- Five new character classes, including the otherworldly Witch Doctor, or with re-imagined warriors from Diablo's past, like the powerful Barbarian
- Experience a new approach to in-game health as the previous reliance on mana and potions is appended by resource types unique to each class, as well as health globes
- In single player quests utilize up to three AI followers, from three different classes who can be equiped with basic items and leveled up
- The new Rune System in which skills and abilities are now automatically unlocked as you level
- This special collector's edition contains exclusive physical and digital content including a 'behind the scenes' DVD, a Diablo Skull and 4 GB USB Soulstone, art book, soundtrack and more
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Diablo III is a fantasy Action Role-playing Game (RPG). Only the third major release in what is considered by many gamers as the most iconic RPG franchise of all time, Diablo 3 continues the land of Sanctuary's battle against a reoccurring demonic evil, and provides players around the world with the opportunity to create the ultimate hero to quest against it with friends online, or on their own. Features include: classic dungeon crawling gameplay, a new batch of character classes, multiplayer options with friends and single player support with the help of AI companions, a new take on character skill assignment and health, online item auctioning, and compatibility with Windows and Mac operating systems.
This special collector's edition contains exclusive physical and digital content. See the complete list of items included below.
The long-awaited third major release in the Diablo saga is finally here.
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Darkness Falls. Heroes Rise
Two decades have passed since the events of the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction expansion pack, in which the demonic lords, Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal, set out across the world of Sanctuary on a vicious rampage, twisting humanity to their unholy will. Yet for those who battled the Prime Evils, the memory fades slowly. When Deckard Cain returns to the ruins of Tristram Cathedral seeking clues to defeat new stirrings of evil, a fiery harbinger of doom falls from the heavens, striking the very ground where Diablo once entered the world. This fire from the sky reawakens ancient evils, but also calls the heroes of Sanctuary to defend the mortal world against the rising powers of the Burning Hells once again.
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- Rediscover the enthralling RPG gameplay of the iconic Diablo franchises in is first game release in nearly 11 years
- Explore fully realized realms of Sanctuary - the living, breathing gothic fantasy world of Diablo III
- Battle the unholy forces of the Burning Hells with five character classes, including the otherworldly Witch Doctor, or with re-imagined warriors from Diablo's past, like the powerful Barbarian
- Rain hell on your enemies and use the interactive environment as a weapon: lay cunning traps, turn destructible objects against your foes, and use environmental obstacles to your advantage - all powered by the Havok physics system
- Experience the intensity of multiplayer Diablo III over an all-new, wickedly enhanced Battle.net platform with numerous enhancements to make connecting with your friends easier, and cooperative gameplay more fun
- In single player quests utilize up to three AI followers, from three different classes who can be equipped with basic items and leveled up
- Skills and abilities are now automatically unlocked as you level, and players are able to actively use more of them simultaneously than ever before
- Experience a new approach to in-game health as the previous reliance on mana and potions is appended by resource types unique to each class, as well as health globes
- The ability to craft unique items with found objects is drastically improved through association in-game blacksmith and Jeweler artisans
- Sell unique items found within the game for in-game gold or real money via online Auction House functionality
- Win/Mac media format ensures that the game is playable on most operating systems
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A fallen star burns across the sky, signaling the rebirth of a long-forgotten evil, and calling mortal heroes to arms once more. This limited edition collector’s set commemorates your return to the darkened world of Sanctuary. Inside, you’ll find a treasure trove of rare and legendary items to aid you in your apocalyptic battles at the End of Days.
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Let's face it, Diablo 3 had a TERRIBLE launch. The servers went through a multitude of problems on launch day, the day after launch, a few rolling restarts and server/game crashes. However, being one of the most anticipated games of 2012, beating out Mass Effect 3, Max Payne 3, and probably all but Black Ops II, I can assure you that it's worth the wait.
The loot system is just as complex as before, the rune system is re-worked so no longer is it item based, it now adds an additional effect to a skill, making certain abilities better for solo play, or group play. Some abilities also are more useful depending on the difficulty. Do you want to be a glass cannon on Hell or Inferno, or do you want to take reduced damage to kill longer? Avoidance or Damage? Heals or CC? There are plenty of ways to play the game. I wish that the game still allowed 8 players at a time, and who knows, maybe this feature will be re-implemented again in an expansion.
How many people are going to be making Diablo 3 their next part time job come 5/22/12? I think it's an interesting way to keep people playing, although I will have to laugh at the people that will actually pay money for an item you will never physically own other than in a video game.
What Diablo 3 has done right:
* Very easy to join games with your friends, open your Friends panel, right click the person, and invite or join to party.
* No more having to worry about your characters getting deleted after 90 days of not playing them, or 2 hours in the first 48 hours of play.
* The loot is still very complex and you will be scratching your head and seeing if this item is an upgrade
* Skills are done to give diversity on how to play a class, no longer will you be forced to reroll if you screw up a talent point, or attribute wrong(Even though later patches in Diablo 2 fixed this)
* Scaling difficulty the more people that play, that was a very good feature in Diablo 2 and made it a challenge and fun to kill Baal and Diablo in 8 player games by yourself.
* No longer punished if you join games with people that are further along in quests. You can play along with them and still progress.
* Quest leeching, while it could be annoying in public games, at least it's an easy way to level up a noob without getting slaughtered.
* Hardcore mode, definatly has the same feel as in Diablo 2. This time around, expect people to die a lot easier if you don't stack Vitality along with your primary stats.
* No USEast, USWest, it's all one. There are still Asian servers, among others, that don't seem to have the issues the US Servers are having.
* No Town Portal Scrolls, no ID scrolls(You still have to right click to ID Legendary and Rare items, but no longer do you have to waste inventory to do so, like in the Beta)
* Achievements to up the replay value after you've gotten past Diablo 3 on Inferno with all 5 characters.
* Being able to choose which quests to repeat, for missing books, side dungeons, or exploration puroses.
* Banner porting and customization of your banner, the banner porting makes it VERY easy to get back in the game with your teammates that are rushing to complete quests rather than loot or take trips to town.
*** The Collector's Edition, like all four Warcraft games, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 2, feel like Collector's Editions. If you didn't buy one for $99.99, have fun paying double. You get the standard Soundtrack, Art Book, the making of Diablo 2, but the items that stand out, you get Angelic Wings, which make your characters stand out, you get a unique banner and sigil(If you played in the Beta), Diablo Skull and 4GB Soulstone Flash Drive glows red when in your computer! It also comes with Diablo 2 and Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction(A $20 value) pre-loaded onto the flash drive, much like Starcraft 2 did with their Collector's Edition.
What Diablo 3 has done wrong:
* Always online DRM, not everyone has an internet connection, LAN and single player was a very big part of the success of Diablo 2, and well, some people don't want to play the game with other people.
* Very limited chat channels, you have about 8 pre-set channels to join. No more clan channels.
* No guilds. This is a feature that would greatly benefit players because it would be easier to communicate with your friends.
* No guild halls with a stash, again, a great feature that would make it easier to give items to people in different time zones.
* When Diablo 3 has to undergo maintenance, you can't play at all! Single player should be allowed.
* 4 Player games, I think 8 players would've done well, especially if everyone could complete every quest in a game even in different acts.
A lot of people will knock Diablo 3 for various reasons, however, those same people will praise Diablo 3 for different reasons. No games are perfect.
The loot system is just as complex as before, the rune system is re-worked so no longer is it item based, it now adds an additional effect to a skill, making certain abilities better for solo play, or group play. Some abilities also are more useful depending on the difficulty. Do you want to be a glass cannon on Hell or Inferno, or do you want to take reduced damage to kill longer? Avoidance or Damage? Heals or CC? There are plenty of ways to play the game. I wish that the game still allowed 8 players at a time, and who knows, maybe this feature will be re-implemented again in an expansion.
How many people are going to be making Diablo 3 their next part time job come 5/22/12? I think it's an interesting way to keep people playing, although I will have to laugh at the people that will actually pay money for an item you will never physically own other than in a video game.
What Diablo 3 has done right:
* Very easy to join games with your friends, open your Friends panel, right click the person, and invite or join to party.
* No more having to worry about your characters getting deleted after 90 days of not playing them, or 2 hours in the first 48 hours of play.
* The loot is still very complex and you will be scratching your head and seeing if this item is an upgrade
* Skills are done to give diversity on how to play a class, no longer will you be forced to reroll if you screw up a talent point, or attribute wrong(Even though later patches in Diablo 2 fixed this)
* Scaling difficulty the more people that play, that was a very good feature in Diablo 2 and made it a challenge and fun to kill Baal and Diablo in 8 player games by yourself.
* No longer punished if you join games with people that are further along in quests. You can play along with them and still progress.
* Quest leeching, while it could be annoying in public games, at least it's an easy way to level up a noob without getting slaughtered.
* Hardcore mode, definatly has the same feel as in Diablo 2. This time around, expect people to die a lot easier if you don't stack Vitality along with your primary stats.
* No USEast, USWest, it's all one. There are still Asian servers, among others, that don't seem to have the issues the US Servers are having.
* No Town Portal Scrolls, no ID scrolls(You still have to right click to ID Legendary and Rare items, but no longer do you have to waste inventory to do so, like in the Beta)
* Achievements to up the replay value after you've gotten past Diablo 3 on Inferno with all 5 characters.
* Being able to choose which quests to repeat, for missing books, side dungeons, or exploration puroses.
* Banner porting and customization of your banner, the banner porting makes it VERY easy to get back in the game with your teammates that are rushing to complete quests rather than loot or take trips to town.
*** The Collector's Edition, like all four Warcraft games, Warcraft 3, and Starcraft 2, feel like Collector's Editions. If you didn't buy one for $99.99, have fun paying double. You get the standard Soundtrack, Art Book, the making of Diablo 2, but the items that stand out, you get Angelic Wings, which make your characters stand out, you get a unique banner and sigil(If you played in the Beta), Diablo Skull and 4GB Soulstone Flash Drive glows red when in your computer! It also comes with Diablo 2 and Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction(A $20 value) pre-loaded onto the flash drive, much like Starcraft 2 did with their Collector's Edition.
What Diablo 3 has done wrong:
* Always online DRM, not everyone has an internet connection, LAN and single player was a very big part of the success of Diablo 2, and well, some people don't want to play the game with other people.
* Very limited chat channels, you have about 8 pre-set channels to join. No more clan channels.
* No guilds. This is a feature that would greatly benefit players because it would be easier to communicate with your friends.
* No guild halls with a stash, again, a great feature that would make it easier to give items to people in different time zones.
* When Diablo 3 has to undergo maintenance, you can't play at all! Single player should be allowed.
* 4 Player games, I think 8 players would've done well, especially if everyone could complete every quest in a game even in different acts.
A lot of people will knock Diablo 3 for various reasons, however, those same people will praise Diablo 3 for different reasons. No games are perfect.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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OK, so I finished Diablo 3 last night after about 23 hours of gameplay. That 23 hours includes the time spent crawling every location until the full map is revealed. 23 hours and I am done. I feel a little underwhelmed. What took this game so long to be released? It was very uneven at times, and frustrating that in places I had to go an hour or so to get to a checkpoint to save the game. I feel like the cutscenes and movies were also uneven. At times it feels like more effort was spent in producing Act I then in the rest of the game. No spoilers, but when Diablo finally does appear, I was not impressed or excited. Some of the sub-boss fights were much harder than the end-game fight. And then it ends, and it pretty much just takes you back to the home screen. Don't get me wrong, I know I can play it again with different classes and at higher difficulty levels, but big deal, slap a coat of paint on it, that's just more of the same. What was all the development time devoted to? It seems like maybe a lot of time was spent developing the Auction House and infrastructure mechanics than on the story and gameplay itself. I guess I expected a lot more, and for the first time, Blizzard didn't fully deliver.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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It's really a great game. 12 years of waiting worth it. But the problem lies behind Blizzard's connecting issue. But aside from this part, the game is great and detailed and lots of fun. People are too harsh in my opinion. The server is very stable today - although we can't deny it's dead in the first 2 days. And that's the reason I give it only 4 stars on overall, but 5 stars on the fun rating.
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