Diablo 3 is fundamentally broken

[Tal]

MJ - you're still coming across as a elitist prick in this whole HC vs SC thing. Don't point at Frag to deflect away from the fact that you're been all over the forums looking down your nose at anyone who chooses to play Softcore over Hardcore. Want me to go get examples? I could spend a few minutes to do so if you absolutely want.

Yes, please, find one this year where I say I'm awesome because I play hardcore and softcore players suck.

I say things like "softcore is practice," "hardcore is a better richer game," but I never say I'm better than softcore players. (And, no, this one doesn't count, because it's clearly a self-deprecating joke in response to Kurosu's question).

And while you're spending your time pouring over my posts, you might consider that you are spending all this time because you're riled up over a throw-away line explaining that there is more to the game than just leveling 5 characters to 60 in softcore.

I'd like to clear something up first. I'm not 'riled up' over a throw-away line. I'm not 'riled up' in the slightest.

I'm curious Mongo. What response do you expect to get when you refer to softcore as "practice" and "easy mode". You don't get that there is a judgement that you're applying there?

There are many reasons why people don't play hardcore. For me the risk does not outweigh the benefits. I have limited time to play and experience Diablo 3. I don't want to throw it away because my ISP sucks or by getting caught in a bad situation because I'm not experienced with the game.

FYI - levelling a character repeatedly to learn how to beat a boss encounter? That counts as practice too.