Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Flux is joined by JrMint and Katniss for Diablo 3 console talk. Both guests are big fans, much preferring it to the PC version. Topics include difficulty, interface pros/cons, the joys of self finding awesome legendaries, no regrets for the lack of an AH, and boss battle changes.
Contest! Win a copy of the Diablo 3 console for the PS3 or Xbox360. Rules on how to enter can be heard in the podcast. Entries must be posted in comments to the news post on Diablo.IncGamers.com.
diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-podcast-111-diablo-3-console-second-impressions
Winners will be selected this Friday. Enter in comments there and check back Friday to see the winners. If you're one of them I'll need to contact you to get your mailing address for the prize.
0:20 -- Intro and show outline: JrMint returns and Katniss makes his first podcast appearance. Contest tease!
1:25 -- Both guests give their Diablo 3 console first impressions. Both love it; finding constant legendary upgrades. Account-wide console paragon level details. (It's not Paragon 2.0, but all max level characters share the same Paragon level.)
7:30 -- Difficulty and monster density; fewer enemies and slower leveling on high MP levels (compared to the PC density).
11:00 -- Amazing legendary gear quality. Immortal King Chest with over 400 to Vit and Str. JrMint's Paragon 6 Barb: 184k DPS, 53k HPs. Katniss' Paragon 21 Barb: 260k DPS and 95 HPs. Huge +armor rolls on most gear as well, so Katniss' Barb had 11,000 armor at one point.
14:00 -- Legendary items found throughout; higher level items scaled down to early on and lower level legendaries scaled up. Many of the best Diablo 3 console end game items in use are low level legendaries scaled up to Inferno quality stats. Does this make it too hard to find any specific legendary item, with so many in the drop pool?
23:30 -- Difficulty levels on the console. How does it compare to the PC and how is it scaling up? Changes to boss battles: minions for Azmodan and SiegeBreaker. Inferno elites have only 3 affixes rather than 4 as on the PC -- makes a big difference.
33:00 -- Multplayer? Neither guest has done any MP yet, online or couch mode. Both are worried about online play for hacking; tons of hacked items already in circulation thanks to the not-online non-security. The joys of playing while lying on a couch. Different forms of carpal tunnel from all the thumb-playing? Difficulties with Cheetos and Mt. Dew spills?
37:45 -- Console controls. Evade envy?
43:00 -- Console inventory and interface issues = some complaints. Unequip follower items in order to socket them. No display of specific stats on gear while salvaging. Sorting gear quality in the field or in town?
52:00 -- Contest details. Compose a Diablo-themed haiku to win one of 3 copies of the Diablo 3 console on PS3 or Xbox360. Listen to this part for the rules, or you will not win.
53:30 -- Ongoing console plans. Pushing one main char? Playing a variety of classes? Both guests are very pleased with console and no plans to return to PC version until Reaper of Souls.
Links and a short description of every show can be seen in the Diablo 3 Podcast Episode Guide in Diablowiki.net.
* diablowiki.net/The_Diablo_Podcast_Episode_Guide
Find Diablo:IncGamers on :
* Facebook: facebook.com/DiabloIncGamers
* Twitter: twitter.com/DiabloIncGamers
* Twitch: twitch.tv/IncGamers
Flux is joined by JrMint and Katniss for Diablo 3 console talk. Both guests are big fans, much preferring it to the PC version. Topics include difficulty, interface pros/cons, the joys of self finding awesome legendaries, no regrets for the lack of an AH, and boss battle changes.
Contest! Win a copy of the Diablo 3 console for the PS3 or Xbox360. Rules on how to enter can be heard in the podcast. Entries must be posted in comments to the news post on Diablo.IncGamers.com.
diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-podcast-111-diablo-3-console-second-impressions
Winners will be selected this Friday. Enter in comments there and check back Friday to see the winners. If you're one of them I'll need to contact you to get your mailing address for the prize.
0:20 -- Intro and show outline: JrMint returns and Katniss makes his first podcast appearance. Contest tease!
1:25 -- Both guests give their Diablo 3 console first impressions. Both love it; finding constant legendary upgrades. Account-wide console paragon level details. (It's not Paragon 2.0, but all max level characters share the same Paragon level.)
7:30 -- Difficulty and monster density; fewer enemies and slower leveling on high MP levels (compared to the PC density).
11:00 -- Amazing legendary gear quality. Immortal King Chest with over 400 to Vit and Str. JrMint's Paragon 6 Barb: 184k DPS, 53k HPs. Katniss' Paragon 21 Barb: 260k DPS and 95 HPs. Huge +armor rolls on most gear as well, so Katniss' Barb had 11,000 armor at one point.
14:00 -- Legendary items found throughout; higher level items scaled down to early on and lower level legendaries scaled up. Many of the best Diablo 3 console end game items in use are low level legendaries scaled up to Inferno quality stats. Does this make it too hard to find any specific legendary item, with so many in the drop pool?
23:30 -- Difficulty levels on the console. How does it compare to the PC and how is it scaling up? Changes to boss battles: minions for Azmodan and SiegeBreaker. Inferno elites have only 3 affixes rather than 4 as on the PC -- makes a big difference.
33:00 -- Multplayer? Neither guest has done any MP yet, online or couch mode. Both are worried about online play for hacking; tons of hacked items already in circulation thanks to the not-online non-security. The joys of playing while lying on a couch. Different forms of carpal tunnel from all the thumb-playing? Difficulties with Cheetos and Mt. Dew spills?
37:45 -- Console controls. Evade envy?
43:00 -- Console inventory and interface issues = some complaints. Unequip follower items in order to socket them. No display of specific stats on gear while salvaging. Sorting gear quality in the field or in town?
52:00 -- Contest details. Compose a Diablo-themed haiku to win one of 3 copies of the Diablo 3 console on PS3 or Xbox360. Listen to this part for the rules, or you will not win.
53:30 -- Ongoing console plans. Pushing one main char? Playing a variety of classes? Both guests are very pleased with console and no plans to return to PC version until Reaper of Souls.
Links and a short description of every show can be seen in the Diablo 3 Podcast Episode Guide in Diablowiki.net.
* diablowiki.net/The_Diablo_Podcast_Episode_Guide
Find Diablo:IncGamers on :
* Facebook: facebook.com/DiabloIncGamers
* Twitter: twitter.com/DiabloIncGamers
* Twitch: twitch.tv/IncGamers
