Diablo 3 Expansion Reaper of Souls

in games on 2014-03-24 10:28 (#3GT)

The first expansion pack of the popular Blizzard game Diablo 3 will soon go live. The expansion introduces a new character class, the Crusader, adds new areas to explore in Act V, and raises the level cap to 70.

Release schedule for the Americas:

9:00 p.m. PDT on March 24
10:00 p.m. MDT on March 24
11:00 p.m. CDT on March 24
12:00 a.m. EDT on March 25

Release times for other areas are listed here.

I don't care (Score: 3, Insightful)

by hyper@pipedot.org on 2014-03-24 12:35 (#S3)

I loved Diablo. I still get a kick out of a run through Diablo 2. I didn't buy Diablo 3. Never played it. Probably never will.

In their quest to eradicate piracy they have lost a customer.

While we're on the topic, pity about the latest SIMS; for similar reasons.

Meanwhile, Torchlight looks like fun. Thanks to HumbleBundle it's next on my list when I feel like a new RPG :-)

Re: I don't care (Score: 2, Insightful)

by skarjak@pipedot.org on 2014-03-24 14:21 (#S8)

Same here. Diablo 2 was my favourite game.

Torchlight 2 is a better casual ARGP, and Path of Exile is a better hardcore one. No room for Diablo 3.

Re: I don't care (Score: 3, Insightful)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2014-03-24 17:56 (#SH)

Sim City, at least, has an offline mode now. Too bad they didn't start with it, they could have avoided a lot of bad press and flames.

Re: I don't care (Score: 2, Interesting)

by guises@pipedot.org on 2014-03-25 20:50 (#TR)

Diablo 3's DRM wasn't about piracy, it was about creating a market for the real money auction house. The auction house that, ironically, they removed later on for ruining the game.

Re: I don't care (Score: 1)

by hyper@pipedot.org on 2023-06-18 12:29 (#6C8XJ)

We got a PS4! Right before PS5 came out. Lots of games available on the cheap. We really like Diablo 3, such as it is. Sadly, the box says it comes with the expansion but the game didn't. It's a pity as it looks good. The PS4 has never connected to the internet so I may never play it.

It's a real shame that the PS4 won't backup to an external drive. Looks like it wants internet access first.

Perhaps this was for the best. Game comes out, people finish it, cheaters wreck it, expansion packs get added, and then maybe it's on sale for cheap and playable :)

Re: I don't care (Score: 1)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2023-06-18 21:02 (#6C94T)

Heh, I had actually pre-ordered Diablo 4 a good while back. But now that the game is finally out, I can't seem to bring myself to play it. If I want to play a game I just start another play-through of Oxygen Not Included.

Not a huge amount of game content (Score: 2, Interesting)

by nefariouswheel@pipedot.org on 2014-03-25 01:51 (#SS)

I played D3 until I beat the boss. Then I discovered the next round up was the same round around, with different numbers. I'll stick with WoW for the time being.