Flux is joined by JrMint and Katniss for Diablo 3 console podcast talk. Both guests are big fans, much preferring it to the PC version. Topics include difficulty, interface pros/cons, the joys of self finding awesome legendaries, no regrets for the lack of an AH, and boss battle changes.
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Contest! Win a copy of the Diablo 3 console for the PS3 or Xbox360. Rules on how to enter can be heard in the podcast. Entries must be posted in comments to this post. Three winners will be selected this Friday, so enter now and check back on Friday to see if you’ve won, so I can get your mailing address to send you your copy of the game.
- 0:20 — Intro and show outline: JrMint returns and Katniss makes his first podcast appearance. Contest tease!
- 1:25 — Both guests give their Diablo 3 console first impressions. Both love it; finding constant legendary upgrades. Account-wide console paragon level details. (It’s not Paragon 2.0, but all max level characters share the same Paragon level.)
- 7:30 — Difficulty and monster density; fewer enemies and slower leveling on high MP levels (compared to the PC density)?
- 11:00 — Amazing legendary gear quality. Immortal King Chest with over 400 to Vit and Str. JrMint’s Paragon 6 Barb: 184k DPS, 53k HPs. Katniss’ Paragon 21 Barb: 260k DPS and 95 HPs. Huge +armor rolls on most gear as well, so Katniss’ Barb had 11,000 armor at one point.
- 14:00 — Legendary items found throughout; higher level items scaled down to early on and lower level legendaries scaled up. Many of the best Diablo 3 console end game items in use are low level legendaries scaled up to Inferno quality stats. Does this make it too hard to find any specific legendary item, with so many in the drop pool?
- 23:30 — Difficulty levels on the console. How does it compare to the PC and how is it scaling up? Changes to boss battles: minions for Azmodan and SiegeBreaker. Inferno elites have only 3 affixes rather than 4 as on the PC — makes a big difference.
- 33:00 — Multplayer? Neither guest has done any MP yet, online or couch mode. Both are worried about online play for hacking; tons of hacked items already in circulation thanks to the not-online non-security. The joys of playing while lying on a couch. Different forms of carpal tunnel from all the thumb-playing? Difficulties with Cheetos and Mt. Dew spills?
- 37:45 — Console controls. Evade envy?
- 43:00 — Console inventory and interface issues = some complaints. Unequip follower items in order to socket them. No display of specific stats on gear while salvaging. Sorting gear quality in the field or in town?
- 52:00 — Contest details. Compose a Diablo-themed haiku to win one of 3 copies of the Diablo 3 console on PS3 or Xbox360. Listen to this part for the rules, or you will not win.
- 53:30 — Ongoing console plans. Pushing one main char? Playing a variety of classes? Both guests are very pleased with console and no plans to return to PC version until Reaper of Souls.
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Contest Winners
Monday, 23 Sept 2013: Sorry for the delay, but contest winners have now been selected. I freely admit to no appreciation of poetry, but haikus are different. I read them all and sent my 10 faves to a couple of friends and collated their picks into the winners. Tigerpaw’s was the group’s favorite. Subtle with allusions, plus footprints!
Beauty from the past
Stole the heart of proud Kormac
Steps unseen are shown
The judges also appreciated the efforts of Haken, eddie11c, Grincho, Gyeon, wolfraam, and saroorhai. All those entrants have been sent an email and at least 2 of them will win copies of the Diablo 3 console. (If you are one of those users and didn’t get an email today from [email protected] about the contest, let me know.)
Currently the prizes are 2 PS3 and 1 Xbox360 copies of the Diablo 3 console game. This is why there’s only one certain winner. The alternate winners will be awarded by prize availability. It’s possible we’ll get more copies to give out, either in this contest or a future giveaway, so there may be more than 3 winners here.
The Crusader’s wrath
shall bring down Malthael for planned
weekly maintenance
Adria wants revenge
but sadly cannot because
error three seven
A barbarian
Never goes to war alone
Sword, Axe, and whirlwind.
Game over man, game over.
Odgen says to go
Cain requests stay a while now
Tristram needs you now.
Tyrael fell hard
Was the Aspect of Justice
Now stands as Wisdom
My level ninety monk,
Bravely sprinted into hell
Boy, how did he fail.
Wizards stubborn to learn elemental stuff
learning the arcane magic to be tough
using again frozen orb and the elemental exposure buff
Barbarians smash
Diablo is vanquished
Malthael is next
The Immortal King
Needs some new pantaloons fast
For his nude hiney
Barbarians Smash,
Diablo is Vanquished,
Malthael is Next
Frozen molten boss
killed amazon in skovos
in a morning breeze.
The blade of justice:
the minions of hell destroyed
Nephalem rejoice.
Together, the Prime
Three will consume all, they are
The Leg, Tome, and Cube
Beauty from the past
Stole the heart of proud Kormac
Steps unseen are shown
Battle ended fast
The wait is over at last
Karyna got past
Old necromancer,
Ex-Gambler and key droppper,
Nihlathak chancer.
Death angel Maltheal
In six months will reap a soul
The Auction House soul
Reaper of Souls
Witch Doctor’s toads
Playstation I own
Wizards rock the house
Barbarians destroy stuff
Crusaders pray tons
My jars are empty.
A crazed hermit bursts open.
More ammo for me.
Look on the ground
No improvement in hero’s gear
So I drink with Farnham
RoS will be cool
Barbarian as my toon
Fuck they nerfed Whirlwind
Prime Evils are dead
But now we have Malthael
Here we go again
Aaaah! No way to edit out the stupid “ago” in the last line.
I lose.
fixed.
Demon Hunters weak?
I’ve only played the trial..
I will prove you wrong.
Jay wilson is dead
Josh made this game what is
will the DH live?
Adria is a whore
She left her daughter at an old mans door
The girl stayed a while and decided listened
but soon the soul shard begun to glisten
she carried it far and wide
only for it to be her true demise.
diablo, lord of
taking complete control of
Leah’s supple breasts
Marius he be
Scarred over visions he saw
Relinquished his life
Swarm of butterflies
Beautiful and yet deadly
Maghda, I hate you
I’m a Witchdoctor
With a Jamacian Accent.
Zombies are my Thing.
Why, Demon Hunter!
You cannot survive hardcore
You’re not real, Amazon
Wizard in Darkness
Opens eyes and sees again
Sears shadows with fire
The Mad Monk’s special spell
Old Raspustin taught me well
Czars and demons felled
Caine held all knowledge,
he was killed by the demon Magda,
Al-Hazir will also do.
Deckard Cain lies dead
Azmodan; the hologram
Mocks us many times
Hardcore self found proud.
Ugh, Belial I loathe thee.
Eff it, Auction House.
Actually you can edit if you go via forum post (I think the comments interface doesn’t have the edit button) but all news posts are linked to a forum thread and you can comment it and edit comments there as well.
Ah, you’re right. Though, I edited the forum post but it’s still showing my screw-up in the blog post.
I still lose.
I removed the ‘ago’ from your post above.
You win.
Woah! Thanks, Elly!
I think they’ve forgotten about us! Flux stated on Friday that we’d see a new post with the winners, and that it was First Come First Serve for those winners whoever emailed in first which copy they wanted because they only had 1 xbox 360 and 2 ps3, so if they have 3 winners wanting xbox 360, only one gets it, the other two get a commemorative plaque that is virtual and imaginary.
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What’s wrong with a virtual imaginary comemorative plaque? 😐
I just picked potential winners. Last week was busy and I forgot over the weekend. But now it’s Monday!
Check the original news post and if you are one of the names, follow directions there.
I’m confused… where is the original news post? I though it would be in the article above the comments… i only know of one other place where this appears, which is in the forum.
http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-console-podcast-111-console-second-impressions