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Akagami_Shanks
07/18/23 10:11:01 PM
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Called a short notice campfire chat because of the fires all over the diablo community
https://twitter.com/PezRadar/status/1681472781563891719

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Requiem
07/18/23 10:15:21 PM
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Akagami_Shanks posted...
Called a short notice campfire chat because of the fires all over the diablo community
https://twitter.com/PezRadar/status/1681472781563891719

All according to plan...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/1/3/AAAgM2AAEq55.jpg
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Akagami_Shanks
07/18/23 10:28:34 PM
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Blizz is gonna get cooked on Friday, no wonder they gave themselves 2 days

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Akagami_Shanks
07/18/23 10:46:28 PM
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GranolaPanic posted...
I wonder if theyll postpone the start of the season. Because players are really angry and rightfully so.
No its after the season starts

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Shamino
07/19/23 12:31:28 PM
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WTF did Blizz think would happen? This patch reminds me of 3.15 in PoE, only not quite as severe.
I look thru the patch notes and see zero reason to play this season, I'm starting out weaker than my eternal character at release, and maybe I end up as powerful as my eternal character if I get lucky with a gem drop. Like WTF??? And more to the point, I still have to grind too much junk I already did on my eternal character. No thanks.

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BurmesePenguin
07/19/23 12:32:27 PM
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context on patch?

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ironman2009
07/19/23 12:34:01 PM
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BurmesePenguin posted...
context on patch?

The nerf bat hit damn near everything in the game.

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s0nicfan
07/19/23 12:34:06 PM
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They're just going to go out there and say a bunch of meaningless platitudes like "we want to bring players a challenge they deserve" or " we want to make sure that nobody felt left behind."

There's a 0% chance of them actually going out there and saying "hey guys, you caught us nerfing the fun part of the game because we're trying to ramp up monetization. To be honest, it's going to happen anyway, but if it shuts you up we'll quietly delay the changes for a patch or two until things settle down and people have moved on to the next thing to complain about."

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Boombam99
07/19/23 12:35:20 PM
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Requiem posted...
All according to plan...

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loafy013
07/19/23 12:37:37 PM
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BurmesePenguin posted...
context on patch?
I hear they cut down loot on the most common farming routes. And they heavily nerfed the OP meta builds. So like almost every game after the first few patches, players mad they can't mindlessly stomp over the game with minimal effort.

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Heineken14
07/19/23 12:38:27 PM
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BurmesePenguin posted...
context on patch?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F6iaVaNDSo

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ironman2009
07/19/23 12:39:14 PM
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loafy013 posted...
I hear they cut down loot on the most common farming routes. And they heavily nerfed the OP meta builds. So like almost every game after the first few patches, players mad they can't mindlessly stomp over the game with minimal effort.

Considering some classes had 1 viable build to even play as and they were neutered by this patch, they should be mad.

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Heineken14
07/19/23 12:40:09 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
They're just going to go out there and say a bunch of meaningless platitudes like "we want to bring players a challenge they deserve" or " we want to make sure that nobody felt left behind."


Yep. It's going to be 20-30 minutes of them saying that they understand nerfing sucks but this is super duper for the betterment of the game and we'll all see once we play it and the malignant hearts are very very op and will make things better!

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FolkenRawr
07/19/23 12:41:18 PM
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GranolaPanic posted...
Theyll just tell us to deal with it or go play the new D3 season.

Oh, was a new Season announcer? Lmao I got the itch to play yesterday and got around to finishing the Season. Sweet serendipity.

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loafy013
07/19/23 12:43:20 PM
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ironman2009 posted...
Considering some classes had 1 viable build to even play as and they were neutered by this patch, they should be mad.
When you say viable, do you mean everything else was literally impossible to do stuff with? Or was it just that it took a lot more time and effort to achieve the desired results?

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voldothegr8
07/19/23 12:43:21 PM
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loafy013 posted...
I hear they cut down loot on the most common farming routes. And they heavily nerfed the OP meta builds. So like almost every game after the first few patches, players mad they can't mindlessly stomp over the game with minimal effort.
You hear, or play the game? Because that's a bold statement to make if you don't play.

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ironman2009
07/19/23 12:44:36 PM
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loafy013 posted...
When you say viable, do you mean everything else was literally impossible to do stuff with? Or was it just that it took a lot more time and effort to achieve the desired results?

Impossible. Sorcerer that isn't running a vulnerability build with ice shards doesn't have the survivability to beat bosses in the end game.

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Dakimakura
07/19/23 12:44:51 PM
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People should be more outraged at what they did with Overwatch.

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Tyranthraxus
07/19/23 12:45:01 PM
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Heineken14 posted...
Yep. It's going to be 20-30 minutes of them saying that they understand nerfing sucks but this is super duper for the betterment of the game and we'll all see once we play it and the malignant hearts are very very op and will make things better!

It was allegedly done to balance it against legendary OP season only gems but the problem is the early game also sucks.

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SilverDragon22
07/19/23 12:45:40 PM
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Heineken14 posted...
Yep. It's going to be 20-30 minutes of them saying that they understand nerfing sucks but this is super duper for the betterment of the game and we'll all see once we play it and the malignant hearts are very very op and will make things better!
Also apologies and "we are listening to you" remarks. lmfao, gtfo out of here Blizzard
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ironman2009
07/19/23 12:46:00 PM
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Dakimakura posted...
People should be more outraged at what they did with Overwatch.

Overwatch being f2p kept that rage in check.

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AceMos
07/19/23 12:51:29 PM
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isnt diablo a single player game?

who cares about OP builds and such in a single player game

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Shamino
07/19/23 12:52:13 PM
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loafy013 posted...
When you say viable, do you mean everything else was literally impossible to do stuff with? Or was it just that it took a lot more time and effort to achieve the desired results?

You just going to mindlessly white knight Blizz? Cause it sure sounds like it.

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voldothegr8
07/19/23 12:52:36 PM
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AceMos posted...
isnt diablo a single player game?

who cares about OP builds and such in a single player game
Blizzard. Blizzard cares. They don't like their fanbase having fun.

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Ar0ge
07/19/23 12:55:09 PM
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Why do people keep saying they are doing this for monetization reasons?

I thought all microtransactions are cosmetics. Will they be adding pay to win to the battle pass or something?

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Zeeak4444
07/19/23 12:55:30 PM
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AceMos posted...
isnt diablo a single player game?

who cares about OP builds and such in a single player game
its also not a single player game

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Srk700
07/19/23 12:59:51 PM
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AceMos posted...
isnt diablo a single player game?

who cares about OP builds and such in a single player game

It has co-op and pvp. Though I like never hear anything about the PvP (and it takes a backseat to the PvE experience anyway), so I doubt the nerfs are in response to anything PvP related.
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Shamino
07/19/23 1:00:02 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
its also not a single player game

It's a single player game with MP tacked on, just like it has always been.

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NatsuSama
07/19/23 1:02:29 PM
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I have never played Diablo, but it's been on my bucket list to buy for a while now.

Is the outrage similar to the outrage all games usually get when an OP build or character sees a nerf?

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Heineken14
07/19/23 1:03:20 PM
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Ar0ge posted...
Why do people keep saying they are doing this for monetization reasons?

I thought all microtransactions are cosmetics. Will they be adding pay to win to the battle pass or something?



People throw around "pay to win" almost like they do "woke" but I could definitely see them adding some xp boosts in the cash shop with the xp nerf.

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Kradek
07/19/23 1:04:07 PM
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How the meeting will likely go:

Guy #1 rubbing his nipples: "Lol these crybabies are so fucking pissed off at us!"

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Guy #3 rubbing his nipples: "LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO"

Guy #4 rubbing his nipples: "UUUUGGGGHHHNNNNNN"

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AceMos
07/19/23 1:04:46 PM
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NatsuSama posted...
I have never played Diablo, but it's been on my bucket list to buy for a while now.

Is the outrage similar to the outrage all games usually get when an OP build or character sees a nerf?
this is a company who has a history of making games hyper grindy to make money off microtransactiosn


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Tyranthraxus
07/19/23 1:05:57 PM
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Shamino posted...
It's a single player game with MP tacked on, just like it has always been.
Hasn't been that way since Diablo 3

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NatsuSama
07/19/23 1:06:16 PM
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AceMos posted...
this is a company who has a history of making games hyper grindy to make money off microtransactiosn
Gotcha.

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thronedfire2
07/19/23 1:06:23 PM
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Shamino posted...
It's a single player game with MP tacked on, just like it has always been.

did people actually play Diablo 2 solo?

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Shamino
07/19/23 1:06:32 PM
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NatsuSama posted...
I have never played Diablo, but it's been on my bucket list to buy for a while now.

Is the outrage similar to the outrage all games usually get when an OP build or character sees a nerf?

Well, since all classes and almost all builds got nerfed, no, the outrage isn't the same.

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Tyranthraxus
07/19/23 1:06:56 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
did people actually play Diablo 2 solo?
I did. Offline muling ftw

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Shamino
07/19/23 1:07:19 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Hasn't been that way since Diablo 3

It's always been that way. You could play and beat D1 and D2 while never playing online.

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Jiek_Fafn
07/19/23 1:07:53 PM
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If these assholes ask if I have a phone, I'm gonna flip the fuck out

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Dakimakura
07/19/23 1:16:16 PM
#43:


ironman2009 posted...
Overwatch being f2p kept that rage in check.

How is it free to play though when pretty much the only players left are the people who bought Overwatch and now have to pay for content in it?

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Tyranthraxus
07/19/23 1:27:07 PM
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Shamino posted...
It's always been that way. You could play and beat D1 and D2 while never playing online.
D1 and D2 are (checks notes) before D3

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Requiem
07/19/23 1:31:32 PM
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Oddly, I think I played more multiplayer with d2 than d3, despite d2 having an offline mode and d3 being online only.
D2: Everyone working together on the same map, trading items, etc etc
There were PvP competitions / tournaments.

D3: Everyone doing separate things on different maps to collect mats. I guess that was technically playing together, although people never really did anything as a party on the same map.

Generally solo'd the sp game / rifts besides that.

Trading was restricted (and sort of pointless with the number of loots dropped by rifts), so no interaction there, either.

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The-19th-Sparta
07/19/23 1:32:55 PM
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Kradek posted...
How the meeting will likely go:

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Guy #2 rubbing his nipples: "I know! LOL"

Guy #3 rubbing his nipples: "LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO"

Guy #4 rubbing his nipples: "UUUUGGGGHHHNNNNNN"

Lmfao

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Machete
07/19/23 1:35:52 PM
#47:


FolkenRawr posted...
Oh, was a new Season announcer? Lmao I got the itch to play yesterday and got around to finishing the Season. Sweet serendipity.

I actually finished all of the objectives including conquests last season (thanks to advice from a discord buddy). It was the first time I got to try Hydra Wizard and I loved it.

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thronedfire2
07/19/23 1:37:00 PM
#48:


Tyranthraxus posted...
I did. Offline muling ftw

yeah but can you even clear Hell without hacks or mods? Im sure some builds probably can but it would be a struggle for most

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Shamino
07/19/23 1:43:30 PM
#49:


Tyranthraxus posted...
D1 and D2 are (checks notes) before D3

What is your point? That it's an MP game now? Because D3 and D4 still aren't MP games, you might be forced to be online, but you don't have to engage with MP at all, unless you consider running into other people every once in a while in the open world MP.

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Tyranthraxus
07/19/23 1:45:34 PM
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Shamino posted...
What is your point? That it's an MP game now?

Yes. D4 much more so than D3 but the point still stands.

Because D3 and D4 still aren't MP games, you might be forced to be online, but you don't have to engage with MP at all, unless you consider running into other people every once in a while in the open world MP.

By every once in a while you mean "in all relevant endgame content" like helltides and world bosses, right?

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