Shortcomings of Diablo 3 support and features

February 7, 2012 By 32 Comments

Upcoming Diablo 3 looks set to have some limitations as far as support and features are concerned and we are interested to find out what can be construed as drawbacks to this anticipated title. We also have some news in regards to beta keys and invites.

With Diablo 3 only supporting 4-player co-op and no future plans for a 5-player mode there will also be no higher resolution textures along with a lack of built in voice chat at the launch. In an article on DSOGaming, Blizzard’s Community Manager was available to answer some of the questions but he still did not offer a release date although it seems to be sometime in 2012. Bashiok said that no higher resolution textures will be there in the final game and that Blizzard needs to see if the built-in voice chat is really worthwhile before this is used in further titles.

Shortcomings of Diablo 3 support and features

A new skill system will be available on the beta along with a patch adding a certain amount of class changes. An expansion could be on the cards as well as plans to have a digital download. Gamers expect Diablo 3 to play well and contain a good story to make up for the limitations and have expressed comments of disappointment, some feel that all these restrictions could mean a release in next to no time while others are still excited and looking forward to playing this, disregarding any negative points.

Last week we informed our readers on a phishing warning for new Diablo 3 beta keys and the continuation of invites being sent out, we also looked at some positives to do with stuff being taken out in favor of other improvements. Blizzard may defend its decision to send invites in North America but many gamers have been upset by this action, are you one of them?

GameZone has reported on what Blizzard regards as the best way to suit their testing requirements, 100,000 invites were sent out last week for North American gamers to try out the Diablo III beta, which was good news for them but it also ostracized gamers everywhere else. Blizzard community manager Nakatoir has said this was not about picking favorites and more about inviting local, low-latency testers to get them maximum results. No beta invites have been expected for Europe although this is not totally out of the question.

What do you think on the limitations of Diablo 3? Are you looking forward to the full release of Diablo 3?

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  • indiana jones

    Im just ready for this regardless 12 years and im still playing d2. Rime to return to sanctuary .

  • John S

    Horrible writing.  This wouldn’t pass muster in a high school English class. I honestly thought this might have been written in another language and had some program translate it to English.

    • FirestormXL

       Sounds like a personal problem if you ask me. Anyway, I take what this guy is saying with a grain of salt. No voice chat or high res, wow who cares? People will make their own High res, and voice chat, if anyone really wants it, (pah hahaha!) is still readily available through other means. And if these two things are really the only downside then why in the hell would you bother writing an article about it at all?

  • Frederick

    If no high resolution is that big of an issue for you go play Call of Duty 35 or something, Blizzard is concentrating on making the game fun and balanced and I’m a bigger fan of them for it.

  • Anonymous

    as one of those 100,000 in north america, owning a copy of this game, i can fully confirm that this game is awesome, the restrictions make sense, once you play the game, it makes it more fun somehow, the graphics are beautiful and hard to render as it is, personally i would love to see a LOWER rez setting so that it would be able to run on an average mid/high-end laptop (I.E. if i can run SC2 easily, why is lowest settings possible for d3 unplayable??) no voice chat? “whop-de-doo Bazil…” this isnt WOW in diablo you type to communicate. Story line? its pretty damn cool so far, “New Tristram”, “Old Cathedral”, im LOVING the throw-back tie-ins, if you read what each person has to say and if you played and followed D1 D2 you’ll love it. all im sayin is a falling star? sick, its the world of Diablo, anything can happen…and has..

    P.S.  crafting system is rewarding WAY simpler than d2 cube BS.
    P.P.S. you sick of clicking on gold?and drop-thieves? so was everyone else ;D

    • Nick Keane

      They really should put it in, but people that want to voice chat can just use Mumble. Or Teamspeak. Or Ventrillo.

  • Kyolhodgson

    If you want graphics go watch a f**king movie. Trolls.

    • OlafBiggles

      Seconded. Graphics don’t matter, so long as the game is rewarding. I find the reward comes from completing hard challenges involving skill and tactics. Graphics are just a nice to have. Look at minecraft.

    • Anonymous

      Yeah, a gamer wanting good graphics is a troll…..HAHAHAHA…you moron.

  • Aharrison2

    My personal belief is that if you pre-order the collectors addition (Paying 40 dollars more than the standard) you should get a beta key along if you pay for more than 1/2 the game upfront (this would avoid the classic reserve and switch that many people do). If you have a supporter and a fan that is willing to spend the extra money they should be compensated in doing so. Me being a Diablo fan since the game itself came out have already fully payed for my diablo 3 and dont even get to participate in the beta.

    • gnarkill

      agreeed! and wtf is with the sign up for the beta? you pretty much have to play wow to even get an invite..i myself dont play wow or ?starcraft? so why should i have to have a subscription to wow to get on the list for DIABLO? not very fair,iv been playing diablo 2 for years..and you cant even post in the forums..i was pretty disapointed in that

  • Kunikita

    I think Blizzard is foolish.  They are already going to lose a lot of old fans.  They probably don’t care because they have so much money and they probably realize that they can pull a new audience.   However, this kind of elitist behavior they are showing is a fine example of the game industry eating itself alive.  Lets face it, Blizzard is no longer the small ingenious company they started as.

    • Nick Keane

      Huh? The game looks pretty fun to me. I never really cared about texture settings anyway. They never seem to do anything performance-wise b/c graphics cards are not texture-limited anymore like they were in the 90s. If anything, shadows are what slows down a game. And the voice chat issue is replaceable – just use Teamspeak or Ventrillo.

    • Mkohler

      Elitist behavior? To release their beta to their largest and original market? I am absolutely starving for this game, I purposely stopped playing all games just to wait for this one.

  • Locke_888

    Diablo always had lower resolution graphics to accommodate more players.  Nothing new.

    • Locke_888

       PS Im in beta and I can tell the game will be great.

      • Notavalidemail

        PS I’m in beta too, and the game is lacking in quite a few areas…

        • Locke_888

           Such as…. ?

        • Jo G

          haha loser, he feels privileged for being invited to beta and instantly turned into a professional critic… gamer snobs are such losers

  • Anonymous

    RAWR FRESH MEAT! 

  • Sbg55555

    According to a source of mine who will not be mentioned, March 31st is the projected release date for Diablo 3. That is, if nothing else comes up.

    • Mkohler

      I highly doubt that, too close of a date.  Blizzard has to allow gaming outlets to post up pre-order sales far more in advance

      • Random_Mind

        @4e0fd845166410785353ac4989ee1e97:disqus 
        You realize most gaming outlets have been posting up pre-order sales for at least the last 6 months right?  All the major retailers already have it available for pre-order.

    • Random_Mind

      Considering that Blizzard doesn’t release this information, then it’s safe to assume your contact would have to work for Blizzard. Taking into account how insanely hard it is to land a job there, I’d wager your source probably wouldn’t take the risk telling someone who would spout it off publicly on the internet.  
      He’s either:
      A) Not real
      B) Not a blizzard employee; and therefore not reliable
      C) Dumb enough to risk an awesome job and never be hired by another gaming company again (I’d wager the chances of C being true are about as good as me getting hired on as a game designer).

  • Gnarkill

    this is all stuff I can deal with..lets just get the show on the road..im ready to quit my job, sit on my fat ass, gain 50 pounds, eat pizza and auction off d3 items…this stuff can all be fixed with updates anyway..id rather wait on updates than the entire game

  • Anonymous

    This article was painful to read.  Is the author’s second language English, or is he/she perhaps still in middle school?

  • Charlesotway

    Yes cry less and stop trying to make news.

  • dubber707

    yes i’m so excited for D3. I have played it my whole life. I’ve been playing league of legends l8ly and it is well put together. I believe that is the direction that gaming is going. Cant wait for D3, im so glad I work a seasonal job lol. 

  • Deputy Swift

    I got beta access, Im a die-hard fan from original diablo , diablo 2, etc.  This game really has alot of feel from the first 2 games that players from the prior’s will catch right away.  The graphics still look freaking amazing, I for one amd excited for launch.  The only real draw back IMO is the witch doctor, although I havent played it all the way through its just not that great.  The game feels nice and stable, open, and like diablo… Happy gaming.

  • JimboBillyBob

    My theory is that it would be released at the end of March and i pray that it does but recent events seem to be points at a later release date. Ive got £50 vouchers set aside for this bad boy, they’ll bloody expire at this rate. Also i am very annoyed not to be included in the beta send out. What about us brits? Surely they’d want people from all over the world to test it not just “local people”. Surely that would get them maximum results as the article reads.

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