Diablo III: Collector's Edition

by Blizzard Entertainment

• 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

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0050SZC5U
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 3.9 x 11.8 inches ; 5.6 pounds
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: May 15, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (263 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,068 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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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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A powerful new approach to ability assignment and health.
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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.

Darksiders II Collector's Edition Box Contents

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Diablo III for PC/MAC Behind the scenes DVD Collector's Edition soundtrack The Art of Diablo art book Diablo Skull and 4 GB USB Soulstone Exclusive digital content: Diablo III Aesthetic Artifacts World of Warcraft Pet Fetish Shaman Starcraft II Battle.net portraits

Key Game Features

• 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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Product Description

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.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 38 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars what a disappointment July 2, 2012

By Tryfle

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Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

The TLDR version:

I am giving the game 2 stars because it is fun at first, but if I could give the endgame a negative rating for being a cynical mechanism for extracting the maximum amount of money and/or time from players in return for unpleasant and unrewarding gameplay, I would.

The details:
I played both D1 and D2, and while I have fond memories of them, I don't feel all that attached to the franchise. Nonetheless I was looking forward to it since Blizz announced its release and ponied up for the CE.

I was not one of the people who raged at release because of server crashes, glitches, bugs and frequent "maintenance" sessions lasting hours, sometimes with little or no warning. I figured that Blizz was fielding a lot of new ideas and processes with this game. I was happy with the game, despite huge numbers of reports of botting, duping, hacking, exploits, session spoofing, etc, I figured it didn't really affect me or the people I played with. I was wrong about that, but never mind.

Then two things happened: the Real Money Auction House (RMAH) and patch 1.3. I think others have probably gone into a lot of detail about why those two things proved real game changers for more casual players like myself, but for me the net change was that the "end game", such as it is, is now basically pay to win. You need not only to play skillfully, and to understand your class inside and out, which I would expect, but in addition you need really really good gear. Gear that, because of the way itemization works in the game, you will not get by farming. You must go to the AH, where you will need millions, yes millions, of gold per end game item (unless you want to spend hours surfing the terrible, horrid AH interface for the occasional deal). A little to much for ya? Well, off you go to the RMAH, where you can buy what you need for real money! Don't worry, there's a per-item cap of $250, so you can't go overboard.

Subsequent patches have only reduced the options of making in-game gold legitimately, and many of the changes seem to force players more and more to the RMAH as Blizz figures out where exactly players are managing to farm gold and items, and then nerfs those places one after the other.

Knowing what I know now, would I buy this game again? No, and for sure not the Collector's edition. The one nice thing I can say about the CE is that it did include a free copy of D2, which has been fun to check out again since I stopped playing D3...

Should you buy this game.? Maybe... I had fun with it through Hell Difficulty and Act 1 Inferno before the RMAH/patch 1.3/repair cost fiasco. If you feel that playing up through Hell Difficulty will give you $60 bucks worth of satisfaction, then it might be worth it. PersonalIy, I was hoping for a little more longevity, but oh well. *Goes off to play Path of Exile*

50 of 65 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Rushed, imbalanced, and online-connection dependent. Not a worthy successor. June 12, 2012

By Cynthia S. Harding

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Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

Many features in the beta were stripped by the time the game was launched. There is a paucity to the story that is glaring, especially upon replays. The game came out May 15th and as of today, the real money auction house is still not online. A couple days ago, Blizzard servers had massive ping that caused tens of thousands (that's right, tens of thousands) of "hardcore" (meaning if you die, your character is gone, that's it) characters died and were lost. Asian servers are all located in Korea and go down at 8pm every single night for "maintenance". I can understand a coop mode requiring an internet connection, but to not allow a single player option offline is unacceptable. Add in the poorly balanced game mechanics (in harder mode, ranged classes reign. Melee classes must try to imitate ranged classes and they do so poorly, if they can progress at all). The builds available are not as varied as in Diablo 2 and while some classes are fun (the witch doctor), you invariable will be funneled into 1 or 2 builds that are viable at the higher levels, again stripping your options for customized play. Since the story line is weak (town/camp, dungeon/crypt/cave x a few, kill level boss, rinse and repeat for 4 acts), the flaws in that stand out and the game would need to be saved by it's mechanics, its sense of fun, and for many classes there is no sense of fun to be had. Worst of all, Blizzard canceled it's show this year instead of having to face hard questions about problems with the game, the lead designer hopped on a flight to Italy for 2 weeks vacation and the one interview he was forced to address fans asking when they might fix various issues with the games balance and "fun", his response was a generic, politispeak "you are the minority, I'm sorry you aren't having fun." They have known issues and don't acknowledge them, they have their money, they have no reason to care what happens with players now and it shows. Oh boy, does it show.

I've played this game through Hell, my friends have played up into Inferno, and largely we are all already starting to quit. The game doesn't have the legs of D1 or D2, both games we still enjoy firing up and playing to this day, 10 years + since their release. D3 is not worth the overpriced investment or the requirement to be online, especially with poor server service (oh, along with servers going down every night at 8PM in Asia, Asians have to pay a monthly membership fee, WoW-style, to play. This is what Blizzard thinks of its customers).

If you want a Diablo-type game that is new, wait for Torchlight 2. It will cost $20 and so far looks more entertaining than D3. D3 is not worth the cost, not by a long shot.

112 of 152 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Profit-Making tool disguised as a game. Dont make my mistake June 26, 2012

By Shrapnel the Indoctrinated

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Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

Ok so with over 300 hrs logged in on a monk and DH, and a full month played I can safely and without a second thought, tell anyone who's thinking of buying this game?: DONT.
Diablo 3 is essentially Blizzard's Real Money Auction House (RMAH) with a hack/slash/loot game built around it. Now, you may be telling yourself 'well I dont plan on using it, so no problem' ok that's fine. In fact, the game itself is fine for the 1st 3 levels of difficulty. Normal, Nightmare and Hell version of D3 work basically as intended: you fight, you level up, you loot. Everything is great, you feel powerful when you kill Diablo in Hell and now it's time for endgame: Inferno. 2 problems here.
#1- The first 3 difficulties dont include the ONE factor that all but leave your characters 'broken' until you TOTALLY re-gear them (or quit in the frustration, more on that later), and this is: Resistances. There are many different types in the game, none of them you'll really feel until Inferno, where you WILL be greeted with one-shots. Many of them. Dozens of them.
Now since the new patch that has GREATLY increased repair costs, you'll quickly find you have two options in inferno:
1- Go back to Hell and farm until nauseous (which no one wants to do naturally)for appropriate gear, by aquiring 5 buff stacks for finding loot and then trying to find something in the ridiculously low drop rate of Hell... or
(and how convenient)
#2 go to the RMAH. The RMAH is where all the farmers in the game go to sell their items for outrageously high gold prices or for an equivalent cash value in USD. I'm not a complete idiot so Im not paying real cash for a fake sword or staff or whatever, so the route those who are still around on the server take is to simply do farming runs for cash and hope something drops in the process.
This process can take days to find a decent piece of Inferno quality gear, farming for hours. 3 weeks in, my guys are still stuck in Act 1(inferno).
There are many rumors about Blizz intentionally lowering the drop rate on level 61+ (Inferno level) gear, putting many into a 'pay or quit' scenario as the loot needed to progress simply isnt as available as it was in the 3 easier levels.
There are also rumors of Blizz reps padding the AH with items only they can generate to sweeten the RMAH.

Im glad I waited before writing this because before you hit Inferno, the game is fun. Well, fun enough to make you want a bit more and would have recieved 5s all around, but the frustration you'll face with the lack of resistances going into inferno, the one shots, the ever-looming repair bill over your head, the almost non-existence of upgradable loot at end game - and if Im not getting loot, why the hell am I playing this game- and the blatant RMAH always in your face, the honeymoon with this game ends real fast. A shame, it seems the last of the great AAA title makers has decided to put profit before their consumers once again.
Dont buy.