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Diablo III Introduces New Endgame System, Paragon

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Players who want more to do past level 60 have some new options.

Paragon is Blizzard's first big response to complaints about Diablo III's endgame.
Paragon is Blizzard's first big response to complaints about Diablo III's endgame.

It’s not uncommon for players to be engaging with a Blizzard Entertainment game for years after its initial release, but coming up with a satisfying endgame has proven problematic for Diablo III.

Blizzard is hoping to address concerns about Diablo III’s endgame with patch 1.0.4, which includes the newly unveiled Paragon system.

Paragon is 100 additional levels to unlock after achieving level 60, with each Paragon advancement bringing core stat boots “similar to what you’d gain from a normal level” and an additional 3% Magic Find and 3% Gold Find.

Your in-game portrait will also glow, apparently.

“We understand that some players feel frustrated once they hit level 60 because they no longer feel like they’re making progress,” said the company in a blog post today. “It can be demoralizing to play for an hour, not get any drops, and also be out a big chunk of gold from repair costs. Your play session may not only end without an upgrade, it can wind up being a net loss. Everyone wants to feel like they’re making some progress when they log in, even if they don’t get that new sword.”

There are also changes happening to the Magic Find system, which are outlined in detail at Blizzard’s site.

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@SpunkyHePanda said:

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blizzard, just admit it. you failed again.

At least give them credit for trying to improve the game and listening to the user feedback.

Tarsier has a point. Why try to make something better when you can just say "oops!" and call it a day? A real go-getter, this guy.

blizzards design philosophy has completely gone down the tube since they have made WoW and joined with activision. it may have happened some time during the development of warcraft 3. for lack of a better term they've gone to shit as a company . and theyve released mistake after mistake, and havent admitted to any of the ones that need to be addressed.

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D3 was literally a failure, cementing my belief that Blizzard has gone terminal.

WoW was Blizzard's brainchild, and they drove it into the ground with Cata and Pandaria, and this started in WotLK. They don't come up with good stories anymore and even started releasing titles on VALVE TIME. The amount of playable content, and just in general ability to sit down, play a game, and WANT to keep playing it, is NOTHING compared to how it used to be.

R.I.P. Blizzard, once you were my go-to PC company. Now your just that old drunken war hero that never moved on when the war ended.

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Hey don't diss old drunken war heros, those are the sorts of guys that necro old ass threads! Also Rambo and the dude that got napalmed in California.

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@grand said:

D3 was literally a failure, cementing my belief that Blizzard has gone terminal.

WoW was Blizzard's brainchild, and they drove it into the ground with Cata and Pandaria, and this started in WotLK. They don't come up with good stories anymore and even started releasing titles on VALVE TIME. The amount of playable content, and just in general ability to sit down, play a game, and WANT to keep playing it, is NOTHING compared to how it used to be.

R.I.P. Blizzard, once you were my go-to PC company. Now your just that old drunken war hero that never moved on when the war ended.

D3 was a mess, but WoW is doing just fine. You can complain about it all you want but they are still raking in the dough with subscribers. Pandaria was a really good expansion as well with story being in forefront for those of us who aren't into raiding and dungeon running all the time. Starcraft is another Blizzard product that is doing just fine. It just sounds like you have some issues with the direction they took in WoW, the millions of subscribers they currently have dwarf your sentiments though when it comes to WoW's direction.