Online-only Diablo 3 for consoles considered, but dropped
Blizzard considered making the Diablo 3 online-only, but dropped the idea when its research showed many console players didn't have a reliable connection.
Unlike the PC version, the upcoming console version of Diablo 3 doesn't require an internet connection. The reason? Large portions of the console audience still don't connect their system online, Blizzard discovered.
At a recent fan event (via The Escapist), Blizzard explained that it had planned to make the console game online-only, just like the PC version. However, because it couldn't count on a connection on console, it dropped the requirement, along with connected features like the Auction House.
Being able to play offline does introduce the ability to play couch co-op on a single screen with up to three players, a nice perk.
Diablo 3 is hitting PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on September 3, with a PS4 version to follow.
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Blizzard considered making the Diablo 3 online-only, but dropped the idea when its research showed many console players didn't have a reliable connection.-
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strange that they think/found there's a huge difference between console and PC gamers in this regard
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I would believe some difference but not necessarily such a large one as to change the core product design that 10s of millions of PC gamers were ok with (especially since Blizzard reaches a more casual crowd on PC than some others)
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Lol
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So is the PC going to get patched? It's only fair right, if not those who love D3 and want to play it for ever like D2 better get a new console and D3.
Bets the PC will not get a patch because PC gamers always get the best treatment?
Heck I would pay money to have a offline mode in D3 and that is just wrong, it should not have to be this way.
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You can't balance the game for both and rebalancing it for offline support would be awful for online and if they didn't rebalance anything then there would be no point to adding an offline mode at all.
I still don't even see the fucking point to an offline mode anyhow. Just play online and ignore other people.-
"You can't balance the game for both and rebalancing it for offline support" what? Dude it has randomly generated spawned mobs if it dynamical scales content and difficulty to number of players it make no diff in SP offline mode it be exactly like I play now in SP online.
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The only real difference would be item progression. Although you don't need the AH most people use it. Of course you wouldn't have access to that so your play time would be much longer than someone online. However it's not like it can't be done. Saying it is an "entirely different game" is completely silly.
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If you're fine with exactly the way playing solo works online then who cares about an offline mode at all?
Everything about "offline mode" as it has been discussed in regards to Diablo 3 has included pretty dramtic loot table, drop rate, and progression overhauls that would completely destroy the existing game.
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"If you're fine with exactly the way playing solo works online then who cares about an offline mode at all? " very key because one day the servers will turn off and you will not be able to play D3 and all your loot chars will be gone. If I ever have kids they won't be able to play D3. Say ten years down the road if I want to re live the throw back to D3 it won't be there I will not be able to roll a new char.
This goes the same for my beloved Path to Exile both of these games will eventually be gone forever that is my key beef with any online game that I like. A piece of gaming history will be gone forever and no one can enjoy or admire it ever again.
It breaks my freaking heart, that is what is so cool about D2 I can still play it today.
I hope you can see my point, sure you may go well D4 will be out by then who cares, well shit look how many have been playing old games they mean a lot to a lot of gamers that is why some of us care.
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So let's have the Xbox version on the pc.
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NO IT ISN'T! It's almost exactly the game I played only no lag.
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we already talked this to death years ago, there are real benefits to this design. Blizzard sold plenty of copies of D3, they're not missing you.
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Easy ditch the AH for offline mode, done deal, or hell make a fake AH with random items and prices to simulate it either of these are totally doable.
They could do it, personally I played D3 SP and never even used the AH, I really liked it and it played grat that way.
All well what ever I am sure they would never do this for the PC for they could give two shits about PC now.-
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yeah, they don't make official statements about it - I saw an analysis somewhere at some point but I'm having trouble finding it now (which doesn't really matter since it wasn't based on official info), but reading between the lines, if it was a money driver they would almost definitely at least mention it in ATVI shareholder calls (even if they didn't give hard data), and as far as I can remember they haven't done that since immediately following its release
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Since everything is stored server side though there is no risk of a client being able to use hacked items in multiplayer. If they left the multiplayer exactly as it is now and added a single player mode, the online economy would not be affected.
Hacking items is only possible where your PC determines loot drops, or stores character info etc. Sure you'll be able to hack them in on single player, but if they stop you from using single player characters online, and have all online characters stored server side there is no issue.
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D3's online requirements and the original XB1 requirements are just slightly different...
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Yep word. Diablo I quit after one play through, TL2 I beat new game+++.
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Is new game+ worth it? I've just been doing those end game dungeon things over and over.
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I enjoyed it. You don't get to explore the random overworlds just running the end game mapworks dungeons. You might as well start a new game plus, you can still port to the mapworks at any time if you decide you'd rather keep doing that.
There are a lot of mods on the steam workshop too that you might want to try out in your NG+-
Oh I didn't know you could port to the mapworks afterwards.
Alright I'll give it a shot then (and the mods too), thanks.
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hahahahaahaha
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So PC users somehow have better internet connectivity?
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Yeah... I've been back playing D3 a lot lately but the AH still kind of bums me out and kills the best of my enthusiasm. Basically every upgrade I get is off the AH. It's such a bloody shame when the rest of the game is in such a glorious condition now after all the patching.
I don't think the upcoming itemization patches will help much, either. More good drops translates directly into more good drops on AH, and then translates to lowered prices. It just means everyone will improve their equipment faster for a while and then things will just settle down just like they are now, only at an higher average item quality.
They really, really need to add a different league/ladder for softcore characters who can't access AH. Just make it about drops and social trading again, and a good portion of the playerbase will be happier. Those who still wish to use the AH, can.
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Yeah, as long as D3 has an economy forged to encourage online trading, I have no interest in the game.
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But, but, Blizzard! You said online-only was an integral part of the game experience! Why did you lie to us loyal PC gamers!!??!?
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Well, you know Chrome, that's what we call pillow talk . . .
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nice, i really wanted to buy this game on PC but chose not to due to the
idiotic online requirement, now that can count me out of ever buying because
all this tells me is that it was and is entirely possible to make the game that
way they simply refuse to do so because of some marketing ploy or DRM,
Diablo was probably in my top 3 games ever but now its a flat out no go, the
only way they could win my money back is to make an offline PC version i
can actually play, while i get that everyone seems to think the internet is
great everywhere there are still some 110+ million Americans without access
to high speed internet, that's a pretty darn big market.
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