IGN presents the beginning of Diablo 4:
More information.The First 17 Minutes of Diablo 4 Gameplay - Early Access Beta
More information.The First 17 Minutes of Diablo 4 Gameplay - Early Access Beta
Yeah, but at least it seems alright, though a bit too much HP sponges. And the player wasn't very skilled which was annoying to watch.First bit of an arpg is just about the worst to show off overall mechanics. It's the equivalent to hunting rats under Candlekeep.
The standard edition actually costs $70. Yay.mmo elements was enough to save me 60 bucks
There is no full singleplayer. Though, the only places where you tend to see a more significant amount of people are towns.Yea, watched that Mortismal video...oh boy, didn't know about the MMO stuff. If they try to force it into MMO territory, that will dissipate all my interest in the game. At least give a solo mode to players like me, even if its online only (which I also don't like but can deal with), for gosh sakes.
I will probably have to watch some let's play videos to get a better feel for it, because it sounds like something that might be "ok", but obviously not ideal. (for those of us who aren't MMO gameplay fans)There is no full singleplayer. Though, the only places where you tend to see a more significant amount of people are towns.
Outside of towns, in the open world, you see one or two once in a while. They specifically said they will limit how many people you see in the open world.
And the game worlds are sharded and you only share once instance with a certain number of people. As more people join they're pushed to other dynamic shards. There is also no region separation.
In the dungeons themselves you're fully solo, or with the party you brought in.
I would've liked a full solo experience, since I tend to play like that. But I'm also fine with this implementation.
And since there are certain triggered public events, it also makes for an interesting experience sometimes.
I was a big fan of Blizzard in the Warcraft 1-2 and StarCraft days, but they've lost their mojo for me. I'm curious enough about D4 to want to try it, but I won't pay full price.It seems to confirm my fears then, not a game for me. Besides, Blizzard is not my favourite company.