05-22-2003, 11:34 AM
Occi: perhaps you're right, though for the wrong reasons :D
The point is most items just plain suck, while others are so good they're must-haves. The very rare good items make your game enjoyable, while the very common bad items make it more like a pain to play. Getting good items demands endless repetitions of the same old boring areas, which is bad.
Now, a cruel 3-socket weapon is one of those good items that make your game enjoyable. The interesting thing about this item is that it's actually EASY TO GET. Then you have more and more happy players, which is good.
I think the game would be better off without uber items that come out once in a blue moon and with more not-so-hot but ok items dropping frequently. Allowing for 3-socket crueis is a step in the other direction, but it does have the merit of giving everybody a fair chance to get a decent weapon (as long as probability is around the 1/150 of today).
The point is most items just plain suck, while others are so good they're must-haves. The very rare good items make your game enjoyable, while the very common bad items make it more like a pain to play. Getting good items demands endless repetitions of the same old boring areas, which is bad.
Now, a cruel 3-socket weapon is one of those good items that make your game enjoyable. The interesting thing about this item is that it's actually EASY TO GET. Then you have more and more happy players, which is good.
I think the game would be better off without uber items that come out once in a blue moon and with more not-so-hot but ok items dropping frequently. Allowing for 3-socket crueis is a step in the other direction, but it does have the merit of giving everybody a fair chance to get a decent weapon (as long as probability is around the 1/150 of today).