Definately going to play both. I'll play the f**k out of D3 for the first few weeks, by the time GW2 comes out I'll be ready for it. Then I'll give that a go and I'll have two great games to go back and forth to for a long time!

It will be a great year for PC gamers.

I know, I know!! Buy Diablo3 and make lots of money in RMAH, then use it to buy GW2!!! Buy yeah, you can play both, you dont exactly 'lose' anything for playing betweenthem. Theres no subscription fees. Both have cash shops that lets you get more experience/funds/items (if thats what you need to catchup)

Originally posted by Povey151

Originally posted by reddo

Diablo III and Guild wars 2 are not mutually exclusive. You don't have to sacrifice sleep in order to play both. Honestly, if I played solely guild wars 2, I'd get bored fast. 

Another point: Comparing guild wars 2 and diablo III is like comparing a horse to a badger. You might as well have referenced CoD here. 

I have a full time job, a social life, and adult responsibilities (laundry, dishes, food, cleaning, etc.).

 

Playing both games to any sort of completion would ABSOLUTELY require that I lose sleep or give up on things that are frankly more important than both.

 Oh please. 

Eat while you play, keep lots of deoderant and colgne on hand, if you leave the house as little as possible you can greatly reduce the amount of laundry you have to do, eat only hot pockets and other microwaveble meals that dont require utensils to avoid dishes, and if you move as little as possible itll save on cleaning. 

15 minutes tops each day is all that is required to do all of those "important" things you mention.   And sleep is never important.

Diablo 3 is pretty amazing, so if you're into action RPGs, definitely get that.

Haven't had a chance to try out GW2, so don't know about that. But you can get both games?

Originally posted by Jakard
I'm a little surprised that nobody has really asked which game will sell more copies. I continually hear questions like, "How many more people will play Guild Wars 2 than The Old Republic" but such questions aren't fair because there are no subscription costs associated with GW2. However, Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2 are similar in that regard and it will be interesting to see what game ends up selling more copies. I honestly expect Diablo 3 to slaughter Guild Wars 2 in this regard. I plan on buying both though and enjoying both. *knock on wood*

Because as innovative as GW2 seems, there's no chance it is going to outsell anything Blizzard makes.  Blizzard could take a colossal dump, slap "Diablo III" on it, and it would still sell near a million copies within the first week.  Why?  Because it has the Blizzard brand name.

Love or hate their games, Blizzard has tended to set the standard.  They did so with the RTS genre (SC and WC) alongside Westwood Studios and C&C.  Diablo I & II really did breathe new life into the PC RPG genre, and they were indeed the grandpa of the modern day MMO world.  Finally, once again, for better or worse, they set the standard in MMO gaming with World of Warcraft.  That standard has held up for 8 years, an eternity in PC gaming.  They do this by giving a lot of polish, a world that really draws you in, balance in playstyles, and some good old fashioned raw exploitation on the addictive tendencies of human nature.

I bought both of them. I don't think they will come out anywhere near close enough to each other for it to be any problem playing and enjoying both of them. Especially since they're both subscription-free.

Well, since GW2 probably has more ex-Diablo developers working on it than D3, I'm going with GW2.

I'll pick up D3 once it's in the bargain bin so that I can play with my friends. (Barring out if TL2 and/or PoE are worthwhile.)

preordered D3 CE long ago.(loved the closed beta!..played D2+LoD for 2y nonstop)

cancelled my preorder of GW2 2 days ago. (after 4hours playing with friends account)

Not only are they not mutually exclusive, but one doesn't have a release date yet.

Looks that D3 will give you at least a solid month or 2 to beat it before GW2 will launch. At least. If you can afford both, you can definitely play both. Neither require a subscription.

Topic only makes sense if we're talking about how to fill the time until GW2 is released.

Diablo 3 so far is a disappointment to me.

I loved D2+LOD and that's why I'll be waiting for Path of Exile and not going to touch anything that has a Blizzard label for the rest of my life : )

But yeah GW2 can't come soon enough, most ppl I know who did the BWEs have a pretty serious withdrawal syndrome.

HOW the hell do you compare two differened genres?

Both are great games.

Let's add a couple more games to toss into the mix of what you're going to play:

TERA

Skyrim xpac (Dawnguard)

Only Guild Wars 2 first of all a MMO just takes alot more time to invest plus i hate blizzard games just not good enough to even concider.

So choice is easy at moment im totally focussed on GW2.

Maybe next year Elder Scroll Online?

GW2 is an MMO

D3 is a single player game with online coop play up to 4 people

Neither has a sub fee so play both.