11-09-2006, 04:58 PM
>D1 isn't item-dependant? PUH-LEASE. Ten minutes after starting my first Bnet character, I was virtually invincible thanks to the omnipresent dupers. At level TWO, only the mightiest enemies in Normal could even slow me down.
Isn't this like saying D2 is innately unbalanced because of duped runes? (Personally I approach it from a mostly game-play\design point of view, leaving out factors like technical issues and cheaters for the time being. Of course b.net has tons of cheaters, but that says something about the cheaters and maybe the game code, but not necessarily the game itself. Otherwise I might as well say no game of poker is worth playing, because someone can and will cheat, therefore poker as a game is flawed. )
And seriously, since when does d00pers have anything worthwhile to add or say in terms of gameplay? According to ones that I've encountered Hell\Hell is impossible to do unless you have a 255 apoc stick, Demonspike Coat is the absolute best armor in the game, and a KsoH only shines in the hands of a Tank Mage.
>And every spell comes from a book or scroll that you have to find or buy.
Yes, that's the way it was built. It has it's own pro's and cons, much like D2 skill tree system. I never have to worry whether or not I can find that book of Conviction, but it sure feels like 'hurry up and wait!' sometimes waiting for that clvl 30 skill tab to open.
Isn't this like saying D2 is innately unbalanced because of duped runes? (Personally I approach it from a mostly game-play\design point of view, leaving out factors like technical issues and cheaters for the time being. Of course b.net has tons of cheaters, but that says something about the cheaters and maybe the game code, but not necessarily the game itself. Otherwise I might as well say no game of poker is worth playing, because someone can and will cheat, therefore poker as a game is flawed. )
And seriously, since when does d00pers have anything worthwhile to add or say in terms of gameplay? According to ones that I've encountered Hell\Hell is impossible to do unless you have a 255 apoc stick, Demonspike Coat is the absolute best armor in the game, and a KsoH only shines in the hands of a Tank Mage.
>And every spell comes from a book or scroll that you have to find or buy.
Yes, that's the way it was built. It has it's own pro's and cons, much like D2 skill tree system. I never have to worry whether or not I can find that book of Conviction, but it sure feels like 'hurry up and wait!' sometimes waiting for that clvl 30 skill tab to open.