how long is this game?

[joakim]

PLaying on normal

[IFIYGD]

Base game only?
Base game + AoM?
Base game + AoM + FG?
Base game + AoM + FG + Crucible?

All depends on you, and whether you really enjoy it or not, try new builds or not, and progress from Normal > Veteran > Elite > Ultimate.

Possibilities for replay makes it pretty much a question of how much time do you have to play? Hundreds to thousands of hours is entirely possible. Look at the hours on some of the most passionate and "obsessed" players on these forums, lol...

(It will eat your life if you let it...) ;)

[joakim]

just playing the basegame for now, but just one playthrough, how many hours to expect?

[IFIYGD]

Hahaha, been so long since I got the game and did my first run-through on Normal, base game only, hard to recall how long it took. 30-40 hours maybe, doing all side quests except the Hidden Path. Maybe more, since I tend to like exploring every inch of the maps, and find all of the secret areas, and farm a bit along the way. I don't rush, so, you may go through faster, or you may go through slower, depending on your familiarity with games like this one, and your own playstyle.

[Nemerlight]

Took me around 20 hours to beat base game. I got lost quite a bit too. If you using guide to find stuff its much quicker than that.

[Mark]

I just finished it. 11.5 hours.
Thanks for the free weekend

[Dyer1981]

current playtime: 1042 hrs

I could have been a heart surgeon but, I think I made the right choice. Got tons of purples.

[CyberVaca]

First playthrough took me 40 hrs. But I was exploring EVERYTHING. If you add 2 DLC on top of than, its ~ 15 hrs. So, you can easily look for 55 hrs of playtime on normal only. It depends on your build as well. Some builds are stronger, which means, you'll be able to progress faster.

[kekkuli]

Originally posted by GrimGray:

Originally posted by CyberVaca:

First playthrough took me 40 hrs. But I was exploring EVERYTHING.

I explore EVERYTHING everytime I play through it.

Takes me almost 6 hours just to kill the Warden at end of Act 1 each time. I never rush through.

Yeah i don't quite see the point in rushing since you are not competing against anybody in this game. Character progression starts from level 2, and especially for new player it's good to get to know your skills, game mechanics, maps and quest locations.

[Faust Wither]

6 hours.

[CyberVaca]

Originally posted by kekkuli:

Originally posted by GrimGray:

I explore EVERYTHING everytime I play through it.

Takes me almost 6 hours just to kill the Warden at end of Act 1 each time. I never rush through.

Yeah i don't quite see the point in rushing since you are not competing against anybody in this game. Character progression starts from level 2, and especially for new player it's good to get to know your skills, game mechanics, maps and quest locations.

When you have beaten the game dozens of time, you want to get to the fun part as fast as you can

[kekkuli]

Originally posted by CyberVaca:

Originally posted by kekkuli:

Yeah i don't quite see the point in rushing since you are not competing against anybody in this game. Character progression starts from level 2, and especially for new player it's good to get to know your skills, game mechanics, maps and quest locations.

When you have beaten the game dozens of time, you want to get to the fun part as fast as you can

And what's the fun part? I've beaten the game more than dozen times yet i don't still rush. I think the leveling is the fun part.

[gold]

Originally posted by Mark:

I just finished it. 11.5 hours.
Thanks for the free weekend :chocolaova:

what? are u barry allen or what? xD

[Windor Kariel]

Originally posted by kekkuli:

Originally posted by CyberVaca:

When you have beaten the game dozens of time, you want to get to the fun part as fast as you can

And what's the fun part? I've beaten the game more than dozen times yet i don't still rush. I think the leveling is the fun part.

The fun part is the part where leveling seems faster (And is, but that's only because so much leveling was ignored before) :)

If you don't rush through the game, you'll progress normally.

If you do, you'll have quests giving you literally a quarter of your xp bar sometimes.

I guess the fun part is also unlocking hardcore mode faster.

My new character had hardcore unlocked by lvl 50 and I think that's pretty good to have everything unlocked at that point.

The fun part could also be the part where you get cool weapons.. Which would mean kinda the same, rushing to harcore mode.

Depends on everyone, seems the fun part is the entirety of the game for you which is fine; people like me prefer to rush to get everything unlocked so that they can finish their build faster.

If I had to explore 100% of the game everytime I wanted to try a new build, it would be unplayable for me !