09-16-2012, 02:04 AM
I really liked the patch 1.04 game-play changes, and the rebalancing the defensive skills and the crowd control changes talked about earlier seem like another great step to me. I might even get to dust off my idea for a lightning themed wizard.
At first I was concerned when I read that they were also making the game easier, but on second thought I don't think it matters since the prices on the ah impact difficulty as much as the tuning. Before 1.04 it cost 5m-10m to buy gear to beat the game, and top end gear makes it trivial. The cost will decrease, but I'm not sure how much I care. If when they are finished tuning I find it viable to beat the game without using the AH then I will be happy. I have a long term project going to play each class without using the AH and only sharing amongst themselves and using the crafters. It sounds like this is becoming more realistic.
At first I was concerned when I read that they were also making the game easier, but on second thought I don't think it matters since the prices on the ah impact difficulty as much as the tuning. Before 1.04 it cost 5m-10m to buy gear to beat the game, and top end gear makes it trivial. The cost will decrease, but I'm not sure how much I care. If when they are finished tuning I find it viable to beat the game without using the AH then I will be happy. I have a long term project going to play each class without using the AH and only sharing amongst themselves and using the crafters. It sounds like this is becoming more realistic.