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LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
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But I have to wonder... will my second playthrough Hell with a Monk feel any different, with the fixed skill and stat and rune growth?
While the character has the potential to be played the same, it also has the potential to be played very differently. So, if you want to to feel different, it will. Also, your equipment will be different than it was the first time, especially if your second playthrough of the same class is in hardcore mode (which seems likely). Also-also, it's a roguelike, so a lot of the events and dungeons will be different.
Getting rid of the permanence in the customization is honestly something I'm pretty okay with. I think you always had the ability to redo your talent points in D2 anyway, if you paid a gold fee or something? Maybe that was only in WoW.
I have definitely played (and created) games where the points you spend specializing your character can't be undone at all. While I understand the appeal of that kind of system, I think the way they're doing it now is better for online games where patches might change the power or effects of abilities. There are few things worse than spending 50 hours building what you think is an optimal character, only to have Blizzard (or LockeZ) nerf it afterwards.
As far as affixes go....
The higher the difficulty, the more affixes are unlocked on items. So on normal you will only find +stat/+health from orbs/+pickup range/etc...
But on nightmare things like 1% chance to stun/blind/... start dropping.
Sounds good on paper, but in general the items are BORING.
Just look at set item bonuses for example. Across all my characters, I haven't found even ONE set item yet. But looking at the set bonuses, I can only laugh.
Tal Rasha's set bonuses: Adds 3% fire/lightning/cold damage. THAT'S IT.
A basic low-level set from D2:
Partial Set Bonus
+10 To Strength (2 Items)
+10 To Dexterity (3 Items)
Complete Set Bonus
+10 To Strength
+10 To Dexterity
20% Faster Run/Walk
+30% Increased Chance of Blocking
35% Bonus to Attack Rating
5% Life Stolen Per Hit
All Resistances +10
Not to mention there were also bonuses on the items themselves.
And don't get me even started on "Legendaries"...
And as for the skill system....
I like it, there is a possibility for many builds, and you can't screw up your character like you could in D2 without research/knowledge.
But it doesn't work too well. There is a ton of abilities that are pretty underwhelming compared to others, some are outright useless. With runes it's the same. Some make the skill better, some change it completely (cool!), and some are never ever going to be used.
Example: The DH skill Smoke Screen (still useful after the nerf), has a rune that gives 6 hatred regen per second. And the skill lasts... 1 second. That makes for a grand total of... 6 hatred for wasting a rune slot? Lol?
Anyways, playing D3 is like riding a roller-coaster, one moment you are waving your hands in the air, screaming "this is greeeeeaaaaaat", and the other you are just sitting there, wondering if you even want to play the game anymore.
(Hint: No I don't, playing D2 again, already have a sorc in hell and having FUN, next up is Titan Quest again, before TL2 arrives)
The higher the difficulty, the more affixes are unlocked on items. So on normal you will only find +stat/+health from orbs/+pickup range/etc...
But on nightmare things like 1% chance to stun/blind/... start dropping.
Sounds good on paper, but in general the items are BORING.
Just look at set item bonuses for example. Across all my characters, I haven't found even ONE set item yet. But looking at the set bonuses, I can only laugh.
Tal Rasha's set bonuses: Adds 3% fire/lightning/cold damage. THAT'S IT.
A basic low-level set from D2:
Partial Set Bonus
+10 To Strength (2 Items)
+10 To Dexterity (3 Items)
Complete Set Bonus
+10 To Strength
+10 To Dexterity
20% Faster Run/Walk
+30% Increased Chance of Blocking
35% Bonus to Attack Rating
5% Life Stolen Per Hit
All Resistances +10
Not to mention there were also bonuses on the items themselves.
And don't get me even started on "Legendaries"...
And as for the skill system....
I like it, there is a possibility for many builds, and you can't screw up your character like you could in D2 without research/knowledge.
But it doesn't work too well. There is a ton of abilities that are pretty underwhelming compared to others, some are outright useless. With runes it's the same. Some make the skill better, some change it completely (cool!), and some are never ever going to be used.
Example: The DH skill Smoke Screen (still useful after the nerf), has a rune that gives 6 hatred regen per second. And the skill lasts... 1 second. That makes for a grand total of... 6 hatred for wasting a rune slot? Lol?
Anyways, playing D3 is like riding a roller-coaster, one moment you are waving your hands in the air, screaming "this is greeeeeaaaaaat", and the other you are just sitting there, wondering if you even want to play the game anymore.
(Hint: No I don't, playing D2 again, already have a sorc in hell and having FUN, next up is Titan Quest again, before TL2 arrives)
D2 had no respeccing until the last patch (1.13 iirc). D2 mods are a different bucket of fish but I know Eastern Sun had respeccing when I first tried it years ago, hell it was one of the reasons I did play it for a while.
author=GreatRedSpirit
D2 had no respeccing until the last patch (1.13 iirc). D2 mods are a different bucket of fish but I know Eastern Sun had respeccing when I first tried it years ago, hell it was one of the reasons I did play it for a while.
Heh, nothing was more annoying than getting to Hell for the first time with my lightning spear-zon, only to find out that I can't even clear Cold Plains because of lightning immunes :D
Awesome. Having only played the game twice (the opening weekend and once a few days after) my account also got hacked at some point and I have no money or gear left. So much for strong thirteen character passwords!
Lol, it is funny!
I'm back to playing Diablo 2 for some time.
I just can't support Diablo 3 with all it's bullshit, I'm sure it's a pretty fun game like all the others were, but if we allow a game to set the standard with a always online DRM then we fail as consumers. That's just my view.
I'm back to playing Diablo 2 for some time.
I just can't support Diablo 3 with all it's bullshit, I'm sure it's a pretty fun game like all the others were, but if we allow a game to set the standard with a always online DRM then we fail as consumers. That's just my view.
author=GreatRedSpirit
Awesome. Having only played the game twice (the opening weekend and once a few days after) my account also got hacked at some point and I have no money or gear left. So much for strong thirteen character passwords!
I fully understand your frustration with the online social response here at Forbes (This is a comment from an article at Forbes about the hacking of accounts issue in D3. -ed). Many people and businesses are hacked every day. Criminal hackers will even make press releases and taunt the victim(s) mercilessly in social media. And you will notice that people online will blame the victim, not the hacker. I had to study this. It turns out this is human nature. ‘Blame the victim’ is so deeply ingrained in human psyche that the courts had to pass laws to protect victims. In rape cases, the court cannot accept testimony regarding how the victim was dressed, for example. Exploring further, I found that when online accountability is removed, many people act without empathy and commit acts of psychological violence. And worse, the aggressors are fully conscious of their actions – even pre-planning for maximum hurt and damage. Research ‘trolling’ and find would-be trollers discussing the best attack tactics. This sad and cowardly human behavior has prompted many states to pass laws against cyber bullying. For you, Mr. Tassi, I would suggest you ignore the trolls and focus on discourse with intelligent people. As for Blizzard, I agree with you. Just like the financial institutions, it’s their responsibility to protect the customer. As Blizzard inches its way into being an unregulated currency exchange, their true arrogance will be witnessed when, without fraud protection, they stick you with the loss.
It’s important to note the exact circumstances of this particular hack which I’ve seen repeated a great deal by other commenters who have suffered something similar. The hackers only stripped the very last character played, no matter its level or the level of the other characters on the account. It stands to reason that a hacker looking for high level gear who managed to get their hands on someone’s password would take everything. How does it make sense that a level 25 monk is stripped bare while a level 60 barbarian is left alone? And this has been the case for many hacking victims who have reported identical circumstances.
How very odd...
I'm surprised Blizzard hasn't made authenticators 100% required, bundled with the game purchase. At least they've made it a requirement to use the RMAH. Most of the hacks could've been avoided if that was the policy. Their popularity and model has made their customers a target so the extra layer of security makes sense. Providing the option of an authenticator doesn't go far enough when the customer will only make it a priority after being stung by an account compromise--it needs to be a requirement. Password expiration is also a good idea, as much as consumers hate it, it's one of the most effective security measures you can implement. Some Asian WoW servers have had this for years and the number of account compromises is far lower than their western counterparts.
And honestly, anybody who complains about needing security on the Internet is a fool. Do you not lock your apartment and car doors? Do you enjoy leaving your purse/wallet/satchel/whatever you use on random benches?
I live in rural Maine, where thankfully the crime rate is pretty damn low, and I could probably leave my house unlocked or my car unlocked while I run into the grocery store... but I don't. Seriously, why tempt fate?
Besides, my physical authenticator looks awesome.
I live in rural Maine, where thankfully the crime rate is pretty damn low, and I could probably leave my house unlocked or my car unlocked while I run into the grocery store... but I don't. Seriously, why tempt fate?
Besides, my physical authenticator looks awesome.
but if it was a password compromise issue, why is it the last character used being pillaged? Why wouldn't get go after all of the characters, or at least the highest leveled?
That makes no sense.
That makes no sense.
author=kentona
but if it was a password compromise issue, why is it the last character used being pillaged? Why wouldn't get go after all of the characters, or at least the highest leveled?
That makes no sense.
Because they are targeting gold, not gear. Gold is shared across an account. You can vendor an entire Lv60's gear for only ~10k, while their wallet might have several million gold. If you're trying to maximize your income, it's less efficient to log into every character and strip them for the minor amount of gold it procures. That they're even stripping the characters they log into isn't even optimal.
You'd think they would put levle 60 gear on the auction house or so and make some cash but they stole my pile of the very first healing potions too and my low level gear for future classes from my stash so who knows what they're doing (probably just vendoring like you suggested).
Also iirc (it's been a while but I've only played three times so far) when I got hacked my last character played was a level 9 Barbarian and not my 31 Monk. Unless I was blind and missed that my Monk was naked when I made my Barb then I don't think it's restricted to last character played. Anecdote of course.
Also iirc (it's been a while but I've only played three times so far) when I got hacked my last character played was a level 9 Barbarian and not my 31 Monk. Unless I was blind and missed that my Monk was naked when I made my Barb then I don't think it's restricted to last character played. Anecdote of course.
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author=iddalaiFirst off, in just the last few posts on this page I can already tell this is a lot smarter than the Gamefaqs board.
Lol, it is funny!
I'm back to playing Diablo 2 for some time.
I just can't support Diablo 3 with all it's bullshit, I'm sure it's a pretty fun game like all the others were, but if we allow a game to set the standard with a always online DRM then we fail as consumers. That's just my view.
Secondly, this view is a pretty smart one for a lot of people. But my view (and I'm just an 18 year old kid, so you don't have to take it) is that Diablo 3 isn't really designed with an offline single player component in mind. I don't consider the always online to be a DRM in the same sense of 'we want our consumers to be online so we know they bought our game' but more in the sense of 'we want our consumers to be online so they will be more tempted to use things like our RMAH or playing multiplayer in general.'
Maybe not the nicest of views, but still.
author=GreatRedSpirit
You'd think they would put levle 60 gear on the auction house or so and make some cash but they stole my pile of the very first healing potions too and my low level gear for future classes from my stash so who knows what they're doing (probably just vendoring like you suggested).
Also iirc (it's been a while but I've only played three times so far) when I got hacked my last character played was a level 9 Barbarian and not my 31 Monk. Unless I was blind and missed that my Monk was naked when I made my Barb then I don't think it's restricted to last character played. Anecdote of course.
Yeah, the problem with throwing gear up on the auction house is you can only have 10 items up per account, so the hackers would get bottle-necked really quickly. They are vendoring the gear--at least in the videos I've seen. Since it retains the hacker in your "Recently Played With" list, victims are hopping into those sessions and recording them, which shows what the hackers are doing. They trot to the vendor (probably selling), trot to the hacker (probably trading), and then log out. Then another hacked account immediately logs in and repeats the process. This goes on for a long period of time without interruption, so these guys have a significant backlog of accounts/passwords to pull from, which is pretty scary.
author=kentona
Luckily, my D2 items and gold are safe!
Only if you don't play on B.net. Though it was still much more rare then. It didn't become noticeable until WoW, though no online game was that big until WoW so I guess it's fitting that's where the "industry" would emerge.
author=JudeFortunately, I have the option not to play on B.net.author=kentonaOnly if you don't play on B.net. Though it was still much more rare then. It didn't become noticeable until WoW, though no online game was that big until WoW so I guess it's fitting that's where the "industry" would emerge.
Luckily, my D2 items and gold are safe!
author=Jude
Yeah, the problem with throwing gear up on the auction house is you can only have 10 items up per account, so the hackers would get bottle-necked really quickly. They are vendoring the gear--at least in the videos I've seen. Since it retains the hacker in your "Recently Played With" list, victims are hopping into those sessions and recording them, which shows what the hackers are doing. They trot to the vendor (probably selling), trot to the hacker (probably trading), and then log out. Then another hacked account immediately logs in and repeats the process. This goes on for a long period of time without interruption, so these guys have a significant backlog of accounts/passwords to pull from, which is pretty scary.
Ahh, yeah that makes sense. Thanks
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This thread reminded me to go get my account on an authenticator
