01-26-2004, 11:23 AM
Sorry Crystalion, it was late, I was tired, and I overreacted. I feel very passionately about game design (I am a programmer, and interest in game design is what got me into it), and so when someone knowledgable and intelligent disagrees with my views on how things should be, it bothers me a great deal.
I agree that 1.10 was an admirable effort, and it certainly caused me to become obsessed (again) with a 3 year old game I hadn't played in over a year. I do disagree with some of the balance decisions made, and how the whole game seems to me to have been rewritten for those who item farm, trade, dupe, and use ebay (the needs of the many).
As for Diablo XP Professional, I think it is a little silly how one hit with a PMH weapon takes him from nigh-invulnerable to not-much-harder-than-Diablo-95-OSR2. I never liked the concept of Kryptonite, and I prefer difficulty to be overcome through patience, coordination, and skill instead of "use this combination of skills to kill him in 30 seconds, or just take your ball and go home". I saw screenshots of diablo-like minions, and I wonder how cool that could have been as an alternative to the super regen, ultra resistances, and insane damage (that killed my last assassin in one hit) he has now.
Ok, you aren't the only verbose one. I really could keep talking about this all night.
I am sorry for hijacking your thread, Samka, perhaps Crystalion and I should discuss our opinions on game design, balance, and providing challenge through PM.
Feel free to PM me, Crystalion, if you want to keep discussing this.
I agree that 1.10 was an admirable effort, and it certainly caused me to become obsessed (again) with a 3 year old game I hadn't played in over a year. I do disagree with some of the balance decisions made, and how the whole game seems to me to have been rewritten for those who item farm, trade, dupe, and use ebay (the needs of the many).
As for Diablo XP Professional, I think it is a little silly how one hit with a PMH weapon takes him from nigh-invulnerable to not-much-harder-than-Diablo-95-OSR2. I never liked the concept of Kryptonite, and I prefer difficulty to be overcome through patience, coordination, and skill instead of "use this combination of skills to kill him in 30 seconds, or just take your ball and go home". I saw screenshots of diablo-like minions, and I wonder how cool that could have been as an alternative to the super regen, ultra resistances, and insane damage (that killed my last assassin in one hit) he has now.
Ok, you aren't the only verbose one. I really could keep talking about this all night.
I am sorry for hijacking your thread, Samka, perhaps Crystalion and I should discuss our opinions on game design, balance, and providing challenge through PM.
Feel free to PM me, Crystalion, if you want to keep discussing this.