Ecthelion wrote on Aug 30, 2011, 21:10:

Cram wrote on Aug 30, 2011, 20:48:
One, changing resolutions is brutal (you have to go one at a time and it refreshes each time), and at 720p (1920x1080 resolution not available for some reason) on my 16:10 monitor I get nearly 2 inch black bars (forget the technical name for these) on the top and bottom of the screen. No idea why it isn't using my entire monitor.

720p and 1080p are both 16:9, so on a 16:10 monitor, they will show black bars since they're "wider" than your monitor. It's the same reason why both 16:9 and 16:10 video sources will show black bars on a 4:3 display, or why movies that are wider than 16:9 will show black bars on any standard aspect ratio screen.

Most new monitors and TVs are 16:9 these days, and some developers aren't bothering to include 16:10 support in their games anymore. Sad but true. Anyway, since this game is apparently going to be on Xbox Live Arcade and the PS3 store, they probably figure that 16:9 is all they need to support.

FiLTHY_SNiPER wrote on Aug 13, 2011, 15:42:
Gameplay looks fun enough, but the level design is atrocious.

Also, wtf is with the uninspired weapon selection? M4? Desert Eagle? SPAS 12? (or whatever...)

Since when did Serious Sam have such bland unoriginal weapons?

Dev wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 14:39:

Cram wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 03:28:

StingingVelvet wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 03:17:
So if I can install the game and activate it, then "go offline" and never need a net connection again, I will buy the game. Let's hope they confirm that.

Nice to see a blue post about this, and hope it is confirmed. Bash has always been a bit...odd(?) about providing information and I definitely want a confirmation before I completely believe it. Diablo has always been a franchise I love and want everyone else to enjoy, so if this news is confirmed (Bash's post just isn't enough of a confirmation for me) and it is enough to help a few bluesnewsers here reconsider buying it, then awesome.

Obviously if a blizzard dev is complaining about not being able to play diablo on a plane trip on his laptop... its confirmed to NOT be the case.

Link

Diablo 3 will also require a persistent Internet connection, and Blizzard's Rob Pardo agrees that it's kind of a pain in the butt. "I want to play Diablo 3 on my laptop in a plane, but, well, there are other games to play for times like that,"

StingingVelvet wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 03:47:
See my edit, ends up that post is almost a year old. That will teach me to follow people's links without looking at dates.

StingingVelvet wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 03:17:
So if I can install the game and activate it, then "go offline" and never need a net connection again, I will buy the game. Let's hope they confirm that.

Hump wrote on Aug 1, 2011, 15:46:
has anyone tried this? Is it better than the original?

Krovven wrote on Aug 1, 2011, 15:14:
Guild Wars however can be played both single-player or multiplayer co-op. Which is EXACTLY the same as the Diablo games. Guild Wars requires an internet connection, even if you are playing solo with bots. This is no different than what is being bitched about here for D3.