Kotaku: While Diablo III's error codes are being raved over by the gaming press, they've also managed to add an exciting element of chance to the review process.
Since Diablo III's servers weren't ready for play until 3AM Pacific (ready being a relative term) yesterday morning, a launch day review was pretty much out of the question. Esteemed members of the gaming press weren't able to play the full game early; needless to say I wasn't either.
So I'm right there with the rest of the world, desperately hoping that the next time the game launches won't be the last time before hours of system maintenance.
Here's where I'm at right now.
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
I remember when the Nintendo Seal of Approval meant something.
All those games had to release without bugs.
Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.
Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.
Ahahaha....well now gamers will know first-hand whether gaming press is full of BS or not because everyone will have equal footing and gaming press can't BS their way into 8s, 9s and 10s because the rest of the community will have played it as well.
I actually like Blizzard for having done that.