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BlizzCon 2019 - Diablo IV Hands On Demo - MMORPG.com

During BlizzCon, I went through the Diablo IV demo twice and had the chance to check out both the Druid and the Barbarian. The demo gave us a level 20 character to do some quests and explore a bit. Sadly, there wasn’t the opportunity to change skill selection or vary the build outside of random equipment, which dropped while playing. However, it was a nice slice of gameplay to give a feel for how everything works in this game.

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Tiller

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

Aeander

Tiller said:

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

I would be so overjoyed if anything could fill the void Marvel Heroes' closure left. Marvel Heroes wasn't even a good game. I just loved Midtown Monday that much.





Also... add the Monk! Let me punch Lilith in the face!

Groqstrong

It feels good to be hyped for a Blizzard game again but its also mixed with a pinch of anxiety.

Warlyx

no videos of that demo?

Tiller

Warlyx said:

no videos of that demo?

None were allowed.

Spriggen1337

Warlyx said:

no videos of that demo?

well popular diablo streamers were allowed to stream gameplay of the 3 classes barb druid n sorc while at blizzcon so theres definitely gameplay and first impressions out there!

Tiller

Spriggen1337 said:

Warlyx said:

no videos of that demo?

well popular diablo streamers were allowed to stream gameplay of the 3 classes barb druid n sorc while at blizzcon so theres definitely gameplay and first impressions out there!

Ahh so they let their golden children stream, at least got a look at some gameplay. Really like the vibe, brings back memories of Diablo 2.

Pher0cious

My body is ready for Diablo III. May Diablo 2.5 be a distant memory.

Spriggen1337

Aeander said:

Tiller said:

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

I would be so overjoyed if anything could fill the void Marvel Heroes' closure left. Marvel Heroes wasn't even a good game. I just loved Midtown Monday that much.





Also... add the Monk! Let me punch Lilith in the face!

Nothing will fill that void MHO! Ithad way to much customisation and was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) ARPG you could play, there was a char for everyone may TASKMASTER rest in piece!

Aeander

Spriggen1337 said:

Aeander said:

Tiller said:

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

I would be so overjoyed if anything could fill the void Marvel Heroes' closure left. Marvel Heroes wasn't even a good game. I just loved Midtown Monday that much.





Also... add the Monk! Let me punch Lilith in the face!

Nothing will fill that void MHO! Ithad way to much customisation and was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) ARPG you could play, there was a char for everyone may TASKMASTER rest in piece!

I was a Gambit main.

Spriggen1337

Aeander said:

Spriggen1337 said:

Aeander said:

Tiller said:

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

I would be so overjoyed if anything could fill the void Marvel Heroes' closure left. Marvel Heroes wasn't even a good game. I just loved Midtown Monday that much.





Also... add the Monk! Let me punch Lilith in the face!

Nothing will fill that void MHO! Ithad way to much customisation and was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) ARPG you could play, there was a char for everyone may TASKMASTER rest in piece!

I was a Gambit main.

Taskmaster then Rogue best chars in game! for theory crafters

Aeander

Spriggen1337 said:

Aeander said:

Spriggen1337 said:

Aeander said:

Tiller said:

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

I would be so overjoyed if anything could fill the void Marvel Heroes' closure left. Marvel Heroes wasn't even a good game. I just loved Midtown Monday that much.





Also... add the Monk! Let me punch Lilith in the face!

Nothing will fill that void MHO! Ithad way to much customisation and was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) ARPG you could play, there was a char for everyone may TASKMASTER rest in piece!

I was a Gambit main.

Taskmaster then Rogue best chars in game! for theory crafters

Well, it was a super hero game at the end of the day, and I'm always going to main my favorite superheroes.

Which, for me, was Gambit, Daredevil, and motherfuckin' Punchclops.

Spriggen1337

Aeander said:

Spriggen1337 said:

Aeander said:

Spriggen1337 said:

Aeander said:

Tiller said:

This guy said there are open world events you will be able to share with other people that spawn on a timer. Sounds like it will be similar to Marvel Heroes

I would be so overjoyed if anything could fill the void Marvel Heroes' closure left. Marvel Heroes wasn't even a good game. I just loved Midtown Monday that much.





Also... add the Monk! Let me punch Lilith in the face!

Nothing will fill that void MHO! Ithad way to much customisation and was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) ARPG you could play, there was a char for everyone may TASKMASTER rest in piece!

I was a Gambit main.

Taskmaster then Rogue best chars in game! for theory crafters

Well, it was a super hero game at the end of the day, and I'm always going to main my favorite superheroes.

Which, for me, was Gambit, Daredevil, and motherfuckin' Punchclops.

i liked punchclops especially in the phoneix force costume 2nd char i cosmic prestiged too only char i didnt really like was loki (badly done too) to much of a generalized spell caster strange was much better even rouge could be a better spellcaster then him

Kahrek

Groqstrong said:

It feels good to be hyped for a Blizzard game again but its also mixed with a pinch of anxiety.

I will allow myself to be optimistic about this game. I really like the direction they are taking. Remains to be seen if this will be my next Grim Dawn or not, I hope it will be.

Cheers!

Shooter564567

this is like a mini MMORPG.. I'm down with that

Warlyx

hope the let players customize UI , somehow. Inventory and Character screen toguether? no thanks, that takes half the screen

madazz

A major component of the Diablo series was collecting and equipping gear and the visuals that accompanied them. It was fun to show off what you had earned. Diablo 4 has removed the visual component. You can now pay to have different looks. Your character is no longer an amalgamation of their conquests/trials but of what the user chose to spend after already purchasing the game.

For that reason I will be passing on Diablo 4. I don't want paid cosmetics in my full priced games. It removes a large portion of the RPG element from ARPG. It will absolutely, 100% only get worse from here on out. There is no arguing otherwise as its been stated for many years now in many other instances and always proven to be true.

So fuck you Blizz.

madazz

DMKano said:

Warlyx said:

hope the let players customize UI , somehow. Inventory and Character screen toguether? no thanks, that takes half the screen

The game is likely 3 years away - they UI will probably be very different than what was shown 

You have proven over the years to be an incredibly unreliable source of opinion and facts. I remember when you stated that Devilian was the next biggest thing.

Robbgobb

They stated it is beyond Blizzard soon so I enjoyed seeing the demo but who knows what from the demo will be kept as I expect it to be minimum of 5 years before it could be released.

skeaser

madazz said:

A major component of the Diablo series was collecting and equipping gear and the visuals that accompanied them. It was fun to show off what you had earned. Diablo 4 has removed the visual component. You can now pay to have different looks. Your character is no longer an amalgamation of their conquests/trials but of what the user chose to spend after already purchasing the game.



For that reason I will be passing on Diablo 4. I don't want paid cosmetics in my full priced games. It removes a large portion of the RPG element from ARPG. It will absolutely, 100% only get worse from here on out. There is no arguing otherwise as its been stated for many years now in many other instances and always proven to be true.



So fuck you Blizz.

They haven't said that the cosmetics are for your characters armor and I would be surprised if they were. I'm expecting things like wings, banners, flags, and mount skins. Maybe they'll steal some ideas from PoE and have footprints or spell appearances. Cosmetics does not immediately mean your characters appearance.

Darksworm

madazz said:

A major component of the Diablo series was collecting and equipping gear and the visuals that accompanied them. It was fun to show off what you had earned. Diablo 4 has removed the visual component. You can now pay to have different looks. Your character is no longer an amalgamation of their conquests/trials but of what the user chose to spend after already purchasing the game.



For that reason I will be passing on Diablo 4. I don't want paid cosmetics in my full priced games. It removes a large portion of the RPG element from ARPG. It will absolutely, 100% only get worse from here on out. There is no arguing otherwise as its been stated for many years now in many other instances and always proven to be true.



So fuck you Blizz.

Path of Exile players don't seem to have an issue.

Content and Gameplay > Pixel Art. Sorry.

Malathoos

I think, that your naive. They will definitely have armor exclusives for pay. They will milk us for every penny.

skeaser

Malathoos said:

I think, that your naive. They will definitely have armor exclusives for pay. They will milk us for every penny.

I think Blizzard's execs are smart enough to realize that removing the incentive to play isn't good for the bottom line.

Aeander

skeaser said:

Malathoos said:

I think, that your naive. They will definitely have armor exclusives for pay. They will milk us for every penny.

I think Blizzard's execs are smart enough to realize that removing the incentive to play isn't good for the bottom line.

You say that, but Heroes of the Storm does a really bad job of rewarding longer play sessions. Once your daily quests are done, you can choose to keep playing for a pittance, or you can log off and wait for your dailies to stack up again.

AlexanderVendi

There's no way i am touching this even on sale. Fuck blizz.
Not on the hatewagon but cash shop in a diablo game? i would be fine whit a auction house but not this bs ..fuck them srly.