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Diablo IV Pre-Launch Thread of lore, news and beta withdrawl
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Luipadre
Member
I dont feel much of a difference. Game looks gorgeous on ultra. The textures are so crisp
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Melchettsmoustache
Member
Thanks, I think I’ll leave it then. Got the season pass for midnight suns to complete so Diablo will be fresher in a few weeks.
Eh. I don't think these types of games are for me. Gameplay boiled down to pressing a. Yeah there is skill tree but reading and deciding on which skills to pick up is a chore. Navigating without minimap is slow and using it immersion breaking and annoying.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
I ended up feeling like this with Diablo 3. I mean, I love dark fantasy and demons and horror, crumbling ruins, undead. Diablo 1 gave that to me, but I wasn’t really super psyched about loot and everything else, and that’s what it is, though.
Hopefully I won’t buy 4, but I’m already thinking hmmmm looks cool…gah
Bartski
Gold Member
Taking back all I said about barbarian feeling somewhat weak. It's all about the items when you hit cap 20. I just got to the boss in lvl 30 stronghold without major issues and I'm melting regular dungeons, just tanking and destroying everything with 3 defense buffs and frenzy+rend+deathblow. I think I'm done and ready for the full game. I'm starting with the rogue as I still liked it best during the previous beta.
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I could test the PC version of the beta this time (last time I was playing the PS5 version) and noticed slightly better/higher res textures on PC with settings on ultra; although Blizzard recommend 32GB of RAM for a "smooth experience" and had no big issues with 16GB. Maybe a bit more streaming stutter than with textures on high/PS5 equivalent.
I'm glad they included DualSense support which is not granted these days. Also 21:9 support which nice, too.
I was expecting worse performance and micro stutter. But as of now I'm considering the PC version of the PS5 one.
I'm glad they included DualSense support which is not granted these days. Also 21:9 support which nice, too.
I was expecting worse performance and micro stutter. But as of now I'm considering the PC version of the PS5 one.
amigastar
Member
Do you mean Dualsense Support on the PC or only PS5?
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Little Mac
Member
Killed Ashava 5 times the weekend on Series S. 4 times with Sorc and 1 with Rogue. Not sure who I'm going to main if I buy at launch. TBH I can't tell if I am enjoying myself or not. Played 100s of hours of D3 on PC and miss KB+M controls but I'm not going to build another gaming pc in my lifetime. The only game I'd be interested in over this would be FFXVI but it honestly looks like a button masher catered to the younger generation. Plus I'd have to buy a PS5 for it. Waiting for the rumored Sony Showcase on week of the 25th to get an informed decision. Anyone else in my boat?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I wasn't sure at first if what I was feeling was actually enjoying myself, or just the feel of a new ARPG. I'm enjoying myself.
Will definitely get D4. Will most likely get FF16, but only after I've gotten playing D4 out of my system.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
The mount trophy is called Cry of Ashava? lol. That sounds fitting considering some of the despair on display on some other forums. She was hard, but not impossibly so.
Antwix
Member
If you are hating literally every aspect of an ARPG, then yeah I don't think this is for you.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
Agreed!
Thanks
Rentahamster
and
Antwix
. I had a blast playing with you all this weekend. For folks that have played Diablo in the past, D4 is great fun. I think it is worth your money, the server queues this weekend were completely non-existent for me on the Xbox, PlayStation, and PC Platforms and I restarted my game 500+ times.
On my PC there was no trace of the memory leak from the last beta and the game ran flawlessly at 120+fps on ultra settings at 4k.
Controls on console are really good (some issues/confused implementation when you are playing co-op that can be touched up or refined) and I thoroughly enjoyed playing on both Xbox and PS (got to level 20 on all the platforms over the weekend).
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That was great! Always happy to play with others who enjoy grinding it out, farming and testing all kinds of crazy builds, ideas, and strategies. I'll be in there for early access too. Hopefully they have enough data from the past 3 beta tests so that the servers don't die. I still remember Diablo 3's cluster fuck of a launch.Agreed!
Thanks
dreamstation
Member
Stronghold corpse runs aye?
Antwix
Member
I can't believe so many people get so upset about a shiny toenail that's an accessory on a horse mount.
Duellist
Member
Damn, was hoping the beta would last till later tonight. Got to fight ashava once on tier 2 then that was it. 15 people and only got her down to half. Transferred over to tier one to try but it was done. Joined the GAF clan though. Just wish I would of done it yesterday lol
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Just imagine - necro used to be even more OP. My gameplan after the second beta was to roll Necro first since that class is very strong and isn't too gear dependent on items, and then use it to get items for a Barbarian, which I think is going to be pretty strong at endgame. Barbs are a little weak in the beginning, but that's because they're so gear dependant, but with the right items you can faceroll pretty easily.
After playing the server slam, however, I'm not sure anymore. Rogue is crazy good for single target DPS, and sorc is fun to play too. I guess that's a pretty good initial sign of game balance if it's still unclear about what the obvious meta choice is.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Aww that's too bad. We could have carried you on the last fight!
Duellist
Member
Oh well, like ya said it’s just a shiny toe nail accessory on a mount lol.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
That also pushed a server patch last night around 11:00CST that addressed the minion nerf.
So a live service game, it’s third open beta, and they reacted to player feedback within 48 hours of getting said feedback.
I’d say that’s a damn fine job Mr. Ferguson….
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Luipadre
Member
tbh this diablo 4 team looks passionate about the game and they also plays the game aswell. Thats not the case with every game.
Icymanipulator
Member
So much for a “weekend” beta, shits telling me it’s already over, midday on a Sunday. Smh.
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I wish I could play more too, but Blizzard probably wants us to play with our mothers instead.
PC. I think DualSense support on PS5 is granted
amigastar
Member
Cool, i have a Dualsense controller. I just wish more games would support DualSense on PC. But i'm definitely gonna try it out on PC.PC. I think DualSense support on PS5 is granted
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
beta's over bro
Puscifer
Member
Damn, guess I'll be watching videos again. I'm shocked I missed 3 of these!
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
See you in June lol
STARSBarry
Gold Member
I can't believe so many people get so upset about a shiny toenail that's an accessory on a horse mount.
Just wait until launch where I will constantly have it equipped and call everyone who didn't earn it in beta a super casual.
That will give them something to really be upset about.
dreamstation
Member
Do you think they adjusted Ashava for the remaining few spawns yesterday? I did the 8PM (12 hours ago) spawn with my brother and she just melted. Had 9 minutes remaining on the clock when she went down. It was only tier 1 and all level 20's but the people that I inspected before the fight were certainly not overgeared with mostly rares and maybe 1 or 2 legendary items. I did a few of the fights yesterday and the earlier ones we had less than 3-4 minutes on the clock. Felt super easy in comparison last night.
Antwix
Member
Just watched that. I'm gonna ramble a bit on my findings.
I tried a few lightning and fire builds. Didn't really try anything with cold. I saw he was considering a firewall build and man, that playstyle just isn't that fun. I know you saw that I was running it for awhile. It's hell for highly mobile enemies and I felt like it lacked that oomph you got back when chain lightning wasn't nerfed. I think I'm going firebolt+fireball+fireball enchant build. It's just so good and so fun. I felt like it was good with single target as well as multiple mobs for farming. You pop a few firebolts (which has some decent damage for a basic skill) to get a couple enemies weakened, then pop a fireball or two and yeah, you watch the enemies explode themselves to death with the fireball enchant. Burning damage is really good which he was saying once you get into the paragons too so if you further capitalize on that with passives/paragon points, it'll be a good build hopefully.
I wasn't impressed with meteor/blizzard/lightning orb in the old beta and almost everything got nerfed so I don't know. I also think making a build around lucky hits is wildly inconsistent. But I suppose we will see. I think there's definitely gonna be some additional builds that pop up when people start to get access to the 2nd enchantment slot.
Exentryk
Member
I gave this a go on pc (using a controller) as my first Diablo game. I only had a couple of hours to play. I wanted to play as a Necromancer, but because I read it was nerfed in this thread, I decided to use a Sorcerer. I completed the first dungeon and first boss and got up to the cutscene where the Mother awakens those villagers. Is the story the same with all class of characters?
Pros:
- Detailed descriptions with values (love this as most games just give vague descriptions like increases damage slightly etc)
- Controller works adequately on PC. The UI is designed mainly for PC mouse usage though.
- RPG aspects and continuous growth feels great. You are always getting drops and increasing in power.
- CG animation is amazing
- The atmosphere
Cons:
- Graphics seem dull.
- NPC characters look low poly and it gives this a cheap game feeling. Even the main character looks like from PS3 gen in those in-game cutscenes.
- The game had various hiccups including one for like 5-10 seconds during the CG scene. Not sure if due to constant internet connection requirement or something?
- Constant Internet Connection requirement. Are all item drops etc server side? Like can we do any mods in these games?
Overall, I feel like I'd enjoy the game but still not 100%. Since I've been reading about nerfs, I'll probably opt out. I enjoy being overpowered.
Pros:
- Detailed descriptions with values (love this as most games just give vague descriptions like increases damage slightly etc)
- Controller works adequately on PC. The UI is designed mainly for PC mouse usage though.
- RPG aspects and continuous growth feels great. You are always getting drops and increasing in power.
- CG animation is amazing
- The atmosphere
Cons:
- Graphics seem dull.
- NPC characters look low poly and it gives this a cheap game feeling. Even the main character looks like from PS3 gen in those in-game cutscenes.
- The game had various hiccups including one for like 5-10 seconds during the CG scene. Not sure if due to constant internet connection requirement or something?
- Constant Internet Connection requirement. Are all item drops etc server side? Like can we do any mods in these games?
Overall, I feel like I'd enjoy the game but still not 100%. Since I've been reading about nerfs, I'll probably opt out. I enjoy being overpowered.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
Beta impression this time for me:
Necro like we all said is nerfed. Just didn’t feel fun.
Sorc. Nerfed but not as bad as Necro. Still not that fun IMO. I do like Hydras and chain lightning though.
Rogue I must suck ass with. Kept trying at level 13 were wolf boss from dungeon and couldn’t do it with any build combo. Looks cool, feels fluid, but I just don’t feel strong at all.
Barbarian was a little buffed as I was clearning quicker Lower level. Still fun and looks like an absolute unit.
Druid felt really good. Arguably the best of this batch for me. I rained down lightning that melted, didn’t take much damage , had wolves out, and just had fun.
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Leaning towards Barb as main as I have with all past Diablos. Depending on if they buff Necro again I may go Necro because it has the coolest looking gear. Plus the idea of playing a vampire build with it just sounds so slick.
Necro like we all said is nerfed. Just didn’t feel fun.
Sorc. Nerfed but not as bad as Necro. Still not that fun IMO. I do like Hydras and chain lightning though.
Rogue I must suck ass with. Kept trying at level 13 were wolf boss from dungeon and couldn’t do it with any build combo. Looks cool, feels fluid, but I just don’t feel strong at all.
Barbarian was a little buffed as I was clearning quicker Lower level. Still fun and looks like an absolute unit.
Druid felt really good. Arguably the best of this batch for me. I rained down lightning that melted, didn’t take much damage , had wolves out, and just had fun.
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Leaning towards Barb as main as I have with all past Diablos. Depending on if they buff Necro again I may go Necro because it has the coolest looking gear. Plus the idea of playing a vampire build with it just sounds so slick.
Beastclaw Raider
Banned
Didnt they rebuff some of the nerfs for the necro? I think I saw that
Edit: Yep just saw, kind of surprised, is this really blizzard? Dang
Edit: Yep just saw, kind of surprised, is this really blizzard? Dang
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GenericUser
Member
Yeah true, I haven't checked it, but I hope you can disable the multiplayer in the final game. I want to play solo in my first story run.
Really? I played on the SeX and it was very smooth and the picture quality was very crisp without any slowdowns. Might want to try and get your hands on a PS5/XB for the final release. I definitely have not experienced any performance issues whatsoever.
Biggest complain for me as well. It's still serviceable, but the radial menus in Diablo 3 were so much quicker to navigate with a controller. It's serviceable, I will be able to enjoy the game with the new UI, but I hope they will add the Diablo 3 interface for console players.
I think that could be a concious design decision. You can still dodge in all directions if I remember correctly. You have to press B (circle) and hold the left analogue stick in the direction you want to dodge in. There is a cooldown though, but I bet you can reduce that cooldown with the right gear. Everything in this game seems to be scaleable.
I will definitely get it day one. The graphics are super good and the game feels really great to play, much better then any other isometric aRPG I ever played. Besides, Blizzard will probably support this game for years to come, so you definitely get some serious bang for your buck.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Yup, I saw your firewall spec. It seemed to perform well enough, but personally I prefer a more active gameplay as sorc. The fire stuff seems good and I agree with Kripp's reasoning about the effectiveness of burning scaling into the end game.
What I'm no sure if is how well the fireball enchantment will scale. On the tooltip it says just says weapon damage, but if Diablo 3 has taught me anything, effects that only have "weapon damage" but no other descriptor don't scale well.
Agreed about lucky hits. My character that cleared inferno Diablo 3 was a wizard that revolved around prices, but one day Blizzard nerfed procs across the board and my build was useless overnight.
I'm going to try to incorporate them, but not rely on them too much.
Me too man. It's fucking wild on PC on that regard. Some games support the DualSense but not its others features like adaptive triggers although they do in their PS5 counterparts.
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Reallink
Member
Cause it was designed from the ground up to run on potatoes. The 1050Ti (a 2TF card) manages to run most scenes at like 50fps on 1080p High.