05-22-2012, 08:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-22-2012, 09:11 AM by MongoJerry.)
(05-22-2012, 05:58 AM)Elric of Grans Wrote: Let everyone play the way they want to. Some people like to speed through every part of the game in the fastest possible way; others prefer to take the long, slow road and get to that point a month later. So long as both are having fun, is there a problem? I know I have lost nothing in people speed-running to and through Inferno difficulty.
Blizzard was trying to make the encounters challenging by eliminating town portals during the encounters and making most of them be "cage matches" that eliminate the ability to run away from or kite bosses. It seems silly to keep in this loophole that allows one to get past an encounter without really beating it. People are supposed to farm and craft a bit to gear up and prepare for the next encounter, according to the pre-release interviews with the developers. By allowing people to resurrect multiple times during an encounter, they're allowing characters to get past encounters before they (or the players) are really ready.
(05-22-2012, 08:50 AM)Skandranon Wrote: I'm not sure what you mean. Maybe you could in normal or nightmare, I don't remember, but at least in Hell and Inferno you cannot resurrect back into major storyline boss encounters by yourself. If you are alone, dying resets the encounter. If you aren't, pressing the revive button warns you that "releasing here will render you unable to rejoin your teammates!" If a team relies on resurrecting, they will likely never progress past the Butcher, and thus be unable to exit Act 1.
The Inferno Diablo kill video posted on the front page of the Lounge shows a group resurrecting each other constantly throughout the fight. You can't resurrect yourself during the encounter (without going to town), but your teammates seem to be able to resurrect you. That's the mechanic that I think should be eliminated during major events.