Is Diablo 3's release this summer going to seriously hurt our population?

[skorge]

Every potential big-name game takes away from the population of P99, as will D3. This holds true for any MMORPG, though. D3 will take away population from WoW, EQ2, Rift, etc as well. Ultimately though, it will not seriously hurt P99's population.

[Messianic]

Originally Posted by Galanteer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Guess I'm not a 'true' gamer then. Wonder what I've been doing the last 30 years....

Didn't like #1, never even saw #2, and likely won't see #3.

Diablo 2 was really addicting. D3 will definitely be worth a try - although my computer sux and I really don't want to spend money upgrading it for D3, so I guess I'll wait till everyone else has already played it.

[Striiker]

Meh,
I'll be passing on it. I loved the original Diablo back in the day as it allowed me to play with three other friends in a Dungeons & Dragons type world. I played many a night into the wee hours of the morning. I once only got 45 minutes of sleep and dozed off at work during a server install.. I played the game with others as well and when I observed the rampant cheating, I gave up the game and moved on. I never really got back into Diablo. I played Diablo II for a while but Everquest became my obsession in 99 and I rarely played much else..

I think we'll see a dip in the numbers online but I don't think it will last. Many of us chose to play on P1999 for reasons that will not be filled by playing elsewhere (be it on the SOE EQ servers or the other easier and less true to classic servers on the EQEMU list). Those regulars here will be around for the long haul..

[jbs89]

Star wars didn't and like I said my d2 duelers are best of east. D3 dueling looks awful. Sc2 didn't keep me but I played sc1 for years.

[Sularys]

I'm playing the D3 beta and love it. Most talk bad about it because they are expecting full game play and are stuck with basically a demo. I loved the first two and this one is just as awesome in my opinion.

[tekniq]

i played d3 beta..instances are still whack.

[Angkar]

Originally Posted by Doors [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've seen the end game on this server. To be honest putting my dick into a meat grinder is more fun than competing for raid targets here.

Sounds like you need to come to R99 pal.

[Kraegan]

Originally Posted by fischsemmel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I hate people who bitch about WoW being easy as if 1) the entire game is easy and 2) any other MMO is any harder and 3) they could faceroll WoW heroics or HMs without overgearing and knowing the fights ahead of time and being in vent with a handful of RL friends.

1) Compared to EQ, yes there were a number of things that were easier. For instance no real death penalties, no exp loss, rested experience, solo anything your level or above including elites with relative ease, little to no downtime.

2) ^

3) And yet you can go into Heroics and Raids with people that "know the fight", have vent, and every add on they need to beat the encounter and you can still wipe.

I like both games, but I think EQ is more challenging.