01-24-2004, 02:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-24-2004, 03:54 AM by bigeyedbug.)
If I knew just a little more than the little I know, I know I would say little more than the little I knew. However...
I'm inclined to agree with LiquidDamage. The regen and high hitpoints of Hell critters are not impossible to deal with, but dealing with these issues is often boring. Or to put it a little differently, while they make the game more challenging, they do not--past a certain point--make the game more enthralling. With alterna-builds it often comes down to
1. Finger endurance.
2. PMH or Open Wounds.
3. Lots of spare time.
4. Party play.
Even though I play almost exclusively solo, I can't fault a decision on the designers' parts to encourage #4. The emphasis of numbers 1-3 (compared to 1.09) however, do not in my opinion make for a better game.
Don't get me wrong--I still enjoy it and 1.1 is an improvement over 1.09, I think. I am glad the enemies move faster, I'm glad just about every enemy is potentially dangerous, I'm glad there's more Champs and Bosses, and I'm basically happy with the randomization of Act V. But making everything take about 2-5x as long to kill is just not exciting.
Anyway, what was this thread about? Explosive thingies of some sort? :huh:
I'm inclined to agree with LiquidDamage. The regen and high hitpoints of Hell critters are not impossible to deal with, but dealing with these issues is often boring. Or to put it a little differently, while they make the game more challenging, they do not--past a certain point--make the game more enthralling. With alterna-builds it often comes down to
1. Finger endurance.
2. PMH or Open Wounds.
3. Lots of spare time.
4. Party play.
Even though I play almost exclusively solo, I can't fault a decision on the designers' parts to encourage #4. The emphasis of numbers 1-3 (compared to 1.09) however, do not in my opinion make for a better game.
Don't get me wrong--I still enjoy it and 1.1 is an improvement over 1.09, I think. I am glad the enemies move faster, I'm glad just about every enemy is potentially dangerous, I'm glad there's more Champs and Bosses, and I'm basically happy with the randomization of Act V. But making everything take about 2-5x as long to kill is just not exciting.
Anyway, what was this thread about? Explosive thingies of some sort? :huh: