It just occurred to me that Diablo 4 is going to be some 12-year-old kids' Diablo 2. Their first Diablo game that they form magical memories around that they'll cherish for life. And that made me smile.
The votes are in: looks like the most popular class for Diablo 4 Season 1 is the Uninstall Wizard!
(Seriously though - apart from sorcs, things aren't as bad as they seem. Wait for maxroll to put out new guides on how to optimize for the new changes.)
Okay, since people need specifics about my take on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard, here's a 🧵
I make 4 major points:
1. Good for Blizz
2. Good for Blizz employees
3. Good for Blizz fans
4. Bad for the video game industry.
Let's start with
#1
...
Hey so this video only took me like... 40 hours to make. A guide on all the game terms of
#Diablo4
, going over 60+ terms and what's important to know about them. Would be nice to get a couple views on it...
Still digesting the story of
#DiabloIV
. So much to unpack. How dare a game about repeatedly clicking on things until a golden beam gives me a dopamine hit make me feel so many emotions. Hats off to the writers, directors of cinematography, actors, etc.
My spoiler-free
#DiabloIV
review is out - short version is that I recommend it for most people. This slide gives a summary of my pros & cons; check the video for more nuance!
It's official: Blizzard is now owned by Microsoft, and Bobby Kotick is all but confirmed to be gone by January. Diablo is now a Microsoft-owned franchise. As is StarCraft. Warcraft. Kind of unbelievable now that it's finally happened.
@rhykker
@BlizzardCS
I been playing all Diablo games since 1997-98, but this really got OUT OF HAND...ROFLMAO!!!
Talking about the "perfect storm" and the more effective ever advertising, see you on the realm!!!!
If Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard, this is absolutely good for Blizzard as a company, for Blizzard employees, and for fans of Blizzard games. It is bad for the video game industry.
@rhykker
what are your personal thoughts on this? good or bad for blizzard? think were gonna better games or improvements to blizzard games in general?
HUGE
#Diablo4Season1
patch notes today. Short version: everyone is weaker now in order to rebalance some fundamental affix disparities; S1 hearts should bring back damage, but we'll be squishy. Sorcs got it the worst. Video on YT
Icy rain last night; while walking to my car, did a full cartoon wipe-out slip and fall. Phone fell out of my pocket, but doesn't seem to be damaged. Fewf. Can still play Diablo Immortal.
I've been lucky enough for the past two weeks to explore Sanctuary in
#DiabloIV
for review.
Can't wait to share my coverage of the game at
@Marooners_Rock
on May 30th! Here is a clip I got permission to share of my cat Ava helping me play
@Diablo
.
@MrLlamaSC
11 years ago, Anthony Gallegos gave D3 a 9.5 in his review for IGN. Today, a totally different IGN writer, Travis Northup, gave Diablo 4 a 9/10. What's your point man lmao you know that review outlets don't get all their writers to agree on a score together, right?
@Rurikhan
@Diablo
When a UI element is designed to trick you into clicking it, it's called a "dark pattern." IMO Blizzard needs to add a confirm button or something if they don't want to be accused of using dark patterns. Simple "confirm" pop-up would fix this.
@quinrex
I kinda get it. When seasons started in D3, I said: "I'll just play to get the cosmetic reward, then go back to non-season. Why would I drop all those invested hours?" Literally never went back to non-season once I experienced the fun of the fresh start.
#Diablo4
beta dates: March 17-19 early access beta for pre-order; open beta: March 24-26. Can level up to 25, through Act 1, Fractured Peaks zone, similar to the December beta we got to try!
Don't fly
@united
. Apparently ensuring their planes have enough fuel before takeoff isn't important to them, nor is compensating their customers who have now missed their connecting flights and have to spend the night in a hotel.
All I've ever wanted for
@Diablo
3 is to have some meta-progression endgame system that gives purpose to the endless farming. Never did I expect them to actually deliver, when we are mere months away from D4 - Season 28 is D3 going out with a BANG.
1000
#Diablo4Hardcore
heroes evaded death.
Their achievements will be celebrated for eternity in the halls of Blizzard.
A full list of names will be shared in the coming days.
Heaven's gates are closed. No more help from them, pretty much.
#d4
has a non-linear campaign. Shared open world with 5 regions. Weather and day/night cycles. Hundreds of dungeons and hundreds of legendaries. 5 classes total.
@PezRadar
Great, Adam - you've said "Diablo 4" and "new class" in the same post, and countless illiterates will now be hyped for the new class coming to D4... Just wait for it...
Fiancée took me to a women's networking event because it said "bring a friend!" Woman in charge there asks me, "What are you doing here?" "The email said I can bring a friend." "No it didn't." "Yes, look." "Oh.. Well.. you're welcome!" Mhm. I'm sure I am.
I thought this was from The Onion. But it's real. Whoopi Goldberg is pissed that Diablo 4 is not on Mac. Worlds are colliding and my brain cannot handle it.
Oh, you know, just Premiere repeatedly failing to properly render the video that I was up until 7am finishing. It's not like I gotta get this video out before anything major drops. Maybe people will *enjoy* a video that turns into a black screen halfway through.
My friend said he's looking to buy a new laptop because the plastic on his current one is "warping" and he gets a bunch of errors on startup. He showed me this pic. DUDE you about to die; chuck that shit out the window and duck for cover - your battery is about to EXPLODE ffs
100's of hours of design work was put into this site. Glad to finally see it launched, and I appreciate all the love so far on the design, it makes all the long nights worth it. Still got a lot more to get done now that its launched, but a great milestone for me as a designer.
Honestly mind-blown that they're already letting us teleport straight to Nightmare Dungeons in
#Diablo4
. I thought this would happen in a couple seasons.
Rune words confirmed. More free form. Also, they want players to be able to come up with their own builds, not play builds the devs created (via items)
#diablo4
Damn it's a great time to be an aRPG fan. New aRPG studio revealed: Gas Giant Games, founded by Jay Wilson (Diablo 3 Game Director) & Julian Love (D3/Necro Pack FX Lead)
Hello! I wanted to clear up some details on the rarest Unique items in Diablo 4.
1. They can drop from level 85+ enemies
2. You get them anywhere you can get a regular Unique, and they always drop at 820 ipower
3. We currently have 6 of them in the game
4. They're realllly rare!
Social hubs in major towns. Trade, interact with other players, find groups. World events. Giant demons that you need to group up to defeat. PvP. But can play solo.
#diablo4
So the original vision for Diablo 3 did not include Diablo at all, until Jay Wilson took over in 2006. Huh. D4 captures the original vision of D3 held by the original D2 devs in many ways - will Diablo not appear in D4 at all? I thought he'd be the surprise boss after Lilith...
Oh snap,
@RodFergusson
confirmed *annual* expansions for
#DiabloIV
when talking to
@Wowhead
. I expected an expansion every two years, not every year. That means we may see Expansion 1 revealed at Blizzcon in November!
Been seeing a lot of talk on Twitter about having to start a fresh character in seasons in
#DiabloIV
; wanted to chime in with how my mind was changed about this topic:
Hahahah, to all the non-believers... The rumor/leak from last year was that the
#Diablo2
remaster,
#Diablo2Resurrected
, was being developed by Vicarious Visions. Now, it is announced that Vicarious Visions has merged with Blizzard.
Amazing news; Torchlight Frontiers is now
#TorchLight3
- no longer free-to-play; no in-game store; coming to Steam; no forced multiplayer; classic Act structure - a real sequel to Torchlight 2! Releasing this year:
You've been seeing me stream with the
@SteelSeries
D4 kit, & I've been loving it. Both mouse & headset are super lightweight, but the coolest thing for me is that the headset can be connected to two devices at once and mix in audio from BOTH. When was this crazy tech invented???
Blizz has not thrived under Activision. In recent years, Activision has forced increasing cost-cutting measures and revenue demands upon Blizz, which has driven many talented, senior personnel out of the company - the people who made Blizzard Blizzard.
Wait, in the USA, your social security cards -- those all-important, "keep in a safe place forever," mandatory-to-get-a-job IDs -- are made of paper?! In Canada, they're plastic, like credit cards.