Diablo® III

08/15/2012 11:14 AMPosted by Lylirra

Is everything mentioned in the articles going to be the ONLY things changing? Or are we going to see more that a few skills buffed per class?

The previews are simply that: previews. They're not going to detail everything that's changing (this is what the patch notes are for), but instead will offer an overview of what you can expect to see. In general, each preview has some sort of focus -- they'll talk about a few specific changes with specific examples, but they'll also delve pretty deep into the reasoning and philosophies behind those changes. That's the trade-off.

Wyatt was pretty adamant in making sure these previews were more about providing explanations about what was changing rather than getting really granular with the details. After all, you'll get to see exactly what's been changed in the patch notes and when you play. While they are intended to give you an idea of what's coming, the previews are ultimately more about opening a window into the development process and sharing that experience with the community.

08/15/2012 10:47 AMPosted by ExCoRiO

I really wanted to believe this patch would save the game. So far it's borderline, leaning more towards not. Don't think me or any of my friends will be coming back unless inferno stops dropping such crappy loot while costing all our gold just to repair. I know 7 of my friends are completely done with D3 which I wish wasn't the case. Even more are done with Blizzard games in general. I really wish we could still play and enjoy the game, but it seems that time came and went. Still hoping for a reason to come back though, even though I won't be playing with many friends, if any at all.

08/15/2012 11:14 AMPosted by Lylirra

Is everything mentioned in the articles going to be the ONLY things changing? Or are we going to see more that a few skills buffed per class?

The previews are simply that: previews. They're not going to detail everything that's changing (this is what the patch notes are for), but instead will offer an overview of what you can expect to see. In general, each preview has some sort of focus -- they'll talk about a few specific changes with specific examples, but they'll also delve pretty deep into the reasoning and philosophies behind those changes. That's the trade-off.

Wyatt was pretty adamant in making sure these previews were more about providing explanations about what was changing rather than getting really granular with the details. After all, you'll get to see exactly what's been changed in the patch notes and when you play. While they are intended to give you an idea of what's coming, the previews are ultimately more about opening a window into the development process and sharing that experience with the community.

08/15/2012 11:14 AMPosted by Lylirra

Is everything mentioned in the articles going to be the ONLY things changing? Or are we going to see more that a few skills buffed per class?

The previews are simply that: previews. They're not going to detail everything that's changing (this is what the patch notes are for), but instead will offer an overview of what you can expect to see. In general, each preview has some sort of focus -- they'll talk about a few specific changes with specific examples, but they'll also delve pretty deep into the reasoning and philosophies behind those changes. That's the trade-off.

Wyatt was pretty adamant in making sure these previews were more about providing explanations about what was changing rather than getting really granular with the details. After all, you'll get to see exactly what's been changed in the patch notes and when you play. While they are intended to give you an idea of what's coming, the previews are ultimately more about opening a window into the development process and sharing that experience with the community.

08/15/2012 11:18 AMPosted by TheKraken

You must be just awful if you're spending more than 5% of your total gold earned in a run on repairs...

08/15/2012 10:47 AMPosted by ExCoRiO

Don't think me or any of my friends will be coming back unless inferno stops dropping such crappy loot while costing all our gold just to repair.

08/15/2012 11:44 AMPosted by TheMiggles

Don't think me or any of my friends will be coming back unless inferno stops dropping such crappy loot while costing all our gold just to repair.

They've started dealing with that problem already. ilvl 61/62 weapons can now roll damage as high as a 63 (potentially) and we still don't know how Magic Find is going to change. Who knows? It might be something that blows our mind, and that's why Jay Wilson himself is going to address it =P

Edit: Oh, and repair costs are going down by 25% as well.