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Offline keith.lamothe

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #345 on: September 04, 2014, 06:45:14 pm »
Must... resist... spending... money... on... online-only (single-player)... game...
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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #346 on: September 04, 2014, 06:52:06 pm »
Must... resist... spending... money... on... online-only (single-player)... game...
Lol. Would you like me to buy it for you? (This offer only extends to  keith.lamothe the famous programmer from Arcen Games studio)

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #347 on: September 04, 2014, 06:55:03 pm »
That's very kind of you (though I am not famous and hope never to be), but in general I'm just trying to avoid supporting that sort of developer/publisher decision (make single-player require an internet connection).
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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #348 on: September 04, 2014, 07:07:52 pm »
That's very kind of you
Nah, there risk you would take me up on this was really small. (Although I was prepared to follow through)

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #349 on: September 04, 2014, 07:58:59 pm »
Must... resist... spending... money... on... online-only (single-player)... game...
Lol. Would you like me to buy it for you? (This offer only extends to  keith.lamothe the famous programmer from Arcen Games studio)

How many copies of AI war would you need to buy for that?  :D


Also, I would try out PoE. But no official mac support, and I'm very much disinclined to use wine or bootcamp anymore these days.

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #350 on: September 04, 2014, 10:56:44 pm »
That's very kind of you (though I am not famous and hope never to be), but in general I'm just trying to avoid supporting that sort of developer/publisher decision (make single-player require an internet connection).

Buy Grim Dawn instead!  Get an ARPG, and help support an indie!

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #351 on: September 04, 2014, 11:00:14 pm »
I'm glad they're making the game, but I generally reserve actual purchasing for once it's out of early access :)  Mainly because I really prefer not to play early-access as otherwise my chance at enjoying the game is spent on a less-than-complete experience.  In some cases it's more than good enough, and perhaps that would be the case with Grim Dawn judging by what folks are saying.  It doesn't sound as compelling an experience as D3, though.  Interesting, but not "want play now".
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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #352 on: September 04, 2014, 11:16:42 pm »
That's very kind of you (though I am not famous and hope never to be), but in general I'm just trying to avoid supporting that sort of developer/publisher decision (make single-player require an internet connection).

Buy Grim Dawn instead!  Get an ARPG, and help support an indie!
I'm not into early access. Will consider after release.

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #353 on: September 05, 2014, 12:45:28 pm »
I'll second the suggestion of trying out Path of Exile.  There really is a whole lot going on with that game.

And that skill tree... well, you'd have to see that for yourself. 


Whole thing is a very well made/polished game of this sort, with alot more complexity than usual. 

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #354 on: September 05, 2014, 12:51:16 pm »
Started Path of Exile but have been staying away due to the expansion's destruction of the game servers. Still, what I played of it intrigues me. (I'm sure the servers are back up now)
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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #355 on: September 05, 2014, 01:25:42 pm »
One drawback of playing PoE is that you will need to get used to various form of desync. It happens more or less often but it happens and you need to be more careful because of that.
Expansion added some more special missions and some of them are notorious in desyncing and it's quite dangerous there.

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #356 on: September 05, 2014, 02:30:41 pm »
Desyncing even in singleplayer?  Even in non-expansion stuff?  How much progress are we talking about losing, and how often?
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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #357 on: September 05, 2014, 02:49:35 pm »
Even in single player you are still playing on a remote server. The desyncs are fairly minor. I play in Hardcore exclusively (you die and that's it) and I haven't had any issues despite winning the game and moving up to the final boss on the second difficulty.

Understand the POE ends up being a lot about wiping out large packs of enemies, so AOE is pretty standard for every single character. As a result, a desync of a mob a short distance doesn't save it. It certainly isn't ideal and if memory serves D3 is much better about that not happening. But the desyncs aren't really a concern for me.

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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #358 on: September 05, 2014, 02:51:25 pm »
Fair enough, just wanted to know what I'd be in for.

From AIW, the word "desync" conjures the phrase "fate worse than death" ;)
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Re: Do you like Diablo 3?
« Reply #359 on: September 05, 2014, 03:02:52 pm »
In diablo sometimes you char moves a short distance instanteniusly, which I think also a form of getting out of desync. This happens fairly rarely to me though. May be once in several hours. I think this is mostly because of the internet connection rather then something else.

 

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