02-03-2004, 01:53 PM
Quote:I died to gloams exactly one time, and that was because of lagging.
As a hardcore realm player, I can tell you that that is exactly the problem. When a second or 2 of desync or lagg can kill you, hardcore players are certainly annoyed. Of course, to nearly any non BO/OAK enjoying character, that's a constant state of affairs in Hell diff.
As for gloams, I've never been killed by them, *yet*. With barbs, I taunt them, with necros I hug the walls, and minimize my exposure, with melee chars, I separate them and take em 1-2 at a time. The only real problem I've had with them is say, a stair trap on WSK lvl 3.
They provide a huge risk for "glass cannon" type builds, and for people who are playing in areas that are well above where they should be(*cough*rushers*cough*). I think that that is what causes the uproar about them in general, as well as the lack of real tactics in the general populace. Once in hell diff HC realms games, I see very few deaths to Gloams, most HC players who have gotten to hell act5 have learned to be careful.