07-07-2003, 11:30 PM
Hi,
We're talking about a game with a defined end point, defeat of Baal in Hell difficulty.
The game has *no* end point. If it did, your character would disappear after reaching it -- there would be no reason to play further. Like solitaire once you've turned the last card -- you don't get to go on. The fact that the character continues to be playable indicates that there might be a different goal -- to generate a level 99 character. The fact that, except for difficulty, nightmare and hell just reproduce the normal game says that you've seen it all already. So, an equally valid argument is that completing the game at any difficulty is just that *completing the game*. That there are greater DIFFICULTIES indicates that maybe not everyone under every circumstance should be able to get there.
Your argument is senseless. A person playing single player should be able to get through hell? What person? A clueless newbie? A skill less player? An unlucky player with all crap gear? Saying that the single and multiple playing fields should be leveled to each other implies that no skill, no gear, no luck should matter either. A good attitude to take if all you want is a few hours of mental masturbation out of a game. Not such a good attitude if you actually want some challenge. For to make the game playable at all levels for all people, it makes it pointless to play at any level for most people. Solitaire tic-tac-toe would be better.
--Pete
We're talking about a game with a defined end point, defeat of Baal in Hell difficulty.
The game has *no* end point. If it did, your character would disappear after reaching it -- there would be no reason to play further. Like solitaire once you've turned the last card -- you don't get to go on. The fact that the character continues to be playable indicates that there might be a different goal -- to generate a level 99 character. The fact that, except for difficulty, nightmare and hell just reproduce the normal game says that you've seen it all already. So, an equally valid argument is that completing the game at any difficulty is just that *completing the game*. That there are greater DIFFICULTIES indicates that maybe not everyone under every circumstance should be able to get there.
Your argument is senseless. A person playing single player should be able to get through hell? What person? A clueless newbie? A skill less player? An unlucky player with all crap gear? Saying that the single and multiple playing fields should be leveled to each other implies that no skill, no gear, no luck should matter either. A good attitude to take if all you want is a few hours of mental masturbation out of a game. Not such a good attitude if you actually want some challenge. For to make the game playable at all levels for all people, it makes it pointless to play at any level for most people. Solitaire tic-tac-toe would be better.
--Pete
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