11-06-2004, 05:08 AM
MongoJerry,Nov 5 2004, 04:49 PM Wrote:I guess that's the difference in our perceptions. I don't think it's missing its most basic functions. The game is pretty darned good *right now*. In contrast, D2 was an awful broken game at the start, and D2:LoD was such a half-formed broken game that it disgusted me so much that I stopped playing it after two weeks and didn't come back until I heard about the 1.10 patch coming out. (imho, the 1.10 patch is what LoD should've been like in the first place).
I can't agree with you more there. As I have stated before, I'm waiting until the patch to decide whether to buy the game. If the hunter and paladin talents are reasonable and if the refinements to various zones pan out, then I'll buy the game. The difference between me and some others here is that I'm actually optimistic, and I don't see the need for all of the apocalyptic pronouncements. I've enjoyed playing the game heavily for over eight months and there's still a ton of it left for me to explore. That's not an indication of a broken game to me. It is certainly light-years beyond the brokeness of D2 and especially D2:LoD at their respective releases.
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You know, in all honesty, I don't even care if the Paladin / Hunter talents need refinement after the game is released, even if it's serious refinement. Just so long as they are THERE and WORKING I'll be happy. Things can always be changed after the fact, and I'm fine with that. I just don't want to buy the game only two find out that two of the 3 top characters on my list to play are gimped from day one, and probably will be for a month after release.
To me, not having each playable class complete, regardless of whether they need refinement, is rediculous and unnacceptable. HOW LONG did we live with MULTIPLE completely broken / useless skills on JUST the Assassin? How long was the Bow Bug around? I mean, come on, it's utterly absurd! I don't want to have to deal with that with WoW, ESPECIALLY since I'm paying monthly for this game.
If Paladin / Hunter talents need loads of tweaking after release, so be it. I'll be fine with that. Just so long as they EXIST IN THE GAME, and aren't completely pointless / broken. I, too, am eagerly waiting for the patch, and I'm trying to refrain from making any decisions about the future of WoW until that patch and until after release. But I will truly be beyond peeved if I buy a half-finished game with broken and/or missing basic elements. High-end content can wait a couple weeks; give me FULL access to my CHARACTER, the biggest element in the whole game. :P
Roland *The Gunslinger*