# Diablo 3 May 15th! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 15, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860 "2012-03-15T14:13:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/1 "2012-03-15T14:13:28Z")
[http://m.ign.com/articles/1220853](http://m.ign.com/articles/1220853) Finally a release date! This is the only pc game I’ve been waiting for for the last decade. I heard there will not be pvp right away though. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/2 "2012-03-15T14:30:47Z")
I’m sure they’ll be adding it sooner rather than later though. Can not wait for this! Sucks for the Torchlight 2 peoples though. Doesn’t seme like they’ll beat Diablo 3 to market. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/3 "2012-03-15T14:56:51Z")
I was excited as hell for this game when it was announced back in - what, 2008? Unfortunately, online-only (and no pause!) is a deal-breaker for me. I would only be playing the game single-player, and it’s clearly made primarily for multiplayer. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/4 "2012-03-15T15:04:42Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > I was excited as hell for this game when it was announced back in - what, 2008? Unfortunately, online-only (and no pause!) is a deal-breaker for me. I would only be playing the game single-player, and it’s clearly made primarily for multiplayer. All the press for the game insists it’s a satisfying single-player experience. Don’t give up on it just yet! ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/5 "2012-03-15T15:09:04Z")
I’m pretty sure you can pause now too. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/6 "2012-03-15T15:40:08Z")
You can deifnitely pause. And the beta has been a ton of fun. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/7 "2012-03-15T15:59:14Z")
Damn. I was hoping for the earlier rumoured date of mid April, which would have meant it would be the highlight game of my buddy and I’s GameFest 2012. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/8 "2012-03-15T16:14:20Z")
Isn’t it a bit too soon? I have been following the beta progress (though I am not in) and there seems to be lots of tweaking to go, such as (and limited to) 1. Runestones and their effects on skills 2. Shared Magic Find and Gold Find and its effects 3. The system where killing champions will increase the drop rate of boss 4. Skill balance But the game is 100% server side. I figure that Blizzard can batch in new changes like any regular MMO. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/9 "2012-03-15T19:40:21Z")
> [@BlackKnight](#): > > Unfortunately, online-only (and no pause!) is a deal-breaker for me. I would only be playing the game single-player, and it’s clearly made primarily for multiplayer. While I hate removal of modes like this as a principle, in reality, I know that it won’t affect me. I always played on the realms in D2 because of the extra items and such, and you can just play in your own private game and pretend it’s singleplayer. The only difference will be lag/servers going down/etc. ---
**Author:** ![jeanhaller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jeanhaller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanhaller)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/10 "2012-03-16T06:26:29Z")
Can’t wait for this game. I’ve been waiting for it for years! * * * [saltwater tropical fish](http://easytropicalfishcare.com) ---
**Author:** ![Viridiana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Viridiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Viridiana)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/11 "2012-03-16T06:33:28Z")
Ohhhh, I can’t stop drooling (and I’m exclusively a single-player as well)! ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/12 "2012-03-16T12:41:14Z")
Ordered. I was a bit surprised that the release date is so soon, given the recent fairly dramatic changes to the beta. It seems like they are still doing a lot of work on game balance stuff. Then again, game balance is going to be an ongoing process, as players discover new ways to create broken combinations and the devs work to counteract that. I think leaving PvP out of the release version is smart; it gives them time to get a lot of players into the game and mine data to see what’s broken (either overpowered or underpowered) while the competition is indirect. It’s easier to deal with jealousy than with feelings of outrage. Diablo II PvP was really uninteresting - since so much of your power was dependent on stuff, the fact that your equipment stayed with your corpse made things really predictable once someone died. I get the feeling they’ll change that, but I’m not much of a PvP guy at heart. I am looking forward to co-op with **Dangerosa** , though. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/13 "2012-03-16T14:30:40Z")
Anyone getting the collector’s edition? It’s $100 and has a ton of goodies. Thing is, I did that for SCII and I ended up giving away most of the stuff. same goes for the Witcher 2 collector’s box. I think I really have moved past physical things for my entertainment. So, as tempting as it is, I’ll be passing on that. Anyone want a bust of Geralt of Rivia? ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/14 "2012-03-16T15:39:18Z")
Oh great! I was afraid I’d fall victim to a government death panel before they ever got around to releasing it. I think I’ll splurge on the collector’s edition just this once, since this will likely be one of my last game purchases. I wonder if I can reach my goal of traversing every square inch of Skyrim by May 15th. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/15 "2012-03-16T18:11:24Z")
I really don’t care if they EVER add PVP. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/16 "2012-03-16T18:32:29Z")
Wow, I haven’t bought a game on/near release in ages, but I think this might be too tempting to resist. Any of the old D2 Doper crew from years back still around? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/17 "2012-03-16T18:48:44Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > Oh great! I was afraid I’d fall victim to a government death panel before they ever got around to releasing it. I think I’ll splurge on the collector’s edition just this once, since this will likely be one of my last game purchases. That’s a bleak look of the future. Everything ok? ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/18 "2012-03-16T19:11:20Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > That’s a bleak look of the future. Everything ok? Oh yeah, nothing dire. I made a pledge that my last 3 video game purchases would be _Skyrim_, _Diablo 3_, and _Guild Wars 2_, and then I’d be done. I figured by the time D3 came out I’d be getting close to Medicare and too feeble to be a convincing gamer, but Blizzard fooled me. Odds are that I will miss out on Diablo Quattro, though, and I’m bummed. ---
**Author:** ![Jbone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@Jbone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jbone)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/19 "2012-03-16T20:10:16Z")
> [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](#): > > But the game is 100% server side. I figure that Blizzard can batch in new changes like any regular MMO. I have a Cellular Internet connection (~.5MB down on a good day), how much of a connection hog is this game? ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860/20 "2012-03-16T21:39:29Z")
I wouldn’t buy Diablo 3 on fixed wireless. I don’t think it’d lead to a pleasurable experience. You’re in that group of people who is screwed. The game does sip bandwidth though. Well under 500kbits/sec. The problem is latency and ports choking. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-3-may-15th/615860.md?page=2)