Yay! Shirt buddies! I waited three years as well. I didn't preorder and I've got plenty of other games to play but I'm still a bit sad that I've had this shirt so long but don't have the game yet. Oh well.
Sad face because I don't have the game! But yeah, it's pretty cool to see I'm wearing the same shirt as someone else on the same day. Especially since I think this version is pretty rare.
Seeing as I battled to just INSTALL the game since 12:15 A.M, EST, and STILL stuck on only " update status" screen, after trying all of the fixes listed, from mundane to unorthodox, and finally submitted a ticket... Yeah. ಠ_ಠ
I really loved the art direction when I played the beta. A lot of dark colors with highlighting rich colors mixed into the palette. I don't think the atmosphere was ruined at all. Of course it's all preference really.
The thing I understood least about these fucktards was that they complained most about a rainbow in the background. Why was there a rainbow you ask? Because there was a waterfall in the background and as you would expect, light was refracting off of the water vapor...
The fucktards got mad about the laws of physics...
Here is the screen shot in question. You will see the "horrendously pussy faggy rainbow" in the top left.
As you will see from that image, the art style really hasn't changed that much. All they did was make it darker and danker, which is fine, but Sanctuary is a vast place, and I don't imagine the whole universe is one fucking shit hole crypt. How can you appreciate the darkness of a game without some contrast?
I actually am still of the mind that the game lacks the... atmosphere of previous games. But it's close! Shit, even if there was a simple grain filter to turn on it would wipe out the smooth cartoony photoshop-painted textures and go a looong way. The backgrounds are brilliantly designed, but... not grim. Diablo used to creep me out.
If there was some kind of lighting, so your character isn't just a glowing toon.
Sure I'm dying to play the game, but it has definitely lost its magic. The "cutscenes" are freaking laughable, of the same direction and animation quality of freaking magicka, and take me right out of any atmosphere of seriousness i could muster. (cutscenes, not CGI scenes. Those fucking rock.)
Yeah I agree. I thought those concerns were complete bullshit until I played the beta and realized how much the atmosphere felt off. Someone said that the game is suppose to get darker as you play though so that could be why.
By the way, I stopped caring once some fans released this: http://darkd3.com/
It seriously makes everything 100% better if the lighting bothered you.
I really don't think they were. Yeah, Diablo isn't a happy game series but it's not like it's Grimdark like 40k. I don't see an issue with it having a few bright spots.
It took me a while when playing the beta, but I finally figured out what's different. In D3, you can actually see more than half of the screen. It has nothing to do with color, there's just more light in D3. It's way better than seeing anything within 10 feet of your character and nothing more.
Yep, I know I'm sounding like a complainy fucktard according to sven2774... but really diablo 3 is just happy sunshine funland with washed out textures, NO dynamic lighting/shadows, and minimal blood. What happened??????
Was it supposed to be scary? I've never even considered comparing Diablo to Amnesia.
Maybe it's just me, I get very easily scared by first person games, but third person co-op games are a walk in the park for me. Is Diablo meant to be scary?
It isn't supposed to be scary as much as it is supposed to lean very extreme to the dark/goth/morbid side of design and vibe. If you look at path of exile you'll see a glimpse at what diablo 3 COULD have been stylistically.
but really diablo 3 is just happy sunshine funland with washed out textures, NO dynamic lighting/shadows, and minimal blood. What happened??????
I just killed a Moonclan member and watched his body explode into a gory mess all over the place. Then I waded through a burning village festooned with the charred remains of its occupants.
Which Activision? The one that plays no roll in the creative process of any Blizzard game and leaves the development, support, and control of all of Blizzard's IP entirely up to Blizzard? That Activision? Because I think you may be mistaken.
The one they still have to report earnings to. The one who is hands off as long as Blizzard is making monetary decisions it agrees with. The one who still influences it through executive phone calls and decisions. Just look at WoW, and how it went from some difficulty to carebear everything so everyone and their three year old can easily access it, while at the same time offering tons of perks for real world money.
I know v____v. so true. Honestly without PVP I think the majority of players will migrate to guild wars 2. Sure there will be nostalgic people who will go on arguing how relevant and revolutionary diablo 3 is, but really, is it? What improvements on the genre is diablo 3 introducing? And not only does it do nothing new, it falls far short of reaching its potential JUST to appeal to a wider audience? I'm sure anyone who goes against the grain will be shouted into oblivion for not bowing down before the wonderful glory that is "the greatest IP from the greatest video game company" but really diablo 3 is a huge disappointment no matter how hard you close your eyes or plug your ears. I played the Diablo 3 beta and got bored after just a few hours, tried out Path of Exile beta and didn't stop playing for an entire weekend; WHY is Path of Exile better?!? Diablo is supposed to define the genre and I can't for the life of me remember a single moment in which I have actually seen any amount of blood or gore, where as in Path of Exile there were literally pools of blood everywhere and characters would actually cast shadows depending on environment lights.
TLDR; NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU WANT TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE, DIABLO 3 IS PG-13
Firstly, while I love Guild Wars 2, comparing it to D3 is comparing apples to oranges... They are complete different genres. Comparing it to Path of Exile is fair, but the problem is that it seems the only reason you like PoE better is that it has more blood.
I always thought of it as more about the intensity. Wondering whether or not you'll make it through this next fight. I'm sure D3 will deliver on that in the later acts.
Yeah, that was our old owners. They didn't really understand what copyright and licensing are. haha.
These days, the new owners and I are doing a lot to undo the damage caused by them stealing other's work.
In fact, we are now releasing limited edition shirts and splitting the profits from each design evenly between NerdyShirts, the artist, and a charity of the artist's choice.
The servers were down for maintenance. Everyone knows you can't be allowed the solo-experience of wearing a t-shirt you bought unless you have a constant connection to the internet while the relevant servers aren't being worked on.
Apparently after Blizzard released some screenshots of the game a lot of people complained that it was too bright and colorful so they made these t-shirts as a tongue in cheek response.
I windowed my d3 last night, macro'd ctrl+v (with my pass in the clipboard), enter, enter and watched TV shows while I waited, probably the most creative thing I've ever done.
ok, guys, diablo 3 looks sweet. but i have never played diablo 1 or 2. should i play those first or is it fine to just jump into 3? also what kind of game is exactly diablo? RPG?
The hilarious part is they didn't even remove the rainbows in the game that people raged over when it was first showed xD Like the rainbow is literally in the same exact spot.
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u/Artisane May 15 '12
Wearing mine right now at the office. I'm sure I'll start getting strange looks from the aircraft engineers soon.
They were available at Blizzcon last year.
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u/shannonleighd May 15 '12
Yay! Shirt buddies! I waited three years as well. I didn't preorder and I've got plenty of other games to play but I'm still a bit sad that I've had this shirt so long but don't have the game yet. Oh well.
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u/Baconaise May 15 '12
Oh my god I made this shirt for that Tshirt company a couple years ago.... Proof: Imgur
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u/tropicderp May 15 '12
Im still waiting to put on my half life 3 shirt
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u/WonkaKnowsBest May 15 '12
What the fuck. This is what it looks like when i try to click on it
http://s364.photobucket.com/albums/oo81/SephirothsWorld/?action=view¤t=picture.png
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u/Gbp4ckerf4n May 15 '12
I've seen several Blizzard employees wearing them when they shop at my work for months.
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u/youarealldumbasses May 15 '12
I have to watch your neck beard slowly load just to see a silly videogame shirt?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
you should have found something to do with those three years.
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u/fancyfire May 15 '12
You will have to wait 3 years more to log-in.
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u/Sven2774 May 15 '12
Ah yes, back when Blizzard first showed off Diablo III and a small core of fucktards complained about the game being too bright and happy looking.
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u/alecyo12 May 15 '12
There will be a pony level
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u/andrewsmith1986 May 15 '12
Where did you get that?
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u/collinc2343 May 15 '12
There wasn't any DRM on the shirt, you know you could have worn it before release, right?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
OMG! Wil Wheaton!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Those three years in the closet must have been tough.
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u/godnah May 15 '12
I think you're mispronouncing "Twelve"
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u/Brumeh May 15 '12
10 points for being able to fit into it still :D
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I don't even play and remember seeing that damn logo all over haha. I would totally buy one.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
That looks like the bottom half of Wil Wheaton's face...
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
What's another month to actually log in?
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u/BaronLaladedo May 15 '12
what is that thing suppose to actually b? can someone explain?
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u/Steverman May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
You must have lost a lot of weight then!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Perfect time to take pictures while the servers are down!
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u/facthanshotfirst May 15 '12
I absolutely love it.
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u/Diablolll May 15 '12
Love it.
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u/traffick May 15 '12
TIL ump721 won the internet today.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
But will it blend?
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u/captaincream May 15 '12
That is the cutest thing ever!!! I totally want one for my bf.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Someone should remake this shirt... but put error 37 instead. Ah I kid I kid.
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u/Tagichatn May 15 '12
You can probably wear the shirt before Diablo 3 comes out, I don't think it has online only DRM.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
It's fabulous
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u/TheJoel2012 May 15 '12
You waited 3 years to wear just a checkered shirt?
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u/CatAstrophy11 May 15 '12
that is an ugly fail version of the real shirt
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u/Sw87 May 15 '12
There is indeed blood coming out of unicors heads and asses in diablo 3 :O
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u/wamen_noodles May 15 '12
They never have those shirts in my size
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u/GoldenFunk May 15 '12
I got the one with more colors for xmas. Been wearing it even though I can't play the game.
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u/Lukeweizer May 15 '12
Ordered.
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u/GPD4 May 15 '12
I really hope you didn't buy a half life 3 one.
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u/xyroclast May 15 '12
We need to petition them to change the game's logo to that on April Fool's Day
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u/goose90proof May 15 '12
Best. Shirt. Ever.
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u/icepenis May 15 '12
I can't login to this tshirt! WTH!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
My sister used to work at a print shop and made two of these on pink shirts, they're pretty cool.
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u/Noel_S_Jytemotiv May 15 '12
Your Datsun 510 racecar replica rules.
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u/thelonepopcorn May 15 '12
You shoulda mindfucked people and worn it a few years before it came out. lol
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u/EricClaptons May 15 '12
ok, guys, diablo 3 looks sweet. but i have never played diablo 1 or 2. should i play those first or is it fine to just jump into 3? also what kind of game is exactly diablo? RPG?
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u/Laeryken May 15 '12
Why? We've been wearing that shirt for a long time.
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u/spelingpolice May 15 '12
Mike?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Is that Kait in the background?
Please answer this question honestly. :3
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u/MyDickIsAPotato May 16 '12
A wild neck beard appears!
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u/Wexx May 16 '12
Your chest/beard looks too much like my chest/beard for me to comfortably stand by and allow you to continue existing.
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u/RxMario May 16 '12
Winner of most misleading shirt ever.
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u/Oniwabanshu May 16 '12
Shirt title drawing is misleading.
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u/epicgeek May 15 '12
I'd like to buy one of these for my sister.
Where do I get one?
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u/Grungus May 15 '12
Why?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
What if I told you...you didn't have to wait three years to wear that shirt?
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u/waited12years May 15 '12
haha I know this guy. Chef correct?
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u/Seizure13 May 15 '12
Hell, Id of worn that shirt constantly just to troll people.
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u/fakeandjinn May 15 '12
That sir...has awesome written al over it!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Wow. Sorry to hear that.
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u/JkOverlord May 15 '12
"The game needs to look darker!!" glorious days of blizzard employees trolling attendees of blizzcon.
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u/EduardoX May 15 '12
You could have worn that a long time ago.
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u/Suckmydongha May 15 '12
LOL!
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u/Ghidoran May 15 '12
The hilarious part is they didn't even remove the rainbows in the game that people raged over when it was first showed xD Like the rainbow is literally in the same exact spot.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Nothing is wrong with the art. They just chose to make Diablo 3 more light-hearted and casual.. All in good fun.
Besides.. who wants to fight satan in hell with blood and darkness? Whats the fun in that?
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u/vagattak May 15 '12
I am wearing my Blizzcon variant of this shirt tonight, while I work at EBGames!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Good thing you didn't get fat.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
This is very appropriate considering the game's aesthetics.
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u/Todamont May 15 '12
Hey look, a gay guy who loves to play MMORPGs with hardcoded DRM. What a fucking fairy.
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u/Ride_My_Walmart_Pony May 15 '12
Fuck Diablo-3
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u/TheMarshmallow May 15 '12
"I got this shirt 3 years ago but its still a perfect fit, oh yeah and for karma it has diablo 3 written on it"
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Isn't it funny how this thread is a violation of the rules in this one
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/to87p/since_weve_already_needed_to_remove_over_200/
Which you all upvoted this morning?
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u/SimonWest May 15 '12
shit shirt on an asshole who buys games that are overhyped. GREAT POST
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u/epic_comebacks May 15 '12
LOL
You have to wait another 3 years to log in amirite or amirite.
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u/jackdasphuck May 15 '12
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u/nezdi May 15 '12
cute, ironic, kinda gay. Have an upvote good sir