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Diablo III: No guns, no spellbooks, no DirectX 10

Ian Miles writes: "Jay Wilson suggested not awhile back that the next announced class would be certain to make some fans of Diablo 'very angry'. Speculation about the next class went up like fireworks with everything from gunslingers to mechanized robots being suggested by anxious fans in Diablo III's various forums, to which Blizzard's community manager, Bashiok, has posted a response."

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bdickason5715d ago

Wondering what the next class will be, now that 'rifleman' is out of the picture :(

thor5715d ago

Good. No guns. Excellent. I HATE fantasy games that use guns alongside swords, mainly because, if you slice someone with a sword, fair enough, they might not die, you might just cut them. If you shoot someone in the face, they don't really have a chance of surviving. A gun is so much more powerful than a sword, yet in games that include both the sword is generally made more powerful just because it's short-range only. Guns have no place in the diablo universe.

skelter5715d ago (Edited 5715d ago )

Except in the tabletop World of Darkness setting. You were crazy to use guns in that game, because the accuracy was so heavily nerfed. With swords or knives you could slice and dice anything that got close to you, but woe be unto the soul that tries to cap a dude at 10 yards.

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Xi5715d ago

Blunderbusses were extremely weak when they were first implemented, they could barely break the skin. As they became more powerful they then lost out do to accuracy, speed, and the off chance it would backfire.

It's fine to have those type of guns in the game, the problem is when a fantasy game gives people assault rifles.

gambare5715d ago

that's not a bad thing, that means everyone can play it in XP without a loss in graphics

skelter5715d ago

Just because they may have been designing for DX 10 doesn't mean DX9 players would "lose" anything. It just means DX 10 players don't get as many features as they possibly could.

It's not super surprising, since D2 wasn't anywhere near the top of the line in terms of technical specs, either. Blizzard's always been about accessibility at the cost of shiny; they just have a great art team to make up for the ugly with lots and lots of personality.

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The Greatest Video Game Comeback Stories in Gaming History

Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?

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Dirty_Lemons113d ago

Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.

thorstein113d ago

I remember when the Nintendo Seal of Approval meant something.

All those games had to release without bugs.

shinoff2183113d ago

Comebacks shouldnt be a thing in videogames. Just saying.

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Diablo III - Still a Huge Draw in the Face of Diablo IV

Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.

Palitera422d ago

Are you comparing a continuously improved 10+ years old masterpiece with the... beta of an unreleased game?

kevco33421d ago

Heh, yeah. There's no comparison in here! Its a commentary on how III is still very playable over a decade later.

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Diablo III Season 28 Brings a New Use for the Staff of Herding

Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.

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