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Diablo fans are whiners?

July 01, 2008 in News comments 10

We had our first taste of Diablo III and already 2600 people are complaining about the direction in which Blizzard has gone with their artistic style for the third installment.

The petition mainly claims that what was shown in the Diablo III videos is a lot brighter and colorful and not enough darkness and evil is present, comparing it to the likes of Word of Warcraft'ed style art.

Personally, as a Diablo fan, I found the style of Diablo II to be pretty impressive. You want darker? wear some sunglasses while you play. For me, I'm just thankful that there even is a Diablo III; what's your take, will you be another one to sign the petition?

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  • 2
    Zerpent Jul 1, 08
    I thought it looked pretty well. I sure as hell don't think that it's too bright and stuff. If they choose to make it darker because of this, then that's that. It doesn't matter to me. I'll still get the game in the end.
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    AznLiquid Jul 1, 08
    I would have to say it does look a little too bright to have the Diablo feeling (it takes place in HELL ffs). It's looking a little bit too much like Dungeon Siege right now.

    Blizzard pays attention to fan feedback (which is usually constructive, remember the original Crucio Siege Tank?) and will probably make the game darker.
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    Drogo Baggins Jul 1, 08
    Couldn't you just adjust the display settings???

    It doesn't matter to me, either way, but I can see why it would to some people.
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    Jaw7765 Jul 1, 08
    i loved the first and second and ill damn well love the third no matter what it'll look like...
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    RabidChinaGirl Jul 1, 08
    Maybe Blizzard should take Diablo III away from the fans. Like a parent punishing a bratty child. Now NOBODY gets it!

    Seriously, that petition is ridiculous. And I honestly don't think this is specific to Diablo fans, but Blizzard fans in general. If you go on the WoW forums, it's like a gathering of the biggest MMO crybabies. When BC was coming out, people complained so much about the male Blood Elf models Blizz had to change it.. the main complaint being they were too thin and thusly, too gay (actually they were pretty normal looking, but compared to the bulky males of other races, they definitely were smaller).
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      AznLiquid Jul 1, 08
      There's a good reason why Blizzard fans are like that.

      Blizzard's game are amazing and so the fans have such high expectations when it comes to sequels. I was disappointed myself by some of the SC2 graphics, it just looked too cartoony, although it's a lot more 'grittier' looking now. If something doesn't look right, it's reasonable to criticize it.
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        RabidChinaGirl Jul 1, 08
        No one is forcing the fans to play though. And Blizzard has no real obligation to make a sequel to anything; they could just as easily spend their money and energy on a new title rather than continuing a franchise. If their games are indeed as amazing as you say, then fans would still play something that is NOT a sequel.

        Yes, you can criticize something. That is your right as someone familiar with a series/game... but I think that the complaints about the Blood Elf model, for example, were really, really foolish. There were fans who were against the change, and even those who disliked the more normal proportions of the male Blood Elf could have easily chosen another race, or eventually gotten over the issue.

        I've never stumbled upon quite so much complaining on other game forums. Are you suggesting this is because other games are not as good as anything Blizzard might come up with? Maybe those players just don't have as much to complain about.
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          AznLiquid Jul 1, 08
          I'm not familiar with WoW, my opinion is purely from an SC/WC3 fan point of view.

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          Are you suggesting this is because other games are not as good as anything Blizzard might come up with?
          Yes. The two biggest RTSes in the past 10 years? Brood War and Warcraft 3, with BW still being the biggest professional "e-sport" in the world. No one makes RTS games like Blizzard.


          SC2 has a lot to live up to. They need to recapture the same magic that Blizzard nailed with the first SC. The units have to look great, because players will be spending countless hours using them. The graphics have to look new but still have "that ol' SC feel" and the gameplay has to be perfectly balanced between the 3 races. With so many things to do, of course there will be fans bitching. The original SC2 Siege Tank looked like ass, it may not be a big deal to the casual player but legions of SC gamers will be playing this game for another 10 years so listening to their feedback is much more important for Blizz.

          I expect the same from Diablo fans.
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    Drogo Baggins Jul 1, 08
    Well, atleast it's cool that Blizz listens to their fans. But it's a bit unfair for people to criticize such small things to such an extreme.

    I think video games are works of art, and they shouldn't have change forced upon them.
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    Fishlock Jul 2, 08
    This feels like NiGHTS Journey of Dreams all over again. Every one complained constantly about the graphics, but in the end the game did not look half bad.

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