All good demons go to... um... sequel? - Diablo 3 Announced

Ginger_Yellow · 2012-05-15T12:03:08.000Z

The NA launch is shaping up to be pretty shitty compared to Asia it seems.

If it’s any consolation, Europe is borked as well. Looks like my 5.30am D3 session this morning is the only one I’m going to have for a while yet.

Dreamshadow · 2012-05-15T12:04:21.000Z

I got in, but I can’t resume, start, or join any games.

Greg_Vederman · 2012-05-15T12:06:46.000Z

Joe M.:

Well that was “good” timing, I suppose. We finished up normal right as the servers took a dump. I guess we’ll try Nightmare later tonight or tomorrow. Anyone who’s dealt with Blizzard’s server issues in the past can tell you the 1:30 p.m. ETA is liable to be pushed back a few more times before all is said and done.

That didn’t take very long, Joe. How many hours total to complete the game on Normal? Were you intentionally burning through the content or is there just not as much content as there was in DII?

Jab · 2012-05-15T12:07:24.000Z

I’m stuck at retrieving hero list. This is the time I wish I could add people to my friend’s list from battle.net as it would be something to do while waiting.

MrPerson · 2012-05-15T12:07:56.000Z

If they can’t handle the morning/mid-day scenario, they’re going to be fucked come primetime. While I was defending their choice to not fully allocate for the launch day midnight surge, it’s looking like they seriously underallocated. Prime time peak is probably going to be a lot higher for the next few weeks than the morning usage that’s causing it to fall over at the moment.

charmtrap · 2012-05-15T12:11:30.000Z

I guess my decision to sleep rather than play this morning paid off!

Charlatan · 2012-05-15T12:13:18.000Z

charmtrap:

I guess my decision to sleep rather than play this morning paid off!

Is choosing to sleep EVER a bad option?

W_Wiley · 2012-05-15T12:17:09.000Z

Is there a post somewhere were Blizzard says it’s not going as well as they may have hoped with their sixty dollar game?

Razgon · 2012-05-15T12:24:36.000Z

Hah - finally got the game installed, and got the Servers are Busy error.

I love my singleplayer games…

RobotPants · 2012-05-15T12:25:11.000Z

MrPerson:

If they can’t handle the morning/mid-day scenario, they’re going to be fucked come primetime. While I was defending their choice to not fully allocate for the launch day midnight surge, it’s looking like they seriously underallocated. Prime time peak is probably going to be a lot higher for the next few weeks than the morning usage that’s causing it to fall over at the moment.

You’re assuming the problems right now are caused by server load and not some technical issue.

charmtrap · 2012-05-15T12:26:23.000Z

Razgon:

Hah - finally got the game installed, and got the Servers are Busy error.

I love my singleplayer games…

It’s not a singleplayer game. It’s a multiplayer game that happens to be soloable.

You’re assuming the problems right now are caused by server load and not some technical issue.

Yeah, my assumption is right now that taking the servers offline for several hours means something blowed up.

FieryBalrog · 2012-05-15T12:28:30.000Z

What a terrible launch. You’d think they’d have learned something from World of Warcraft and the way they’ve improved that over the years.

Just dumb.

Back to Torchlight 2 Beta in the meantime.

Dave_Markell · 2012-05-15T12:31:56.000Z

charmtrap:

Yeah, my assumption is right now that taking the servers offline for several hours means something blowed up.

General Barnicke: Where is your server, men?
John Winger: Blown up, sir!
IT guys: Blown up, sir!

aeneas · 2012-05-15T12:37:37.000Z

im enjoying the whiners on the blizz forums asking for a refund.

JM1 · 2012-05-15T12:38:43.000Z

I’ve been playing GW1 as a bizarre pseudo-Diablo so back to that for me :)

Mr_Zero · 2012-05-15T12:41:28.000Z

charmtrap:

It’s not a singleplayer game. It’s a multiplayer game that happens to be soloable.

Are you an infected marine, or is that spot-on parody of a water-carrying Blizzard PR man?

triggercut · 2012-05-15T12:43:01.000Z

Defcon One:

Alternately can’t log in with infamous Error 37, or hang on verification when trying to log in.

Thanks for nothing, Blizz.

Defcon One:

…because of the lack of offline singleplayer?

I do a fair amount of travel, and I’d be getting the game as much for my kick-butt TOTL laptop as for anything else. But Blizzard has, in multiple interviews, given us multiple versions of “well, we want to keep the game secure for everyone, and our vision of D3 is of a cooperative game, so if you were looking for singleplayer offline…tough.”

I think the base of people who think as I do about this is more than one might think. I’m just wondering how many/if any of them are here.

Stick to your guns next time.

W_Wiley · 2012-05-15T12:45:29.000Z

aeneas:

im enjoying the whiners on the blizz forums asking for a refund.

Too be fair, $60 and time off from work and no sorry to be seen.
I expected better.

charmtrap · 2012-05-15T12:46:33.000Z

Mr. Zero:

Are you an infected marine, or is that spot-on parody of a water-carrying Blizzard PR man?

I’m neither. I happen to think Blizzard makes awesome games, but they’ve never invited me out for drinks and dancing or anything.

What I said is factual though…the always-on thing is in there, so we have to deal with servers going down and emergency maintenance and all that comes with it. Buy it or don’t buy it; those appear to be your choices.

aeneas · 2012-05-15T12:47:40.000Z

W Wiley:

Too be fair, $60 and time off from work and no sorry to be seen.
I expected better.

And thats completely fair enough. I’ve taken the rest of the week off to play as well. Im just amused at the tone.

A sorry is going to be pretty hard for them. Since as anyone will point out its not like Blizzard shouldnt have been aware of the number of people who were likely to logon last evening. ie EVERYONE in the world.