Diablo 3 gets a Paragon System, 1.0.4 class changes preview
Blizzard knows that there's an endgame issue. Once you hit level 60 and finished the game in Inferno difficulty, the only thing left to do is get better gear to kill monsters faster. That's not enough incentive anymore, especially with the horrible drop rates. To fix this, Blizzard is introducing the Paragon System, a level system that kicks in when you hit level 60. Let the D2 grinding begin!
When you hit level 60, all experience you gained goes to your Paragon level. There are a total of 100 Paragon levels and as you level, your base stats increases just like a normal level up. You also gain 3% Magic Find and 3% Gold Find per Paragon level. Adding Magic Find and Gold Find to each Paragon level is their way of addressing the magic find issue. Swapping magic find gear before an elite dies is a very tedious strategy and not so fun to begin with. Magic Find and Gold Find will cap at 300%. Meaning, if you hit Paragon Level 100, there will be no need of wearing Magic Find gear.
To support the new system, Nephalem Valor stacks will now also provide 15% experience gained per stack. Also, After 10 levels of Paragon, your character's portrait changes to show other players at what Paragon level your character is in.
It seems like they are trying to provide the same long-term grind just like in Diablo 2, which is a good thing for those hardcore Diablo players. How long it will take to reach level 100 is still unknown but it definitely won't be easy.
Not only that, each class will be going through a lot of changes. Blizzard has made a preview post for each class explaining the changes coming to 1.0.4. Blizzard is hoping that the changes made will open more builds option for each class, because at the current state some skills and runes are not even close to being viable in end game.
Here are the links to each class preview:
This 1.0.4 is a great start to get players interested again. It took awhile but it looks like Blizzard is on the right track with Diablo 3. Diablo 3 is a great game overall but finding better gear after beating inferno difficulty is not enough to keep playing. I stopped playing a month ago, but I'll definitely check out the game when the patch goes live.
[Source: Official Blizzard Blog]
Weekend, what are you playing?
This is the 2nd to the last weekend of August and we are almost at the "ber months" and when there are "ber months" there are a ton of new video game release. But while we still have time to clear our gaming backlogs, what have you been playing this weekend?
Migoy: I have literally not played any other video game this weekend except Persona 4 Arena / Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena on my PS3. Didn't stream any of it because I've been playing online and with my limited internet speed I needed all the upload speed I had. P4A has possibly the best netcode in any fighting game released so far. The best connection I've fought was at 2bar and I'd say it was very well near perfect. 1bar is also decent but you can feel the lag. 0bar has the most noticable input lag but believe me, it is still so much better than any of the other fighting games I've tried online. I just started Story Mode and man, 45mins worth of dialogue before I reached a save point or as they call it "bookmark". And I guess it's going to be that way for each character in Story Mode. Yep, this is definitely a Persona game.
Quash: I finally finished Dead Space 2 after a year. I played it a year ago when it was released on the PC, but thanks to some PC issues I was forced to reformat my hard disk losing my Dead Space 2 save. After that, I never got the chance to go back until now. Playing Dead Space 2 on headphones with the lights off were not as freaky as I thought, but hearing the freaky sounds through a headphone was a treat. They really took some time to create this scary atmosphere.
Gamescom 2012: Game trailer summary - Part 1
Gamescom 2012 is currently on-going at Cologne, Germany and there was just tons of trailers coming out of the event. Instead of continuing the solo posts for each one, I decided to sum it all up in one post for your viewing pleasure. From The Last of Us, Assassin's Creed 3, to a new God of War: Ascension trailer. It's trailers galore!
The Last of Us
Dead Space 3 Weapon Crafting
This video is more of an explanation really. We know all about co-op as the new feature for Dead Space 3, but now Visceral Games announced weapon crafting. Want a Line Gun with a flamethrower? Boom! You got it.
Crysis 3 Hunter Mode trailer
Crysis 3's Hunter Mode is a new multiplayer mode. Two hunters wearing nanosuits are tasked to prevent a group of Cell soldiers from reaching the extraction point.
ZombiU Gamescom trailer
Sadly, this is the only reason why I want a Wii U.
Assassin's Creed 3 Naval Battles trailer
The Unfinished Swan
You got to love indie games. The Unfinished Swan is a PS3 exclusive and the game is literally a white space. You throw black paint in order to reveal your surroundings. It's one of those games that people wonder if this can be considered art.
Star Wars 1313 gameplay trailer
I haven't been excited for a Star Wars game in a long time. Game looks amazing but it's unusual that until now we have no announcement on 1313's platforms. People are hinting this could be rolled over to next-gen consoles. Either way, can't wait.
God of War: Ascension multiplayer trailer
God of War having multiplayer. I won't bother ranting and just accept it. I hated the fact that Mass Effect 3 was getting a multiplayer, but in the end it turned out as a lot of fun. So I'll just keep quiet because this might turn out fun. Brutally killing another player God of War style does sound good though.
Planetside 2 trailer
That was quite a handful and I'm pretty sure I'm still missing a couple more trailers and videos. Click out Gamescom archives to have a look at all post related to this year's Gamescom.
Gamescom 2012: Remember Me - Capcom's newest IP
Capcom revealed their latest IP at Gamescom called Remember Me,a futuristic action title set in Neo-Paris in the year 2084. You play the role as Nilin, a memory hunter that has the ability to enter people's mind to either steal or manipulate ones memories. She gets her own memories erased and is now in search on who she is.
Announcement Trailer
Remember Me's gameplay focuses on melee combat and some Uncharted-like climbing. Stealing and manipulating memories is also part of the core gameplay. Right after the announcement trailer was revealed, a 7 minute gameplay video was released showing you a memory hunter at work.
7-minute gameplay
First look of Remember Me was shown way back in last year's Gamescom with a working title ADRIFT during 2011 and only teased people with concept art of Neo-Paris.
Remember Me is being developed by a newly formed French studio called Dontnod Entertainment. Remember Me is scheduled for a May 2013 release and will be on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.
It's looking pretty good. The plot and setting remind me of the movie Total Recall. What sets it apart is the whole memory stealing and changing memories, which I'm curious to see what else we could do with this ability. Capcom
[Source: Computerandvideogames.com]
Gamescom 2012: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer reveals release date
Konami just released a new trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance at Gamescom 2012. The trailer includes a small amount of new footage, but it does tell us the game's release date.
Funny how they included a hashtag towards the end.
The not so stealthy Metal Gear game will launch on February 19 for NA and Europe, while Japan gets the game on February 21 on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.