02-27-2003, 07:45 AM
I won't, for one, be a mourner of the demise of this patch. There is no reason for the game to have become so hacked and molested - wait, there is. Poor monitoring of the realms is what I believe destroyed it. How many people in the trade channel are actually looking for anything legit anymore? I would guess around 20%. How many people are looking for duped charms, rings, iths, etc? Oh, answer is - too many.
I actually compliment Blizzard on making a game SO popular and a community that is so diverse. What other game that is four years old will you still find around 100,000+ people actively playing on closed? And since open doesn't track it, who knows how many fans are still out there playing a game that sold 7 million copies? I hate playing with anyone with an Ith in any game, and I always have chosen to either find my own stuff whenever possible. Best find from a chest for me? Shaftstop. Value? 1 soj. To me? Priceless. I make my own charms, I craft my own goods. Best thing they did with LoD - crafting. Ok, going OT there, back to topic.
I'm only hoping that they eliminate some of the hacks. Not too hard to do, make a program to analyze the items a character has versus what is actually possible in a legit game. But you're right, they don't want to offend their clientele that enjoy hacking/cracking/whacking/whatever. lol The below-M audience has always driven me nuts. Once the patch is released, they can get to the business of making the realms a little better for legits, afterall, 2 (count em!) programmers are gonna need their employment extended once it's out.
I actually compliment Blizzard on making a game SO popular and a community that is so diverse. What other game that is four years old will you still find around 100,000+ people actively playing on closed? And since open doesn't track it, who knows how many fans are still out there playing a game that sold 7 million copies? I hate playing with anyone with an Ith in any game, and I always have chosen to either find my own stuff whenever possible. Best find from a chest for me? Shaftstop. Value? 1 soj. To me? Priceless. I make my own charms, I craft my own goods. Best thing they did with LoD - crafting. Ok, going OT there, back to topic.
I'm only hoping that they eliminate some of the hacks. Not too hard to do, make a program to analyze the items a character has versus what is actually possible in a legit game. But you're right, they don't want to offend their clientele that enjoy hacking/cracking/whacking/whatever. lol The below-M audience has always driven me nuts. Once the patch is released, they can get to the business of making the realms a little better for legits, afterall, 2 (count em!) programmers are gonna need their employment extended once it's out.