, this game revolves around it's RMAH (Real Money Auction House). You can buy and sell items found/earned in game. Great idea only when you play the game and get a feel for how upgrades work and how important they are at certain stages of play, you realize you are most likely going to have to reach for that wallet to maintain any level of progression through the game.

    Overall:
    Brief amount of Good Gameplay, Graphics Great for 2008, Pay-to-Win, Developers are unwilling and/or don't care, this game has many factors pointing to it's demise with haste. Truly a shame.    … Expand
  27. Herpes
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 Removed Features: Stat Points, Skill Points, Rune Words, Runes, PvP, Open World, + many more

    Diablo 3 Added Features: Cool Downs, Global Cool Downs, Death Timers, RMAH? We wanted a new Diablo game, we didn't ask you to redesign the core fundamentals of the game. This game is boring, repetitive, yawn fest. They just want you to buy gear off the RMAH, so they can make thier    Diablo 3 Removed Features: Stat Points, Skill Points, Rune Words, Runes, PvP, Open World, + many more

    Diablo 3 Added Features: Cool Downs, Global Cool Downs, Death Timers, RMAH?

    We wanted a new Diablo game, we didn't ask you to redesign the core fundamentals of the game. This game is boring, repetitive, yawn fest. They just want you to buy gear off the RMAH, so they can make thier $$$. F U BLIZZ.    … Expand
  28. albva
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 is an awesome game. It's not your standard RPG but I loved the previous Diablo games and I love this one. The only problem is, I didn't pay for a game that I can't play when I want to play it. I understand the need for DRM, but not allowing for solo play off-line was the worst decision made in the history of gaming. For that, they get a zero. If you can't play it, you can't get rated.
  29. NeverAdopted
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    If you enjoyed previous installments of this series, you will not enjoy this one.

    Terrible story.
    Terrible loot.
    Terrible time investment to loot ratio.
    Frequent patches to prevent anyone from playing the game other than the way they want you to.
    No variety of builds in end game.
  30. cnr
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Why does an ARPG have an real money auction house??????? OH.... because the company gets a cut of every transaction the players make! Of course Blizzard would nerf all drops in game forcing you purchase from thier real money auction house to progress in game.

    This game fails at its core and not worthy of the "diablo" title that it holds. The number one complaint i have with this game is    Why does an ARPG have an real money auction house??????? OH.... because the company gets a cut of every transaction the players make! Of course Blizzard would nerf all drops in game forcing you purchase from thier real money auction house to progress in game.

    This game fails at its core and not worthy of the "diablo" title that it holds. The number one complaint i have with this game is that is in online online and performs more closely to some second rate MMO rather than the ARPG is claims to be/is a successor of. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A GAME FROM THIS COMPANY AGAIN    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best PC Game of 2012
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Metascore
88

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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