Blizzard still tinkering with Diablo 3 systems, highlights new changes

@SgtDookie
No he's right. I haven't heard anyone complain how long Starcraft took them at this point. Everyone was relieved it finally arrived and that it was awesome. As much as I would have loved to get this game years ago the wait will undoubtably be worth it.

@Burner

I didn't say people would complain only that they would indeed remember the wait and not forget the development time due to the brilliance of the game.

@SgtDookie

God forbid they release a game that is finished. You'd rather them release it early and broken?

See SWTOR if that's your thing.

@SgtDookie
no offense, but in the words of Professor Farnsworth, "Wrong again, idiot."

You are absolutely right, unfortunately, I don't think the simple act of recalling the release delays is what he was talking about. Obviously, a fair amount of people will recall that Diablo III took a long time to release, that won't be what defines the game though, assuming it is indeed great.

It's not that people won't remember, it's that people won't care. Half-Life 2 is another fine example.

@Traptz

i was actually making fun of the long dev cycle of D3.I dont want any game to be brought out before its ready.

And i'm actually enjoying SWTOR despite the problems i have ran into.

@Traptz Eh, besides a few graphical glitches and the usual "giant game needs to be restarted when you play it for 8 hours" bugs, I haven't had anything game breaking in SWTOR. I've really enjoyed it as a single player experience... the MMO aspect didn't really appeal to me in the first place.

@Burner

Everyone remembers that they released 1/3 of a game but still charged you full price for it.

@fifthbus Personally, I think the removal of stat points is a step in the right direction. It's not an interesting way to build your character, and it's frustrating for those of us who like to play without foll

@fifthbus Personally, I think the removal of stat points is a step in the right direction. It's not an interesting way to build your character, and it's frustrating for those of us who like to play without following a min-maxing guide. There's nothing fun about investing hours into a game to later realize you screwed up and need to start over. Allowing stat point respeccing would be a good move as well, but I'm a fan of the current design.

Can I delete my last comment? Typing on phone = disaster.

@James816 Screwing up is a part of playing a video game. I don't think that restricting choices available makes the game any more playable, considering you could always just choose to take the route that would've been chosen for you anyway. I liked going through Diablo 2 with the same classes multiple times with different stat builds and sure, once I wanted to test a VIT build but having the ability to do so is what counts. If you're lazy/uninterested enough to like the game divvying up your stats for you, just find an ideal guide online and follow it. Let everyone else have their customization and enjoyable character building.

@fifthbus
Here's the thing though. The vast majority of people who will play Diablo 3 don't want to assign individual points to stats. What you find enjoyable, an average game will find to be a boring, needlessly complicated activity.
Sure, it's restricting your choices. In the same way as not being able to freely choose and modify every single stat on all the items is restricting. I'm sure some people (like you) would like that but that doesn't mean it's a good design decision. If you give the player too much choice, most people will end up making a whole lot of wrong choices and end up with a character that is not viable for later parts of the game, which is what happened to me when I first played D2. But more importantly, it's boring. Maybe not to you, and not to other hardcore Diablo fans. But you have to look at the bigger picture here.

Plus, it's not like there isn't enough customization in the game. In fact, things like the new talent system, runes, followers, artisans, etc. is customization at its finest.

@GuardianLegend2 The PC exclusives are great, though I agree the ones that get the tripple A treatment tend to be sequels (but not always!).

However the indie scene is HUGE on PC and there's a lot of innovaiton going on there, there's also you know, the definitive version of most multi-plats (better graphics, better performance) and of course, MODS!

@Carac
Hey, at least it hasn't been in development for 14 years. Sure, they started pitching concepts around in 2001, but I don't think development of the current incarnation really took off until 2005, 2006 maybe...

Yeah, that is a hell of a long time compared to the Duties and Creeds and whatever else of the gaming world, but if there's anything I can totally succumb to in the gaming world, it's a Blizzard title. Let them polish it, I say.

There's still plenty of customization to enjoy even without stat points, but think of it this way: it's far easier to balance the game and deliver an enjoyable experience for a wider range of people if the system is removed entirely—especially when changes and adjustments are made after release. I do see where you're coming from, just consider it a difference of opinion.

@liquidsoap89
Must be a really short game so they need to add some filler. Shouldn't their focus be on maximising the time I spend killing mobs i.e.. playing the game? The game will be crap anyway (but I'll still buy so I can prove myself correct).

@LordBlackass

That is an INCREDIBLY awful reason to buy a game!

@MythosMinion

Stay awhile and listen

@EdgarPinkerton dead people don't remember anything... What people will remember is how great Diablo series was, ya' know before they had 15 year dev cycles.

@drunkingamebar I'm not sure if you missed my point, or kind of made it for me. The point is that yes, everyone will remember how great Diablo is – everyone, that is, except those who died waiting for its release. You're right, dead people remember nothing, but my point is that the dev. cycles have gotten so out of control (especially for Blizzard) that an entire generation of fans have come and gone waiting for a sequel to their favorite games. Time between SC1 and SC2: 12 years. Diablo 3 is on par to match that length as well.

Don't get me wrong; I'm a huge fan of Blizzard games and I will happily and impatiently wait for their release. However, I just feel bad for all the people who felt the way I did, and then passed away without ever getting a chance to try the sequel.