11-03-2003, 09:36 PM
When the patch was just out: Fire Sorc. Got tired at level 3 after realizing the low level spells (and the game) were still the same, and I was running out of mana and not doing any good damage.
Second: HC helper Hammerdin with 20 points in a resist aura, or two. Got to act 2, when at level 18 I was fighting a cold enchanted beetle (not thinking about putting on my resist aura, was too happy about finally using hammers) and died from its death nova. There were 8 people in the game, but what seems to happen is all go at one spot and it was too easy then, boring me out.
Third (last) : Basically same Pally again. About every 20 mins when playing I lagged out, and this is with 40 ping. After the fourth time I only got "failed to join game", what, with 40 ping?! So that's some anti-hack stuff or something, what do I know. Tried to log in and out, other character worked to join fine.
After trying for like 30 mins I finally got in, by making an own game, with only 4 players since it was too easy and computer laggy otherwise. That lasted about 15 mins, people got mad that there weren't enough characters there, so they all left.
And that's about all battle.net for me. I don't remember ever having a game with good teamplay, maybe if it's only a player or two, but no-one seems to want that. I'll try again in a month or so to see if the lag is better, but from what I remember before it won't be.
Oh and not to forget Blizzard's "lag fixes", even with my wonderful connection it felt like I had 500 ping, monsters were never where you wanted them to, same for mercs, standing in the same place for 5 secs then magically teleporting somewhere else. With a Hammerdin this ruins the game completely, since you can't aim at monsters, it seems like it's only transmitted that they're attacking or getting hit, not where their position is.
Second: HC helper Hammerdin with 20 points in a resist aura, or two. Got to act 2, when at level 18 I was fighting a cold enchanted beetle (not thinking about putting on my resist aura, was too happy about finally using hammers) and died from its death nova. There were 8 people in the game, but what seems to happen is all go at one spot and it was too easy then, boring me out.
Third (last) : Basically same Pally again. About every 20 mins when playing I lagged out, and this is with 40 ping. After the fourth time I only got "failed to join game", what, with 40 ping?! So that's some anti-hack stuff or something, what do I know. Tried to log in and out, other character worked to join fine.
After trying for like 30 mins I finally got in, by making an own game, with only 4 players since it was too easy and computer laggy otherwise. That lasted about 15 mins, people got mad that there weren't enough characters there, so they all left.
And that's about all battle.net for me. I don't remember ever having a game with good teamplay, maybe if it's only a player or two, but no-one seems to want that. I'll try again in a month or so to see if the lag is better, but from what I remember before it won't be.
Oh and not to forget Blizzard's "lag fixes", even with my wonderful connection it felt like I had 500 ping, monsters were never where you wanted them to, same for mercs, standing in the same place for 5 secs then magically teleporting somewhere else. With a Hammerdin this ruins the game completely, since you can't aim at monsters, it seems like it's only transmitted that they're attacking or getting hit, not where their position is.