CitizenVectron Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Were all classes in this beta? Or just one? I'm most curious about the Barbarian, since apparently you now have six weapons (that switch between attacks)? Curious how that works, in terms of finding new loot, leveling weapons, etc. Glad to hear the game still feels "right," which is the big hallmark of Diablo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 minute ago, CitizenVectron said: Were all classes in this beta? Or just one? I'm most curious about the Barbarian, since apparently you now have six weapons (that switch between attacks)? Curious how that works, in terms of finding new loot, leveling weapons, etc. Glad to hear the game still feels "right," which is the big hallmark of Diablo. Barbarian, Rogue, and Sorcerer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Were all classes in this beta? Or just one? I'm most curious about the Barbarian, since apparently you now have six weapons (that switch between attacks)? Curious how that works, in terms of finding new loot, leveling weapons, etc. Glad to hear the game still feels "right," which is the big hallmark of Diablo. 5 minutes ago, Chris- said: Barbarian, Rogue, and Sorcerer For this weekend's Early Access beta, the three classes @Chris- listed. For next weekend's Open Beta, all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Queued for 105 minutes. Yeah, fuck off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Error 38 incoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Oh yeah - I was having a good time in the first dungeon when I got disconnected from the server This is totally a Diablo beta alright! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Error Code 316719 is my new nemesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Playing on ps5. Everything super smooth. Playing a lightning sorcerer right now and melting things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Error Code 316719 is my new nemesis. What was more disappointing this beta or that chicken sandwich? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I’m really enjoying it so far. The gameplay is much less twitchy than Diablo 3 (not that I disliked how quick D3 felt), primarily because dodge is no longer assigned to the right stick and is instead on a cooldown. The graphics, sound, atmosphere, and story are all great so far. This game’s got the juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 47 minutes ago, Chris- said: I’m really enjoying it so far. The gameplay is much less twitchy than Diablo 3 (not that I disliked how quick D3 felt), primarily because dodge is no longer assigned to the right stick and is instead on a cooldown. The graphics, sound, atmosphere, and story are all great so far. This game’s got the juice. Is it like, clearly designed to be good on a controller (ala D3), or do you find yourself limited in some ways (ala D2)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Paperclyp said: Is it like, clearly designed to be good on a controller (ala D3), or do you find yourself limited in some ways (ala D2)? It is clearly designed for a controller. The movement feels really good...Because of how they designed the dodge it kind of feels like Hades, albeit slower. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 This game is going to own my life come June. It's so damn good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Chris- said: It kind of feels like Hades, albeit slower. That's it! You're absolutely right! I was trying to figure out what the game reminded me of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 My top three most anticipated games are all huge, and within 30 days of each other. This, Zelda, and FFXIII. It’s going ti be like a Mexican standoff deciding what to play. And then theres still: Jedi Survivor Starfield Spider-Man 2 (supposedly) possibly FF7 Rebirth, although I’m skeptical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Finally got to play a bit before it kicked me out and told me my account was temporarily locked! I'm digging it so far. *This* is what D3 should have felt like. This is a return to form in terms of atmosphere and general gameplay. Hopefully I continue to feel that way! I am getting a fair amount of quarter second stutters/locks at times. I'm guessing that's a symptom of their servers buckling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Fun Fact: I’ve never played a Diablo game. Ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Also: pre-order the game and then you can play the open beta and find out you don’t like it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 OK, reached level 20 on my Barbarian, so the wolf pup is mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 3 hours ago, BloodyHell said: My top three most anticipated games are all huge, and within 30 days of each other. This, Zelda, and FFXIII. It’s going ti be like a Mexican standoff deciding what to play. And then theres still: Jedi Survivor Starfield Spider-Man 2 (supposedly) possibly FF7 Rebirth, although I’m skeptical. When does FFXIII come out again? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Biggie said: Also: pre-order the game and then you can play the open beta and find out you don’t like it! Or just buy a wonderful chicken sandwich from the KFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Or just buy a wonderful chicken sandwich from the KFC I’d rather not 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 53 minutes ago, Biggie said: I’d rather not Just don’t eat it. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I mean why do they have buying a chicken sandwich from KFC tied to being able to access a beta demo? Did Colonel Sanders fucking make the damn game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Game sucks. -Biggie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 38 minutes ago, best3444 said: Ghost of Tsushima sucks. -Biggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Did you actually play the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, best3444 said: Did you actually play the game? As much as I could stay awake for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Biggie said: As much as I could stay awake for You're crazy! 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 This stuttering is killing me. "Stutter" is kind of the wrong work. It locks up for like a quarter second at random times at least once every 10 seconds regardless of what's happening. I'm enjoying the game except that that made the last boss fight I did extremely annoying! (I still won though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hit lvl20 with my lightning sorcerer who melts everything in my path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Does anyone know if leveling was boosted for the Beta. If Lvl Cap is 50, does feel like we could get to 25 rather quickly. Edit - Lvl 100 is Lvl Cap, not sure why I thought it was 50. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 3 hours ago, JPDunks4 said: Does anyone know if leveling was boosted for the Beta. If Lvl Cap is 50, does feel like we could get to 25 rather quickly. You get Paragon lvls after the "lvl cap". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 After spending many hours with the beta this weekend and getting my Sorceress to level 23, I can safely say that Diablo IV is an MMO. It may be a a "light" MMO compared to WoW, FFXIV, or TESO, but make no mistake: it's an MMO. This video does an excellent job of reflecting my feelings about the game: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexterryu Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I planned for and played a ton this weekend. Mostly because I know my gaming buddies are going to be all in on this and between the two betas I wanted to get time in on each class. Got Sorcerer to 25, Rogue to 20, and Barb to 15. All 3 were fun, but I'd say that the Barb has some problems at the moment. They really struggle with Bosses because they need to be up close with the bosses, mitigation abilities have long cooldowns, and feel very gear dependent. Bosses basically need to be kited by all 3 classes and Barbarians aren't really built with that in mind. That being said, who knows what things will look like past the early stages of the game but at the moment the early game bosses for Barbarians is not so great. Outside of that: 1. Graphics are great, though the in engine cutscenes look very dated as they zoom in and details don't look so great up close. 2. Gameplay and moment to moment combat is really fun. Especially once you have your ability bar full of cool abilities. 3. Dungeons are mixed. They're fun but have a lot of backtracking as they all have the same sort of mechanism of find 1-3 keys to proceed. Could be fixed with some shortcuts back to the main corridor. 4. Open world is mostly good. Events are fun, but in general those are really the only times I want to see other players that aren't in my party. There are some weird things that happen with the auto leveling of mobs when a low level and high level player are nearby. 5. The aspects for each class plus the ability to craft legendaries with them in combination with a nice Rare item is really cool. Should be able to make a lot of builds be specialized on that which hopefully also allows for a lot of build variety. Looking forward to this coming weekend to try out the Necro and Druid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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