I think it's arguable that Diablo III is best experienced...

Well it's not really a surprise and we will be able to compare them better when the expansion comes out on PC (not counting the new act)

Nope, it's not arguable.

Diablo 3 IS better on the consoles because of just how bad Blizzard Botched the PC version.

Diablo 3 at its current state is just a mediocre , or even bad , action RPG and an overpriced as well ( for what it offfers )... I bought PC version ofc and i quit after 2 months. So i dont  give a crap which version is slighltly better than the other. Game = fail

Well it's not really a surprise and we will be able to compare them better when the expansion comes out on PC (not counting the new act)

XxR3m1xInHDn3D

Actually it's best experienced if it stays in the box and you never play it.

diablo 3 is best experienced, not at all.

gta5 9 days 

if i had to guess i would say better on consoles but really that is only because all the pc dudes i know quit playing it after 2 or 3 weeks and never picked it up again and console people will play it longer before they get sick of it  and you will have more people to play it with over a longer period of time.

i run into that on pc all the time.

i don't see people playing big games for very long on pc ever.

hell i could hardly get into a grid 2 game after 2 weeks also.

that is kinda the achilles heel of pc gaming that people never talk about on sw.

Everyone is saying that the console version is the much better version, hermits tears ^^

if i had to guess i would say better on consoles but really that is only because all the pc dudes i know quit playing it after 2 or 3 weeks and never picked it up again and console people will play it longer before they get sick of it  and you will have more people to play it with over a longer period of time.

i run into that on pc all the time.

i don't see people playing big games for very long on pc ever.

hell i could hardly get into a grid 2 game after 2 weeks also.

that is kinda the achilles heel of pc gaming that people never talk about on sw.

Riverwolf007

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if i had to guess i would say better on consoles but really that is only because all the pc dudes i know quit playing it after 2 or 3 weeks and never picked it up again and console people will play it longer before they get sick of it  and you will have more people to play it with over a longer period of time.

i run into that on pc all the time.

i don't see people playing big games for very long on pc ever.

hell i could hardly get into a grid 2 game after 2 weeks also.

that is kinda the achilles heel of pc gaming that people never talk about on sw.

TheMistique

there are the stalwarts for different genres but it just seems like a new release will come out people play it for a few weeks then go back to the stalwarts.

Action RPG is best played with gamepad, and not using stupid mouse to point-click-move. Clearly design flaw.

diablo 3 is best experienced, not at all.

 

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drekula2

This.

Actually it's best experienced if it stays in the box and you never play it.

Vaasman

I hope they release the expansion kinda same time for Ps4/Xbots as the PC version

Actually it's best experienced if it stays in the box and you never play it.

Vaasman

+1

D3 is best not experienced at all

You mean not at all? :P

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Actually it's best experienced if it stays in the box and you never play it.

Newhopes

+1

I'm curious. But where did D3 go so wrong from its celebrated predecessor? Is it a case of failing to live up to its potential simply being "more of the same"? game mechanic alterations that did more harm than good? Or something other combination of factors?

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Actually it's best experienced if it stays in the box and you never play it.

AdobeArtist

+1

I'm curious. But where did D3 go so wrong from its celebrated predecessor? Is it a case of failing to live up to its potential simply being "more of the same"? game mechanic alterations that did more harm than good? Or something other combination of factors?

Auction house and bad stats on items. In D1-D2 when you found sets/legendary items they where always at least useful and some times very good. In D3 most of them are garbage

I think the auction house was the only reason I was able to beat Diablo III on Inferno.

Without the auction house I would not have been able to get the gear I have without wasting 1000s of hours grinding the lower areas.

When I first got Diablo III on release I got to nightmare mode on my Monk and had some awesome gear that increased attack speed.

Then Blizzard released a patch that significantly nerfed attack speed and my Monk was useless on Inferno mode.

I tried farming for the gear but the repair fees were so expensive that I ended up losing a lot of money.

I hit a brick wall and quit playing the game at the beginning of June 2012.

I then came back at the end of last month and was able to find some cheap gear in the auction house to carry me through Inferno mode.

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+1

aroxx_ab

I'm curious. But where did D3 go so wrong from its celebrated predecessor? Is it a case of failing to live up to its potential simply being "more of the same"? game mechanic alterations that did more harm than good? Or something other combination of factors?

Auction house and bad stats on items. In D1-D2 when you found sets/legendary items they where always at least useful and some times very good. In D3 most of them are garbage

That and the incredibly terrible level design for the later half of the game, the terrible twist.  awful overpolish of game mechanics to the point of removing chests entirely, "We can't fix the loot rolls in chests, so we might as well give you no reason to even open them now."  That goes the same for barrels as well, pretty much any destructible object.

There's a ton of things I'm missing, but it was seriously awful.

That might be true, and all, but with Torchlight 2, and Path of Exile available to play I'm not sure why someone would spend time playing Diablo 3 anymore.

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I'm curious. But where did D3 go so wrong from its celebrated predecessor? Is it a case of failing to live up to its potential simply being "more of the same"? game mechanic alterations that did more harm than good? Or something other combination of factors?

ReadingRainbow4

Auction house and bad stats on items. In D1-D2 when you found sets/legendary items they where always at least useful and some times very good. In D3 most of them are garbage

That and the incredibly terrible level design for the later half of the game, the terrible twist.  awful overpolish of game mechanics to the point of removing chests entirely, "We can't fix the loot rolls in chests, so we might as well give you no reason to even open them now."  That goes the same for barrels as well, pretty much any destructible object.

There's a ton of things I'm missing, but it was seriously awful.

The chest fix you can thank all those players that spend all days not playing the game but just sit in same cave loot same chest then restart game and loot it again for loot...

I think the auction house was the only reason I was able to beat Diablo III on nightmare.

RyviusARC

Yep, terrible game design...

For the most part, players felt encouraged to play the AH so they could progress (especially melees, where the AH felt mandatory). That is NOT how i want to play the game

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Auction house and bad stats on items. In D1-D2 when you found sets/legendary items they where always at least useful and some times very good. In D3 most of them are garbage

aroxx_ab

That and the incredibly terrible level design for the later half of the game, the terrible twist.  awful overpolish of game mechanics to the point of removing chests entirely, "We can't fix the loot rolls in chests, so we might as well give you no reason to even open them now."  That goes the same for barrels as well, pretty much any destructible object.

There's a ton of things I'm missing, but it was seriously awful.

The chest fix you can thank all those players that spend all days not playing the game but just sit in same cave loot same chest then restart game and loot it again for loot...

I can also thank blizzard for not having the foresight to come up with a better solution.

I watched giantbomb's quicklooks of it on consoles.

It looks and plays like ass.

Especially ranged classes. You can roll in the console version though...so there's that I guess.

The problem with Diablo 3 was always RMAH.

Couldn't resit to buy it again, now for ps3. Felt very weird in the beginning to play with gamepad and the roll funtion i have not had any use of yet^^

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Actually it's best experienced if it stays in the box and you never play it.

AdobeArtist

+1

I'm curious. But where did D3 go so wrong from its celebrated predecessor? Is it a case of failing to live up to its potential simply being "more of the same"? game mechanic alterations that did more harm than good? Or something other combination of factors?

It's a good game. People on the internet are just stupid.

LOL.... yeah ur such a PC gamer.... I doubt you've even touched the PC version... Can't remember if there is a dodge button for the PC version... REALLY? and you expect us to believe you played the game on PC.

Enjoy your muddy looking version running at half the framerate, with fewer monsters. Ooooh... you get a dodge/roll button... do you know why that was added for you? I do.

It's added because the controls are far less acurate than kb/m and therefore the console version needed something extra to help the player out. Placing skills accurately is nye impossible on the console version.

I'm not a huge advocate for "KB/M IS KING ALWAYS"... I actually play a lot of my PC games with a 360 controller. But Diablo is a no brainer, given the choice... kb/m is FAR superior for this type of game.

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I think the auction house was the only reason I was able to beat Diablo III on nightmare.

Elitro

Yep, terrible game design...

For the most part, players felt encouraged to play the AH so they could progress (especially melees, where the AH felt mandatory). That is NOT how i want to play the game

NOPE... just terrible players... I didn't play the AH until I got to INFERNO... and that was back when INFERNO past Act I was ridiculously hard.

If you can't beat Nightmare without the AH.... then you suck. Heck I'm leveling a Demon Hunter right now.... on Act 3 Normal MP10, and I'm trouncing them baddies. No AH required.

At the moment, it's best experienced on consoles. That's what a year and a half of refinement and console specific tuning will do. When RoS comes out, PC will be the better platform again. Hopefully they don't shaft console players with the expansion though cause it hasn't been confirmed for them yet.

People who say the AHs were the main issue with Diablo 3 really don't know the real issues or never played it.

D3 is best experienced by uninstalling it from your PC, and loading up Diablo 2 and playing that. D3 is too long and too boring. It won't be any better on the consoles.

Yeah it is, too bad its so fugly.

Diablo 3 is a terrible game

Console gamers only started to care for it when they got a slightly better version

If Consoles get a better version of Diablo 2, then i would be mad

C'mon guys, Diablo III is not so bad as to not even play.  It's not a bad game at all, just when compared to its forebear it doesn't stand up.  Who honestly would think it would anyway?  Taken on its own merits, it's an enjoyable dungeon crawler.

At the moment, it's best experienced on consoles. That's what a year and a half of refinement and console specific tuning will do. When RoS comes out, PC will be the better platform again. Hopefully they don't shaft console players with the expansion though cause it hasn't been confirmed for them yet.

People who say the AHs were the main issue with Diablo 3 really don't know the real issues or never played it.

ChubbyGuy40

If it rereleases on the PS4/X1 with the expansion (I don't see why it wouldn't) I might have to pick that one up as well.

Diablo 3 is a terrible game

Console gamers only started to care for it when they got a slightly better version

If Consoles get a better version of Diablo 2, then i would be mad

HaloinventedFPS

More like they started care when they get the game at all no matter the version, then it is better than PC version is just a bonus for SW lolz:lol: