Teddy wrote on May 15, 2012, 18:19:

Krovven wrote on May 15, 2012, 18:16:
You mean like you didn't in response to him asking you to name one big game that hasn't had launch issues and you just redirected.

SWTOR? Of course you'll just hedge and claim it wasn't a major online game or something idiotic like that.

I was on and playing day 1, no disconnects, no wall of error messages telling me to wait, no repeatedly bringing the servers down for maintenance.

Depends on what people qualify as a 'normal' person. I make sure I do every dungeon in the game. I figure it'll take me more than 12-15.

Mashiki Amiketo wrote on May 15, 2012, 17:29:

Cutter wrote on May 15, 2012, 14:53:
7 hours

K? Remember it took 2hrs to beat Fo3, FO:NV and Skyrim too. But my first playthrough of FO3 to complete it was 68hrs, NV was 85hrs, and Skyrim was 168hrs.

On the upside, this gives me time to go fire up the BBQ and roast me up a steak and some burgers. Mmmm...BBQ.

Slashman wrote on May 15, 2012, 16:24:

WarChilde wrote on May 15, 2012, 16:21:

Slashman wrote on May 15, 2012, 15:16:
You actually lose progress when your game drops. You can't save so you are plunked back in the game with whole areas that you had explored now fogged out again(at least according to one of the first impression reviews). I mean I can't imagine what it would be like to have just nearly beat a hard boss and have your connection drop(either on your end or Blizzard's servers and have to do over the whole section that you just played through).

This is nearly the same as D2 (both single and online play). But in D2 you always restarted in town. In D3 you start at the last checkpoint.

Which is fine if you're in a multiplayer game with people who keep the instance progress, but if you're playing solo its just a big, annoying do-over. D2 also had checkpoints.

If you're playing alone, you progress is screwed. That's wonderful!!!!

Slashman wrote on May 15, 2012, 15:16:
I'm less concerned about launch than I am the long term implications for this.

You actually lose progress when your game drops. You can't save so you are plunked back in the game with whole areas that you had explored now fogged out again(at least according to one of the first impression reviews). I mean I can't imagine what it would be like to have just nearly beat a hard boss and have your connection drop(either on your end or Blizzard's servers and have to do over the whole section that you just played through).

I'm fine waiting for Grim Dawn and playing other things. D3 just isn't calling to me like its predecessors.

Mashiki Amiketo wrote on May 15, 2012, 04:41:

eunichron wrote on May 15, 2012, 04:31:
Restarted my computer and got in game in a few tries after that, worked for my friend also. Wouldn't hurt to give it a shot. Game is not laggy at all once you get in, steady 60ms here.

Restarting doesn't have much to do about it. I'm waiting for my baclofen to kick in, so not much to do but wait and wait, and wait, and wait, while trying to do it comfortably. And managed to get past the initial error 37, to get an error 3006(too many people trying to log in).

4 attempts later I'm finally at character creation.

eunichron wrote on May 14, 2012, 21:16:

nin wrote on May 14, 2012, 21:06:

Kodak Had a Secret Nuclear Reactor Loaded With Enriched Uranium Hidden In a Basement.

Seriously - what the fuck?

The answer is pretty clear and obvious... Kodak was R&Ding X-ray photography, and the reactor was part of the early stages of research.

JeffD wrote on May 14, 2012, 21:25:
From the looks of it, no one is playing early. It will be activated midnight PDT, so everyone can do the math to find out what 12:00 PDT is for your time zone. This does indeed mean japan will be waiting till mid day to play diablo 3.

now I need to go sleep.

nin wrote on May 14, 2012, 21:06:

Kodak Had a Secret Nuclear Reactor Loaded With Enriched Uranium Hidden In a Basement.

Seriously - what the fuck?

The Half Elf wrote on May 14, 2012, 16:45:
Even with a midnight launch, still have to wait until Midnight PST, 3AM for the rest of us

eRe4s3r wrote on May 12, 2012, 22:16:
mhhhh action RTS? But isn't star craft 2 an action rts then? Think it's better to just call it a dota clone if it is one. Then everyone knows what you mean, and everyone knows what gameplay to be expect.

RollinThundr wrote on May 12, 2012, 16:30:
At the expense of removing any consequence or urgency. "Oh that skill doesn't work? Just swap it out"