Diablo 3 - Snowboarding Forum

**HoboMaster** · 05-16-2012, 02:12 PM

Anyone played it yet? Mines in the mail, I used to play D2 like crazy in 6th grade, was the main reason I learned how to type well

I've heard of some issues with getting it to run and server instability... Really hoping I don't have to download a typical 20GB Blizzard patch once I get it installed...

jojoinabox · 05-16-2012, 02:25 PM

I'm getting it...and I'm saying goodbye to the last little bit of my social life...

Plan for summer: glacier riding + beach + skateboarding + diablo 3 = perfect

CheeseForSteeze · 05-16-2012, 02:28 PM

From what I understand, the game content is not on the CD you get. The CD just contains installation client and the serial key you link to your BNet account. You have to download all the game content.

**HoboMaster** · 05-16-2012, 05:49 PM

Great, typical fucking Blizzard. I have a data cap on my internet here - which means I won't be able to DL anything to the computer which can actually play the game - AKA not my laptop :/

CheeseForSteeze · 05-16-2012, 09:24 PM

I agree. I'm not quite sure what the point of shipping a CD/DVD set with only a serial key but leaving the content to be retrieved from the server. The game client already authenticates with battle.net in order to combat single player piracy. The whole point of an on-line distribution model is to eliminate physical distribution and retail overhead and the whole point of still having physical retail distribution is to reduce bandwidth consumption for both the users and game developer's servers. It saves them no money to not include the majority of the game content with the retail package.

This model literally takes the worst of both but gains hardly any of the benefits of either.

Nefarious · 05-16-2012, 10:30 PM

The even bigger problem, which people are complaining about, is that Blizzard is cutting out all the businesses that could potentially sell the full game client. The lost revenue for small to medium business is pretty substantial.

I don't know all the details, so this may be completely inaccurate. I read something about it today and was pretty disappointed in their poor choice of economy stimulation considering they're one of the biggest game developers out there.

snowklinger · 05-16-2012, 11:08 PM

why would you not just order the digital copy?

I had it DL'ed completely like 2 weeks ago, fully installed at 8am like 18 hours before servers went live.

They had alot of downtime yesterday, and servers were extremely busy for the first 4 hours of opening night.

I've still had PLENTY of time to play, plus Blizz has gotten REALLY good at this kind of stuff. Very soon downtime will be to regular maintenance only, they know what is expected. They've been doing multiplayer games (not single player games put on the internet) for like 20 years.

Nothing is out of the ordinary for Blizzard on this one.

*pretty sure you can still go dL the whole game client and then just authenticate it when your key gets here.

LordOrion · 05-17-2012, 05:18 AM

I'm freakin'out for Diablo III, beside the installation issues and the problems on B.Net during the first 2 days, it's great! If you loved Diablo 2, you're going to get mad for the D3!

**HoboMaster** · 05-17-2012, 08:28 AM

I bought it with an Amazon gift-card I got for my birthday, so a digital copy wasn't really an option. It is really strange how they decided to launch it - if they're not going to put content on disks, why the hell are they even selling physical copies? They could have successfully initiated the first all-digital release of a videogame. It seems like the far-future of game sales is going to shift away from retail anyways.

Either way, I'm still pretty excited. I'm fine with getting Blizzard games a few days late because the first few days are a clusterfuck anyways with launch bugs. I'll just bring my tower to a friend's house in town and let it download.

Rider161 · 05-17-2012, 08:49 AM

It's good.. better once you hit level 10 with any character. I would agree with some that no skill points to spend is a bit saddening as I do enjoy different builds in Path of Exile, however each game is enjoyable to play for their different aspects for a dungeon crawler

05-16-2012, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
HoboMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sandpoint / Moscow, ID Posts: 2,301	Diablo 3 Anyone played it yet? Mines in the mail, I used to play D2 like crazy in 6th grade, was the main reason I learned how to type well I've heard of some issues with getting it to run and server instability... Really hoping I don't have to download a typical 20GB Blizzard patch once I get it installed... __________________ PowderHound and TreeNinja

05-16-2012, 05:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
HoboMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sandpoint / Moscow, ID Posts: 2,301	Great, typical fucking Blizzard. I have a data cap on my internet here - which means I won't be able to DL anything to the computer which can actually play the game - AKA not my laptop :/ __________________ PowderHound and TreeNinja

05-16-2012, 11:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
snowklinger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: fuck boulder Posts: 2,805	why would you not just order the digital copy? I had it DL'ed completely like 2 weeks ago, fully installed at 8am like 18 hours before servers went live. They had alot of downtime yesterday, and servers were extremely busy for the first 4 hours of opening night. I've still had PLENTY of time to play, plus Blizz has gotten REALLY good at this kind of stuff. Very soon downtime will be to regular maintenance only, they know what is expected. They've been doing multiplayer games (not single player games put on the internet) for like 20 years. Nothing is out of the ordinary for Blizzard on this one. *pretty sure you can still go dL the whole game client and then just authenticate it when your key gets here. __________________ is it late october yet?

05-17-2012, 08:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
HoboMaster Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sandpoint / Moscow, ID Posts: 2,301	I bought it with an Amazon gift-card I got for my birthday, so a digital copy wasn't really an option. It is really strange how they decided to launch it - if they're not going to put content on disks, why the hell are they even selling physical copies? They could have successfully initiated the first all-digital release of a videogame. It seems like the far-future of game sales is going to shift away from retail anyways. Either way, I'm still pretty excited. I'm fine with getting Blizzard games a few days late because the first few days are a clusterfuck anyways with launch bugs. I'll just bring my tower to a friend's house in town and let it download. __________________ PowderHound and TreeNinja

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05-16-2012, 02:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
jojoinabox Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 85	I'm getting it...and I'm saying goodbye to the last little bit of my social life... Plan for summer: glacier riding + beach + skateboarding + diablo 3 = perfect

05-16-2012, 02:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
CheeseForSteeze -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,712	From what I understand, the game content is not on the CD you get. The CD just contains installation client and the serial key you link to your BNet account. You have to download all the game content.

05-16-2012, 09:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
CheeseForSteeze -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,712	I agree. I'm not quite sure what the point of shipping a CD/DVD set with only a serial key but leaving the content to be retrieved from the server. The game client already authenticates with battle.net in order to combat single player piracy. The whole point of an on-line distribution model is to eliminate physical distribution and retail overhead and the whole point of still having physical retail distribution is to reduce bandwidth consumption for both the users and game developer's servers. It saves them no money to not include the majority of the game content with the retail package. This model literally takes the worst of both but gains hardly any of the benefits of either.

05-17-2012, 05:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
LordOrion Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belluno (Dolomites, Italy) Posts: 17	I'm freakin'out for Diablo III, beside the installation issues and the problems on B.Net during the first 2 days, it's great! If you loved Diablo 2, you're going to get mad for the D3!

05-17-2012, 08:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rider161 -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southern MD Posts: 377	It's good.. better once you hit level 10 with any character. I would agree with some that no skill points to spend is a bit saddening as I do enjoy different builds in Path of Exile, however each game is enjoyable to play for their different aspects for a dungeon crawler