After 5+ years in development, months of beta testing and millions spent on generating hype, good old Blizzard has finally announce a launch date for Diablo 3 (aka Fail-ablo 3).
Before all you die hard fan start hitting the close tab button, there are obvious reasons for me to state why this game will fail like a dying goat and dissappoint millions of fans that ended up forking out USD59.90 to USD79.90 (price varies base on your country of purchase).
I will admit that I was overjoyed when I first heard about Fail-ablo 3 sequel. Most dungeon crawling fans had to deal with half-baked clones to satisfy their hunger for "coloured loot". All of a sudden leaks start surfacing and sequel to the slaying of the Horny-Red demon was announced.
As time went on since it announcement, the hype kept growing and the developers kept on teasing fans with groundbreaking changes to an already great sequel. However, time changed it all and anything that was innovative and new was slowly remove or replaced with common mechanics.
I could easily write pages more of how bad Fail-ablo 3 is going to be but here are 10 reasons that it will end up leaving players distasteful and running in the opposite direction.
Number 10
It is going to set you back by a good USD59.90 to USD79.00... Ouch!
Number 9
Boss monsters will have pre-set grand-entrances, NPCs will be "planted" on maps, there will be pre-set triggered events, so do expect less map randomness compared to previous titles.
Number 8
There will be no LAN and you will require constant and stable internet connection to play, even alone.
Number 7
There is no Player VS. Player when the game is released and will "probably" be added in coming patch.
(patch is just another word for DLC which players will end up paying another USD19.90)
Number 6
Tired of farming Diablo for the 100th time?
Well head on over to our new "Real Money Auction House" (RMAH) where you can buy items that we conveniently took from Diablo's pocket and placed it for sale in RMAH for just a bargain price of USD10.00!
(Developers "say" they won't put items in AH but there is nothing stopping them from anonymously doing it)
Number 5
Been selling that "Dragon Warplate of Ages" on gold Auction House (AH) for the pass 3 months?
Haven't you heard, no one uses gold AH anymore, RMAH is the "in-thing" now man!
Number 4
As in buying a burger for 10 bucks ain't bad enough thanks to inflation, it is also now going to happen in a game! (Price inflation in RMAH/AH)
Number 3
Awww Yeaa!!! Finished normal mode, now to proceed to Nightmare mode.
It's a goblin, kill it!!!!
Goblin hits you for 10000000 damage. Proceed to resurrect in town?
WTF!!!!!!!!!
Menu > Quit Game > Uninstall.
Yes, developers have decided to make the game beyond normal mode so tough, you will need at least 300 spartans to take on Leoric in Hell mode.
Number 2
There are games on par or better for far less cost:
Path of Exile: Free! (Open Beta: June 2012)
Torchlight 2: USD19.90 (Full Release: May/June 2012)
Lineage Eternal (To be released MMO)
Number 1
It is running on an engine that was developed more then 3 years ago. Expect pixelated graphics, low res textures, weak AA and more. Even indie games in the past year have better graphics.
The list can go on till the cows start singing and pigs start flying, but I'll be nice and stop at 10.
Anyway, good luck to all those who have pre-ordered and I wish you much of luck enjoying the game.
*Sorry, Blizzy doesn't do refunds.
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