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Diablo IV Pre-Launch Thread of lore, news and beta withdrawl
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Beastclaw Raider
Banned
Druid with a 2hander is insane. I clear swarm of mob in one pulverize on veteran
drotahorror
Member
If a game holds my attention for weeks, it was money well spent. Very few games keep me playing for more than a handful of hours.
nikos
Member
I can't seem to enjoy this game. It's more than likely because I loathe click-to-move and that's made worse by binding attack on the move button. It also just doesn't feel as fun to play as Diablo III or Immortal but that could change with later abilities.
It doesn't make sense to bind move and attack on a single mouse button. That restricts you to either moving or attacking at any given time, can't do both simultaneously. Can't even attack in one direction while moving in another. It also leads to either accidentally moving or accidentally attacking often which makes the game feel more tedious and sloppy.
Controller feels better than the absolutely tedious click-to-do-everything but constantly switching between the controller and mouse/keyboard for different things is annoying. I'd almost never pick up a controller over a mouse but this game's doing that.
WASD movement would solve everything, and it makes no sense to not include it when there's controller support. I was so hyped for this until I actually played it, which is a shame.
It doesn't make sense to bind move and attack on a single mouse button. That restricts you to either moving or attacking at any given time, can't do both simultaneously. Can't even attack in one direction while moving in another. It also leads to either accidentally moving or accidentally attacking often which makes the game feel more tedious and sloppy.
Controller feels better than the absolutely tedious click-to-do-everything but constantly switching between the controller and mouse/keyboard for different things is annoying. I'd almost never pick up a controller over a mouse but this game's doing that.
WASD movement would solve everything, and it makes no sense to not include it when there's controller support. I was so hyped for this until I actually played it, which is a shame.
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Why would you be constantly switching between controller and KBM? It's not like you can do that on console and it's completely playable controller-only over there.
Icymanipulator
Member
Did something happen? Necromancer seems kind of weak, haven’t been following the game much, first time trying the beta.
Having fun with sorcery tho.
Having fun with sorcery tho.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
In the first 2 betas, Necro was pretty strong. Minions are nerfed now.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Really? I played Barb in the last beta. I was hoping to pick either Barb or Druid to tank in co-op with my spouse. She’s definitely picking Sorceress regardless. I was wanting the best tank. Barb had a large arsenal of weapons, but he didn’t feel all that powerful.
gothmog
Gold Member
I'm curious what you thinj is going to be top drawer in the later game? I feel like 10 or even 5 years ago this would have been an amazing game but to be honest I've been pretty bored after the first few hours of excitement. I'm keeping my preorder because I want to experience the story but I have a feeling I'll be back to D2R or something in a few weeks/months after launch if I want my Diablo fix.
Kacho
Member
I’m currently playing Season 4 in D2R and all I can think when I play D4 is how boring it is in comparison. The whole experience is incredibly bland.
Edit: it feels like a cover band version of Diablo
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Freeman76
Member
They built a lot of it around endgame activities and events. The levelling process is always a means to an end and thats all we have in this beta.
dreamstation
Member
Am I the only one that doesn't like having custom character creator in a Diablo game? I know they want people to feel more connected to their characters but personally I prefer having Identifiable characters like the previous games.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Went rogue, leveled with the swinging blades, switched to a single target focused rapid fire for Ashava.
Have to say world 1 ashava is a pushover compared to world 2.
Have to say world 1 ashava is a pushover compared to world 2.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
I ran this about 10 times on my Necro and did get quite a few legendaries but not a single useable one and died twice in the process
HoodWinked
Gold Member
Setup Rogue build for Kor Dragan farm max dodge, max dash, smoke bomb. just run in get the corpses.
edit: also apparently no difference in loot for world tier 1 and world tier 2 for drops.
edit: also apparently no difference in loot for world tier 1 and world tier 2 for drops.
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HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Going to try this next after this Ashava kill in 25 minutes or so
FatallyYours
Gold Member
Tried Ashava earlier, but my necro is so squishy and nerfed now, I was more of an annoyance to the rest of the team
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Friend was playing sorc and it was good.
Laieon
Member
Man, so far the 2 classes I've tried out over this weekend and the 1st beta weekend (Barbarian and Rogue) are the 2 that I was the least interested in playing come launch, and I've really enjoyed playing both of them. Can't wait to see what the classes I'm most interested in actually feel like.
Just need to knock out Ashava now.
It's funny how different opinions can be. While I was more than old enough to play D2 back in its hayday, I never did. D3 was my first exposure to the series, and D2R was my first exposure to D2. I didn't enjoy my playthrough of D2R very much, it just feels clunky compared to its modern counterparts. Loved the environment art though.
That being said, I've always preferred more-casual titles in the genre though. Give me D3, Torchlight, and Grim Dawn over D2 and PoE any day of the week.
Just need to knock out Ashava now.
It's funny how different opinions can be. While I was more than old enough to play D2 back in its hayday, I never did. D3 was my first exposure to the series, and D2R was my first exposure to D2. I didn't enjoy my playthrough of D2R very much, it just feels clunky compared to its modern counterparts. Loved the environment art though.
That being said, I've always preferred more-casual titles in the genre though. Give me D3, Torchlight, and Grim Dawn over D2 and PoE any day of the week.
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NoLootBoxDev
Member
Ashava 2 times, with multiple teams, none of them could get below the last line of HP. If you use a town portal and get back you will get dropped to a random team each time XD.
SirKicksalot
Member
Did they playtest the Vhenard fight with melee characters? The flying cunts retreat into the stairs area which is a fucking damage zone!
Kacho
Member
Diablo 2 is dated in ways but the core loop, gear, and character building are basically perfect. It’s a game that still has me coming back 20 years later. There is a lot you need to learn though, so it’s not beginner friendly at all. I get it.
Diablo 3 was fun for a while after you hit max level. Great gameplay. I think me being down on D4 is because it’ll be similar to D3 in that regard. Early game = snooze fest… late game = engaging. We shall see. This is my third go with the beta and I’m done with the low level garbage time.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Kacho
Member
I think it’s every three hours. Last spawn was an hour and forty minutes ago. Next spawn is an hour and twenty minutes from now.
DavidGzz
Member
HoodWinked
Gold Member
big tip is to do Ashava on World Tier 1.
j0hnnix
Member
Team Ram Rod.
Revolutionary
Member
Tried Ashava on Tier 2 earlier and we barely got it down to half HP. Tried it again on Tier 1 and beat it with 5 minutes to spare. And now I can go back to Zelda 
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Was able to get Ashava tonight with my Barb. Thank God.
Also 100% rolling a Barb for my first seasonal character. The class is unreal once you know how to build it. Crit for 3,085 on Ashava with Death Blow.
Also 100% rolling a Barb for my first seasonal character. The class is unreal once you know how to build it. Crit for 3,085 on Ashava with Death Blow.
marquimvfs
Member
Trying the beta for the first time, playing on the PS4. I've played just a little since yesterday and am only on level 10, but, so far:
-It isn't nearly as fun as Diablo 3 console;
-It have a more serious and darker atmosphere than the colorful Diablo 3 World (can be a pro or a con, depends of the user, I liked it). Graphics are good, tho,
-The "social" aspect of the game is more an annoyance than a real useful feature;
-Framerate is a little compromised on PS4. Enemy animation frames are severely reduced in crowded areas. Game drops frames as hell in city when there is too much players;
-While playing in coop mode, the second player vanishes during scripted scenes. It's a little annoying and I don't know if that happens too on current gen platforms;
-The UI and menus are cluttered to hell. The inventory is a MASSIVE step back compared to consoles Diablo 3, ugly and confusing as fuck;
-The game not pausing while messing in the inventory/map is also an annoyance, but that's expected given the stupid decision of making the always online shift;
-The map completion system is also strange and a litte step back compared to the system used in Diablo 3, where the main map only highlights the areas where you steped on, while in Diablo 4 is a mix of an already highlighted sector of the map with some main places that are hidden but completely highlighted when you discover them;
-The music is a step back comparing to Diablo 3. It's good, but other (and older) entries are better;
-The Brazilian dubbing is worse than Diablo 3. Main characters aren't as good or likeable as the previous entry. It sounded like they hired some cheap USian bad cheap studio (like Naughty Dog did with Uncharted 3) to do the Portuguese dubbing until you reach the city and then you start to hear some familiar voices. The problem is that the npcs acting sounds better than the main characters. It looks like a miscast;
-The dodge mechanics are a step back comparing to Diablo 3 consoles, where you could dodge to any direction while attacking by using the right analog trigger. Maybe it's a parity measure given the cross platform with pc, but it sucks.
With that in mind, it's still Diablo, and it's good. Probably will buy it, and, while its not listed here, the game have it's positive points and could make for some of it's flaws deeper in the game.
-It isn't nearly as fun as Diablo 3 console;
-It have a more serious and darker atmosphere than the colorful Diablo 3 World (can be a pro or a con, depends of the user, I liked it). Graphics are good, tho,
-The "social" aspect of the game is more an annoyance than a real useful feature;
-Framerate is a little compromised on PS4. Enemy animation frames are severely reduced in crowded areas. Game drops frames as hell in city when there is too much players;
-While playing in coop mode, the second player vanishes during scripted scenes. It's a little annoying and I don't know if that happens too on current gen platforms;
-The UI and menus are cluttered to hell. The inventory is a MASSIVE step back compared to consoles Diablo 3, ugly and confusing as fuck;
-The game not pausing while messing in the inventory/map is also an annoyance, but that's expected given the stupid decision of making the always online shift;
-The map completion system is also strange and a litte step back compared to the system used in Diablo 3, where the main map only highlights the areas where you steped on, while in Diablo 4 is a mix of an already highlighted sector of the map with some main places that are hidden but completely highlighted when you discover them;
-The music is a step back comparing to Diablo 3. It's good, but other (and older) entries are better;
-The Brazilian dubbing is worse than Diablo 3. Main characters aren't as good or likeable as the previous entry. It sounded like they hired some cheap USian bad cheap studio (like Naughty Dog did with Uncharted 3) to do the Portuguese dubbing until you reach the city and then you start to hear some familiar voices. The problem is that the npcs acting sounds better than the main characters. It looks like a miscast;
-The dodge mechanics are a step back comparing to Diablo 3 consoles, where you could dodge to any direction while attacking by using the right analog trigger. Maybe it's a parity measure given the cross platform with pc, but it sucks.
With that in mind, it's still Diablo, and it's good. Probably will buy it, and, while its not listed here, the game have it's positive points and could make for some of it's flaws deeper in the game.
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Johnny Concrete
Member
The thing that bothered me from watching gameplay was that when entering a new area after a loading screen your character appears 0.5 sec later.
Did they fix that now?
Did they fix that now?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Haha this method is so dumb. If anyone wants to join in on the fun, I'm doing runs now.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Did you play Diablo 3 on PC or just console?
Because that inventory system is the exact same as the system that was in place on Diablo 3 PC.
I thought they buffed the Barb, but it is still not good enough for me.
I didn‘t manage to beat Vhenard with my Level 20 Barb. With my Level 16 Necro on World Tier 2: no Problem, first try, not even close to Dying. With the Barb i am at at around 15 trys, even tried with different Builds, but Nope, i have no Chance. Playing Diablo 3 is a while ago but i think the Barb had a healing Perk, something like that would be good.
Even on World Tier 1 i have no Chance and i didn‘t eben noticed a difference between WT1 and 2 with the Barb. I don‘t get it
I didn‘t manage to beat Vhenard with my Level 20 Barb. With my Level 16 Necro on World Tier 2: no Problem, first try, not even close to Dying. With the Barb i am at at around 15 trys, even tried with different Builds, but Nope, i have no Chance. Playing Diablo 3 is a while ago but i think the Barb had a healing Perk, something like that would be good.
Even on World Tier 1 i have no Chance and i didn‘t eben noticed a difference between WT1 and 2 with the Barb. I don‘t get it
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Tarnpanzer
Member
I don´t get the Necro. Your Minions die almost instantly in boss encounters, and bosses don´t drop that much flesh so you can´t recast all your minions.
Why would u wan´t to play a Necro with this massive flaw?
Why would u wan´t to play a Necro with this massive flaw?
Nocturno999
Member
It's still a bit early to say, but I have doubts that this game will have as much replayability as prior Diablos.
I'm also wondering about the length of the game. How many maps there will be in total?
I'm also wondering about the length of the game. How many maps there will be in total?
marquimvfs
Member
Sorry, forgot to mention... Console only.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Yeah I'm sorry and I mean this with no hostility, but your D3 experience was the soft as hell bubble wrap experience.
This is the real Diablo experience.
marquimvfs
Member
I've never played D3 on pc, but played 1 and 2 at launch. To me, despite all its flaws (there are many), and the cartoonish look, D3 on consoles were the most fun I've had with games in a long time. Don't take me wrong, I'm not saying the other games were bad, not at all, but, if you've never tried D3 on consoles, do it sometime, you'll know what I'm talking about. The game translated very well to controller, and the co-op aspect was a divine experience.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
I played the entirety of my D3 experience on console. It was fantastic. I only brought it up because I knew it was not the norm. Console D3 was a magic Dreamland.
I prefer the D4 version of the UI where things are hard and sparing.